KR101435822B1 - Laundry treating machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus for supplying steam and hot air to clothes stored in a storage chamber to remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in the clothes.

According to the present invention, there is provided a garment disposal apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a storage room for storing clothes; a steam supply device for supplying steam to the storage room; And a drain for draining the condensed water generated in the storage room to the outside.

Condensate, steam supply, hot air supply, drainage

Description

[0001] LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE [0002]

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus for supplying steam and hot air to clothes stored in a storage chamber to remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in the clothes.

The clothes processing apparatus refers to a device that removes odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in clothes by supplying steam and hot air to clothes accommodated in a storage room inside a cabinet forming an outer shape.

If the same garment is worn more than once, the smell, the wrinkle, or the moisture will remain in the garment. The smell remaining on the clothes, etc., is displeasing to the user who wants to wear the same clothes again. In order to eliminate such a problem, the user carries out an unnecessary washing process to shorten the life of the clothes and increase the cost required for maintenance of the clothes.

In addition, there is a problem that wrinkles may remain even in clothes that have been dried after washing, and such clothes can not be worn immediately. Therefore, the user must carry out a separate ironing operation or the like.

In order to solve such a problem, a clothes processing apparatus can be used to remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in clothes.

The clothes processing apparatus can use hot air or air to spray the clothes on the clothes and dry the clothes containing moisture by the sprayed steam in order to remove the smell, wrinkle or moisture of the housed clothes.

By simply exposing the clothes to wind or hot air, it is possible to remove odors, wrinkles or moisture, but steam can be used to maximize the effect.

When steam is sprayed on clothes stored in the clothes processing apparatus, fine water particles combine with the odor particles remaining deeply in the fiber texture, and the water particles combined with the odor particles are discharged separately from the clothes in the drying process. In this way, the odor remaining in the garment is removed.

When steam is supplied to the clothes stored in the clothes processing apparatus, there is an effect of alleviating wrinkles remaining on the clothes. Wet garments supplied with steam will mitigate or eliminate wrinkles during the drying process.

Through such a process, it is possible to remove the odor, wrinkle, or moisture remaining in the clothes, and the user of the clothes can wear the clothes in a more comfortable condition.

However, in the conventional clothes processing apparatus, the steam supplied to the storage room for storing clothes is condensed to generate condensed water, which causes the generated condensed water to float on the bottom surface of the compartment.

The present application provides a clothes processing apparatus capable of draining condensed water generated in a housing chamber in which clothes are housed to the outside, and simplifying a structure for discharging condensed water to the outside, thereby reducing manufacturing costs.

According to the present invention, there is provided a garment disposal apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a storage room for storing clothes; a steam supply device for supplying steam to the storage room; And a drain for draining the condensed water generated in the storage room to the outside.

Preferably, the drainage unit may be provided to discharge the condensed water directly to the outside, or may be a drainage pipe provided to be drained by a separate drainage tank. In this case, it is preferable that the drain pipe is connected to a predetermined position on a bottom surface of the storage room, and the bottom surface is inclined toward the drain pipe.

The clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention may further include a hot air supply device for supplying hot air to the storage room. In this case, the drainage section may include a first drainage pipe for discharging the condensed water generated in the storage room to the hot air supply device, And a second drainage unit for discharging the condensed water drained to the hot air supply unit through the first drainage unit and the condensed water generated in the hot air supply unit to the outside.

When the condensed water generated in the compartment is drained to the hot air supply device, the condensed water generated in the compartment and the condensed water generated in the hot air supply device can be discharged to the outside together using a single structure So that the structure can be simplified.

The hot air supply device includes a heat pump including an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser through which the refrigerant circulates, a case including the evaporator and a condenser, or a case including a condenser for dehumidifying the air discharged from the compartment And a heater for heating the dehumidified air.

That is, the hot air supply device may be configured to heat air using a heat pump, or to heat air using a separate heater. Of course, even if a heat pump is used, a separate heater may be further used.

Preferably, the first drainage part may include a predetermined connection pipe connecting the bottom surface of the receiving part and the case. In this case, the bottom surface may be inclined toward the connection pipe, or the connection pipe may extend downward to be spaced apart from the bottom surface of the case by a predetermined distance.

The second drainage unit may be a drain pipe connected to a lower portion of the case to drain the condensed water directly to the outside.

Preferably, the second drainage unit further includes a connection pipe connected to a lower portion of the case, and a drain pipe connected to the connection pipe and detachably installed in the cabinet. The second drainage unit may further include a collecting unit connected to the connection pipe and collecting the condensed water drained from the case, and a pump for pumping the condensed water collected in the collecting unit to the drainage tank.

Meanwhile, the edge portion of the case is preferably formed to have a predetermined curvature radius.

According to the clothes processing apparatus of the present application, it is possible to discharge the condensed water generated in the compartment where the clothes are stored to the outside, thereby preventing the condensed water from accumulating on the floor surface of the compartment.

According to the clothes processing apparatus of the present application, the condensed water generated in the compartment and the condensed water generated in the hot air supply device can be drained to the outside using a single structure, so that the overall structure can be simplified, The manufacturing cost can be reduced accordingly.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms.

1 is a perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

1, a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application includes a cabinet 10 having a storage room 11 for storing clothes, a door 20 for opening and closing the storage room 11, And an electric room 30 having a steam supply device (not shown) for supplying steam to the storage room 11. Here, it is preferable that the electric field chamber 30 is provided at a lower portion of the cabinet 10, that is, at a lower portion of the compartment 11.

A steam generator (not shown) provided in the electric field chamber 30 injects steam into the compartment 11 through the steam injection unit 40 provided on the bottom surface of the compartment 11. In the present embodiment, the steam injection unit 40 is provided on the bottom surface of the storage room 11, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the steam injection unit 40 may be provided on the upper portion or the side portion of the cabinet 10. However, it is preferable that the steam is provided on the bottom surface of the storage chamber 11 of the steam injection unit 40, as in the present embodiment, because the steam has a property of rising upward.

In addition, the clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application preferably further includes a drainage unit 100 for draining the condensed water generated in the storage room 11 to the outside. Then, the condensed water can be drained to the outside by the drainage unit 100, so that the condensed water does not accumulate on the bottom surface of the storage room 11. [

The drainage unit 100 may be provided with a predetermined drainage pipe, and the drainage pipe may be provided to drain the condensed water directly to the outside or to drain the drainage pipe through a separate drainage pipe (not shown).

The drainage unit 100 may be provided at a predetermined position of the bottom surface 12 of the storage chamber 11 and the bottom surface 12 may be inclined toward the drainage unit 100 . Then, the condensed water generated in the storage chamber 11 may fall on the bottom surface 11 and may be smoothly introduced into the drainage unit 100 by tilting.

The garment processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application includes a hot air supply device (not shown) provided in the electric room 30 to supply hot air for drying clothes stored in the storage room 11 . In this case, clothes stored in the storage compartment 11 can be more effectively removed from smell, wrinkle, or moisture by the steam supplied from the steam supply device and the hot air supplied from the hot air supply device.

The hot air supply device heats the introduced air to supply the air to the storage room 11. It is preferable that the hot air supply device first dehumidifies the introduced air and heats the dehumidified air to the storage room 11. [ This is because hot air generated by heating dry air is more effective for drying.

To this end, the hot air supply device may include a heat pump including an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser through which the refrigerant circulates. In this case, the introduced air is condensed by heat exchange with the evaporator while passing through the evaporator, and the condensed and dried air can be heated by heat exchange with the condenser while passing through the condenser.

The hot air supply device may include a condenser for dehumidifying the introduced air and a heater for heating the dehumidified air. Of course, even when the hot air supply device is a heat pump, a separate heater may be further provided.

On the other hand, the hot air supply device may be a circulation type that dehumidifies the air discharged from the storage room 11 and supplies the dehumidified air to the storage room 11 again, But also an exhausting method of dehumidifying the air introduced from outside air rather than air, and supplying the dehumidified air to the storage room 11 by heating. That is, the clothes processing apparatus according to the present application is applicable to both the circulation type and the exhaust type.

As described above, when the hot air supply device is provided to dehumidify and heat the introduced air, condensed water may be generated in the process of dehumidifying the air introduced into the hot air supply device. Accordingly, the clothes processing apparatus according to the present application may further include a configuration for draining the condensed water generated in the hot air supply device to the outside.

Preferably, the drainage unit 100 may be provided so that the condensed water generated in the storage compartment 11 and the condensed water generated in the hot air supply device are collected and discharged to the outside together. Thus, the structure for draining the condensed water generated in the storage chamber 11 and the hot air supply device to the outside can be simplified.

Hereinafter, the electric room 30 and the drainage unit 100 of the clothes processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present application will be described in detail. Hereinafter, the case in which the hot air supply device is a heat pump and is of a circulation type will be described, but it goes without saying that the clothing treatment device according to the present application is also applicable to a hot air supply device having an exhaust type or a separate condenser part and a heater .

2 is a configuration diagram of the inside of an electric compartment of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present application.

Referring to FIG. 2, a steam supply device 50 and a hot air supply device 60 are provided in the electric field chamber 30.

The steam supply device 50 is for heating the supplied water to generate steam and supply the generated steam to the storage room 11. The steam supply device 50 is provided at one side of the electric room 30, And a water supply source 51 for supplying water. The water supply source 51 may be a water supply reservoir in which water can be stored, and may be detachably installed in the electric field chamber 30. Of course, the water supply source 51 may be a water pipe.

On the other hand, the steam generator 50 according to the present application can be used as any device capable of generating steam. For example, the steam supply device 50 includes a case (not shown) in which water supplied from the water supply source 51 is stored, a heater (not shown) for heating water stored in the case, And a steam supply pipe (not shown) for guiding the steam to the steam injection unit 40. Of course, it is also possible to use a method in which a heater is directly provided around the water supply hose through which water passes, that is, a method of heating water without containing water in a predetermined space may be used.

The hot air supply device 60 is for supplying hot air to the storage room 11 in order to dry clothes stored in the storage room 11. In the present embodiment, Pump.

Preferably, the hot air supply device 60 may include a evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser, which constitute a heat pump. The evaporator and the condenser may form a single module. 2, the evaporator (not shown) and the condenser (not shown) are modularly provided in the case 61, and the compressor 62 is connected to the case 61 so that the evaporator and the condenser and the refrigerant are circulated, And may be provided outside.

Here, the case 61 may be provided not only to modularize the evaporator and the condenser, but also to guide the flow of air. To this end, the case 61 may be provided with a suction duct 63 for sucking the air inside the storage chamber 11 and a blowing duct 64 for blowing the dehumidified and heated air to the housing chamber 11 have.

That is, the air in the storage chamber 11 flows into the suction duct 63 and is dehumidified while passing through an evaporator (not shown) provided in the case 61, (Not shown), and the heated air can be supplied to the storage room 11 again through the blowing duct 64.

The case 61 may further include a fan (not shown) for smoothly flowing air. FIG. 2 shows a blowing duct 64 having a duct and a fan integrated with each other.

In another embodiment, the hot air supply device 60 may be provided with a heat pump, which is composed of an evaporator, a condenser, and a compressor, in a single case or only an evaporator of the heat pump may be provided in the case.

However, as in the present embodiment, it is preferable that only the compressor 62 is separately installed in the hot air supply device 60, and the evaporator and the condenser are modularized in the case 61. If the heat pump itself is provided in one case, air may pass through the compressor 62 and the efficiency and stability of the compressor may be deteriorated. If only the evaporator is provided in the case, The condenser is required to be installed, which is not preferable because of the manufacturing hassle.

As in the present embodiment, it is preferable that the hot air supply device 60 further includes a case provided with the condensing portion even when a separate condensing portion and a heater are used instead of the heat pump.

As described above, in the hot air supply device 60 according to the present embodiment, since condensed water is generated in the process of dehumidifying the introduced air, it is necessary to provide a structure for draining the condensed water to the outside.

Accordingly, the clothes processing apparatus according to the present embodiment may further include a drainage unit 100 for draining the condensed water generated in the storage chamber 11 and the condensed water generated in the hot air supply device 60 to the outside.

Hereinafter, the drainage section 100 according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 2 and 3. Fig.

3 is a view schematically showing a cross section cut along the line A-A 'in FIG.

2 and 3, the drainage unit 100 includes a first drainage unit 110 for draining the condensed water generated in the storage chamber 11 to the hot air supply unit 60, And a second drainage unit 120 for discharging the condensed water drained to the hot air supply unit 60 through the heat exchanger 110 and the condensed water generated by the hot air supply unit 60 to the outside.

When the condensed water generated in the compartment 11 is discharged to the hot air supply device 60, the condensed water generated in the compartment 11 and the condensed water generated in the hot air supply device 60 The structure can be simplified, and the structure can be simplified.

The first drainage section 110 is connected to the bottom surface 12 of the storage compartment 11 and the other is connected to the case 61 of the hot air supply device 60. [ And a connection pipe 110. Therefore, the condensed water generated in the compartment 11 and collected on the floor 12 can be discharged to the case 61 of the hot air supply device 60 through the connection pipe 110.

Here, it is preferable that the bottom surface 12 is formed to be inclined downward as the connection pipe 110 is connected. Accordingly, the condensed water generated in the compartment 11 and collected on the bottom surface 12 can be smoothly introduced into the coupling pipe 110.

In addition, the connection pipe 110 may extend downward to a predetermined distance away from the bottom surface of the case 61.

If the connection pipe 110 extends only to a high portion of the case 61, the air flowing along the case 61 can be brought into contact with the condensed water drained through the connection pipe 110, It is undesirable because dehumidification and heating effects may be deteriorated. In addition, when the condensed water drained through the coupling pipe 110 comes into contact with the condenser and the evaporator provided in the case 61, heat exchange with the air flowing along the case 61 is smoothly performed in the condenser and the evaporator So that the dehumidification and heating effect of the air may be deteriorated, which is not preferable.

The second drainage unit 120 is connected to the case 61 through the first drain pipe 110 and the condensed water generated by the hot air supply unit 60, And may be provided so as to be drained to the outside.

For example, the second drainage unit 120 may be a drain pipe connected to a lower portion of the case 61 to discharge condensed water collected in the case 61 directly to the outside. That is, the second drainage unit 120 may be a predetermined drainage pipe communicating with the outside. Therefore, the condensed water collected in the case 61 can be discharged directly to the outside.

However, if the second drainage unit 120 is formed as a separate drain pipe communicating with the outside as described above, the clothes processing apparatus should be installed at a position where the drain pipe can communicate with the outside, Since a separate operation is required to be communicated, there are restrictions on the installation.

The second drainage unit 120 includes a connection pipe 121 connected to the lower portion of the case 61 and a connection pipe 121 detachably installed in the electric field chamber 30 and connected to the connection pipe 121 It is preferable that the water drainage pipe 122 is included. Then, the user can drain the drainage tank 122 from the electric field chamber 30 and discharge the condensed water collected in the drainage tank 122 to the outside, so that the clothes processing apparatus according to the present embodiment can be installed anywhere .

2, the second drainage part 120 includes a collecting part 123 connected to the connection pipe 121 and collecting the condensed water drained from the case path 61, And a pump 124 for pumping condensed water collected in the water collecting unit 123 to the drain tank 122.

If the second drainage unit 120 is formed only by the connection pipe 121 and the drainage pipe 122, the condensed water in the case 61 flows into the connection pipe 121 and the drainage pipe 122 The connection tube 121 and the drain tube 122 must be installed at a lower position than the case 61, which is not preferable because of a restriction in design. This is because it is not easy to allow the water drain tube 122 to be installed at a lower position than the case 61 because various components are housed in the electrical equipment chamber 30. [ In addition, if the drain canister 122 is installed at a lower position than the case 61, it is inconvenient for the user to bend the drain box 122 as much as possible in order to separate the drain canister 122 from the electric room 30.

However, as shown in FIG. 2, if the second drainage part 120 further includes a collecting part 123 and a pump 124 in addition to the connection pipe 121 and the drainage pipe 122, It is not necessary to provide the electric device 122 at a position lower than the case 61, so that convenience in designing to install various devices in the electrical equipment room 30 can be provided. In addition, since the drain canister 122 can be installed at a relatively high position, it is convenient that the user does not have to put much of the body to separate the drain canister 122 from the electric compartment 30.

That is, in the clothes processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the second drainage unit 120 may include a connection pipe 121, a water collection unit 123, a pump 124, and a drainage unit 122.

Accordingly, the condensed water in the case 61 is collected in the collecting part 123 through the connection pipe 121, and the condensed water collected in the collecting part 123 is discharged to the drain pipe 122 by the pump 124, And the condensed water pumped into the drain canister 122 can be finally drained to the outside by the user.

On the other hand, the operation of the pump 124 can be controlled to be performed at predetermined time intervals or to be operated when the condensate is collected so as to be easily pumped to the collection section 123. This may be performed by a control unit (not shown) of the garment processing apparatus.

Also, as shown in FIG. 3, it is preferable that the edge portion 65 of the case 61 is formed to have a predetermined radius of curvature. Then, the condensed water in the case 61 can flow smoothly into the connection pipe 121.

If the edge portion 65 of the case 61 is formed flat, the condensed water remains in the edge portion 65 and the condensed water does not flow smoothly into the connection pipe 121 It is not preferable.

In the clothes processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that the electric field chamber 30 is slidably provided in the lower portion of the cabinet 10. The water supply source 50 and the drain canister 122 provided in the electric field chamber 30 can be detachably installed. In this case, if the electric field chamber 30 is slidably provided, This is because the supply source 50 and the drain canister 122 can be attached and detached.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, a door (not shown) may be further provided on the front surface of the electric field chamber 30 to open the interior of the electric field chamber 30. Then, the user can easily open and close the door to easily attach and detach the water supply source (50) and the drain tube (122) in the electric field chamber (30).

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'of FIG. 2, and is a view schematically showing a state in which condensed water generated in the storage chamber 11 flows into the case 61 through the first drainage part 110 And FIG. 4 is a view schematically showing that the condensed water in the case 61 flows into the second drainage part 120.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the process of draining the condensed water generated in the clothes processing apparatus according to the present embodiment to the outside through the distribution water 100 will be described in detail.

3, the condensed water generated in the storage chamber 11 in which clothes are stored flows to the bottom surface 12 of the storage chamber 11, and the condensed water flowing to the bottom surface 12 flows into the storage chamber 11, And smoothly flows into the first drainage part 110 by inclination formed on the bottom surface 12.

The condensed water flowing into the first drainage unit 110 flows to the bottom surface of the case 61 through the first drainage unit 110 including the predetermined connection pipe 110.

4, the condensed water flowing into the case 61 through the first drainage part 110 and the condensed water collected in the case 61, which is generated in the hot air supply device 60, (123) through the connection pipe (121) of the water pipe (120).

The condensed water collected by the water collecting unit 123 is pumped to the drain pipe 122 by the pump 124 and the condensed water pumped into the drain pipe 122 is discharged to the user through the drain pipe 122 (30) and drained to the outside, finally, it is drained to the outside.

As described above, in the clothes processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the condensed water generated in the storage chamber 11 and the condensed water generated in the hot air supply device 50 can be collected and discharged in one place, It is effective.

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

FIG. 2 is a structural view of the interior of the electric compartment of the clothes processing apparatus according to the present application,

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'of FIG. 2,

Fig. 4 schematically shows that condensed water in the case flows into the second drainage part; Fig.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

10: cabinet 11: compartment

12: Storage compartment floor 30: Electric compartment

50: steam supply device 60: hot air supply device

61: Case 100:

110: first drainage section 120: second drainage section

121: connector 122: drain

123: collecting part 124: pump

Claims (13)

A cabinet having a storage room for storing clothes; A steam supply device for supplying steam to the storage chamber; And And a drain for draining the condensed water generated in the compartment to the outside, Further comprising a hot air supply device for supplying hot air to the storage room, The drainage unit includes a first drainage unit for draining the condensed water generated in the storage room to the hot air supply unit, and a condensate discharge unit for discharging the condensed water drained to the hot air supply unit and the condensed water generated in the hot air supply unit through the first drainage unit And a second drainage part for draining the waste water into the drain pipe. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the hot air supply device includes a heat pump including an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser through which the refrigerant circulates, and a case having the evaporator and the condenser. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the hot air supply device includes a case provided with a condensing portion for dehumidifying air and a heater for heating the dehumidified air. The method according to claim 5 or 6, Wherein the first drainage portion is a predetermined connection pipe connecting the bottom surface of the storage room and the case. 8. The method of claim 7, And the bottom surface is inclined toward the connection pipe. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the connection pipe extends downwardly to a predetermined distance from the bottom surface of the case. The method according to claim 5 or 6, And the second drain portion is connected to a lower portion of the case and is drained to the outside. The method according to claim 5 or 6, Wherein the second drainage portion includes a connection pipe connected to a lower portion of the case, and a drain pipe connected to the connection pipe and detachably installed in the cabinet. 12. The method of claim 11, Wherein the second drainage part further comprises a water collecting part connected to the connection pipe and collecting the condensed water drained from the case, and a pump for pumping the condensed water collected in the water collecting part to the drainage tank. The method according to claim 5 or 6, Wherein an edge portion of the case is formed to have a predetermined radius of curvature.

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