CN1711389A - Fabric article treating device comprising more than one housing - Google Patents

Fabric article treating device comprising more than one housing Download PDF

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CN1711389A
CN1711389A CNA2003801032601A CN200380103260A CN1711389A CN 1711389 A CN1711389 A CN 1711389A CN A2003801032601 A CNA2003801032601 A CN A2003801032601A CN 200380103260 A CN200380103260 A CN 200380103260A CN 1711389 A CN1711389 A CN 1711389A
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劳拉·林恩·海尔曼
克里斯托弗·劳伦斯·史密斯
基思·戴维·凡塔
保罗·阿马特·雷蒙·杰拉尔德·弗朗斯
迪安·拉里·杜瓦尔
米切尔·约瑟夫·奥尔
石季春
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A treating device (10) for use with a fabric article drying appliance. The treating device dispenses a benefit composition into a chamber so as to provide benefits to fabric articles contained within the fabric article drying appliance. The treating device is comprised of at least two housings (20,50) in communication with one another wherein at least one housing (20) is located in the interior of a fabric article drying appliance and at least one housing (50) is located outside of the fabric article drying appliance.

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The fabric article treating device that comprises a more than casing
Invention field
The present invention relates to a kind of textile article drying device treating apparatus of (an one non-limiting example comprises a dryer) that is used for.Described treating apparatus distributes advantageous compositions by a nozzle that advantageous compositions is ejected in the chamber (an one non-limiting example comprises the rotating cylinder of a dryer), so that provide beneficial effect for the textile article that is contained in the textile article drying device.Described treating apparatus is made of at least two casings.In the casing at least one is positioned at the inside of textile article drying device, and at least one other casing is positioned at the outside of textile article drying device simultaneously.The mutual communication of the inner casing of described treating apparatus and outer cage.
The present invention also relates to be suitable for handling a kind of system and a kind of method of fabric.
Background of invention
United States Patent (USP) 4,891,890 intentions are described and a kind of fabric-treating agent to be assigned to device in the dryer.Be connected to by the self-powered described device of battery on the interior door of tumbler dryer of a routine.Yet the shortcoming of this device is that it will bear the severe rugged environment of dryer inside.These rigorous environment, for example high temperature and high humility produce a lot of damages to the battery of described device and/or the life-span and the efficient of electronic component, and may cause the cost increase and/or make troubles for the user of this device.In addition, when described device is whole when being positioned at the inside of dryer, have no idea to make described device and user to carry out communication.Therefore, the user can only determine and/or control the operation conditions of described device by limited method.
The present invention has overcome these shortcomings by a device that comprises at least two casings is provided, wherein two mutual communications of casing and wherein at least one in the casing be positioned at the textile article drying device inside of (an one non-limiting example comprises a dryer), at least one casing is positioned at the outside of textile article drying device.The casing that is positioned at textile article drying device inside can comprise for example distributor, and the casing that is positioned at textile article drying device outside can comprise for example sensing unit, and its non-limiting example can comprise battery, electronic component and/or other temperature and/or humidity sensitive parts.The casing that is positioned at textile article drying device outside also can provide parts that are suitable for device and user's communication, thereby makes that the user can control device or the operation conditions of definite device.
Summary of the invention
A kind of fabric article treating device, it comprises the inner casing and the outer cage that is positioned at textile article drying device outside that are positioned at textile article drying device inside, these two mutual communications of casing.Inner casing and outer cage can interconnect.Inner casing can comprise sensing unit.In one embodiment, inner casing and outer cage interconnect with a flat cable.Inner casing and outer cage be telecommunications mutually.Outer cage also can comprise a power supply.Described textile article drying device can comprise a door.In one embodiment, inner casing can be between the inner surface and outer surface of described door.
The present invention also relates to be suitable for handling a system of fabric.Described system comprises textile article drying device and fabric article treating device.Described fabric article treating device comprises the inner casing and the outer cage that is positioned at textile article drying device outside that are positioned at textile article drying device inside.The mutual telecommunications of inner casing and outer cage.
The invention further relates to a kind of method that is suitable for handling fabric.Described method comprises provides a kind of fabric article treating device, and wherein said fabric article treating device is made of an inner casing and an outer cage that is positioned at textile article drying device outside that is positioned at textile article drying device inside.The mutual telecommunications of inner casing and outer cage.Reservoir, pump and nozzle are also included within the fabric article treating device.Comprise a kind of advantageous compositions in the reservoir.Advantageous compositions arrives nozzle from reservoir via pump.Advantageous compositions by nozzle ejection in the textile article drying device.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view of an embodiment of fabrics made according to the present invention article treating device.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of observing from the diagonal angle of the fabric article treating device of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the front view of observing from an end of the part section of the fabric article treating device of Fig. 1, and it illustrates with a flat cable and joins together inner casing and outer cage to.
Fig. 4 is the front view from the unilateral observation of the part section of the inner casing part of the fabric article treating device of Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is some electric and block diagram mechanical part that possible be used for the fabric article treating device of Fig. 1.
Fig. 6 (comprising 6A, 6B and 6C) is the schematic diagram of first of electronic controller that possible be used for the fabric article treating device of Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is the circuit diagram of other parts of electronic controller that possible be used for the fabric article treating device of Fig. 1, and it comprises power supply unit.
Fig. 8 is the diagram of its part section when the door that the fabric article treating device of Fig. 1 may be installed to the textile article drying device is gone up.
Fig. 9 is the front view of observing along an end of the part section of the line 9-9 intercepting of Figure 10 from another embodiment of fabric article treating device of the present invention.
Figure 10 is the perspective view of an embodiment of fabric article treating device of the present invention.
Figure 11 is the perspective view of observing from the diagonal angle of the fabric article treating device of Figure 10.
Figure 12 is the perspective view that is suitable for handling the system of textile article according to of the present invention.
Figure 13 is the exploded view of another embodiment of fabric article treating device of the present invention.
Detailed Description Of The Invention
Phrase used herein " fabric article treating system " is meant a textile article drying device, and an one non-limiting example comprises a conventional dryer and/or its modified version.Described fabric article treating system also comprises a fabric article treating device that can be used to carry advantageous compositions.
Term " fabric " goods used herein " (" fabric ") be meant usually with conventional washing methods or any goods of cleaning with dry-cleaning method.This term comprises following textile article, includes but not limited to: clothes, linen, latitude curtain, clothing accessory, leather, floor covering, coverlet, towel, rag, canvas, polymer architecture or the like.This term also comprises the article of making in whole or in part with textile material, for example tote bag, furniture cover, oil skin, footwear or the like.
Term used herein " advantageous compositions " is meant a kind of composition that is used for sending for textile article beneficial effect.Comprising the material of advantageous compositions and the non-limiting example of their mixture comprises: the dirty agent of water, softening agent, well-ironing agent, spices, waterproof/drive, freshener, antistatic agent, antimicrobial, durable press agent, anti wrinkling agent, anti-smelly dose, anti-grinding agent, solvent and their combination.
The present invention relates to a kind of textile article drying device treating apparatus of (an one non-limiting example comprises a dryer) that is used for.The control of described treating apparatus can basically or be totally independent of textile article drying device controller.Described treating apparatus distributes advantageous compositions by a nozzle that advantageous compositions is ejected in the chamber (an one non-limiting example comprises the rotating cylinder of a dryer), so that provide beneficial effect for the textile article that is contained in textile article drying device the inside.Described treating apparatus is made of at least two casings.In the casing at least one is positioned at the inside of textile article drying device, and at least one other casing is positioned at the outside of textile article drying device simultaneously.The inside of described treating apparatus (or inner casing) and outside (or outer cage) communication mutually.The non-limiting example of the communication between inner casing and the outer cage comprises telecommunications (wherein electronic signal is transmitted) and composition between inner casing and outer cage transmission communication (promptly; Wherein advantageous compositions externally and between the inner casing transmits), and the heat communication is (promptly; Wherein temperature difference externally and between the inner casing is transmitted, and its non-limiting example is that wherein said advantageous compositions is heated and is transferred into another casing in a casing).Inner casing and outer cage can interconnect.The non-limiting parts that connect inner casing and outer cage comprise a flat cable, lead and/or a conduit (its non-limiting example is a conduit of transmission advantageous compositions between inner casing and outer cage).
With reference now to the embodiment of Fig. 1,, " stand alone type " controller of common usefulness reference number 10 signs and dispenser unit are (promptly; Treating apparatus) is illustrated as and has two main hoods (or casing) 20 and 50.Hood 20 plays the effect of the inner casing that is positioned at a textile article drying device inside, and simultaneously hood 50 plays the outer cage that is positioned at textile article drying device outside or the effect of exterior case.Hood 50 can be installed on the outer surface of textile article drying device door, yet also it can be installed on any outer surface, its non-restrictive example comprises: outer surface of sidewall, roof, top flap or the like comprises wall or other family expenses structure of separating with the textile article drying device.In addition, hood 20 can be installed on any inner surface of textile article drying device, embodiment includes, but are not limited to: inner surface of the rotating cylinder of (seeing Figure 13), textile article drying device, rear wall, top flap or the like between the inner surface of the inner surface of door, described door and the outer surface.
Inner casing and outer cage can be constructed by the material that those ordinary skills of this area are familiar with.The non-limiting example of such material comprises polymeric material and metal, and wherein said polymeric material includes but not limited to that polyurethane, polypropylene, Merlon, polyethylene and their combination and described metal include but not limited to the metal of glazing.
Hood 50 can permanently be installed on the described outer surface, or is detachably connected on the outer surface.Equally, hood 20 permanently can be installed on the inner surface, or be releasably attached on the inner surface.A kind of configuration of Lian Jieing is illustrated among Fig. 8 like this, and wherein the gate open of drying device is often specified to reference number 15 expressions.Other non-limiting connection comprises magnet, sucker, Velcro Or the like.Should be understood that, mobilizable closing structure of term used herein " door " expression, it allows the internal volume of people near drying device, and can be to realize this approaching possible any physical form." closing structure " of door can be a capping on the drying device upper surface, or this type of a hatch or the like.
Described treating apparatus 10 can by as the contacted mode of grounded part by a spring, paster, magnet, screw rod, arcing and corona discharge or other attaching parts and textile article drying device is grounded and/or mode by the dissipation residual charge is grounded.A kind of nonrestrictive method of dissipation electric charge is to adopt ionization parts, for example the one group of metal wire that extends away from power supply.Under many circumstances, the textile article drying device such as dryer has a porcelain facing.A kind of mode of ground connection can be to adopt a core to penetrate nonconducting ceramic glaze paint to make the porcelain facing ground connection of textile article drying device.Make the other mode of the nonconducting surface earthing of textile article drying device comprise the metal sheet of use one deck between textile article drying device and fabric article treating device, it is used to provide a kind of condenser type discharge.The typical thickness of such plate is that about 5 μ m are to about 5000 μ m.
Should be understood that the present invention can be used for textile article " drying " device of other type at an easy rate, and be not limited only to " dryer ".In the context of this patent document, term " dryer " or " drying device " or " textile article drying device " comprise may be carried out or may not carry out real functions/drying, but can relate to fabric is handled and is not planned device according to letter dry fabric itself.As mentioned above, term " dryer " or " drying device " or " textile article drying device " can comprise " dry-cleaning " method or device, and it can maybe needn't comprise drying steps according to letter.
Except above-mentioned, should be noted in the discussion above that some drying device comprises a hothouse (or " rotating cylinder "), it can or not rotate according to the letter motion when turning round arid cycle when drying device operates in.Some such drying devices adopt the moving air that passes hothouse, and chamber does not move when carrying out arid cycle.An embodiment of such drying device has the inlet loam cake of a door and other type will put into chamber by dry clothes to allow people.Under many circumstances, can be on the upper bar of some type of hothouse inside " suspension " clothing.In case after clothes was put into and finished, door (or inlet loam cake) was closed, and drying device begins its functions/drying.An injection cycle can take place in such unit, then should be carefully to guarantee that advantageous compositions is good in the inner distribution of drying chamber, so that can not make some fabric bear seldom the advantageous compositions of (or not having), and other fabric bears the advantageous compositions of very big concentration.
Fabric article treating device 10 can comprise that at least one is used for advantageous compositions is assigned to nozzle 24 in the textile article drying device.Adopt any suitable injection apparatus such as hydraulic pressure nozzle, sound wave sprayer, pressure-swirl sprayer, high-pressure fog mouth or the like to send the advantageous compositions that the target particles particle diameter can be realized vaporific/atomizing.The non-limiting example of suitable nozzle comprises commercially available available from Spray Systems, the nozzle of Inc., and the SpraySystems of the Ponoma in California for example, the model of Inc. is: 850,1050,1250,1450 and 1650 commodity.The suitable embodiment of other of nozzle is that the model of being made by the Seaquist Dispensing of Illinois Cary is the pressure-swirl spray nozzle of DU-3813.
Can randomly can adopt filter and/or filtering technique to filter advantageous compositions if necessary.Its non-limiting example comprises: adopt a filter in treating apparatus 10 before nozzle 24; Before being assigned to the advantageous compositions reservoir, filter advantageous compositions; Before being assigned to the advantageous compositions reservoir, advantageous compositions is carried out centrifugal filtration; Or the like; Or their combination.
With reference to figure 1, on inner casing 20, can see a discharge nozzle 24 and optional " door sensor " 22, wherein in the internal volume of inner casing 20, also comprise the reservoir 26 of a splendid attire advantageous compositions.Reservoir 26 can be used to the splendid attire advantageous compositions.The reservoir 26 of splendid attire advantageous compositions can be made of pliable and tough, rigidity and/or semirigid material.The embodiment that is made of material rigidity or semirigid can comprise an air vent.
Discharge nozzle 24 can be as a fluid atomizing nozzle, perhaps as a pressure atomization device, perhaps with an optional high voltage source (not shown in figure 1) together as an electrostatic spray mouth.Advantageous compositions can comprise a kind of flowing material, as a kind of liquid or a kind of gaseous compound, or comprises a kind of granular solid chemical compound that is, as powder.Reservoir 26 can adopt the form as pouch or box; Perhaps may only be the home-use waterpipe under the particular case, wherein said advantageous compositions comprises drinking water.In addition, reservoir 26 can constitute one with inner casing 20, or it can removably connect and inner casing 20.Alternatively, shown in Figs. 9 to 11, reservoir 26 can constitute one with outer cage 50, or it can be detachably connected to outer cage 50.In addition, treating apparatus 10 can comprise a more than reservoir 26.At least one reservoir 26 can be united with outer cage 50 with inner casing 20 associatings and/or at least one reservoir 26.
Inner casing 20 and outer cage 50 mutual communications.Inner casing 20 and outer cage 50 can interconnect.The non-limiting example that connects inner casing 20 and outer cage 50 can comprise of adopting in the flat cable 40 (be also referred to as sometimes and be " ribbon cable "), lead, the woven fabric of packing into or a non-woven material sheath as shown in Fig. 1 to 5 and Fig. 9 to 12 or one group of electric wire, a conduit (non-limiting example is a conduit 44 (as Fig. 5 and Fig. 8,9 and shown in Figure 12) that is applicable to advantageous compositions), or their combination.Woven fabric sheath or non-woven material sheath also can be used as a kind of method that connects inner casing 20 and outer cage 50.Inner casing 20 and outer cage 50 can provide a kind of gravity balance device with reduce electric wire and/or casing be connected in unnecessary tension force.Typical weight ratio between inner casing 20 and the outer cage 50 is generally about 1: 14 to about 14: 1.Inner casing 20 and outer cage 50 also can carry out electric communication and/or fluid communication.
In the embodiment of Fig. 1, a flat cable 40 is connected between two casings 20 and 50, and extends along the inner surface of door 15 (for example, referring to Fig. 8) of textile article drying device, crosses the top of door 15, and extends downwards along the outer surface of door 15.Alternatively, in a unshowned embodiment, flat cable 40 can pass a hole in the door 15 of textile article drying device and extend to connect inner casing 20 and outer cage 50.As mentioned above, inner casing 20 and outer cage 50 can be connected on the surface of textile article drying device rather than on its door 15.Shell 50 can be connected to any outer surface, comprises the wall of one family.
With reference to figure 2, flat cable 40 is again visible.Along the surface of the visible inner casing 20 of Fig. 2, a door fixed band 21 is visible.An end of also visible fixed band in Fig. 1.Certainly, can arrange inner casing 20 is fixed to other layout on the cloth drier door 15 (or other inner surface) and does not deviate from principle of the present invention.
Fig. 2 has shown same fabric article treating device 10 from an opposite angle, and wherein outer cage 50 is provided as and has parts that are shown as at the driving treating apparatus 10 at 56 places.Treating apparatus 10 can be mechanically driven or electrically driven.In a non-limiting embodiments, the user of this device can be by next button, drives treating apparatus 10 with regard to mechanical type so then, sprays among the textile article drying device to cause advantageous compositions.In another non-limiting embodiments, treating apparatus can be driven by an ON-OFF switch.Treating apparatus 10 operation by hand, mechanically actuated or with their combination operation.For example, treating apparatus 10 can be according to user's intention manual operations.Alternatively, treating apparatus 10 can be set in the predetermined time and/or the time interval and handle automatically.
With reference now to Fig. 3,, illustrates the internal volume that to see inner casing 20 for the reservoir 26 of fabric article treating device 10 as.In outer cage 50, can comprise a Battery pack 52.Also includable as printed circuit board (PCB) that has electronic component shown in 54.Electronic component in embodiment will discuss in more detail below.It being understood that the present invention can adopt any power source, comprises standard household circuit voltage even solar energy.If wish device 10 is easy to carry about with one, then can adopt battery.Yet, can provide any suitable power supply adaptor AC power to be converted to the suitable DC voltage of the electronic component that is used on the printed circuit board (PCB) 54, or dc source be converted (comprising battery or solar panel) to the suitable DC voltage of the electronic component that is used on the printed circuit board (PCB) 54.
Refer now to Fig. 4, some that illustrate about inner casing 20 can be included in other interior hardware unit.In the embodiment of Fig. 4, discharge nozzle 24 is as an electrostatic atomiser, and therefore by using one in this view, not have the electric lead of demonstration to be coupled with a high voltage source 28.Can comprise a quick break switch 34, so that can close high voltage source 28 rapidly when needed.A visible pump 30 in Fig. 4.Pump 30 can be mechanical, DYN dynamic or their combination.Fig. 4 has shown pump 30 and corresponding electro-motor 32.No matter as for discharge nozzle 24 or only become pressure injection, or utilize the electrostatic spraying of high voltage source 28, all use the tapping equipment of some types.
The name of submitting on April 17th, 2003 is called " Fabric Article TreatingMethod and Apparatus " and sequence number is 10/418, described a kind of method of handling textile article in the U.S. Patent application of 595 common transfer, it uses a kind of composition of the charge charging by the discharge nozzle discharging.
Fig. 5 provides and can be included in some electronics among the fabric article treating device 10, that be configured according to one embodiment of the invention and the schematic flow diagram of mechanical part.High voltage source 28 can randomly be provided among the inner casing 20, and it can be used to the composition that distributes by discharge nozzle 24 is carried out charge charging, thereby an electrostatic nozzle system is provided if necessary.Should be pointed out that other method that discharges advantageous compositions also is fit to, its non-limiting example comprises the pressure-swirl atomizer.Inner casing 20 adopts a total main body or outer cover to hold the inner required device of drying device.Should be understood that such parts will bear high relatively temperature and humidity usually in the drying device processing cycle.Therefore, the more sensing unit for the treatment of apparatus 10 can be installed in different positions, as is installed in the outer cage 50.
In addition, if some for example such parts need with the device user's communication the time, locating them may be desirable in outer cage 50.A non-limiting example of such situation is LED light to be installed show that when moving with convenient textile article drying device, they can be observed by the user in outer cage 50.Can use other non-speech signal, its non-limiting example comprises voice signal, optical signal, vibration or the like.
With reference to figure 5, flat cable 40 can be used to connect inner casing 20 and outer cage 50.Flat cable 40 also can be used to bring electric energy into outer cage 50.In addition, flat cable 40 also can be used to bring the command signal of determining into inner casing 20.Further, flat cable 40 also can be used to accept transfer back to outer cage 50 from the signal of telecommunication that is installed in the optional sensor in the inner casing 20 and with those sensor signals.
When high voltage source 28 is chosen in application wantonly, can use a power control signal.As shown in Figure 5, power control signal follow electric wire 70 via quick break switch 34 to high voltage source 28.This signal can comprise the pulse voltage of a constant DC pressure, a constant alternating voltage, a variable DC voltage, a variable alternating voltage or some types, and it is decided by the type of the selected control operation method of designer of fabric article treating device 10.
In one embodiment, the signal at 70 places can be a variable DC voltage.Because the increase of described DC voltage, the output voltage values of high voltage source 28 also increases, and it brings to nozzle 24 along the electric wire 39 that is connected to electrode 38 with high voltage, or enters into reservoir 26.The voltage that is added to subsequently on the electrode 38 will be transferred among the advantageous compositions.Alternatively, can use the DC high-voltage power supply of a constant output voltage to substitute the power supply 28 of variable output voltage.
It will move to the inlet of pump 30 by pipe or groove 42 in case advantageous compositions is recharged (alternatively it also can be recharged at nozzle 24 places) in reservoir 26, after this advantageous compositions with pressurized and via delivery side of pump along another pipe (or groove) 44 to discharge nozzle 24.In order to use in the present invention, the type of the nozzle 24 of the type of the type of the actual detail of used pipe type, pump 30 and (if you are using) electro-motor 32, the described composition of discharging can easily be configured as being fit to the almost pressure and the flow demand of any kind.If use electro-motor 32, for desirable pressure being provided in pump 30 exits and flowing, the voltage and current of electro-motor 32 require also can be easily by configuration to be used for the present invention.In fact, the combination of the pump of any model and electro-motor or freestanding pump (that is, not uniting with electro-motor) can be used or use to create a kind of useful assembly within main idea of the present invention with other form with some forms.
The pump (for example peristaltic pump) that should be noted in the discussion above that certain model does not require independent input and output circuit or the pipeline that is connected on it, and wherein pumping action is in passing on the continuous pipe of discharge opening that a water inlet extended out and continued across pump.This arrangement can be with being used by electrostatic charging fluid or the particle carried towards discharge nozzle 24; because sleeve pipe can make pump and charged advantageous compositions electric insulation, or in other cases in order from composition, to protect this arrangement to want mutually pump.Should be noted in the discussion above that and to use mechanical pump (that is, non-maneuverable pump), for example mechanism of a spring driving pump if necessary.A non-limiting example of suitable peristaltic is 10/30 peristaltic pump, its can be easily available from the ThomasIndustries of Kentucky State Louisville.
When using, the type that is used for controlling the control signal of electro-motor 32 can change according to the designing requirement for the treatment of apparatus 10.Such signal will be sent to control motor 32 via flat cable 40 along electric lead 72.If motor 32 is DC variable-speed motor, can use variable " a stablizing " DC voltage so, wherein voltage value is big more, and the velocity of rotation of motor is big more.In one embodiment, the signal of telecommunication of advancing along lead 72 can be pulsewidth modulation (PWM) signal, and it is controlled with a microprocessor or a microcontroller.Certainly, the also available discrete logic control that comprises simulation electronic component of such pulse-width signal.
Fabric article treating device 10 can comprise optional sensor.The non-limiting example of optional sensor comprises a door (or capping) sensor 22, motor sensor 36, a humidity sensor 46 and/or a temperature sensor 48.A non-limiting example of door (or capping) sensor 22 can be a photoelectron device, for example an optoisolator or a light input pickup, that is, and phototransistor or photodiode.When the door/capping of drying device is opened, door sensor 22 will change state so, and will be along electric lead different voltage of 82 outputs or current value, and this value is returned the controller that leads to the outer cage 50 from door sensor 22.This can be as a safety device to interrupt from the discharge spray of nozzle 24 immediately.Optional door sensor 22 can be utilized, even when as shown in Figure 5 control system is integrated into whole " routine " control system of drying device.A drying device has its door sensor usually, and for example it closes the rotation rotating cylinder of dryer when door is opened.In this case, optional door sensor 22 can be used as standby (or a second) sensor of cutting out rotating cylinder for " original " sensor of dryer inside.An embodiment who can be used as a door/cover sensor is that the Part No. that the Panasonic of Osaka, Japan produces is the phototransistor of the NPN of PNA1801L.
Being used to alternative configuration of optional " door " sensor is provided is to adopt pressure-sensitive conductor in flat cable 40.The electrical characteristic of this pressure-sensitive conductor therein door be in first state opened and wherein door be between second state of closing and change.Substantially, such circuit can produce effect similar deformeter, that change along with the variation of contact pressure.Can make the low pressure bias current pressure-sensitive conductor of flowing through, so that the output signal that control circuit was detected of processing means 10 to be provided.In the cable 40 as the optional door sensor of a pressure-sensitive door sensor can not need the light sensor described in the paragraph as described above, perhaps it can be used to finish the operation of optional aforesaid light sensor.
Can be motion sensors 36 by the optional sensor of other type for the treatment of apparatus 10 utilizations of the present invention.For adopting the inner textile article drying device of motion, as a dryer, motion sensor 36 can be surveyed the textile article drying device and whether be in user mode.For example, with reference to figure 2, if people plans to drive treating apparatus 10 (as starting the ON-OFF switch) by the driver part that 56 places show, but textile article drying device itself is in user mode, and it may be essential stoping any advantageous compositions of nozzle 24 dischargings so.Motion sensor 36 can feed back to it in controller that is installed in the outer cage 50 along signal of telecommunication of a lead 80 outputs.
Vibration and motion sensor switch that the ASSEMtech EuropeLtd. that an embodiment of motion sensor is New Jersey Clifton produces with model C W1600-3 supply.The optional motion sensor that can be used for another kind of type of the present invention adopts a light source that (infrared) light is invested a surface, and can be by returning that the surperficial relative motion of light intensity and/or frequency detecting.Actual speed data if desired, this type of sensor can be measured it.
Can supply the another kind of optional sensor of the usefulness of fabric article treating device 10 of the present invention is humidity sensor 46.Optional humidity sensor 46 can be used to control the amount of the composition that is given off by nozzle 24, and also can be used to determine in the work period that dispense event should take place rational ambient condition.In addition, this humidity sensor can be used to keep feasible smoothing wrinkle and/or other beneficial effect that obtains the best of humidity of a regulation by the distribution of control advantageous compositions.Many dissimilar humidity sensors can be used for comprising variable conductivity sensors among the present invention.A kind of such sensor is that the model of being made by the Honeywell of Illinois Freeport is HIH-3610-001, although also can adopt any of HIH-3610 series.
With reference to figure 5, optional humidity sensor 46 provides an output signal along an electric lead 84 of the controller that leads to outer cage 50.If humidity sensor 46 is a variable-conductance (or variable resistor) device fully, the interface circuit of some type will be essential so, to provide some bias current or bias magnetic voltage to produce an output signal (being curtage), it can output to controller (for example, referring to the electronic circuit on Fig. 3 printed circuit board (PCB) 54) on the lead 84.
The another kind of optional sensor that can be used for treating apparatus 10 of the present invention is a temperature sensor 48, for example exports the sensor of an analog signal along the electric lead 86 that leads to the controller in the outer cage 50.(should be noted in the discussion above that some temperature sensing device has universal serial bus with the transmission digital output signal, rather than the output aanalogvoltage.) for a lot of control assemblies for the treatment of apparatus 10, optional temperature sensor 48 is not to be essential, yet the internal temperature of drying device can be used to determine the suitable environmental condition of some dispense event generation, if particularly in " cooling " of drying device during the cycle, " finally " dispense event of the advantageous compositions in the container 26 will take place.In addition, temperature sensor 48 also can be used as drying device and moves a normal indicator.For example, if drying device is not heated to predetermined minimum temperature, its heating element heater (or heating furnace) may not have operate as normal so.
With reference to figure 5, outer cage 50 can randomly comprise temperature and/or humidity sensitive parts, and its non-limiting example comprises electronic equipment 54 and power supply 52.For example, if power supply 52 comprises the D-cell battery that four series connect, will provide one+6 volts of DC voltage to groups to be typically expressed as the dc source of reference number 58.In the schematic diagram that Fig. 6 A-6C and Fig. 7 provide, these power supplys 58 have very at length been shown.For example one of dc source voltage provides energy can for optional high voltage source 28, by the electric lead 70 of walking flat cable 40.Another output voltage can offer microcontroller 60, and it is described in the non-limiting example embodiment shown in Fig. 6 A-6C, and it requires one+3.3 volts dc source.In the non-limiting example embodiment of Fig. 6 A-6C, adopted a digital analog converter (DAC) 62, and required one+5 volts dc source by the device (Part No. AD 5301) that the Analog Devices of Massachusetts Norwood is provided.All these power supplys are provided by dc source 58 " group ".
Referring now to Fig. 6 A-6C,, the parts that can randomly be used to control treating apparatus 10 are microcontroller 60.The microprocessor that the Microchip that a kind of suitable microcontroller 60 is Arizona State Chandler produces with Part No. PIC16LF876-04/P.Yet other microcontroller of different manufacturers produce also can easily be used.Microprocessor 60 comprises that plate carries random-access memory (ram), plate carries flash memory, and it comprises that the impermanency memory element of electrically programmable and the plate of analog and digital signal carry the input and output circuit.Microcontroller 60 also can use with a crystal clock oscillator, although if necessary, an available RC circuit replaces as clock circuit.Clock circuit provides operation microcontroller 60 required timing clock pulse.The PIC16LF876 microcontroller also has a serial port, and it can adopt a RS-232 communication line to be connected to and can choose wantonly on the programmer interface.
Should be understood that microcontroller 60 in fact can be the commercially available microprocessor or the microcontroller circuit of any kind, have or not band plate carry RAM, ROM or numeral and Simulation with I/O interface.In addition, for control treating apparatus 10, sequence processor is optional, but can use a parallel processing system of replacement, or uses a logical states machine architecture.In addition, microcontroller 60 can be integrated into a special IC (ASIC) that can comprise a lot of other logic elements that are used for various functions, and according to the model of the treating apparatus 10 that will be sold to client, such function is optional.Change model features, when adopting same hardware for each unit, the manufacturer only needs the program according to the concrete parameter establishment ASIC (or the plate of microcontroller carries ROM) of that specific model.
What will also be understood that is, can adopt the discrete digital logic to replace the microprocessor or the micro controller unit of any kind, even adopt analog control circuit to come together to control timed events, and make decision based on the incoming level of the various sensors for the treatment of apparatus 10 installings together with voltage comparator and simulation timer.
Fig. 6 A-6C also comprises the reset switch of an optional SW1 of being denoted as.Such reset switch may not need for a consumer apparatus.ON-OFF switch 56 can be connected with an I/O input of microprocessor 60.Can be randomly, many inputs can offer microprocessor, comprise a door sensor 22, and it is described as one and provides along the optical pickocff of the signal of lead 82 in Fig. 6 A-6C.Can choose wantonly one of the motion sensor that included 36 output along the signal of conducting path 80 to microcontroller 60.Other the input of not describing in Fig. 6 A-6C can randomly comprise the analog input separately of temperature and humidity sensor.
Microcontroller 60 also can be controlled specific output, and for example it comprises one along lead 72 pulse width modulating signals (PWM) transmission, driving transistors Q3, and this transistor converts signal to higher voltage and bigger electric current with CD-ROM drive motor 32.Other is by signal transmission of microcontroller 60 output voltage change circuit through Q4 and Q5, this circuit with signal from 3.3 volts logical values rise to+5 volts of logical values to be to control DAC 62.As mentioned above, according to the state of these signals, the output of DAC 62 can be an analog electrical volt along conducting path 70, the output voltage amount of its control high-voltage DC power supply.Similarly, as described above, all can not need this DAC62 in Lik-Sang product unit, especially when being provided, determine that constant VD will be preferred (referring to Fig. 7) by high-voltage DC power supply 28.This can be determined by system designer.
Microcontroller 60 also can randomly be exported two and control signal to a visual detector with LED of two kinds of different colours.In this non-limiting embodiments, the LED that is adopted is for green and red.Output signal along conducting path 74 drives a solid-state transistor Q1, and when needs, it will connect green light emitting diode.Another output signal along conducting path 76 drives a solid-state transistor Q2, and it provides electric current to drive red light emitting diodes.Red and green LED can be the part of a single bi-color device, and it is usually by reference number 64 expressions.When needs, green light can be shown to the user, and perhaps red light can be shown.Equally, two light emitting diodes can be switched on simultaneously, and it will produce the recognizable yellow of user.
As the non-limiting example how optional dual-colored LED 64 is used, for fabric article treating device 10, stable green can be represented " ON " signal.For example, detect enough vibrations to start motion sensor 36 self if just distinguish the motion sensor 36 of motion in dryer, green light may glimmer so.For using treating apparatus 10, this may be a conventional state.Between the emergence period, red and green two LED can be switched on simultaneously at " injection events ", thereby show yellow.This can notify user's nozzle 24 to scatter out spray to drip.If door is opened, LED 64 can show redness so.If cell voltage drops to below the predetermined threshold, dual-colored LED 64 can be launched the recognizable flicker ruddiness of user so.These only are the embodiment that possible indicate of various duties.The color of the light that presents the stable of variety of colors or glimmer is decided by system designer fully and has very big flexibility.For the user also have many other methods present operation/information of signal, include but not limited to that LCD shows or a plurality of independent lamp or the so alternative method within the scope of the present invention of LED, vibrotechnique and/or audible signal technology.
With reference to figure 7, power circuit 58 can be used for fabric article treating device 10 of the present invention.Cell voltage can be used to drive the voltage-stablizer U6 of+3.3 volts of dc voltage power supplies of an output.Adjuster in this embodiment can be an IC chip, can be the product of LP2985 available from the Part No. of the National Semiconductor company of California Santa Clara for example.Another voltage regulator chip U5 can be used to one+5 volts voltage value is provided from one+12 volts power supply, and this chip can be another LP2985 adjuster device (also available from NationalSemiconductor).As shown in Figure 7, also can use a boost conversion adjuster, this boost conversion adjuster uses+12 volts of direct-current input power supplying voltages and conversion regulator chip U7, and this chip U7 is an IC chip, and Part No. is the device of LM2586.Such IC chip is available from National Semiconductor and other semiconductor manufacturer.Boost pressure controller indicates with reference number 28 usually, and it is called as high voltage source in accompanying drawing early.Output voltage is positioned at the node place of reference number 39 indications, and this represents high voltage is brought to an electric lead of electrode 38, the advantageous compositions charging at 38 pairs of reservoirs 26 of electrode or nozzle 24 places.Fig. 7 shows that also a solid-state relay U9 can be used to directly provide electric current for high voltage source (that is, electric lead 39) from cell voltage.
Fig. 8 diagram signal can be included in the general location of some parts within the embodiment of fabric article treating device 10 of the present invention.As mentioned above, can be positioned within the outer cage 50 as sensitive component (its non-limiting example can comprise electronic installation 54 and battery 52), wet quick parts and/or for the parts of the operation conditions of user's display unit 10.Outer cage 50 is connected to inner casing 20.Outer cage 50 can be connected to inner casing 20 relatively with electricity.Flat cable 40 is non-limiting methods that connect inner casing 20 and outer cage 50.Flat cable 40 can be used to transmit power supply between outer cage 50 and inner casing 20.Flat cable 40 also can be used to transmit input/output signal between outer cage 50 and inner casing 20.
Inner casing 20 can comprise one or more following parts: reservoir 26, pump 30, discharge nozzle 24 and optional feature, wherein optional feature comprises electro-motor 32, high voltage source 28 and may be comprised various sensors in maybe can not being included in for the particular form for the treatment of apparatus 10.When comprising high voltage source 28, electric lead 39 also is used to high voltage is sent to nozzle 24.Alternatively, high voltage can be transferred into reservoir 26.Further say, high voltage can be transferred into nozzle 24 and reservoir 26 both.Lead to pump inlet pipeline 42 and from delivery side of pump advantageous compositions is provided to the pipeline 44 of nozzle 24 and all to be illustrated explanation.As implied above, high voltage source 28 is chosen wantonly within main idea of the present invention.If not by electrostatic charging, in inner casing 20, just do not need high voltage source so from the spray drop and grain of nozzle 24.
Shown in Fig. 9 to 12, in another non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, inner casing 20 comprises a nozzle 24 at the inner discharging of textile article drying device advantageous compositions.In this embodiment, pump 30 and the reservoir 26 that is arranged in outer cage 50 transmits by conduit 44 and the nozzle 24 that is arranged in inner casing 20.Advantageous compositions is transferred into pump 30 from reservoir 26 in outer cage 50, by the nozzle 24 of conduit 44 to the inner casing 20.Figure 12 provides the additional illustration of this embodiment, and wherein the outer cage 50 for the treatment of apparatus 10 is connected on the sidewall of textile article drying device 110, and transmits by conduit 44 with inner casing 20.In this embodiment, inner casing 20 comprises nozzle 24.
In further embodiment as shown in figure 13, outer cage 50 is positioned on door 15 the outside of textile article drying device.Inner casing 20 is between the outer surface 127 and inner surface 125 of the door 15 of textile article drying device.Inner casing 20 and outer cage 50 communications.In this embodiment, inner casing 20 carries out telecommunications with outer cage 50.ON-OFF switch 56 is positioned among the outer cage 50.Reservoir 26, pump 30, discharge nozzle 24 and power supply 52 are positioned among the inner casing 20.Advantageous compositions outwards enters the product dried device by pump 30 and through nozzle 24 from reservoir 26 operations.
Should be understood that when utilizing electric energy, the source of the used electric energy of the present invention can multiple multi-form providing.For example, can use battery (or battery pack), battery pack 52 as described above.Yet shown in the non-limiting embodiments of Figure 10, standard circuit voltage can replace using, as the single-phase electricity of 120VAC, 60Hz; Or in Europe, line voltage distribution may be 220VAC, 50Hz.For some device, more rare energy source can be provided, for example comprise the solar panel of photocell or light-sensitive cell.
When also using the pump 30 of a motorized, a motor 32 variable or fixed rate can randomly be used for driving pump 30.Motor 32 can be randomly by using a pulse width modulation control scheme to be powered.If motor 32 is to be powered by using a pulse width modulation to control scheme (hereinafter referred to as " PWM "), owing to the decline that begins of cell voltage, the PWM working cycles can be increased.This will have the effect of effective output that control provided by pump 30, and will attempt to keep the output voltage substantially constant of pump 30, even also be like this when cell voltage begins to descend when battery 52 discharges.But, if adopt have one can controlled variable output voltage high voltage source 28, output voltage also can begin to reduce and " risings " with cell voltage so, so if system designer needs, effective output voltage will keep substantially constant.As an alternative plan, the output voltage that drives high voltage source 28 can begin to descend and raise with cell voltage, thereby keeps being transported to voltage (or to compression pump 30, referring to the following) substantially constant on the motor 32.
As mentioned above, one type of the adoptable pump 30 of the present invention is peristaltic pump, comprises the application scenario that is used for electrostatic spraying.The pump 30 of available another kind of type is the ultrasonic pressure pump among the present invention, and it does not have main movement parts.Although some film or lamination (or layer of other kind) can the reciprocating motion type mode vibrate, compression pump do not have can wearing and tearing main movement parts, for example use rotating shaft and bearing with discharge liquid or gaseous fluid with spinner member.Available a kind of suitable ultrasonic pressure pump is by the PAR Technologies that is positioned at Virginia Hampton among the present invention, and LLC makes, and in particular to " LPD-series " lamination pressure fluid pump of PAR Technologies.Can buy the pump of being produced by PAR Technologies, it needs quite low electric current.Such compression pump will need independent motor, as the motor 32 described in Fig. 5.
The relevant portion of all documents of quoting in detailed Description Of The Invention is incorporated herein by reference; It is to its approval as prior art of the present invention that the quoting of any document not can be regarded as.
Although illustrated and described the present invention with specific embodiments, but what it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that is, under the situation that does not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can make many other change and modifications, therefore in additional claims, comprise all such changes and modifications in the scope of the invention consciously.

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1. a fabric article treating device is characterized in that, described fabric article treating device comprises:
Inner casing and outer cage, described inner casing is positioned at the inside of textile article drying device, and described outer cage is positioned at the outside of described textile article drying device, the mutual communication of wherein said inner casing and outer cage.
2. a fabric article treating device is characterised in that, described fabric article treating device comprises:
Inner casing and outer cage, described inner casing is positioned at the inside of textile article drying device, described outer cage is positioned at the outside of described textile article drying device, wherein said inner casing and outer cage interconnect so that both mutual communications, wherein said outer cage comprises sensing unit, be used for and the parts of user's communication, or their combination.
3. fabric article treating device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said inner casing and described outer cage interconnect by one in flat cable, lead, the woven fabric of packing into or the non-woven material sheath or one group of electric wire, conduit or their combination.
4. as each described fabric article treating device in the claim 1 to 3, described treating apparatus also comprises power supply, and wherein said power supply is positioned at described outer cage.
5. as each described fabric article treating device in the claim 1 to 4, wherein said inner casing and described outer cage carry out telecommunications mutually, carry out composition mutually transmits communication, carries out heat communication or their combination mutually.
6. as each described fabric article treating device in the claim 1 to 4, wherein said textile article drying device also comprises closing structure, and wherein said inner casing is between the inner surface and outer surface of described closing structure.
7. as each described fabric article treating device in the claim 1 to 6, the connection between wherein said inner casing and the described outer cage comprises gravity balance device.
8. as each described fabric article treating device in the claim 1 to 7, wherein said inner casing comprises nozzle.
9. system that is suitable for handling fabric, the described system that is suitable for handling fabric comprises:
A) textile article drying device; With
B) fabric article treating device, it is characterized in that, described fabric article treating device comprises inner casing and outer cage, wherein said inner casing is positioned at the inside of described textile article drying device, described outer cage is positioned at the outside of described textile article drying device, wherein said inner casing and the mutual communication of described outer cage.
10. system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said inner casing and described outer cage are by one in flat cable, lead, the woven fabric of packing into or the non-woven material sheath or one group of electric wire, conduit, or their combination interconnects.
11. as claim 9 and 10 described systems, wherein said inner casing and the mutual telecommunications of described outer cage.
12. as each described system in the claim 9 to 11, wherein said textile article drying device also comprises controller, and wherein said fabric article treating device is independent of described controller basically and is operated.
13. a method that is suitable for handling fabric, described method comprises:
A) provide fabric article treating device, it is characterized in that, described fabric article treating device is made of inner casing and outer cage, wherein said inner casing is positioned at the inside of described textile article drying device, described outer cage is positioned at the outside of described textile article drying device, wherein said inner casing and the mutual communication of described outer cage;
B) provide reservoir, pump and the nozzle that is positioned at described fabric article treating device inside, wherein said reservoir comprises advantageous compositions, and wherein said advantageous compositions moves to described nozzle from described reservoir by described pump; With
C) by described nozzle described advantageous compositions is ejected in the described textile article drying device.
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