JP2014158594A - Clothing washing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothing washing apparatus which evenly removes a stain and washes the whole of clothing without using a large amount of water and detergent.SOLUTION: The clothing washing apparatus comprises: an accommodating part 2 for accommodating clothing 3 therein; a foam generation device 7 for generating foam 4 containing a detergent component; and a supply passage 8 which supplies the foam 4 generated in the foam generation device 7 to an upper part of the clothing 3 in the accommodating part 2, and makes the foam 4 run down along the clothing 3. The foam 4 containing the detergent component removes a stain deposited on a surface of the clothing 3 by running down from the upper part of the clothing 3 along the surface of the clothing 3, and thereby washes the whole of the clothing 3.

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothes washing apparatus for washing clothes with foam.

  From the viewpoint of environmental consideration, resource saving, and energy saving, a technique for washing clothes without using a large amount of water or detergent is required, and various proposals have been made.

  For example, there has been proposed a clothing purification device that purifies clothing by spraying a mist having a sterilizing, deodorizing, and soil decomposing action on the clothing housed in the housing portion (Patent Document 1).

  Further, a method has been proposed in which clothes are washed by bringing bubbles generated by blowing a gas into an aqueous detergent solution into contact with clothes stored in a clothes container (Patent Document 2).

JP 2005-198859 A JP 58-149372 A

  However, since the clothing purification apparatus described in Patent Document 1 only sprays mist on clothing, it can disinfect, deodorize, and decompose dirt, but cannot remove dirt, and remove dirt from clothing. A separate means is required.

  Moreover, although the method described in Patent Document 2 can be separated from the clothing by the purification action of the foam, and the separated dirt can be removed by the foam, the foam penetrates into the overlapped clothing in the clothing container. Therefore, it was difficult to clean the entire garment uniformly.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a garment washing apparatus capable of removing dirt from the entire garment.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a cleaning device of the present invention includes a storage unit that stores clothing, a foam generation unit that generates foam containing a cleaning component, and the foam generated by the foam generation unit. It is provided with the foam supply means which is supplied above the clothing in the section and flows down along the clothing.

  As the foam containing the cleaning component flows down from the upper part of the garment along the garment surface, the foam adheres to and separates the dirt adhered to the garment surface. The removed dirt flows down with the flowing foam and cleans the entire garment.

  The garment washing apparatus of the present invention is capable of performing washing by separating and adhering dirt attached to the clothing surface while the foam containing the cleaning component flows down along the surface of the individually accommodated clothing. The amount of water and detergent used can be reduced by using.

Schematic configuration diagram of a clothing cleaning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Schematic block diagram of a clothes washing apparatus in Embodiment 2 of the present invention Schematic block diagram at the time of the rinsing process of the clothes washing apparatus in Embodiment 3 of the present invention Schematic block diagram at the time of the drying process of the clothes washing apparatus in Embodiment 3 of the present invention

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing for housing clothing, foam generating means for generating foam containing a cleaning component, and supplying the foam generated by the foam generating means to the clothing above the clothing in the housing. It is provided with the foam supply means to flow down along.

  As the foam containing the cleaning component flows down from the upper part of the garment along the garment surface, the foam adheres to and separates the dirt adhered to the garment surface.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, there is provided a hanger for suspending clothing in the housing portion, and the foam supply means supplies foam above the hanger, and the clothing is expanded to the housing portion. It can be stored and foam can be supplied to the entire clothing.

  According to a third invention, in the second invention, there is provided a cover body that covers the clothes hung on the hanger, and the foam supply means supplies foam to the inside of the cover body, and accommodates a plurality of clothes. Even when accommodated in the section, foam can be supplied to the entire clothing for each piece of clothing.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the apparatus further includes a rinsing water supply unit that supplies rinsing water to the clothes in the housing portion, and the clothes can be continuously rinsed after washing with foam. .

  According to a fifth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, there is provided clothes drying means for blowing clothes to the clothes in the housing portion and drying the clothes, and drying the clothes after washing with foam is continuously performed. It can be done.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a clothing cleaning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  The main body 1 has an internal space as a storage portion 2 and is configured so that the clothing 3 can be stored in the storage portion 2. FIG. 1 shows a state where the foam 4 is supplied to the garment 3 accommodated in the accommodating portion 2 and the garment 3 is washed with the foam 4.

  A hanger pole 5 is erected in the accommodating portion 2, and the clothes 3 are hung on the hanger 6 one by one and hung on the hanger pole 5 to be accommodated. A foam generation device 7 that generates the foam 4 is installed in a space above the housing portion 2 of the main body 1. In the foam generating device 7, the supply path 8 for the foam 4 is disposed on both sides of the hanger pole 5 in the vicinity of the hanger pole 5, and the clothes hung on the hanger pole 5 from the discharge port 9 of the supply path 8. A foam 4 is fed above 3. The discharge port 9 extends in the front-rear direction in FIG. 1 in parallel with the hanger pole 5, and is configured to supply foam to all the clothes 3 suspended from the hanger pole 5. The discharge ports 9 are arranged on both sides of the hanger pole 5 in the vicinity of the hanger pole 5 so that the foam 4 can be supplied so as to wrap the entire clothes 3 hung on the hanger 6.

The foam generating device 7 includes a washing tank 10 that contains a washing liquid (not shown) containing a washing component, and a blower 12 that sends outside air 11 to the washing tank 10. In order to generate the foam 4, a foaming portion (not shown) provided with a hole through which air from the blower 12 passes is provided.

  The cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank 10 is supplied with a required amount of water or hot water according to the amount of detergent supplied and adjusted to a predetermined concentration. The cleaning component of the cleaning liquid may be any one that weakens the surface tension of water and foams to generate foam, and may be a powder detergent or liquid detergent that is usually used for washing, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Moreover, the discharge port 13 which discharges the foam 4 is formed in the accommodating part 2 floor surface.

  About the clothing washing | cleaning apparatus comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the foam 4 discharged from the discharge port 9 to above the clothing 3 flows down along the clothing 3. At this time, since the clothes 3 are accommodated in a state where the clothes 3 are spread one by one by the hanger 6, the foam 4 can be supplied so as to wrap the clothes 3 in the entire clothes 3. Since the foam 4 is continuously supplied while the blower 12 is operated, the foam 4 flows along the surface of the garment 3 so as to wrap the entire garment 3. At this time, the dirt adhering to the clothing 3 is separated by the action of a cleaning component such as a surfactant contained in the foam 4, and is removed along with the flow of the foam 4. Foam 4 containing dirt removed from clothing 3 falls to the floor surface of container 2 and is discharged out of main body 1 through discharge port 13. Since the dirt removed from the garment 3 flows down together with the foam 4, it does not reattach to the garment 3.

  In the present embodiment, the diameter of the foam generated by using a cleaning liquid in which 10 to 20 g of washing powder detergent is dissolved in 3 to 20 liters of water at 20 to 50 ° C. and blowing from the blower 12 with an air volume of 40 to 80 liters per minute. Foam 4 with an average of 10-30 mm was used. The foam 4 having an average bubble diameter of 10 to 30 mm was supplied to a washable suit and a cutter shirt in which a JIS-contaminated cloth was attached to the garment 3 and washed for 15 minutes. The same garment 3 was washed for 15 minutes with a general drum-type washing machine, and the degree of washing was compared.

  As a result of comparing the degree of cleaning, the cleaning according to the present embodiment and the cleaning by the drum type washing machine have almost the same cleaning level.

  On the other hand, the amount of water used for washing was 19 liters in the drum type washing machine, whereas the clothes washing apparatus of the present embodiment was 3 liters, which was 1/6 of the drum type washing machine. . Also, the amount of detergent used was less than half that of the drum washing machine in the clothes washing apparatus of the present embodiment. Furthermore, in the garment washing apparatus according to the present embodiment, since mechanical force is not applied to the garment 3 during washing, the occurrence of cloth damage and wrinkles can be suppressed even after repeated washing.

  As a result of the washing test, the temperature of the washing liquid and the detergent concentration affect the degree of washing of the garment 3, but the bubble diameter of the foam 4 does not directly affect the degree of washing, and the fluidity of the foam 4 is determined by the degree of washing. It was found that it affects. That is, the degree of cleaning improves as the foam 4 flows smoothly while covering the surface of the garment 3, and the average bubble diameter of 5 to 50 mm is a washable range, and the above average bubble diameter of 10 to 30 mm is optimal. The result was that there was. If the bubble diameter is too small, it is difficult to adhere to the surface of the garment 3 and flow, and if the bubble diameter is too large, the surface of the garment 3 cannot be covered evenly.

  Further, the higher the temperature of the cleaning liquid, the higher the degree of cleaning. However, in the clothes cleaning apparatus of the present embodiment, the amount of cleaning water can be significantly reduced compared to a general washing machine, so the temperature of the cleaning liquid is increased. The heating energy can be suppressed and energy saving can be achieved.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a clothes washing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that the same parts as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 2 shows a washing state of the clothing 3 housed in the housing portion 2 of the main body 1 with the foam 4. A feature of the present embodiment is that a cover body 14 is provided to cover the clothes 3 hung on the hanger 6 one by one.

  The inside of the cover body 14 communicates with the discharge port 9 of the supply path 8, and the foam 4 generated by the foam generation device 7 is introduced into the cover body 14 from the discharge port 9 and supplied above the clothing 3. The The cover body 14 is composed of a box made of hard resin or the like, a soft bag, and the like, and has an opening 15 for discharging the foam 4 at the lower part. Further, the cover body 14 is positioned on the hanger 6, and a gap is formed between the clothes 3 hung on the hanger 6 and the inner surface of the cover body 14 from which the foam 4 flows.

  About the clothing washing | cleaning apparatus comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the foam 4 introduced from the discharge port 9 into the cover body 14 is supplied above the clothing 3 in the cover body 14 and flows down along the clothing 3. At this time, since the clothes 3 are covered with the cover body 14 one by one, even when a plurality of clothes 3 are accommodated in the accommodating portion 2, the foam 4 is wrapped around the individual clothes 3 so as to wrap the entire clothes 3. The foam 4 can be supplied so that the foam 4 is brought into contact with the garment 3 with certainty.

  As in the first embodiment, the foam 4 flows along the surface of the garment 3 so as to wrap the entire garment 3 through the gap between the garment 3 and the cover body 14, and removes dirt attached to the garment 3. The entrainment is removed by the flow of the foam 4. The foam 4 including dirt removed from the clothing 3 falls from the opening 15 of the cover body 14 to the floor surface of the housing portion 2 and is discharged out of the main body 1 through the discharge port 13.

  In the present embodiment described above, the cover body 14 is configured to be attached to the hanger 6. However, for example, the interior of the housing portion 2 is partitioned into a plurality of partition spaces by a plurality of partition plates, and the clothing 3 is respectively provided in each partition space. It is good also as a structure which accommodates | wears one by one, and what is necessary is just the structure which can supply the foam 4 with respect to each clothing 3 so that each clothing 3 may flow down along the clothing 3 whole.

(Embodiment 3)
3 and 4 are schematic configuration diagrams of a clothes washing apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that the same parts as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The third embodiment includes a rinsing function for the garment 3 and a drying function for the garment 3 in addition to the washing function for the garment 3 using the foam described in the first and second embodiments.

  FIG. 3 shows a rinsing state of the garment 3 after washing the garment 3 with foam. 16 is a shower nozzle provided on the ceiling and side walls of the housing part 2 of the main body 1. By controlling an open / close valve directly connected to a water tap (not shown), tap water is ejected or stopped in a shower shape from the tip. It is configured to be able to do.

With the above-described configuration, when the washing process using foam is completed, the opening / closing valve is opened, and the rinsing water is ejected from the shower nozzle 16 to the entire clothing 3 to rinse the clothing 3. The garment washing apparatus according to the present embodiment is provided with a control device, and is configured so that the washing process and the rinsing process are automatically performed continuously by the control apparatus, but each process may be performed manually. .

  Thus, by providing the rinse water supply means for supplying the rinse water to the garment 3, the removal of the foam adhering to the garment 3 and the discharge of the foam falling on the floor surface of the storage unit 2 from the discharge port 13 are as follows. It can carry out continuously after completion | finish of a washing | cleaning process.

  Next, FIG. 4 shows the dry state of the garment 3 after the end of the rinsing process. Reference numeral 17 denotes a blower that sends the outside air 11 to a heating device 18 made of an electric heater or the like and sends warm air from the blow nozzle 19 toward the clothing 3. The blower nozzle 19 is provided in the ceiling part and the side wall part of the accommodating part 2 of the main body 1, and is configured integrally with the shower nozzle 16 described above. The air blowing nozzle 19 increases the speed of the hot air that is squeezed out from the outlet and makes it easy to blow away moisture from the clothing 3. The blower 17 is also an air compressor suitable for this, and a sufficient air pressure can be obtained.

  With the above configuration, when the above-described rinsing process is completed, the control device operates the blower 17 to send high-speed wind from the blow nozzle 19 toward the garment 3 and blow off moisture on the surface of the garment 3. Next, drying of the garment 3 is promoted by operating the heating device 18 and sending warm air from the blow nozzle 19.

  Thus, by providing the clothing 3 with the clothing drying means for blowing the warm air to the clothing 3 to dry the clothing, it is possible to continuously dry the clothing after washing with foam.

  In the third embodiment described above, the rinsing shower nozzle 16 and the drying air blowing nozzle 19 are provided integrally, but it goes without saying that these may be provided separately at different locations.

  In the present embodiment, although not described in the above description of the operation, when the shower nozzle 16 and the blower nozzle 19 are provided integrally, the blower 17 is operated simultaneously when the rinse water is ejected from the shower nozzle 16 in the rinse step. By blowing air, it becomes possible to eject the rinsing water in the form of a mist, and the effect that foam can be removed even with water in a small amount is obtained.

  As described above, the apparatus for washing clothes with foam containing the cleaning component according to the present invention separates the contamination component of the clothing while suppressing the damage and the generation of wrinkles without using a large amount of water or detergent. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to ordinary so-called garments, and can be applied to washing applications such as cloths and fabrics similar to garments, felts, duvet covers, and sheets. Moreover, it is also applicable to the washing | cleaning use of the structure formed with synthetic resins other than cloth, glass, etc.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Accommodating part 3 Clothing 4 Foam 5 Hanger pole 6 Hanger 7 Foam generating device 8 Supply path 9 Discharge port 10 Washing tank 11 Outside air 12 Blower 13 Discharge port 14 Cover body 15 Opening 16 Shower nozzle 17 Blower 18 Heating device 19 Blower nozzle

Claims (5)

  An accommodating part for accommodating clothing, foam generating means for generating foam containing a cleaning component, and foam generated by the foam generating means are supplied above the clothing in the accommodating part to flow down along the clothes A clothes washing apparatus comprising foam supply means.   The clothes washing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a hanger for suspending clothes in the housing portion, wherein the foam supply means supplies foam above the hanger.   The clothes washing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a cover body that covers clothes hung on the hanger, wherein the foam supply means supplies foam to the inside of the cover body.   The clothes washing | cleaning apparatus in any one of Claim 1 to 3 provided with the rinse water supply means which supplies rinse water to the clothing of the said accommodating part.   The clothes washing | cleaning apparatus in any one of Claim 1 to 4 provided with the clothing drying means which ventilates the clothing of the said accommodating part and dries clothing.

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