KR101467775B1 - Control method of laundry treating machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a control method of a clothes processing apparatus. More particularly, the present invention relates to a control method for a garment processing apparatus for disinfecting a storage space of water provided in a drainage passage through which steam or hot air is supplied to clothing to discharge condensed water or sewage generated in a garment processing apparatus for processing clothes .

Steam, hot air, steam generator, disinfection, drainage

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a control method for a garment processing apparatus,

The present invention relates to a control method of a clothes processing apparatus. More particularly, the present invention relates to a control method for a garment processing apparatus for disinfecting a storage space of water provided in a drainage passage through which steam or hot air is supplied to clothing to discharge condensed water or sewage generated in a garment processing apparatus for processing clothes .

Typical examples of apparatuses for processing clothes using steam include a cabinet type clothes processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as "clothes processing apparatus") and a drum type steam drier (hereinafter referred to as "steam drier").

The clothes processing apparatus refers to a device for processing clothes stored in a compartment provided in a cabinet. The processing of the stored clothes refers to a series of processes that can provide satisfaction to a user wearing clothes by blowing off clothes, supplying steam or hot air, and removing odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in the clothes.

For example, 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 remove this, clothes can be washed. However, the frequent washing process of clothes shortens the life of clothes and increases the cost required for maintenance of clothes.

Also, clothes that have been dried after washing may remain wrinkled. Such clothes may not be worn immediately, and the user must perform additional troublesome ironing operations.

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

The clothes processing apparatus may blow air (including hot wind) in order 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 clothes stored.

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, it is possible to remove the odor, wrinkle, or moisture remaining in the clothes, and the user of the clothes can wear the clothes in a more comfortable condition.

The general dryer is a home appliance in which laundry, which is usually washed, is dried by using high-temperature air. Generally, the dryer includes a drum for containing the laundry, a driving source for driving the drum, heating means for heating the air flowing into the drum, and a blower unit for sucking or discharging the air inside the drum.

Generally, in the dryer, the dehydrated laundry is put into the dryer and dried. However, in the principle of water washing, wrinkles are generated in the laundry after the water washing is completed, and the generated wrinkles are not completely removed in the drying process in the dryer. Accordingly, there is a disadvantage that separate ironing is required to remove the wrinkles existing in the laundry such as the laundry that has been dried in the conventional dryer.

Further, wrinkles, creases, creases and the like are generated even when clothes and the like are conventionally stored and used in addition to the laundry after the completion of washing. It has been demanded to develop a device that can easily remove wrinkles caused by ordinary use and storage of such clothes. In response to this, a steam dryer for supplying steam in the course of drying clothes has appeared.

In addition, both the clothes processing apparatus and the steam dryer should drain the condensed water generated during the drying process.

Accordingly, in the case of the clothes processing apparatus or the steam dryer, if the sewerage is directly connected, the drainage work can be performed through the sewerage, but unlike a general washing machine, the drainage amount is not large. A method of draining condensate into a removable drain can be used.

In particular, in the case of a garment disposing apparatus for drying and supplying steam to remove wrinkles or odors of clothes worn more than once, the condensed water generated in the drying process of the clothes supplied with steam is wastewater containing various foreign substances. Therefore, the drain tank or the like which can be attached and detached can be contaminated by foreign substances or the like.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method of keeping a drain tube or the like contaminated with a foreign substance or the like clean using a component provided in a clothes processing apparatus or a steam dryer itself.

The present invention provides a control method of a garment processing apparatus for disinfecting a storage space of water provided in a drainage passage in which steam or hot air is supplied to clothes to drain condensed water or sewage generated in a clothes processing apparatus for processing garments This is a problem to be solved.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a control method of a clothes processing apparatus for disinfecting by a simple method using a steam generating apparatus provided inside a clothes processing apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a steam generator, comprising the steps of: heating water in a steam generator for supplying steam to the stored clothes; transferring heated water through a drain channel connected to the steam generator; And disinfecting the storage space by allowing heated water to remain in the storage space of the installed water for a predetermined time or more.

In this case, the storage space may collect the remaining water in the steam generator or the condensed water of condensed steam in the clothes processing apparatus, and may be a water collecting unit connected to the steam generator.

Further, the storage space may be a detachable drainage unit provided to drain the collected water in the collection receptacle.

Here, the step of disinfecting the inside of the drain canister may be such that water heated in the steam supply device is pumped by the drain pump provided between the collection container and the drain container via the collection container and supplied to the drain container The drain can be sterilized.

The step of transferring the heated water from the steam generator to the water collection tank or the drainage tank may include opening the valve provided between the steam generator and the water collection tank, It may be due to the operation of the pump.

Preferably, the water sterilization is performed by filling the water heated by the steam generator at a predetermined water level or higher.

Here, it may further include an informing step of notifying the user of the completion of the water tub disinfection step.

Also, the informing step may be performed after a predetermined time elapses after the sterilizing step is completed.

In this case, the steam generating apparatus may further include a steam supplying step of supplying steam to the storage room by generating steam, and the step of transferring the heated water to the storage space may be performed after the steam supplying step.

According to the control method of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention, the clothes are accommodated and steam or hot air is supplied to remove wrinkles, odors, or moisture remaining in the clothes to give the user satisfaction.

In addition, according to the control method of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention, the storage space provided in the drainage flow path that drains the condensed water or the sewage generated in the clothes processing apparatus that processes the clothes by supplying steam or hot air to the clothes can be easily sterilized can do.

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. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

A garment disposal apparatus that processes garments by supplying steam to clothes and then drying the garments, and a case where a condensate drainage can be removed from the steam drier is used. Since the principle of supplying steam and the principle of collecting condensed water are common, the cabinet type clothes processing apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows an internal structure of an electric compartment of a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

1, the clothes processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention is provided with a compartment 10 in which clothes are stored and a lower portion of the compartment 10 to circulate air in the compartment 10 And an electric field chamber 20 in which various components for removing wrinkles, odors, or moisture remaining in the clothes by dehumidifying, heating, or circulating the air are mounted.

The storage chamber 10 and the electric field chamber 20 may be provided in a single cabinet 70 and the storage chamber 10 may be opened and closed by a door 60.

The electric field chamber 20 sucks the air in the housing chamber 10 and is pushed into the housing chamber 10 again. The bottom surface 12 of the storage chamber 10 is provided with a suction port 11 through which air in the storage chamber 10 is sucked and a discharge port 14 through which air supplied to the storage chamber is discharged.

The reason why the suction port 11 and the discharge port 14 are provided on the bottom surface of the compartment 10 is that the electric compartment 20 is positioned below the compartment 10. [

In addition, the storage chamber 10 is provided with a steam injection unit 50 through which steam generated in a steam generator installed in the electric field chamber 20 is injected.

The intake port 11 and the discharge port 14 are preferably mounted with a net-like structure in order to prevent foreign matter having a predetermined size or more from being inserted from the outside.

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

A steam generator 25 for generating steam supplied to a storage chamber for storing clothes and a steam generator 25 for sucking the humidifier in the storage chamber 10 to dry or heat the housed clothes, A circulating duct 26 for heating is provided.

Of course, the circulating duct 26 also naturally has a blowing function of simply blowing and circulating the unheated air. This air blowing function is enabled by a blowing duct 28 having a fan to discharge the air passing through the circulating duct 26 through the outlet 14.

The circulating duct 26 can be classified into a case of using a heat pump and a case of using an electric heater according to a method of heating the dehumidified air.

When a heat pump or an electric heater is used as means for heating the air supplied again to the compartment 10, moisture in the humid air sucked through the suction duct 21 in the compartment is condensed, .

2, when a heat pump is provided to heat the dehumidified air, the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 22 is evaporated in the circulation duct 26, and the condensation portion 23b And a heating unit 23a for heating the dehumidified air by condensing the refrigerant.

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.

A clothes processing apparatus having a drying function can be classified into a condensing type and an exhaust type in a manner of drying clothes in accordance with a method of drying the clothes.

That is, it can be divided into the exhaust system and the circulation system depending on whether the humidifier in the storage chamber 10 is sucked, re-supplied to the storage room 10 after dehumidification, or exhausted directly to the outside. A circulation type system for circulating and dehumidifying the air inside the storage chamber 10 is used. In this specification, the circulation type clothes processing apparatus will be described.

 Therefore, the air sucked in the suction duct 21 is dehumidified by the condensing section 23b provided in the circulation tube 26, heated by the heating section 23a, Respectively.

The blowing duct 28 is formed with a discharge hole 24 communicating with the discharge port 14 of the storage chamber 10 and is connected to the suction port 11 of the storage chamber 10 at the other end thereof. A suction hole 21 is provided.

The heat exchanger 23 of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention dehumidifies the humid air circulated in the compartment 10 using the refrigerant supplied from the compressor 22 in the evaporation process of the refrigerant, The dehumidified air is heated again.

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).

The electric field chamber 20 shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a drainage cylinder 70. The condensed water condensed in the heat exchanger 23 is collected in a water collection container 29 located under the heat exchanger 23 and the water collected in the water collection container 29 is transported back to the drainage container 70 .

The water collecting tube 29 does not only collect the condensed water of the heat exchanger in the circulating duct 28 but also temporarily accumulates residual water in the steam generator 25 to drain the remaining water or the like into the drain tube 70. [ As shown in Fig.

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, a case where the drainage cistern is configured as a removable tub is explained.

The user of the clothes processing apparatus can selectively drain the drain canister 70 from the electric room 20 in consideration of the capacity of the drain canister 70 and discharge the stored sewage. A drain pump 27 or the like can be used to move the wastewater from the water collection bin 29 to the drainage bin 70.

If the drain canister 70 can be disposed below the heat exchanger 23, the water canister 29 may be omitted. However, if the drain canister 70 is detachable from the electric room, And a drainage unit provided on the top of the electric field chamber may be used.

That is, since it is advantageous that the position of the drain canister 70 is located above the electric field chamber 20 in order to enable the user to easily attach and detach the drain box 70 from the electric field chamber 20, It is necessary to compensate for the height difference.

When the water drain tube 70 and a water supply tube 90 to be described later are detachably mounted, they are mounted in a drawer (not shown) or the like, And is configured to be drawn out or rotated in the electric room or the like.

The size of the water collection tube may be smaller than the size of the water drainage tube 70 because the water is transported from the water collection tube 29 to the drainage tube 70 by using a drainage pump or the like.

The steam supplied to the clothes stored in the storage chamber 10 is heated by the steam generator 25 provided inside the electric room 20 by heating the water supplied from the water supply tube 90 provided in the electric 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 tube 90 may be provided in a watertight manner such that the water supply tube 90 can be attached to or detached from the front end as in the water drainage tube 70 shown in FIG.

It is advantageous that the detachable water supply tube 90 is used because the amount of water required for generating steam is not so large and the water can be installed even in a place without water. Of course, when the water supply facility is located at a short distance, the water supply duct 90 may be directly connected to the water supply.

The water supply tube 90 supplies water to the steam generator 25 and the steam generator 25 injects steam through the steam injection unit.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the steam injection unit 50, in which the steam generated in the steam generator 25 is injected, injects steam into the electric room.

1, a plurality of steam injection units 50 are mounted on the bottom floor 12 of the compartment. However, as shown in FIG. 2, one steam injection unit 50 is mounted for convenience of description do.

The circulating duct 26 is an air circulating duct for sucking and dehumidifying the inside of the compartment 10.

Suction or discharge of the compartment chamber air of the circulating duct 26 is performed by a blowing fan 28a in the blowing duct 28 adjacent to the circulating duct 26. [

The compartment chamber air sucked in the suction hole 21 communicated with the suction port 11 inside the compartment chamber 10 is returned to the discharge hole 24 via the heat exchanger 23 by the blowing fan 28a, (10) through the discharge hole of the storage chamber (10).

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. 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.

Even if steam is not generated, if water remains in the steam generator 25, it may cause failure of the built-in electric heater or the like, and water may be contaminated. Therefore, The number of residues to be recovered may be any one of the water supply tube 90 and the drainage tube 70.

If the residual water is drained through the water drainage tube 70, it will be drained via the water storage tank 29 as described above.

The steam generator 25 injects steam into the storage chamber 10 through which the clothes are stored through the steam injection unit 50.

The steam injection unit 50 may be connected to the steam generator 25 and the condensed water may be drained to the drain pipe 70.

The condensed water of the steam may be directly connected to the water collection container 29 or may be directly connected to the condensate part 23b in the circulation duct 26 connected to the water collection container 29 ).

In the latter case, the water can be drained to the drain tank (70) via the water collection tank (29) together with the condensed water condensed in the condensing unit (23b). A method of simplifying the structure may be used in consideration of the length of the piping connecting the respective parts and the like.

The condensed water condensed in the steam injection unit 50 can be drained to the drainage tank 70 as soon as it is generated. However, since the condensed water of the steam is at a high temperature, the condensed water remaining in the steam injection unit 70 for a certain period of time So that it can be vaporized again.

Further, when the condensed water is left, the space in the steam injection unit 50 is reduced, so that the supplied steam can be easily injected. Also, the high temperature condensate water has the effect of keeping the steam supplied.

Therefore, it is preferable that the condensed water of the steam condensed in the steam injection unit remains in the steam injection unit 50 for a certain period of time.

Therefore, it is preferable that a residual valve (80) is provided between the condensed water discharge port and the drain tube (70) in order to leave the condensed water inside the steam injection unit (50).

The condensed water generated by the valve can be prevented from being drained through the condensed water outlet 53 immediately after the generation of the condensed water. The valve 80 is preferably a solenoid valve controlled by a control unit (not shown) of the clothes processing apparatus.

In the present embodiment, the condensed water condensed in the steam injection unit 50 is not directly drained to the drain tube 70 but passes through the water collection tube 29. If the condensed water is temporarily stored in the water collecting container 29 and then drained to the pump 27, the condensed water can be discharged together with the condensed water condensed in the heat exchanger 23, which is convenient.

The movement of the condensed water from the water collection tank 29 to the drain canister 70 is performed by a pipe connecting the both sides. Since the drain tube (70) is located higher than the collection tube (29), the height difference is compensated by the drain pump (27).

In this embodiment, the drain canister 70 is provided as a removable tub, but it may be drained directly from the collection can at the place where the sewer is installed.

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

FIG. 3 is a conceptual view showing a simplified flow of steam and condensed water in the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Condensate may also be generated on the inner wall surface of the compartment 10. Therefore, the condensate must be drained to the drainage tank (70). It is also possible to provide a water supply pipe 29 or a circulation pipe 30 without providing a pipe for directly connecting the storage compartment 10 and the drain pipe 70 in order to simplify the piping inside the electric field chamber 20, A method may be used in which the water is drained to the water drainage passage 70 via a condensed water converging space (space formed in the lower portion of the heat exchanger) in the duct 26.

Likewise, the steam generator 25 may also drain the remaining water from the steam generator 25 directly into the water collection tank 29 or may be collected in the water collection tank 29 via the circulation duct 26.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, the residual water in the steam generator 25 takes the structure to drain the residual water into the drainage cistern 70 via the collection cistern.

The method of disinfecting a drainage channel by a control method of a garment processing apparatus according to the present invention is particularly important in disinfecting a space in which water is stored on the drainage flow passage.

That is, the storage space of water above a predetermined volume on the drainage channel through which condensed water, condensed water, etc. condensed with steam may propagate may cause bacteria and the like to generate odors. Accordingly, a method of disinfecting a drainage passage according to a control method of a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention is a method of disinfecting a storage space of water in a drainage passage using the steam generator.

The steam generator 25 is a device for heating water to generate steam, and can heat water at room temperature to 100 ° C or higher. Accordingly, each storage space can be disinfected by transferring the heated water through a drainage passage connected to the steam generator 25 and allowing the heated water to remain in the storage space.

The time remaining in the storage space may be set so that bacteria and the like in each storage space can be destroyed. For example, if water heated to 100 ° C is transferred and left for about 10 minutes, it is effective in preventing the propagation of bacteria and decomposing pollutants therein.

Particularly, the garbage disposing unit 29 or the drainage tank 70, in which condensed water is temporarily stored, is sterilized by using the water heated in the steam generating unit 25.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a disinfecting method of a storage space (collection container) located in a drainage passage according to a control method of a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

A part denoted by a solid line in the flow path connecting the respective components means a flow path in which water actually flows in the method of sterilizing the storage space located in the drainage path according to the control method of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention, Shows a flow path of water or steam at the time of use of a normal clothes processing apparatus but blocked at the time of sterilizing the storage space.

The control method of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a step of heating water in the steam generating device (25) for supplying steam to the stored clothes.

The steam generator 25 receives water from the water supply tube 90 and heats it. The process of receiving water from the water supply tube 90 is performed by opening the first valve 95 provided between the water supply tube 90 and the steam generator 25. Of course, if a natural water supply is not possible between the steam generator 25 and the water supply tube 90, a water supply pump (not shown) for supplying water may be further included.

The water heated in the steam generator 25 is conveyed along the drainage passage to reach a storage space for storing the water to be drained.

The drainage flow path includes all the paths from the water supply tube 90 to the drain tube 70 via the steam generator 25.

In the case of FIG. 4, the space in which the heated water in the steam generator is allowed to flow while being transferred through the drainage passage is the collection tube 29.

First, a method of disinfecting the collection container 29 will be described. The method for transferring the heated water to the water collecting box 29 is performed by opening a third valve 85 provided between the water discharging passage between the steam generating device and the water collecting box 29.

After the third valve (85) is opened to transfer the heated water to the water collection tank (29), the water storage tank storing the heated water is left for a predetermined time.

If the heated water in the steam generator 25 is left for a predetermined time, bacteria and the like in the water collection container 29 can be removed to some extent.

A drain pump 27 and the like are provided between the water collection tank 29 and the drainage tank 70. However, when the height of the water collection tank 29 is lower than the drainage tank 70, the drainage pump may be omitted, and a valve or the like may be substituted.

In the case of disinfecting the water storage tank 29, the drain pump 27 is not driven.

It is necessary that the water stored in the collection cistern is discharged to the drain cistern 70 by driving the drain pump 27 after the heated water remains in the stored state for a predetermined time.

Fig. 5 shows the flow path of heated water when the drain canister 70 is sterilized by the control method of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

The difference from the method shown in FIG. 4 is that there is a difference in that the drain pump 27 is driven to supply the heated water to the drainage tank 70. Therefore, a flow path connecting the drain tank (70) and the water collection tank (29) is indicated by a solid line in FIG.

Therefore, the third control valve 85 is opened to transfer the heated water to the water drainage cylinder 70 via the water collection tube 29.

The method of disinfecting the drain canister 70 is the same as the method of disinfecting the water canister 29 by a method in which a predetermined time is elapsed after the heated water is stored.

When the water tub 70 is disinfected, it is preferable that the water supplied from the steam generator 25 is supplied up to a predetermined water level (for example, a full water level) to perform the disinfection process.

The method for disinfecting the drain canister 70 according to the control method of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention preferably further includes a notification step of informing that the disinfecting process is completed after the disinfection of the drain canister 70 is completed Do.

If the heated water continues to remain after the disinfection has been completed after a certain period of time after transferring the heated water to the drain pan 70, It is necessary to include a notification step informing the user to drain the drainage canister 70. [

In addition, it is necessary that the notification step notify immediately after the sterilization step of the drain canister 70 ends, but allow time to be notified after a predetermined time has elapsed. This is to prevent a safety accident such as an image of a user in the process of removing the water in the drain tank 70 and emptying the water used for disinfection.

The method of disinfecting the storage space on the drainage path by the control method of the garment processing apparatus according to the present invention may be selectively operated by the user's choice or may be set to be performed automatically in advance at predetermined intervals.

The disinfection of the storage space of the drainage channel according to the control method of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention may be performed by heating the steam generator separately for disinfecting the collection cistern or the drainage unit to supply the heated water, It is more efficient to supply heated water using the heater of the heated steam generator after supplying steam to the storage room from the steam generator.

6 is a block diagram of a disinfection process of the storage space of the drainage channel according to the control method of the garment processing apparatus according to the present invention.

As described above, since the water may be heated after the step (S10) of generating steam in the steam generator 25, the step of generating steam may be an optional step.

In order to disinfect the storage space of the drainage channel, step S20 of heating the water is performed. After the step of heating the water in the steam generator 25, steps S30A and S30B are performed in accordance with the disinfection of the water collection container 29 or the water discharge container 70, respectively.

It is not necessary to operate the drain pump 27 in the step S30A of transferring the water to the water collection container 29 when the disinfecting step of the water storage container 29 is performed, The transfer of the heated water proceeds by the method of opening the valve provided between the water tub 29. In the case where the water tub 70 is sterilized, the water is transferred to the water tub 70 (S30B , The valve provided between the steam generator 25 and the water reservoir 29 must be opened together with the operation of the drain pump.

The step of storing the heated water (S40A, S40B) is a step in which substantial disinfection of the storage spaces is performed by a method of retaining the heated water for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) or more.

In the case where the disinfecting step is performed in step S40A, the step S50A of draining the heated water to the drain tank 70 will be performed. If it is set to repeat, steps S30A, S40A, and S50A may be repeated several times.

In the case where the sterilization step of the drain canister 70 is performed, a notification step S60B may be performed after the step S40B of storing the heated water to inform that the sterilization of the drain part is finished. This notification step is a particularly useful process in the drainage disinfection process.

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 clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

2 shows an internal structure of an electric room of a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual view showing a simplified flow of steam and condensed water in the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

4 is a conceptual diagram of a method of disinfecting a collection cistern located in a drainage channel according to a control method of a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Fig. 5 shows a flow path of heated water when the drain canister is disinfected by the control method of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

6 is a block diagram of a disinfection process of the storage space of the drainage channel according to the control method of the garment processing apparatus according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: storage room 20: electric room

25: steam generator 26: circulating duct

27: Drain pump 50: Steam injection unit

70: drain pipe 90: water supply pipe

Claims (9)

Heating water in a steam generator for supplying steam to the stored clothes; Transferring the heated water through a drain passage connected to the steam generator; And disinfecting the storage space by leaving heated water in a storage space of water installed in the drainage channel for a predetermined time or more. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the storage space collects condensed water of steam condensed in the steam generator or in the clothes processing apparatus, and is connected to the steam generator. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the storage space is a detachable drain pipe provided to drain water collected in the collection container. The method of claim 3, The water sterilized in the water tub is pumped by a water drain pump provided between the water collection tube and the water drain tube through the water collection tube and is supplied to the water drain tube, And disinfecting the container. The method of claim 3, Wherein the step of transferring the heated water from the steam generator to the water collection container or the drain can be performed by opening the valve provided between the steam generator and the water collection container, Wherein the control unit controls the operation of the clothes processing apparatus. The method of claim 3, Wherein the water tub disinfection step is performed by filling water heated by the steam generator at a predetermined level or higher. The method of claim 3, Further comprising the step of informing the user of the completion of the sewage disinfection step after the completion of the sewage disinfection step. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the notification step is performed after a predetermined time elapses after the disinfection step is completed. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising a steam supply step of supplying steam to the storage room by generating steam in the steam generator, wherein the step of transferring the heated water to the storage space is performed after the steam supply step / RTI >

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