Armoire adaptable to a sauna, drum dryer, and tubular lighted clothing dryer with humidity damper control of exhaust gases

A dryer for articles comprising:

• housing means having an internal drying chamber for accommodating articles, door means movably mounted on the housing means for movement to an open position to permit access into the drying chamber and to a closed position to enclose the drying chamber, wall means within said housing means providing an air mixing chamber, said wall means having first and second openings to allow air to flow from the air mixing chamber into the drying chamber and out of the drying chamber into the air mixing chamber, heater means for heating air flowing into the drying chamber, first fan means located within the air mixing chamber operable to move air from the mixing chamber through said first opening into the drying chamber, second fan means located within the air mixing chamber operable to draw air from the drying chamber and discharge air mixing chamber, said housing means having at least one first opening communicating the air mixing chamber with the environment outside the dryer, damper means movable between open and closed positions relative to said first opening to selectively open and close said first opening to allow air to flow out of the air mixing chamber to the environment outside of the dryer and block the flow of air through said first opening, first control means responsive to the humidity of the air in the drying chamber for moving the damper means between the open and closed positions thereof, said second fan means operable to discharge air through the first opening to the environment outside of the dryer when the damper means is in the open position, first filter means mounted on the housing means covering said first opening to remove odors from the air flowing through said filter means, said housing means having at least one second opening into the drying chamber to allow outside air to flow into the drying chamber, second filter means extending across said second opening into the drying chamber to remove odors from the air flowing into the drying chamber, and second control means for the heater means and first and second fan means operable to connect the heater means and first and second fan means to a source of power whereby the first fan means moves air from the mixing chamber into the drying chamber, the heater means heats the air in the drying chamber, the heater means so that the air is heated and discharged as hot air into the drying chamber and the second fan means draws air from the drying chamber and air mixing chamber and discharges air to the environment outside of the dryer when the damper means is in the open position, said air in the drying chamber circulating and recirculating within the drying chamber to remove moisture from the articles within the drying chamber.