KR20080081498A - Clothes treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A washing machine is provided to prevent bad smell and moisture from entering a washing space by installing a plurality of drain valves on a plurality of drain passages to close the drain passages when the washing machine is stopped. A washing machine comprises an inner case(120) and an outer case, a steam supply unit(140), a storage unit(171), and first and second drain valves(176,177). The storage unit is connected to a washing space via a first drain passage(174) and is connected to the steam supply unit via a second drain passage(175). The first and second drain valves are located on the first and second drain passages, respectively, control water flow discharged to the storage unit, and prevent bad smell and moisture from entering the storage unit.

Description

Clothing treatment apparatus {Clothes treatment apparatus}

1 is a perspective view showing a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a side cross-sectional view of the clothes treating apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the clothes treating apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a perspective view showing the main configuration shown in FIG.

5 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating a connection relationship between main components illustrated in FIG. 3;

6 is a perspective view showing another example of the drain mechanism shown in FIG.

7 is a side sectional view showing a clothes treating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a connection relationship with respect to the main configuration of FIG.

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100, 200: clothing processing device 110: outer case

120: inner case 125: clothing processing space

140: steam supply device 150: dry air supply device

160: lower case 170, 270: drainage mechanism

171: Storage unit 174: First drain flow path

175: second drain flow path 176: first drain valve

177: second drain valve 229: condensing chamber

278: third drain flow path 279: third drain valve

The present invention relates to a clothes handling apparatus, and more particularly, to a clothes handling apparatus capable of preventing the inflow of odor and moisture into the inside of a clothes handling space to improve the storage performance of clothes.

In general, the clothes treating apparatus is a device for refreshing clothes. That is, the clothes treating apparatus removes wrinkles and smells of clothes stored therein by using steam and hot air.

Such a clothes processing apparatus puts clothes into the clothes processing space in a case, and supplies steam to process clothes. Then, dry air is supplied to the clothes treating space to dry the clothes. Therefore, the clothes treating apparatus has the advantage of not only reducing the number of washing of clothes by removing the contaminants of clothes, but also removing the wrinkles of the clothes to see the ironing effect.

On the other hand, the clothes processing apparatus, the steam supplied to the clothes processing space when the clothing is condensed to produce condensed water in the case, the remaining water used to generate steam at the end of the clothes processing is left inside the clothes processing apparatus Remaining. Accordingly, the clothes treating apparatus includes a drainage mechanism for collecting condensate or residual water and discharging it to the outside.

However, the clothes treating apparatus according to the prior art has a problem that odor and moisture generated from the condensed water and the remaining water flow back into the clothes processing space in the process of collecting the condensed water or the remaining water in the drainage mechanism. Therefore, there is a problem in that the odor and moisture backflowed from the condensed water or the residual water are doubled to the clothes in the clothes treating apparatus, thereby degrading the performance and the reliability of the clothes treating apparatus.

An object of the present invention is to provide a clothing processing apparatus in which clothing is stored for a long time and the reproduction performance and reliability of the clothing are improved by preventing the inflow of odor and moisture generated from condensed water or residual water into the clothing processing space. have.

The present invention provides a case for defining a clothes processing space in which clothes are stored, a steam supply device for supplying steam to the clothes processing space, and a first drainage path to the clothes processing space and connected to the steam supply device. A first and second storage units connected to a second drain passage, respectively, disposed on the first and second drain passages to control the flow of water discharged to the storage unit and to prevent backflow of odor and moisture in the storage unit. Provided is a clothes treating apparatus including a drain valve.

The clothes processing apparatus may further include a dry air supply device for supplying dry air into the clothes processing space. The first drain valve is opened when the steam supply device or the dry air supply device is operated and closed when the steam supply device or the dry air supply device is stopped. In addition, the second drain valve is closed when the steam supply device is operated and is opened when the steam supply device is stopped. The second drain valve may be closed when the opening time when the steam supply device stops operating is longer than a predetermined time.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a case for defining a clothes processing space in which clothes are stored and a condensation chamber in which the humid air in the clothes processing space is condensed therein, a steam supply device for supplying steam into the clothes processing space, A storage unit connected to a clothes treatment space by a first drain channel, connected to the steam supply device by a second drain channel, and connected to the condensation chamber by a third drain channel, respectively, on the first, second and third drain channels; The present invention provides a clothes treating apparatus including a first, second and third drain valves for controlling the flow of water discharged to the storage unit and preventing backflow of odor and moisture from the storage unit.

The clothes processing apparatus may further include a dry air supply device for supplying dry air into the clothes processing space. The first and third drain valves are opened when the steam supply device or the dry air supply device is operated and closed when the steam supply device or the dry air supply device is stopped. In addition, the second drain valve is closed when the steam supply device is operated and is opened when the steam supply device is stopped. The second drain valve may be closed when the opening time when the steam supply device stops operating is longer than a predetermined time.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the clothes processing apparatus shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a main part of the clothes processing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the main configuration of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating a connection relationship to the main configuration of FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 1, the clothing processing apparatus 100 includes an outer case 110 forming an appearance and an inner case 120 disposed inside the outer case 110 to define a garment processing space 125. Include.

The outer case 110 has a doorway 111 through which clothes are entered. One side of the outer case 110, the door 112 for opening and closing the doorway 111 is rotatably disposed. The door 112 is rotatably connected to the top and bottom of the outer case 110.

The door 112 and the outer case 110 may be provided with an opening / closing sensor for detecting an opening / closing operation of the door 112, and locking to limit the opening of the door 112 when the door 112 is closed. The device may be deployed. The locking device includes a door latch 113 formed at a rear portion of the door 112 and a door switch 114 formed at a front portion of the outer case 110 to correspond to the door latch 113. The door latch 113 is inserted into the door switch 114 when the door 112 is closed. The door switch 114 not only provides a locking force with a predetermined size when the door latch 113 is inserted, but also holds the door latch 113 so that the door latch 113 does not fall out as necessary. . However, the locking device is not limited to this embodiment and various structures can be applied.

Referring to FIG. 2, a control panel 116 is disposed on the door 112 to control the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100. In addition, the control panel 116 is provided with an operation unit 115 for manipulating the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100, the operation unit 115 is disposed on the front of the door 112. Of course, the control panel 116 may be disposed on any one of the outer case 110 and the inner case 120.

1 and 2, the inner case 120 is formed smaller than the outer case 110 so as to be disposed in the outer case 110. The inner case 120 includes both side portions 121 forming both sides of the garment processing space 125, an upper surface portion 122 forming an upper surface of the garment processing space 125, and the garment processing space. A lower surface portion 123 forming a lower surface of the 125 and a rear surface portion 124 forming a rear surface of the garment processing space 125 are included.

Inside the inner case 120, a clothes hanger 126 is provided to hang and place clothes in the clothes processing space 125. The clothes hanger 126 has both ends connected to both side surface parts 121, and a plurality of hangers 126a are horizontally disposed horizontally in the clothes processing space 125, and a plurality of clothes hangers 126a are left and right. And clothes racks 126b arranged to be spaced apart from each other to hang the clothes. The clothes hangers 126b are fixed to the hangers 126a at regular intervals or are arranged to be movable along the hangers 126a. However, the clothes hanger 126 may not only be composed of a plurality of clothes hangers 126b directly mounted to the inner case 120, but also may be configured by clothes hangers formed in various other structures. Can be. In addition, the clothes hanger 126 may be spaced apart from each other in the clothes processing space (125).

2, 3, and 5, the air outlet 127 is provided with an exhaust flow passage for guiding the wet air discharged from the inner case 120 to the outside of the outer case 110. The exhaust passage may include an exhaust duct 130 having one side connected to the air outlet 127 and the other side disposed outside the outer case 110. In addition, the air inlet 128 is formed with an intake flow path for guiding the outside air into the inner case 120. The intake passage includes an intake duct 131 having one end connected to the air inlet 128 and the other end disposed outside the outer case 110. Of course, the exhaust passage and the intake passage may be formed of a hose or pipe-shaped member other than the duct.

1, 3, 4, and 5, the clothes treating apparatus 100 includes a steam supply device 140 supplying steam into the clothes treating space 125. When steam is supplied into the clothes processing space 125 by the steam supply device 140, wrinkles and contaminants of the clothes in the clothes processing space 125 are removed by steam to regenerate the clothes. The steam supply device 140 includes a water tank 141 for storing water, a steam housing 142 for receiving and storing water from the water tank 141, and an inside of the steam housing 142. Steam for injecting steam generated by the steam heater 143 and the steam heater 143 into the clothes processing space 125 by heating water in the steam housing 142. Nozzle 144.

A water supply passage 145 is formed between the water tank 141 and the steam housing 142 to guide the water of the water tank 141 into the steam housing 142. A water supply valve 146 is disposed on the 144 to control the flow of water. A steam flow path 147 is formed between the steam housing 142 and the steam nozzle 144 to guide the steam generated in the steam housing 142 to the steam nozzle 144. In addition, the steam housing 142 is disposed with a water level sensor 148 for detecting the storage level of the water supplied through the water supply passage 144. The steam heater 143 includes a sheath heater disposed to penetrate the lower portion of the steam housing 142.

2, 3, and 4, the clothes treating apparatus 100 may be disposed below the clothes treating space 125 to supply dry air to the clothes treating space 125. 150). The dry air supply device 150 generates the high-temperature dry air after inhaling the outside air through the intake duct 131 connected to the air inlet 128, and supplies the dry air to the clothes processing space 125. It is a device to supply internally. That is, the dry air supply device 150 is disposed in communication with the air inlet 128 to form a flow passage of air, and is disposed inside the drying housing 151 and the air A blowing fan 152 that sucks air in the condensation chamber 129 through the inlet 128 and discharges the inside of the clothes processing space 125, and the clothes processing space 125 by the blowing fan 152. It includes a drying heater (not shown) for heating the air discharged to).

The drying housing 151 is a duct-shaped member in which the blowing fan 152 and a drying heater are incorporated. One side of the drying housing 151 is connected to the air inlet port 128 is formed with an inlet 153 through which the outside air is sucked through the intake duct 131. The other side of the drying housing 151 is formed in the clothes processing space 125, the discharge port 154 for discharging the high temperature dry air into the clothes processing space 125 is formed.

1 and 3, a lower case 160 in which the steam supply device 140, the dry air supply device 150, and the like are disposed is disposed below the clothes processing space 125. The upper portion of the lower case 160 is formed with a water tank coupling portion 161 to which the water tank 141 is detachably coupled. Therefore, the water tank 141 is removed from the water tank coupling portion 161, so that water replenishment and exchange are easily performed. However, the water tank 141 may be connected to an external water source in a separate flow path and automatically store water by a valve disposed on the flow path. In addition, one side of the lower case 160 is disposed so that the steam nozzle 144 of the steam supply device 140 penetrates, and the other side of the lower case 160, the discharge port of the dry air supply device 150 A hole is formed in which 154 is arranged in communication.

3, 4, and 5, the clothes treating apparatus 100 may include a condensate generated by the inner case 120 and a drain to generate steam remaining in the steam housing 142 to discharge the remaining water to the outside. It further includes a mechanism 170. The drainage mechanism 170 may be detachably disposed at a lower portion of the outer case 110, and includes a storage unit 171 having a space for storing the condensed water and the remaining water therein, the inner case 120, and the steam. In the supply device 140 to discharge the condensed water and the residual water to the storage space of the storage unit 171, respectively, and to control the flow of water disposed on the drain flow channel and discharged to the storage unit 171 and In addition, the storage unit 171 includes a drain valve for preventing the back flow of odor and moisture.

The storage unit 171 is disposed detachably in the lower portion of the outer case 110. The front of the storage unit 171 is formed with a gripping groove 172 that the user can put his hand. In addition, the storage unit 171 is provided with a water level sensor 173 for detecting the level of water stored therein. Therefore, condensed water is stored in the storage unit 171 from the inner case 120 when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is operated, and the steam supply device 140 is stopped when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped. ) Is stored in the storage unit 171. When the water stored in the storage unit 171 is filled up to the set level or left for a predetermined time as described above, the storage unit 171 is removed from the outer case 110 and the water is removed.

Referring to FIG. 5, the drain flow passage may include a first drain flow passage 174 for guiding condensate generated in the inner case 120 to the storage unit 171, and a steam housing of the steam supply device 140. And a second drain passage 175 for guiding the remaining water in the storage unit 171 to the storage unit 171. One side of the first drain passage 174 communicates with the bottom surface 123 of the inner case 120, and one side of the second drain passage 175 communicates with the bottom surface of the steam housing 142. Is connected. In this case, the lower surface portion 123 may be formed to be inclined downward toward a portion to which one side of the first drain passage 174 is connected, and the bottom surface of the steam housing 142 may be one side of the second drain passage 175. It may be formed to be inclined downward toward the connected portion.

Referring to FIG. 5, the drain valve may include a first drain valve 176 disposed on the first drain channel 174 to regulate a flow of condensate stored in the storage unit 171, and the second drain valve 176. A second drain valve 177 is disposed on the drain passage 175 to control the flow of the residual water stored in the storage unit 171.

The first drain valve 176 is opened when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is operated, and is closed when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped. That is, when the steam supply device 140 or the dry air supply device 150 is operated, the first drain valve 176 is opened so that the condensed water generated in the inner case 120 is stored in the storage unit 171. Drained into the interior of the. On the other hand, when the steam supply device 140 or the dry air supply device 150 is completely stopped after the operation, the first drain valve 176 is closed to the moisture generated in the storage unit 171 And odors are prevented from flowing back into the clothing treatment space 125.

The second drain valve 177 is closed when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is operated, and is opened when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped. That is, when the steam supply device 140 or the dry air supply device 150 is operated, the second drain valve 177 is closed so that water in the steam housing 142 leaks to the storage unit 171. To prevent it. On the other hand, when the steam supply device 140 or the dry air supply device 150 is completely stopped after the operation, the second drain valve 177 is opened to the water remaining in the steam housing 142 is All are discharged to the storage unit 171. In particular, the second drain valve 177 is closed again when the opening time at the time of stopping the operation of the clothes treating apparatus 100 is greater than or equal to a set time. Therefore, when all of the water remaining inside the steam housing 142 is discharged to the storage unit 171, the second drain valve 177 is closed to generate moisture and odor generated in the storage unit 171. Is prevented from flowing back into the garment treatment space 125.

6 illustrates another example of the drain valve of the drain mechanism 170. That is, the drain valve of the present invention may not only be independently disposed on the plurality of drain passages as illustrated in FIG. 5, but also the storage unit 171 as the valve assembly 180 connected to the plurality of drain passages as illustrated in FIG. 6. ) May be disposed.

Referring to FIG. 6, the valve assembly 180 is mounted in communication with an upper portion of the storage unit 171 and has a flow passage formed therein, and an outlet portion 183 at the valve body 181. ) Includes a drain valve 182 connected in communication with each other, and inlets 184 and 185 connected to the first and second drain passages 174 and 175, respectively. The drain valve 182 includes two valves corresponding to the inlets 184 and 185.

Looking at the operation of the clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the clothes processing apparatus 100 operates the steam supply device 140 to supply steam into the clothes processing space 125 and operates the dry air supply device 150 at the end of the steam step. And a drying step of supplying dry air into the clothes processing space 125. The clothes disposed in the clothes processing space 125 are regenerated by the steaming step and the drying step. Hereinafter, the steam step and the drying step will be described in detail.

In the steaming step, the steam supply device 140 supplies steam into the clothes processing space 125 to reproduce clothes caught on the clothes hangers 126b of the clothes hanger 126 with steam.

That is, when water is supplied from the water tank 141 into the steam housing 142, the steam supply device 140 is heated in the steam housing 142 by the steam heater 143 to generate steam. . The steam flows to the steam nozzle 144 along the steam flow path 147. In addition, steam is injected into the inner case 120 through the steam nozzle 144, and the clothes in the clothing processing space 125 are regenerated by not only removing contaminants but also wrinkles by the steam.

In the drying step, at the end of the steam step, the drying air supply device 150 is operated to supply dry air into the clothes processing space 125. Therefore, the clothes in the clothing processing space 125 are dried by the high temperature dry air supplied from the drying air supply device 150.

That is, when the blowing fan 152 of the dry air supply device 150 is operated, dry air is introduced through the air inlet 128 and the intake duct 131. After the air is heated by the drying heater, the air is discharged into the clothes processing space 125 through the discharge port 154 of the drying housing 151. The high temperature dry air absorbs moisture from the clothes recycled by the steam of the steam supply device 140 and then moves to the outside of the outer case 110 through the air outlet 127 and the exhaust duct 130. Discharged.

On the other hand, in the steam step, the high-temperature steam supplied from the steam supply device 140 is condensed to generate condensed water in the inner case 120. This is because the inner case 120 has a cooler temperature than steam at the beginning of the steam stage, and moisture is supersaturated inside the inner case 120 at the end of the steam stage. In addition, in the drying step, condensate is generated inside the inner case 120. Because, although the dry air of the dry air supply device 150 is supplied to the interior of the inner case 120, the air outlet 127 around the air outlet 127 of the inner case 120 is relatively low temperature, so that the air outlet 127 This is due to the condensation of wet air discharged into the furnace.

If the condensation water generated during operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100 as described above remains in the inner case 120, it acts as a large load in the drying step. Therefore, the first drain valve 176 of the drain mechanism 170 is opened to drain the condensed water in the inner case 120 to the storage unit 171. In detail, the condensed water generated in the steaming step and the drying step flows downward along the inner surface of the inner case 120 and is then connected to the first drain passage 123 connected to the lower surface part 123 of the inner case 120. Drained to 174. The condensed water flows along the first drain passage 174 and then flows into the first drain valve 176. At this time, since the first drain valve 176 is in an open state, the condensate is stored in the storage unit 171 via the first drain valve 176. Therefore, since the fall of the efficiency of the drying step due to the condensate is prevented, the drying time is shortened and energy is saved.

In addition, in the steam step, the second drain valve 177 of the drain mechanism 170 is closed so that the water stored in the steam housing 142 through the second drain channel 175 cannot be used for steam generation. To prevent leakage. That is, when the second drain valve 177 is closed during operation of the clothes treating apparatus 100, water is stably stored in the steam housing 142 to prevent waste due to leakage of the water, and the steam housing ( The problem that the steam heater 143 is overheated is solved by exposing the steam heater 143 to the outside without being immersed in water in the 142. Thus, the stability and reliability of the steam supply device 140 is secured.

On the other hand, when the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100 is completely stopped, the first and second drain valves 176 and 177 are closed to the odor and moisture to the inner case 120 or the steam housing 142. To prevent backflow. At this time, the second drain valve 177 is closed after opening for a set time to remove the residual water in the steam housing 142 first.

When the first drain valve 176 is closed when the clothing processing apparatus 100 is stopped, odors or moisture generated in the storage unit 171 may flow along the first drain passage 174. 120 is prevented from entering the interior. Therefore, the problem that the clothes recycled in the steaming step and the drying step of the clothes treating apparatus 100 are damaged by the bad smell or moisture backflowed into the inner case 120 is prevented.

If the second drain valve 177 is opened for a predetermined time when the clothing processing apparatus 100 is stopped, the remaining water in the steam housing 142 may flow along the second drain channel 175. ) Is drained to the inside. Therefore, the problem that the residual water left in the steam step is left in the steam housing 142 for a long time is solved. If the residual water is left in the steam housing 142 for a long time, moisture and odor of the residual water flow into the inner case 120 or steam may be generated from the residual water that has been decayed in the next steam step. Because it has. In addition, when the second drain valve 177 is closed after a set time, when the clothes are stored in the clothing processing space 125 for a long time, moisture and odor generated in the storage unit 171 are removed. Reverse flow through the second drain passage 175 is prevented.

7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a clothes processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing a connection relationship to the main configuration of FIG. In FIG. 7, the same reference numerals as the components shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 denote the same members. Hereinafter will be described focusing on the points different from one embodiment of the present invention.

7 and 8 differ from the garment processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5 in that the garment processing space is provided between the inner case 120 and the outer case 110. A condensation chamber 229 is formed to condense the wet air in the 125, and the condensation chamber 229 is connected to the storage unit 171 by a third drain passage 278, and the third drain passage 278. The third drain valve 279 is arranged in the.

The inner case 120 is the same as the inner case 120 of the garment processing apparatus 100 shown in Figures 1 and 2, both side portions 121, the upper surface portion 122, the lower surface portion 123, and And a back portion 124. The back portion 124 forms a condensation chamber 229 between the outer case 110. An air inlet 128 through which the condensed air of the condensation chamber 229 flows into the clothes processing space 125 is formed below the rear portion 124. In addition, an air outlet 127 is formed at the rear of the upper surface portion 122 through which air or moisture in the clothes processing space 125 is discharged to the condensation chamber 229.

The condensation chamber 229 is a space in which the wet air descends and condenses as the wet air descends through the air outlet 127. An upper portion of the condensation chamber 229 is connected in communication with the air outlet 127, and a lower portion of the condensation chamber 229 is connected in communication with the air inlet 128. Therefore, when the wet air is introduced into the condensation chamber 229 through the air outlet 127, the wet air is condensed while exchanging heat with the external air having a relatively low temperature using the outer case 110 as a heat exchange medium. The outer case 110 may be formed of a material having high thermal conductivity such as steel or aluminum so as to improve heat exchange performance with wet air.

On the other hand, the clothes treating apparatus 200 includes a drain mechanism 270 for draining the condensate generated in the inner case 120 and the condensation chamber 229 and the water remaining in the steam supply device 140. . The drainage mechanism 270 is detachably disposed at a lower portion of the outer case 110 and has a storage unit 171 formed therein for storing the condensed water and the residual water, and the inner case 120 and the condensation chamber. 229 and the drain passage for guiding the condensed water and the residual water to the storage space of the storage unit 171 in the steam supply device 140, and the discharge of the water disposed on the drain passage and respectively discharged to the storage unit 171 In addition to controlling the flow, the storage unit 171 includes a drain valve for preventing backflow of odor and moisture.

The drain flow passage may include a first drain passage 174 for guiding condensate generated in the inner case 120 to the storage unit 171, and the remaining water remaining in the steam housing 142 of the steam supply device 140. A second drain passage 175 for guiding the storage unit 171 to the storage unit 171 and a third drain passage 278 for guiding the condensate generated in the condensation chamber 229 to the storage unit 171. do. The first and second drain passages 174 and 175 have the same configuration as the first and second drain passages of the clothes treating apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 5. One side of the third drain passage 278 is connected to the bottom surface of the condensation chamber 229. The bottom surface of the condensation chamber 229 may be formed to be inclined downward toward a portion to which one side of the third drain passage 278 is connected.

The drain valve is disposed on the first drain flow path 174 to control the flow of condensate stored in the storage unit 171 and the first drain valve 176 and the second drain flow path 175. A second drain valve 177 disposed on the second drain valve 177 to control the flow of the residual water stored in the storage unit 171, and the condensed water disposed on the second drain channel 175 and stored in the storage unit 171. And a third drain valve 279 that regulates the flow. The first and second drain valves 176 and 177 have the same configuration as the first and second drain valves of the clothes treating apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 5. The third drain valve 279 is opened when the clothes treating apparatus 200 is operated and closed when the clothes treating apparatus 200 is stopped. That is, when the steam supply device 140 or the dry air supply device 150 is operated, the third drain valve 279 is opened so that the condensed water generated in the condensation chamber 229 is stored in the storage unit 171. Drained into the interior of the. On the other hand, when the steam supply device 140 or the dry air supply device 150 is completely stopped after the operation, the third drain valve 279 is closed to the moisture generated in the storage unit 171 And odors are prevented from flowing back into the clothes processing space 125 through the condensation chamber 229.

As described above, the garment treatment apparatus according to the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and drawings, and various modifications are possible by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Of course.

In the clothes treating apparatus of the present invention, a drain valve is disposed on a plurality of drain passages for draining the condensed water and the residual water to the storage unit, and the drain passage is closed by the drain valve when the clothes processing apparatus is stopped. There is an advantage that odor or moisture is prevented from flowing back into the clothing treatment space along the drainage passage.

In addition, the present invention, the condensed water in the clothes processing space during the operation of the clothes processing apparatus is discharged to the storage unit to reduce the operating load of the clothes processing apparatus, the odor and moisture generated in the storage unit when the operation of the clothes processing apparatus stops processing There is an advantage that the operation reliability of the clothes handling apparatus is improved by preventing backflow into the space.

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A case defining inside the garment processing space in which the garment is stored; A steam supply device for supplying steam into the clothes processing space; A storage unit connected to the clothes treatment space by a first drain channel and connected to the steam supply device by a second drain channel; And a first and second drain valves disposed on the first and second drain passages, respectively, to control the flow of water discharged to the storage unit and to prevent backflow of odor and moisture in the storage unit. The method according to claim 1, The clothes processing apparatus further includes a dry air supply device for supplying dry air into the clothes processing space, The first drain valve, the clothes processing device is opened when the operation of the steam supply device or the dry air supply device, and closed when the operation of the steam supply device or dry air supply device. The method according to claim 1, The second drain valve is closed when the steam supply is in operation, the clothing processing apparatus is opened when the operation of the steam supply is stopped. The method according to claim 3, And the second drain valve is closed when the opening time at the time of stopping the operation of the steam supply device is equal to or greater than a set time. A case defining therein a clothing processing space in which clothes are stored and a condensation chamber in which moisture air is condensed in the clothing processing space; A steam supply device for supplying steam into the clothes processing space; A storage unit connected to the clothes treatment space by a first drain channel, connected to the steam supply device by a second drain channel, and connected to the condensation chamber by a third drain channel; Clothing comprising a first, second, third drain valve disposed on the first, second, third drainage flow path respectively to control the flow of water discharged to the storage unit and to prevent backflow of odor and moisture from the storage unit. Processing unit. The method according to claim 5, The clothes processing apparatus further includes a dry air supply device for supplying dry air into the clothes processing space, And the first and third drain valves are opened when the steam supply device or the dry air supply device is operated and closed when the steam supply device or the dry air supply device is stopped. The method according to claim 5, The second drain valve is closed when the steam supply is in operation, the clothing processing apparatus is opened when the operation of the steam supply is stopped. The method according to claim 7, And the second drain valve is closed when the opening time at the time of stopping the operation of the steam supply device is equal to or greater than a set time.

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