KR100782375B1 - Apparatus for drying and storing clothing - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for drying and storing clothes is provided to flexibly use a drying space by using one or plural receiving units according to amount of clothes to be dried. A device for drying and storing clothes comprises a body(10), a cabinet(20) having plural receiving units(21,22), a heat pump(30), and a cutoff member. The cabinet is installed in the body. The heat pump supplies air to the receiving units. At least one receiving unit has the cutoff member to control hot/cold air. The cutoff member opens and closes a communication port(23a).

Description

Apparatus for drying and storing clothing

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a clothes drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view showing a refrigeration cycle of the heat pump included in the clothes drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the control flow of the clothes drying and storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic operation diagram showing a drying course of the plurality of receiving portion of the clothing drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a schematic operation view showing a drying course of any one of the clothes drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic operation diagram showing a heating course of the clothes drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic operation diagram showing a cooling course of the clothes drying and storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10: main body 13: input unit

16: inlet 17,18: outlet

20: cabinet 21,22: accommodating part

23: bulkhead 23a: communication port

24: temperature and humidity sensor 26: steam module

30: heat pump 40, 41: duct

50, 51, 52, 53: damper 60: control unit

The present invention relates to a clothes dryer, and more particularly, to a clothes drying and storage apparatus capable of drying and storing clothes.

In general, the clothes dryer forcibly blows the hot air into the drying container to dry the wet to dry items put into the drying container. The clothes dryer forcibly circulates the dried product by forcibly circulating the heated hot air through the heater and the blowing fan into the drying container.

Conventional clothes dryer has a hot air supply duct provided with a housing provided with a door in the front, a cylindrical drying container installed in the housing in the front and rear direction, and one end is provided at the rear side of the drying container and a heater for heating air therein; And, a blowing fan is installed inside the hot air discharge duct to guide the hot air discharged from the drying tank to be discharged to the outside.

However, since the conventional clothes dryer uses a heater to generate hot air, there is a problem of high risk of fire due to overheating of the heater and increased power consumption. In addition, the hot air passing through the drying tank has a problem that the installation position of the dryer is limited because the dry air is dried and the high humidity air is exhausted to the outside, and the dry items are entangled with each other in the drying bin during drying. .

In order to solve such a problem, the Korean Utility Model Registration (Notification No. 0120547) condenses moisture contained in the laundry in an enclosed space by the evaporative heat of the freezer and reheats it with the heat of condensation to generate dry air to continuously wash the laundry. A laundry dryer for ventilating is disclosed.

The laundry dryer disclosed in the above publication is provided with a case in the form of an enclosure and a freezer installed inside the case, a freezer cover for covering the freezer, a hanger provided on the inner bottom surface of the case, and a drain hole at the bottom of the case. It comprises a trap for preventing the spring, and a rubber material leg is installed on the lower side of the case.

The laundry dryer of this publication can solve some of the problems of the prior art by drying the laundry using dry air that has passed through a condenser, but such a laundry dryer only performs drying of the laundry, but only optimizes the dried clothes. There is a problem that is difficult to store in the state of. Therefore, there is a problem to store the clothes stored in a separate clothing storage cabinet.

In addition, regardless of the amount of clothing that needs to be dried, drying can be performed using a single space, so even when drying a small amount of clothes, a relatively large cabinet must be used, which causes inconvenience to users and consumes power. There is a growing problem.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a clothes drying and storage device that can be stored in the optimal condition as well as dry laundry.

In addition, another object of the present invention to provide a clothes drying and storage device that can be used to elastically dry space according to the amount of clothes to be dried.

Clothes drying and storage device according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a main body, a cabinet partitioned into a plurality of receiving portions in the main body, and a heat pump for supplying cold and hot air to the plurality of receiving portions, At least one of the plurality of accommodating parts may include a blocking member that may block outflow and inflow of cold and warm air of the heat pump.

The plurality of accommodation portions may include a first accommodation portion and a second accommodation portion partitioned by the partition, and the partition includes a communication port for communicating the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion.

In addition, the blocking member is characterized in that it is provided to open and close the communication port.

In addition, it characterized in that it further comprises a duct for guiding the cold, hot air on the heat pump side to the plurality of receiving portions.

The plurality of accommodating parts may further include a temperature and humidity sensor for measuring temperature and humidity of the plurality of accommodating parts.

In addition, it characterized in that it further comprises a damper for opening and closing the duct.

The apparatus may further include a steam module for supplying steam to the plurality of accommodation portions.

The apparatus may further include a controller for independently controlling the operation of the blower fan, the damper, and the steam module included in the heat pump.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described for the clothing drying and storage device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a clothes drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing a refrigeration cycle of the heat pump included in the clothes drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a block diagram showing the control flow of the clothes drying and storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, Figure 4 is a schematic operation diagram showing a drying course of the plurality of receiving portion of the clothes drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a clothes drying and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 6 is a schematic operation diagram showing a drying course of any one of the receiving portion, Figure 6 is a schematic operation diagram showing a heating course of the clothes drying and storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is an embodiment of the present invention Approximate operation diagram showing the cooling course of the clothing drying and storage device according to the example.

Clothes drying and storage device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, is provided on the main body 10 and the upper side of the main body 10 forming an appearance and a plurality of clothes for drying or storage of clothes A cabinet 20 partitioned into accommodation sections 21 and 22, a heat pump 30 provided below the cabinet 20 to generate cold and warm air supplied into the cabinet 20, and a heat pump ( Ducts 40, 41 for guiding the cold and warm air of 30 to the plurality of housing portions 21, 22, and dampers 50, 51, 52 provided in the main body 10 to control the entry and exit of outside air. It is made, including.

The present invention may be implemented in a clothes drying and storage apparatus including a cabinet having two or more accommodating parts. Hereinafter, for convenience, a cabinet having two accommodating parts will be described as an example.

The main body 10 has a substantially enclosure shape and is provided with a cabinet 20 for accommodating clothes that need to be dried or stored at the upper part, and is partitioned with the cabinet 20 at the lower part to provide cold and warm air to the cabinet 20. The machine room 11 in which the heat pump 30 for supply is provided is provided.

A pair of doors 12: 12a and 12b are hinged to both sides of the main body 10 so as to open and close the receiving parts 21 and 22 in the cabinet 20 on the upper front surface of the main body 10. Is provided. Accordingly, the right door 12a enables opening and closing of the first accommodating part 21 to be described later, and the left door 12b enables opening and closing of the second accommodating part 22 to be described later.

In addition, an inlet 16 for introducing outside air is formed at the center of the lower surface of the main body 10 between the evaporator 31 and the condenser 33, which will be described later, and on both sides of the lower surface for flowing out air in the main body 10 to the outside. First and second outlets 17 and 18 are formed.

At this time, the inlet 16 is provided with a first damper 50 to control the inflow of outside air. The first damper 50 is connected to the control unit 60 to be described later is opened and closed according to the signal of the control unit 60.

In addition, the lower surface of the main body 10 is provided with a leg portion 19 to support the main body 10 and to be spaced apart from the bottom surface by a predetermined interval.

In the upper part of the front surface of the door 12 is provided a control panel 15 having an input unit 13 for selecting the operating course of the clothes drying and storage device, and a display unit 14 for displaying the operating state therein. The rear side is provided with a gasket (not shown) to surround the rim in order to block the air flow inside and outside the cabinet 20.

The cabinet 20 forms an inner space of a substantially enclosure shape and is partitioned into two receiving portions 21 and 22 by a partition wall 23.

The accommodating parts 21 and 22 include the 1st accommodating part 21 formed in the right side, and the 2nd accommodating part 22 partitioned by the partition 23. As shown in FIG.

First and second openings 21a and 21b are formed on the top and side surfaces of the first accommodating part 21 to allow air to flow in and out. Therefore, the cold or warm air generated by the heat pump 30 to be described later is introduced or discharged through any one of the first and second openings 21a and 21b.

In addition, the first accommodating part 21 is provided with a first temperature and humidity sensor 24a that senses internal temperature and humidity. The internal temperature and humidity are measured by the sensor 24a to provide an optimal storage temperature and humidity. When the measured humidity is lower than the set humidity, the cabinet 20 provides steam to the first accommodating part 21. The lower side of the steam module 26 is provided.

In addition, on the upper side of the first accommodating portion 21, the rod 25a is installed in the transverse direction so as to hang the clothes during drying or storage. Since the clothes are hung on the rod 25a and dried or stored in an unfolded state, wrinkles of the clothes can be prevented.

A third opening 22a is formed on the side of the second accommodating portion 22 to allow air to flow in and out.

In addition, the second accommodating part 22 is provided with a second temperature and humidity sensor 24b that senses internal temperature and humidity. The internal temperature and humidity are measured by the sensor 24b to provide an optimal storage temperature and humidity. When the measured humidity is lower than the set humidity, the cabinet 20 provides steam to the second accommodating part 22. The lower side of the steam module 26 is provided.

In addition, on the upper side of the second accommodating portion 22, a rod 25b is installed in the transverse direction so as to hang the clothes during drying or storage. Since the clothes are hung on the rod 25b and dried or stored in an unfolded state, wrinkles of the clothes can be prevented.

In this case, the temperature and humidity sensor may be provided only in the first accommodating part 21, and the steam module 26 is provided below the partition 23 partitioning the first and second accommodating parts 21 and 22. Steam can be supplied to (21, 22).

In addition, the partition 23 is provided with a communication port 23a at the upper portion so that air from the first and second accommodating parts 21 and 22 can flow in and out, and the communication port 23a is opened and closed at an upper side of the communication port 23a. Blocking member 53 is provided is hinged. The blocking member 53 (hereinafter referred to as a 'fourth damper') is rotatably provided to close the communication port 23a when rotated downward in response to a signal from the controller 60, and the second opening part when rotated upward. 21b) will be closed.

The heat pump 30 is provided in the machine room 11 under the main body 10 partitioned from the cabinet 20. The heat pump 30 compresses the refrigerant into a gas state of high temperature and high pressure, as shown in FIG. Compressor 32, a condenser 33 for receiving a high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant compressed by the compressor 32 to exchange heat with air, a capillary tube 34 for expanding under reduced pressure the refrigerant exchanged in the condenser 33, capillary And an evaporator 31 for receiving the pressure-expanded refrigerant from the 34 and exchanging heat with the air, and blowing fans 35 and 36 for improving heat exchange and forcibly circulating the air.

The heat pump 30 including the compressor 32, the condenser 33 and the evaporator 31 forms a refrigeration cycle, and a blower is provided on the left side of the evaporator 31 to improve heat exchange of the evaporator 31 and A first blowing fan 35 for inducing forced circulation and a second blowing fan 36 for symmetrically provided on the right side of the condenser 33 improves heat exchange and induces forced circulation of air.

The first and second blowing fans 35 and 36 are provided in the fan casings 37 and 38 having the inlet openings 37a and 38a and the discharge openings 37b and 38b, and are provided in the fan casings 37 and 38, respectively. Fan 37c and 38c and fan motors (not shown) for driving the fans 37c and 38c.

In addition, ducts 40 and 41 for communicating the first and second blowing fans 35 and 36 and the openings 21a, 21b and 22a of the respective accommodating parts 21 and 22 are provided. One end is connected to the discharge opening 37b of the first blowing fan 35, the other end is the first duct 41 connected to the second opening 21b of the first accommodating portion 21, and one end is the second blowing air. The second duct 40 is connected to the discharge opening 38b of the fan 36 and the other end is connected to the first opening 21a of the first accommodating part 21.

In addition, one side of the first duct 41 is provided to communicate with the third opening 22a of the second accommodating portion 22, and the other side of the first duct 41 is provided to communicate with the outside of the main body 10. In the middle of the second duct 40, a second extension part 40a is provided to communicate with the outside of the main body 10.

At this time, the upper side of the first extension portion (41a) is provided with a second damper (51) which is connected to the first outlet (17) when the first extension portion (41a) to communicate with the opening when the opening is rotatably, the second extension portion. On the upper side of the 40a, a third damper 52 for intermittently interlocking the second extension part 40a so as to be in communication with the first outlet 18 when provided is rotatably provided.

In addition, the clothes drying and storage device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 60, as shown in Figure 3, the control unit 60, such as drying course, cooling course, heating course that the user selects By receiving the operation command from the input unit 13 to drive the first, second, third, fourth dampers (50, 51, 52, 53) and the heat pump 30 to perform each course. In addition, by comparing the temperature and humidity sensed by the temperature and humidity sensors 24a and 24b inside each of the accommodating parts 21 and 22, the first and second parts may be maintained in an optimal temperature and humidity state in the accommodating parts 21 and 22. 3, 4 dampers (50, 51, 52, 53), the heat pump 30 and the steam module 26 can be driven.

The following describes the operation of the clothing drying and storage device according to the present invention.

When the user selects the entire drying course so that both the first and second accommodating parts 21 and 22 perform the drying operation through the input part 13, the first control part 60 is controlled by the control part 60 as shown in FIG. 4. 2, 3 dampers 50, 51, 52 close the inlet 16 and the 1st, 2nd outlet 17, 18, and the 4th damper 53 closes the 2nd opening 21b, and communicates. The sphere 23a is opened, and the heat pump 30 operates. At this time, the controller 60 turns on the second blowing fan 36 to circulate air in the main body 10. That is, the heat pump 30 includes the first duct through the third opening 22a of the second accommodating part 22 for water and air contained in the laundry contained in the first and second accommodating parts 21 and 22. Inflow to the 41, air in the first duct 41 is introduced to the evaporator 31 side. At this time, the introduced air passes through the evaporator 31 and condenses moisture in the air on the surface of the evaporator 31 and the temperature is lowered. Thus, the air changed into the low-temperature dry state through the evaporator 31 is the condenser 33. The air temperature rises as it passes through), resulting in hot, dry air.

The hot dry air generated as described above is forcedly blown by the second blowing fan 36 and guided to the second duct 40 to be introduced into the first accommodating part 21 through the first opening 21a. Through the communication port (23a) formed in the partition 23 is introduced into the second receiving portion (22). In this way, the hot dry air introduced into the first and second accommodating parts 21 and 22 retains moisture while the clothing is being dried, and the air containing the moisture is again opened through the third opening 22a and the first duct 41. Through the evaporator 31 and the condenser 33 through the high temperature dry air is introduced into the first accommodating portion 21 to form a closed circuit to proceed with the drying.

At this time, it is determined whether the drying is completed based on the internal temperature and humidity sensed by the temperature and humidity sensors 24a and 24b of the first and second accommodating parts 21 and 22, and when it is determined that the drying is completed, the controller 60 determines that the drying is completed. Operation of the heat pump 30 is stopped to end the drying.

When the user selects a part of the drying course such that only the first accommodating part 21 performs the drying operation through the input part 13, the first, second, and third dampers (not shown) are controlled by the control part 60 as shown in FIG. 5. 50, 51 and 52 close the inlet 16 and the first and second outlets 17 and 18, the fourth damper 53 closes the communication port 23a and opens the second opening 21b. Then, the heat pump 30 is operated. At this time, the controller 60 turns on the second blowing fan 36 to circulate air in the main body 10. That is, the heat pump 30 transfers water and air contained in the laundry accommodated in the first accommodating part 21 to the first duct 41 through the second opening 21b of the first accommodating part 21. Inflow, the air in the first duct 41 is introduced to the evaporator 31 side. At this time, the introduced air passes through the evaporator 31 and condenses moisture in the air on the surface of the evaporator 31 and the temperature is lowered. Thus, the air changed into the low-temperature dry state through the evaporator 31 is the condenser 33. The air temperature rises as it passes through), resulting in hot, dry air.

The hot dry air generated as described above is forcedly blown by the second blowing fan 36 and guided to the second duct 40 to be introduced into the first accommodating part 20 through the first opening 21a. As such, the high temperature dry air introduced into the first accommodating part 21 retains moisture while drying the clothes, and the air including the moisture is evaporated through the second opening 21b and the first duct 41 again. By passing through the 31 and the condenser 33 is generated as a high temperature dry air flows back to the first accommodating portion 21 to form a closed circuit to proceed with the drying.

At this time, it is determined whether the drying is completed based on the internal temperature and humidity sensed by the temperature-humidity sensor 24a of the first accommodating part 21, and when it is determined that the drying is completed, the controller 60 of the heat pump 30 The operation is stopped to end the drying.

When the user selects the heating course through the input unit 13, as shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 60 opens the first and second dampers 50 and 51 to open the inlet 16 and the first outlet 17. Is opened, the fourth damper 53 is rotated to the second opening portion 21b side to close the second opening portion 21b, open the communication port 23a, and operate the heat pump 30. At this time, the control unit 60 turns on the first and second blower fans 35 and 36 so that the hot air introduced through the inlet 16 and passed through the condenser 33 is turned on by the second blower fan 36. Guided to the second duct 40 is introduced into the first receiving portion 21 through the first opening 21a, and to the second receiving portion 22 through the communication port 23a formed in the partition 23. It will flow in.

The high-temperature air heats the clothes, etc., and is guided to the first duct 41 through the third opening 22a to be discharged to the outside through the first outlet 17. At this time, since the first blowing fan 35 is operated, a part of the air introduced through the inlet 16 passes through the evaporator 31 to exchange heat in the evaporator 31 and together with the air in the first duct 41. It is discharged to the outside through the outlet 17. The inflow of outside air to the evaporator 31 side is to improve the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle of the heat pump (30).

By supplying the heated air to the accommodating parts 21 and 22 as described above, the clothing inside the accommodating parts 21 and 22 can be warmed for a short period of time, thereby improving the wearing comfort, especially when clothing is worn in winter. At this time, it is determined whether the heating course is completed by comparing the internal temperature detected by the temperature and humidity sensors 24a and 24b inside the cabinet with the set temperature, and when it is determined that the heating is completed, the controller 60 ends the heating course. . At this time, if the internal temperature is lower than the set temperature, the control unit 60 of course drives the heating course again.

When the user selects the cooling course through the input unit 13, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 60 opens the first and third dampers 50 and 52 to open the inlet 16 and the first outlet 17. Is opened, the fourth damper 53 is rotated to the second opening portion 21b side to close the second opening portion 21b, open the communication port 23a, and operate the heat pump 30. At this time, the control unit 60 turns on the first and second blowing fans 35 and 36 so that the low-temperature air passing through the evaporator 31 by the outside air is introduced through the inlet port 16 by the first blowing fan 35. Guided to the first duct 41 is introduced into the second receiving portion 20 through the third opening 22a, and through the communication port 23a formed in the partition 23 to the first receiving portion 21. It will flow in.

The low-temperature air cools the clothes inside, and is guided to the second duct 40 through the first opening 21a to be discharged to the outside through the second outlet 18. At this time, since the second blower fan 35 is operated, a part of the air introduced through the inlet 16 passes through the condenser 33 to exchange heat in the condenser 33 and together with the air in the second duct 40. It is discharged to the outside through the outlet 18. The inflow of outside air to the condenser 33 side is to improve the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle of the heat pump (30).

By supplying the cooled air to the accommodating parts 21 and 22, the clothes of the accommodating parts 21 and 22 are cooled in a short period of time, and thus, a feeling of wearing can be improved when the apparel is worn in summer. At this time, it is determined whether the cooling course is completed by comparing the internal temperature detected by the temperature and humidity sensors 24a and 24b of the accommodating parts 21 and 22 with the set temperature, and when it is determined that the cooling is completed, the controller 60 cools. You will end the course. At this time, if the internal temperature is higher than the set temperature, the control unit 60 of course drives the cooling course again.

In addition, when the internal humidity measured by the temperature and humidity sensors 24a and 24b of the accommodating parts 21 and 22 is lower than the optimum set humidity, the controller 60 operates the steam module 26 to operate the first and second accommodating parts. (21, 22) It is possible to increase the humidity in the interior, when the humidity inside the first and second accommodating portion (21, 22) is higher than the set humidity, the control unit 60 is the first and third dampers in the same way as the driving of the cooling course Driving the air (50, 52) and the blower fan (35, 36) flows the dry air through the evaporator 31 into the first and second accommodating portion (21, 22) inside the first and second accommodating portion (21, 22) ) Humidity can be reduced.

According to the present invention described above, by using a heat pump to generate cold and warm air, and by using a damper to change the flow path, the drying course, the heating course, the cooling course and the like to perform the operation of drying clothes, as well as the optimal temperature And it is effective to store clothing while maintaining humidity.

In addition, the present invention is to divide the cabinet into a plurality of receiving portion to selectively use a single receiving portion or a plurality of receiving portion according to the amount of clothes to be dried to increase the convenience of use and reduce the power consumption effect have.

Claims (8)

It includes a main body, a cabinet partitioned into a plurality of receiving portions in the main body, and a heat pump for supplying cold and hot air to the plurality of receiving portions, At least one of the plurality of accommodation portion is a clothes drying and storage device, characterized in that provided with a blocking member for blocking the inflow and outflow of cold, warm air of the heat pump. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of accommodation portions include a first accommodation portion and a second accommodation portion, which are partitioned by a partition, and the partition includes a communication port for communicating the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion. Clothes drying and storage device characterized in that. The clothes drying and storage device of claim 2, wherein the blocking member is provided to open and close the communication port. The clothes drying and storage apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a duct for guiding cold and warm air on the heat pump side to the plurality of accommodation portions. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of accommodation portion clothing drying and storage device further comprises a temperature and humidity sensor for measuring the temperature and humidity of the plurality of accommodation portion. According to claim 4, Clothes drying and storage device further comprises a damper for opening and closing the duct. The clothes drying and storage apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a steam module for supplying steam to the plurality of accommodation portions. The clothes drying and storage device according to claim 7, further comprising a control unit for independently controlling the operation of the blower fan, the damper, and the steam module included in the heat pump.

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