KR101608654B1 - Fabric treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus, which comprises a cabinet forming a processing chamber in which clothes are to be processed, a door frame which is detachably arranged in the cabinet, a hanger portion provided on the door frame, a heating portion for blowing hot air into the processing chamber A steam generating unit for applying steam to the process chamber, and at least one jetting unit provided in the cabinet for spraying the washing water into the process chamber, so that the clothes can be processed in various ways.

Description

[0001] Fabric treating apparatus [

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus.

The clothes processing apparatus refers to all the apparatuses for managing or treating clothes such as washing, drying, wrinkle removal, etc. of clothes in a home or in a laundry. For example, the garment disposal apparatus includes a washing machine for washing clothes, a dryer for drying clothes, a washing machine and dryer for combining washing and drying functions, a refresher for refreshing clothes, a steamer for eliminating unnecessary wrinkles of clothes, (Steamer).

More specifically, the refresher is a device for making clothes more pleasant and fresh, and performs functions such as drying clothes, supplying fragrance to clothes, preventing static electricity from occurring in clothes, and removing wrinkles in clothes. Steamer is a device that simply removes wrinkles of clothes by supplying steam to clothes. Unlike ordinary irons, it does not touch the heat plate, so delicate garment is removed.

The clothes processing apparatus having the functions of the refresher and the steamer can perform functions such as wrinkling and deodorization of the clothes housed therein by using steam and hot air. With this function, the clothes stored in the clothes reproducing apparatus can remove the odor particles that have contaminated the clothes, or remove the wrinkles, thereby achieving the ironing effect.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a clothes processing apparatus capable of supplying steam hot air and steam to a processing chamber formed in a cabinet for refreshing clothes and spraying washing water into the processing chamber for washing the clothes.

The clothes processing apparatus of the present invention includes a cabinet forming a processing chamber in which clothes are processed, a door frame arranged to be drawable in the cabinet, a hanger portion provided in the door frame, and a heating portion for blowing hot air into the processing chamber A steam generating unit for applying steam to the process chamber, and at least one spray unit provided in the cabinet for spraying wash water into the process chamber.

A plurality of the ejecting portions may be disposed along an inner surface of the cabinet. The plurality of jetting units can jet the washing water in order from the jetting unit on the upper side to the jetting unit on the lower side.

Alternatively, the plurality of jetting portions can jet the washing water in order from the lower jetting portion to the upper jetting portion.

And a door panel rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close the process chamber.

The clothes processing apparatus may further include a first jetting group including a plurality of jetting portions disposed along the inner surface of the cabinet and a plurality of jetting portions disposed below the first jetting group along an inner surface of the cabinet And each of the jetting portions of the first jetting group and the jetting portions of the second jetting group may jet wash water corresponding to the arranged order.

On the other hand, the hanger portion may include a hook portion on an upper surface to be hooked on the upper portion and a lower hook portion on the lower side of the hook portion on the lower surface. The hook portion on the above may be formed with a through hole through which the lower portion of the hook portion under the lower portion passes.

The hanger portion may have a hot air inlet formed between the hook portion on the upper portion and the hook portion on the lower side. The hot air inlet port may face the discharging direction of the heating section.

Meanwhile, the lower hooking portion may include a curved bent portion.

The garment treating apparatus includes an upper steam jetting unit provided at an upper portion of the cabinet, a steam guide channel connecting the steam generating unit and the steam jetting unit, and an auxiliary heater provided between the steam jetting unit and the steam guide channel, As shown in FIG. The steam generating unit may further include a steam guide path for guiding steam discharged from the steam generating unit, and the steam guide path may include an auxiliary heater buried along an extending direction of the steam guide path.

The clothes processing apparatus may further include a steam injector for injecting steam generated from the steam generator, and the steam injector may include an auxiliary heater.

The hanger portion may be rotatably disposed on the door frame, and may further include a driving portion for rotating the hanger portion.

The clothes processing apparatus may further include a height adjusting unit for adjusting the height of the hanger unit. The height adjuster may include a hanger frame hanging from the hanger part, and a link device connecting the hanger frame and the door frame. The link device may include a two-bar link.

The clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention has the effect of processing clothes in a state in which the shape of the clothes is maintained as much as possible by spraying steam and / or hot air in a state where the clothes are put on the clothes hangers.

Further, the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention has an effect that the clothes can be refreshed and cleaned, and the ease of use is improved.

Further, the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention is advantageous in that effective processing can be performed even when the top and bottom are stuck together.

In addition, the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention has the effect of reducing the amount of water required for washing clothes by sequentially spraying washing water toward the clothes through the plurality of jetting units provided in the cabinet.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for explaining the garment processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a partial perspective view of the clothes processing apparatus 100 shown in Fig.

1 and 2, the clothes processing apparatus 100 includes a cabinet 110 forming a processing chamber 15, which is a space processed by cold air, hot air, steam, water, and / or detergent water, And a door unit 140 installed in the cabinet 110. Hereinafter, the wash water is defined as a concept including both water and detergent mixed with water and detergent.

The cabinet 110 may include an outer cabinet 111 forming an outer appearance of the clothes processing apparatus 100 and an inner cabinet 112 formed inside the outer cabinet 111 to form a process chamber 15.

The cabinet 110 may further include an upper mechanical chamber 120 formed on the upper side of the process chamber so as to accommodate electrical components and various devices for generating hot air and steam to be introduced into the process chamber. It is also possible to form the lower machine room 130 of the water supply / drainage apparatus and so on.

The door portion 140 is slid along the inner cabinet 112 by allowing the process chamber 15 to be isolated from the outside or exposed to the outside. The door part 140 may include a door panel 141 which hangs on a hanger part 160 to be described later and which is coupled to the door frame 142 and the door frame 142 to form an exterior of the door part 140. The door panel 141 forms the front surface of the clothes processing apparatus 100.

The hanger portion 160 is a structure in which the top and bottom of the clothes can be hooked together, and a more detailed structure will be described later.

Inside the inner cabinet 112, a heating unit 122 for generating hot air to blow air into the process chamber 15 may be provided. At this time, it is preferable that the clothes hanger portion 160 is arranged to face the hot air discharge direction of the heating portion 122.

The heating unit 122 may include a heater 122b for heating the air, a blowing fan 122a for blowing the heated air, and a duct 122c for guiding blowing hot air. It is needless to say that the heater 122b may be implemented as a sthe heater or the like, and only the blowing fan 122a may be driven in a state in which the heater 122b is not operated to blow cold air.

(Not shown) for supplying cooling water to condense the moisture contained in the hot air discharged by the heating unit 122 may be further provided. The cooling water supply device includes a condensing duct for forming a hot air flow path and a water supplying means for supplying cooling water to the condensing duct to remove moisture contained in hot air. At this time, it is preferable that the condensed water is discharged to the outside of the clothes processing apparatus.

A steam generating unit 126 may be disposed below the inner cabinet 112. The steam generating unit 126 generates steam by heating water. The steam generating unit 126 includes a storage unit (not shown) for storing the supplied water and a heating unit (not shown) for heating the water stored in the storage unit to generate steam, There will be.

The door frame 142 supports the clothes hangers 160 on which the clothes are hanged and the garments hanging on the clothes hangers 160 are provided on the side walls 112a and 112b of the inner cabinet 112 and the ejecting portions 171a, It is preferable to have a structure in which both sides are opened so as to be treated by steam and washing water sprayed from the steam lines 174a, 175a, 176a, 171b, 172b, 173b, 174b, 175b and 176b.

The door panel 141 may be provided with a handle 143 for allowing the user to push or pull the door 140. The user may select various kinds of control such as a refresh mode, A display 151 implemented by an LCD or LED or the like to display the display according to the control command input through the input unit 152 and / or the operation information of the garment processing apparatus 100 A control unit 150 may be provided.

A plurality of jetting portions 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a and 176a are provided on the left side face 112a of the inner cabinet 112 and a plurality of jetting portions 171b, 172b, 173b and 174b , 175b, and 176b. Each of the jetting units may have a plurality of jetting nozzles h as means for jetting steam and / or washing water.

3 is a perspective view illustrating a clothes hanger 160 of the clothes processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the hanger 160 shown in Fig. 3 taken along line A-A.

3 to 4, the hanger portion 160 includes a connecting portion 161 that is connected to the door frame 142 at one end, a connecting portion 161 that is connected to the other end of the connecting portion 161, And includes a hook portion 162 and a lower hook portion 166 extending from the lower portion of the hook portion 162 on the lower portion.

The hook 162 on the hook 161 may be formed on both sides with respect to the connecting portion 161 so that the shoulder portion of the image can be caught by the cut portion 163 so as to pass over the hook portion 166 under the lower portion. Can be formed.

The clothes hangers 160 may be provided with a top or bottom, or the top and bottom may be put together. When the top and the bottom are put together, the bottom is first passed through the cutout 163, and the lower bottom is hooked on the lower hook 166, and the upper hook is wrapped around the hook 162.

A suction port 164 may be formed between the hook portion 162 on the hanger portion 160 and the hook portion 166 on the lower side. The hot air suction port 164 is aligned so as to correspond to the hot air discharge direction of the heating portion 122 so that the hot air is sucked to the inside of the clothes hanger portion 160 in the state where the processing chamber 15 is closed by the door portion 140 desirable.

When the top of the clothes hangers 160 is hooked, the shape of the top of the hook 162 will be close to that of a person wearing it, and some of the hot air discharged from the heating unit 122 The hot air is sucked into the hot air inlet 164 and circulated in the inside of the above-described image, thereby improving the refreshing and drying efficiency.

The hot air discharged from the heating portion 122 can pass through the top and the hot air inlet 164 and can reach the bottom even in the state that the top and bottom portions of the clothes hangers 160 are hooked together, There is also an improvement effect.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the lower hooking portion 166 is formed so as to be gently bent upward in order to prevent wrinkles from occurring when the lower portion is fixed.

5 is a partial perspective view of the clothes processing apparatus 100. Fig. 6 shows a configuration of a main part of the clothes processing apparatus 100. As shown in Fig.

The clothes processing apparatus may be installed at one side of a washing machine for washing clothes, and the washing water may be supplied through the water supply channel of the washing machine to be used for garment processing and then drained through the drainage channel of the washing machine. At this time, hot water or cold water may be supplied to the clothes processing apparatus through the hot water passage / cold water passage of the washing machine.

The clothes processing apparatus may be installed in a built-in manner depending on the installation environment. For example, in a furniture such as a closet or a closet, and can be controlled through a wireless or wired controller.

On the other hand, when the clothes processing apparatus is installed on one side of the washing machine, it can be controlled through a controller provided in the washing machine.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, a garment processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of jetting portions 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, and 175a provided on both sides of an inner cabinet 112, The clothes can be cleaned by spraying water or detergent water through the clothes 176a. The jetting portions 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, 176, 171b, 172b, 173b, 174b, 175b and 176b are symmetrically provided on both sides of the inner cabinet 112, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, and 176a provided on the left side surface 112a of the inner cabinet 112 for convenience of explanation.

Steam may be injected through the plurality of injectors by connecting the steam generator 126 and the plurality of injectors, but in the present embodiment, steam is discharged by the steam generator 126, And water or detergent water is sprayed through a plurality of jetting units.

The detergent supply unit 128 supplies the detergent used for washing clothes, and can be implemented so as to be able to supply a liquid detergent and / or a solid detergent as is applied to an ordinary washing machine or the like. In order to supply a solid detergent, It is preferable to implement a liquid detergent so as to be able to be supplied with a liquid detergent in order to simplify the constitution and easy mixing with water . Hereinafter, the detergent supply unit 128 is limited to supplying the liquid detergent.

The detergent supply unit 128 may supply various kinds of laundry solvents to dry-treat clothes. Examples of the washing agent include a silicone oil and a petroleum solvent.

Meanwhile, it is also possible to process the clothes by supplying a dedicated detergent to the detergent supply unit 128 according to the characteristics of the clothes. In this case, the detergent recovery unit 130, which recovers the dedicated detergent sprayed into the treatment chamber, (Not shown) may be provided.

The lower machine room 130 is provided with a water reservoir (not shown) temporarily storing water supplied from the outside and a control unit 160 for controlling the temperature of the water introduced from the reservoir unit to the spray units 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a and 176a A water supply unit 190 may be provided.

The water supply unit 190 includes a hot water supply unit 186 and a cold water supply unit 188 which are partitioned to supply hot water and cold water to the spray units 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, and 176a, respectively. The hot water supply unit 186 and the cold water supply unit 188 contain water supplied from the reservoir unit 134.

The water supply unit 190 further includes a refrigerant circulation unit for exchanging heat between the hot water supply unit 186 and the cold water supply unit 188. The refrigerant circulation unit exchanges heat using the phase change of the circulated refrigerant so that the refrigerant circulated through the refrigerant pipe 198 and the refrigerant pipe 198 across the hot water supply unit 186 and the cold water supply unit 188, An evaporator 194, an expander 195, an evaporator 196, and a compressor 191. At this time, the condenser 194 applies heat to the hot water supply portion 186, and the evaporator 196 absorbs heat from the cold water supply portion 188.

The refrigerant circulated in the refrigerant circulating unit is subjected to phase change and heat input and discharge processes. The refrigerant compressed by the compressor 191 into the high-temperature / high-pressure gas state is condensed while passing through the condenser 194, (186) to heat the wash water in the hot water supply section (186). The refrigerant that has passed through the condenser 194 is expanded while passing through the expander 195 and then passes through the evaporator 196 and absorbs heat from the cold water feeder 188. Thus, the cold water feeder 188 ) Is lowered. Thereafter, the refrigerant is introduced into the compressor 191 again, and the refrigerant circulation cycle as described above is repeated.

On the other hand, the water supply unit 190 adjusts the amount of cold water flowing out of the cold water supply unit 186 and the amount of hot water flowing out of the hot water supply unit 188 to finally supply the spray units 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, And 176a of the water supply unit 176a. The cold / hot water control unit 197 includes a hot water control valve 197a for controlling the amount of cold water flowing out of the cold water supply unit 186 and a hot water control valve 197b for controlling the amount of hot water discharged from the cold water supply unit 188, . ≪ / RTI >

The water supply unit 190 may further include a first cooling fan 192 for cooling the hot water supply unit 186 and a second cooling fan 193 for cooling the cold water supply unit 188. The temperature of the hot water supply unit 186 will be lowered and the amount of heat transferred from the condenser 194 side to the hot water supply unit 186 side will be larger, The temperature of the cold water in the cold water supply unit 192 is further lowered.

On the contrary, when the second cooling fan 193 is operated, the temperature of the cold water supply unit 188 further falls, and the temperature of the cold water supplied by the cold water supply unit 188 can be further lowered.

Particularly, when cold water is supplied using the cold water supply unit 188 while the hot water supply unit 186 is empty, since the heat capacity of the air is lower than that of water, the hot water supply unit It is necessary to lower the temperature of the first cooling fan 196. In this case, it is preferable to operate the first cooling fan 193.

Meanwhile, a heat exchange member 199 may be provided between the hot water supply unit 186 and the cold water supply unit 188 to provide sufficient heat exchange between the hot water supply unit 186 and the cold water supply unit 188. The heat exchange member 199 may include a peltier element. The Peltier element exchanges heat between the hot water supply part 186 and the cold water supply part 188 by using a phenomenon that heat is generated or absorbed at the junction of the two metals when current flows through the connection of the two kinds of metals.

The jetting portions 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, and 176a are provided on the left side face 112a of the inner cabinet 112. The first jetting portion 171a, the second jetting portion 172a, A first ejector 174a, a second ejector 175a, and a third ejector 176a. 172b, 173b, 174b, 175b, and 176b are also provided on the right side surface 112b of the inner cabinet 112 so as to correspond to the above structure. The configuration of the jetting portions 171b, 172b, 173b, 174b, 175b and 176b provided on the right side surface 112b corresponds to the jetting portions 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a and 176a provided on the left side surface 112a A description will be omitted and a description will be omitted hereunder. Hereinafter, the description will be omitted. Hereinafter, description will be made of the first spraying section 171a, the second spraying section 172a, the third spraying section 173a, the first spraying section 174a, Only the first ' ejection portion 175a and the third ' ejection portion 176a will be described.

The water supplied from the water supply unit 190 is regulated in the cold / hot water regulator 197 and then flows into the spray units 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, and 176a via the water distributor 180. The water distributor 180 supplies water to the jetting portions 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, and 176a by a predetermined pattern and is provided on the first jetting portion 171a and the first jetting portion 174a side A second regulating valve 182 for interrupting the washing water flowing into the second spraying portion 175a and the second regulating valve 181 for interrupting the incoming washing water, And a third control valve 183 for interrupting washing water flowing into the third sprayer 173a and the third sprayer 176a.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the treatment chamber 15 showing the manner in which the first control valve 181 is sprayed when opened. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the treatment chamber 15 showing the manner in which the second control valve 182 is opened. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the treatment chamber 15 showing the manner in which the third control valve 183 is sprayed when opened.

6 to 9, a plurality of jetting portions 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, and 176a are sequentially disposed on the left side surface 112a of the inner cabinet 112, The first control valve 181 is shut off and the second control valve 181 is opened and the first control valve 181 is closed. When the valve 182 is opened, the injection is performed through the second jetting portion 172a and the second jetting portion 175a (see FIG. 8). Thereafter, the second regulating valve 182 is shut off again, The control valve 183 is opened and the injection is performed through the third spray part 173a and the third spray part 176a (see FIG. 9).

Accordingly, the washing water can be gradually sprayed from the upper side to the lower side of the clothes, so that the clothes can be cleaned more cleanly. Particularly, the jetting portions 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, and 176a can spray detergent water, which is water mixed with detergent. At this time, the detergent supply unit 128 is preferably connected to any one of the flow path, the reservoir unit 134, and the water supply unit 190, which flow into the spray units 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a and 176a.

The washing water is jetted through the jetting portions 171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, and 176a to clean clothes, and then clean rinsing water is sprayed through the first jetting portion 171a Since the rinsing is firstly performed by the water, the detergent foam will flow down through the clothes. At this time, the water is sprayed through the second jetting part 172a and the rinsing is performed again with the bubbles flowing down the clothes The rinsing performance can be improved while reducing the overall water consumption.

In this embodiment, the sequentially injected jetting portions are provided with a group G1 consisting of the reference numerals 171a, 172a and 173a and a group G2 consisting of the reference numerals 174a, 175a and 176a, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto And the number of the jetting portions and the number of the groups may be variously embodied.

Contrary to the above, it is also possible that the plurality of jetting portions are jetted in order from the jetting portions disposed on the lower side to the jetting portions disposed on the upper side.

10 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a clothes hanger part 260 according to another embodiment applied to a clothes processing apparatus. 10, when the user opens the door part 140 to allow the clothes to be easily hooked to the clothes hanger part 260 in a state in which the clothes hanger part 260 is drawn out of the process chamber 15, 260 may be rotatably disposed on the door frame 142.

The hanger portion 260 may be rotatably connected to the door frame 142 so as to be manually rotated by a user or may be automatically rotated by the hanger driving portion 210 that generates a rotational force using a motor It is possible.

The hanger driving unit 210 may be operated automatically when the door unit 140 is drawn out or may be operated in response to a control signal input through the input unit 152.

11 is a perspective view for explaining a configuration in which the height of the hanger portion 360 according to another embodiment applied to the clothes processing apparatus is adjusted. Referring to FIG. 11, the clothes processing apparatus may further include a height adjusting unit 370 for adjusting the height of the clothes hanger unit 160.

The height adjusting portion 370 allows the user to adjust the height of the clothes hanger portion 360. The height adjusting portion 370 may include a hanger frame 372 on which the hanger portion 360 hangs and a link device 376 connecting the hanger frame 372 and the door frame 142. The link device 376 is configured as a two-link link in the present embodiment, but it is not limited thereto and various types of links can be applied.

Since the height of the hanger part 360 is adjusted by the height adjusting part 370 as described above, it is possible to adjust the height of the hanger part 360 according to the eye level of the user, thereby improving the usability.

12 is a sectional view showing a garment processing apparatus 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in Fig.

12 to 13, the clothes processing apparatus 200 discharges steam into the processing chamber 15 at the upper and lower portions of the inner cabinet 112. That is, a lower steam discharging part 132 is provided at a lower part of the inner cabinet 112, and an upper steam discharging part 134 is provided at an upper part.

A steam generator 126 for generating steam supplied to the lower steam discharging unit 132 and / or the upper steam discharging unit 134 may be provided in the lower machine room 130. The steam generated in the steam generating unit 126 is guided to the lower steam discharging unit 132 and / or the upper steam discharging unit 134 through the lower steam passage 133 and / or the upper steam passage 138.

The steam generated by the steam generating unit 126 may be branched into either the lower or the upper steam passage 133 or the upper steam passage 138 so that the steam may be simultaneously guided to the lower steam passage 133 and the upper steam passage 138 The flow control unit 126a may be provided.

An auxiliary heater 136 may be provided on the upper steam channel 138. The steam generated in the steam generator 126 can be condensed through the upper steam passage 138. Particularly, when the steam generating unit 126 is disposed in the lower machine room 130 as in the present embodiment, the length of the upper steam passage 128 connecting between the steam generating unit 126 and the upper discharging unit 134 The steam may be condensed before reaching the upper discharge portion 134. In this case, The auxiliary heater 136 serves to re-heat the condensed water condensed by the steam as described above and to inject steam through the upper discharge portion 124. Therefore, it is preferable that the auxiliary heater 136 is provided on the steam flow path close to the upper discharge portion 134.

Alternatively, the auxiliary heater 136 may be provided in the upper discharge portion 134 to generate steam by heating the condensed water in the upper discharge portion 136.

The auxiliary heater 136 may be implemented as a sheathe heater.

Referring to FIG. 13, an auxiliary heater may be provided in the upper steam passage 138. The upper steam passage 138 may include a pipe portion 138a for forming a steam passage 138h through which the steam flows and an auxiliary heater 138b embedded along the extending direction of the pipe portion 138a.

The auxiliary heater 138b is buried along the pipe portion 138a to uniformly apply heat to the steam passage 138h, thereby effectively preventing condensation of steam.

The auxiliary heater 138b may be implemented as a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) heater so that the temperature can be controlled.

14 is a perspective view showing a garment processing apparatus 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention. 14, the clothes processing apparatus 300 has basically the same structure as the clothes processing apparatuses 100 and 200 according to the above-described embodiment, but in that the door panel 141 is rotatably coupled to the cabinet 100 There is a difference.

That is, in order to attach the clothes to the clothes hangers 160, the door panel 141 is rotated and opened, and the door frame 142 is taken out in a state that the door panel 141 is opened.

The door frame 142 is pushed in and the door panel 141 is closed in order to store the clothes hanger 160 with the clothes in the processing chamber 15. [ At this time, interlocking means for connecting the door panel 141 and the door frame 142 may be provided so that the door panel 141 can be closed when the door frame 142 is housed in the process chamber 15.

15 is a perspective view showing the structure of the jetting unit 270 according to another embodiment applied to the garment processing apparatus. Hereinafter, description of the same or similar components to those of the embodiments of the present invention will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 15, the jetting unit 270 is disposed on one side of the inner cabinet 112 so as to be movable up and down, and injects washing water through a plurality of jetting holes 270h. 15, the jetting unit 270 may be provided on the left side surface 112a of the inner cabinet 112 and may be vertically moved. Alternatively, a jetting unit having the same structure may be provided on the right side surface 111a of the inner cabinet 112 have.

The clothes processing apparatus may further include a driving unit for moving the jetting unit 270 up and down. The driving unit 272 may include a rack 274 provided in one of the jetting unit 270 and the inner cabinet 112, And a pinion 272 provided on the other of the jetting unit 270 and the inner cabinet 112. [ The pinion 272 is rotated by the motor. The motor may be a stepping motor.

On the other hand, the jetting unit 270 moves up and down on the inner cabinet 112, and injects the wash water supplied through the water supply hose 271.

For example, although not shown in the drawing, the driving unit may include a guide formed on one side of the inner cabinet 112, which is elongated vertically, A slider for connecting the jetting unit 270 and the guide so that the jetting unit 270 can move up and down along the jetting unit 270, and a motor for moving the jetting unit 270.

The clothes processing apparatus according to the present embodiment can spray the washing water evenly on the clothes because the jetting unit 270 ejects the washing water while moving up and down. When the jetting unit is provided with one jetting unit on each side of the inner cabinet 112, Therefore, the configuration of the flow path can be simplified.

FIG. 16 is a graph showing a state in which steam and hot air are supplied according to time in the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 16, the garment processing apparatus can be set to perform a refreshing stroke and / or a drying stroke for processing clothes. The refresh stroke or the dry stroke may be performed only on the stroke selected through the control panel 150, or sequentially.

In the clothes processing apparatus, the injection of steam and hot air is controlled according to the characteristics of the clothes to be treated at the time of the refreshing stroke. That is, an input step in which a processing command set in accordance with the characteristics of the processing target garment is input, and a refresh step in which hot air and steam supplied into the processing chamber are controlled according to the processing command. That is, the refresh step is to process the clothes according to the characteristics by controlling differently the hot wind and the steam injection according to the processing command inputted in the input step. For example, a garment made of cotton or polyester material has a high moisture content and is less deformed due to moisture, so wetting it with a sufficient amount of steam and then applying hot air to spread the garment effective. Therefore, as shown in the graph I, it is preferable that only steam is injected at the initial stage of the refresh (from 0 to t1), and then the hot air (after t1) is controlled to be applied after completion of the steam injection.

On the other hand, materials including silk wool and the like are sensitive to moisture, so that they are generally washed by dry cleaning or using a special detergent. Therefore, it is necessary to minimize the deformation of the clothes by the refreshing steam. Therefore, as in the case of the graph II, wool, silk, and the like are subjected to only the hot air at the initial stage of the refreshing stroke (from 0 to t2), and then the steam is sprayed in the state of applying the hot air (interval from t2 to t3) It is desirable to minimize the effect of sprayed water.

On the other hand, in Graph III, the hot wind and steam are simultaneously applied at the initial stage of the refreshing stroke (from 0 to t4), and after that (after t4), only the hot wind is controlled so that the wrinkles of the clothes are spread by steam and hot air, , Only the hot air can be applied to completely remove moisture remaining in the clothes, and sterilization treatment and deodorizing treatment can be performed.

After each refresh stroke, a drying step of applying hot air to dry the clothes may be performed.

During the refreshing process, the supply status of the hot air / cool air / steam can be outputted as an icon through the display 151. [ In addition, the temperature of the hot air / cool air may be indicated by a number, or a plurality of light emitting elements may be turned on depending on the discharge intensity.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative and non-restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and range of the claims and the equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention Should be interpreted.

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

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view of the clothes processing apparatus shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

3 is a perspective view illustrating a clothes hanger portion of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the hanger portion shown in Fig. 3 taken along line A-A.

5 is a partial perspective view of the clothes processing apparatus.

Fig. 6 shows a configuration of a main part of the clothes processing apparatus.

7 shows an embodiment in which the first control valve is opened in a sectional view of the treatment chamber.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the treatment chamber showing the manner in which the second control valve is opened.

9 is a cross-sectional view of the treatment chamber showing the manner in which the third control valve is opened when the injection is performed.

10 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a hanger portion according to another embodiment applied to a clothes processing apparatus.

11 is a perspective view for explaining a configuration in which the height of the hanger portion is adjusted according to another embodiment applied to the clothes processing apparatus.

12 is a cross-sectional view showing a clothes processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in Fig.

14 is a perspective view showing a clothes processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a jetting structure according to another embodiment applied to the garment processing apparatus. FIG.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

110: cabinet 111: outer cabinet

112: inner cabinet 120: upper machine room

122: heating section 126: steam generating section

126a: Flow adjusting part 128: Detergent supply part

130: lower machine room 132: lower steam discharging part

134: upper steam discharging portion 138: upper steam flow passage

138a: piping portion 138b: auxiliary heater

140: door part 141: door panel

142: door frame 150: control unit

171a, 172a, 173a, 174a, 175a, 176a, 171b, 172b, 173b, 174b, 175b 176b:

160: Hanger portion 161: Connection portion

162: hook portion 163: incision portion

164: hot air inlet port 166:

180: water distributor 181, 182, 183: regulating valve

190: Water supply section 192, 193: Cooling fan

194: condenser 196: evaporator

197: cold / hot water control unit 370:

372: Hanger frame 376: Link device

Claims (19)

A cabinet forming a treatment chamber where clothes are treated; A door frame which is detachably arranged in the cabinet; A hanger part provided on the door frame; A heating unit for blowing hot air into the process chamber; A steam generating unit for applying steam to the process chamber; And And at least one jetting portion provided in the cabinet for jetting washing water into the treatment chamber, The hanger portion A hook portion on the top of the top; And a lower hook provided under the hook portion on the upper portion, And a hot air inlet is formed between the hook portion on the upper side and the hook portion on the lower side. The method according to claim 1, The injection unit Wherein a plurality of the clothes processing apparatuses are arranged along an inner surface of the cabinet. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the plurality of injectors And the washing water is sprayed in order from the spraying part on the upper side to the spraying part on the lower side. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the plurality of injectors And the washing water is sprayed in order from the lower spraying part to the upper spraying part. delete delete The method according to claim 1, The hook portion on the above- And a through hole through which a lower portion of the lower hanging portion is passed is formed. delete The method according to claim 1, The hot air- And faces the discharge direction of the heating unit. The method according to claim 1, The under- And a bent portion bent upward. The method according to claim 1, An upper steam jetting part provided on an upper portion of the cabinet; A steam guide passage connecting the steam generator and the steam injector; And And an auxiliary heater provided between the steam spraying unit and the steam guide duct. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising a steam guide passage for guiding steam discharged from the steam generator, The steam guide passage And an auxiliary heater embedded along the extension direction of the steam guide passage. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising a steam injector for injecting steam generated from the steam generator, Wherein the steam jetting portion includes an auxiliary heater. The method according to claim 1, And a door panel rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close the process chamber. The method according to claim 1, And the hanger portion is rotatably disposed on the door frame. 16. The method of claim 15, And a driving unit for rotating the hanger unit. The method according to claim 1, And a height adjuster for adjusting the height of the hanger portion. 18. The method of claim 17, The height adjuster includes: A hanger frame hanging from the hanger part; And And a link device connecting the hanger frame and the door frame. 19. The method of claim 18, Wherein the link device comprises: A garment processing apparatus comprising a two-bar link.

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