KR101430459B1 - Laundry treating machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus for supplying steam and hot air to clothes stored in a storage room to remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in the clothes.

According to the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to provide a clothes processing apparatus capable of minimizing the condensed water of steam discharged into the storage chamber in which clothes are stored, efficiently discharging condensed water, and preventing clogging by foreign substances in the steam injection unit .

Steam, hot wind, drying, garment disposal device, wrinkle

Description

[0001] LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE [0002]

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus for supplying steam and hot air to clothes stored in a storage room to remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in the clothes. More particularly, the present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus capable of minimizing condensed water discharged to a storage chamber in which clothes are stored, efficiently discharging condensed water, and preventing the steam spraying unit from being clogged by foreign substances.

The clothes processing apparatus refers to a device that removes odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in clothes by supplying steam and hot air to clothes accommodated in a storage room inside a cabinet forming an outer shape.

If the same garment is worn more than once, the smell, the wrinkle, or the moisture will remain in the garment. The smell remaining on the clothes, etc., is displeasing to the user who wants to wear the same clothes again. In order to eliminate such a problem, the user carries out an unnecessary washing process to shorten the life of the clothes and increase the cost required for maintenance of the clothes.

In addition, there is a problem that even if clothes after drying are dried, wrinkles may remain, and such clothes can not be worn immediately. Therefore, the user must carry out a separate ironing operation or the like.

In order to solve such a problem, a clothes processing apparatus can be used to remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in clothes.

The garment disposal apparatus can use hot air or wind to spray the clothes on the clothes and dry the clothes containing moisture by the sprayed steam in order to remove the smell, wrinkle or moisture of the housed clothes.

By simply exposing the clothes to wind or hot air, it is possible to remove odors, wrinkles or moisture, but steam can be used to maximize the effect.

When steam is sprayed on clothes stored in the clothes processing apparatus, fine water particles combine with the odor particles remaining deeply in the fiber texture, and the water particles combined with the odor particles are discharged separately from the clothes in the drying process. In this way, the odor remaining in the garment is removed.

When steam is supplied to the clothes stored in the clothes processing apparatus, there is an effect of alleviating wrinkles remaining on the clothes. Wet garments supplied with steam will mitigate or eliminate wrinkles during the drying process.

Through such a process, odors or wrinkles remaining in the clothes can be removed, and the user of the clothes can wear the clothes in a more comfortable state.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional garment processing apparatus 100 '. The storage room 10 'in which the clothes of the clothing processing apparatus 100' are stored is generally formed in a cabinet shape in which a door 60 'opens and closes and a storage room 10' for storing clothes is formed . A storage chamber 10 'for storing clothes is formed in an upper portion of the cabinet, and a steam supply device (not shown) for generating steam supplied to the storage chamber 10' (Not shown) for supplying hot air, and the like.

The steam supply device provided in the electric field chamber 20 'injects steam through a steam injection unit 50' provided in the storage chamber 10 '.

2 shows one example of a conventional steam injection unit. The conventional steam injection unit 50 'functions to inject steam supplied from the steam supply unit into the storage chamber 10'.

The steam injection unit 50 'is provided in the main pipe 52' to which steam is supplied and condensed condensed water can flow, and steam is sprayed into the storage chamber 10 ' And a steam outlet 54 '.

However, the conventional steam injection unit 50 'has the following problems. That is, since steam supplied from the steam supply unit is sprayed to the steam injection unit, steam is condensed in the process of spraying steam, and condensed water is generated therein. When the amount of the condensed water generated is large, condensed water may be discharged from the steam discharge opening 54 'for supplying steam to the storage chamber 10'.

In order to remove the odor or wrinkles remaining in the clothes stored by supplying the steam to the storage room 10 ', condensed water, which is not steam, is discharged into the storage room 10' The drying process to be performed is made difficult, and the satisfaction of the user using the clothes processing apparatus can be hindered.

The steam outlet 54 'is installed on the bottom surface of the storage compartment 10' and has a structure opened upward. Therefore, foreign matter can be inserted into the steam outlet 54 ', and the inserted foreign matter can act as a cause of failure of the steam supply device.

In addition, since the steam discharge port 54 'discharges high-temperature, high-pressure steam and its condensed water, the user may suffer an injury such as an image due to the condensed water of the discharged steam.

The present invention relates to a garment which can prevent the discharge of condensed water from the steam into the storage chamber in which the clothes are stored, facilitate discharge of the condensed water, prevent foreign substances from being inserted into the steam injection unit, It is a technical task to provide a processing apparatus.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having a storage room for storing clothes; a steam supply device for generating steam supplied to the storage room; And a steam injection unit including a steam supply port for supplying steam in the steam supply device, a condensed water discharge port for discharging condensed water of the steam, and a cover for covering the steam supply port at a spaced apart position.

The steam injection unit may be provided on a bottom surface of the storage compartment.

Further, a mounting hole for mounting the steam injection unit is formed on a lower surface of the storage chamber, and steam supplied from the steam supply device can be sprayed through a gap between the lower surface of the storage chamber and the cover.

Preferably, the edge portion of the cover is inclined downward.

In addition, the condensed water discharge port may be provided under the edge of the cover.

And, the cover can be mounted by a detachable coupling means.

The clothes processing apparatus may further include a hot air supply device including a condensing part for dehumidifying the humidifier of the storage room and a heating part for heating the dehumidified air and a drain part for collecting the condensed water condensed in the condensation part, The condensate outlet may be connected to the drain.

The hot air supply device is a heat pump, and the condenser and the heating unit may be heat exchangers constituting the heat pump.

Here, the hot air supply device is a heat pump, and the condenser and the heating unit may be heat exchangers constituting the heat pump.

Also, the condensed water supplied from the condensed portion of the hot air supply device and the condensed water outlet of the steam injection unit is temporarily stored in a collecting container provided in the electric room, and the condensed water stored in the collecting container is collected in the collecting container and the drain And is discharged to the drain portion by a pump installed between the portions.

According to the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention, in order to remove odors, wrinkles, and moisture remaining in the housed clothes, steam is sprayed on the clothes, and hot air . The smell, the wrinkles and the moisture remaining in the clothes are removed by the steam and hot air, thereby improving the satisfaction of the user of the clothes.

Further, according to the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention, condensed water of steam can be prevented from being discharged into the compartment.

In addition, according to the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently drain condensed water of steam, and prevent the occurrence of a malfunction or injury of the user due to the insertion of foreign matter into the steam injection unit.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

Fig. 3 shows a steam spraying unit 50 mounted on a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention. 3 (a) is a perspective view of the bottom surface of the compartment in which the steam injection unit 50 is mounted, and FIG. 3 (b) is a perspective view showing a cross section of the steam injection unit 50.

The steam spraying unit mounted on the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention receives steam from a steam supply unit provided in an electric room located below the storage room.

Therefore, the steam injection unit 50 includes a steam supply port 51 for supplying steam in the steam supply device, a condensed water discharge port 52 for draining condensed water of the steam, And a cover (56) covering the steam generator.

The steam injection unit 50 should be sprayed with steam, but it is not preferable that the steam condensate is sprayed. However, the steam generated in the steam supply device may be lost in energy before it reaches the steam injection unit 50, and the generation of condensed water to some extent can not be avoided.

However, there is a need for a method of preventing or reducing the generated condensed water from being discharged to the storage chamber in which the clothes are stored.

The steam injection unit 50 shown in FIG. 3 receives steam from the steam supply unit through a steam supply port 51. The steam supply port 51 is connected to the steam supply device provided inside the electric room by a separate steam pipe or the like.

The steam injection unit (50) has a cover (56) covering the steam supply port (51) at a spaced apart position. Hereinafter, the function of the cover 56 will be discussed.

First, the cover 56 serves to cut off the steam supply port 51. The cover 56 blocks the steam supply port 51 not to block the discharge of the steam from the steam supply port 51 to the storage chamber 51. When the cover 56 is connected to the steam supply port 51, 51).

Since the cover 56 blocks the steam supply port 51, the steam supply port 51 is inaccessible from the storage chamber. Therefore, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from being neglected by the user from being inserted into the steam supply port 51.

Since the steam supply port 51 is a supply channel of steam at a high temperature and a high pressure, if a foreign substance is inserted into the steam supply port 51, there is a risk of a safety accident, and the cover 56 can prevent this.

Also, the steam supplied from the steam supply port 51 is blocked by the cover 56 before being supplied to the compartment, so that the path of the cover 56 is switched.

The bottom surface 17 of the storage compartment is formed with a mounting hole for mounting the steam injection unit 50 and the supplied steam is injected into a gap between the bottom surface 17 and the cover 56.

When the cover 56 is mounted on the upper portion of the steam supply port 51, the steam is supplied to the steam supply port 51 in addition to the effect of changing the flow path of the steam, And serves to shut off condensate.

The cover 56 blocks the condensed water of the steam, thereby preventing the condensed water from being discharged into the compartment.

Further, it is preferable that the edge of the cover 56 is inclined downward. As shown in Fig. 3 (b), the cross section of the cover 56 has a shape in which the rim portion is inclined downward. The inclination of the edge of the cover 56 serves to converge the condensed water condensed by the steam supplied from the steam supply port 51 against the cover 56 to the edge of the cover 56.

As shown in FIG. 3 (b), steam supplied from the steam supply port 51 bypasses the cover 56 and is injected into the storage chamber. At this time, steam is sprayed in the gap 54 between the cover 56 and the bottom surface 17 of the compartment.

The condensed water condensed on the lower surface of the cover 56 flows down to the edge of the cover 56 along the inclination of the cover 56.

The steam injection unit 50 of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a condensed water discharge port 53. The condensed water outlet 53 serves to discharge the condensed condensed water in the steam injecting unit 50 during the discharge of the steam.

The condensed water outlet 53 is provided under the edge of the cover 56. The cover 56 allows the condensed water condensed at the lower surface of the cover 56 to be converged to the edge thereof and the condensed water outlet 53 provided at the lower edge of the cover 56 is used as a path for draining the condensed condensed water do.

The condensed water outlet 53 is connected to the drainage unit provided in the electric room.

4 is a structural view of the inside of the electric field chamber 20 of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

The electric room 20 of the clothes processing apparatus 100 is provided with a steam supply device 25 for generating steam supplied from a storage room for storing clothes and a hot air supply device for supplying hot air to dry the clothes stored therein .

The hot air supply device can be classified into the case of using a heat pump and the case of using an electric heater according to a method of heating the dehumidified air.

A condenser for separating condensed water by condensing the moisture of the humid air sucked through the suction duct 21 in the compartment, and a heating unit for heating the air dehumidified by the condenser in the case of using a heat pump or an electric heater do.

In this case, there is a difference in whether the heating unit for heating the dehumidified air is a part of the heat exchanger of the heat pump that heats the air through the condensation of the refrigerant or an electric heater.

Even in the case of using a heat pump for dehumidification and heating of the humidifier, a separate electrothermal heater can be added for sufficient heating of the dehumidified air.

In the embodiment according to the present invention shown in Fig. 4, a heat pump system is used as a hot air supply apparatus for supplying hot air. The hot air supply device includes a suction duct 21 for sucking indoor air, a compressor 22 for compressing refrigerant, a heat exchanger 23 for performing dehumidification and heating, and a blowing duct 24 for blowing dehumidified and heated air to the storage chamber ). The ventilation duct (24) has a duct and a fan integrally formed.

Of course, the clothes in the storage chamber 10 can be classified into a condensing type and an exhausting type in order to dry clothes. In the case shown in FIG. 4, a circulation type in which the humidifier is not exhausted but is condensed and then heated and then blown to the storage room is used. However, the steam injection unit 50 of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention is also applicable to the exhaust type clothes processing apparatus Of course.

Accordingly, the air sucked in the suction duct 21 is dehumidified by the condenser 23a of the heat exchanger 23, heated by the heating unit 23b, and supplied to the storage chamber again through the blowing duct 24 , And the stored clothes are dried.

The heat exchanger 23 constituting the hot air supply device of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention is a device for supplying humid air circulated through the compartment 10 by using the refrigerant supplied from the compressor 22, And reheats the dehumidified air through the condensation process of the refrigerant.

It is necessary to compress the refrigerant between the evaporation process and the condensation process of the refrigerant. Compressing of the refrigerant is performed in the compressor (22) provided in the electric field chamber (20).

A drainage portion 70 is provided in the electric field chamber 20 shown in FIG. The condensed water condensed in the heat exchanger 23 is collected in a water collecting container 29 located below the heat exchanger 23 and the water collected in the water collecting container 29 is transported to the drainage unit 70 again .

Of course, the drainage section may be an external sewage piping or the like which is not removable. However, since there is a limitation that a garment disposal apparatus should be installed in a place where sewage or the like is provided, the case where the drainage unit 70 is configured as a removable tub is explained.

The user of the garment disposal apparatus can selectively drain the drainage unit 70 from the electric room 20 in consideration of the capacity of the drainage unit 70 and discharge the stored wastewater therein. The pump 27 or the like may be used to transfer the wastewater from the water collection tank 29 to the drainage unit 70.

If the drainage section 70 can be disposed below the heat exchanger 23, the water collection section 29 is not required. However, in order to construct the drainage section 70 to be removable from the electric chamber, . It is advantageous for the position of the drainage portion 70 to be located above the electric field chamber 20 in order to allow the user to easily attach and detach the drainage portion 70 from the electric field chamber 20, It is necessary to compensate the car.

When the drainage unit 70 and a water supply source 90 to be described later are detachably installed, the drainage unit 70 is installed in a drawer (not shown) And the like.

The size of the water collecting receptacle may be smaller than the size of the water discharging part 70 because the water is transported from the water receptacle 29 to the water discharging part 70 by using a pump or the like.

The steam supplied to the clothes stored in the storage room 10 is supplied to the steam supply device 25 provided in the electric storage room 20 by heating the water supplied from the water supply source 90 provided in the electric storage room And supplies the generated steam to the storage chamber 10. The steam is supplied to the storage chamber 10 via the steam generator.

The water supply source 90 is provided in the form of a receptacle which can be detached from the front part like the drain part 70 shown in FIG. The amount of water required to generate steam is not so much, and a detachable water supply source 90 is used because it can be installed even in a place where there is no water supply.

Of course, when the water supply facility is located at a short distance, the water supply source 90 may also be directly connected to the water supply.

The water supply source 90 supplies water to the steam supply device 25 and the steam supply device 25 injects steam through the steam injection unit 50.

In the present embodiment, the steam generating device 25 generates steam by heating a predetermined amount of water contained in a water tank of a predetermined size with a built-in heater to generate steam. However, in the present invention, any device capable of generating steam can be used as a steam generator. For example, it is also possible to use a method in which a heater is directly provided around a water supply hose through which water passes, that is, a method in which water is heated without containing water in a predetermined space.

The steam supply unit 25 injects steam through the steam injection unit 50 into the storage room 50 in which clothes are stored.

The steam injection unit is connected to the steam supply unit 25 and the drainage unit 70. The reason why the steam generator is connected to the drainage unit 70 is to recover steam condensed water in the process of injecting steam in the steam injection unit 50.

In this embodiment, the condensed water condensed in the steam injection unit 50 can be passed through the water collection tube 29 without draining to the drainage unit 70. If the condensed water is temporarily stored in the water receptacle 29 and then drained by the pump 27, the condensed water can be discharged together with the condensed water condensed in the heat exchanger 23, which is convenient.

Further, it is preferable that a valve (80) is provided between the condensed water discharge port and the drainage part (70) in order to leave the condensed water in the steam injection unit (50). The condensed water produced by the valve can be prevented from draining through the condensate outlet 53 immediately upon its production. The valve 80 is preferably an electronic valve controlled by a control unit (not shown) of the clothes processing apparatus.

In the present embodiment, the water drainage unit 70 is provided as a removable tub, but it is effective that the water drainage unit 70 is directly drained from the water outlet where the sewage is installed.

Therefore, it is preferable that the piping provided for draining the condensed water in the collection container 29 is selectively connected to the detachable drainage unit 70 or the sewerage (not shown).

5 is a perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention. The steam injection unit 50 shown in Fig. 3 is mounted on the bottom surface of the compartment. A plurality of the steam injection units 50 may be provided on the bottom surface 17 of the compartment so that steam is supplied from the steam supply unit 25 to the inside of the compartment 10. [

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the steam injection unit 50 is arranged on the bottom surface in two right and left directions, but the steam injection unit 50 can be installed more in consideration of the size of the storage room.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. . It is therefore to be understood that the modified embodiments are included in the technical scope of the present invention if they basically include elements of the claims of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional garment processing apparatus 100 '.

2 shows one example of a conventional steam injection unit.

3 shows a steam spraying unit 50 mounted on a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention

All.

4 is a structural view of the inside of the electric field chamber 20 of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: storage room 20: electric room

22: compressor 23: heat exchanger

24: blow duct 25: steam supply device

50: Steam injection unit 51: Steam supply port

53: condensate outlet 60: door

70: Drain portion 80: Valve

90: Water source

Claims (9)

A cabinet in which a storage room for storing clothes is formed; A steam supply device for generating steam supplied to the storage chamber; A steam supply port through which the steam is supplied from the steam supply device, And a steam injection unit having a cover for covering the steam supply port at a spaced position and a condensed water discharge port for discharging condensed water of steam supplied from the steam supply port. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the steam injection unit is provided on a bottom surface of the compartment. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein a mounting hole through which the steam injection unit is mounted is formed on a lower surface of the storage chamber, and steam supplied from the steam supply device is sprayed through a gap between the lower surface of the storage chamber and the cover. The method of claim 3, Wherein the cover has an edge portion tilted downward. 5. The method of claim 4, And the condensed water outlet is provided under the edge of the cover. 6. The method according to claim 1 or 5, Wherein the cover is mounted by a detachable coupling means. 6. The method according to claim 1 or 5, Wherein the clothes processing apparatus includes a hot air supply device having a condensing portion for dehumidifying the humidifier of the storage room and a heating portion for heating the dehumidified air; And Further comprising a drain portion for collecting the condensed water condensed in the condensing portion, And the condensed water discharge port is connected to the drainage unit. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the hot air supply device is a heat pump, and the condenser and the heating unit are heat exchangers constituting the heat pump. 9. The method of claim 8, The condensed water supplied from the condensed portion of the hot air supply device and the condensed water outlet of the steam injection unit is temporarily stored in a collecting container provided in an electric room located in a lower portion of the cabinet, And the drainage unit is drained by the pump mounted between the drainage unit and the drainage unit.

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