Patent ID: 7334348

Claim:
A dryer apparatus for use with a woven and knitted fabric, comprising: a frame; a first drying rack disposed at an upper portion of the frame; at least one second drying rack disposed at a portion of the frame lower than that of the first drying rack, each of the first drying rack and the at least one second drying rack having a ventilated drying surface; a first drying device disposed above the first drying rack; and a second drying device disposed above the at least one second drying rack and below the first drying rack each of the first drying device and the second drying device having a drying irradiation surface for irradiating at least one of a heat ray and heated air, wherein the first drying device and the second drying device are arranged so as to be reciprocatable along the drying surfaces of the first drying rack and the at least one second drying rack, respectively, by a driving device, and wherein the second drying device is arranged so as to be pivotable between a position in which the drying irradiation surface of the second drying device opposes an upper surface of the at least one second drying rack, and a position in which the drying irradiation surface of the second drying device opposes a lower surface of the first drying rack.