KR100813050B1 - Refresher and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for clothes, in particular, to provide a novel type of clothes refreshing device and a driving control method using the same configured to obtain a sterilization effect while removing wrinkles of clothes and the like.

To this end, the present invention comprises the steps of (a) receiving a selection for the driving cycle from the user via the operation unit; (B) checking the details of the selected driving cycle when setting the driving cycle and setting operating conditions of the heating unit and / or the blowing unit according to the checked driving cycle; And, (c) the step of performing a refresh operation while performing the control of the heating unit and / or the blowing unit in accordance with the set operating conditions: provides an operation control method of the refresh apparatus characterized in that the progress.

Set refresh device, steam generation, driving cycle, clothing type, driving condition

Description

Refreshing apparatus and operation control method thereof

1 is a perspective view showing a state of storage of the refresh apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state of storage of the refreshing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 3.

5 is a flowchart schematically showing an operation control process of the first embodiment using the refresh apparatus of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart schematically showing an operation control process of a second embodiment using the refresh apparatus of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

100. Base 110. Slot

120. Input flow path 130. Opening and closing door

200. Water storage 210. Packing

300. Heating part 400. Cover part

410. Holder Bar 500. Body

600. Control panel 610. Control panel for time adjustment

611,621,641. Selection buttons 612,622. Display window

630. Control Panel for Refresh Control 640. Control Panel for Clothing Selection

700. Control unit 800. Blower unit

810. Blowing Fans 820. Blowing Motors

The present invention relates to a device for clothes, and more particularly, to a new type of clothes refreshing device configured to remove wrinkles, such as clothes and to obtain a sterilization effect.

In general, the apparatus for clothes is a device that performs various operations related to clothes, and includes many machines such as a washing machine for washing clothes and a dryer for drying wet clothes.

Among the various kinds of clothing devices, the dryer has a problem that the drying process is not performed smoothly because the drying process is performed in a state in which laundry is put in a batch.

In addition, the conventional dryer has the inconvenience that the wrinkles were required to be ironed deeply when deeply stored in the inside for a long time, and storage of clothes and the like was impossible.

In recent years, there has been a demand for a new drying device that can extend the drying capacity and allow for long-term storage, and additional drying cabinets have been added to drum dryers such as US Patent Application Publications US2004 / 0194339 A1 and US2004 / 0154194 A1. A combined dryer provided is provided.

Mixing dryer as described above is a drying device is equipped with a drying cabinet receiving hot air while having a storage space for various laundry on the upper side of the general drum type dryer having a rotating drum.

At this time, the drying cabinet is used to dry or store for a long time the clothes received in the hot air from the drum dryer.

However, the above-described drying cabinet has a problem that its operation is possible only if it is configured integrally with the drum dryer.

This is because the drying cabinet can be supplied with hot air only when it is combined with a drum type dryer.

For this reason, the drying cabinet cannot be used independently of the drum type dryer, and control of the drying cabinet is inevitably performed in a state where the power of the mixed dryer is always applied.

In addition, the drying cabinet of the above-described mixed dryer has a problem that it is unsuitable for storing clothes for a short time because there is no refresh operation for removing wrinkles and sterilization of clothes.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to be able to perform a short time storage for the clothing and to perform a refresh operation such as wrinkle removal and sterilization of the clothing during storage It is to provide a refresh device of a new structure.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a driving control method in which the operation of the refreshing device can be made differently depending on the type of clothing and / or the user's selection of a driving cycle.

The refreshing device of the present invention for achieving the above object is a base portion forming a body; A water storage unit provided in the base unit to store a predetermined amount of water for steam generation; A heating unit provided in the base unit to selectively heat and evaporate water stored in the water storage unit; A cover part coupled to an upper surface of the base part to selectively open and close an inner space of the base part; A body part connected between the base part and the cover part to form a predetermined space for a refresh operation when the unfolding is performed; An operation unit provided on an outer surface of the base unit to receive various operation signals for a refresh operation from a user; And a control unit for controlling the heating unit based on the operation signal provided from the operation unit.

In addition, the driving control method of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of (a) receiving a selection for the driving cycle from the user via the operation unit; (B) setting the operating conditions of the heating unit and / or the blowing unit according to the identified driving cycle after checking the details of the selected driving cycle when the driving cycle is selected; And, (c) the step of performing a refresh operation while performing the control of the heating unit and / or the blowing unit in accordance with the set operating conditions: characterized in that the progress.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figures 1 to 6 showing a preferred embodiment according to the refresh apparatus of the present invention described above in detail.

1 and 2 are a storage state of the refresh apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 3 and 4 are attached when using the refresh apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the refresh apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention as shown in Figures 1 to 4 attached largely the base portion 100, the water storage unit 200, the heat generating unit 300, the cover unit 400 And a body part 500, an operation part 600, and a control part 700.

Here, the base portion 100 forms the body of the refreshing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is formed in a box shape with an upper portion opened.

At this time, the water storage unit 200 is provided in the base unit 100 is configured to form a predetermined space in which a predetermined amount of water for steam generation is stored.

In particular, the base portion 100 is preferably formed with an inlet 110 for injecting water from the outside to the water storage unit 200.

At this time, the formation position of the inlet 110 is preferably formed higher than the approximate level of water is stored, which is to prevent the leakage of the stored water.

In addition, it is preferable that the injection passage 120 is further formed between the inlet 110 and the water storage unit 200. This is to ensure that the input of water is made correctly.

In addition, the inlet 110 is preferably provided with an opening and closing door 130 for the selective opening and closing.

And, the heat generating unit 300 constituting the refreshing device is provided in the base portion 100, is configured to perform a role of selectively heating and evaporating the water stored in the water storage unit 200.

The heat generating unit 300 is made of a heating element such as a conventional sheath heater or a coil heater, one end of which is installed to be located in the water storage unit 200 and the other end of the terminal formed side is Penetrating through the water storage unit 200 is installed so as to be located on the space in the base portion 100 that is outside of the water storage unit 200.

At this time, it is preferable that the packing 210 for preventing the leakage of water is further installed in the portion of the water storage unit 200 through which the heat generating unit 300 penetrates.

In addition, the cover part 400 constituting the refreshing device is coupled to the upper surface of the base part 100 to selectively open and close the inner space of the base part 100, and the interior also has a predetermined space. It is preferably formed so that.

In this case, a holder bar 410 is further provided on the space in the cover part 400, and the holder bar 410 is provided at two short sides of the cover part 400 opposite to each other. Each is connected.

Of course, both ends of the holder bar 410 may be connected to two long side surfaces of the cover part 400 that face each other.

The body part 500 constituting the refreshing device is connected between the base part 100 and the cover part 400 and is formed of a flexible material that can be folded.

In particular, the body portion 500 is configured to form a predetermined storage space in which the clothing for the refresh operation is stored when the unfolding is made, the surface is formed to allow the selective opening of the storage space.

At this time, the structure for opening and closing the storage space of the body portion 500 is preferably made of a zipper (Zipper) structure.

The structure for opening and closing the storage space is to block the steam existing in the storage space to be discharged to the outside.

Of course, the structure for opening the storage space may be made in various forms.

The refresh operation is an operation to remove wrinkles, sterilize and deodorize clothes by using high temperature steam.

The operation unit 600 constituting the refresh apparatus is an operation panel that receives various operation signals for the refresh operation.

At this time, the operation unit 600 is formed on the front surface of the base portion 100 of the outer surface of the base portion 100. Of course, the operation unit 600 may be provided on any one of an upper surface of the cover unit 400 or a circumferential surface of the cover unit 400.

In particular, the operation unit 600 includes at least one of a time adjustment operation unit 610, a temperature setting operation unit 620, and a refresh adjustment operation unit 630 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.

The time adjustment operation unit 610 is an operation unit for setting a refresh operation time, and includes a plurality of selection buttons 611 for selecting a time and a display window 612 for displaying the selected time.

In addition, the temperature setting operation unit 620 is an operation unit for setting the refresh operation temperature, and includes a plurality of selection buttons 621 for selecting a temperature and a display window 622 for displaying the selected temperature.

At this time, the display window 622 of the temperature setting operation unit 620 is not provided separately, and is preferably configured to be used in common with the display window 612 of the time adjustment operation unit 610 as shown.

In addition, the refresh adjustment operation unit 630 is an operation unit for selecting a driving cycle according to the degree of refreshing of the clothing, it is composed of a rotary dial for selection of each driving cycle.

Of course, although not shown, the refresh adjustment operation unit 630 may also include a plurality of selection buttons and a display window.

In addition, the operation unit 600 preferably further includes a clothing selection operation unit 640 for selecting the type of clothing to be refreshed.

At this time, the clothing selection operation unit 640 includes a plurality of selection buttons 641 for selecting the type of clothing. More preferably, the selected type of clothing is configured to be displayed through the display windows 612 and 622 described above.

The control unit 700 constituting the refreshing device controls the heating unit 300 based on the operation signal provided from the operation unit 600.

In this case, the control unit 700 is most preferably provided in the base unit 100, such as the operation unit 600.

In particular, the control unit 700 is provided in the base unit 100, and is configured to perform control on at least one condition of a heat generation cycle, a heat generation time, and a heat generation temperature of the heat generating unit 300.

On the other hand, the refreshing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention described above is preferably further provided with a blower 800 for forcibly flowing steam in the space for the refresh operation.

In this case, the blower 800 is preferably provided in at least one of the cover 400 or the inside of the base 100, in the present invention, the blower 800 is the base portion It is presented within 100.

In particular, the blower 800 is preferably configured to include a blower fan 810 and a blower motor 820 that is controlled by the control unit 700 according to the operation, wherein, the control unit 700 ) Is configured to perform control on the driving period of the blower unit 800 and at least one condition of the driving time and the rotation speed.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of an operation control method of a refresh apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above described series structure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5.

First, in order to control the operation of the refresh apparatus, at least one garment must be stored in the refresh apparatus. If the garment is not stored, the garment to be refreshed is refreshed in the refresh apparatus through a series of processes described below. I receive it.

First, the initial state is a state in which the cover unit 400 closes the upper surface of the base unit 100 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

At this time, the body portion 500 is in a hidden state folded in the cover portion 400 and the base portion 100.

If you want to refresh the clothing in the above state to open the cover portion 400 from the base portion (100).

In this case, the body portion 500 is exposed to the outside from between the cover portion 400 and the base portion 100 is gradually unfolded.

At this time, Figures 3 and 4 attached to the body portion 500 is shown in a fully unfolded state.

Subsequently, when the body part 500 is fully unfolded, the inner space is opened by operating a zipper.

In addition, the user hangs the clothes to be refreshed on a hanger and then hangs the hanger on the holder bar 410 in the cover part 400 and closes the inner space by manipulating the zipper again.

In the state in which the clothing is accommodated in the body portion 500 by the above-described series of processes, the control unit performs the operation control of the refresh apparatus through a series of processes, such as the flowchart of FIG. 5, which will be described in more detail. Is as follows.

First, in a state in which clothing is stored in the refresh by the above-described series of processes, the control unit 700 continuously selects a desired driving cycle from the user through manipulation of the refresh adjustment operation unit 630 of the operation unit 600. Receive an input. (S110)

Operation cycles input in the above process include a heavy duty cycle, a normal capacity cycle, and a low capacity cycle.

At this time, the large-capacity cycle is an operating cycle set to provide a large amount of steam.

In addition, the standard capacity cycle is an operating cycle that is usually set up to provide an amount of steam.

In addition, the low capacity cycle is an operating cycle set to provide a small amount of steam.

And, if the user's operation input is made through the operation unit 600 by the above process, the control unit 700 checks the input operation cycle, and then the heating unit 300 and / or according to the operation cycle, Operation conditions of the blower 800 are set (S120).

In this case, the operating conditions include the heat generation period of the heat generating unit 300, the heat generating time of the heat generating unit 300, the heat generating temperature of the heat generating unit 300, the driving period of the blower 800, At least one driving condition of the driving time of the blower 800 and the driving speed of the blower 800 is included.

For example, when the user selects an operation cycle for a heavy duty cycle, the heat generation period of the heat generation unit 300 is set relatively short compared to other operation cycles, and the heat generation unit 300 The heat generation time is set relatively long compared to other driving cycles, and the heat generation temperature of the heat generating unit 300 is set relatively high compared to other driving cycles.

Each operation condition is preferably set in advance for each operation cycle.

In addition, in the process, the control unit 700 continuously checks whether the user selects the driving time and the operating temperature (S130).

This confirms whether the selection is made through the operation of the time adjusting operation unit 610 and the temperature adjusting operation unit 630 constituting the operation unit 600.

If an operation of any one of the operation units 610 and 630 of the time adjustment operation unit 610 and the temperature control operation unit 630 occurs, the control unit 700 transfers the operation based on the selected operation time and / or the operation temperature. Compensate for the operating conditions of the operating cycle set in step.

This is to allow the refresh of the clothing to be most effectively performed at the time desired by the user, considering that the time taken to use the clothing is different according to the needs of the user.

At this time, the operation time is preferably to be input through the press of each selection button 611 in minutes or hours according to the user's needs, the operation time received as described above Is applied as a variation factor according to the driving conditions of each driving cycle to satisfy the refresh conditions desired by the user as much as possible.

For example, if the user selects the operation cycle to be shorter while the operation cycle of the standard capacity is selected, the steam generation amount is compensated and set to be relatively higher than the steam generation amount provided in the operation cycle of the standard capacity by the selected operation time. .

By enabling the selection of such conditions, the user can freely set the refresh operation according to the degree of wrinkles and the use time of the clothes.

In other words, if you want to use a lot of wrinkled clothing in a short time, you can select a large-capacity cycle and at the same time set the driving time.

Accordingly, a large amount of steam is provided for a short time to refresh the clothes faster and smoother.

In addition, the operating conditions for the control of the heat generating unit 300 and / or the blowing unit 800 is more preferable to enable any operation according to the user's needs.

That is, when only the heat generating control of the heat generating unit 300 is to be performed as needed, the manual control may be performed so that the driving of the air blowing unit 800 is not performed, and only the drive control of the air blowing unit 800 is to be performed. In this case, it is to enable manual control so as not to generate heat of the heat generating unit 300.

As described above, when a user's selective input for each driving condition is made, the control unit 700 performs the driving compensation of the basic driving cycle based on each of the inputted conditions, Accordingly, the refresh operation is set to proceed (S140).

Thereafter, the control unit 700 performs a refresh operation while performing operation control of the heating unit 300 and / or the blower unit 800 based on the compensated driving conditions (S150).

At this time, when the heating unit 300 generates heat under the control of the control unit 700, the heating unit 300 generates heat and evaporates the water stored in the water storage unit 200. Is provided in the body portion 500 to refresh the clothing in the body portion 500.

If only the basic operation cycle is selected and no other selection (operation time and / or operation temperature, operation condition, etc.) is performed and operation is performed according to the start of operation, the control unit 700 receives the initial operation condition. Based on the control of the heating unit 300 and / or the blower 800, the refresh operation is performed (S160).

Meanwhile, the operation control method of the refresh apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention described above is not limited to that the refresh operation is performed only by the selection of the driving cycle and the user's selection for each driving condition.

For example, the steam generation amount and the driving time and cycle may be automatically set by selecting the clothes.

Accordingly, the operation control method of the refresh apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention receives a selection of the driving cycle from the user through the first operation unit 600 of the operation control method according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above. In the process, as shown in the accompanying flowchart of FIG. 6, a process of receiving a selection of a type of clothing is further included.

This will be described in more detail as follows.

First, the control unit 700 may be selected any one driving cycle or the type of clothing according to the user's needs.

In this case, if the selection of the type of clothing by the user does not occur, a series of processes according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above are sequentially performed.

If the user selects 210 the type of clothing in the process of receiving each of the above-described selections, a driving cycle of a pre-programmed algorithm is performed according to the type of clothing.

That is, the control unit 700 checks the type of clothing selected by the user, acquires a driving cycle corresponding to the type of clothing (S220), and then generates the heating unit 300 and / or according to the obtained driving cycle. The operating condition of the blower 800 is automatically set (S230).

In this case, the driving cycle corresponding to the type of clothing includes a heavy duty cycle, a normal cycle, and a low capacity cycle during the control process according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the operating conditions that are automatically set by the operation cycle includes the heat generation period of the heat generating unit 300, the heat generating time of the heat generating unit 300, the heat generating temperature of the heat generating unit 300, and At least one driving condition among a driving cycle of the blower 800, a driving time of the blower 800, and a driving speed of the blower 800 is included.

In particular, the driving cycle corresponding to the type of clothing is more preferably set to a lower operating temperature as the type of clothing vulnerable to high temperature.

When the setting of the driving conditions of the driving cycle according to the type of clothing selected by the user is completed by the series of processes described above, the control unit 700 generates the heating unit 300 and / or the blowing unit according to the set driving conditions. The refresh operation is performed while the control of 800 is performed (S240).

As a result, as shown in the above-described embodiments of the present invention, the operation control method of the refresh apparatus according to the present invention may be variously changed.

As described above, the refreshing device according to the present invention is capable of storing the clothes for a short time and refreshing the wrinkles and sterilization of the clothes during the storage, thereby improving the user's satisfaction. Have

In particular, the driving control method of the refreshing apparatus according to the present invention has an effect that various operations according to the needs of the user are possible because the driving is performed differently according to the driving cycle and / or the type of clothing and the user's request.

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Base portion constituting the body; A water storage unit provided in the base unit to store a predetermined amount of water for steam generation; A heating unit provided in the base unit to selectively heat and evaporate water stored in the water storage unit; A cover part coupled to an upper surface of the base part to selectively open and close an inner space of the base part; A body part connected between the base part and the cover part to form a predetermined space for a refresh operation when the unfolding is performed; An operation unit provided on an outer surface of the base unit to receive various operation signals for a refresh operation from a user; And, And a control unit for controlling the heating unit based on an operation signal provided from the operation unit. The method of claim 1, The operation unit At least one of a time adjustment operation unit for setting the refresh operation time, a temperature setting operation unit for setting the refresh operation temperature, and a refresh adjustment operation unit for selecting the operation cycle according to the degree of refreshing of the clothes Refresh device. The method according to claim 1 or 2, In the cover portion or the base portion is further provided with a blower for forcibly flowing steam in the space for the refresh operation formed by the body portion, The blower is refreshing device, characterized in that configured to receive the control according to the operation by the control unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The control unit is provided in the base unit and is configured to perform control on at least one condition of the heat generation period of the heat generation unit, the heat generation time and the heat generation temperature, the driving period of the blower unit, the driving time and the driving speed Refresh apparatus characterized in that. (A) receiving a selection for the driving cycle from the user via the operation unit; (B) checking the details of the selected driving cycle when setting the driving cycle and setting operating conditions of the heating unit and / or the blowing unit according to the checked driving cycle; And, (C) the step of performing a refresh operation while performing the control of the heating unit and / or the blower in accordance with the set operating conditions: the operation control method of the refresh apparatus characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 5, wherein In the operation cycle selected in step (a), Heavy Duty Cycle, which is set up to provide a relatively high amount of steam, Normal Cycle, which is set to provide a normal amount of steam, At least one of the low-capacity cycle (Delicate Cycle) is set to provide a relatively small amount of steam is provided, the operation control method of the refresh device. The method according to claim 5 or 6, In the operating conditions of step (b) Control operation of the refresh apparatus, characterized in that at least one of the operating conditions of the heating unit of the heat generating unit, the heating time of the heating unit, the heating temperature of the heating unit, the driving cycle of the blower, the driving time of the blower, the number of rotations of the blower Way. The method of claim 5, wherein In the process of setting the operation conditions of step (b) And compensating for the driving condition according to the input driving time after receiving the driving time through an operation unit. The method of claim 8, Compensation of the driving conditions according to the driving time The operation control method of the refreshing device, characterized in that the setting is made so that the shorter the operation time is set to be relatively larger than the steam generation in the reference operating cycle. The method of claim 5, wherein While the step (a) is in progress, further comprising the step of receiving a selection according to the type of clothing proceeds, If selection is made according to the type of clothing from the user Acquiring a driving cycle corresponding to the type of clothes selected from the types of driving cycles pre-programmed for each type of clothes; Setting operating conditions of the heat generating unit and / or the blowing unit according to the acquired driving cycle; And performing a refresh operation while performing control of a heating unit and / or a blower according to the set operating conditions. The method of claim 8, The driving cycle corresponding to the type of clothing The operation control method of the refreshing device, characterized in that the operation temperature is set lower as the type of clothing vulnerable to high temperature.

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