BE1030895B1 - Device and method for treating a single textile - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for treating an individual textile (6), comprising - a treatment chamber (3) which is designed to receive the individual textile (6); - a support unit (5) which is designed to support and fix the individual textile (6) during treatment; and - a treatment unit (8) for introducing a treatment agent into the treatment chamber (3), which is designed to spray the individual textile (6) with the treatment agent by means of a directed jet or several directed jets in such a way that the treatment agent flows through it and is massaged. The invention further relates to a method for treating an individual textile (6) with the device, comprising treating the individual textile (6) with the treatment agent by spraying the individual textile (6) arranged on a support unit (5), wherein one or more jets of the treatment agent (6) are directed at the individual textile (6) in such a way that the treatment agent flows through it and is massaged.

Description

Description

Device and method for treating a single textile

The invention relates to a device for treating an individual textile and a method for treating an individual textile.

To clean laundry, different items of clothing and textiles must be sorted and washed and dried differently based on their color (e.g. white, colored, bleeding colors) and the materials used (e.g. cotton, polyester, wool or silk) and the degree of soiling. However, this is time-consuming for the user.

In addition, discoloration of the laundry is possible, and for washing and drying the

Laundry usually requires two appliances, namely a washing machine and a dryer. If the appliances are not loaded very heavily, the consumption of water and energy is disproportionately high.

It would therefore be advantageous if each item of clothing or textile could be treated individually. This is only possible to a limited extent in a conventional washing machine or washer-dryer, as this would disproportionately increase the water and energy consumption.

The invention therefore addresses the problem of providing a device and a method for

treatment of a single textile which are designed to effectively wash a single textile.

According to the invention, this problem is solved by a device having the features of the

Patent claim 1 and a method with the features of patent claim 9 are solved.

Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention emerge from the following subclaims.

The advantages achievable with the invention are, in addition to the provision of an effective device and an efficient method for washing and drying individual

The advantage of this method is that colour transfer between textiles is prevented. In addition, no sorting of the laundry is required. The device and the process ensure gentle treatment of the individual textile. During the treatment, there is no rubbing of the

Textiles and no spinning during a washing process, which leads to a longer lifespan of the laundry items. In addition, less material is needed compared to washing machines and dryers, because, for example, the

Weights are no longer necessary.

Further advantages are: A simple use of sensors to determine the type of laundry, the material, the degree of soiling and the hygiene status of the individual textile to be cleaned is possible. This also makes it possible to

A programme tailored to each individual textile, the time, temperature, detergent concentration and intensity of which depend on the type of textile and the degree of soiling for the

This simplifies the identification of the laundry items, as they are treated individually in the device, which makes it easier to adjust the

Treatment parameters especially for delicate items of clothing, e.g. made of wool or silk. Wool shrinkage is prevented, so that no deformation of the wool and thus no

Felting occurs. Furthermore, stain (pre)treatment is possible for the individual textiles. In addition, minimal creasing is ensured when hanging to dry.

After washing and drying, the user has no hard textiles, e.g.

Water stiffness as in line drying due to movement of the laundry during

drying process.

If the air is simply passed through the individual textile, the individual textile acts as a filter for particulate contaminants. This leads to rapid greying of the textile. This is prevented by using a spray extraction process according to the invention, in which the individual textile to be treated is sprayed with one or more directed

The treatment agent is applied to the surface using jets so that it flows through and is massaged. The particulate dirt can also be effectively removed using directed partial jets, separate jets or separate spray bars.

The mechanics of classic washing, such as friction between the laundry and the deformation of the laundry due to the movement and falling of the laundry in the

Washing drum is not present in the spray extraction process and is replaced by the

massage effect to ensure an equivalent washing result. As with conventional washing, the spray extraction process also compensates for the

Cleaning result determined by the factors mechanics, time, temperature and chemistry.

However, the deformation of the laundry and the friction mechanics are increased by increasing the

through the flow and through the directed treatment agent jet(s), the

Or that have a massage effect on the laundry. This massage effect includes the

Effects: loosening of adhesions, loosening of cross-links, increasing the flow,

Removal of dirt, increased excretion of dirt and improvement of

Supply of fresh washing liquor. In particular, the flow through and massage of the individual textile causes dirt to be expelled into the free liquor and particles to be detached from the individual textile and a mass transport of yarn water.

The invention relates to a device for treating a single textile, comprising

- a treatment chamber designed to receive the individual textile; - a support unit designed to support and fix the individual textile during the treatment; and - a treatment unit for introducing a treatment agent into the

Treatment chamber which is designed to spray the individual textile with the treatment agent by means of a directed jet or several directed jets in such a way that the treatment agent flows through it and massages it.

The treatment of the individual textile preferably includes washing and, if necessary, drying the

The device removes particulate dirt with the directed

Treatment agent rays are removed. The wording “directed beam” or “directed

“Jet spraying” means that the individual textile is sprayed by means of one or more jets that are directed or directed at a predetermined location on the individual textile.

The term “massaging” means that the individual textile at a point where the directed rays hit, a mechanical influence on yarns and threads of the

Individual textiles are created by stretching, pulling and compressing forces. These can contract or concentrate under the influence of the force and then relax again.

The treatment agent is liquid and contains water, i.e. the term “treatment agent” means a water-containing solution, so that the

The treatment agent can be pure water or a solution that, in addition to the

Water contains detergents or cleaning agents, for example. This makes it possible that the

Individual textile is first treated with a cleaning solution and then with pure

treated with water to rinse out the cleaning solution.

The support unit is preferably designed and arranged so that the individual textile of the

Treatment lying or hanging, preferably hanging. For example, it has a coat hook and/or a plate with striped or grid-shaped

openings.

Preferably, the device has a control and/or regulating unit which is designed to control and/or regulate a washing process for cleaning the individual textile. In the

The control and/or regulating unit preferably has several programs stored therein which are set up and/or designed to wash and preferably also dry the individual textile.

Preferably, the device has a sensor system which is designed to detect a type of laundry, a

Material, degree of soiling and/or hygiene status of the object to be cleaned

The control and/or regulating unit is preferably set up and designed to automatically select, start and execute a program for washing the individual textile based on data obtained from the sensor system.

In a preferred embodiment, the device further comprises a suction unit which is designed to suck air out of the treatment chamber. The flow through the

The suction unit also ensures that the washing and rinsing water is pumped through the machine at an increased speed during operation.

Individual textile is guided, whereby the individual textile is supported and fixed by means of the support unit. The suction unit can also be used to dry the individual textile.

In principle, the device does not need to have the suction unit to dry the

If it does not have an extraction unit, which costs money when

Manufacturing of the device saves, the drying of the individual textile can be done via the circulating

Air, for example if a fan is provided in the treatment chamber.

However, this drying is not directed. Therefore, the device preferably has the

Extraction unit, as this dries the individual textile quickly and effectively.

In a preferred embodiment, the treatment unit and the suction unit are arranged in the treatment chamber such that they face one side of the support unit, so that they are opposite the individual textile arranged on the support unit. This means that the treatment unit is preferably arranged such that it

Operation sprays the treatment agent onto one side of the support unit, and the

Extraction unit arranged in such a way that it extracts air on the opposite side of the

support unit. This means that the direction in which the suction air is sucked is preferably opposite to the spray direction in which the treatment agent is sprayed.

Here, the cleaning solution is first applied to the individual textile and then vacuumed off from the same side, as the treatment unit and the suction unit are located on the same side of the individual textile during operation in the treatment chamber. This ensures that not only soluble but also particulate dirt is removed from the

Individual textile is removed.

In a preferred embodiment, the treatment unit and the suction unit are arranged in the treatment chamber such that they are opposite sides of the

support unit. This means that the treatment unit is preferably arranged in such a way that it sprays the treatment agent onto one side of the individual textile during operation, and the

Extraction unit arranged in such a way that it extracts air on the same side. This means that the

Treatment unit and the suction unit are located on opposite sides of the

support unit so that it is located between them. The direction of the

Suction air is preferably directed in the same direction as the spray. This ensures that not only soluble but also particulate dirt is removed from the individual textile by spraying and suction.

In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a plurality of treatment units and a plurality of suction units, which are arranged such that at least one of the 5 treatment units and at least one of the suction units faces one side of the support unit, at least one of the treatment units and at least one of the

Suction units face a side of the support unit opposite to this side. This means that the support unit is preferably arranged between at least two treatment units and at least two suction units. This double system is able to

The individual textile to be washed must be massaged and flowed through with the treatment agent from both sides. At least one

Treatment and suction unit is attached so that the individual textile can be flowed through by the treatment agent from one side or the other, either alternatively or alternately. In the case of a very impermeable individual textile, the treatment agent can be sprayed onto the individual textile from both sides and suctioned off. The control and/or

The control device is preferably designed to control the treatment and suction units accordingly.

Preferably, the treatment unit is movable. This means that it can move around the individual textile during the treatment process. This further supports its complete treatment. Preferably, the treatment unit is designed to treat the individual textile locally. This means that it is designed to treat a predetermined part of the

The treatment agent jet or jets are preferably not directed at a complete side of the individual textile, but at a part of the

Single textile page.

In a preferred embodiment, the suction unit is further designed to

to dry individual textiles. This means that the device can not only wash the individual textile effectively, but also dry it. Preferably, the suction unit is designed in such a way that the drying of the individual textile is carried out by means of exhaust air, room air, condensate or

Heat pump drying takes place.

Preferably, the treatment unit comprises a water tank, a pump associated with the water tank and a heater associated with the water tank, which is designed to heat water or generate steam from water stored in the water tank. As a result, washing liquid can be heated and supplied to the treatment chamber by means of the

Treatment unit water vapor is supplied, whereby a temperature increase in the treatment chamber is achieved. Preferably, the treatment unit further comprises a cleaning agent container, a pump associated with the cleaning container, a fresh water supply line associated with the cleaning container and a mixing container for mixing cleaning agents stored in the cleaning agent container with the

The preferred method is to use a fresh water supply line

Treatment unit designed in such a way that the water vapor and the mixture of

Detergents and fresh water before, during and/or after their introduction into the

Treatment chamber can be combined or mixed.

Preferably, the treatment chamber has an air outlet and a switching valve for

Introducing ambient air from the treatment chamber into the treatment chamber. This is particularly advantageous in mixed operation.

The device preferably has a sensor system. The sensor system is preferably designed to determine the type of laundry, the material, the degree of soiling and the hygiene status of the individual textile to be cleaned. Alternatively or additionally preferably, the

Sensors Temperature and/or pressure sensors designed to sense the temperature and/or pressure in the treatment chamber during operation.

The invention further relates to a method for treating a single textile with a

Device according to one or more of the embodiments described above, comprising treating the individual textile with the treatment agent by spraying the individual textile arranged on and/or at the support unit, wherein one or more jets of the treatment agent are directed onto the individual textile in such a way that it is

Treatment agent is flowed through and massaged.

The embodiments and advantages described for the device apply accordingly to the method.

Preferably, at the same time or after spraying, air is extracted from the

Treatment chamber. This allows the individual textile to be effectively cleaned and then dried.

An embodiment of the invention is shown purely schematically in the drawings and is described in more detail below. It shows schematically and not to scale

Fig. 1 is a sketched representation of a device according to a first

embodiment;

Fig. 2 is a sketched representation of a device according to a second

embodiment;

Fig. 3 is a sketched representation of a device according to a third

embodiment;

Fig. 4 is a sketched representation of a device according to a fourth

embodiment; and

Fig. 5 is a sketched representation of a device according to a fifth

embodiment.

Fig. 1 shows a sketched representation of a device according to a first

Embodiment, The device is designed for treating a single textile 6. It has a treatment chamber (not shown) which is designed to receive the single textile 6, a support unit 5 which is designed to support the single textile 6 during the

treatment; and a treatment unit 8 for introducing a treatment agent into the treatment chamber, which is designed to spray the individual textile 6 with the treatment agent by means of several jets in such a way that the treatment agent flows through it and massages it. Here, two treatment agent

Rays are shown as arrows emanating from the treatment unit 8 with a main beam (thicker arrow) and a partial beam (thinner arrow). Furthermore, the device has a suction unit 4 which is designed to suck air out of the treatment chamber.

The suction unit 4 is arranged in the treatment chamber on a side of the support unit 5 which is opposite a side of the support unit 5 on which the treatment unit 8 is arranged. The support unit 5 is arranged between the suction unit 4 and the

Treatment unit 8 is arranged.

During operation, the treatment unit 8 and the

Suction unit 4 is activated at the same time. Reference number 25 visualizes the air extracted by the suction unit 4, while reference number 24 visualizes yarn water that is removed during cleaning. To dry the individual textile 6, only the

Suction unit 4 is activated, but not treatment unit 8.

Fig. 2 shows a sketched representation of a device according to a second

Embodiment. The device is designed to treat a single textile 6. It has a treatment chamber 3, which is designed to receive the single textile 6, and a door 7, through which the single textile 6 can be introduced into the treatment chamber 3. It also has a support unit 5, which is designed to support the single textile 6 during the

treatment and which is arranged in the treatment chamber 3. Furthermore, the device has a treatment unit 8 for introducing a

treatment agent into the treatment chamber 3, which is designed to spray the individual textile 6 with the treatment agent by means of one or more directed jets in such a way that the treatment agent flows through it and massages it. The

Treatment unit 8 has a water tank 11, a pump 10 associated therewith and a heater 9 associated therewith, which is designed to generate steam from the water. As a result, by means of the treatment unit 8 of the treatment chamber 3

Water vapor can be supplied. Furthermore, the treatment unit 8 has a

Detergent container 12, a pump 13 associated therewith, a

Fresh water supply line 14, a mixing tank 15 with integrated heating for mixing and optionally heating of the cleaning agent stored in the cleaning agent tank 12

cleaning agent with fresh water supplied via the fresh water supply line 14 and a pump 16 for pumping the mixture from the mixing container 15 for feeding into the

Treatment chamber 3. The water vapor and the mixture are in the

Treatment chamber 3 and/or treatment unit 8 can be combined or mixed.

Preferably, the device further comprises a switching valve 21 for introducing

Room air, for example in mixed operation and an air outlet 22 from the

Treatment chamber 3. The device further comprises a temperature and/or

Pressure sensor 1. The device further comprises a fan 26 which is designed to circulate air in the treatment chamber 3 during its operation.

Fig. 3 shows a sketched representation of a device according to a third

Embodiment. The device shown in Fig. 3 corresponds to the one shown in Fig. 2

Device with the difference that it does not have a fan, but a

Suction unit 4, which is arranged in the treatment chamber 3 on a side of the support unit 5 which is opposite to the side on which the treatment unit 8 is arranged.

The support unit 5 is therefore arranged between the suction unit 4 and the treatment unit 8. Furthermore, the device has a cutter 19, e.g. cyclone, an optional additional separator 23, a turbine 18, a filter 17 and a

Switching valve 20 for drainage. Furthermore, the temperature and/or pressure sensor 1 is not integrated into the treatment chamber 3, but in a line (not shown).

Fig. 4 shows a sketched representation of a device according to a fourth

Embodiment. The device shown in Fig. 4 corresponds to the one shown in Fig. 3

Device with the difference that the treatment unit 8 and the suction unit 4 are arranged on the same side of the support unit 5 and that the switching valve 21 for

Introducing room air in mixed operation, the switching valve shown in Fig. 3 is combined with the drain. The treatment unit 8 and the suction unit 4 are both located in the

Support unit 5 and are arranged such that the individual textile 6 is arranged between them and the support unit 5 during operation.

Fig. 5 shows a sketched representation of a device according to a fifth

Embodiment. The device shown in Fig. 5 corresponds to the one shown in Fig. 4

Device with the difference that it further comprises a further suction unit 4 and a further treatment unit 8, so that in each case a suction unit 4 and a

Treatment unit 8 are arranged on opposite sides of the support unit 5.

List of reference symbols 1 Temperature and/or pressure sensor 3 Treatment chamber 4 Suction unit 5 Support unit 6 Single textile 7 Door 0 8 Treatment unit 9 Heating for steam generation

Pump for steam generation 11 Water tank for steam generation 12 Storage tank for cleaning agent 13 Dosing pump for cleaning fluid 14 Shut-off valve for fresh water supply 15 Mixing tank with heating 16 Pump 17 Filter 18 Turbine 19 Separator (e.g. cyclone) 20 Switching valve for drain 21 Switching valve for introducing room air in mixed operation 22 Air outlet from the chamber in mixed operation 23 Additional separator (optional) 24 Yarn water 25 Intake air 26 Fan

Claims (10)

Patent claims 1. Device for treating an individual textile (6), comprising - a treatment chamber (3) which is designed to receive the individual textile (6); - a support unit (5) which is designed to support and fix the individual textile (6) during the treatment; and - a treatment unit (8) for introducing a treatment agent into the treatment chamber (3), which is designed to spray the individual textile (6) with the treatment agent by means of a directed jet or several directed jets in such a way that the treatment agent flows through it and massages it. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized by a suction unit (4) which is designed to suck air out of the treatment chamber (3). 3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the treatment unit (8) and the suction unit (4) are arranged in the treatment chamber (3) such that they face one side of the support unit (5), so that the treatment unit (8) and the suction unit (4) are both opposite one side of the support unit (5) on which the individual textile (6) is to be arranged. 4. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the treatment unit (8) and the suction unit (4) are arranged in the treatment chamber (3) such that they each face opposite sides of the support unit (5) so that the latter is arranged between them. 5. Device according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 4, characterized by a plurality of treatment units (8) and a plurality of suction units (4) which are arranged such that at least one of the treatment units (8) and at least one of the suction units (4) face one side of the support unit (5) and at least one of the treatment units (8) and at least one of the suction units (4) face a side of the support unit (5) opposite this side, so that the support unit (5) is arranged between at least two treatment units (2) and at least two suction units (4). 6. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the treatment unit (8) is movable. 7. Device according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the suction unit (4) is further designed to dry the individual textile (6). 8. Device according to claim 7, characterized in that the suction unit (4) is designed such that the drying of the individual textile (6) takes place by means of exhaust air, room, condensate or heat pump drying. 9. Method for treating an individual textile (6) with a device according to one of claims 1 to 8, comprising treating the individual textile (6) with the treatment agent by spraying the individual textile (6) arranged on and/or at the support unit (5), wherein one or more jets of the treatment agent (6) are directed onto the individual textile (6) in such a way that the treatment agent flows through it and massages it. 10. Method according to claim 9, characterized in that simultaneously or after spraying, air is sucked out of the treatment chamber (3) by means of the suction unit (4).