JP2021101787A - Clothing treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a clothing treatment device which can enhance drying and wrinkle smoothing performance.SOLUTION: A clothing treatment device 1 includes: a storage chamber 200 in which clothing is stored in a hung state; a first supply unit for supplying warm air into the storage chamber 200; a second supply unit for supplying steam into the storage chamber 200; and an air circulation unit 700 for sucking the air in the storage chamber 200 and for blowing it out into the storage chamber 200. The air circulation unit 700 includes: a circulation fan 710 for blowing out the air sucked from a suction port 715 from a discharge port 716; a louver 721 for coming into contact with the air blown out of the discharge port 716, and for deflecting the air; and a louver motor for oscillating the louver 721. Furthermore, the clothing treatment device 1 includes: an exhaust port for exhausting the air in the storage chamber 200; an exhaust duct 610 for guiding the exhausted air to the outside of a housing 100; and an air mixing unit 800 for mixing the outside air with the air flowing in the exhaust duct 610.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present invention relates to a garment processing device that performs treatments such as drying and wrinkle smoothing on garments.

Conventionally, there is known a garment processing device capable of suspending garments in a housing portion, drying the garments with warm air, and smoothing wrinkles of the garments with steam. An example of such a garment processing apparatus is described in, for example, Patent Document 1.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-057413

In the above-mentioned clothes processing apparatus, if the contact efficiency between warm air and clothes is poor, the drying efficiency is poor, and it is difficult to improve the drying performance. Therefore, in order to improve the drying performance, it may be required to improve the contact efficiency between the warm air and the clothes.

Further, in the above-mentioned garment processing device, the surface of the garment to which steam is applied is stretched by the weight of the garment to remove wrinkles of the garment, but the garment is further subjected to a force that stretches the surface of the garment. If it can act on, the performance of wrinkle smoothing can be improved.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a garment processing apparatus capable of enhancing the performance of drying and wrinkle smoothing.

The clothing processing device according to the main aspect of the present invention includes a storage chamber arranged in a housing and accommodating the clothes in a suspended state, a hot air supply unit for supplying warm air to the accommodation chamber, and the accommodation chamber. A steam supply unit that supplies steam to the accommodation chamber and an air circulation unit that sucks in air from the accommodation chamber and blows it out into the accommodation chamber are provided. Here, the air circulation unit has a circulation fan that blows out air sucked from the intake port from the discharge port, a deflection member that contacts the air blown out from the discharge port and deflects the air, and an air deflection angle. It includes a drive unit that swings the deflection member so as to change. Further, the garment processing device takes in an exhaust port for discharging the air in the accommodation chamber, an exhaust duct for guiding the air discharged from the discharge port to the outside of the housing, and air outside the housing. It is provided with an air mixing unit that mixes with the air flowing through the exhaust duct.

The circulation fan can be, for example, a cross-flow fan including a fan having runners arranged in a cylindrical shape and having an axial dimension larger than a radial dimension.

According to the above configuration, when the clothes are dried, the warm air is supplied to the accommodation chamber by the warm air supply unit, and at this time, the air circulation unit can be operated. In this case, the air in the containment chamber warmed by the supply of warm air is taken in from the suction port and blown out from the discharge port as warm air. The blown warm air is deflected by the deflecting member and heads for clothing. At this time, since the deflection angle of the warm air changes due to the swing of the deflection member, the warm air comes into contact with the clothes from various directions. As a result, the contact efficiency of the warm air with the clothes is improved, and the clothes are easily dried.

Moreover, the warm air comes into contact with the clothes from various directions, that is, the direction in which the clothes are pushed by the warm air changes, so that the suspended clothes are shaken. As a result, warm air can be distributed to parts that are difficult to reach when the clothing is stationary, such as between the sleeves of the clothing and the body. In addition, dust adhering to clothes can be easily removed.

Further, when the wrinkles of the clothes are smoothed, steam is supplied to the accommodation chamber by the steam supply unit, and at this time, the air circulation unit can be operated. In this case, the air in the accommodation chamber is taken in from the suction port and blown out from the discharge port as wind. The blown wind is deflected by the swinging deflecting member, so that it comes into contact with the clothes from various directions and shakes the clothes. When clothes are swayed while suspended, a force such as centrifugal force is likely to be applied to the clothes. As a result, the surface of the garment to which the steam is applied is easily stretched, so that the wrinkles of the garment are easily stretched. In addition, by shaking the clothes, dust adhering to the clothes can be removed.

Further, when the clothes are dried, the air mixing section is operated to mix the air from the accommodation chamber with the air from the outside of the housing in the exhaust duct to reduce the relative humidity, and then the air is removed. It can be discharged to the outside of the housing. As a result, the discharged air causes dew condensation on the wall surface of the room around the garment processing device, and the high humidity air is less likely to affect the surroundings of the garment processing device.

The garment processing device according to this aspect may be configured to further include an opening / closing portion for opening / closing the exhaust duct.

According to the above configuration, the exhaust duct can be closed or opened as needed.

With the above configuration, a control unit for executing a steam process in which steam is supplied into the containment chamber by the steam supply unit may be further provided. In this case, the control unit controls the opening / closing unit so that the exhaust duct is closed in the steam process.

With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the leakage of steam to the outside of the housing in the steam process, so that the storage chamber is easily filled with steam, the wrinkle smoothing effect of the clothes is enhanced, and the clothes processing device is provided. The rise in ambient humidity can be suppressed.

In the case of the above configuration, the control unit further executes a drying step in which warm air is supplied to the accommodation chamber by the hot air supply unit following the steam step, and in the drying step, the said The opening / closing portion may be controlled so that the exhaust duct is opened.

With such a configuration, in the drying step, warm air that has taken moisture from the clothes, that is, air can be discharged to the outside of the housing, and the clothes can be easily dried.

When the exhaust duct is configured to be provided with an opening / closing portion, an ozone supply portion that supplies air containing ozone into the accommodation chamber and an ozone supply portion that is arranged downstream of the opening / closing portion in the exhaust duct are further arranged and described. A configuration may be adopted in which an ozone removing unit for removing ozone contained in the air flowing in the exhaust duct is further provided.

With such a configuration, when deodorizing clothes, air containing ozone is supplied to the accommodation chamber by the ozone supply unit, and at this time, the air circulation unit can be operated. In this case, air containing ozone in the containment chamber is taken in from the suction port and blown out from the discharge port as ozone wind. The blown ozone wind comes into contact with clothing from various directions by being deflected by the swinging deflecting member. As a result, the efficiency of ozone wind contact with the clothes is improved, and the clothes are easily deodorized. Further, by shaking the clothes, ozone can be spread to the portion of the clothes that is difficult to spread when the clothes are stationary, and dust adhering to the clothes can be easily removed.

Further, since the ozone removing unit is provided in the exhaust duct, the air from which ozone has been removed by the ozone removing unit can be discharged to the outside of the clothing processing apparatus. Moreover, since the ozone removing section is located downstream of the opening / closing section, it is possible to prevent the ozone removing section from getting wet with steam by closing the opening / closing section when steam is supplied to the containment chamber. , It is possible to prevent the ozone removal performance from being deteriorated by the ozone removal unit.

With the above configuration, the air mixing section may be further configured to supply air taken in from the outside of the housing downstream of the ozone removing section in the exhaust duct.

With such a configuration, it is possible to mix the air outside the housing with the air from the accommodation chamber whose flow velocity has decreased due to the passage of the ozone removing unit. As a result, the outside air is likely to be mixed with the air from the accommodation chamber, so that the relative humidity of the air discharged to the outside is likely to decrease.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a garment processing apparatus capable of enhancing the performance of drying and wrinkle smoothing.

The effects or significance of the present invention will be further clarified by the description of the embodiments shown below. However, the following embodiments are merely examples when the present invention is put into practice, and the present invention is not limited to those described in the following embodiments.

FIG. 1A is a front view of the garment processing device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a right side view of the garment processing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the garment processing apparatus cut at the position of the first supply unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of the garment processing apparatus cut at the position of the second supply unit according to the embodiment. 4 (a) and 4 (b) are plan sectional views of the garment processing apparatus in the state where the cover is removed and in the state where the cover is attached, respectively, according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a main part of the garment processing device cut at the position of the intake duct of the first supply unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 6A is a plan sectional view on the right side of the garment processing device cut at the position of the exhaust unit according to the embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a position of the exhaust unit according to the embodiment. It is a side sectional view of the upper part of the garment processing apparatus cut by. FIG. 7 (a) is a front sectional view of a main part of the garment processing device cut at the front position of the air circulation unit according to the embodiment, and FIG. 7 (b) is a cover according to the embodiment. It is a front view of the air circulation unit in a state where is removed. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a main part of the garment processing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a garment processing device according to an embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation control of the garment processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1A is a front view of the garment processing device 1, and FIG. 1B is a right side view of the garment processing device 1. FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the garment processing device 1 cut at the position of the first supply unit 300. In FIG. 2, the second supply unit 400 and the air circulation unit 700 are not shown. FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of the garment processing device 1 cut at the position of the second supply unit 400. In FIG. 3, the air circulation unit 700 is not shown. 4 (a) and 4 (b) are plan sectional views of the garment processing apparatus 1 with the cover 240 removed and attached, respectively. In FIGS. 4A and 4B, the air circulation unit 700 is not shown. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a main part of the garment processing device 1 cut at the position of the intake duct 350 of the first supply unit 300. In FIG. 2, the flows of air containing ozone and warm air are indicated by solid arrows. Further, in FIG. 3, the flow of steam is indicated by a solid line arrow, and the flow of condensed water is indicated by a broken line arrow. Further, in FIG. 5, the air flow from the outside of the garment processing device 1 is indicated by a solid arrow. Further, in FIG. 3, for convenience, the hanger stand 260 located in front of the cut surface is drawn by a alternate long and short dash line.

The garment processing device 1 includes a housing 100 having a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape. Legs 110 are provided at four corners on the outer bottom surface of the housing 100. Inside the housing 100, a storage room 200 is arranged in which various clothes such as suits and coats are hung. The storage chamber 200 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape. Further, inside the housing 100, below the accommodation chamber 200, a first supply unit 300 capable of supplying warm air and ozone to the accommodation chamber 200 and a second supply unit capable of supplying steam to the accommodation chamber 200. 400 and are arranged. The first supply unit 300 corresponds to the hot air supply unit and the ozone supply unit of the present invention, and the second supply unit 400 corresponds to the steam supply unit of the present invention.

The front surface of the storage chamber 200 opens as a clothing inlet 201. A portion of the front surface of the housing 100 corresponding to the insertion port 201 opens. A door 500 is provided on the front surface of the housing 100. The door 500 has substantially the same size as the front surface of the housing 100. The slot 201 is covered by the door 500. The right end portion of the door 500 is connected to the housing 100 by a hinge portion (not shown), and the door 500 can be opened forward with the hinge portion as a fulcrum.

In the accommodation chamber 200, a first supply port 210 and a second supply port 220 are provided in the central portion of the bottom surface so as to be adjacent to each other. The first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220 have a substantially semicircular tubular shape having straight portions on both sides. The arcuate portion 211 of the first supply port 210 and the arcuate portion 221 of the second supply port 220 are curved in opposite directions when viewed from above. As a result, the combined shape of the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220 becomes a shape close to a circle as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 4A. A slight gap is provided between the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220, and a mounting boss 230 having a mounting hole 231 is provided in this gap.

A cover 240 is arranged above the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220 so as to cover them. The cover 240 includes a disk-shaped top surface portion 241 and a peripheral surface portion 242 extending in a downward oblique direction from the peripheral edge of the top surface portion 241. The top surface portion 241 is larger than the combined size of the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220. A shaft 243 projecting downward is formed in the center of the back surface of the top surface portion 241. The shaft 243 is attached to the mounting hole 231 of the mounting boss 230 so that a predetermined gap is formed between the top surface portion 241 of the cover 240 and the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220. A plurality of discharge holes 244 are formed on the peripheral surface portion 242 of the cover 240 over the entire circumference. The discharge hole 244 has a rectangular shape that is long in the radial direction of the cover 240, and is a projection around the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220, that is, the projection of the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220 on the cover 240. Located outside the area. As a result, dust and foreign matter that have fallen from the clothes are less likely to enter the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220 through the discharge hole 244. A predetermined gap is provided between the outer peripheral edge of the cover 240 and the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200.

On the top surface of the accommodation chamber 200, a hanger stand 260 is provided at the center in the front-rear direction. The hanger stand 260 includes a round bar-shaped pole 261 extending in the left-right direction and a support plate 262 that supports the left and right ends of the pole 261 from the top surface of the accommodation chamber 200. The hanger on which the clothes are hung is hung on the pole 261 of the hanger stand 260. In this way, the clothes are held in a state of being suspended from the top surface of the storage chamber 200 by the pole 261 of the hanger stand 260. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of clothes can be hung side by side on the pole 261 so that the front-back direction of the clothes is the extending direction of the pole 261.

With reference to FIGS. 2 and 5, the first supply unit 300 includes a first supply duct 310, an ozone generator 320, a heater 330, a blower fan 340, and an intake duct 350.

The introduction port 311 of the first supply duct 310 is connected to the discharge port 342 of the blower fan 340, and the outlet port 312 is connected to the inlet of the first supply port 210. The ozone generator 320 is arranged in the vicinity of the introduction port 311 in the first supply duct 310. The first supply duct 310 extends to the left from the introduction port 311 and is curved so as to be folded back to the right from the portion past the arrangement position of the ozone generator 320, and then extends upward to the first supply port 210. It has an all-round shape.

The ozone generator 320 is a discharge type ozone generator, which generates a discharge such as a corona discharge or a silent discharge between a pair of electrodes, and generates ozone from the air passed between the pair of electrodes. The heater 330 is arranged in the first supply duct 310 on the side of the first supply port 210 with respect to the ozone generator 320, and heats the air flowing in the first supply duct 310. As the heater 330, for example, a PTC heater can be used.

The blower fan 340 is a centrifugal fan, and is provided with a suction port 341 on the side surface and a discharge port 342 on the peripheral surface. The blower fan 340 takes in air from the suction port 341 and sends the taken in air to the ozone generator 320 in the first supply duct 310. As the blower fan 340, a fan other than a centrifugal fan, for example, an axial fan may be used.

An intake port 101 is formed on the front surface of the housing 100 at a position facing the suction port 341 of the blower fan 340. The intake port 101 is provided with a dust filter 120 that removes dust and the like contained in the air taken in from the intake port 101.

One end of the intake duct 350 is connected to the intake port 101, and the other end is connected to the suction port 341. The door 500 is formed with a plurality of ventilation holes 501 at positions corresponding to the intake ports 101 of the housing 100 on the rear surface, and an air intake port 502 is formed on the bottom surface. Inside the door 500, the intake port 502 and the plurality of ventilation holes 501 communicate with each other. When the blower fan 340 operates, the air outside the garment processing device 1 is taken into the intake duct 350 through the intake port 502, the ventilation hole 501, and the intake port 101. Hereinafter, the outside of the garment processing device 1 will be referred to as the outside of the machine.

With reference to FIG. 3, the second supply unit 400 includes a second supply duct 410, a steam generator 420, and a drainage device 430. The second supply duct 410 has a shape in which the lower portion bulges to the right. The second supply duct 410 is provided with an outlet 411 connected to the inlet of the second supply port 220 at the upper end thereof. Further, the second supply duct 410 is provided with an introduction port 412 on the lower right side surface. Further, the second supply duct 410 is provided with a water storage unit 413 below the introduction port 412 by lowering the bottom portion thereof from the position of the introduction port 412. A discharge port 414 is provided on the bottom surface of the water storage unit 413.

The steam generator 420 includes a water supply tank 440, a water supply tank 450, a pump module 460, and a steam generator 470. The water supply tank 440 stores the water supplied to the steam generator 470. The water supply tank 440 is detachably installed in the housing 100 at a water supply tank installation portion (not shown). When the water supply tank 440 is installed in the water supply tank installation portion, the supply port 441 is connected to the inlet 451 of the water supply tank 450 from above. An on-off valve 442 is provided in the supply port 441, and when the supply port 441 is connected to the inlet 451 the on-off valve 442 opens to supply water from the water supply tank 440 to the water supply tank 450, and the entire inside of the water supply tank 450 is water. Filled with.

The pump module 460 includes a pump 461, a connecting hose 462, and a water supply hose 463. The suction port of the pump 461 is connected to the outlet 452 of the water supply tank 450 by the connecting hose 462. A water supply hose 463 is connected to the discharge port of the pump 461. The pump 461 sucks the water in the water tank 450 through the connecting hose 462 and sends it to the steam generator 470 through the water supply hose 463.

The steam generator 470 includes a main body 471 and a heater 472, and is attached to the introduction port 412 of the second supply duct 410 via a heat insulating member (not shown). The main body 471 is made of a metal material such as aluminum die-cast and has a steam generating chamber 473 inside. Further, the main body 471 is provided with a water supply port 474 to which the water supply hose 463 is connected above the steam generation chamber 473, and a discharge port 475 connected to the inside of the second supply duct 410 to the right of the steam generation chamber 473. Is provided. The heater 472 is embedded in the main body 471.

The main body 471 is heated by the heater 472 to reach a high temperature. The water sent by the pump 461 drops on the bottom surface of the steam generation chamber 473 and evaporates to generate high-temperature steam. The generated steam is discharged into the second supply duct 410 through the discharge port 475.

The drainage device 430 includes a drainage tank 480 and a drainage hose 490. The drain hose 490 has a connection port 491 connected to the discharge port 414 of the second supply duct 410 at the upper end portion. A resistance plate 492 is arranged at the connection port 491 so as to close the discharge port 414. The resistance plate 492 is, for example, a fine metal mesh plate for preventing ozone supplied into the storage chamber 200 from leaking into the housing 100 through the drain hose 490 during deodorizing / sterilizing operation. It is a thing.

The drainage tank 480 is a container for collecting the condensed water generated in the second supply duct 410. The drainage tank 480 is detachably installed in the housing 100 at a drainage tank installation portion (not shown). When the drainage tank 480 is installed in the drainage tank installation portion, its inlet 481 is positioned directly below the lower end of the drainage hose 490.

On the front surface of the housing 100, entrances and exits 102 of the tanks 440 and 480 are provided at front positions of the water supply tank 440 and the drainage tank 480 installed in the housing 100. The doorway 102 is covered with a lid 103 that can be opened and closed (see FIG. 1). The user can put the water supply tank 440 and the drainage tank 480 in and out of the housing 100 by opening the door 500 and opening the lid 103.

With reference to FIG. 1, a discharge port 202 is formed on the top surface of the storage chamber 200 at a position on the left side and slightly in front of the center. An exhaust cover 270 is detachably attached to the exhaust port 202. The exhaust cover 270 is provided with a plurality of exhaust windows 271. Further, inside the exhaust cover 270, a lint filter 272 that removes lint and the like contained in the air is arranged.

An exhaust unit 600 for exhausting the air in the accommodation chamber 200 to the outside of the machine is provided at the position of the discharge port 202 between the top surface of the accommodation chamber 200 and the top surface of the housing 100.

FIG. 6A is a plan sectional view on the right side of the garment processing device 1 cut at the position of the exhaust unit 600, and FIG. 6B is a plan view of the garment processing device 1 cut at the position of the exhaust unit 600. It is a side sectional view of the upper part.

The exhaust unit 600 includes an exhaust duct 610, an exhaust damper 620, and an ozone removal filter 630. The exhaust duct 610 extends rearward from the exhaust port 202. An exhaust port 104 composed of a plurality of holes is formed on the rear surface of the housing 100, and an exhaust duct 610 is connected to the exhaust port 104. The left side portion of the top surface of the accommodation chamber 200 extends to the rear surface of the housing 100, and constitutes the lower surface of the exhaust duct 610. The exhaust duct 610 guides the air discharged from the exhaust port 202 to the outside of the machine.

The exhaust damper 620 is provided in the exhaust duct 610 and opens and closes the exhaust duct 610. The exhaust damper 620 includes an opening / closing plate 621 and a damper motor 622 that rotates the opening / closing plate 621. In the middle of the exhaust duct 610, a communication port 611 for communicating the front duct and the rear duct is formed by narrowing the vertical width in the duct. The opening / closing plate 621 is switched between a closed position that closes the communication port 611 and an open position that opens the communication port 611. The exhaust duct 610 is closed by closing the communication port 611 with the opening / closing plate 621, and the exhaust duct 610 is opened by opening the communication port 611. The exhaust damper 620 corresponds to the opening / closing portion of the present invention.

The ozone removal filter 630 is arranged in the exhaust duct 610 behind the exhaust damper 620, that is, downstream of the air flow. As the ozone removal filter 630, an activated carbon / catalyst filter that adsorbs and decomposes ozone can be used. The ozone removal filter 630 removes ozone contained in the air flowing through the exhaust duct 610. The ozone removal filter 630 corresponds to the ozone removal unit of the present invention.

FIG. 7A is a front sectional view of a main part of the garment processing device 1 cut at a position in front of the air circulation unit 700, and FIG. 7B is an air circulation unit with the cover 712b removed. It is a front view of 700. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a main part of the garment processing apparatus 1. In addition, in FIG. 7A and FIG. 8, the flow of the air blown out from the air circulation unit 700 is shown by a solid line arrow or a broken line arrow. Further, in FIG. 7A, for convenience, the hanger stand 260 located in front of the cut surface is drawn by a alternate long and short dash line.

Inside the containment chamber 200, an air circulation unit 700 is arranged at the bottom near the rear surface of the containment chamber 200. The air circulation unit 700 sucks the air in the accommodation chamber 200 and blows it out into the accommodation chamber 200, and directs the blown air toward the suspended clothing.

The air circulation unit 700 includes a circulation fan 710 and a louver mechanism 720. The air circulation unit 700 corresponds to the air circulation unit of the present invention.

The circulation fan 710 is a cross-flow fan and includes a fan 711, a casing 712, and a fan motor 713. The fan 711 has a runner 711a arranged in a cylindrical shape, and the axial dimension is significantly larger than the radial dimension. The fan 711 is provided with a fan shaft 714 at the center. Both ends of the fan shaft 714 project from both end faces of the fan 711.

The fan 711 is housed in the casing 712, and both ends of the fan shaft 714 are rotatably supported on both side surfaces of the casing 712. The casing 712 is composed of a main body 712a having an opening front surface and a cover 712b covering the front surface of the main body 712a. The casing 712 is provided with a suction port 715 that opens forward on the front side of the fan 711, that is, on the front surface of the cover 712b, and a discharge port 716 that opens upward on the rear side of the fan 711. The suction port 715 opens in a direction along the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200, and its lower end is slightly higher than the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200. The suction port 715 is provided with a plurality of crosspieces 715a running in a grid pattern. The axial dimensions of the suction port 715 and the discharge port 716 are substantially the same as the dimensions of the fan 711. That is, the suction port 715 and the discharge port 716 have a shape long in the axial direction.

In the casing 712, the filter 717 is arranged between the suction port 715 and the fan 711. The filter 717 collects dust sucked from the suction port 715 together with air.

The right end of the fan shaft 714 penetrates the right side of the casing 712 and further penetrates the right side of the containment chamber 200. On the right side surface of the accommodation chamber 200, a portion corresponding to the air circulation unit 700 is recessed inward, and a fan motor 713 is attached to the outside of the portion. The fan shaft 714 penetrating the right side surface of the accommodation chamber 200 is connected to a rotor (not shown) of the fan motor 713.

The fan motor 713 rotates and drives the fan 711 via the fan shaft 714. When the fan 711 rotates, air is sucked from the suction port 715, and the sucked air is sent by the fan 711 and blown out from the discharge port 716.

The louver mechanism 720 includes a louver 721 and a louver motor 722. The louver 721 corresponds to the deflection member of the present invention, and the louver motor 722 corresponds to the drive unit of the present invention.

The louver 721 has a rectangular shape that is long in the axial direction of the circulation fan 710, and has a size slightly larger than the discharge port 716 of the circulation fan 710. Eaves 723 are provided at both left and right ends of the louver 721, and louver shafts 724 are provided at the lower ends of the eaves 723. The circulation fan 710 is provided with support portions 718 at the rear upper ends of both side surfaces of the casing 712. The louver shafts 724 on both sides of the louver 721 are rotatably supported by the support portions 718 on both sides of the casing 712. As a result, the louver 721 is positioned above the discharge port 716 and can swing in the vertical direction.

The right end of the louver shaft 724 penetrates the right support 718 and further penetrates the right surface of the containment chamber 200. A louver motor 722 is mounted above the fan motor 713 on the outside of the right side surface of the accommodation chamber 200. The louver shaft 724 penetrating the right side surface of the accommodation chamber 200 is connected to a rotor (not shown) of the louver motor 722.

The louver motor 722 swings the louver 721 via the louver shaft 724 by rotating forward and reverse by a predetermined rotation angle. The air blown upward from the discharge port 716 of the circulation fan 710 comes into contact with the louver 721 and is deflected. The deflection angle of the air changes according to the angle of the louver 721 that swings, and the direction of the air, that is, the wind, changes.

The fan shaft 714 of the circulation fan 710 serves as a rotation shaft when the fan 711 rotates, and the louver shaft 724 of the louver mechanism 720 serves as a swing shaft when the louver 721 swings. As shown in FIG. 8, in the circulation fan 710, that is, the air circulation unit 700, the rotation axis of the fan 711 and the swing axis of the louver 721 are suspended in the left-right direction, that is, by the pole 261 of the hanger stand 260. It is arranged at the bottom of the storage chamber 200 so as to be parallel to or substantially parallel to the front-back direction of the clothes. In other words, in the pole 261 of the hanger stand 260, the front-rear direction of the clothes hung on the pole 261 is parallel to or substantially parallel to the axial direction of the rotation axis of the fan 711 of the air circulation unit 700 and the swing axis of the louver 721. The garment is held in the upper part of the containment chamber 200 so as to be in a state. At this time, in the circulation fan 710, the center of the rotation axis of the fan 711 in the axial direction substantially coincides with the center of the pole 261.

An air mixing unit 800 is provided between the top surface of the accommodation chamber 200 and the top surface of the housing 100 so as to be adjacent to the exhaust duct 610. The air mixing unit 800 takes in the air outside the housing 100, that is, outside the machine, and mixes it with the air flowing through the exhaust duct 610. The air mixing unit 800 corresponds to the air mixing unit of the present invention.

With reference to FIG. 6A, the air mixing unit 800 includes a mixing fan 810 and an introduction duct 820. The mixing fan 810 is a centrifugal fan, and includes a fan 812 and a motor 813 that rotates the fan 812 in the casing 811. The casing 811 is provided with a suction port 814 on the side surface and a discharge port 815 on the peripheral surface. As the mixing fan 810, a fan other than a centrifugal fan, for example, an axial fan may be used.

In the exhaust duct 610, an introduction port 612 is formed at a position downstream of the air flow from the ozone removal filter 630. One end of the introduction duct 820 is connected to the introduction port 612, and the other end is connected to the discharge port 815 of the mixing fan 810.

An intake port 105 composed of a plurality of holes is provided on the rear surface of the housing 100. The suction port 814 of the mixing fan 810 is connected to the intake port 105. The intake port 105 can be separated from the exhaust port 104 by a distance that does not suck the air discharged from the exhaust port 104 immediately after being discharged.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the garment processing device 1.

In addition to the above configuration, the garment processing device 1 includes an operation unit 901 and a control unit 902.

The operation unit 901 includes operation buttons such as a selection button for selecting an operation course and a start button for starting operation, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operation button operated by the user to the control unit 902.

The control unit 902 includes a microcomputer, various driver circuits, and the like, and includes an ozone generator 320 of the first supply unit 300, a heater 330 and a blower fan 340, a pump 461 and a heater 472 of the second supply unit 400, and an exhaust unit 600. Exhaust damper 620, fan motor 713 and louver motor 722 of air circulation unit 700, mixing fan 810 of air mixing unit 800, and the like are controlled.

In the clothes processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to perform a deodorizing / sterilizing operation for deodorizing / sterilizing clothes, a drying operation for drying clothes, and a wrinkle smoothing operation for smoothing wrinkles of clothes.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation control of the garment processing device 1.

When the operation to start the operation is performed, the control unit 902 determines which operation is selected from the deodorizing / sterilizing operation, the drying operation, and the wrinkle smoothing operation (S1).

When the deodorizing / sterilizing operation is selected (S1: deodorizing / sterilizing), the deodorizing / sterilizing operation is started, and the control unit 902 executes the deodorizing / sterilizing step (S2). In the deodorizing / sterilizing step, the control unit 902 operates the blower fan 340 and the ozone generator 320 in the first supply unit 300. Before the start of operation, that is, when the garment processing device 1 is in the stopped state, the opening / closing plate 621 of the exhaust damper 620 is in the open position. The control unit 902 does not operate the exhaust damper 620 and maintains the state in which the opening / closing plate 621 is in the open position.

As shown by the solid line arrow in FIG. 5, by the operation of the blower fan 340, the air outside the machine is taken into the intake duct 350 from the intake port 101 and sent into the first supply duct 310.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air flowing in the first supply duct 310 passes through the ozone generator 320, and at this time, the ozone generated by the ozone generator 320 is mixed into the air. In this way, the air containing ozone passes through the first supply duct 310 to reach the first supply port 210, and is discharged from the first supply port 210 into the accommodation chamber 200. The discharged ozone-containing air hits the cover 240 and spreads to the surroundings, a part of the air is discharged from the plurality of discharge holes 244, and the rest is discharged from between the cover 240 and the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200. In this way, the air containing ozone is diffused by the cover 240 toward the upper garment and is widely applied to the garment. Clothes are deodorized and sterilized by the deodorizing and sterilizing action of ozone.

As shown by the alternate long and short dash line arrow in FIG. 6A, the air whose ozone concentration has decreased due to deodorization and sterilization of clothing is discharged into the exhaust duct 610 from the exhaust port 202 provided on the top surface of the storage chamber 200. , Flows through the exhaust duct 610 and is discharged to the outside of the machine from the exhaust port 104. The air flowing in the exhaust duct 610 passes through the ozone removal filter 630. As a result, ozone in the air is removed, and the air whose ozone concentration has been lowered to an appropriate level is discharged to the outside of the machine.

Further, in the deodorizing / sterilizing step, the control unit 902 drives the fan motor 713 to operate the circulation fan 710 in the air circulation unit 700, and drives the louver motor 722 to swing the louver 721 in the vertical direction. Let me. At this time, the louver 721 may swing continuously, or may be stopped for a predetermined time every time it swings once or several times.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the air containing ozone in the storage chamber 200 is taken into the casing 712 from the suction port 715 and blown out from the discharge port 716 as ozone wind. The blown ozone wind is deflected by the louver 721 and heads toward clothing. At this time, since the deflection angle of the ozone wind changes due to the louver 721 swinging, the ozone wind comes into contact with the clothes from various directions. As a result, the efficiency of ozone wind contact with clothing is improved, and clothing is easily deodorized and sterilized. In addition, the suspended clothing is shaken by pushing the clothing with ozone wind from various directions. As a result, ozone can be distributed to parts that are difficult to distribute when the clothing is stationary, such as between the sleeves of the clothing and the body. In addition, dust adhering to clothes can be easily removed.

Further, the clothes are hung on the pole 261 of the hanger stand 260 so that the front-rear direction thereof is parallel to the axial direction of the swing axis of the louver 721 of the air circulation unit 700. Therefore, even when a plurality of clothes are housed in the storage chamber 200 as shown in FIG. 7A, the ozone wind discharged from the circulation fan 710 and deflected by the louver 721 is generated between the clothes and the clothes. It will be easier to reach the upper part of the containment chamber 200 through the space. This makes it easier for the ozone wind to hit a plurality of clothes evenly, and the plurality of clothes are well deodorized and sterilized.

When the predetermined deodorizing / sterilizing time has elapsed, the control unit 902 stops the operations of the ozone generator 320, the blower fan 340, the circulation fan 710, and the louver 721, and ends the deodorizing / sterilizing step. In this way, the deodorizing / sterilizing operation is completed.

Next, in step S1, when the control unit 902 determines that the drying operation is selected (S1: drying), the control unit 902 starts the drying operation and executes the drying step (S3). In the drying step, the control unit 902 operates the blower fan 340 and the heater 330 in the first supply unit 300.

As shown by the solid line arrow in FIG. 5, by the operation of the blower fan 340, the air outside the machine is taken into the intake duct 350 from the intake port 101 and sent into the first supply duct 310.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air flowing in the first supply duct 310 is heated by the heater 330 and becomes warm air at a temperature suitable for drying (for example, about 60 ° C.). After that, the warm air reaches the first supply port 210 and is discharged from the first supply port 210 into the accommodation chamber 200. The discharged warm air is diffused by the cover 240 and directed to the clothing above, and is widely applied to the clothing, like the air containing ozone. This causes the clothes to dry.

In the drying step, the control unit 902 operates the circulation fan 710 in the air circulation unit 700 and swings the louver 721 in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the air in the accommodation chamber 200 warmed by the supply of warm air is taken into the casing 712 from the suction port 715 and blown out from the discharge port 716 as warm air. The blown warm air is deflected by the oscillating louver 721 and comes into contact with clothing from various directions. As a result, the contact efficiency of the warm air with the clothes is improved, and the clothes are easily dried. Further, by shaking the clothes, warm air can be spread to the portion of the clothes that is difficult to spread when the clothes are stationary, and dust adhering to the clothes can be easily removed.

Further, as in the case of the deodorizing / sterilizing operation, even when a plurality of clothes are housed in the storage chamber 200 as shown in FIG. 7A, the clothes are discharged from the circulation fan 710 and deflected by the louver 721. The warm air can easily reach the upper part of the storage chamber 200 through the clothes. As a result, the warm air can easily hit the plurality of clothes evenly, and the plurality of clothes can be easily dried.

As shown by the solid arrow in FIG. 6A, the air that has deprived the clothes of water in the storage chamber 200 is discharged from the discharge port 202. The discharge port 202 is provided on the top surface of the storage chamber 200, and warm air is easily discharged. The discharged air flows through the exhaust duct 610 and passes through the ozone removal filter 630. At this time, the ozone removal filter 630 acts as a resistance and the air flow velocity decreases.

In the drying step, the control unit 902 operates the air mixing unit 800, that is, the mixing fan 810. As shown by the broken line arrow in FIG. 6A, the air outside the machine is taken in from the intake port 105 and supplied to a position downstream of the ozone removal filter 630 in the exhaust duct 610 through the introduction duct 820. The air from the outside of the machine supplied into the exhaust duct 610 is mixed with the air from the storage chamber 200 that has passed through the ozone removal filter 630. At this time, since the flow velocity of the air from the accommodation chamber 200 is slow, the air from the outside of the machine is likely to be mixed. By mixing the air from the outside of the machine, the relative humidity of the air from the accommodation chamber 200 decreases. As shown by the white arrows in FIG. 6A, the air having a reduced relative humidity is discharged to the outside of the machine through the exhaust port 104.

When the predetermined drying time elapses, the control unit 902 stops the operations of the heater 330, the blower fan 340, the circulation fan 710, the louver 721, and the mixing fan 810, and ends the drying process. In this way, the drying operation is completed.

Next, in step S1, when the control unit 902 determines that the wrinkle smoothing operation is selected (S1: wrinkle smoothing), the control unit 902 starts the wrinkle smoothing operation and executes the preparatory step (S4). In the preparatory step, the control unit 902 operates the heater 472 of the steam generator 470 while the pump 461 is stopped in the second supply unit 400. As a result, the temperature of the main body 471 of the steam generator 470 rises.

Further, in the preparation step, the control unit 902 operates the circulation fan 710 in the air circulation unit 700 and swings the louver 721 in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 7A, the air in the accommodation chamber 200 is taken into the casing 712 from the suction port 715 and blown out from the discharge port 716 as wind. The blown wind is deflected by the oscillating louver 721, so that it comes into contact with the clothes from various directions and shakes the clothes. This makes it easier for dust to fall from the clothes.

When the main body 471 of the steam generator 470 becomes sufficiently hot, the control unit 902 ends the preparation step and executes the steam step (S5). In the steam process, the control unit 902 operates the exhaust damper 620 to switch the opening / closing plate 621 from the open position to the closed position. As a result, the exhaust duct 610 is closed. Next, the control unit 902 operates the pump 461 while the heater 472 is continuously operated. As shown in FIG. 3, high-temperature steam is generated in the steam generator 470 and discharged into the second supply duct 410. The released steam rises in the second supply duct 410 to reach the second supply port 220, and is discharged from the second supply port 220 into the accommodation chamber 200. The discharged steam hits the cover 240 and spreads to the surroundings, a part of the steam is discharged from the plurality of discharge holes 244, and the rest is discharged from between the cover 240 and the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200. In this way, the steam is diffused by the cover 240 toward the upper garment and is widely applied to the garment. The moisture and heat of steam smoothes the wrinkles of clothing.

When steam flows through the second supply duct 410, a part of it may condense to form condensed water. Condensed water flows downward, collects in the water storage unit 413, and is discharged from the discharge port 414. The discharged condensed water is collected in the drainage tank 480 through the drainage hose 490. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the water storage unit 413 for collecting the dew condensation water is provided below the introduction port 412 of the second supply duct 410, the dew condensation water is collected from the introduction port 412 to the steam generator 470. It is prevented from flowing into the inside of.

Further, in the steam process, the circulation fan 710 and the louver 721 continue to operate. The clothes are shaken by the wind blown out from the discharge port 716 and deflected by the louver 721. When clothes are swayed while suspended, a force such as centrifugal force is likely to be applied to the clothes. As a result, the surface of the garment to which the steam is applied is easily stretched, so that the wrinkles of the garment are easily stretched. In addition, since the clothes are wet with steam, the dust adhering to the clothes can be removed by shaking the clothes, although it is not as dry as in the preparatory process.

Further, as in the case of the deodorizing / sterilizing operation, even when a plurality of clothes are housed in the storage chamber 200 as shown in FIG. 7A, the clothes are discharged from the circulation fan 710 and deflected by the louver 721. The wind easily passes between clothes and reaches the upper part of the containment chamber 200. As a result, the wind easily hits the plurality of clothes evenly, the plurality of clothes are shaken well, and the wrinkles are easily stretched.

During the steaming process, the exhaust duct 610 is in the closed state. Therefore, it is prevented that the steam in the accommodation chamber 200 is discharged to the outside of the machine through the exhaust duct 610. Further, since the ozone removal filter 630 is provided downstream of the exhaust damper 620 in the exhaust duct 610, it is possible to prevent the ozone removal filter 630 from being severely wetted by steam contacting the ozone removal filter 630. ..

When the predetermined steam supply time has elapsed, the control unit 902 stops the heater 472 and the pump 461 to end the steam process.

Next, the control unit 902 executes the drying step (S6). The drying step is the same as the drying step in the drying operation, the blower fan 340 and the heater 330 operate, and the circulation fan 710 and the louver 721 continue to operate. This causes the steam to dry the damp clothing. The drying time in the wrinkle smoothing operation may be suitable for the wrinkle smoothing operation and may be different from the drying time in the drying operation.

Further, in the drying step, the control unit 902 operates the exhaust damper 620 to switch the opening / closing plate 621 to the open position. At this time, the control unit 902 does not move the opening / closing plate 621 to the open position at once, but opens the exhaust damper 620 stepwise by a predetermined angle, for example, by 30 degrees with the passage of time. To control. Since the opening amount of the communication port 611 of the exhaust duct 610 gradually increases, the humid air is not discharged from the accommodation chamber 200 at once, but is discharged little by little.

As a result, the humidity in the storage chamber 200 does not decrease rapidly, so that the wrinkle smoothing effect of the clothes can be maintained for a certain period of time even in the drying step. Further, if the air containing a large amount of water is discharged from the storage chamber 200 at once, the water tends to adhere to the ozone removal filter 630 when the air passes through the ozone removal filter 630. Therefore, the air containing a large amount of water is gradually discharged from the storage chamber 200, so that the adhesion of water to the ozone removal filter 630 is suppressed.

Further, as in the drying operation, the control unit 902 operates the mixing fan 810. As a result, the air from the outside of the machine is mixed with the air from the accommodation chamber 200, and the air having a reduced relative humidity is discharged to the outside of the machine from the exhaust port 104.

When the drying step is completed after the lapse of a predetermined drying time, the control unit 902 executes the ventilation step (S7). That is, the control unit 902 keeps the circulation fan 710 and the louver 721 operating following the drying step. The air in the accommodation chamber 200 is taken in from the suction port 715 and blown out from the discharge port 716 into the accommodation chamber 200, so that the air outside the machine is brought into the first supply unit 300 through the intake duct 350 and the first supply duct 310. 1 It is taken into the accommodation chamber 200 from the supply port 210, and the air in the accommodation chamber 200 is discharged to the outside of the machine through the exhaust port 202 and the exhaust duct 610. As a result, the inside of the accommodation chamber 200 is ventilated, and the inner wall and the like in the accommodation chamber 200 are dried even if they are moistened by steam.

In the ventilation step, the mixing fan 810 may be left in operation. In this way, the air from the storage chamber 200 can be discharged to the outside of the machine by reducing its relative humidity, as in the drying step.

When the predetermined ventilation time elapses, the control unit 902 stops the operation of the circulation fan 710 and the louver 721, and ends the ventilation process. In this way, the wrinkle smoothing operation is completed.

As described above, in the wrinkle smoothing operation, in the steam process, the exhaust duct 610 is closed by the exhaust damper 620 to prevent steam from being discharged from the inside of the accommodation chamber 200 to the outside of the machine. As a result, in the wrinkle smoothing operation, the humidity discharged from the clothes processing device 1 to the outside is reduced, so that the humidity around the clothes processing device 1 is less likely to increase.

In addition to the deodorizing / sterilizing operation, the drying operation, and the wrinkle smoothing operation, the clothes processing apparatus 1 may perform, for example, a drying / deodorizing / sterilizing operation in which deodorization / sterilization is performed following drying.

Further, a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor may be arranged in the accommodation chamber 200. In this case, in the drying operation and the wrinkle smoothing operation, the drying step may be completed based on the temperature and humidity in the storage chamber 200. Further, in the drying step of the wrinkle smoothing operation, the opening angle of the opening / closing plate 621 may be gradually increased according to the degree of change in the temperature and humidity in the accommodation chamber 200.

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As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the air circulation unit 700 is operated when the warm air is supplied from the first supply unit 300 to dry the clothes, the clothes in the accommodation chamber 200 are supplied from various directions. Warm air can be brought into contact. As a result, the contact efficiency of the warm air with the clothes is improved, and the clothes are easily dried. Further, since the clothes are shaken by the warm air from various directions, the warm air can be distributed to the portion of the clothes that is difficult to spread when the clothes are stationary, and the dust adhering to the clothes can be easily removed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, steam is supplied from the second supply unit 400, and when steam is applied to the clothes to smooth out the wrinkles of the clothes, the air circulation unit 700 is operated to operate the clothes in the storage chamber 200. Can be shaken. As a result, the wrinkles of the clothes are easily stretched, and the dust adhering to the clothes can be removed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the clothes are dried, the air mixing unit 800 is operated to mix the air from the accommodation chamber 200 with the air from the outside of the machine in the exhaust duct 610 to have a relative humidity. The air can be expelled to the outside of the aircraft after the air is reduced. As a result, the discharged air causes dew condensation on the wall surface of the room around the clothes processing device 1, and the high humidity air is less likely to affect the surroundings of the clothes processing device 1.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the exhaust duct 610 is provided with the exhaust damper 620, the exhaust duct 610 can be closed or opened as needed. In particular, in the steam process in which steam is supplied into the storage chamber 200, the exhaust duct 610 is closed by the exhaust damper 620, so that steam leakage to the outside of the machine can be suppressed. As a result, the inside of the storage chamber 200 is easily filled with steam, the effect of smoothing out wrinkles of clothes is enhanced, and an increase in humidity around the clothes processing device 1 can be suppressed. Further, in the drying process in which the warm air is supplied into the storage chamber 200, the exhaust duct 610 is opened by the exhaust damper 620, so that the warm air that has taken moisture from the clothes, that is, the air can be discharged to the outside of the machine, and the clothes can be released. It becomes easy to dry.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when air containing ozone is supplied from the second supply unit 400 to deodorize and sterilize clothes with ozone, the air circulation unit 700 is operated to enter the storage chamber 200. Ozone air can be brought into contact with the clothing from various directions. As a result, the efficiency of ozone wind contact with clothing is improved, and clothing is easily deodorized and sterilized. Further, since the clothes are shaken by the ozone wind from various directions, ozone can be spread to the part of the clothes that is difficult to spread when the clothes are stationary, and the dust adhering to the clothes can be easily removed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the ozone removal filter 630 is provided in the exhaust duct 610, the air from which ozone has been removed by the ozone removal filter 630 can be discharged to the outside of the machine. Moreover, since the ozone removal filter 630 is arranged downstream of the exhaust damper 620, the exhaust damper 620 is blocked when steam is supplied into the storage chamber 200, so that the ozone removal filter 630 is caused by steam. It is possible to prevent it from getting wet, and it is possible to prevent the ozone removal performance from being deteriorated by the ozone removal filter 630.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the air taken in from the outside of the machine by the operation of the air mixing unit 800 is supplied downstream from the ozone removal filter 630 in the exhaust duct 610, and therefore passes through the ozone removal filter 630. It is possible to mix the air outside the machine with the air from the accommodation chamber 200 whose flow velocity has decreased. As a result, the air outside the machine is likely to be mixed with the air from the accommodation chamber 200, so that the relative humidity of the air discharged to the outside of the machine is likely to decrease.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various ways other than the above. ..

For example, in the above embodiment, both ozone and warm air are supplied into the storage chamber 200 from the first supply unit 300. However, the garment processing apparatus 1 may be provided with an ozone supply unit for supplying ozone and a hot air supply unit for supplying warm air separately.

Further, in the above embodiment, the suction port 814 of the mixing fan 810 is connected to the intake port 105 of the housing 100. However, the suction port 814 of the mixing fan 810 may not be connected to the intake port 105 and may be opened in the housing 100. In this case, by the operation of the mixing fan 810, the air outside the machine is taken into the housing 100 from the intake port 105, and the air is taken into the mixing fan 810 from the inside of the housing 100. In this case as well, what is supplied to the exhaust duct 610 is the air outside the machine.

Further, in the above embodiment, the intake port 105 is provided on the rear surface of the housing 100, but it may be provided on another surface of the housing 100, for example, on either the left or right side surface.

Further, in the above embodiment, the air mixing unit 800 is configured such that the mixing fan 810 is connected to the exhaust duct 610 via the introduction duct 820. However, the air mixing unit 800 may be configured such that the discharge port 815 of the mixing fan 810 is directly connected to the exhaust duct 610. Further, in this case, the suction port 814 of the mixing fan 810 may be directly connected to the intake port 105, may be connected to the intake port 105 via a duct, or may be opened in the housing 100. You may. In addition, the air mixing unit 800 may have any configuration as long as the air outside the machine can be mixed with the air flowing through the exhaust duct 610.

Further, in the above embodiment, in the drying step of the wrinkle smoothing operation, the exhaust duct 610 is gradually opened by the exhaust damper 620 with the passage of time, but may be opened at once.

Further, in the above embodiment, the discharge port 202 is provided on the top surface of the storage chamber 200. However, the outlet 202 may be provided at another location, for example, above the rear surface of the containment chamber 200.

Further, in the above embodiment, the activated carbon / catalyst filter is used for the ozone removal filter 630, but other filters having ozone removal performance such as an activated carbon filter may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the garment processing apparatus 1 is subjected to deodorizing / sterilizing operation. However, the clothing processing device 1 may not be deodorized / sterilized, and the ozone generator 320 may not be arranged in the first supply unit 300. In this case, the ozone removal filter 630 is eliminated from the exhaust unit 600.

Further, in the above embodiment, the steam generator 470 of the second supply unit 400 is configured to generate steam by dropping the water sent by the pump 461 onto the bottom surface of the steam generating chamber 473 that has been heated to a high temperature and evaporating it. Met. However, the steam generator 470 is not limited to the above configuration, and may be configured to generate steam by heating a water tank in which water is stored and boiling the water.

Further, in the above embodiment, the air circulation unit 700 is arranged at the bottom of the accommodation chamber 200 and inside the accommodation chamber 200. However, the air circulation unit 700 may be provided at the bottom of the containment chamber 200 and outside the containment chamber 200. In this case, the wall surface of the accommodation chamber 200 is provided with an air intake port for the circulation fan 710 and an air outlet for the inside of the accommodation chamber 200. Further, the air circulation unit 700 may be arranged inside or outside the accommodation chamber 200 at a portion other than the bottom of the accommodation chamber 200.

Further, in the above embodiment, the cross flow fan is used as the circulation fan 710, but a fan other than the cross flow fan such as a sirocco fan may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the exhaust damper 620 is used as an opening / closing portion for opening / closing the exhaust duct 610. However, a shutter mechanism composed of an opening / closing portion having another structure, for example, a shutter that moves up and down in the exhaust duct 610 and a driving portion that drives the shutter may be used.

In addition, various modifications of the embodiment of the present invention can be made as appropriate within the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims.

1 Clothes processing device
100 housing
200 containment room
202 outlet
300 1st supply unit (warm air supply unit, ozone supply unit)
400 Second supply unit (steam supply unit)
600 exhaust unit
610 Exhaust duct
620 Exhaust damper (opening and closing part)
630 Ozone removal filter (Ozone removal part)
700 Air circulation unit (air circulation part)
710 Circulation fan
715 suction port
716 Discharge port
721 Louver (deflection member)
722 Louver motor (drive unit)
800 air mixing unit (air mixing part)
902 Control unit

Claims (6)

A storage room that is placed inside the housing and accommodates clothes in a suspended state,
A hot air supply unit that supplies warm air to the containment chamber,
A steam supply unit that supplies steam to the containment chamber,
An air circulation unit that sucks in the air in the containment chamber and blows it out into the containment chamber is provided.
The air circulation part is
A circulation fan that blows out the air sucked from the intake port from the discharge port,
A deflecting member that contacts the air blown out from the discharge port and deflects the air.
Includes a drive unit that swings the deflection member so that the deflection angle of air changes.
An outlet for exhausting air in the containment chamber and
An exhaust duct that guides the air discharged from the discharge port to the outside of the housing, and
An air mixing section that takes in air from the outside of the housing and mixes it with the air flowing through the exhaust duct is further provided.
A garment processing device characterized in that. In the garment processing apparatus according to claim 1.
Further provided with an opening / closing portion for opening / closing the exhaust duct.
A garment processing device characterized in that. In the garment processing apparatus according to claim 2.
Further provided with a control unit that executes a steam process in which steam is supplied into the containment chamber by the steam supply unit.
The control unit controls the opening / closing unit so that the exhaust duct is closed in the steam process.
A garment processing device characterized in that. In the garment processing apparatus according to claim 3.
The control unit
Following the steam step, a drying step of supplying warm air to the accommodating chamber by the hot air supply unit is executed.
In the drying step, the opening / closing portion is controlled so that the exhaust duct is opened.
A garment processing device characterized in that. In the garment processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4.
An ozone supply unit that supplies air containing ozone into the containment chamber,
It further includes an ozone removing portion which is arranged downstream of the opening / closing portion in the exhaust duct and removes ozone contained in the air flowing in the exhaust duct.
A garment processing device characterized in that. In the garment processing apparatus according to claim 5.
The air mixing unit supplies air taken in from the outside of the housing downstream of the ozone removing unit in the exhaust duct.
A garment processing device characterized in that.

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