CN110832131A

CN110832131A - Integrated washing device

Info

Publication number: CN110832131A
Application number: CN201880044530.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金汶焕
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-05-02
Filing date: 2018-05-01
Publication date: 2020-02-21
Also published as: WO2018203644A1; EP3620565A1; JP2020518425A; KR101864713B1; US20200056319A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated washing device, comprising: a conveyor belt configured to transport articles to be washed placed thereon; and a washing part including at least one washing nozzle, wherein the washing nozzle is configured to spray washing water to the articles to be washed transferred by the conveyor belt, and reuse the dehydrated water as washing water and reuse the washing water as washing water, thereby saving the use amount of water by more than 50% compared with the conventional washing device.

Description

Integrated washing device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a washing apparatus, and more particularly, to an integrated washing apparatus that continuously performs washing, rinsing, and dewatering in one apparatus.

Background

In general, various articles to be washed are generated in daily life, and the articles to be washed are regularly washed for a clean and hygienic life.

In general households, there are bed articles such as quilts and blankets, or large articles to be washed such as carpets, sofa cloths and curtains, which are difficult to wash in the home, and thus, a special treatment place is entrusted to wash in a washing factory.

In addition, the amount of laundry is large in multi-utilization facilities such as hotels, factories, dormitories, training centers, and hospitals, and the specific gravity of large laundry is large, and thus the treatment is mainly performed in special treatment places and washing factories.

In addition, in a washing plant, a drum type washing machine is generally used to wash articles to be washed. In the case of a washing method using the washing machine, used water is directly thrown away whenever each process such as the present post-washing drain, the primary post-washing drain, the secondary post-washing drain, the post-dewatering drain, etc. is performed, so that it is inevitable to use a large amount of water, and in order to supplement it economically, underground water is blindly developed and used, and there is a problem such as adverse influence on the environment due to waste of water resources and discharge of sewage.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an integrated washing apparatus which sprays washing water to an object to be washed which is transferred while being placed on a conveyor belt to wash the object, sprays washing water to wash the object, and dehydrates the object between rollers, thereby performing washing in a completely new way compared to the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, an integrated washing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a conveyor belt configured to transport articles to be washed placed thereon; and a washing part including at least one washing nozzle, the washing nozzle being configured to spray washing water to the articles to be washed transferred by the conveyor belt.

In addition, the integrated washing device of the invention also comprises at least one of a supply part, a washing part, a dewatering part and a discharge part, wherein the supply part comprises a supply conveyor belt which is arranged to be transferred to the washing part when the articles to be washed are placed on the supply conveyor belt in an unfolded state; the washing part comprises at least one washing nozzle which is arranged to spray washing water for washing the articles to be washed passing through the washing part; the dewatering part comprises a roller which is arranged up and down in a mode that the articles to be washed pass through in order to wring out water of the articles to be washed which pass through the washing part or the washing part; the discharge part is configured to discharge the articles to be washed passing through the washing part or the rinsing part or the dewatering part. At this time, the articles to be washed, which are transported to the washing section, the rinsing section, the dehydrating section, or the discharging section, are transferred by the conveyor belt.

In addition, the washing part comprises at least one of a first washing part, a second washing part and a third washing part, the first washing part comprises a first washing nozzle and a soaking water tank, the first washing nozzle sprays washing water to the articles to be washed which are transferred from the supply part, and the articles to be washed which pass through the first washing nozzle are soaked in the soaking water tank; the second washing part comprises a sensing sensor and a second washing nozzle, the sensing sensor is used for sensing the articles to be washed which are discharged from the soaking water tank and transferred, and the second washing nozzle is used for spraying washing water to the sensed articles to be washed; the third washing portion includes a third washing nozzle configured to spray washing water to the articles to be washed transferred through the second washing portion. In this case, the washing water in the first washing unit, the second washing unit, or the third washing unit contains a detergent or a fabric softener.

In addition, the second washing nozzle comprises at least one of the 2-1 washing nozzle, the 2-2 washing nozzle and the 2-3 washing nozzle, and the 2-1 washing nozzle, the 2-2 washing nozzle and the 2-3 washing nozzle are arranged to spray washing water vertically relative to the conveyed articles to be washed, or spray washing water at an angle of 5-45 degrees along the conveying direction, or spray washing water at an angle of 5-45 degrees along the reverse conveying direction.

In addition, the third washing nozzle includes at least one of the 3 rd-1 washing nozzle, the 3 rd-2 washing nozzle and the 3 rd-3 washing nozzle, and the 3 rd-1 washing nozzle, the 3 rd-2 washing nozzle and the 3 rd-3 washing nozzle are arranged to spray washing water perpendicularly to the conveyed articles to be washed, or spray washing water at an angle of 5-45 degrees along the conveying direction, or spray washing water at an angle of 5-45 degrees along the reverse conveying direction.

The washing part further includes at least one of a detergent tank and a fabric softener tank, and the detergent tank and the fabric softener tank supply detergent or fabric softener to the washing water supplied to the first washing nozzle, the soaking water tank, the second washing nozzle, or the third washing nozzle.

In addition, the conveyor belt also comprises at least one of a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt and a third conveyor belt, wherein the first conveyor belt comprises a plurality of rollers and a first belt wound on the plurality of rollers so as to transfer the articles to be washed from the first washing part to the second washing part; the second conveyor belt comprises a plurality of rollers and a second belt arranged in a manner of winding around the plurality of rollers so as to transfer the articles to be washed from the third washing section to the washing section; the third conveyor belt includes a plurality of rollers and a third belt to transfer the items to be washed from the washing section to the dewatering section.

Here, the first conveyor belt further includes at least one of a first drum and a second drum, wherein the first drum and the second drum are arranged to be opposed to each other so that the items to be washed transferred from the supply portion pass in a sandwiched manner; in order to soak the articles to be washed which pass through the first roller and the second roller in the soaking water tank, the third roller is arranged in the soaking water tank; in order to change the direction of the articles to be washed discharged from the soaking water tank, a fourth drum is arranged in front of the second washing nozzle, and a fifth drum is arranged behind the second washing nozzle; the sixth and seventh rollers are provided to return the first belt wound around the fifth roller to the first roller.

The second conveyor belt is disposed above the first conveyor belt, and further includes at least one of an eighth roller, a tenth roller, an eleventh roller, and a ninth roller, the eighth roller being disposed adjacent to the fifth roller and configured to apply tension to the first belt wound around the fifth roller; the tenth roller is arranged behind the third washing nozzle; the eleventh drum is provided such that the second belt wound around the tenth drum is returned to the eighth drum; the ninth roller is configured to provide tension to the second belt wrapped around the first roller and the eleventh roller.

The third conveyor belt is arranged on the upper side of the second conveyor belt and further comprises at least one of a twelfth roller, a thirteenth roller, a fourteenth roller and a fifteenth roller, wherein the twelfth roller is close to the eleventh roller and is arranged to apply tension to the second belt wound around the eleventh roller; the thirteenth roller and the fourteenth roller are arranged behind the washing nozzle; the fifteenth roller is configured to apply tension to the third belt wound around the fourteenth roller and the twelfth roller.

In this case, the first belt, the second belt and the third belt are generally flat belts, or are in a mesh form through which washing water or rinsing water may pass, or are configured as belts processed with a plurality of holes. The fiber softener tank 420 is connected to at least one position of the washing nozzle 510 for removing the detergent, which performs a middle dehydration function.

And, the dehydrating part includes at least one dehydrating drum provided at an upper side of the thirteenth drum or the fourteenth drum so as to allow the articles to be washed, which are transferred in a state of being placed on the third belt, to be dehydrated while passing therethrough.

In addition, the integrated washing apparatus according to the present invention includes: at least one of the first water collecting tank, the second water collecting tank and the third water collecting tank, wherein the first water collecting tank is provided to be supplied to a washing nozzle of the washing part after collecting water discharged from the dewatering part; the second water collecting tank is provided to supply to the second washing nozzles of the second washing part and the third washing nozzles of the third washing part after collecting the water discharged from the rinsing part; the third water collecting tank is provided to collect water discharged from the second washing unit and the third washing unit and then supply the water to the first washing nozzle and the soaking water tank of the first washing unit.

As described above, according to the present invention, washing is performed by spraying washing water to an article to be washed which is transferred in a state of being placed on a conveyor belt, washing is performed by spraying washing water, and dehydration is performed by passing between drums, thereby having an effect that washing can be performed in a completely new way compared to the prior art.

In addition, the dehydrated water is reused as the washing water, and the washing water is reused as the washing water, thereby having an effect of saving the amount of water used by about 50% or more compared to the related art in which water is treated as wastewater in each process.

And, the first washing nozzle, the second washing nozzle and the third washing nozzle are arranged to have a certain angle, so that the items to be washed can be washed more efficiently than in the case of being arranged at one angle.

Drawings

The following drawings attached to the present specification are for illustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention serve to better understand the technical idea of the present invention, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention to only the matters set forth in the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side view schematically showing an integrated washing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the portion "a" of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the portion "B" of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of the reuse water treatment process in fig. 1.

Description of the reference symbols

100: supply section 110: first supply roller

120: second supply roller 130: supply belt

200: first washing unit 210: first washing nozzle

220: the soaking water tank 230: detergent tank

300: second washing unit 310: sensing sensor

320: second washing nozzle 321: 2 nd-1 th washing nozzle

322: 2 nd-2 nd washing nozzle 323: 2 nd to 3 rd washing nozzle

330: first roller 331: second roller

332: third roller 333: the fourth roller

334: fifth drum 335: sixth roller

336: the seventh drum 337: first belt

400: third washing unit 410: third washing nozzle

411: 3-1 washing nozzle 412: 3 rd-2 washing nozzle

413: 3 rd-3 th washing nozzle 420: fiber softener tank

430: eighth roller 431: ninth roller

432: the tenth roller 433: eleventh roller

434: second belt

500: the flushing part 510: flushing nozzle

520: the washing drum 530: lower support

540: twelfth drum 541: thirteenth drum

542: the fourteenth drum 543: fifteenth roller

544: the sixteenth drum 545: third belt

600: the dehydration section 610: dewatering drum

700: discharge section 710: first discharge roller

720: second discharge roller 730: discharge belt

800: first water collection tank 810: second water collecting tank

820: third water collecting tank

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily carry out the present invention. However, in describing in detail the operational principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related well-known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

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The integrated washing device of the present invention proposes a new washing method in which an article to be washed is transferred in a state of being placed on a conveyor belt, the conveyor belt is provided in a form of being divided into a plurality of sections, and washing water or rinsing water or the like is strongly sprayed to the transferred article to be washed through a nozzle to be washed. As such, in order to wash while transferring the items to be washed by the conveyor belt, a power device and a control part may be included, wherein the power device includes a motor for driving the conveyor belt, a pump provided to spray washing water or rinsing water through a nozzle, and the like; the control part is used for controlling the power device and controlling the injection pressure and operation of the nozzle. In this case, the belt of the conveyor belt may be a generally flat belt, or may be in the form of a net through which washing water or rinsing water passes, or may be a belt processed with a plurality of holes.

This will be explained in detail below.

As shown in fig. 1, the integrated washing apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a supply part 100, a first washing part 200, a second washing part 300, a third washing part 400, a washing part 500, a dewatering part 600, a discharge part 700, and a water collection tank. Here, fig. 1 schematically shows a side view in order to facilitate understanding of the structure of the present invention. However, in the case of articles to be washed having a width such as curtains and carpets, it is needless to say that the articles to be washed have a width having a certain length on a plane in order to wash them while they are completely unfolded or folded into a half.

First, the supply unit 100 includes: a first supply roller 110 and a second supply roller 120 for transferring the articles to be washed to the first washing unit 200; a supply conveyor comprising a supply belt 130. The supply conveyor may operate to transfer articles to be washed toward the first washing portion 200. For convenience of explanation, the drum adjacent to the first washing part 200 will be referred to as a second supply drum 120. At this time, the laundry may be transferred from the first supply drum 110 disposed along a horizontal or upward slant toward the second supply drum 120.

Next, the first washing part 200 is provided to perform a first washing process on the articles to be washed supplied from the supply part 100. The first washing part 200 may include: a soaking water tank 220 in which the items to be washed transferred from the supply part 100 are soaked; a first washing nozzle 210 configured to spray washing water to the items to be washed transferred to the soaking tub 220; a detergent tank 230.

The first washing nozzle 210 is a nozzle that sprays washing water to the items to be washed that are supplied from the supply unit 100 and transferred to the soaking tub 220. The first washing nozzle 210 may be provided with one or more washing nozzles, which are inclined in a transfer direction of the items to be washed or in an opposite direction, or in a direction perpendicular to the items to be washed, so as to be disposed in a form of spraying washing water. At this time, the laundry items may be transferred by the first conveyor belt to be inclined downward. Here, the first conveyor may be provided to connect the first washing unit 200 and the second washing unit 300, which will be described later.

The soaking tub 220 is a tub in which the laundry supplied from the supply part 100 is temporarily soaked. The soaking water tank 220 contains washing water in which articles to be washed can be soaked. The time for which the items to be washed are soaked in the soaking bath 220 depends on the transferring operation of the first conveyor, and since the first conveyor is suspended for a certain time, the items to be washed may be soaked in the soaking bath 220 during a certain time, and may also be soaked in the soaking bath 220 for a certain time during which the items to be washed are continuously transferred by the first conveyor.

The detergent tank 230 includes at least one tank for storing the detergent supplied to the washing water. A pipe or a pipe may be provided to supply the detergent of the detergent tank 230 to the washing water supplied to the first, second, and

third washing nozzles

210, 320, and 410.

In addition, the detergent tank 230 may be provided by detergent kind. The detergent tank 230 may be provided for each washing nozzle for supplying detergent, and may be provided to supply different detergents to the first washing nozzle 210, the second washing nozzle 320, and the third washing nozzle 410, for example. Such a detergent tank 230 may be used not only in the first washing unit 200 but also in the second washing unit 300 and the third washing unit 400.

Next, the second washing part 300 is provided to wash the items to be washed passing through the first washing part 200 once. The second washing part 300 includes: a sensing sensor 310 configured to sense the transferred items to be washed after being discharged from the soaking water tub 200; at least one second washing nozzle 320 configured to spray washing water containing a detergent to the continuously transferred object to be washed; a detergent tank 230. For example, the second washing nozzle 320 may include: a 2-1 st washing nozzle 321 and a 2-2 nd washing nozzle 322 which are arranged to be inclined to the side of the transfer direction of the articles to be washed by 5 to 45 degrees; and 2-3 nd washing nozzles 323 arranged to be inclined at an angle of 5 to 45 degrees to the opposite side of the transfer direction of the articles to be washed. At this time, when the sensing sensor 310 senses the laundry, it may be controlled in a form of making the 2 nd-1 st washing nozzle 321 spray the washing water after about 2 to 5 seconds.

In addition, in order to wash the articles to be washed efficiently, various configurations are possible, for example, the 2-1 st washing nozzle 321 and the 2-3 rd washing nozzle 323 are disposed to spray the washing water in the same direction, and the 2-2 nd washing nozzle 322 is disposed to spray the washing water in the opposite direction. Of course, the 2 nd-1 st washing nozzle 321, the 2 nd-2 nd washing nozzle 322, and the 2 nd-3 rd washing nozzle 323 may be arranged to be inclined at a predetermined angle toward the same side of the transfer direction of the object to be washed, at least one washing nozzle may be arranged to be inclined at a predetermined angle in the reverse direction, and all the washing nozzles may be arranged to be perpendicular to the object to be washed. Such a configuration and angle of the second washing nozzle 320 are to efficiently perform washing of the items to be washed and flow of the items to be washed.

The detergent tank 230 is replaced with the description as described above.

In addition, a first conveyor belt for transferring the items to be washed from the first washing unit 200 through the second washing unit 300 will be described.

The first conveyor belt includes a plurality of rollers and a belt, for example, includes first to seventh rollers 330 to 336, a first belt 337. The first conveyor belt is described along the direction of movement of the first belt 337, i.e. along the direction of transfer of the items to be washed. Of course, the first belt 337 may be disposed to be wound around and rotate endlessly along the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and

seventh rollers

330, 332, 333, 334, 335, and 336. In addition, an additional roller may be additionally provided to provide tension to the first belt 337.

The first roller 330 and the second roller 331 may be disposed adjacent to the second supply roller 120 opposite the supply conveyor and allow articles to be washed to pass in a sandwiched manner.

In addition, the laundry may be stably introduced into the soaking tub 220 by the belt between the first drum 330 and the third drum 332 and the belt configured in such a manner that the second drum 331 and the third drum 332 are independently driven in conjunction as shown by a dotted line.

The third drum 332 may be configured to be disposed inside the soaking tub 220 while switching the direction of the first belt 337 so that the laundry may be completely soaked in the soaking tub 220 and then taken out.

The fourth drum 333 may be configured to switch the direction of the first belt 337 so that the laundry items abruptly rising by passing through the third drum 332 are transferred in a horizontal or slowly rising direction.

The fifth drum 334 may be disposed higher than the fourth drum 333 so that the laundry is transferred in a horizontal or slowly ascending direction. Here, a second washing nozzle 320 including at least one nozzle for spraying washing water to the items to be washed passing between the fourth drum 333 and the fifth drum 334 may be provided, and the detergent tank 230 and the fabric softener tank 420 may be connected to the second washing nozzle 320.

The sixth and

seventh rollers

335 and 336 may be provided to return the first belt 337 for realizing an endless track to the first roller 330. At this time, the sixth roller 335 may be positioned at a lower side while approaching the fifth roller 334, and the seventh roller 336 may be disposed near the first roller 330 or near the third roller 332. Of course, the sixth roller 335 and the seventh roller 336 may be disposed so that the first belt 337 wound around the fifth roller 334 returns to the first roller 330 without interference, or may be disposed at a position other than the above-described position.

Next, the third washing part 400 is provided to perform a secondary washing of the items to be washed passing through the second washing part 300. The third washing part 400 may include a third washing nozzle 410, a detergent tank 230 and a fabric softener tank 420 connected to the third washing nozzle 410, and a second conveyor belt.

The third washing nozzle 410 is provided to spray washing water containing detergent or fabric softener onto the articles to be washed transferred to the washing part 500 through the second washing part 300. The third washing nozzle 410 includes at least one or more washing nozzles, and for example, may include: a 3-1 st washing nozzle 411 and a 3-2 nd washing nozzle 412, which are arranged to incline to the side of the conveying direction of the articles to be washed by 5-45 degrees; and a 3 rd to 3 rd washing nozzle 413 which is disposed to be inclined by 5 to 45 degrees to the opposite side of the transfer direction of the object to be washed.

Here, as shown in fig. 1, since the transfer direction of the articles to be washed transferred from the second washing unit 300 and the transfer direction of the articles to be washed transferred from the third washing unit 400 are opposite directions, the washing nozzles are also arranged in opposite directions, and the washing nozzles may be rearranged in consideration of the inclined direction. Of course, the washing machine may be configured in various forms in order to efficiently wash the laundry and smoothly flow the laundry, for example, the 3-1 st washing nozzle 411 and the 3-3 rd washing nozzle 413 may be configured to spray the washing water in the same direction, and the 3-2 nd washing nozzle 412 may be configured to spray the washing water in the opposite direction.

In addition, the 3 rd-1 washing nozzle pair 411, the 3 rd-2 washing nozzle 412, and the 3 rd-3 washing nozzle 413 may be similarly disposed to be inclined at a predetermined angle toward the transfer direction of the object to be washed, at least one washing nozzle may be disposed to be inclined at a predetermined angle in the reverse direction, and all the washing nozzles may be disposed to be perpendicular to the object to be washed. In this manner, the first, second, and

third washing nozzles

210, 320, and 410 are arranged in an angled form, so that the items to be washed are more efficiently washed than in the case of being arranged at an angle, and at the same time, the flow of the items to be washed can be smooth.

The detergent tank 230 and the fabric softener tank 420 include at least one tank. And a pipe or a duct is provided to supply the detergent or the fabric softener of the detergent tank 230 and the fabric softener tank 420 to at least one of the 3 rd-1 washing nozzles 411 to the 3 rd-3 washing nozzles 413. Further, the detergent tank 230 may be provided for each kind of detergent, as needed. In this case, the fiber detergent tank 230 may be provided to supply different detergents to each nozzle.

The second conveyor is provided to transfer the articles to be washed, which have passed through the second washing section and the third washing section, to the washing section 500. The second transfer belt includes a plurality of rollers and belts, for example, an eighth roller 430 to an eleventh roller 433, a second belt 434. The second conveyor belt will be described in terms of its direction of travel, i.e., along the direction of transfer of the articles to be washed, of the second belt 434. Of course, the second belt 434 may be disposed to be wound and endlessly rotated along the eighth, ninth, tenth and

eleventh rollers

430, 431, 432 and 433.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the eighth roller 430 is wound with a second tape 434 and disposed at a lower side of the fifth roller 334. The eighth roller 430 may be configured to apply tension to the first belt 337 wound around the fifth roller 334 while being adjacent to the lower side of the fifth roller 334. Due to such a configuration, the laundry transferred to the fifth drum 334 in a state of being placed on the first belt 337 is naturally placed on the second belt 434 while passing between the fifth drum 334 and the eighth drum 430, and transferred along the second belt 434.

The ninth roller 431 is provided to provide tension of the second tape 434 configured in a form wound around the eighth roller 430. The ninth drum 431 may be disposed near the eighth drum 430, or may be disposed at any position between the tenth drums 432.

The tenth drum 432 may be disposed higher than the eighth drum 430 so that the laundry is transferred in a horizontal or slowly ascending direction. Here, a third washing nozzle 410 including at least one or more nozzles for spraying washing water to the items to be washed passing between the eighth drum 430 and the tenth drum 432 may be provided.

The eleventh roller 433 is disposed in the vicinity of the tenth roller 432. The eleventh roller 433 may be provided to return the second tape 434 wound around the tenth roller 432 to the eighth roller 430. Of course, the eleventh roller 433 may be disposed so that the second belt 434 returns to the eighth roller 430 by rotating the tenth roller 432 without interference, and may be disposed at a position other than the above-described position.

Next, the washing part 500 is provided to wash the items to be washed passing through the third washing part 400, while a middle dehydration function may be performed. The washing part 500 includes at least one washing nozzle 510 and a washing drum 520, a lower bracket 530, and a third conveyor belt.

The washing nozzle 510 is provided to spray washing water to the laundry transferred to the spin dryer 600 after passing through the third washing unit 400. One washing nozzle 510 may be provided or a plurality of washing nozzles 510 may be provided at regular intervals, and the washing nozzle 510 at any one position is connected to the fiber softener tank 420.

The washing drum 520 and the lower bracket 530 are middle dehydration units that press the items to be washed through the washing nozzle 510 from above and below and can wring out the washing water. The washing drum 520 and the lower bracket 530 may be disposed in front of or behind the washing nozzles 510 with respect to the transfer direction of the items to be washed, and may be disposed at each washing nozzle 510. For example, in the case of the washing drum 520 and the lower supporter 530, the washing drum 520 is positioned above the third belt 545, and the lower supporter 530 is positioned below the third belt 545, and may be configured to wring out washing water by pressing the upper and lower surfaces of the laundry moved in a state of being placed above the third belt 545.

The third conveyor belt is provided to transfer the articles to be washed passing through the third washing part 400 to the dehydrating part 600. The third conveyor belt includes a plurality of rollers and belts, for example, a twelfth roller 540, a thirteenth roller 541, a fourteenth roller 542, a fifteenth roller 543, a sixteenth roller 544, a third belt 545. The third conveyor belt will be described in terms of the direction of travel of the third belt 545, i.e., in terms of the direction of transfer of articles to be washed. Of course, the third belt 545 may be disposed to be wound and rotate endlessly along the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and

sixteenth rollers

540, 541, 542, 543, 544.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the twelfth roller 540 is wound with a third tape 545 and is disposed at a lower side of the eleventh roller 433. The twelfth roller 540 may be configured to apply tension to the third tape 545 wound around the eleventh roller 433 while being adjacent to the lower side of the eleventh roller 433. Due to such a configuration, the laundry items transferred to the eleventh drum 433 in a state of being placed on the second belt 434 are naturally placed on the third belt 545 while passing between the eleventh drum 433 and the twelfth drum 540, and transferred along the third belt 545.

The thirteenth drum 541 may be disposed higher than the twelfth drum 540 so that the laundry items are transferred in a horizontal or slowly ascending direction. Here, at least one more rinsing nozzles 510 may be provided, the rinsing nozzles 510 for spraying rinsing water to the articles to be washed passing between the twelfth drum 540 and the thirteenth drum 541. The thirteenth drum 541, together with the fourteenth drum 542, may serve as one of the constituent elements for dehydrating the laundry, which will be described in detail later.

The fourteenth drum 542 is disposed in the vicinity of the thirteenth drum 541. The fourteenth drum 542 may be provided such that the third belt 545 is wound thereon and returned to the twelfth drum 540. In this case, the fourteenth drum 542 may be disposed parallel to the thirteenth drum 541.

The fifteenth drum 543 and the sixteenth drum 544 are disposed in the vicinity of the thirteenth drum 541 and the twelfth drum 540, respectively. The fifteenth roller 543 may be configured to apply tension to the third tape 545 wound around the fourteenth roller 542, and the sixteenth roller 544 may be configured to apply tension to the third tape 545 returned to the twelfth roller 540. Here, only one of the fifteenth drum 543 and the sixteenth drum 544 may be provided, or may be disposed between the twelfth drum 540 and the fourteenth drum 542.

Next, the dehydrating unit 600 is provided to press and dehydrate the laundry passing through the washing unit 500. The water-extracting part 600 includes at least one water-extracting drum 610.

As shown in fig. 1, the dehydrating drum 610 is positioned above the thirteenth drum 541 and/or the fourteenth drum 542. For example, the dehydrating drum 610 is disposed adjacent to the thirteenth drum 541, and may be provided to strongly wring the articles to be washed together with the thirteenth drum 541 from above and below while passing through in a state of being placed on the third belt 545. Such a dehydrating drum 610 may be provided in connection with the fourteenth drum 542, and additionally, dehydrating drums may be provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the third belt 545 so as to pass the laundry.

Next, the discharging part 700 includes a discharge conveyor including a first discharge roller 710, a second discharge roller 720, and a discharge belt 730, so as to discharge the items to be washed passing through the dehydrating part 600. For convenience of explanation, the drum adjacent to the washing part 500 is referred to as a first discharge drum 710. At this time, the laundry may be transferred from the first discharge drum 710, which is disposed horizontally or inclined downward, toward the second discharge drum 720.

In addition, a structure for drying the items to be washed passing through the dehydrating unit 600 may be additionally provided at the discharging unit 700. For example, the discharging part 700 may further include a hot air blower configured to supply hot air to the laundry passing through the dehydrating part 600. Further, a separate drying unit may be additionally disposed between the dehydration unit 600 and the discharge unit 700, and a drying device including a hot air blower may be provided.

Finally, the water collection tank includes a first water collection tank 800, a second water collection tank 810, and a third water collection tank 820. These water collecting grooves are connected to each other, or may be provided to be connected in a form of being penetrated to at least one of the dehydrating unit 600, the washing unit 500, the third washing unit 400, the second washing unit 300, and the first washing unit 200.

The first water collecting tank 800 is provided to collect water dehydrated from the dehydrating unit 600. The first water collecting tank 800 may be provided to use the collected water as washing water of the washing part 500 or additionally to reuse as washing water of at least one of the third washing part 400, the second washing part 300, and the first washing part 200. For this, the first water collecting tank 800 may be provided with another pipe or conduit to supply the collected water to at least one of the washing nozzles 510, the third washing nozzle 410, the second washing nozzle 320, the first washing nozzle 210, and the soaking water tank 220 or the water tank.

The second water collecting tank 810 is provided to collect water discharged from the flushing part 500. The second water collecting tank 810 may be provided to reuse the collected water as washing water of at least one of the third washing part 400, the second washing part 300, and the first washing part 200. For this, the second water collecting tank 810 may be provided with another pipe or pipe to supply the collected water to at least one of the third washing nozzle 410, the second washing nozzle 320, the first washing nozzle 210, and the soaking water tank 220 or the water tank.

The third water collecting tank 820 is provided to collect water discharged from the third washing unit 400 or the second washing unit 300. The third water collecting tank 820 may be provided to reuse the collected water in the first washing part 200. For this, the third water collecting tank 820 may be provided with an additional pipe or pipe to supply the collected water to the first washing nozzle 210 and the soaking water tank 220.

For example, the water dewatered in the dewatering part 600 may be supplied to the washing nozzle 510 of the washing part 500 after being collected in the first water collecting tank 800, the water discharged from the washing part 500 may be supplied to the third washing nozzle 410 of the third washing part 400 and the second washing nozzle 320 of the second washing part 300 after being collected in the second water collecting tank 810, and the water discharged from the third washing part 400 and the second washing part 300 may be supplied to the first washing nozzle 210 and the soaking water tank 220 of the first washing part 200 after being collected in the third water collecting tank 820. The water thereafter may be treated as wastewater.

Thus, if the water discharged from the washing, rinsing and dehydrating processes is treated as compared with the case of wastewater treatment as in the prior art, the water discharged from each process is reused in the case of the present invention, so that the amount of water used can be saved to about 50% or less. To describe this in more detail, for example, in the conventional method, when 120 sheets are washed in a 100kg washing machine, 500 liters of water is used in the washing step, 500 liters of water is used in the rinsing step (2 to 3 repetitions), 500 liters of water is used in the dewatering step, and the water used in each step is treated as wastewater, so that 1.5 to 2 tons of water are used in total. In contrast, when the apparatus of the present invention is used, water is reused during the washing, rinsing and dehydrating processes, and there is only one wastewater treatment, so that the amount of water used can be saved to about 50% or less.

As described above, it is understood that a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the present invention. It is therefore to be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is shown by the patent registration claims described later, rather than the detailed description, and all modifications or variations derived from the meaning, scope and equivalent concept of the patent registration claims should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An integrated washing apparatus, comprising:

a conveyor belt configured to transport articles to be washed placed thereon;

and a washing part including at least one washing nozzle, the washing nozzle being configured to spray washing water to the articles to be washed transferred by the conveyor belt.

2. The integrated washing apparatus according to claim 1, which is configured such that,

further comprises at least one of a supply part (100), a washing part (500), a dewatering part (600) and a discharge part (700), wherein the articles to be washed which are conveyed to the washing part, the washing part (500), the dewatering part (600) or the discharge part (700) are transferred by a conveyor belt,

the supply part (100) comprises a supply conveyor belt which is arranged to move towards the washing part when the articles to be washed are placed on the supply conveyor belt in an unfolded state;

the washing section (500) comprises at least one washing nozzle arranged to eject washing water for washing the items to be washed passing through the washing section;

the water-extracting part (600) includes a drum which is provided up and down in a form of passing the objects to be washed in order to wring water of the objects to be washed passing through the washing or rinsing part (500);

a discharge part (700) is provided to discharge the items to be washed passing through the washing or rinsing part (500) or the dehydrating part (600).

3. An integrated washing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the washing section comprises at least one of a first washing section (200), a second washing section (300), and a third washing section (400), and the washing water in the first washing section (200), the second washing section (300), or the third washing section (400) contains a detergent or a fabric softener,

the first washing part (200) comprises a first washing nozzle (210) and a soaking water tank (220), the first washing nozzle (210) sprays washing water to the articles to be washed which are transferred from the supply part (100), and the articles to be washed which pass through the first washing nozzle (210) are soaked in the soaking water tank (220);

the second washing part (300) comprises a sensing sensor (310) and a second washing nozzle (320), wherein the sensing sensor (310) is used for sensing the articles to be washed which are discharged from the soaking water tank (220) and transferred, and the second washing nozzle (320) is used for spraying the washing water to the sensed articles to be washed;

the third washing unit (400) includes a third washing nozzle (410), and the third washing nozzle (410) is configured to spray washing water to the articles to be washed transferred through the second washing unit (300).

4. An integral washing apparatus according to claim 3, the second washing nozzle (320) comprising:

at least one of the 2-1 st washing nozzle (321), the 2-2 nd washing nozzle (322) and the 2-3 rd washing nozzle (323) is arranged to spray washing water vertically relative to the conveyed articles to be washed, or at an angle of 5-45 degrees along the conveying direction, or at an angle of 5-45 degrees along the reverse conveying direction.

5. An integral washing device according to claim 3 or 4, the third washing nozzle (410) comprising:

at least one of the 3-1 st washing nozzle 411, the 3-2 nd washing nozzle 412 and the 3-3 rd washing nozzle 413 is arranged to spray washing water perpendicularly to the conveyed articles to be washed, or at an angle of 5-45 degrees along the conveying direction, or at an angle of 5-45 degrees along the reverse conveying direction.

6. An integral type washing apparatus according to claim 3, the washing part further comprising:

at least one of the detergent tank (230) and the fabric softener tank (420) supplies detergent or fabric softener to the washing water supplied to the first washing nozzle (210), the soaking water tank (220), the second washing nozzle (320) or the third washing nozzle (410).

7. An integral type washing apparatus according to claim 3, the conveyor belt further comprising:

at least one of a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt and a third conveyor belt, wherein the first conveyor belt comprises a plurality of rollers and a first belt (337) wound on the plurality of rollers so as to transfer the articles to be washed from the first washing part (200) to the second washing part (300); the second conveyor belt comprises a plurality of rollers and a second belt (434) arranged in a wound form around the plurality of rollers so as to transfer the articles to be washed from the third washing section (400) to the washing section (500); the third conveyor belt includes a plurality of rollers and a third belt (545) to transfer the items to be washed from the washing section (500) to the dewatering section (600).

8. An integral washing apparatus according to claim 7, the first conveyor belt further comprising:

at least one of a first drum (330) and a second drum (331), a third drum (332), a fourth drum (333), a fifth drum (334), a sixth drum (335), and a seventh drum (336), wherein the first drum (330) and the second drum (331) are oppositely disposed so as to allow the items to be washed, which are transferred from the supply section (100), to pass in a sandwiched manner; in order to soak the articles to be washed passing through the first and second drums (330, 331) in the soaking tub (220), the third drum (332) is disposed inside the soaking tub (220); in order to switch the direction of the articles to be washed discharged from the soaking water tank (220), a fourth drum (333) is disposed in front of the second washing nozzle (320), and a fifth drum (334) is disposed behind the second washing nozzle (320); the sixth roller (335) and the seventh roller (336) are provided to return the first belt (337) wound around the fifth roller (334) to the first roller (330).

9. The integral type washing apparatus according to claim 8,

the second conveyor belt is arranged on the upper side of the first conveyor belt and further comprises at least one of an eighth roller (430), a tenth roller (432), an eleventh roller (433) and a ninth roller (431), and the eighth roller (430) is close to the fifth roller (334) and is arranged to apply tension to the first belt (337) wound around the fifth roller (334); a tenth drum (432) is disposed behind the third washing nozzle (410); an eleventh drum (433) is provided to return the second tape (434) wound around the tenth drum (432) to the eighth drum (430); the ninth roller (431) is provided to provide tension of the second belt (434) wound around the first roller (330) and the eleventh roller (433).

10. The integrated washing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein,

the third conveyor belt is arranged on the upper side of the second conveyor belt and further comprises at least one of a twelfth roller (540), a thirteenth roller (541), a fourteenth roller (542) and a fifteenth roller (543), wherein the twelfth roller (540) is arranged close to the eleventh roller (433) and is arranged to apply tension to the second belt (434) wound around the eleventh roller (433); the thirteenth roller (541) and the fourteenth roller (542) are arranged behind the washing nozzle (510); the fifteenth roller (543) is configured to apply tension to the third belt (545) wound around the fourteenth roller (542) and the twelfth roller (540).

11. The integral type washing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein,

the first belt (337), the second belt (434) and the third belt (545) are generally flat belts, or are in a mesh form through which washing water or rinsing water may pass, or are belts processed with a plurality of holes.

12. The integral type washing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein,

the fiber softener tank (420) is connected to at least one position of the washing nozzle (510) for removing the detergent and performing the middle dehydration function.

13. An integral washing apparatus according to claim 10, the dehydration part (600) comprising:

at least one dehydrating drum (610) provided at an upper side of the thirteenth drum (541) or the fourteenth drum (542) so as to allow the laundry items transferred in a state of being placed on the third belt (545) to be dehydrated while passing therethrough.

14. An integral washing apparatus according to claim 3, comprising:

at least one of a first water collection tank (800), a second water collection tank (810), and a third water collection tank (820), wherein the first water collection tank (800) is provided to collect water discharged from the dewatering unit (600) and then supply the water to a washing nozzle (510) of the washing unit (500); a second water collecting tank (810) provided to supply water discharged from the washing part (500) to the second washing nozzles (320) of the second washing part (300) and the third washing nozzles (410) of the third washing part (400) after collecting the water; the third water collecting tank (820) is provided to collect water discharged from the second washing unit (300) and the third washing unit (400) and then supply the water to the first washing nozzle (210) and the soaking water tank (220) of the first washing unit (200).