KR101362784B1 - Clothes treatment apparatus and control method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes handling apparatus capable of informing the user of the full water level of the condensate and the residual water stored in the drainage mechanism and a control method thereof, wherein the level of the condensate and the residual water stored in the drainage mechanism is notified to the user. Overflow of residual water is prevented.

Garment Handling Unit, Garment Handling Space, Condensing Room, Steam Supply, Drainer, Drain Valve, Alarm

Description

Clothing treatment apparatus and control method {Clothes treatment apparatus and control method using the same}

1 is a perspective view showing a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a side cross-sectional view of the clothes treating apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the clothes treating apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a perspective view showing the main configuration shown in FIG.

5 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating a connection relationship between main components illustrated in FIG. 3;

6 is a block diagram showing a main configuration for controlling the operation of the clothes handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the clothes treating apparatus shown in FIG. 6;

8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a clothes treating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention;

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig.

100: garment processing unit 110: outer case

120: inner case 125: clothing processing space

140: steam supply device 150: dry air supply device

160: lower case 170: drainage mechanism

171: storage unit 173: water level sensor

180: alarm device

The present invention relates to a clothes treating apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a clothes treating apparatus and a control method thereof capable of informing a user of the water level of condensate and residual water stored in a drainage mechanism.

In general, the clothes treating apparatus is a device for refreshing clothes. That is, the clothes treating apparatus removes wrinkles and smells of clothes stored therein by using steam and hot air.

Such a clothes processing apparatus puts clothes into the clothes processing space in a case, and supplies steam to process clothes. Then, dry air is supplied to the clothes treating space to dry the clothes. Therefore, the clothes treating apparatus has the advantage of not only reducing the number of washing of clothes by removing the contaminants of clothes, but also removing the wrinkles of the clothes to see the ironing effect.

On the other hand, the clothes processing apparatus, the steam supplied to the clothes processing space is condensed when the clothes are regenerated, condensed water is generated inside the case, and the residual water used to generate steam at the end of the clothes processing is left in the clothes processing apparatus. . Accordingly, the clothes treating apparatus includes a drainage mechanism for collecting condensate or residual water and discharging it to the outside.

However, when the condensed water or the residual water flows in beyond the storage capacity of the drainage mechanism, the clothes treating apparatus according to the related art has a problem that the condensed water and the residual water overflow into the clothes processing apparatus. That is, the drainage mechanism is a structure in which the user directly removes the clothes from the clothes treating apparatus, and then visually checks the level of the condensed water and the remaining water and discards it to the outside. Therefore, if the drainage mechanism is frequently removed and the water level is not checked, there is a high possibility that the condensate and the residual water stored in the drainage mechanism overflow.

In addition, the conventional clothes treating apparatus is very inconvenient to check the level of the condensed water and the residual water stored in the drainage mechanism, and must check the water level at regular time intervals so that the condensed water and the remaining water do not overflow during operation of the clothes treating apparatus. There is a problem. In addition, when the condensate and the residual water overflows in the drainage mechanism, it is necessary to disassemble and clean the inside of the clothes treating apparatus, thereby adversely affecting the electronic components in the clothes treating apparatus.

The present invention, by providing the water level of the condensed water and the residual water stored in the drainage mechanism to the outside, the time to remove the condensed water and the residual water stored in the drainage mechanism can be easily confirmed, and the overflow of the condensate and residual water in the drainage mechanism and its apparatus The purpose is to provide a control method.

The present invention provides a case for defining a clothes processing space in which clothes are stored, a steam supply device for supplying steam into the clothes processing space, and a storage unit connected to the clothes processing space and the steam supply device via drain passages, respectively. And a water level sensor disposed in the storage unit to detect the water level in the storage unit, and an alarm device to notify the full water level when the detected value of the water level sensor is greater than or equal to a set value.

The clothes treating apparatus may include a condensation chamber formed in the case and condensed in the clothes processing space, the condensation chamber connected to the storage passage through the storage passage, and the condensed air of the condensation chamber to be sucked into the clothes processing space. It may further include a dry air supply device for supplying high temperature dry air. The clothes treating apparatus may further include a drain valve disposed on the drain passage and closed when the detected value of the water level sensor is equal to or greater than a set value. The alarm device includes a horn or a display member that notifies the outside of the alarm signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a case for defining a clothes processing space and a condensation chamber in which the wet air introduced from the clothes processing space is condensed therein, a steam supply device for supplying steam into the clothes processing space, and the clothes processing A dry air supply device for supplying dry air into the space, a storage unit connected to the clothes processing space, the steam supply device, and the condensation chamber by a drain passage, a water level sensor for detecting a water level in the storage unit, and the water level A control method of a clothing processing apparatus including an alarm for notifying a full water level when a detected value of a sensor is greater than or equal to a set value, wherein the water level sensor detects the water level in the storage unit by using the water level sensor, and detecting the water level sensor. Operation stop step of stopping the operation of the steam supply device and the dry air supply device if the value is more than the set value , By operating the alarm device provides a control method of a clothes treating apparatus including a water level step notification that the water level storage portion.

The control method of the clothes treating apparatus may further include an operation restarting step of restarting the steam supply device and the dry air supply device when the detected value of the water level sensor is detected to be less than a predetermined value after the high water level notification step. Can be. In the operation reactivation step, the steam supply device and the dry air supply device may be automatically restarted from the point in time when the operation stop step is stopped. Alternatively, the clothes processing apparatus further includes an operation unit for adjusting the operation of the clothes processing apparatus by a user's operation, and in the operation restarting operation, the steam supply device and the dry air supply device are stopped at the operation stop step. From the operation of the operation unit may be restarted.

On the other hand, the clothes processing apparatus further comprises a drain valve disposed on the drain passage. In addition, the control method of the clothes treating apparatus may further include a valve closing step of closing the drain valve when the detected value of the water level sensor is equal to or greater than a set value.

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

1 is a perspective view showing a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the clothes processing apparatus shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a main part of the clothes processing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the main configuration shown in Figure 3, Figure 5 is a schematic view showing a connection relationship of the main configuration shown in Figure 3, Figure 6 is an embodiment of the present invention It is a block diagram showing a main configuration for controlling the operation of the clothes treating apparatus according to the drawing.

Referring to FIG. 1, the clothing processing apparatus 100 includes an outer case 110 forming an appearance and an inner case 120 disposed inside the outer case 110 to define a garment processing space 125. Include.

The outer case 110 has a doorway 111 through which clothes are entered. One side of the outer case 110, the door 112 for opening and closing the doorway 111 is rotatably disposed. The door 112 is rotatably connected to the top and bottom of the outer case 110.

The door 112 and the outer case 110 may be provided with an opening / closing sensor for detecting an opening / closing operation of the door 112, and locking to limit the opening of the door 112 when the door 112 is closed. The device may be deployed. The locking device includes a door latch 113 formed at a rear portion of the door 112 and a door switch 114 formed at a front portion of the outer case 110 to correspond to the door latch 113. The door latch 113 is inserted into the door switch 114 when the door 112 is closed. The door switch 114 not only provides a locking force with a predetermined size when the door latch 113 is inserted, but also holds the door latch 113 so that the door latch 113 does not fall out as necessary. . However, the locking device is not limited to this embodiment and various structures can be applied.

2 and 6, the door 112 is provided with a control panel 115 mounted with various electric components for controlling, displaying or adjusting the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100. That is, the control panel 115, the operation unit 116 for the user to control the operation of the clothing processing apparatus 100, the control unit 117 for controlling the operation of the clothing processing apparatus 100, and the clothing And a display unit 118 for displaying an operating state of the processing apparatus 100. The operation unit 116 and the display unit 118 are disposed on the front of the door 112 to ensure the accessibility and visibility of the user. However, the control panel 115 may be disposed in any one of the outer case 110 and the inner case 120.

1 and 2, the inner case 120 is formed smaller than the outer case 110 so as to be disposed in the outer case 110. The inner case 120 includes both side portions 121 forming both sides of the garment processing space 125, an upper surface portion 122 forming an upper surface of the garment processing space 125, and the garment processing space. A lower surface portion 123 forming a lower surface of the 125 and a rear surface portion 124 forming a rear surface of the garment processing space 125 are included.

Inside the inner case 120, a clothes hanger 126 is provided to hang and place clothes in the clothes processing space 125. The clothes hanger 126 has both ends connected to both side surfaces 121, and a plurality of hangers 126a horizontally disposed horizontally in the clothes processing space 125 and a plurality of hangers 126a are left and right. And clothes racks 126b arranged to be spaced apart from each other to hang the clothes. The clothes hangers 126b are fixed to the hangers 126a at regular intervals or are arranged to be movable along the hangers 126a. However, the clothes hanger 126 may not only be composed of a plurality of clothes hangers 126b directly mounted to the inner case 120, but also may be configured by clothes hangers formed in various other structures. Can be. In addition, the clothes hanger 126 may be spaced apart from each other in the clothes processing space (125).

At the rear of the upper surface portion 122, an air outlet 127 through which air or moisture in the clothes processing space 125 is discharged is formed. A condensation chamber 129 is formed between the rear portion 124 and the outer case 110. An air inlet 128 through which air in the condensation chamber 129 flows into the clothes processing space 125 is formed under the rear portion 124. The condensation chamber 129 is a space in which the wet air introduced through the air outlet 127 is condensed while descending. That is, an upper portion of the condensation chamber 129 is connected in communication with the air outlet 127, and a lower portion of the condensation chamber 129 is connected in communication with the air inlet 128. Therefore, when the wet air flows into the condensation chamber 129 through the air outlet 127, the wet air is condensed while being heat-exchanged with relatively low temperature external air using the outer case 110 as a heat exchange medium. The outer case 110 is formed of a material having high thermal conductivity such as steel or aluminum to improve heat exchange performance with wet air.

However, in the clothes treating apparatus, the condensation chamber 129 may be omitted, and a flow path formed in communication with the outside may be formed at the air outlet 127 and the air inlet 128. That is, outside air flows into the clothes processing apparatus 125 by the flow path formed at the air inlet 128, and air in the clothes processing apparatus 125 is flowed by the flow path formed at the air outlet 127. It is discharged to the outside. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the clothes treating apparatus 100 including the condensation chamber 129.

1, 3, 4, and 5, the clothes treating apparatus 100 includes a steam supply device 140 supplying steam into the clothes treating space 125. When steam is supplied into the clothes processing space 125 by the steam supply device 140, wrinkles and contaminants of the clothes in the clothes processing space 125 are removed by steam to regenerate the clothes. The steam supply device 140 includes a water tank 141 for storing water, a steam housing 142 for receiving and storing water from the water tank 141, and an inside of the steam housing 142. Steam for injecting steam generated by the steam heater 143 and the steam heater 143 into the clothes processing space 125 by heating water in the steam housing 142. Nozzle 144.

A water supply passage 145 is formed between the water tank 141 and the steam housing 142 to guide the water of the water tank 141 into the steam housing 142. A water supply valve 146 is disposed on the 144 to control the flow of water. In addition, a steam flow path 147 is formed between the steam housing 142 and the steam nozzle 144 to guide the steam generated in the steam housing 142 to the steam nozzle 144. In addition, the steam housing 142 is disposed with a water level sensor 148 for detecting the storage level of the water supplied through the water supply passage 144. The steam heater 143 includes a sheath heater disposed to penetrate the lower portion of the steam housing 142.

3 and 4, the clothes treating apparatus 100 includes a drying air supply device 150 disposed under the clothes treating space 125 to supply dry air to the clothes treating space 125. It includes more. The dry air supply device 150 is a device that inhales air or external air of the condensation chamber 129 to generate high temperature dry air, and supplies the dry air to the clothes processing space 125. Hereinafter, it will be described that only the condensed air of the condensation chamber 129 is sucked into the dry air supply device 150.

That is, the dry air supply device 150 is disposed in communication with the air inlet 128 to form a flow passage of air, and is disposed inside the drying housing 151 and the air A blowing fan 152 that sucks air in the condensation chamber 129 through the inlet 128 and discharges the inside of the clothes processing space 125, and the clothes processing space 125 by the blowing fan 152. It includes a drying heater (not shown) for heating the air discharged to).

The drying housing 151 is a duct-shaped member in which the blowing fan 152 and a drying heater are incorporated. One side of the drying housing 151 is connected to communicate with the air inlet port 128 is formed with an inlet 153 for sucking the condensed air of the condensation chamber 129. In particular, the air inlet 128 is formed to extend to one side of the drying housing 151 is connected to the inlet 153. The other side of the drying housing 151 is formed with a discharge port 154 for discharging high-temperature dry air to the lower portion of the clothes processing space 125.

1 and 3, a lower case 160 in which the steam supply device 140, the dry air supply device 150, and the like are disposed is disposed below the clothes processing space 125. The upper portion of the lower case 160 is formed with a water tank coupling portion 161 to which the water tank 141 is detachably coupled. Therefore, the water tank 141 is removed from the water tank coupling portion 161, so that water replenishment and exchange are easily performed. However, the water tank 141 may be connected to an external water source in a separate flow path and automatically store water by a valve disposed on the flow path. In addition, one side of the lower case 160 is disposed so that the steam nozzle 144 of the steam supply device 140 penetrates, and the other side of the lower case 160 discharge port of the dry air supply device 150 ( A hole is formed in which 154 is disposed in communication.

3, 4, and 5, the garment treating apparatus 100 may include condensate generated in the inner case 120 and the condensate 129 and residual water remaining after steam is generated in the steam housing 142. It further includes a drain mechanism 170 for discharging the outside. That is, condensed water is stored in the storage unit 171 from the inner case 120 and the condensation chamber 129 when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is operated, and when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped. The residual water is stored in the storage unit 171 from the steam supply device 140.

The drainage mechanism 170 is detachably disposed at a lower portion of the outer case 110 and has a storage unit 171 formed therein for storing the condensed water and the remaining water, and the inner case 120 and the condensation. A drain passage for guiding the condensed water of the seal 129 and the remaining water of the steam supply device 140 to the storage space of the storage unit 171, and respectively disposed on the drain passage and discharged to the storage unit 171. It includes a drain valve for regulating the flow of the condensate and the remaining water, and a water level sensor 173 disposed in the storage unit 171 for detecting the level of the condensate and residual water stored in the storage unit 171.

3 and 4, the storage unit 171 is detachably disposed at a lower portion of the outer case 110. The front of the storage unit 171 is formed with a gripping groove 172 that the user can put his hand. Therefore, when the water stored in the storage unit 171 is filled or left for a long time, the condensate and residual water in the storage unit 171 by removing the storage unit 171 from the outer case 110 Remove it.

Referring to FIG. 5, the drain flow passage may include a first drain flow passage 174 for guiding condensate generated in the inner case 120 to the storage unit 171, and a steam housing of the steam supply device 140. A second drain passage 175 for guiding the remaining water in the 142 to the storage unit 171 and a third drain passage for guiding the condensate generated in the condensation chamber 129 to the storage unit 171 ( 176). One side of the first drain passage 174 communicates with the bottom surface 123 of the inner case 120, and one side of the second drain passage 175 communicates with the bottom surface of the steam housing 142. One side of the third drain passage 278 is connected to the lower surface of the condensation chamber 229 in communication with each other. In this case, the lower surface 123, the lower surface of the steam housing 142, and the lower surface of the condensation chamber 229 are connected to one side of the first, second, and third drain passages 174, 175, and 176. It may be inclined downward toward the part.

5 and 6, the drain valve may include a first drain valve 177 disposed on the first drain channel 174 to regulate the flow of condensate stored in the storage unit 171, and A second drain valve 178 disposed on the second drain channel 175 to regulate a flow of the residual water stored in the storage unit 171, and disposed on the third drain channel 176 to store the second drain valve 178. And a third drain valve 179 which regulates the flow of condensate stored in the unit 171.

The first drain valve 177 is opened when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is operated, and is closed when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped. Therefore, when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is operated, the condensed water generated in the inner case 120 is discharged to the storage unit 171 along the first drain passage 174. The second drain valve 178 is closed when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is operated, and is opened when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped. Therefore, when the operation of the clothes treating apparatus 100 is completely stopped, the residual water remaining in the steam housing 142 is discharged to the storage unit 171 along the second drain passage 175. The third drain valve 179 is opened when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is operated, and is closed when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped. Therefore, when the clothes processing apparatus 100 operates, the condensed water generated in the condensation chamber 129 is discharged to the storage unit 171 along the third drain passage 176. Meanwhile, the first, second, and third drain valves 177, 178, and 179 are closed when the sensed value of the water level sensor 173 is detected to be higher than or equal to a predetermined value when the clothes processing apparatus 100 operates. . The set value is a value detected by the water level sensor 173 when the condensed water and the remaining water are stored in the storage unit 171 up to the full water level. Therefore, when the storage unit 171 becomes full, the condensed water or residual water is discharged from the inner case 120, the condensation chamber 129, and the steam supply device 140 to the storage unit 171. It is blocked by the first, second, and third drain valves 177, 178, and 179.

5 and 6, the water level sensor 173 includes a plurality of electrodes formed at different heights inside the steam housing 142. That is, when the water level in the steam housing 142 is changed, the water level in the steam housing 142 is detected by the arrangement height of the electrodes in contact with water among the plurality of electrodes. The level detection value of the level sensor 173 may be displayed through the display unit 118 of the control panel 115.

Referring to FIG. 6, the clothing processing apparatus 100 further includes an alarm device 180 that notifies the user of full water level when the detected value of the water level sensor 173 is equal to or greater than a set value. The alarm device 180 includes a horn 181 for sounding the high water level of the storage unit 171 and a display member 182 for displaying the high water level of the storage unit 171 in a letter or pattern. . The horn 181 and the display member 182 are disposed on the control panel 115. However, the horn 181 or the display member 182 may be disposed in the outer case 110, the inner case 120, the door 112, and the lower case 160 of the clothing processing apparatus 100. have.

Looking at the operation and control method of the clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the clothes processing apparatus 100 operates the steam supply device 140 to supply steam into the clothes processing space 125 and operates the dry air supply device 150 at the end of the steam step. And a drying step of supplying dry air into the clothes processing space 125. The clothes disposed in the clothes processing space 125 are regenerated by the steaming step and the drying step. Hereinafter, the steam step and the drying step will be described in detail.

In the steaming step, the steam supply device 140 supplies steam into the clothes processing space 125 to reproduce clothes caught on the clothes hangers 126b of the clothes hanger 126 with steam. That is, when water is supplied from the water tank 141 into the steam housing 142, the steam supply device 140 is heated in the steam housing 142 by the steam heater 143 to generate steam. . The steam flows to the steam nozzle 144 along the steam flow path 147. In addition, steam is injected into the inner case 120 through the steam nozzle 144, and the clothes in the clothing processing space 125 are regenerated by not only removing contaminants but also wrinkles by the steam.

In the drying step, at the end of the steam step, the drying air supply device 150 is operated to supply dry air into the clothes processing space 125. Therefore, the clothes in the clothing processing space 125 are dried by the high temperature dry air supplied from the drying air supply device 150. That is, when the blowing fan 152 of the dry air supply device 150 is operated, dry air in the condensation chamber 129 is introduced through the air inlet 128. The drying air is heated to a high temperature by a drying heater and then discharged into the clothes processing space 125 through the discharge port 154 of the drying housing 151. In addition, the hot dry air absorbs moisture from the clothes recycled by the steam, converts it into wet air, and then discharges the inside of the condensation chamber 129 through the air outlet 127. The humid air introduced into the condensation chamber 129 is condensed while being heat-exchanged with the outside through the outer case 110, and flows back into the dry air supply device 150 through the air inlet 128.

Meanwhile, when at least one of the steaming step and the drying step is performed, steam is condensed inside the inner case 120 and the condensation chamber 129 to form condensed water. In addition, when the steaming step and the drying step are completely stopped, steam remaining in the steam housing 142 of the steam supply device 140 is generated and residual water is present. The condensed water and the residual water are discharged to the outside through the drainage mechanism 170. That is, during operation of the clothes treating apparatus 100, the first and third drain valves 177 and 179 of the drain mechanism 170 are opened to condensate the inner case 120 and the condensation chamber 129. Is drained into the storage unit 171 along the first and third drain passages 174 and 176. In addition, when the clothing processing apparatus 100 is stopped, the second drain valve 178 of the drain mechanism 170 is opened so that the remaining water in the steam supply device 140 is along the second drain channel 175. Drained into the storage unit 171. The condensed water and the residual water in the storage unit 171 are discarded after the user removes the storage unit 171 from the outer case 110.

6 is a main configuration for controlling the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100, Figure 7 is a control method for notifying the user of the full water level of the condensate and residual water stored in the storage unit 171 by the main configuration of FIG. Is shown. Hereinafter, a control method of the clothes treating apparatus 100 that informs the storage unit 171 of the drainage mechanism 170 that the condensed water and the residual water are stored at the full water level will be described in detail.

Clothes are put in the clothes processing space 125 of the clothes processing apparatus 100 and the door 112 is closed. When the door 112 is closed as described above, the door latch 113 of the door 112 is coupled to the door switch 114 of the outer case 110, and through the signal of the door switch 114 The closed state of the door 112 is transmitted to the control unit 117. When the operation command of the clothes processing apparatus 100 is input through the operation unit 116, the control unit 117 operates the steam supply device 140 and the dry air supply device 150 to steam each step. The drying step and proceeds step by step. (S10)

When the clothes treating apparatus 100 is operated as described above, condensed water is generated in the inner case 120 and the condensation chamber 129. At this time, the control unit 117 opens the first and third drain valves 177 and 179 disposed in the first and third drain passages 174 and 176. Therefore, the condensation water is stored into the storage unit 171 along the first and third drain passages 174 and 176. When the condensed water is stored in the storage unit 171, the water level sensor 173 detects the water level of the condensed water, and the controller 117 receives the water level detection value of the water level sensor 173 and compares it with the water level set value. (S11, S12)

If the water level detection value of the water level sensor 173 is smaller than the water level setting value, the clothing processing apparatus 100 is continuously operated. When the level detection value of the level sensor 173 is equal to or higher than the level setting value, it is determined that the condensed water is stored in the storage unit 171 up to the full water level. In addition, the controller 117 stops the operation of the steam supply device 140 and the dry air supply device 150, and controls the first, second and third drain valves 177, 178, and 179. All closed. Therefore, condensed water is no longer generated in the inner case 120 and the condensation chamber 129, and the condensed water is no longer stored in the storage unit 171 (S13 and S14).

In addition, the control unit 117 operates the alarm device 180 to notify the user of the full water level of the storage unit 171. The alarm device 180 includes a horn 181 and a display member 182, the horn 181 sounds a warning sound to inform the user of the high water level of the storage unit 171, the display member In operation 182, a warning text or a warning pattern is displayed to visually notify the user of the full water level of the storage unit 171.

When the user recognizes the warning signal as described above, the storage unit 171 is removed from the outer case 110 to discard condensed water in the storage unit 171, and the storage unit 171 is stored in the outer case ( Reattach to 110). Accordingly, the level detection value of the level sensor 173 is detected to be smaller than the level setting value.

When the controller 117 determines that the water level detection value of the water level sensor 173 is smaller than the water level setting value, the control unit 117 opens the first and third drain valves 177 and 179 again, and the steam supply device 140. And the dry air supply device 150 are automatically restarted. Therefore, the condensed water is drained to the storage unit 171 above the full water level during the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100 to prevent the phenomenon of overflowing the condensed water in advance. (S18, S19)

On the other hand, the storage unit 171 may reach the full water level by the remaining water discharged from the steam supply device 140 when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped. However, even in this case, since the full water level of the storage unit 171 is known to the user by the above-described control method, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a clothes treating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is made of the same components as the clothes processing apparatus 100 shown in Figs. 1 to 6 and given the same reference numerals, but is different from the control method of the clothes processing apparatus 100 shown in Fig. 7. Hereinafter, a description will be given focusing on a control method of the clothes processing apparatus 100 different from an embodiment of the present invention.

The control method of the clothes processing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 8 is different from the control method of the clothes processing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 7. The water level in the storage unit 171 reaches the full water level so that the clothes processing apparatus ( When the operation of the 100 is stopped, the water stored in the storage unit 171 is removed, and the user restarts the clothes processing apparatus 100 through the operation unit 116. That is, in this embodiment, even if the water stored in the storage unit 171 is removed so that the water level detection value of the water level sensor 173 falls below the water level setting value corresponding to the full water level, the operation unit 116 operates again. The clothing processing apparatus 100 maintains a standby state until a command is input. (S20, S21, S22, S23)

In detail, when the water level detection value in the storage unit 171 is greater than or equal to the water level setting value during the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100, the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped and the first and second operations are performed. 3 close the drain valves 177, 178 and 179. Then, the state of full water level of the storage unit 171 is notified to the user through the alarm device 180. (S10, S11, S12, S13, S14, S15)

At this time, the user removes the storage unit 171 from the outer case 110, emptyes the condensed water or the remaining water in the storage unit 171, and then remounts the storage unit 171. Then, the water level detection value detected by the water level sensor 173 is smaller than the water level setting value (S16, S17).

On the other hand, when a signal for commanding the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100 is input to the operation unit 116, the steam supply device 140 and the dry air supply device 150 is restarted, the first, third Open drain valves 177 and 179 again. Therefore, the re-activation time of the clothes processing apparatus 100 is easily adjusted by the user. (S20, S21, S22, S23)

Of course, even when the storage unit 171 reaches the full water level by the remaining water discharged from the steam supply device 140 when the clothes processing apparatus 100 is stopped, the clothes processing apparatus by the same control method. Since 100 is controlled, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the garment processing apparatus and its control method according to the present invention have been described with reference to the illustrated drawings. Of course, various modifications are possible.

Clothing processing apparatus and control method of the present invention, by alerting the user in advance of the full water level of the condensate and the residual water stored in the storage unit, the timing of removal of the condensate and the residual water stored in the storage unit is easily confirmed, the condensate and residual water is stored There is an advantage that the overflow phenomenon in wealth is prevented.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage that the water level of the storage unit can be easily checked to improve the usability of the clothes treating apparatus and to prevent contamination and damage to parts caused by overflow of condensate and residual water into the clothes treating apparatus.

Claims (9)

A case defining inside the garment processing space in which the garment is stored; A steam supply device for supplying steam into the clothes processing space; A storage unit connected to each of the clothes processing space and the steam supply device via a drainage passage; A water level sensor disposed in the storage unit and configured to sense a water level in the storage unit; Clothing processing apparatus comprising an alarm for notifying the high water level when the detected value of the water level sensor is more than the set value. The method according to claim 1, The clothes processing apparatus includes: a condensation chamber formed in the case and condensing wet air introduced from the clothes processing space and connected to the storage unit through a drainage passage; And a dry air supply device for sucking condensed air in the condensation chamber and supplying high temperature dry air into the clothes processing space. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The clothes treating apparatus further includes a drain valve disposed on the drain passage and closed when the detected value of the water level sensor is equal to or larger than a set value. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The alarm device is a clothing processing device comprising a horn or a display member for notifying the alarm signal to the outside. A case defining inside the condensation chamber in which the clothes processing space and the wet air introduced from the clothes processing space are condensed, a steam supply device for supplying steam in the clothes processing space, and drying for supplying dry air in the clothes processing space A storage unit connected to an air supply device, the clothes processing space, the steam supply device, and the condensation chamber by a drain passage, respectively, a water level sensor for detecting a water level in the storage unit, and a detected value of the water level sensor is greater than or equal to a set value. In the control method of the clothes processing apparatus including an alarm for notifying the water level, A level sensing step of sensing the level in the storage unit using the level sensor; An operation stop step of stopping the operation of the steam supply device and the dry air supply device if the detected value of the water level sensor is equal to or greater than a set value; And a high water level notification step of informing the high water level of the storage unit by operating the alarm device. The method of claim 5, The control method of the clothes treating apparatus further includes an operation restarting step of restarting the steam supply device and the dry air supply device when the detected value of the water level sensor is detected to be less than a predetermined value after the high water level notification step. Control method of the clothing processing apparatus. The method of claim 6, In the operation restarting step, the control method of the clothes processing apparatus for automatically restarting the steam supply device and the dry air supply device from the point of time stopped in the operation stop step. The method of claim 6, The clothing processing apparatus further includes an operation unit for adjusting the operation of the clothing processing apparatus by a user's operation, In the operation re-operation step, a control method of the clothes processing apparatus for restarting the steam supply device and the dry air supply device through the operation of the operation unit from the time when the operation stop step. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 8, The clothes treating apparatus further includes a drain valve disposed on the drain passage, The control method of the clothes treating apparatus further includes a valve closing step of closing the drain valve when the detected value of the water level sensor is equal to or greater than a set value.

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