KR20230116625A - A laundry treating apparatus and a control method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, the steam generating unit that generates steam includes a first heater and a second heater that consumes more power than the first heater, so that either one of the first heater and the second heater and the compressor can be driven at the same time. It relates to a laundry treatment device and a control method thereof.

Description

A laundry treating apparatus and a control method of the laundry treating apparatus {A laundry treating apparatus and a control method of the same}

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a clothes treatment apparatus capable of deodorizing, drying, and removing wrinkles from clothes by spraying steam on clothes, and a control method of the clothes treatment device.

In general, clothes handling equipment soaks clothes in water. It is a concept that includes a washing machine that removes foreign substances through physical actions such as chemical action of detergent and drum rotation after being made into a wet cloth, and a dryer that dries the wet clothes using hot air and steam.

Recently, however, a clothes care machine has appeared that keeps clothes in a dry state in a pleasant and clean state without being wet with water. Such a clothes care machine can supply steam or hot air while the clothes are placed to deodorize the clothes, and perform a refresh process of drying or sterilizing the clothes.

Such a clothes care machine could selectively add a fragrance to the clothes, and recently occupied an important part in a clothes treatment device together with a washing machine and a dryer.

Since the clothes care machine that performs the refreshing process of the clothes accommodates clothes in a dry state, a steam supply unit for supplying steam to the clothes is essential.

1 shows a conventional laundry treatment apparatus equipped with a steam supply unit.

Referring to Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0057545, a conventional clothes handling device includes a cabinet 1 forming an exterior and an inner case 2 provided inside the cabinet 1 to hold clothes. do.

The laundry treatment device includes a circulation duct 13 for circulating air of the inner case 2 under the inner case 2, and a heat exchanger 15 provided in the circulation duct 13 to exchange heat with the air. and a compressor 14 supplying a high-temperature refrigerant to the heat exchanger 15. When the compressor 14 is driven, hot air is supplied to the inner case 2 to increase the temperature inside the inner case 2, and the clothes can be dried or sterilized.

In addition, the laundry treatment device includes a steam tank 16 provided outside the circulation duct 13 to store water, and a heater 17 accommodated in the steam tank 16 to heat water and generate steam. can include When the heater 17 is operated, steam is supplied to the inside of the inner case 2 to deodorize the clothes or remove wrinkles from the clothes.

Meanwhile, the clothes accommodated in the inner case 2 are placed in a dry state. Therefore, in order to effectively refresh the clothes, a sufficient amount of moisture to refresh the clothes must be supplied to the inside of the inner case 2 .

Accordingly, the heater 17 may have a relatively large capacity so that the clothes placed on the inner case 2 can absorb a sufficient amount of moisture. For example, the heater 17 may have a larger electric capacity than a heater applied to a washing machine or dryer that supplies steam to wet clothes.

As a result, the conventional laundry treatment apparatus has a fundamental limitation in that the heater 17 and the compressor 14 cannot be driven simultaneously in order not to exceed the allowable electric capacity.

Therefore, when steam is supplied to the inside of the inner case 2 by driving the heater 17, hot air cannot be supplied to the inside of the inner case 2. That is, although the moisture content of the clothing may be increased and the temperature inside the inner case 2 may be raised to a certain level through the supply of steam, the temperature inside the inner case 2 may be reduced to the minimum required for deodorization, sterilization, and drying. There was a problem with not being able to keep it above the temperature.

As a result, when the steam 2 is supplied to the inside of the inner case 2, there is a limit in that deodorizing and sterilizing performance of the clothes cannot be guaranteed.

Moreover, since a conventional laundry treatment apparatus requires a sufficient amount of water supply than hot air to refresh clothes, and all supplied water must be dried, the compressor 17 must be operated after the heater 17 is completely driven. do.

As a result, since the temperature inside the inner case 2 cannot be maintained at the minimum temperature until the compressor 17 is operated, the effect of the refreshing process does not appear.

Therefore, since the internal temperature of the inner case 2 can be raised and maintained at the minimum temperature only at a subsequent point in time when the compressor 17 is driven in the refreshing process, the process of refreshing the clothes itself is significantly delayed. there was

In addition, at an initial point in time when the compressor 17 is driven, steam cannot be supplied to the inside of the inner case 2, so air contacting the heat exchanger 15 is relatively low temperature. As a result, the air discharged from the inner case 2 does not secure enough heat to exchange heat with the refrigerant flowing through the heat exchanger 15, so the coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump system cannot be secured. there was also

In addition, as described above, since the heater 6 is provided in a large capacity to increase the moisture content of clothes inside the inner case 2, when the heater 6 operates, the humidity inside the inner case 2 rapidly increases. rise

Therefore, the conventional clothes handling apparatus has a problem in that it cannot manage clothes that are vulnerable to moisture such as silk or cashmere.

Meanwhile, a laundry treatment apparatus equipped with a steam supply unit for supplying steam to a drum accommodating clothes in the washing machine or the dryer has also appeared.

FIG. 2 shows a conventional laundry treatment apparatus equipped with a steam supply unit capable of drying.

Referring to Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1448632, a conventional laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet 1, a clothes accommodating part 2 for accommodating clothes, and a water supply pipe supplying water to the inside of the clothes accommodating part 2. (5) and a steam supply unit (4) that is connected to the water supply pipe (5) to receive water and supply steam to the clothes accommodating unit (2).

The steam supply unit 4 may be provided with a heater 6 generating steam by heating water therein. Accordingly, the conventional laundry treatment apparatus sprays the steam into the clothes accommodating part 2 through the steam supply part 4 during the washing or drying process, thereby raising the temperature inside the clothes accommodating part 2 to wash the laundry. Efficiency or drying efficiency may be increased, wrinkles may be removed from the clothes, or sterilization may be performed.

However, since the conventional laundry treatment device such as the washing machine or dryer is premised on treating wet clothes, a large amount of steam is used inside the clothes container 2 to increase the moisture content of dry clothes like a clothes care machine. do not need to generate

Therefore, the conventional laundry treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 2 does not need to be provided with a large-capacity heater 6 like the laundry care machine.

Of course, in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, the heater 6 is provided with a first heater 61 and a second heater 62 that can be driven independently of the first heater 61 to reduce the amount of steam supplied. It may be provided to adjust.

However, conventional laundry treatment apparatuses such as washing machines and dryers perform a dehydration operation or a drying operation to remove moisture from the wet clothes. Therefore, the heater 6 operates when the clothes container 2 rotates or when a heat pump system including a compressor or a heating system including an air heater (hereinafter referred to as a heat supply unit) is operated during a drying cycle. There was a fundamental limitation that could not be done.

As a result, there is a fundamental limitation in that the heater 6 and the heat supply unit or motor cannot be simultaneously driven to refresh the clothes even when dry clothes are put into the washer and dryer.

Furthermore, when the drying cycle is performed in the laundry treatment apparatus such as the washing machine and the dryer, since the final drying of wet clothes is the purpose, even if the heater 6 is heated and supplies steam during the drying cycle, the heat supply unit starts to operate. There is no stopping until completion. In this case, not only the drying performance is drastically reduced, but also the drying process is greatly delayed.

Therefore, the washing machine and dryer do not have any possibility or suggestion about a technology of simultaneously driving a heater and a compressor that generates steam, as well as a technology of stopping the operation of a compressor to drive a heater that generates steam after starting the operation of the compressor. There was a limit that could not be found.

As a result, the conventional clothes handling apparatus is a technology in which a heater generating steam and a compressor generating hot air are simultaneously driven in a clothes care machine, or when the heater is provided as a dual heater, it is used in a clothes care machine that processes clothes in a dry state. There was a limitation in not being able to provide technical details on how to control and apply it.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of reducing drying performance and drying cycle time by arranging a section that simultaneously drives a heater that generates steam and a compressor that heats a refrigerant.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of securing an initial temperature increase by arranging a section in which the heater and the compressor are simultaneously driven before the section in which clothes are dried.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of adjusting the amount of steam or the amount of power used by separately arranging a plurality of heaters that generate steam.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of performing a refresh process such as deodorization, wrinkle removal, and drying of clothes such as silk and cashmere, which are vulnerable to moisture.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a laundry treatment apparatus that is provided with a plurality of heater units that generate steam and can be independently controlled.

The plurality of heaters may be provided to drive by distributing a maximum heater electric power allocated to the heater unit.

The plurality of heaters may include a first heater and a second heater, and the first heater and the second heater may simultaneously drive to heat water and generate steam. However, after the steam is generated, the steam may be supplied to the inner case by driving only one of the first heater and the second heater.

The allowable power of the laundry treatment apparatus is less than the power required when the first heater, the second heater, and the compressor are simultaneously driven, and when either one of the first heater, the second heater, and the compressor are simultaneously driven. It can be set larger than the required power.

The preheating step may include a section in which one of the first heater and the second heater and the compressor are simultaneously driven.

The preheating step may include a first section in which one of the first heater and the second heater and the compressor are simultaneously driven, and a second section in which only the compressor is driven.

The second heater may be provided to generate more steam than the first heater, and the preheating step may be provided to drive the second heater and stop driving the first heater.

In the preheating step, the second heater may be controlled to repeat driving and stopping.

In the preheating step, the driving time of the second heater may be set longer than the stopping time.

In the preheating step, if any one of a discharge pressure of the refrigerant from the compressor, a temperature of the refrigerant, and a temperature inside the inner case is greater than or equal to a reference value, the second heater may be controlled to stop driving.

The second heater may be provided to generate more steam than the first heater, and the preheating step may be provided to drive the first heater and stop driving the second heater.

In the preheating step, the driving time of the first heater may be set longer than the turning off time of the first heater.

The steam may be supplied to the inner case by simultaneously driving the first heater and the second heater generating steam.

Driving of the compressor may be stopped when the first heater and the second heater are simultaneously driven.

Driving of the compressor, the first heater, and the second heater may be stopped for a set time by simultaneously driving the first heater and the second heater.

A blowing fan for supplying air that has passed through the heat exchanger may be further included inside the inner case, and after a set time is stopped, the blowing fan may be driven but driving of the compressor may be stopped.

When hot air is supplied to the clothes by driving a compressor, the driving of the first heater and the second heater may be stopped.

Meanwhile, when the clothes are fragile clothes, only one of the first heater and the second heater may be driven when steam is supplied.

A clothing setting unit for receiving vulnerability information that the clothes accommodated in the inner case may be deformed by moisture or high temperature may be further included, and when the vulnerability information is input, a section in which the heater and the compressor are simultaneously driven may be omitted.

When the vulnerability information is input, in the spraying step, only one of the first heater and the second heater may be driven.

A blowing fan may be included inside the inner case to supply air that has passed through the heat exchanger, and when the vulnerability information is input, the blowing fan may be driven after the clothes are dried, and driving of the compressor may be stopped.

The vulnerability information includes cashmere information that the clothing includes at least a portion of cashmere material, and when the cashmere information is input, the second heater can be driven when steam is supplied.

The second heater is provided to generate more steam than the first heater, the vulnerability information includes silk information in which the clothing includes at least a portion of silk material, and when the silk information is input, the first heater can drive

The second heater is provided to generate more steam than the first heater, the vulnerability information includes silk information that the clothing includes at least a portion of silk material, and steam can be injected when the silk information is input. there is.

In the present invention, sterilization may be performed while the first heater and the compressor are driven.

In the case of sterilization, the first heater and the compressor may be simultaneously driven.

When performing the sterilization, the first heater may be controlled to repeat operation and stop.

When performing the sterilization, the operation of the first heater may be stopped when the temperature inside the inner case rises above the target temperature, and the first heater may be driven when the temperature inside the inner case falls below the sterilization temperature. there is.

The present invention has the effect of further shortening the execution time of the course of treating clothes.

The present invention has the effect of further guaranteeing the durability of the clothes by reducing the time when the clothes are affected by heat and moisture.

The present invention has an effect of reducing drying performance and drying cycle time by arranging a section in which a heater for generating steam and a compressor for heating refrigerant are simultaneously driven.

The present invention has an effect of securing an initial temperature increase by arranging a section in which the heater and the compressor are simultaneously driven before the section in which the clothes are dried.

The present invention has the effect of controlling the amount of steam or the amount of power used by arranging a plurality of heaters for generating steam.

The present invention has the effect of performing a refreshing process such as deodorization, wrinkle removal, and drying even for clothes such as silk and cashmere, which are vulnerable to moisture.

1 shows a conventional laundry treatment apparatus.
2 shows another conventional laundry treatment apparatus.
Figure 3 shows the appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
Figure 4 shows the structure of the machine room of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 5 shows the machine room base structure of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 6 shows the circulation duct structure of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 7 explains the shape of the circulation duct of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view of the circulation duct.
Fig. 9 is a detailed view of the structure of the water reservoir of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 10 shows a cross-sectional view (S-S') of the circulation duct cut in the height direction.
11 shows an inclined structure associated with the water reservoir.
12 shows the structure of the water storage unit and the residual water treatment unit.
13 illustrates an embodiment of the residual water treatment unit of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.
14 shows an embodiment of a water cover.
15 shows a state in which the water cover is installed in the circulation duct.
16 shows the detailed structure of the water cover.
17 shows the structure of the control unit installation unit provided on the base of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.
18 shows the structure of the air discharge unit 323 of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 19 shows the structure of the base cover of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
20 shows the structure of the outside air duct.
21 shows the flow of air flowing through the circulation duct.
Figure 22 shows the installation structure of the steam supply unit
23 shows a detailed structure of the steam supply unit.
24 shows the inside of the steam case.
25 shows a steam supply unit in which the heater unit is installed.
26 illustrates a process in which the conventional laundry treatment apparatus and the present invention perform a standard course.
Fig. 27 shows the effect of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
28 shows a process of performing a sterilization course between the conventional laundry treatment apparatus and the present invention laundry treatment apparatus.
29 shows an embodiment in which the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention treats clothes vulnerable to moisture or temperature.
30 shows an embodiment in which the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention treats clothes vulnerable to moisture or temperature.

Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed in this specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification, the same or similar reference numerals are given to the same or similar components even in different embodiments, and the description is replaced with the first description. Singular expressions used herein include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in this specification, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the gist of the embodiment disclosed in this specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea disclosed in this specification by the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 3 shows the appearance of the laundry treatment machine 1 of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3(a), the clothes handling apparatus according to the present invention may include a cabinet 100 forming an exterior and a door 400 rotatably coupled to the cabinet 100.

The door 400 includes a body body 410 forming the front surface of the cabinet 100, and an installation body in which a display extending from one side of the body body 410 to display information on the laundry treatment device can be installed. (420).

The installation body 420 may be provided to form a step 430 from the main body 410 toward the rear of the cabinet 100 .

Meanwhile, at least a portion of the installation body 420 may be overlapped in the front-back direction at the rear of the main body 410 . Thus, the step 430 may serve as a handle.

The installation body 420 may be provided with a material different from that of the main body 410 or a different color. In addition, the installation body 420 may be made of a translucent material through which light emitted from the display can pass.

Referring to FIG. 3(b) , an inner case 200 having an accommodation space 220 accommodating clothes may be provided inside the cabinet 100 . The inner case 200 may have an opening 210 through which clothes enter and exit the front, and the opening 210 may be shielded by the door 400 .

The inner case 200 may be provided with a plastic resin series, and may be provided with a reinforced plastic resin series that is not deformed by air at a temperature higher than room temperature air or heated air (hereinafter, hot air), steam, or moisture. .

The inner case 200 may have a height longer than a width. As a result, the clothing can be accommodated in the accommodation space 220 without being folded or wrinkled.

The laundry treatment apparatus 1 of the present invention may include a holding part 500 capable of holding clothes in the accommodating space 220 of the inner case 200 .

The holding part 500 may include a hanger part 510 provided on the upper surface of the inner case 200 to hold clothes.

When the clothes are placed on the hanger part 510 , the clothes may be placed in a floating state in the air inside the accommodating space 220 .

Meanwhile, the holding part 500 may further include a pressing part 520 coupled to the inner surface of the door 400 to fix clothes.

The hanger part 510 may be provided in a bar shape disposed along the width direction of the inner case 200 to support a hanger on which clothes are placed. Also, as shown, the hanger part 510 may be provided in a hanger shape so that clothes can be directly mounted thereon.

The laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may further include a vibration unit capable of removing foreign substances such as fine dust attached to clothes by vibrating the hanger unit 510 .

The holding part 500 may include a pressing part 520 provided on the door 400 to pressurize and fix the clothes. The pressing part 520 may include a support part 522 fixed to an inner surface of the door 400 to support one side of clothes, and a pressing part 521 to press the clothes supported by the support part 522. there is.

The compression part 521 may move toward the support part 522 or be provided to move away from the support part 522 . For example, the pressing part 521 may be rotatably provided on the inner surface of the support part 522 or the door 400 .

Thus, the pressing part 521 and the support part 522 press both sides of the clothing to remove wrinkles from the clothing and create intended creases.

The laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may include a machine room 300 in which various devices capable of supplying at least one of hot air or steam to the accommodating space 220 or purifying or dehumidifying external air of the cabinet 100 are installed. can

The machine room 300 may be arranged to be separated from or partitioned from the inner case 200 and communicated with the inner case 200 .

The machine room 300 may be disposed under the inner case 200 . Accordingly, when hot air and steam having a small specific gravity are supplied to the inner case 200, the hot air and steam can be naturally supplied to clothes.

The machine room 300 may include a heat supply unit 340 capable of supplying hot air to the inside of the inner case 200 . The heat supply unit 340 may be provided as a heat pump system or as a heater that directly heats air with electric energy.

When the heat supply unit 340 is provided as a heat pump system, it may be provided to dehumidify and heat the air discharged from the inner case 200 again and supply it to the inner case 200 . A detailed structure will be described later.

The machine room 300 may include a steam supply unit 800 capable of supplying steam to the inside of the inner case 200 . The steam supply unit 800 may be provided to directly supply steam to the inside of the inner case 200 . A detailed structure will be described later.

To this end, the inner case 200 may have a plurality of through holes 230 passing through one surface and communicating with the machine room 300 .

Air in the accommodating space 220 may be supplied to the machine room 300 through the through hole 230, and at least one of hot air or steam generated in the machine room 300 is directed to the accommodating space 200. can be supplied.

The through hole 230 is an inlet hole 231 through which air inside the inner case 200 is discharged or sucked into the machine room 300 through the lower surface of the inner case 200, and the inner case ( 200) may include a discharge hole 232 through which the hot air generated in the machine room 300 is discharged through the lower surface.

The discharge hole 232 may be disposed on a rear surface of the lower surface of the inner case 200 . For example, the discharge hole 232 may be disposed at an angle to the ground between the lower surface or the rear surface of the inner case 200 so as to face the hanger unit 510 .

Also, the inflow hole 231 may be disposed biased toward the front of the lower surface of the inner case 200 . Thus, the inlet hole 231 may be disposed to be spaced apart from the outlet hole 232 .

The through hole 230 may include a steam hole 233 through which steam generated by the steam supply unit 800 is supplied. The steam hole 233 may be disposed on one side of the discharge hole 232 .

Meanwhile, in front of the machine room 300, a water supply container 30 capable of supplying water to the steam supply unit 800 and a drain container 40 for collecting condensed water condensed in the heat supply unit 340 may be provided. can

The water supply container 30 and the drain container 40 may be detachably provided at the front of the machine room 300 . Accordingly, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 of the present invention can be freely installed regardless of a water supply or drainage source.

Meanwhile, a drawer 50 drawn in and out in front of the machine room 300 and having a separate accommodation space may be further provided. The drawer 50 may store a steam generating device or an iron.

Figure 4 shows the structure of the machine room of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

4(a) is a view of the machine room 300 from the front, and FIG. 4(b) is a view of the machine room 300 from the rear.

Components for supplying hot air to the laundry treatment space, circulating air inside the laundry treatment space, supplying steam to the laundry treatment space, or purifying air outside the cabinet may be disposed inside the machine room 300 .

The machine room 300 may include a base part 310 for arranging a space in which various devices are supported or installed. The base part 310 may provide an area where various devices are installed.

A circulation duct 320 through which air introduced from the outside of the inner case 200 or the cabinet 100 moves may be installed in the base part 310 .

The circulation duct 320 may be provided in a case shape with an open upper surface, and some components of the heat supply unit 340 may be installed therein.

When the heat supply unit 340 is provided as a heat pump system, it may include heat exchangers 341 and 342 described below inside the circulation duct 320 and a compressor 342 supplying high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant to the heat exchanger. .

The heat exchangers 341 and 342 may be accommodated inside the circulation duct 320 to cool and dehumidify the air flowing through the circulation duct 320 or to heat the air to generate hot air.

When the circulation duct 320 is provided to suck air from the outside of the cabinet 100, an outside air duct 370 to suck outside air may be installed in front of the circulation duct 320.

The circulation duct 320 is provided to communicate with the outside air duct 370 and may be provided to selectively suck in external air.

The water supply container and the drainage container may be detachably coupled to the front surface of the circulation duct 320 . The water supply container 30 and the drainage container 40 may be seated and disposed on the upper part of the outdoor air duct 370 .

The circulation duct 320 may be provided by being coupled to the base part 310, but may be provided integrally with the base part 310. For example, the base part 310 and the circulation duct 320 may be manufactured by injection molding.

The machine room 300 may include a base cover 360 provided to communicate the circulation duct 320 and the inflow hole 231 .

The base cover 360 may be coupled to an upper portion of the circulation duct 320 to guide air sucked through the inflow hole 231 into the circulation duct 320 .

The base cover 360 may block the air inside the circulation duct 320 from being discharged to the outside by shielding the upper surface of the circulation duct 320 . A lower portion of the base cover 360 and an upper surface of the circulation duct 320 may form one surface of the flow path of the circulation duct 320 .

The base cover 360 may include an inlet 362 connecting the inlet hole 231 and the circulation duct 320 . The inlet 362 is provided in a duct shape and may serve as an intake duct that transfers air inside the inner case 200 to the circulation duct 320 .

The machine room 300 may be connected to the water tank 30 to receive water, generate steam, and supply steam to the inner case 200 . The steam supply unit 800 may be seated and disposed on the upper part of the base cover 360 .

The steam supply unit 800 may be disposed behind the inlet unit 362 .

The machine room 300 may include a fan installation part 350 provided to communicate the circulation duct 320 and the inner case 200 . The fan installation part 350 accommodates a blowing fan 353 that provides power to move the air inside the circulation duct 320 in one direction, and accommodates the blowing fan 353 and is coupled to the circulation duct 320. It may include a fan housing 351 that is or extends.

The fan installation unit 350 may be provided with a discharge duct 352 provided to communicate the circulation duct 320 and the discharge hole 232 .

The discharge duct 352 may be provided extending toward the discharge hole 232 with a cross section corresponding to the discharge hole 232 in the fan housing 351 .

As a result, the air inside the inner case 200 is introduced through the base cover 360, passes through the circulation duct 320, and then returns to the inside of the inner case 200 through the fan installation part 350. can be supplied.

Meanwhile, the base part 310 may include a compressor installation part 313 in which the compressor 342 for supplying refrigerant to the heat exchangers 341 and 343 is installed. The compressor installation part 313 may be disposed outside the circulation duct 320 .

In addition, a controller or control panel 700 for controlling the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may be installed in the base part 310 .

The base part 310 may be provided with a control installation part 312 forming a space into which the control part 700 can be inserted at the bottom of the circulation duct 320 .

The controller 700 may be provided to control all components that are electronically controlled, such as the compressor 342, the steam supply unit 800, and the blowing fan 353.

Since the control unit 700 is inserted into and supported by the base unit 310, vibration or shock applied to the control unit 700 can be buffered. In addition, since the controller 700 is disposed close to all electronic components, occurrence of control errors such as noise can be minimized.

In addition, a steam supply unit is disposed above the circulation duct 320, and a control unit 700 is disposed below the circulation duct 320. Accordingly, the circulation duct 320 may be provided in a straight duct shape between the steam supply unit 800 and the control unit 700 . Accordingly, flow resistance of air passing through the circulation duct 320 can be minimized.

The circulation duct 320, the outside air duct 370, the steam supply unit 800, the control unit 700, and the heat supply unit 340 may be provided in the form of modules in the base unit 310.

Thus, the base part 310 can be easily installed and maintained while being drawn in and out of the machine room 300 forward or backward.

Fig. 5 shows the machine room base structure of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

5(a) is a perspective view of the base part 310 viewed from the front, and FIGS. 5(b) and 5(c) are perspective views of the base part 9310 viewed from the rear.

The base part 310 may be installed on a base plate forming a lower surface of the laundry treatment apparatus. The base part 310 itself may form the lower surface of the laundry treatment device.

The base part 310 may include a base bottom part 311 forming a support surface. The base bottom part 311 may form a lower surface of the laundry treatment device. In addition, the base bottom part 311 may be installed on the upper surface of the bottom surface of the cabinet 100 forming the lower surface of the laundry treatment apparatus.

The base part 310 may be integrally provided with the circulation duct 320 forming at least a part of a passage through which air moves. The circulation duct 320 may be formed extending upward from the bottom part 311 of the base.

The circulation duct 320 extends from the base bottom part 311 to provide a duct body 321 forming a flow path and a space in which an evaporator 341 or a condenser 343 is installed inside the duct body 321. It may include a heat exchanger installation part 3212 and an air discharge part 323 provided at the rear of the duct body 321 to discharge air of the duct body 321.

The air discharge unit 323 may be provided in a pipe shape extending rearward from the duct body 321 . The diameter of the air outlet 323 may be smaller than the width of the duct body 321 .

The air discharge unit 323 may be connected to the fan housing 350 . Air discharged from the air discharge unit 323 may be guided into the inner case 200 through the fan housing 350 .

The circulation duct 320 may include an outside air suction part 322 formed through the front surface of the duct body 321 .

The outside air suction unit 322 may be provided to communicate with the outside air duct 370 . The outside air duct 370 may be seated and supported in front of the outside air suction unit 322 .

The circulation duct 320 may be provided with a damper that opens and closes the outside air suction unit 322 . Through the opening and closing of the damper, it is possible to allow or block the introduction of outside air into the circulation duct 320 .

The base part 310 may include a compressor installation part 312 providing a space in which the compressor 342 is installed. The compressor installation part 312 may be formed on one side of the base bottom part 311 and may be integrally formed with the base bottom part 311 .

The compressor installation part 312 may have a protrusion capable of supporting the compressor 342 . The compressor installation part 312 may be disposed on the rear side of the base part 310 . The compressor installation unit 312 may be disposed to overlap at least a portion of the air discharge unit 323 in the width direction.

The compressor installation unit 312 may be provided with a buffer member that reduces vibration transmitted from the compressor 342 . The buffer member may be fixed to the protrusion.

The base part 310 may include a control unit installation part 313 in which the control unit 700 is installed. The control unit installation unit 313 may be formed between the base bottom unit 311 and the circulation duct 320. The controller installation part 313 may be formed between the base bottom part 311 and the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320. The control unit installation unit 313 may be provided in the shape of a duct open to either the front or the rear at the bottom of the circulation duct 320 .

The structure of the controller installation unit 313 will be described later.

Fig. 6 shows the circulation duct structure of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

The circulation duct 320 may extend upward from the bottom of the base to form a flow path through which air flows. The circulation duct 320 may include a heat exchanger installation part 3212 providing a space in which the evaporator 341 and the condenser 342 are installed. The heat exchanger installation part 3212 may be provided inside the duct body 321 .

The duct body 321 may be provided with an open upper surface. The condenser 343 and the evaporator 341 may be introduced and installed through the opening of the duct body 321 .

An opening of the duct body 321 may be shielded by the base cover 360 , and the base cover 360 and the duct body 321 may form a flow path of the circulation passage 320 .

The front surface of the duct body 321 may be spaced apart from the front end of the base bottom part 311 to the rear.

Thus, the base bottom part 311 can secure a support surface 3111 on which one or more of the above-described water supply container 30 or drainage container 40 and the outdoor air duct 370 are installed and supported.

Meanwhile, the heat supply unit 340 includes an evaporator 341 provided as a heat exchanger installed inside the circulation duct 320 to cool and dehumidify the air introduced into the circulation duct 320, and the evaporator 341. A condenser 343 provided as a heat exchanger that heats the passing air to form hot air, and a compressor 342 disposed outside the circulation duct 320 and supplying a refrigerant that exchanges heat with the air to the condenser 343 , An expansion valve 344 for cooling by expanding the refrigerant passing through the condenser 343 may be included.

Meanwhile, as the duct body 32 is integrally molded to the base part 310, a higher height of the heat exchanger installation part 3212 can be secured, and the heights of the condenser 343 and the evaporator 341 can also be increased. can be increased

As a result, the widths of the condenser 343 and the evaporator 341 in the front-back direction can be reduced, so that the number of refrigerant pipes passing through the condenser and the evaporator can be reduced. Accordingly, there is an effect of reducing the flow loss of air passing through the condenser and the evaporator.

Meanwhile, the sum of the length of the evaporator 341 and the length of the condenser 343 may be smaller than the length of the heat exchanger installation part 3212 . Accordingly, the length of the heat exchanger installation part 3212 in the front-rear direction may be equal to or less than half of the length of the duct body 321 .

Therefore, since the heat exchanger installation part 3212 can be sufficiently spaced from the outside air intake part 322, a sufficient space is provided in the circulation duct 320 to allow the outside air and the air inside the inner case 200 to flow in. can be secured

Meanwhile, the inside of the duct body 321 may include an installation partition wall 3211 that divides the heat exchanger installation part 3212 from the outside of the installation part 3212 during the heat exchange. The installation partition wall 3211 may protrude from a side surface of the duct body 321 and may be provided to support the front side of the evaporator 341 .

In addition, the duct body 321 may be expanded in width based on the installation partition wall 3211 and extended rearward.

As a result, the width of the heat exchanger installation part 3212 may be greater than half of the width of the base part 310 . Also, the width of the circulation duct 320 may be greater than half of the width of the base part 310 .

The width of the condenser 343 and the width of the evaporator 341 may also be greater than half of the total width of the base part 310 .

As described above, when the widths of the condenser 343 and the evaporator 341 are secured, a sufficient heat exchange capacity can be secured.

In addition, the fan housing 350 may be disposed to overlap the condenser 343 or the evaporator 341 in the front-back direction. Accordingly, air passing through the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 may flow into the fan housing 350 without bending the flow path. That is, the air introduced into the circulation duct 320 has an effect of minimizing flow loss because there is no bending of the flow path in the process of moving to the fan housing.

Fig. 7 explains the shape of the circulation duct of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

In the base part 310, the base bottom part 310 and the circulation passage 320 may be integrally molded through mold injection.

The mold forming the inner surface of the duct body 321 may be removed by being pulled out from the inside of the duct body 321 in an upward direction. At this time, to facilitate the withdrawal of the mold, the wall surface of the duct body 321 may be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the removal direction of the mold.

The width of the lower surface 321a of the duct body 321 may be longer than that of the upper surface 321b of the duct body 321 .

Specifically, the distance between the walls of the duct bodies 321 facing each other may increase as the distance from the base bottom part 311 increases. The distance between the left side and the right side of the circulation passage facing each other may be increased along the withdrawal direction of the mold. Accordingly, removal of the mold may be facilitated.

On the other hand, the air discharge unit 323 has an air extension pipe 3231 extending from the rear of the duct body 321 to have a smaller diameter or width, and a pipe shape having a uniform diameter in the air extension pipe 3231, An air discharge pipe 3232 forming a hollow 3233 therein may be included. The air extension tube 3231 can perform the function of a nozzle and can increase the speed of the discharged air.

In addition, the mold forming the air discharge part 323 can be removed as shown in the above drawing. After being drawn forward from the inside of the air discharge unit 323 toward the inside of the circulation passage 320 , it may be removed toward the upper open surface of the circulation passage 320 . In this process, the mold can be formed into a structure that is easy to withdraw.

8 is a cross-sectional view of the circulation duct.

The installation partition wall 3211 may protrude inward from the inner wall of the duct body 321 or may be formed by recessing the outer wall of the circulation duct toward the inside.

The heat exchanger installation part 3212 may be formed between the heat exchanger installation partition wall 3211 and the air discharge part 323 .

The mold for forming the air discharge part 323 may be drawn out to the front of the air discharge part 323 and then removed upward. It is necessary to prevent the mold forming the air discharge part 323 from interfering with the heat exchanger installation partition wall when being drawn forward from the inside of the air discharge part 323 . To this end, design values of the air discharge unit 323 may be adjusted.

Specifically, when molding the air discharge unit 323, a mold for forming the front side and a mold for forming the rear side based on the parting line 3233 of the air discharge unit 323 in the drawing may be provided separately. there is. Accordingly, the removal directions of the molds may also be different from each other. The mold for forming the part located in the front of the air discharge unit 323 based on the parting line is drawn forward, and the mold for forming the part located at the rear of the air discharge unit 323 based on the parting line is drawn backward. It can be.

That is, in order to prevent the mold being drawn forward from interfering with the heat exchanger installation partition wall during the drawing process, the distance 1 (323a) may be smaller than the distance 2 (321c) in the drawing. Distance 1 (323a) may mean a distance between the parting line of the air discharge unit 323 and the front end of the air discharge unit 323. Also, distance 1 (323a) may mean a distance between the parting line of the air discharge unit 323 and the rear opening of the circulation duct. The distance 2 (321c) may mean a distance between the front end of the air discharge unit 323 and the heat exchanger installation partition. In addition, the distance 2 (323a) may mean a distance between the rear opening of the circulation duct and the heat exchanger installation partition wall 3211.

Fig. 9 is a detailed view of the structure of the water reservoir of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

When the compressor 342 and the blowing fan 352 are driven in the laundry handling apparatus of the present invention, the air supplied from the outside of the cabinet 100 and the air supplied from the inner case 200 blow the evaporator 341. It is cooled while passing through, and the water vapor contained in the air is condensed.

Water condensed in the evaporator 341 may accumulate on the lower surface of the circulation duct 320 .

The laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention may include a water storage part 326 in which a part of the bottom surface of the duct body 321 is recessed to collect the condensed water condensed in the evaporator 341 .

The water storage part 326 is a space provided by a depression in the bottom surface of the duct body 321, and may form one side of the control unit installation part 313.

The water storage part 326 may be formed by being depressed downward from the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 .

The water storage part 326 may be integrally formed with the circulation duct 320 . While injection molding the circulation duct 320 into the base portion 310 , a portion of the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 may be recessed to form the water storage portion 326 .

At least a part of the upper surface of the water storage part 326 may be disposed parallel to the heat exchanger installation part 313 .

The base part 310 may include a drain pipe 3263 for discharging water collected in the water storage part 326 to the outside.

The drain pipe 3263 may protrude from the lower part of the water storage part 362 to the outside of the circulation duct 320 and may be provided. The drain pipe 32634 may discharge water stored in the water storage unit to the outside of the base unit. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent water collected in the water reservoir 326 from rotting or flowing back to the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 again.

The circulation duct 320 includes the partition wall 3211 extending from the inner surface of the duct body 321 . The barrier rib 3211 may protrude inward from the inner wall of the circulation duct 320 or may protrude inward as the outer wall of the circulation duct 320 is recessed inward. The barrier rib 3211 may guide positions where the heat exchangers 341 and 343 are installed, and prevent air entering the heat exchanger from passing bypassing the heat exchanger.

The barrier rib 3211 may be provided in the water reservoir 326 .

Fig. 10 shows a cross-sectional view (S-S') of the circulation duct cut in the height direction.

The water reservoir 326 may include a bottom surface 3261 where water accumulates, and a recessed part 3262 recessed further downward from the bottom surface 3261 . The drain pipe 3263 may be provided at a position corresponding to the recess 3262 on the outer surface of the circulation duct 320 . As a result, the drain pipe 3263 may be disposed at a part where the water level is the lowest among the water reservoir 326 . Water collected in the water reservoir 326 may move to the drain pipe 3263 by its own weight.

11 shows an inclined structure associated with the water reservoir.

Figure 11 (a) shows a vertical cross section parallel to the width direction of the base portion, Figure 11 (b) shows a vertical cross section parallel to the front and rear directions of the base portion.

The bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 and the bottom surface of the water storage part 326 may be provided to have a predetermined slope.

In particular, the bottom surface 325 of the circulation duct may be inclined toward the water storage part 326, and the bottom surface 3261 of the water storage part may be inclined toward the drain pipe 3263.

The bottom surface 325 of the circulation duct may be inclined toward the water storage part 326 based on the ground or the bottom surface of the base part 310 by an angle of 1 (a).

In addition, the bottom surface 325 of the circulation duct may be provided with a downward slope from rear to front toward the drain pipe 3263. The bottom surface 325 of the circulation duct may be inclined from the rear to the front by an angle 2 (b) based on the bottom surface of the base part 310 .

As a result, the water condensed on the bottom surface of the circulation duct may move toward the water storage part 326 while moving forward.

Meanwhile, the bottom surface 3261 of the water reservoir may also have a predetermined slope.

The drain pipe 3263 may be disposed on an inner surface of the water reservoir 326 rather than on an outer surface thereof.

The bottom surface 3261 of the water storage part may have a slope lowering toward the inside of the circulation duct 320 based on the bottom surface of the base part 310 .

The bottom surface 3261 of the water storage part may be inclined at an angle of 3 (c) with respect to the bottom surface of the base part 310, and the bottom surface 3261 of the water storage part is the bottom surface of the circulation duct. The slope of (325) and the direction of the slope may be opposite.

The angle 3(c) may be an angle inclined downward in a direction away from the barrier rib 3211 .

The bottom surface 3261 of the water reservoir may be provided with a slope lowering toward the drain pipe 3263 .

The bottom surface of the water storage part 3261 may be inclined by an angle 4 (d) that is lowered from the rear to the front with respect to the base part 310 .

Angles 1 to 4 described above may be formed by a mold during the molding process of the base part 310 . Angle 1 to angle 4 may be formed in the process of forming the circulation duct 320 or the water storage part 326 . Angle 2(b) and angle 4(d) can form an inclination in the same direction.

The mold forming the water reservoir 326 may be removed by pulling it upward. At this time, in order to facilitate removal of the mold, sidewalls of the water reservoir 326 may be provided to be tapered. Specifically, it may be provided so that the cross-sectional area increases according to the withdrawal direction of the mold. In other words, the circumference of the upper surface of the water storage part 326 may be larger than the circumference of the bottom surface of the water storage part 326 .

A front surface of the water reservoir 326 may be inclined forward as it goes upward. The rear surface of the water reservoir 326 may be inclined backward toward the upper side. Left and right sides of the water reservoir 326 may be inclined to the left and to the right as they go upward, respectively.

12 shows the structure of the water storage unit and the residual water treatment unit.

Fig. 12 (a) is a cross-sectional view of the water reservoir in the front and rear directions, and Fig. 12 (b) is a front lower surface of the circulation duct 320.

The bottom surface 3261 of the water storage part 326 may be disposed inclined downward toward the front, and the bottom surface 325 of the circulation duct 320 may also be disposed inclined downward toward the front.

The filter 3264 is provided in the recess 3262 to prevent foreign substances from being discharged to the outside of the drain pipe 3263 .

The laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may include a residual water treatment unit 330 that collects the water collected in the water storage unit 326 into the drain container 40 .

The residual water treatment unit 330 may include the drain pump 331 discharging the water collected in the water storage unit 326 to the drain container 40 . The drain pipe 3263 and the drain pump 331 may be connected through a first drain hose 3351, and water discharged from the drain pump 331 may move along the second drain hose 3352. .

The drain pipe 3263 may be disposed above the drain pump 331 . Thus, water collected in the water reservoir 326 by its own weight may be collected by the drain pump 331 .

13 illustrates an embodiment of the residual water treatment unit of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Since the condensed water collected in the water reservoir 326 must be collected in the drain container 40 , the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention may include a residual water treatment unit 330 that collects the condensed water in the drain container 40 .

Meanwhile, since the drain container 40 is provided in front of the duct body 321, it may be advantageous that the residual water treatment unit 330 is also provided in front of the duct body 321.

Meanwhile, the residual water treatment unit 330 may install a part of components connecting the drain pump 331 and the drain tube 40 to the base part 310 . Thus, when the drain trough 40 is full or the condensed water flows backward in the drain trough 40, the condensed water can be transferred back to the inside of the base part 310 and circulated to the water storage part 326. . Accordingly, it is possible to prevent condensed water from leaking out of the base part 310 .

The water storage part 326 may include a drain pipe 3263 for discharging the condensed water to the outside of the water storage part 326 . The drain pipe 3263 may be provided by extending forward from the base part 310 .

The residual water treatment unit 330 may include a drain pump 331 that provides power to transfer water discharged from the drain pipe 3263 to the drain pipe 40 .

The residual water treatment unit 330 may include an inlet pipe 332 extending from one side of the circulation duct and communicating with the drain pump 331 .

The residual water treatment unit 330 may include a discharge pipe 334 that communicates with the inlet pipe 332 and transfers the condensed water to the drain pipe 40, and the discharge pipe 334 is connected to the base part 310. may be provided integrally with

The residual water treatment unit 330 may further include a guide pipe 333 provided below the discharge pipe. The guide pipe 333 may be provided to communicate the drain pipe 40 and the circulation duct 320 . The guide tube 333 may guide the water inside the drain tube back into the circulation duct 320 when the water level in the drain tube 40 is equal to or higher than a predetermined water level.

The water guided to the circulation duct 320 is returned to the water storage unit 326 and may be guided to the drain container 40 through the residual water treatment unit 330 again.

As a result, even if the drain box 40 is full, the condensed water is introduced into the circulation duct 320 through the guide pipe 333, preventing overflow of the drain box 40. can do.

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14 shows an embodiment of a water cover.

The laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may further include a water cover 327 seated on the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 . The water cover 327 may be provided to support at least one of the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343, and block water condensed in the evaporator 341 from moving to the condenser 343. And may be provided to guide to the water reservoir (326).

The water cover can prevent the bottom surface of the circulation duct from being exposed to the outside. In addition, the water cover may form a support surface on which the evaporator and the condenser are supported. The water cover may support the evaporator and the condenser to be spaced apart from the bottom surface of the circulation duct. The water cover may be provided to shield an upper surface of the water reservoir. That is, the water cover may perform a cover function of the water storage unit.

The water cover 327 may also be provided to shield an upper part of the water storage part 326 . Accordingly, it is possible to prevent air introduced into the circulation duct 320 from receiving resistance due to a step difference between the water storage part 326 and the circulation duct 320 .

The water cover 327 is provided in a plate shape and extends downward from the water body 3271 supporting at least one of the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 and the water body (3271) A support rib 3276 for maintaining the height or inclination of the 3271 may be included.

Any one of the support ribs 3276 may be supported by the recessed portion 3262 or the filter 3264 . Thus, the support rib 3276 can directly guide water flowing along the water body 3271 to the drain pipe 3263.

15 shows a state in which the water cover is installed in the circulation duct.

The water cover 327 may be provided in a plate shape for shielding at least a portion of the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 .

The water cover 327 may block exposure of the water reservoir 326 to an area facing the inlet 362 or an area into which the outside air is introduced.

The water cover 327 may be provided to support lower ends of the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 . Even if the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 is inclined due to the water cover 327, the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 may be disposed at the same height.

In addition, the water cover 327 can prevent the positions of the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 from being changed.

The water body 3271 of the water cover 327 may be inclined parallel to the base part 310 . Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the air introduced into the evaporator 341 from receiving unnecessary gradient resistance.

16 shows the detailed structure of the water cover.

The water cover may include a water body 3271 positioned above the bottom surface of the circulation duct or the bottom surface of the water storage unit. The water body 3271 can prevent the bottom surface 325 of the circulation duct or the bottom surface 3261 of the water reservoir from being exposed to the outside.

The water cover 327 may include a seating rib 3274 protruding upward from the water body 3271. The seating rib 3274 may be provided to fix one or more of the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343, and may also maintain a distance between the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343.

The water cover 327 may include a through hole 3272 penetrating the water body 3271 . The through hole 3272 may be formed between the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 . Thus, the water condensed in the evaporator 341 can be guided to the lower part of the water cover.

The water cover 327 may further include a water outlet 3275 that penetrates the water body 3271 and is spaced apart from the through hole 3272 . The water outlet 3275 may be disposed in an area facing the water reservoir 326 .

The water outlet 3275 may discharge water flowing along the upper surface of the water body 3271 to the water reservoir 326 .

In addition, the water outlet 3275 may guide water overflowing from the drain container 40 to the water reservoir 326 .

The water cover 327 may include a separation rib 3273 supported on the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 in the water body 3271 . The separation rib 3273 is provided to correspond to the inclination of the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 and is provided to contact the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 so that the air can pass through the water body 3271 and the circulation duct ( 320) may be blocked from moving between the bottom surfaces.

Meanwhile, the separation rib 3273 may be provided along the circumference of the water body 3271.

Meanwhile, the water cover 3273 may further include an avoidance part 3277 preventing interference with the partition wall 3211 of the circulation duct. The avoidance part 3277 may be formed by being recessed from the side of the water body 3271. The avoidance part 3277 may be provided to correspond to the shape of the barrier rib.

The water cover 327 may include a discharge rib 3276 supported by the water reservoir 326 . Discharge rib The discharge rib 3276 may be provided in a shape that does not shield the drain pipe 3263.

17 shows the structure of the control unit installation unit provided on the base of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

17(a) shows an aspect in which the controller 700 is installed in the controller installation unit 313.

The control unit 700 may be provided to control all devices necessary for the clothes handling apparatus of the present invention to perform an arbitrary course of refreshing the clothes. The controller 700 may be provided as a PCB board, but is not limited thereto and may be provided as various devices for control.

The controller 700 may be inserted into and seated in the controller installation unit 313 .

The controller installation unit 313 may be disposed below the circulation duct 320.

A bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 may form an upper surface of the controller installation part 313 . The control unit installation unit 313 may be disposed lower than the air discharge unit 323 .

The controller installation part 313 may be integrally formed with the base bottom part 311 . The control unit installation unit 313 may be formed as a recessed space at the bottom of the circulation duct 320 in the process of forming the circulation duct 320 on the base unit 310 .

The controller 700 may be inserted in a sliding manner from the rear to the front in the controller installation unit 313 .

A bracket 3131 provided to surround the control unit may be further provided on the surface of the control unit 700 . The brackets 3131 are disposed above and below the control unit to prevent foreign substances from entering the control unit.

In addition, the bracket 3131 can prevent the circuit board inside the controller 700 from being damaged by heat or vibration being transmitted to the controller 700 . The bracket 3131 may be made of a metal material.

17(b) shows a state in which the controller is installed in the controller installation unit.

As shown in the drawing, the controller 700 may be installed at a predetermined angle with the bottom part 311 of the base.

For example, the controller 700 may be inclined toward the water reservoir 326 . Accordingly, when water flows out of the upper portion of the control unit 700, the water can quickly leave the control unit 700 and tilt the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 toward the water storage unit 326. can be molded.

The controller 700 may include a supporter 3132 protruding to the side.

The controller installation part 313 may include ribs 3134 protruding from both sides of the installation part. The supporter 3132 of the controller may be mounted on the upper side of the rib 3134.

The supporter 3132 of the controller may support the entire load of the controller 700 . When the supporter 3132 of the control unit is supported on the upper side of the rib 3134, the control unit 700 may be spaced apart from the base bottom part 311 by a predetermined distance.

The rib 3134 may be integrally formed with the base portion 310 . The ribs 3134 may be molded together when the base part 310 is injection molded and integrally provided with components such as the base bottom part 311 and the circulation duct 320.

A protrusion 3133 may be provided on the front surface of the controller 700 . In addition, a guide protruding backward may be provided on the inner surface of the controller installation unit 313 . The protrusion may be coupled with the guide. The protuberance can be inserted into the guide. When the control unit is inserted into the control unit installation unit, the control unit can be aligned in place by coupling the protrusion to the guide.

In addition, as described above, both side surfaces of the controller may be positioned in such a way that the supporter is seated on the rib. Using such a coupling process, the control unit can be coupled to the position of the control unit installation unit without a separate fastening member.

18 shows the structure of the air discharge unit 323 of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

The base part 310 may include an air discharge part 323 for discharging the treated air toward the fan housing.

The air discharge unit 323 may be provided to communicate the inside of the circulation duct 320 or the duct body 321 and the fan housing 350 . The air discharge unit 323 may be provided in a bell mouth shape. Being provided in the shape of a bell mouth, it is possible to reduce air flow loss and improve air circulation efficiency.

The air discharge pipe 3232 of the air discharge unit 323 is provided in a pipe shape, and the mold disposed in front of the parting line 3233 in the mold removal process based on the parting line 3233 is drawn forward, A mold disposed behind the parting line 3233 may be drawn backward.

The fan installation part 350 may be coupled to and supported by the air discharge pipe 3232 . The fan housing 351 may have a coupling hole coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the air discharge pipe 3232, and the blowing fan 353 may be disposed in the coupling hole.

The fan housing 351 may include a discharge duct 352 extending to the discharge hole 232 from the outer circumferential surface or the outside of the blowing fan 353 .

The fan housing 351 and the discharge duct 352 may accommodate the blowing fan 353 therein and form a passage through which air may move.

A motor that rotates the blowing fan 353 may be coupled to the outside of the fan housing 351 and supported.

Fig. 19 shows the structure of the base cover of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

The base cover 360 may be coupled to an upper surface of the circulation duct 320 to prevent the inside of the circulation duct 320 from being exposed.

The base cover 360 is coupled to the upper surface of the circulation duct 320 and extends from the inflow body 361 communicating the inner case 200 and the circulation duct 320 . It may include a shielding body 363 that shields the circulation duct 320.

The inlet body 361 may be provided in a duct shape so that the inlet hole 231 of the inner case communicates with the inside of the circulation duct 320 . The inflow body 361 may protrude more upward than the shielding body 363 .

The inlet body 361 may be disposed in front of the evaporator 341 so as not to face the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 and may be disposed in front of the partition wall 3211 .

The intake body 361 may serve as an intake duct for moving air from the inner case 200 to the circulation duct 320 .

The inlet body 361 may have an inlet 362 through which air of the inner case 200 passes.

Specifically, the base cover 360 has a first rib 362a extending along the width direction of the inlet body 361 and is spaced apart from the first rib 362a to the rear of the inlet body 361. A second rib 362b extending in the width direction may be included.

The first rib 362a and the second rib 362b may be provided side by side. The first rib 362a and the second rib 362b may have a plate shape extending in a vertical direction, and may have a height corresponding to that of the inflow body 361 .

The front edge of the inlet body 361 and the first rib 362a may form the first inlet 3621, and the first rib 362a and the second rib 362b may form the second inlet. 3622 may be formed, and the second rib 362b and the rear edge of the inlet body 361 may form a third inlet 3623.

The first inlet 3621 and the third inlet 3622 may have the same area, and the second inlet 36222 may have an area of the first inlet 3621 and the third inlet 3622. It may be provided smaller.

The base cover 360 includes a damper part 364 provided to open and close the inlet part 362, and a driving part 365 coupled to the damper part 364 to control the opening and closing of the damper part 364. can include

The damper part 364 may include a first damper part 3641 provided to open and close the first inlet 3621 and a second damper part 3642 provided to open and close the third inlet 3623. can

The first damper part 3641 is provided in a plate shape having an area corresponding to the first inlet 3621, and is rotatably formed on both sides of the inlet body 361 inside the first inlet 3621. can be combined

The second damper part 3642 is provided in a plate shape with an area corresponding to the third inlet 3622, and is rotatably formed on both sides of the inlet body 361 inside the third inlet 3622. can be combined

The second inlet 3622 may be equipped with a cut-off filter 366 capable of filtering foreign substances such as fine dust and lint, although air passes therethrough.

The blocking filter 366 may be provided to be inserted into the second inlet 3622 to partition the first inlet 3621 and the third inlet 3623 . The cut-off filter 366 may be disposed extending from the second inlet 3622 to contact the bottom surface of the circulation duct 320 .

The blocking filter 366 may be provided as a filter capable of filtering up to the moisture. For example, the blocking filter 366 may be provided with a HEPA filter or the like.

Meanwhile, when the blocking filter 366 is inserted into the second inlet 3622, a shielding member for shielding the second inlet 3622 may be further coupled.

The drive unit 365 includes a motor that provides power to selectively rotate the first damper unit 364 and the second damper unit 365, and the first damper unit 364 rotates in engagement with the motor. ) and a plurality of gear members capable of selectively rotating the second damper unit 365.

Due to the driving unit 365, the first inlet 3611 and the third inlet 3623 may be selectively opened.

Due to the drive unit 365, the air accommodated in the inner case 200 may flow into the circulation duct 320 along the first inlet 3621, or along the third inlet 3623. It may be introduced into the circulation duct 320.

Of course, the driving unit 365 may control the first damper 3641 and the second damper 3642 to open both the first inlet 3611 and the third inlet 3623, and The first damper 3641 and the second damper 3642 may be controlled to cover both the first inlet 3611 and the third inlet 3623.

The driving unit 365 may be provided in any structure as long as it can be provided to rotate the first damper 3641 and the second damper 3642. For example, it may be provided with a combination of a motor, a main gear rotated by the motor, and a driven gear coupled to the first damper and the second damper and rotated by rotation of the main gear.

The base cover 360 may include a shielding body 363 extending from the inlet body 361 to shield the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 . The shielding body 363 may be provided in a plate shape.

The base cover 360 may be detachably coupled to the upper surface of the circulation duct 320 through the inlet hook 3612 extending from the lower surface of the inlet body 361 .

The circulation duct 320 may be provided with a coupling portion detachably coupled to the inlet hook 3612 .

20 shows the structure of the outside air duct.

Referring to FIG. 20 (a), the outside air duct 370 may be coupled to the base part 310.

The outside air duct 370 may be provided in communication with the outside air suction unit 322 .

The outdoor air duct 370 includes an outdoor damper 373 that opens and closes the outdoor air intake unit 322 and an outdoor drive unit that rotates the outdoor air intake unit 322 to selectively open and close the outdoor air intake unit 322 ( 374) may be included.

The outside air damper 373 may be provided in a plate shape capable of sealing the outside air intake unit 322 and may be rotatably coupled to both side surfaces of the outside air intake unit 322 .

The outdoor driving unit 374 may be provided as an actuator that is coupled to the outdoor air duct 370 or the circulation duct 320 and rotates the outdoor air damper 373 .

The outside air duct 370 includes an extension duct 372 extending forward from the outside air suction section 322 in front of the outside air suction section 322, and an outside air inflow extending forward from the extension duct 372. It may include an intake duct 371 that may be.

The intake duct 371 may be provided by extending from a lower portion of the extension duct 372, and a water supply container 30 and a drainage container 40 may be disposed at the upper portion. The water supply container 30 and the drain container 40 may be coupled to or seated on the intake duct 371 .

The intake duct 371 may include an outdoor air intake 3711 at one end or a free end and a partition rib 3712 provided to partition the outside air 3711.

The outdoor outlet 3711 may be disposed lower than the door 400 so as not to be shielded by the door 400 .

The partitioning ribs 3712 may be provided to partition the inside of the external outlet 3711 to block foreign substances or the user's body from being introduced.

Referring to FIG. 20 (b), when the outdoor driving unit 374 rotates the outdoor air damper 373 to open the outdoor air suction unit 322, the intake duct 371 and the circulation duct 320 can be intertwined

At this time, when the blowing fan 352 is driven, air outside the cabinet may flow into the circulation duct 320 . When the compressor 342 is driven, the outside air may be dehumidified while passing through the circulation duct 320 and supplied to the inside of the inner case 200 .

The door 400 may further include an outlet for discharging air inside the inner case 200 to the outside and a discharge damper for selectively opening and closing the outlet. The outlet may be provided to face the accommodation space of the inner case 200 .

As a result, the dehumidified air may be discharged through the outlet.

In addition, the outside air may be filtered while passing through the cut-off filter 366 and discharged to the outside of the cabinet 100 again.

21 shows the flow of air flowing through the circulation duct.

Referring to FIG. 21 (a), the outside air damper 373 shields the outside air suction part 322, the first damper 3641 opens the first inlet 3621, and the second damper 3642 may be controlled while the third inlet 3623 is shielded.

When the blowing fan 352 is driven, the air inside the inner case 200 may flow into the first inlet 3621 and pass through the filter 366 to be filtered.

When the compressor 342 is driven, air passing through the filter 366 may be dehumidified and heated while passing through the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 .

Air passing through the heat exchanger may pass through the fan installation part 350 and be supplied into the inner case 200 .

This state may be a state in which steam is not supplied to the inner case 200 . This is because when steam is supplied to the inner case 200, the moisture wets the filter 600, and thus the performance of the filter 366 cannot be guaranteed.

As a result, even when steam is not supplied to the inner case 200, before steam is supplied to the inside of the inner case 200, or even after steam is supplied to the inside of the inner case 200, the humidity is lowered. In this case, air inside the inner case 200 may pass through the first inlet 3641 and pass through the filter 366 to filter lint, such as foreign substances.

Referring to FIG. 21 (b), the outside air damper 373 shields the outside air intake 322, the first damper 3641 blocks the first inlet 3621, and the second damper 3642 may be controlled with the third inlet 3623 open.

When the blowing fan 352 is driven, air inside the inner case 200 may flow into the third inlet 3623 . Since the third inlet 3623 is provided downstream of the cut-off filter 366, the air introduced into the third inlet 3623 may not pass through the cut-off filter 366.

When the compressor 342 is driven, air passing through the filter 366 may be dehumidified and heated while passing through the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 .

Air passing through the heat exchanger may pass through the fan installation part 350 and be supplied into the inner case 200 .

As a result, when steam is supplied to the inner case 200 or when the humidity inside the inner case 200 is very high, the air of the inner case 200 flows into the third inlet 3623. And, it is possible to block exposure of the cut-off filter 366 to moisture by blocking the inflow into the first inlet 3621 .

Referring to FIG. 21 (c), the outside air damper 373 opens the outside air suction part 322, the first damper 3641 shields the first inlet 3621, and the second The damper 3642 may be controlled while the third inlet 3623 is shielded.

When the blowing fan 352 is driven, the air inside the inner case 200 is blocked from flowing into the inlet 362, and only the outside air of the cabinet 100 flows into the circulation duct 320. and pass through the cut-off filter 366. As a result, foreign substances such as fine dust contained in the outside air may be filtered through the cut-off filter 366 .

When the compressor 342 is driven, air passing through the filter 366 may be dehumidified while passing through the evaporator 341 and the condenser 343 .

The air that has passed through the heat exchanger passes through the fan installation part 350 and is supplied into the inner case 200 to supply fresh hot air to clothes.

At this time, when the door 400 is provided with a device for discharging the air inside the inner case 200 to the outside, the air outside the cabinet passes through the cut-off filter 366 and the heat supply unit 340, It can be discharged in a purified and dehumidified state.

As a result, in the laundry handling apparatus of the present invention, the control unit 700 controls the outside driving unit 374 and the inlet driving unit 365 to determine the flow direction of the air inside the inner case 200 and the air outside the cabinet. can

Figure 22 shows the installation structure of the steam supply unit

The steam supply unit 800 may be supported by being seated on the base cover 360 .

The steam supply unit 800 may include a steam case 810 seated on the base cover 360 and storing water for generating the steam.

The steam supply unit 800 may further include an installation bracket 870 capable of fixing the steam case 810 to the base cover 360 .

The installation bracket 870 is coupled to the base cover 360 to fix the steam case 810.

The installation bracket 870 may include a lower panel 871 supporting the lower surface of the steam case 810 and side panels 872 supporting both sides of the steam case 810 in the lower panel 871. can

The installation bracket 870 may further include one or more fixing clips 873 extending from the side panel 872 to prevent the steam case 810 from being separated.

The fixing clip 873 may be detachably provided on the top or side of the steam case 810.

The compressor 342 may be disposed below the steam supply unit 800 .

The installation bracket 870 may be provided to block heat generated from the compressor or heat generated from the refrigerant compressed by the compressor from being transferred to the steam supply unit 800 .

The installation bracket 870 may block the transfer of fire to the steam supply unit 800 when a fire occurs in the compressor 342 .

Meanwhile, the base cover 360 may include a fastening part 3631 provided on the shielding body 363 and detachably coupled to the steam supply part 800 . The fastening part 3631 may be provided with a structure that is detachably coupled to a protruding part protruding from the lower part of the steam case 810.

Thus, even if a large amount of water is contained in the steam case 810, the steam case 810 can be stably seated on the base cover 360.

In addition, since the steam case 810 is disposed above the circulation duct 320 and the distance to the inner case 200 is shorter, the steam generated in the steam case 810 flows into the inner case 200. Condensation before reaching can be minimized.

23 shows a detailed structure of the steam supply unit.

Referring to FIG. 23 (a), the steam supply unit 800 includes a steam case 810 capable of receiving and storing water to generate steam, and heats the water accommodated in the steam case 810 to generate steam. It may include a heater unit 840 to generate.

The steam case 810 may be provided in the form of a case with an open top, and may be provided to accommodate the heater unit 840.

The steam supply unit 800 may further include a case cover 820 coupled to the steam case 810 to prevent the heater unit 840 from being exposed to the outside and preventing the water from leaking out. .

The case cover 820 includes a water level sensor 850 for detecting the water level of the steam case 810 and a temperature inside the steam case 810 or whether steam is generated inside the steam case 810. A steam sensor 860 for detecting may be installed.

Referring to FIG. 23(b), the steam case 810 may include a case body 811 providing a space for storing the water and accommodating the heater unit 840.

The case body 811 has an open top so that various parts can be easily installed inside the case body 811 .

One side of the case body 811 may include a heater insertion hole 8111 through which the heater 840 may be inserted or taken out.

The case body 811 may include a recovery pipe 814 capable of discharging water contained therein to the outside.

The recovery pipe 814 can remain closed by the shielding stopper 8141 so as to be opened only when residual water inside the steam case 810 is removed, and to prevent the shielding stopper 8141 from being arbitrarily separated. A shielding clip 8142 for maintaining the shielding stopper 8141 coupled to the recovery tube 814 may be included.

Accordingly, when repairing the steam case 800 or preventing freezing or bursting of the steam case 800, water inside the steam case 800 may be discharged through the recovery pipe 814.

Meanwhile, a heater fixing part 830 capable of supporting or fixing the heater part 840 may be installed inside the case body 811 . The heater fixing part 830 may include a fixing clip 831 fixing the heater part 840 and a clip fastening member 833 fixing the support clip 831 to the case body 811. there is.

The fixing clip 831 may be provided to accommodate or surround at least a portion of the heater unit 840 .

On the other hand, the steam supply unit 800 may be provided with a water supply pipe 815 for receiving water. The water supply pipe 815 may communicate with the water supply container 30 to receive water.

The water supply pipe 815 may be provided on the case cover 820 or may be disposed above the steam case 810. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent water from flowing backward through the water supply pipe 815 .

The steam supply unit 800 may include a steam pipe 813 for discharging steam generated by driving the heater unit 840 to the outside. The steam pipe 813 is also provided above the case cover 820 to block water from being discharged to the steam pipe 813 . The steam pipe 813 may communicate with the steam hole 233 of the inner case 200 .

The case cover 820 may have a water level sensor hole 854 in which the water level sensor can be installed.

The water level sensor 850 includes at least one contact protrusion 852 inserted into the water level sensor hole 854 and immersed in water to sense the water level, and the contact protrusion 852 is suspended inside the steam case 810. It may include a sensor body 851 coupled to the water level sensor hole 854 or supported by the case cover 820 in order to maintain it in a closed state.

The sensor body 851 may be coupled to the case cover 820 through a sensor fastening member 853 .

Meanwhile, the case cover 820 may have an insertion hole 864 into which the steam sensor 860 may be installed. The steam sensor 860 is inserted into the insertion hole 864 and detects whether or not steam is generated inside the steam case 810, and the detecting device 861 is connected to the case cover ( It may include a support 863 fixed to the 820 and a coupling member 862 coupling the support 863 to the case cover 820 .

The detection device 861 is provided as a humidity sensor or a temperature sensor to detect whether or not steam is generated inside the steam case 810.

Meanwhile, the case cover 820 may be provided with a cover hook 821 that extends forward and is coupled to the base cover 860 .

In addition, a fixing protrusion 822 capable of fixing the lower part of the inner case 200 or a separate steam outlet 900 may be provided at the rear of the case cover 820 .

The heater unit 840 may be inserted into the heater insertion hole 8111 and accommodated in the steam case 810 to receive power and heat water.

The heater unit 840 may be provided as a sheath heater or the like, and may be controlled by the control unit 700 to be driven and stopped repeatedly.

The heater unit 840 may include a first heater 841 that heats water by receiving a first electric power and a second heater 842 that heats water by receiving a larger electric power than the first electric power. .

As a result, the second heater 842 may be provided to generate more steam by heating a larger amount of water than the first heater 841 .

The first heater 841 and the second heater 842 may be provided to divide and consume the maximum amount of heater electric power allowed to the heater unit 840 in the laundry treatment apparatus. That is, if the first heater 841 is provided to consume part of the maximum amount of heater power, the second heater 842 may be provided to consume the remainder of the maximum amount of heater power.

For example, when the general maximum heater power allowed for the heater unit 840 is 1500w, the first heater 841 is provided to consume 600w and the second heater 842 consumes 880w. may be provided to do so. 20w can be distributed less considering errors and the like.

Of course, the heater unit 840 may include three or more heaters. For example, the first heater 841, the second heater 842, and the third heater 843 are included, and the first heater 841, the second heater 842, and the third heater 842 are included. The heater 843 may be provided to divide and consume the maximum amount of heater power.

Hereinafter, the heater unit 340 will be described based on the fact that it includes the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 .

The first heater 841 and the second heater 842 may be formed as u-shaped metal tubes.

The heater unit 840 may include a heater sealer 843 capable of fixing the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 and sealing the heater through hole 8111, and A terminal unit 844 for supplying current to the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 may be included.

The terminal part 844 may include a first terminal 844a supplying current to the first heater 841 and a second terminal 844b supplying current to the second heater 842 .

The first heater 841 and the second heater 842 may be disposed at the same height. Accordingly, the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 may be provided to generate steam by heating water of the same water level.

Thus, the controller 700 can adjust the amount of steam generated and the amount of power consumed by using both or selectively the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 .

24 shows the inside of the steam case.

The steam case 810 may have a heating space 817 for storing water therein and accommodating the heater unit 840 .

In addition, the steam case 810 may receive water to generate steam through a water supply hose 8151 connected to the water supply pipe 815 .

Meanwhile, steam generated by driving the heater unit 840 in the steam case 810 may be discharged to the outside of the steam supply unit 800 along the steam hose 8131 through the steam discharge pipe 813.

The steam hose 8131 may communicate with the steam hole 233 of the inner case 200 .

Meanwhile, the steam case 810 may include a separation partition wall 812 capable of separating the heating space 817 and the water level sensor 850. That is, the separation partition wall 812 may be provided to separate the heater unit 840 and the water level sensor 850 and may be disposed biased toward one side of the case body 811 .

The water level sensor 850 may be disposed between the separation partition wall 812 and the inner surface of the case body 811 .

Accordingly, vibration of water generated when the water boils can be prevented from being transmitted to the water level sensor 850, and heat generated from the heater unit 840 is prevented from being directly transmitted to the water level sensor 850. can do.

25 shows a steam supply unit in which the heater unit is installed.

Referring to FIG. 25 (a), the steam sensor 860 may be disposed above the heater unit 840 to sense the temperature inside the steam case 810. Accordingly, the steam sensor 860 may detect that steam is generated when the water reaches a temperature of 100 degrees or a high temperature.

The heater part 840 is supported by the support clip 832, and contact of the heater part 840 with the bottom surface of the steam case 810 can be prevented.

In addition, since the upper portion is surrounded by the fixing clip 831, the water level at which the heater unit 840 is disposed may be prevented from being varied.

Referring to FIG. 26(b), the heater sealer 844 of the heater unit 840 has a first support hole 8441 through which the first heater 841 passes and is supported, and the second heater 842 passes through. A second support hole 8442 may be provided.

The first length L1 in which the first support hole 8441 is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the steam case 810 and the second support hole 8442 are spaced apart from the bottom surface of the steam case 810. The two lengths L2 may be equal to each other.

Although the diameters of the first support hole 8441 and the second support hole 8442 are different from each other, the installation height may be the same.

Accordingly, the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 may generate steam by heating water of the same water level.

26 illustrates a process in which the conventional laundry treatment apparatus and the present invention perform a standard course.

In the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, an allowable amount of power may be set. For example, the allowable amount of power may be smaller than the amount of power consumed when the first heater 841, the second heater 842, and the compressor 342 are simultaneously driven.

Also, the allowable amount may be greater than the amount of power consumed when the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 are simultaneously driven.

Also, the allowable amount of power may be greater than the amount of power consumed when the first heater 841 and the compressor 342 are simultaneously driven.

Also, the allowable amount of power may be greater than the amount of power consumed when the second heater 842 and the compressor 342 are simultaneously driven.

As a result, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 may be driven simultaneously to generate steam.

In addition, according to the present invention, one of the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 and the compressor 342 may be simultaneously driven. Accordingly, hot air can be supplied to the inside of the inner case 200 while simultaneously supplying the steam to the inside of the inner case 200 .

In the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 are initially driven simultaneously to quickly generate steam, and when the steam is generated, the first heater 841 and the second heater ( 842) may be operated to maintain steam generation.

In addition, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, only one of the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 may be operated to adjust the steam supply amount. Accordingly, even a material vulnerable to moisture and temperature, such as silk or cashmere, can sufficiently perform the refresh process.

In addition, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention uses only one of the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 to reduce power consumption required for steam supply, and uses the compressor 342 to supply steam. can run together.

26(a) shows a control method of a conventional laundry treatment apparatus.

A conventional laundry treatment apparatus includes a steam preparation step (A1) of driving a heater to heat water when a course of refreshing clothes is performed, and a steam spraying step (A2) of supplying the steam to clothes when steam is generated by heating the water. ) is performed.

At this time, since the purpose of the conventional laundry treatment apparatus is to supply moisture to dry clothes, the amount of steam sprayed is large and the power consumption of the heater is also very large. Therefore, the conventional laundry treatment apparatus has a limitation in that the heater and the compressor cannot be simultaneously driven.

Therefore, in the steam spraying step (A2), the conventional laundry treatment apparatus drives only the heater.

Thereafter, a standby step (A3) is performed in which the clothes are given time to moisten with the supplied steam. Thereafter, a cooling step (A4) in which only the blowing fan is operated is performed to prevent thermal damage to clothes before driving the compressor. When the internal temperature of the inner case 200 decreases and the moisture content of the clothes is sufficient, a drying step (A5) of driving the compressor is performed.

Through the drying step (A5), while drying the moisture contained in the clothes, a refresh process such as deodorization and wrinkle removal of the clothes can be performed. The drying step (A5) has the longest duration than all previous steps.

However, in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, since the compressor is not driven in the steam spraying step (A2), hot air cannot be supplied. Accordingly, the inner case 200 and the refrigerant temperature of the heat supply unit 400 are relatively low until the drying step A5 is reached.

Therefore, in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, refreshing performance including any one of complete drying, sterilization, deodorization, and wrinkle removal of clothes can be guaranteed only when the drying step (A5) is continued for a relatively long time.

However, as described above, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention can simultaneously drive the heater and the compressor. In other words, even if the maximum permissible electric power and the same or similar electric power consumption of the entire heater are used in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention as in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, some heaters and compressors may be simultaneously driven because the heaters are divided into a plurality of heaters. there is.

Therefore, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, the temperature inside the inner case 200 can be quickly increased before the drying step by driving the heater and the compressor simultaneously before the drying step, thereby completely drying, sterilizing, deodorizing, and removing wrinkles from the clothes. You can secure the absolute time required for As a result, the duration of the drying step can be reduced. At this time, since the duration of the drying step is set to be the longest, the duration of the entire refresh process can be greatly reduced by reducing the duration of the drying step. In addition, energy efficiency can be greatly increased by reducing the driving time of the compressor.

26(B) shows an embodiment of the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

The laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may perform a steam preparation step (B1) of driving the heater unit 340 to supply steam to the clothes when a course for refreshing or managing the clothes is performed.

In the steam preparation step (B1), since the refresh process time can be reduced as the steam is generated faster, all heaters of the heater unit 340 can be driven.

In other words, in the steam preparation step (B1), water may be heated using the maximum power of the heater unit 340 .

For example, if the heater unit 340 is composed of the first heater 341 and the second heater 342, the first heater 341 and the second heater 342 are driven simultaneously to Water can be heated.

When it is detected that steam is generated inside the steam case 810 through the detection device 860 in the steam preparation step (B1), the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention operates the first heater 341 and the second heater 342. ), the preheating step (B2) of driving only one of them may be performed.

That is, after steam is generated in the steam case 810, the steam is continuously supplied to the inner case 200 even if only one of the first heater 341 and the second heater 342 is used. It can be.

Therefore, after the preheating step (B2), only one of the first heater 341 and the second heater 342 is used to supply steam to the inner case 200 so that the inside of the inner case 200 The moisture content of the clothes can be increased while the temperature is raised, and the amount of power that can be used can be secured.

In the preheating step (B2), the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may simultaneously drive the compressor 342 to supply hot air to the inner case 200.

In other words, in the preheating step (B2), either one of the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 and the compressor 342 may be simultaneously driven. Accordingly, steam and hot air can be simultaneously supplied to the inside of the inner case 200 . Therefore, the temperature inside the inner case 200 can be increased from the beginning of the refresh process, and the heat exchange performance of the evaporator 341 can be enhanced, so that the coefficient of performance (cop) of the heat supply unit 340 can be improved.

In addition, since the clothes reach the optimal or minimum temperature required for refreshing from the preheating step (B2), the time for the subsequent drying step can be greatly reduced.

The preheating step (B2) may include a section in which either one of the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 and the compressor 342 are simultaneously driven, and a section in which only the compressor 342 is driven. can

That is, in the preheating step B2, there is not only a section in which the heater unit 340 and the compressor 342 are simultaneously driven, but also a section in which only the compressor 342 is driven.

However, it is preferable that the section in which only the compressor 342 is driven is disposed after the section in which the heater unit 340 and the compressor 342 are driven. When the steam is supplied to the inner case 200 through the heater unit 340, the temperature inside the inner case 200 rises, and not only the elevated temperature but also moisture is brought into contact with the evaporator 341, so that the evaporator It is possible to perform a large amount of heat exchange with the refrigerant passing through (341). Therefore, the performance of the heat supply unit 340 is improved, so that the temperature inside the inner case 200 can be rapidly increased.

For example, the preheating step (B2) includes a first section in which one of the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 and the compressor 342 are driven, and the first heater 841 and A second section in which driving of the second heater 842 is stopped and only the compressor 342 is driven may be included.

Hot air and steam are supplied to the inner case 200 through the first section to increase the internal temperature of the inner case 200 and the amount of heat of air introduced into the circulation duct 320 .

Hot air is supplied to the inside of the inner case 200 in earnest through the second section to satisfy the minimum temperature condition at which clothes can be refreshed such as deodorization, wrinkle removal, and sterilization.

In the preheating period B2 , the second heater 842 may be driven more than the first heater 841 . As a result, a greater amount of steam than when the first heater 841 is driven is supplied to the inside of the inner case 200 to increase the temperature inside the inner case 200 and the air introduced into the circulation duct 320. can further increase the calorific value of

Of course, in the preheating period B2, the first heater 841 may be driven and the second heater 842 may not be driven. Accordingly, in the preheating section B2, although the range of temperature rise of the inner case 200 is not large, a small amount of steam is sprayed to prevent clothes from being damaged by moisture. In addition, even when steam is sprayed for a longer time, the temperature rise is not large, so more time required for sterilization can be secured.

In the preheating section B2, the temperature inside the inner case 200 reaches the reference temperature, the temperature of the air discharged from the inner case 200 reaches the reference temperature, or the temperature discharged from the compressor 342. It can be completed when the temperature of the refrigerant reaches the set temperature. To this end, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention includes a temperature sensor provided inside the inner case 200 or in the circulation duct 320 to detect the temperature of the air or the temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 342. can do.

Of course, if the temperature inside the inner case 200 rises rapidly or the temperature of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 342 exceeds the reference temperature in the preheating section B2, the operation of the heater unit 340 is stopped. can do.

That is, in the preheating period B2, either of the first heater unit 841 and the second heater unit 842 may be set to repeatedly drive and stop (ON/OFF). Since the purpose of the preheating section B2 is to rapidly increase the internal temperature of the inner case 200, the driving time of the first heater unit 841 and the second heater unit 842 is the first heater unit 841 and the second heater unit 842. 841 and the second heater unit 842 may be set longer than the stopping time.

When the preheating section (B2) is completed, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention may perform a steam spraying step (B3) of supplying steam to the inside of the inner case 200 in earnest. In the steam spraying step (B3), the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 are driven simultaneously to supply a large amount of steam to the inner case 200. Accordingly, the clothing placed in the inner case 200 can receive full-fledged steam supply in a state of being heated to a certain level in the preheating step (B2), thereby increasing the moisture content in the entire area.

The steam spraying step (B3) may be performed shorter than the conventional steam spraying step (A2). This is because a certain level of steam has already been supplied in the preheating step (B2).

Immediately after the steam spraying step (B3) is performed, a drying step (B6) of drying the clothes with hot air may be performed. However, in order to secure time for the steam injected in the steam spraying step (B3) to permeate the entire clothing, a waiting step (B4) may be performed first.

The standby step (B4) is a state in which the heater unit 340 and the compressor 342 are not driven. Through the waiting step (B4), it is possible to prevent the clothes from being dried before being completely exposed to steam, and to prevent the clothes from being thermally damaged by directly supplying hot air while the surface temperature of the clothes is increased due to the steam.

Meanwhile, the drying step (B6) is a step of supplying full-fledged hot air to the inner case 200 by driving the compressor 342. Therefore, if hot air is supplied immediately in a state where the temperature inside the inner case 200 has not fallen below the safe temperature, the temperature inside the inner case 200 rises above the limit temperature, and thus the clothes may be damaged.

Therefore, the cooling step (B5) of driving the blowing fan 352 may be performed before the drying step (B6) is performed. In the cooling step (B5), the blowing fan 352 is driven, and the driving of the compressor 342 and the heater unit 340 may be stopped.

In the cooling step (B5), the air inside the inner case 200 may circulate along the circulation duct 200 and be cooled.

When the temperature inside the inner case 200 drops below the safe temperature or when the cooling step (B5) is performed for a required time, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention performs a drying step (B6) of supplying hot air to the clothes. can do.

The drying step (B6) may be performed until the moisture content of the clothes falls below a certain level. For example, when clothes have a lot of moisture, the temperature introduced into the circulation duct 320 due to vaporization heat may be maintained or may not rise rapidly when the drying step (B6) is performed.

However, when most of the clothes are dry, since the heat of vaporization is small, the temperature introduced into the circulation duct 320 may rise rapidly. In this way, when the dryness level of the clothes is secured and the minimum time necessary for refreshing has elapsed, the driving of the compressor 342 is stopped and the drying step B6 can be ended.

Further, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, the drying step (B6) may end when the time the clothes are placed under the minimum temperature control condition reaches a minimum time or longer.

In the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, a preheating step (B2) is further disposed before the drying step (B6) to increase the total time for the inner case 200 to reach the minimum condition temperature or higher, thereby increasing the drying step. The duration of (B6) can be greatly reduced.

Meanwhile, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, after the compressor 342 is driven and stopped in the preheating section B2, the operation of the compressor 342 may remain stopped until the drying step B6 is performed. .

Fig. 27 shows the effect of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

27(a) shows the process of performing the most basic standard course for refreshing clothes in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus.

In a conventional clothes handling apparatus, a steam preparation step (A1) of generating steam by heating a heater may be performed for about 2 minutes, and a steam spraying step (A2) of spraying the generated steam to the inner case 200 may be performed for about 5 minutes. can be done Thereafter, the standby step (A3) of not driving the heater unit 340 and the compressor 342 may be performed for about 5 minutes, and the cooling step (A4) of driving the blowing fan 352 may be performed for about 1 minute. there is. Thereafter, the drying step A5 in which the compressor 342 is driven in earnest to refresh the clothes may be performed for about 26 minutes.

As a result, the conventional laundry treatment apparatus can perform a laundry refreshing process for a total of 39 minutes.

Referring to FIG. 27 (b), the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may also perform the steam preparation step (B1) of generating steam by driving the heater unit 340 for about 2 minutes. Since the total electric capacity of the heater unit 340 of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention does not differ from the electric capacity allocated to heaters of the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, the time for boiling water to generate steam may be the same.

However, when steam is generated, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may perform the preheating step (B2) of supplying steam to the inside of the inner case 200 for about 5 minutes by driving only some heaters of the heater unit 340 .

In the preheating step (B2), some heaters and compressors of the heater unit 340 may be simultaneously driven. For example, when the heater unit 340 includes two heaters, the first heater 841 and the compressor 342 may be simultaneously driven.

When the preheating step (B2) is completed, the steam spraying step (B3) of supplying steam to the inside of the inner case 200 by driving the heater unit 340 may be performed for 3 minutes. That is, since steam is supplied in the preheating step (B2), the steam spraying step (B3) may be allocated less time than the steam spraying step (A2) of the conventional laundry treatment apparatus. In the steam spraying step (A2), all heaters of the heater unit 340 may be driven. Thus, a sufficient amount of steam can be quickly supplied to the inside of the inner case 200 . Of course, only some of the heaters 340 may be driven as needed.

Meanwhile, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, since the steam spraying step (B3) is performed less often, the standby step (B4) in which the compressor 342 and the heater unit 340 are not driven may be performed less often. For example, the waiting step (B4) may be performed for 4 minutes.

In the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, the cooling step (B5) of driving the blowing fan 352 can be performed in the same manner as 1 minute.

As a result, since the preheating step (B2) is further performed in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, the drying step (B6) of driving the compressor 342 can be performed 2 minutes later than the conventional laundry treatment apparatus.

However, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, since the temperature inside the inner case 200 is maintained above the minimum condition temperature capable of promoting the refreshing effect through the preheating step (B2), the drying step (B6) duration can be drastically reduced.

In addition, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, since the internal temperature of the inner case 200 is maintained higher than before due to the preheating step (B2), the coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump is increased, thereby increasing the drying step (B6). duration can be reduced.

For example, the drying step (B6) may be performed for only about 20 minutes.

As a result, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention can shorten the course execution time more than the conventional laundry treatment apparatus by taking a total of 35 minutes for the standard course. Therefore, the energy efficiency is high, and the time during which the clothes are affected by heat and moisture is reduced, so that the durability of the clothes can be further guaranteed.

28 shows a process of performing a sterilization course between the conventional laundry treatment apparatus and the present invention laundry treatment apparatus.

28(a) shows that a conventional laundry treatment apparatus performs a sterilization course.

When a conventional laundry treatment apparatus performs a sterilization course, it may perform a steam preparation step (C1), a steam spraying step (C3), a waiting step (C4), a cooling step (C4), and a drying step (C5) in the same way as the standard course. there is.

Microorganisms or bacteria can be eradicated only when the sterilization temperature (eg, 55 degrees or higher) and the sterilization time (eg, 25 minutes or longer) are maintained.

On the other hand, since hot air is supplied in the drying step (c5), sterilization can be performed through this, but the purpose of the drying step (c5) is not to maintain the surface temperature of the clothes above the sterilization temperature, but to dry it, Due to the heat of vaporization of moisture, it is not possible to secure the surface temperature of clothing above the sterilization temperature.

Therefore, the conventional laundry treatment apparatus may perform a sterilization step (c2) of sterilizing germs before the steam spraying step (c3).

In the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, in the sterilization step (c2), the compressor is driven to set the internal temperature of the inner case 200 to a sterilization temperature or higher for a sterilization time or longer.

However, at the beginning of the course, the internal temperature of the inner case 200 is low, so that a sufficient amount of heat is not exchanged in the evaporator, and the performance coefficient of the heat pump is lowered. In addition, since the inside of the inner case 200 is in a dry state, the temperature may rapidly change due to the supply of hot air.

Therefore, in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, the compressor must be driven for a longer time to reach the sterilization temperature in the sterilization step (c2), and since the temperature inside the inner case 200 rises rapidly when the compressor is operated, the compressor is driven so that the clothes are not thermally damaged. Stopping and starting again must be repeated from time to time.

As a result, the sterilization step of the conventional laundry treatment apparatus takes a long time, about 45 minutes.

28(b) shows a method of performing a sterilization course of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

When the sterilization course is performed in the clothes handling apparatus of the present invention, the steam preparation step (D1), the steam spraying step (D3), the standby step (D4), and the cooling step (D5) are operated in the same way as the standard course by operating the compressor, heater, and blowing fan. ), a drying step (D6) may be performed.

In the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, the sterilization step (D2) may be performed before the steam spraying step (D3) in order to maintain the surface of the clothes at a sterilization temperature or higher for the sterilization time.

In the sterilization step (D2) of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, the heater unit 340 and the compressor 342 may be simultaneously driven.

Specifically, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, one of the first heater unit 341 and the second heater unit 342 and the compressor 342 may be simultaneously driven in the sterilization step (D2).

Accordingly, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention supplies a relatively small amount of steam to increase the internal temperature of the inner case 200 while preventing the surface of clothing from being excessively moistened. As a result, when the compressor 342 is driven and hot air is supplied, the surface of the clothes can easily rise above the sterilization temperature.

In addition, by increasing the specific heat inside the inner case 200 with the small amount of steam, the temperature change rate inside the inner case 200 can be reduced. Therefore, when the compressor 342 is driven, the temperature increase rate is low even if the overall average temperature rises, and the temperature drop rate may be low even when the compressor 342 is stopped.

Therefore, since it is very easy to maintain the internal temperature of the inner case 200 above the sterilization temperature in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, the time for stopping the operation of the compressor 342 and the number of times the operation of the compressor is stopped and restarted are increased. savings can be made

Moreover, the internal temperature of the inner case 200 can be precisely controlled through ON/OFF of the heater unit 340 .

Therefore, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention can achieve the sterilization time maintained at the sterilization temperature or higher more quickly in the sterilization step (B2), so that the duration of the sterilization step (B2) can be greatly reduced.

Meanwhile, in the sterilization step (B2), it may be more advantageous to use the first heater unit 841 having lower power consumption than the second heater unit 842. This is because when the first heater unit 841 is driven, a smaller amount of steam is supplied to the inner case 200 than when the second heater unit 842 is driven, so the temperature inside the inner case 200 is higher. This is because it can be gently raised and it is easy to further maintain the temperature inside the inner case 200 .

In addition, since a small amount of steam is supplied when the first heater unit 841 is driven, the moisture content on the surface of the clothes may not be greatly increased. Therefore, driving the first heater unit 841 can minimize heat loss due to evaporation heat even when hot air is supplied to the surface of the clothing, compared to driving the second heater unit 842 . It may be easier to maintain the temperature above the sterilization temperature.

In addition, since it is more important to maintain the inner case 200 at the sterilization temperature level during the sterilization time than to increase the internal temperature of the inner case 200 in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, driving the first heater unit 841 with a small amount of steam is sterilization. conditions may be more favorable.

As a result, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, since the heater unit 340 divides the maximum heater capacity to operate the heater and adjust the amount of steam, the duration of the sterilization step (B2) can be greatly reduced.

For example, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention can complete the sterilization step (B2) in about 28 minutes. As a result, the duration of the entire sterilization course can be reduced, and energy can be further saved.

29 shows an embodiment in which the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention treats clothes vulnerable to moisture or temperature.

Among the clothes, there are vulnerable clothes that can be easily deformed or damaged by moisture and high temperature.

[0003] Conventional clothes handling apparatuses need to make dry clothes more than a certain level of moisture in order to refresh them. Therefore, in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, the electric capacity of the heater is fixed so that the heater unit 340 supplies a large amount of steam. As a result, the conventional clothes handling apparatus has a limitation in that it cannot refresh such vulnerable clothes at all.

However, in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, since the heater unit 340 is provided with a plurality of heaters provided by dividing the maximum electric power amount of the heater, the amount of steam supplied and the rate of increase in temperature inside the inner case 200 when steam is sprayed can be controlled. there is.

Therefore, the clothes handling apparatus of the present invention can be provided to refresh even such vulnerable clothes.

The laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may include an input unit for inputting a command or information to the control unit 700 such as a display panel. The input unit may be provided to receive vulnerability information indicating that clothes accommodated inside the inner case 200 are vulnerable to moisture or high temperatures.

For example, the input unit may receive the vulnerability information by inputting the type or material of the clothing or selecting the type or material of the clothing provided to the manufacturer.

As another example, the input unit may receive the vulnerability information by selecting a course customized for vulnerable clothing such as a cashmere course or a silk course.

If the vulnerability information is input, the laundry handling apparatus of the present invention may omit the preheating step of simultaneously driving the heater unit and the compressor after the steam preparation step.

Accordingly, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention omits the preheating step to prevent the inner case 200 from being damaged due to an increase in temperature inside the inner case 200 or from being damaged due to increased humidity inside the inner case 200. there is.

In addition, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may drive only one of the first heater 841 and the second heater 842 in the steam spraying step after the preheating step. Thus, even in the steam spraying step, the amount of steam supplied to the inside of the inner case 200 can be minimized to prevent clothing from being exposed to moisture.

Thereafter, the standby step, the cooling step, and the drying step may be performed.

In addition, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may further perform an additional cooling step of additionally driving only the blowing fan 352 after the drying step. Accordingly, by cooling the clothes exposed to the hot air and steam even slightly, it is possible to prevent the clothes from being damaged by residual heat or residual humidity until they are taken out of the inner case 200 .

For example, the vulnerability information may include cashmere information in which the clothing includes at least a portion of cashmere material.

For example, the cashmere information may correspond to receiving the cashmere course.

When the cashmere course is performed, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention may perform the steam preparation step E1 of heating water by driving all the heater units 340 .

When the heater unit 340 is composed of the first heater unit 841 and the second heater unit 842, the steam preparation step (E1) includes the first heater unit 841 and the second heater unit 842. Sections 842 can run concurrently.

When the steam preparation step (E1) is completed, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may skip the preheating step and directly perform the steam spraying step (E2). At this time, the steam spraying step (E2) may be performed as a reduction spraying step (E2) of driving only one of the first heater unit 841 and the second heater unit 842.

Although the cashmere material is vulnerable to moisture, since a certain level of moisture is required for refreshing, the reducing and spraying step E2 may correspond to driving only the second heater unit 842 .

Therefore, in the reducing spraying step (E2), the steam supply amount may be smaller than that of the spraying step in the standard course or the sterilization course.

Thereafter, when the reduction and injection step (E2) is completed, a standby step (E3) of stopping the operation of the compressor 342 and the heater unit 340, and a cooling step (E4) of driving the blowing fan 352 , a drying step E5 in which the compressor 342 is driven to refresh clothes may be performed.

At this time, when the drying step (E5) is completed, an additional cooling step (E6) driven by the blowing fan 352 may be further performed.

Meanwhile, the reduction spraying step E2 in the cashmere course may have a shorter duration than the steam spraying step in the standard course and the sterilization course.

In addition, the drying step (E5) in the cashmere course may have a shorter duration than the drying step in the standard course and sterilization course.

As a result, it is possible to minimize the amount of moisture and heat exposed to the clothes, so that even fragile clothes such as cashmere can be refreshed including deodorization, wrinkle removal, foreign matter separation, drying, and the like.

30 shows an embodiment in which the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention treats clothes vulnerable to moisture or temperature.

Among vulnerable clothing, materials such as silk may be extremely vulnerable to moisture. Therefore, fragile clothing such as silk needs to be managed more carefully.

The vulnerability information may include silk information in which the clothing includes at least a part of a silk material.

For example, the silk information may correspond to receiving the silk course.

When the silk course is performed, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention may perform the steam preparation step F1 of heating water by driving all the heater units 340 .

When the heater unit 340 is composed of the first heater unit 841 and the second heater unit 842, the steam preparation step (F1) includes the first heater unit 841 and the second heater unit 842. Sections 842 can run concurrently.

When the steam preparation step (F1) is completed, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may skip the preheating step and immediately perform the steam spraying step (F2). In this case, the steam spraying step (F2) may be performed as a minimum spraying step (F2) of driving only one of the first heater unit 841 and the second heater unit 842.

Since the silk material is very vulnerable to moisture, it is sufficient if the minimum humidity capable of removing wrinkles is maintained. Therefore, the minimum injection step (F2) may correspond to driving only the first heater unit 842.

Therefore, in the minimum spraying step E2, the steam supply amount may be smaller than that of the spraying steps in the standard course, sterilization course, and cashmere course.

Meanwhile, in the silk course, the spraying step (F2) itself may be omitted. That is, steam may not be supplied to the inside of the inner case 200 itself.

Thereafter, when the minimum injection step (F2) is completed, a standby step (F3) in which driving of the compressor 342 and the heater unit 340 is stopped, and a cooling step (F4) in which the blowing fan 352 is driven, , a drying step F) in which the compressor 342 is driven to refresh clothes may be performed.

At this time, when the drying step (F5) is completed, an additional cooling step (F6) driven by the blowing fan 352 may be further performed.

Meanwhile, the minimum spraying step (E2) in the silk course may have a shorter duration than the steam spraying step in the standard course, sterilization course, and cashmere course.

In addition, the duration of the drying step (E5) in the silk course may be shorter than that of the drying step in the standard course and the sterilization course.

As a result, it is possible to minimize the amount of moisture and heat exposed to the clothing, so that even fragile clothing such as silk can be refreshed including deodorization, wrinkle removal, foreign matter separation, and drying.

The present invention is not limited to the scope of its rights to the above-described embodiment that will be able to be practiced in various forms. Therefore, if the modified embodiment includes the elements of the claims of the present invention, it should be regarded as belonging to the scope of the present invention.

1 Clothes disposal unit 30 Water container 40 Drain container
50 drawer
100 Cabinet 200 Inner Case
210 opening 220 receiving space
230 through hole 231 inlet hole 232 discharge hole 233 steam hole
300 machine room
310 bass
311 base bottom
312 Compressor installation part
313 control unit installation
3131 Bracket 3132 Supporter
3133 Receptacle
3133a receiving floor
320 circulation duct
321 Duct Body
3211 Installation bulkhead 3212 Heat exchanger installation part
321a lower surface length 321b upper surface length
321c installation length
322 outside air intake
323 air outlet
3231 Air Extension Pipe 3232 Air Discharge Pipe 3233 Parting Line
323a protruding length
324 open side
325 bottom plane
326 Reservoir 3261 Reservoir bottom 3262 Recess 3263 Drain pipe 3264 Filter
327 water cover
3271 water body
3272 through hole
3273 isolating rib
3274 Seat Rib
3275 outlet
3276 Ejection Rib - Ejection Support
3277 Avoid Home
3278 filter rib
330 residual water treatment unit
331 drain pump
332 inlet pipe
333 guide
334 discharge pipe
3213 recovery passage 3214 recovery bulkhead
3215 guide passage 3216 guide bulkhead
335 drain hose
1st angle (a), 2nd angle (b), 3rd angle (c), 4th angle (d)
340 heat supply
341 evaporator 342 compressor 343 condenser 344 expansion valve
350 fan installation part
351 fan housing 352 exhaust duct
353 blower fan
360 base cover
361 inlet body 3611 installation part 3612 inlet hook
362 inlet duct inlet
362a first rib
362b second rib
3621 first inlet
3622 second inlet
3263 second inlet
363 shield body 3631 fastening part 3632 accommodating rib 3633 reinforcing rib 3633 shield hook
364 damper part
365 inlet drive
3651 drive motor
3652 main gear 3653 driven gear 3654 stopper
366 filter
370 outside air duct
371 intake duct 372 extension duct 373 outdoor damper 374 outdoor drive unit
30 water bottle
40 Drain Canister 50 Drawer


400 door
410 main plate
420 display unit
430 step
500 mount
510 hanger
520 pressing part
521 support
522 Compressor
600 light emitting part
700 control panel
800 steam supply
810 steam case
811 Case Side 8111 Heater Insertion Hole
812 Separation bulkhead
813 steam outlet
814 Recovery Hall
815 water pipe
820 Case Cover 821 Cover Hook
830 heater fixing part
831 fixing clip 832 support clip 833 clip fastening member
840 heater part
841 first heater
842 Second Heater
843 Heat Sealer
850 water level sensor
851 sensor body 852 contact protrusion 853 sensor fastening member
860 Temperature Sensor
870 mounting bracket
871 lower panel 872 side panel 873 fixing clip
880 Steam Pump
890 water pipe
900 steam outlet
910 supply container
911 container side
912 1st floor 9121 1st pipe 9122 2nd pipe
913 2nd floor 9131 3rd pipe 9132 shield pipe 9133 open surface
920 container cover
921 fixed protrusion
922 Water separation plate 923 Steam injection hole 924 Fastening hook

Claims (27)

a steam supply unit including a first heater generating steam supplied to an inner case in which clothes are stored, and a second heater provided separately from the first heater and operable independently of the first heater;
In the control method of a laundry treatment apparatus having a heat supply unit including a heat exchanger for heating air supplied to the inner case and a compressor for supplying refrigerant to the heat exchanger,
a preparation step of preparing the steam to be supplied to the inner case by driving at least one of the first heater and the second heater;
a spraying step of supplying the steam to the inner case by driving at least one of the first heater and the second heater;
A drying step of drying the clothes with the air heated by driving the compressor;
and a preheating step of supplying the steam to the inner case by driving only one of the first heater and the second heater after the steam is generated in the preparation step. control method.
According to claim 1,
The allowable power of the clothes handling device is
smaller than the power required when the first heater, the second heater, and the compressor are simultaneously driven;
The control method of the laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that the power is set higher than the power required when one of the first heater and the second heater and the compressor are simultaneously driven.
According to claim 1,
The preheating step includes a section in which one of the first heater and the second heater and the compressor are driven simultaneously.
According to claim 3,
The preheating step
A first section in which one of the first heater and the second heater and the compressor are simultaneously driven;
A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus comprising a second section in which only the compressor is driven.
According to claim 3,
The second heater is provided to generate more steam than the first heater,
In the preheating step, the second heater is driven and the first heater is stopped.
According to claim 5,
In the preheating step, the second heater is controlled to repeat driving and stopping.
According to claim 6,
In the preheating step, a driving time of the second heater is set to be longer than a stopping time.
According to claim 7,
In the preheating step, if any one of the discharge pressure of the refrigerant from the compressor, the temperature of the refrigerant, and the internal temperature of the inner case is greater than a reference value, the second heater is controlled to stop driving. method.
According to claim 3,
The second heater is provided to generate more steam than the first heater,
In the preheating step, the first heater is driven and the second heater is stopped.
According to claim 9,
In the preheating step, the driving time of the first heater is set to be longer than the turning off time of the first heater.
According to claim 1,
In the spraying step, the first heater and the second heater are simultaneously driven to supply the steam to the inner case.
According to claim 1,
The injection step is a control method of a flow treatment apparatus, characterized in that for stopping the driving of the compressor.
According to claim 12,
and a standby step in which driving of the compressor, the first heater, and the second heater is stopped for a set time when the spraying step is finished.
According to claim 13,
Further comprising a blowing fan for supplying air that has passed through the heat exchanger to the inside of the inner case,
and a cooling step of driving the blowing fan but stopping driving of the compressor when the standby step is finished. According to claim 1,
In the drying step, driving of the first heater and the second heater is stopped.
According to claim 1,
The spraying step
The control method of the laundry treatment apparatus further comprising a reducing injection step of driving only one of the first heater and the second heater.
According to claim 1,
Further comprising a clothing setting unit for receiving vulnerability information that the clothing accommodated in the inner case may be deformed by moisture or high temperature;
When the vulnerability information is input, the preheating step is omitted.
a steam supply unit including a first heater generating steam supplied to an inner case in which clothes are stored, and a second heater provided separately from the first heater and operable independently of the first heater;
A heat supply unit including a heat exchanger for heating the air supplied to the inner case and a compressor for supplying a refrigerant to the heat exchanger;
In the control method of the clothes handling apparatus further comprising a clothes input unit for receiving vulnerability information that clothes accommodated in the inner case may be deformed by moisture or high temperature,
a preparation step of preparing the steam to be supplied to the inner case by driving at least one of the first heater and the second heater;
a spraying step of supplying the steam to the inner case by driving at least one of the first heater and the second heater;
A drying step of drying the clothes with the air heated by driving the compressor;
After the steam is generated in the preparation step, further comprising a preheating step of increasing the temperature inside the inner case by driving one of the first heater and the second heater and the compressor,
The control method of the laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that the preheating step is omitted when the vulnerability information is input.
According to claim 18,
The control method of the laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that, in the spraying step, only one of the first heater and the second heater is driven when the vulnerability information is input.
According to claim 19,
A blowing fan supplying air passing through the heat exchanger to the inside of the inner case,
and an additional cooling step of driving the blowing fan and stopping driving of the compressor after the drying step when the vulnerability information is input.
According to claim 19,
The vulnerability information includes cashmere information in which the clothing includes at least a portion of cashmere material;
The control method of the laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that the spraying step drives the second heater when the cashmere information is input.
According to claim 18,
The second heater is provided to generate more steam than the first heater,
The vulnerability information includes silk information in which the clothing includes at least a part of a silk material,
The control method of the laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that in the spraying step, the first heater is driven when the silk information is input.
According to claim 18,
The second heater is provided to generate more steam than the first heater,
The vulnerability information includes silk information in which the clothing includes at least a part of a silk material,
If the silk information is input, the spraying step is also omitted.
A steam supply unit including a first heater generating steam supplied to an inner case in which clothes are stored, and a second heater provided separately from the first heater and operable independently of the first heater;
A heat supply unit including a heat exchanger for heating the air supplied to the inner case and a compressor for supplying a refrigerant to the heat exchanger;
In the control method of the clothes treatment apparatus further comprising a clothes input unit for receiving a sterilization command for sterilizing clothes accommodated inside the inner case,
a sensing step of sensing that the sterilization command is input;
a preparation step of preparing the steam to be supplied to the inner case by driving at least one of the first heater and the second heater;
a spraying step of supplying the steam to the inner case by driving at least one of the first heater and the second heater;
A drying step of drying the clothes with the air heated by driving the compressor;
After the steam is generated in the preparation step, further comprising a sterilization step of raising the temperature inside the inner case to a sterilization temperature or higher by driving one of the first heater and the second heater and the compressor,
The second heater is provided to generate more steam than the first heater,
In the sterilization step, the first heater and the compressor are driven. According to claim 24,
The sterilization step includes a section in which the first heater and the compressor are simultaneously driven.
According to claim 24,
In the sterilizing step, the first heater is controlled to repeat driving and stopping.
The method of claim 26,
In the sterilization step, when the temperature inside the inner case rises above the target temperature, the driving of the first heater is stopped,
and driving the first heater when the temperature inside the inner case drops below a sterilization temperature.