KR102045456B1 - Complex apparatus for managing clothing - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a composite clothing manager. The composite clothing manager comprises: a main body having a drying module, a first steam generating module, a UV sterilizing module, a temperature fuse and a control module; a clothing housing part combined with the main body to house clothing; a ventilation module provided at the top of the clothing part to be automatically driven according to the control of the control module; a second steam generating module connected to the main body part; a user interface part selectively inputting an input for driving the drying module and the first steam generating module; and a display part indicating a driving state, wherein the control module controls the first steam generating module to inject high pressure steam and blocks currents through the temperature fuse when the clothing receiving part exceeds a predetermined temperature while driving the drying module, thereby further improving use convenience.

Description

COMPLEX APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CLOTHING

The present invention relates to a composite garment manager, and more particularly, to a composite garment manager for easily and comfortably managing clothes at home.

In recent years, environmental pollution such as fine dust, smog, yellow dust is getting more and more extreme weather due to global warming. In addition, the demand for products that dry, deodorize, and sterilize clothing is increasing steadily due to the increase of busy modern people, especially single people, and the demand for products that can be used in small spaces is continuously increasing. Doing.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2015-0085728 discloses that dry air heated through a condenser is supplied to a clothes storage space by a heat pump including a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and an expansion device to dry clothes. The laundry treatment apparatus may have a structure in which the humidified air of the clothes storage space is dehumidified and cooled while passing through the evaporator and then circulated while passing through the condenser. And condensate generated while passing through the evaporator has a structure that is collected in the drip tray.

However, as the convenience of the user is more considered than the prior art, an economical composite garment manager will be required.

On the other hand, the above information is only presented as background information to help the understanding of the present invention. No determination is made as to whether any of the above is applicable as the prior art concerning the present invention, and no claims are made.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, an embodiment of the present invention proposes a complex garment manager to manage clothes easily and comfortably at home.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned above will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. Could be.

The composite garment manager according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body having a drying module, a first steam generating module, a UV sterilization module, a temperature fuse and a control module; A clothes receiving unit coupled to the main body to receive clothes; A ventilation module provided at an uppermost end of the clothing accommodating part and automatically driven under the control of the control module; A second steam generating module connected to the main body; A user interface for selectively inputting an input for driving the drying module and the first steam generating module; And a display unit indicating a driving state, wherein the control module controls the first steam generating module so that the high pressure steam is injected from the first steam generating module, and the clothing receiving unit maintains a predetermined temperature while the drying module is driven. If it exceeds, it can cut off the current through the temperature fuse.

The control module may control to stop driving of the UV sterilization module when the UV sterilization module is driven or when a person or animal is adjacent to each other within a predetermined distance.

The control module may control the ventilation module to be opened while the drying module is driven, and control the ventilation module to be closed while the first steam generating module is driven.

In addition, the composite garment manager may be coupled to the main body portion, and when the garment is disposed in the garment receiving portion, may include at least one tongs to pull the garment in the lower or side.

In addition, the second steam generating module may include a water supply unit that receives water itself, and a steam generation unit that makes water of the water supply unit into steam.

In addition, the garment receiving portion is designed in a folded manner, the main body and the ventilation module may be coupled in a state in which the garment receiving portion is folded.

The user interface unit may include a timer setting unit, and the control module may drive the drying module and the first steam generating module based on the time input to the timer setting unit.

According to the present invention the following effects occur.

First, a complex garment manager may be provided in which user convenience is more considered.

Secondly, the convenience of movement can be improved by providing a compact composite garment manager.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned above may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. will be.

1 is a view for schematically explaining a composite garment manager according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of a composite garment manager according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a composite garment manager according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view illustrating various shapes of a garment receiving part of the composite garment manager according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 (a) to 5 (c) will be described the structure of the second steam generating module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 illustrates a display unit and a user interface unit according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 is a view illustrating a ventilation module included in the composite garment manager according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 and 9 illustrate the appearance of the composite garment manager according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
Figure 10 shows a bird's eye view of the configuration disposed on the main body portion at the top of the composite garment machine.
11 is a circuit diagram of a main body part of the composite garment manager according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a view for schematically illustrating a composite garment manager 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the composite garment manager 100 may include a drying function of drying clothes when the clothes are placed in a clothes receiving unit, a steam function of removing foreign substances while removing wrinkles of the clothes by spraying steam on the clothes, bacteria, and the like. It may be provided with a sterilization function for removing the, a ventilation function for introducing outside air.

The composite garment manager 100 is provided with a steam module of a separate handle type on the outside, when the garment is fixed to the outside of the composite garment manager 100, it can spread wrinkles, etc. generated in the garment, can remove various foreign matters have. In addition, by employing a dial-type temperature controller and high-pressure injection button, the steam effect can be maximized, and user convenience can be improved.

The composite garment manager 100 has its own control button and the like, but may be controlled by the remote control apparatus 200 such as a remote controller. The remote control apparatus 200 may control the composite garment manager 100 through IR (Infrared Ray) communication, Bluetooth communication, etc., but according to an embodiment, the composite garment manager 100 may be controlled through various communication methods. Can be.

Hereinafter, the appearance and configuration of the composite garment manager 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. Figure 2 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of the composite garment manager 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the composite garment manager 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention to be. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 together.

The composite garment manager 100 includes a main body 110, a ventilation module 120, a user interface 130, a display 140, a storage 150, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential to implementing the composite garment manager 100, so that the composite garment manager 100 described herein includes more or fewer components than those listed above. Can have

The main body 110 has a drying module 111 for drying clothes in the clothes receiving unit with PTC heat, a first steam generating module 113A for injecting steam in a high-pressure injection method, and a steam iron function outside the clothes receiving unit. The second steam generating module 113B for performing the step, UV sterilization module 115 for performing the sterilization function through the UV lamp in addition to the steam heat, and a control module 117 for controlling the main body portion 110 as a whole do.

Here, the first steam generating module 113A may include a motor fan and a PTC heat heat generator, and may inject steam at a high pressure. The control module 117 drives both the first steam generating module 113A and the second steam generating module 113B to control steam to be injected, and drives only the first steam generating module 113A to generate the first steam generating module 113A. Steam may be injected only through the first steam generating module 113A, and the second steam generating module 113B may not be driven. In this case, steam entering the second steam generating module 113B may be blocked through a separate door.

Here, the second steam generating module 113B may include its own heat generating module, and may separately include a module that sets a temperature of steam injected from the second steam generating module 113B by itself. In addition, the second steam generating module 113B may have its own water supply and may have its own source of steam generation.

The temperature fuse 118 is disposed in the main body 110, and when the temperature inside the clothes accommodating part becomes 65 degrees Celsius when the drying function is used, the power may be automatically cut off, thereby preventing the risk of fire. . However, the temperature may be set somewhat differently according to the embodiment.

The main body 110 may be implemented by the display unit 140 in a touch screen manner, may display various types of information, and the display unit 140 may display a driving state of the composite garment manager 100. For example, the display unit 140 may include information about whether to use the drying function, information about whether to use the steam function, information about whether to use the steam iron function, information about whether to use the UV sterilization function, driving time information, and Reservation time information and the like can be displayed.

The main body unit 110 is provided with a UV sterilization module 115 may be driven when using the drying function or steam function. When driving the UV sterilization module 115, the main body unit 110 may stop the operation of the UV sterilization module 115 when a person or an animal is adjacent to each other within a predetermined distance. In this case, the main body unit 110 may include an adjacent sensing sensor to detect an object approaching around the composite garment manager 100. When UV light is exposed to the eyes of humans or animals, a problem may occur, and thus driving of the UV sterilization module 115 may be controlled for the safety of humans or animals.

The clothing receiving unit may be disposed to be directly adjacent to the main body unit 110, and the clothing receiving unit may be fixed using the skeletons of the plurality of frames 165A to 165D. Clothing receiving portion may be implemented as a fabric, but may be implemented in a variety of materials only the inside is sealed. The plurality of frames 165A to 165D may be connected to the upper body part. The upper body portion includes the ventilation module 120.

The plurality of frames 165A to 165D may not be included in the composite garment manager 100 according to an embodiment, and are easily separated to reduce the volume by combining the main body part 110 and the upper body part. Can be moved.

In addition, the clothing receiver blocks steam outflow by steam and prevents the inflow of external temperature to maximize the crease, deodorization, and drying function of the garment. A cloth of material may be applied, but a material coated with urethane may be used in the polyester, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

In addition, in some embodiments, wheels may be disposed below the composite garment manager 100 to facilitate movement.

Ventilation module 120 is provided at the top of the clothing receiving portion may be automatically opened and closed under the control of the control module. When the drying function is driven, the ventilation module 120 may be automatically opened and closed after a predetermined time elapses to output the air of the clothing receiving unit to the outside, and lowering the temperature in the clothing receiving unit and drying the wet clothing and the like through a vent. Help to do it quickly. In addition, the ventilation module 120 is provided with a fan (Fan) can be driven even if not opened and closed while the drying function is driven. In addition, the ventilation module 120 may be implemented so that the clothing receiving portion is completely sealed when the first steam generator 113A is driven.

The user interface 130 may provide an input function by a touch input method on the display unit 140, and a functional selection knob and a selection button may be provided to the user. The driving time of the drying function and the driving time of the steam function may be set through the user interface 130. The user interface 130 may include a timer setting unit, and the control module 117 may control the drying module 111 and the first steam generating module 113A based on the time input to the timer setting unit.

In addition, the composite garment manager 100 may be provided with a temperature / humidity sensor in the main body to provide the temperature and humidity information so that the temperature and humidity information is displayed in real time on the LED window of the remote control device (200).

In addition, the composite garment manager 100 may be controlled through an IoT-based application installed in a smartphone, tablet PC, or the like. Specifically, the composite garment manager 100 may be implemented in conjunction with an IoT-based application to check the temperature, humidity, and deodorization information inside the main body in real time, and an alarm function. Thus, it is possible to smart complex management of the internal function of the composite clothing manager 100 can be controlled indoors or remotely. At this time, the smart phone, etc., the application is installed can control the composite garment manager 100 from the outside (remote) from the home network using a communication network. Thus, the core function of the dry garment manager 100, drying, steam and UV functions can be utilized as desired by the user through automatic timer setting. In addition, when the composite garment manager 100 is controlled through the application, it may display a state being controlled.

In addition, the composite garment manager 100 may generate an alarm in advance in case of an emergency situation such as damage or deformation of the garment inside the main body even while the timer is in operation. For example, the heater of the composite garment manager 100 is cut off at 65 ºC, but if the temperature inside the main body rises above 70 º, an alarm can be generated to inform the user. When proceeding, a safety function may be provided to notify the user by generating an alarm even before the timer time.

The composite garment manager 100 may include at least one forceps that are coupled to the main body unit 110 and when the garment is disposed in the garment receiving portion, the garment pulls the garment tightly at the bottom or side. At this time, the control module 117 can automatically control the tongs to grab the clothes, using the specific function (drying function, steam function, sterilization function, deodorizing function, etc.) by closing the clothes receiving portion of the forceps driving time completely Can be set before.

In addition, the composite garment manager 100 may be provided with a deodorant, a fragrance, etc. inside the clothing receiving unit to remove the odor of the clothing or to smell. The deodorant and fragrance may be provided in the structure that can be opened and closed to operate only in the time interval in which the composite garment manager 100 is driven.

In addition, the composite garment manager 100 may be provided with a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor to grasp a dry state of the garment, a humidity state, and the like, and provide the same to the user as an alarm function.

In addition, the composite garment manager 100 may have a handle on the top thereof to provide a user with convenience of movement when the garment receiving portion is reduced.

Figure 4 shows the shape of the garment receiving portion 170 of the composite garment manager 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The clothing receiving unit 170 may be designed in a folded manner, and the main body 110 and the ventilation module 120 may be integrally coupled in the folded state of the clothing receiving unit 170 to reduce the volume.

5 (a) to 5 (c) will be described the structure of the second steam generating module 113B according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the second steam generating module 113B may itself include a water supply unit, a heat generator, and the like to generate steam. However, the second steam generating module 113B may use the steam generated by the first steam generating module 113A together.

In addition, the second steam generating module 113B may be combined with various types of brushes. The brush may be performed separately from the steam iron function, and may be detachable in various forms according to the material of the garment.

5C illustrates a fixing part to which the second steam generating module 113B is coupled. The fixing unit may be mounted at a specific point (top) of the composite garment manager 100.

6 illustrates a display unit and a user interface unit according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 6, a power button, a timer button, a drying / steam selection button, and a space for displaying time may be provided, and various input means and display means may be applied according to an embodiment.

7 shows the ventilation module 120 of the present invention. The ventilation module 120 may be automatically opened or closed when the drying function is driven, or the fan therein may be driven, and the clothing container is automatically sealed when the steam function is driven.

8 and 9 illustrate the appearance of the composite garment manager 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 8, a drying button 119A and a steam button 119B are provided, a UV lamp 119F is provided, and a water reservoir is provided at the bottom thereof to be used in the steam function. The reservoir is mainly used in the first steam generating module 113A, but may also be used when steam moves to the second steam generating module 113B. However, the second steam generating module 113B may further include its own reservoir.

Referring to FIG. 9, a function selection knob 119C may be disposed to select a drying function, a steam function, and a ventilation function. A timer 119E may be provided to set a timer, and a high pressure injection button 119D may be set. It is provided with a high pressure injection steam function can be performed.

10 shows a bird's eye view of a configuration disposed on the main body portion at the top of the composite garment manager 100. Looking from the top surface, UV lamp, Gateway (transmitter and receiver), fragrance, steam, reservoir (high pressure dispense), alarm device, heater and temperature and humidity sensor (alarm function) can be arranged as shown in FIG.

11 will be described a circuit of the main body 110 of the composite garment manager 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. If the control module 117 exceeds a predetermined temperature through the temperature fuse 118, the control module 117 may cut off the power for the drying driving.

Although the specification includes numerous specific implementation details, these should not be construed as limited to any invention or the scope of the claims, but rather as a description of features that may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention. It must be understood. Likewise, certain features described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable subcombination. Furthermore, while the features may operate in a particular combination and may be initially depicted as so claimed, one or more features from the claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, the claimed combination being a subcombination Or a combination of subcombinations.

In addition, although the drawings depict operations in a particular order in this specification, it should be understood that such operations must be performed in the specific order or sequential order shown in order to obtain desirable results or that all illustrated acts must be performed. Can not be done. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. It should be understood that it can.

As such, this specification is not intended to limit the invention to the specific terms presented. Thus, while the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the examples described above, those skilled in the art can make modifications, changes and variations to the examples without departing from the scope of the invention. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts are included in the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (7)

In the composite garment manager,
A main body having a drying module, a first steam generating module, a UV sterilizing module, a temperature fuse and a control module;
A clothes receiving unit coupled to the main body part to receive clothes;
A ventilation module provided at an uppermost end of the clothing accommodating part and automatically driven under the control of the control module;
A second steam generating module connected to the main body and disposed outside the composite garment manager;
A user interface for selectively inputting an input for driving the drying module and the first steam generating module; And
It includes a display unit indicating a driving state,
The control module,
The first steam generating module is controlled so that the high pressure steam is injected from the first steam generating module, and when the clothes receiving unit exceeds a predetermined temperature while the drying module is driven, the current is blocked through the temperature fuse.
The clothing receiving portion is formed in a folded structure to couple the main body portion and the ventilation module,
The control module,
When the UV sterilization module is driven, if the person or animal is adjacent to the composite garment manager within a predetermined distance, the UV sterilization module is controlled to stop the driving,
The control module,
And controlling the ventilation module to open upward while a drying module is driven and controlling the ventilation module to be closed while the first steam generating module is driven. delete delete The method of claim 1,
And at least one tongs coupled to the main body and pulling the garment from the bottom or side when the garment is disposed in the garment receiving portion. The method of claim 1,
The second steam generating module,
And a water supply unit which receives water by itself, and a steam generating unit that makes water of the water supply unit into steam. The method of claim 1,
The garment receiving portion is designed in a folded manner,
The main garment and the ventilation module is coupled, the composite clothing manager in a state where the garment receiving portion is folded. The method of claim 1,
The user interface unit includes a timer setting unit,
The control module,
And the drying module and the first steam generating module are driven based on the time input to the timer setting unit.

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