KR101461947B1 - device for cloth treating - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a clothes processing apparatus capable of collecting condensed water generated in a heat exchange unit to prevent corrosion and leakage of heat.

The present invention relates to a heat exchange unit comprising a cabinet in which a housing space for accommodating clothes is formed, a dehumidifying portion for dehumidifying humid air in the housing space and a heating portion for heating dehumidified air, And a heat exchange unit case for collecting condensed water.

Heat exchange unit case, dehumidification part, heating part part

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001]

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus capable of collecting condensed water generated in a heat exchange unit to prevent corrosion and short-circuiting of the heat exchange unit.

Generally, the term "garment disposal facility" refers to a device for washing, drying, and treating laundry. Among such clothes processing apparatuses, a clothes processing apparatus having a drying function is provided with a hot air supply apparatus for supplying hot air to a receiving space in which clothes accommodating clothes are accommodated in order to dry the clothes. In addition, a steam generator may be provided to perform a refresh function such as wrinkling or wrinkle removal of clothes and the like.

The hot-air supplying apparatus may be a system that generates heat by using a heat pump, and then supplies the generated heat to the receiving space. The heat pump includes an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser through which the refrigerant circulates, Is dehumidified and heated.

In order to dehumidify the humid air inside the accommodation space, the evaporator provided in the heat pump can condense moisture in the air to dehumidify the air.

However, the evaporator provided in the conventional clothes processing apparatus generates condensed water when condensing moisture in the air, and does not have a device for collecting the condensed water separately.

Therefore, there is a problem that the condensed water is not discharged separately, and the heat pump is corroded around the heat pump, causing a malfunction of the heat pump.

In addition, the condensed water may flow to other electric appliances installed in the vicinity of the heat pump, thereby causing electric shock to the user or malfunction of the clothes processing apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and it is an object of the present invention to provide a heat exchange unit case capable of collecting condensed water generated in a clothes processing apparatus separately, The present invention provides a clothes processing apparatus capable of preventing a wearer from being exposed.

The present invention also provides a clothes processing apparatus capable of preventing electric leakage or electric shock of an electric appliance provided in a clothes processing apparatus, without collecting condensed water flowing inside the clothes processing apparatus.

The present invention relates to a heat exchange unit comprising a cabinet in which a housing space for accommodating clothes is formed, a dehumidifying portion for dehumidifying humid air in the housing space and a heating portion for heating dehumidified air, And a heat exchange unit case for collecting condensed water.

The dehumidifying unit dehumidifies the air through evaporation of the refrigerant, and the heating unit is a heat exchanger that heats the air through condensation of the refrigerant. The heat exchange unit case includes a dehumidifying part for receiving the dehumidifying part, And a heating portion accommodating portion for accommodating the heating portion accommodating portion.

The dehumidifying portion accommodating portion supports both side regions of the lower portion of the dehumidifying portion and is provided with a supporting jaw provided to prevent condensation water from accumulating and a condensate water passage communicating with the supporting jaw and having a predetermined stepped portion, And a leakage preventing member formed on the tray and the condensed water tray to prevent the condensed water from leaking to the outside.

Further, the upper surface of the support jaw is formed with a plurality of concavities and convexities, and a bottom surface of the condensate tray is formed with a slope.

A drain hole is formed in the condensed water tray to discharge condensed water, and the water receiving portion is formed with a waterproof coating.

The steam generator further includes a steam supply device for generating steam supplied to the accommodation space.

The present invention provides a clothes processing apparatus having a heat exchange unit case capable of collecting condensed water generated in a heat exchange unit so that condensation water can prevent corrosion of the heat exchange unit.

In addition, it is possible to separate the condensed water from the heat-exchanging unit without separately collecting it, thereby preventing malfunction of the heat-exchanging unit and corrosion and leakage of the surrounding electric parts.

Hereinafter, a clothes processing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a machine room of the clothes processing plant of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a heat exchange unit case provided in the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention, 4 is a plan view of the heat exchange unit case of the present invention, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the heat exchange unit case of the present invention.

1 and 2, the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention forms an outer appearance by the cabinet 100, and the inside of the cabinet 100 is partitioned by the partition 140 into the upper side of the cabinet 100 Respectively. An upper space inside the cabinet 100 is formed with a receiving space 120 for accommodating clothes and a lower space inside the cabinet 100 is provided with various devices necessary for processing clothes accommodated in the receiving space 120 A seal 160 is formed.

The electric field chamber 160 is preferably positioned at a lower portion of the accommodation space 120. When the electric field chamber 160 is positioned at a lower portion of the accommodation space 120, Therefore, it is preferable that the electric filament chamber 160 is positioned below the accommodation space 120 and the hot air and steam are supplied toward the upper portion.

The electric field chamber 160 is provided with a hot air supply device for supplying hot air to the accommodation space 120 to dry clothes accommodated in the accommodation space 120. In addition, the electric vehicle room 160 may further include a steam generator 150 for generating steam and injecting the steam into the accommodation space 120. The steam generator 150 selectively removes wrinkles that may be formed on the clothes by spraying steam in the storage space 120 or performs a resealing function by swelling of the clothes cloth with the sterilization effect by the high temperature steam .

The timing of spraying the steam by the steam generator 150 may be suitably modified. It is preferable that the steam is sprayed before the hot air is supplied by the hot air supply device described above. This is because it is preferable to spray the high temperature steam and then supply hot air to dry the clothes.

The steam generator 150 includes a heater (not shown) that heats water to generate water to generate steam and supply the steam to the storage space 120. As the steam generator 150, there is used a direct connection type in which water is directly supplied to a water supply source for supplying water, or a cartridge type in which a container type water supply source provided in the electric room 160 is used Anything is possible.

Such a container type water supply source is preferably detachably installed so that the user can separate the water supply source from the electric room 160 to fill and reinstall the water. The steam generated in the steam generator 150 is supplied to the accommodation space 120 through the steam hose 152 and the steam injection nozzle 153.

The circulation fan 110 may be provided on the rear surface of the electric field chamber 160. The circulating fan 110 supplies air outside the electric room 160 to the inside of the electric room 160 so that the temperature inside the electric room 160 rises when the steam generating unit 150 and the hot air supplying unit are driven. .

Meanwhile, in the hot air supply apparatus of the present invention, heat generated by generating heat by using a heat pump forming a refrigeration cycle used in an air conditioner is supplied to the receiving space 120, but an electric heater is used And a method of supplying heat generated after generating heat to the accommodation space 120, and the like.

The heat pump includes a compressor 132, a heat exchange unit 138, and an expansion valve (not shown) as shown in FIG. The heat exchange unit 138 includes a dehumidifying portion for humid air in the accommodation space 120 and a heating portion for heating the dehumidified air.

The dehumidifying part uses the evaporator 136 to absorb the latent heat of the air while the refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator 136, thereby cooling the air to condense moisture in the air. The condenser 134 is used to heat the surrounding air by discharging the latent heat to the surrounding air when the refrigerant is condensed in the condenser 134 through the compressor 132. [ However, the heating unit may heat surrounding air using an electric heater or the like.

As a result, the evaporator 136 and the condenser 134 function as the heat exchange unit 138, and the air introduced into the electric room 160 is sequentially dehumidified and heated through the evaporator 136 and the condenser 134 And is supplied to the accommodation space 120.

The clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a heat exchange unit case 170 that receives the dehumidifying part and the heating part and collects condensed water condensed in the dehumidifying part.

The heat exchange unit case 170 according to the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 3 to 5. Fig.

4, the heat exchange unit case 170 includes a dehumidifying portion 175 for receiving the dehumidifying portion, i.e., the evaporator 136, and a heating portion 178 for receiving the heating portion, that is, the condenser 134, And the dehumidifying water receiving portion 175 and the heating water receiving portion 178 can be partitioned from each other by the partition wall 176. [

A frame 177 constituting an outer appearance of the heat exchange unit case 170 may be formed around the dehumidifying water supply portion 175 and the heating water supply portion 178. A fan 177 may be provided on the rear side of the heating water supply portion 178, 185 may be further mounted.

The dehumidifying water supply part 175 is connected to a supporting step 174 and a supporting step 174 which support both side areas of the lower part of the evaporator 136 and are installed to prevent accumulation of condensed water, A condensate water tray 172 for collecting condensed water and a water leakage preventing protrusion 173 formed on the condensate water tray 172 to prevent the condensed water from leaking to the outside.

The frame 177 is extended to an upper portion of the portion where the supporting jaw 174 is formed so that both side portions of the evaporator 136 slide down from the upper portion to the lower portion and are inserted into the supporting jaw 174, 177a are formed on both sides of the frame 177 so that both side portions of the evaporator 136 can be fitted in a sliding manner.

Also, the heating water receiving portion 178 can be inserted into the heating water receiving portion 178 in the sliding manner from the upper portion to the lower portion similarly to the dehumidifying portion receiving portion 178.

The support protrusions 174 are connected to lower portions of the guide portions 177a on both sides of the frame 177 so that when the evaporator 136 slides along the guide portion 177a, And supports both sides of the evaporator (136). A plurality of projections and depressions 174a may be formed on the upper surface of the support jaw 174 in a longitudinal direction of the heat exchange unit case 170 by a predetermined distance.

The upper surface of the supporting jaw 174 is inclined downward in the direction in which the condensate tray 172 is formed in order to allow the condensed water flowing in the upper surface of the supporting jaw 174 to flow into the condensate tray 172 .

The condensed water tray 172 is connected to both the support tines 174 to form a step with a predetermined depth from the support tines 174 to form an internal space having a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the heat exchange unit case 170 do. Therefore, a predetermined space for collecting condensed water may be formed in the lower portion of the evaporator 136 except for the portion of the support jaw 174 that supports the lower portion of the evaporator 136.

As a result, concavities and convexities 174a and inclination are formed in the support tines 174 for supporting the evaporator 136, so that the condensed water generated in the lower portions of both sides of the evaporator 136 is not accumulated in the lower portions of both sides of the evaporator 136, And the condensate generated around the evaporator 136 is collected in the condensate tray 172 along the outer wall of the evaporator 136. [

The bottom surface of the condensed water tray 172 may be inclined downwardly and the condensed water stored in the condensed water tray 172 may be discharged to the outside of the heat exchange unit case 170. [ It is preferable that a drain hole 172a is formed on one side. The drain port 172a is connected to the drain pipe 179 so that the condensed water can be discharged to the outside.

The water leakage preventing tray 173 may be further provided on the condensate tray 172 to prevent condensed water collected in the condensed water tray 172 from leaking to the outside of the condensed water tray 172. The condensed water tray 172 and the partition wall 176 are connected to each other to form a predetermined level difference between the upper surface of the condensate tray 172 and the upper surface of the partition wall 176. [ The upper surfaces are substantially different from each other in height.

Therefore, when the fan 185 is operated, the condensed water stored in the condensed water tray 172 flows through the partition wall 176 by the wind generated by the fan 185 to the heating water circulation part 178 or other electric parts .

 In order to prevent such condensed water from flowing into the heating water collecting part 178, a leakage in the longitudinal direction of the condensate tray 172 is formed on the upper side of the longitudinally formed side of the condensate tray 172, A protrusion 173 can be further formed.

Further, it is preferable that a waterproof coating is formed on the dehumidifying part 175. When the waterproof coating is formed on the supporting step 174 included in the dehumidifying part 175 and the condensed water tray 172 and the waterproofing jaw 173, the condensed water seeps into the bottom surface of the dehumidifying part 175 So that condensation water can be smoothly discharged to the outside.

Hereinafter, a process of discharging the condensed water generated in the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG.

First, the refrigerant evaporates in the dehumidifying part, that is, the evaporator 136, provided in the heat exchange unit 138 located in the electric room 160, absorbing the latent heat of the ambient air inside the electric room 160, And is cooled to condense and remove moisture in the air.

At this time, condensed water is generated in the evaporator 136, and the condensed water flows from the upper portion to the lower portion along the outer wall of the evaporator 136. The condensed water flowing to both sides of the lower portion of the evaporator 136 flows toward the condensate tray 172 without condensed water on the upper surface of the supporting jaw 174 due to the unevenness 174a formed in the supporting jaw 174 and the inclination.

Condensate generated around the evaporator 136 also falls down from the top to the bottom along the outer wall of the evaporator 136 and is collected in the condensed water tray 172.

Since the condensed water tray 172 is inclined to one side, the condensed water collected in the condensed water tray 172 flows to one side without being fixed to the condensed water tray 172 and flows into the drain hole 172a formed in the condensate water tray 172 And the condensed water is discharged to the outside through the drain pipe (179).

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

1 is a front view showing a clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing the machine room of the garment processing plant of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing a heat exchange unit case provided in the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.

4 is a plan view of a heat exchange unit case of the present invention.

5 is a sectional view of a heat exchange unit case of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

100: cabinet 120: accommodation space

132: compressor 134: condenser

136: Evaporator 140:

150: Steam generator 160: Electric arc furnace

170: Heat exchange unit case 172: Condensate tray

173: Leak prevention chuck 174: Support chin

175: Dehumidifying portion 177: Frame

177a: guide part 178: heating part number part

179: Water pipe

Claims (10)

A cabinet in which a receiving space for accommodating clothes is formed; A heat exchange unit having a dehumidifying portion for dehumidifying humid air in the accommodating space and a heating portion for heating dehumidified air; And a heat exchange unit case that houses the heat exchange unit and collects condensed water condensed in the dehumidification part, The heat exchange unit case A dehumidifying part for receiving the dehumidifying part, and a heating part accommodating part for accommodating the heating part. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the dehumidifying unit dehumidifies air through evaporation of the refrigerant, and the heating unit is a heat exchanger that heats the air through condensation of the refrigerant. delete The method according to claim 1, The dehumidifying portion accommodating portion A supporting jaw which supports both sides of the lower part of the dehumidifying part and prevents condensation water from accumulating; And a condensate tray communicating with the support jaw and formed with a predetermined step with the support jaw to collect the condensed water. 5. The method of claim 4, Further comprising a water leakage preventing jaw formed on one side of the condensed water tray to prevent condensed water collected in the condensed water tray from leaking into the heat exchange unit. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein the upper surface of the support jaw has a plurality of irregularities and inclination. The method of claim 4, Wherein a drain hole is formed in the condensate tray. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the bottom surface of the condensate tray is inclined toward the drain port. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein the dehumidifying part accommodating part is formed with a waterproof coating. 10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and 9 to 9, Further comprising a steam supply device for generating steam supplied to the accommodating space.

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