KR102254903B1 - Laundry Treating Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a clothing support part provided in an accommodation space in which clothes are accommodated to support clothes, an air supply part that forms a space separated from the accommodation space and supplies air to the accommodation space and is located on the bottom surface of the accommodation space, and the And a machine room provided with at least one of a moisture supply unit for supplying moisture to the accommodation space, wherein the width of the machine room is smaller than the width of the accommodation space, so that the clothing support part is provided between the outer circumferential surface of the machine room and the inner circumferential surface of the accommodation space. It relates to a laundry treatment apparatus in which a space in which the mounted clothes are accommodated is formed.

Description

Laundry Treating Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus.

In general, a clothing treatment device is a device that performs various operations related to clothing (washing, drying, deodorization, wrinkle removal, etc.), and is a laundry device for washing clothes, a drying device for drying wet clothing, and removing odors from clothes or wrinkles. It is a concept that includes a refresher to remove it.

On the other hand, there is a trend to develop a laundry treatment apparatus so that washing, drying, deodorization and wrinkle removal of clothes can be solved with a single device.

However, since the laundry treatment apparatus uses a drum in which clothes are accommodated and a driving device for rotating the drum, there is a lack of deodorization and wrinkle removal of clothes.

That is, in the conventional clothes treatment apparatus, deodorization or wrinkle removal is generally performed while the drum is rotating, and the clothes put in the drum are not in a straight state but in a wrinkled state, so there is a limit to removing wrinkles or deodorizing.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus that is easy to dry, deodorize, remove wrinkles, and sterilize clothes.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a laundry treatment apparatus having an accommodation space for accommodating clothes of different lengths.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a clothing treatment apparatus capable of preventing damage to clothing and reducing power consumption.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention includes a cabinet having an accommodation space in which clothes are accommodated, a clothing support part provided in the accommodation space to support clothes, and the accommodation space and And a machine room provided with at least one of an air supply unit supplying air to the receiving space and a moisture supply unit supplying moisture to the receiving space, and the width of the machine room is the width of the receiving space Provided is a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that a space for receiving clothes mounted on the clothes support part is formed between an outer circumferential surface of the machine room and an inner circumferential surface of the receiving space.

The air supply unit is provided in the machine room, a circulation duct that circulates air in the receiving space, an evaporator provided inside the circulation duct to dehumidify the air introduced into the circulation duct, and the evaporator provided inside the circulation duct A condenser that heats the air passing through the duct, and a compressor that is provided outside the circulation duct and allows the refrigerant to circulate the evaporator and the condenser.

The compressor and the circulation duct may be stacked and provided along the height direction of the machine room.

The present invention is located at the rear of the machine room to communicate with the circulation duct, the air intake part through which the air inside the accommodation space is introduced into the circulation duct, and is located at the rear of the machine room to communicate with the circulation duct, and the circulation It may further include an air outlet through which the air inside the duct is discharged.

The moisture supply unit may include a storage unit provided inside the machine room to store water, a heater provided inside the storage unit, and a moisture supply pipe connecting the inside of the storage unit and the inside of the receiving space.

The present invention further includes a machine room door for opening and closing the machine room, wherein the machine room door is provided in a door body for opening and closing the machine room, and when the door body closes the machine room, the door body is coupled to the storage unit to store the storage unit. It may include a water supply tank supplying water to the part.

The storage unit may be provided in a space between the compressor and the door body.

The storage unit, the circulation duct, and the compressor may be stacked and provided along the height direction of the machine room.

The machine room door further includes a drain tank provided in the door body, and the moisture supply unit is connected to the drain tank when the machine room door closes the machine room, and the residual water discharges the water stored in the storage unit to the drain tank. It may further include a discharge unit.

The water supply tank further includes a water supply tank window provided along the height direction of the water supply tank to check the water level inside the water supply tank, and the drain tank is provided along the height direction of the drain tank to control the water level of the water supply tank. It further includes a identifiable drain tank window, and the door body may further include a body through hole provided at a position corresponding to the water supply tank window and the drain tank window.

The present invention may further include a condensed water recovery unit supplying the condensed water stored in the circulation duct to the storage unit.

The present invention may further include an auxiliary accommodation space provided in a space between an outer circumferential surface of the machine room and an inner circumferential surface of the receiving space to provide a storage space, and to have a height lower than that of the machine room.

The present invention further comprises an air intake part provided in either the rear of the machine room or the rear of the auxiliary accommodation space, an air discharge part provided in the other one of the rear of the machine room or the rear of the auxiliary accommodation space, the air The supply unit may include a circulation duct provided to connect the air intake part and the air discharge part, and a heat exchange part provided inside the circulation duct to dehumidify and heat the air introduced into the circulation duct.

The heat exchange unit is provided inside the circulation duct and an evaporator that dehumidifies the air inside the circulation duct, a condenser is provided inside the circulation duct to heat the air, and the refrigerant is provided outside the circulation duct so that the refrigerant circulates the evaporator and the condenser. And a compressor to be configured, and the compressor may be provided above the circulation duct or below the circulation duct.

The clothing support may be provided to reciprocate within the accommodation space.

In addition, the present invention provides a cabinet provided with an accommodation space for receiving clothes, a clothing support part provided in the accommodation space to support clothes, an air supply part provided as a space separated from the accommodation space to supply air to the accommodation space, and And a machine room accommodating at least one of a moisture supply unit supplying moisture to the accommodating space, wherein the machine room forms a bottom surface of the accommodating space, but at least one of a height and a width is different from each other in the accommodating space. It provides a laundry treatment apparatus for forming spaces for dogs.

In addition, the present invention provides a cabinet provided with an accommodation space for receiving clothes, a clothing support part provided in the accommodation space to support clothes, an air supply part provided as a space separated from the accommodation space to supply air to the accommodation space, and Clothing including a machine room in which at least one of the moisture supply units supplying moisture to the accommodation space is accommodated, and forms a bottom surface of the accommodation space, but forms a height difference (step height) on the bottom surface of the accommodation space Provides a treatment device.

In addition, the present invention is provided as a cabinet provided with an accommodation space for accommodating clothes, a clothing support part provided in the accommodating space to support clothing, and a space separated from the accommodating space, and supplying air to supply air to the accommodating space. A machine room for additional accommodation, an air suction unit for guiding the air inside the receiving space to the air supply unit, an air discharge unit for discharging the air provided by the air supply unit to the receiving space, and the air suction unit and the air discharge A portion is provided on a bottom surface of the receiving space, and the bottom surface of the receiving space is bent so that the air intake unit and the air discharge unit may be provided at different heights.

In addition, the present invention provides a cabinet provided with an accommodation space for receiving clothes, a clothing support part provided in the accommodation space to support clothes, an air supply part provided as a space separated from the accommodation space to supply air to the accommodation space, and A machine room accommodating at least one of a moisture supply unit supplying moisture to the accommodating space, an auxiliary accommodating space provided in a space between an outer circumferential surface of the machine room and an inner circumferential surface of the accommodating space to provide a storage space, and A surface and a surface of the auxiliary accommodation space form a bottom surface of the accommodation space, and the machine room and the auxiliary accommodation space provide a laundry treatment apparatus having different heights.

The present invention can achieve the effect of providing a laundry treatment apparatus that is easy to dry, deodorize, remove wrinkles, and sterilize clothes.

In addition, the present invention can achieve the effect of providing a laundry treatment apparatus having an accommodation space for accommodating clothes of different lengths.

In addition, the present invention can achieve the effect of providing a clothing treatment apparatus capable of preventing damage to clothing and reducing power consumption.

1 shows a laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.
2 to 4 show a moving hanger provided in the present invention.
5 shows the internal structure of the machine room and the auxiliary accommodation space provided in the present invention.
6 shows a machine room door.
7 to 9 show the internal structure of the machine room.
10 shows another embodiment of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

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

Unless otherwise defined, all terms in this specification are the same as the general meaning of the terms understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, and if the terms used in the present specification conflict with the general meaning of the terms. Is in accordance with the definitions used herein.

On the other hand, the configuration or control method of the device to be described below is for explaining the embodiments of the present invention, not to limit the scope of the present invention, and reference numerals used identically throughout the specification are the same elements. Show them.

The laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may be an example of an apparatus for drying, deodorizing, and removing wrinkles of clothes as well as a referesher that refreshes clothes.

Here, "refresh" refers to removing wrinkles and smells by providing air, heated air, water, mist, and steam to the clothing. It may refer to a process of deodorizing, sanitizing, preventing static electricity, drying, and the like.

In addition, the clothing referred to in the present specification includes not only clothes and apparel, but also objects that can be worn by humans such as shoes, socks, gloves, hats, and shawls, as well as dolls, towels, and blankets. Includes the object to be used, and includes all objects that can be washed.

Referring to FIG. 1, a laundry treatment apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a cabinet 1 forming an exterior, a clothes receiving part 3 provided inside the cabinet to accommodate clothes, and an inside of the clothes receiving part. A device for supplying air (heated air or unheated air) to the clothing support part 5 for mounting clothes, or a device for supplying moisture (steam, mist, etc.) to the clothes receiving part 3 (moisture) It includes a machine room (7) provided with at least one of the supply unit).

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it will be described based on the case where both the air supply unit and the moisture supply unit are provided in the machine room 7.

The clothing receiving part 3 includes a receiving space 31 provided inside the cabinet 1, which is opened and closed by a door 11 provided in the cabinet 1.

In the receiving space 31, an air outlet 35 through which air is supplied to the receiving space 31, an air suction part 36 through which air inside the receiving space 31 is discharged to the machine room 7, and the receiving space A moisture discharge part 37 for supplying moisture to the space 31 is provided.

The air discharge part 35 and the air intake part 36 are connected to an air supply part 71 (refer to FIG. 5) provided in the machine room 7, and the moisture discharge part 37 is provided in the machine room 7 It is connected to the moisture supply unit 72 (refer to FIG. 5), which will be described in detail later.

On the other hand, the clothing receiving portion 3 may be provided with a direction portion 33 for supplying a scent material to the receiving space 31, the direction portion 33 is a receiving space as shown in Figure 1 (b). It may be provided on the inner circumferential surface of (31).

In this case, the direction part 33 is the receiving space 31 so that the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space 31 is concavely bent to store a scent material (not shown), and the scent material storage part can be opened and closed. ) May be provided as a directional door rotatably coupled to.

The directional door (not shown) may be provided with a plurality of through holes (not shown) for communicating the scent material storage unit (not shown) with the outside. This is to ensure that the fragrance material stored in is supplied to the receiving space 31 through a through hole (not shown).

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, the clothing receiving unit 3 further includes a sterilizing unit for sterilizing clothes by irradiating ultraviolet rays to the clothes stored in the receiving space 31, and a deodorizing unit for removing odors from clothes stored in the receiving space. Can be.

The clothing support part 5 provided in the receiving space 31 is a shelf 59 that is detachably provided in the receiving space 31, and is provided to be movable in the receiving space 31 to give movement to the clothes. It may include a moving hanger (MH).

In this case, the clothing receiving part 3 may further include a shelf support part 32 provided in the receiving space 31 so that the shelf 59 can be attached to and detached from the receiving space 31.

The shelf support part 32 is provided at opposite ends of the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space 31, and it is preferable that a plurality of shelf support parts 32 are provided inside the receiving space 31.

The shelf 59 is fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space 31 by being mounted on any one of the shelf support portions 32 provided at both ends of the receiving space 31 (see Fig. 1 (a)), and if necessary, the shelf 59 ) To be supported by the shelf support part 32, it is possible to mount clothes on the shelf 59 (see FIG. 1(b)).

On the other hand, the shelf 32 is preferably provided in a structure in which the clothes mounted on the shelf can be brought into contact with air and moisture supplied to the receiving space 31. That is, the shelf 32 may be provided with a frame coupled to the shelf support 32 and a plurality of bars fixed to the frame by being spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

The moving hanger (MH) includes a hanger bar 51 provided with a receiving groove 511 for accommodating the hook H of the hanger 200, and a support bar 53 supporting both ends of the hanger bar 51. Includes.

In this case, the support bar 53 is provided so as to penetrate the upper end of the receiving space 31 but is preferably made of an elastic material, and the hanger bar 51 has both ends connected to the support bar 53 As a result, it is preferable to be located inside the receiving space 31.

Meanwhile, the moving hanger MH may further include a driving unit for reciprocating the hanger bar 51 in the accommodation space. Here, the meaning of “reciprocating motion” means not only a motion in which the hanger bar reciprocates along the x-axis or the Z-axis, but also includes a case where the hanger bar 51 moves in the X-Z plane.

However, although a specific driving example is not disclosed in the present specification, the driving unit may be configured so that the hanger bar reciprocates along the y-axis.

As shown in FIG. 2, the driving unit includes a motor 54 that provides rotational power, and a power conversion unit 55 that converts rotational power provided from the motor 54 into a horizontal reciprocating motion of the hanger bar 51. , A power transmission unit 56 for transmitting the power provided from the motor 54 to the power conversion unit 55, and a support frame provided outside the accommodation space 31 to support the above-described components ( 52).

The support frame 52 is provided with a support bar fixing hole 523 to which the support bar 53 is fixed. Therefore, one end of the support bar 53 is fixed to the support bar fixing hole 523, and the other end of the support bar 53 is accommodated through the receiving space through-hole 311 provided on the upper surface of the receiving space 31. It is located inside the space (31).

Meanwhile, in order to prevent the moisture or air supplied into the receiving space 31 from being discharged to the outside of the receiving space through the receiving space through-hole 311, a sealing member 312 is provided in the receiving space through-hole 311. It may be further provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the power transmission unit 56 includes a main pulley 561 coupled to the motor rotation shaft 541, a driven pulley 563 connected to the main pulley by a belt 565 or a chain, etc. It may be provided to include a rotation shaft 567 coupled to the center of the driven pulley.

The rotation shaft 567 is rotatably supported by a bearing housing B fixed to the support frame 52.

Meanwhile, the power conversion unit 55 includes a shaft coupling portion 551 coupled to the rotation shaft 567, a rotary arm 553 extending from the shaft coupling portion in a direction orthogonal to the rotation shaft, and one end of the rotary arm. A slot insertion portion 555 provided in and rotating about the rotation axis, and a slot 557 provided in the hanger bar 51 to accommodate the slot insertion portion 555 may be included.

In this case, the rotary arm 553 and the slot insertion part 555 are inserted into the conversion part through-hole 521 provided in the support frame 52, and penetrate the upper surface of the receiving space 31 to provide an accommodation space. (31) It is inserted into the slot 557 located inside.

The slot 557 may be provided in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar 51 or may be provided in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar.

When the slot is provided in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar, the hanger bar will reciprocate along the z-axis of FIG. 2, and the slot is provided in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar 51 as shown in FIG. If so, it will reciprocate along the x-axis.

Meanwhile, the moving hanger MH may further include a conversion unit cover 57 that prevents the power conversion unit 55 from being exposed to the outside.

In the moving hanger having the above-described structure, when the motor 54 rotates, the driven pulley 563 rotates, so the rotation shaft 567 coupled to the driven pulley also rotates. Accordingly, the slot insertion portion 555 will have the length of the rotary arm 553 as a radius and perform circular motion around the shaft coupling portion 551.

As shown in FIG. 4, the slot 557 provided in the hanger bar 51 may be provided so as to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar 51, and the length L is the rotation of the slot insertion part 555 It may be provided to have a length greater than or equal to the diameter of the trajectory O.

In this case, since the slot 557 will reciprocate along the x-axis even if the slot insertion part 555 performs circular motion, the hanger bar 51 to which the slot 557 is fixed will reciprocate inside the accommodation space. .

That is, the slot insertion unit 555 of the power conversion unit 55 is circularly moved along the rotational trajectory O by the rotational power provided from the motor 54, and the slot 557 is the slot insertion unit ( Of the force F provided by 555, the hanger bar 51 is moved only by the force component A in the direction parallel to the hanger bar 51, so that the hanger bar coupled to the slot reciprocates along the x-axis.

On the other hand, the length (L) of the slot 557 may be provided smaller than the diameter of the rotational trajectory of the slot insertion portion 555, in this case, the hanger bar 51 will reciprocate in the xz plane. .

The structure of the above-described moving hanger (MH) shows a structure in which the hanger bar 51 receives the power of the motor 54 through the power transmission unit 56, but the hanger bar 51 is It may be equipped with a structure that receives power directly. In this case, the shaft coupling portion 551 of the power conversion portion 55 will be directly coupled to the rotation shaft 541 of the motor.

Further, the power transmission unit 56 is a main driving gear coupled to the motor rotating shaft 541, the rotating shaft 567 is fixed, and the motor 54 is transferred to the power conversion unit 55 through a driven gear coupled to the main driving gear. It may be provided to transmit power.

On the other hand, the machine room 7 is provided to be separated from the accommodation space 31 and is a space in which a device for supplying moisture or air to the accommodation space 31 is accommodated.

1, the machine room 7 is located on the bottom surface of the receiving space 31, and the width (length in the x-axis direction) of the machine room 7 is smaller than the width of the receiving space 31. It is a feature.

This is to form a space in which clothes mounted on the hanger bar 51 are accommodated between the outer circumferential surface of the machine room 7 and the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space 31.

Therefore, the machine room 7 is preferably provided to have a width smaller than the width of the receiving space 31 at a corner where the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space 31 and the bottom surface of the receiving space meet.

However, the machine room 7 forms the bottom surface of the accommodation space 31, but is provided so as to form two spaces having at least one of a height and a width different from each other in the accommodation space 31. Other clothing may be provided to be accommodated in the accommodation space 31.

That is, when the surface of the machine room 7 is provided to connect opposite sides of the inside of the receiving space 31 so that the machine room 7 forms the bottom surface of the receiving space 31, the surface of the machine room 7 is height It may be bent and provided to have a car.

In this case, the air supply unit 35 and the air discharge unit 36 are provided on the bottom surface of the receiving space 31 (the surface of the machine room), but are preferably positioned at different heights.

On the other hand, the space between the outer circumferential surface of the machine room 7 and the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space 31 is further provided with an auxiliary accommodation space 9 provided to have a height smaller than the height of the machine room (length in the y-axis direction of the machine room). Can be.

The auxiliary accommodation space 9 provides a storage space in which clothing, accessories related to clothing treatment, shoes, etc. can be stored, and the auxiliary accommodation space 9 is formed of the accommodation space 31 as shown in FIG. 1. It may be provided with a drawer 91 and a drawer handle 93 drawn out from the bottom of the bottom surface.

In this case, the bottom surface of the accommodation space 31 is formed by the surface of the machine room 7 and the surface of the auxiliary accommodation space 9, but the height of the auxiliary accommodation space 9 is provided lower than the height of the machine room 7 Clothing of different lengths may be accommodated in the accommodation space.

Hereinafter, a structure of the machine room 7 provided in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

At least one of an air supply unit 71 supplying air to the receiving space 31 and a moisture supply unit 72 supplying moisture to the receiving space 31 is provided inside the machine room 7. Hereinafter, an air supply unit ( 71) and the moisture supply unit 72 will be described based on a case where both are provided.

The air supply unit 71 is a means for supplying heated air (hot air) or unheated air to the accommodation space.

When the air supply unit 71 is provided to supply unheated air to the receiving space 31, the air supply unit 71 is provided with a circulation duct 711 and a blower 715.

However, when the air supply unit 71 supplies hot air to the receiving space 31, the air supply unit 71 has a circulation duct 711 providing a flow path through which the air inside the receiving space 31 is circulated, and the circulation A heat exchange unit 713 for dehumidifying and heating air introduced into the duct, and a blower 715 provided inside the circulation duct to circulate the air in the receiving space 31.

One of an air intake part 36 and an air discharge part 35 is provided on the upper surface of the machine room 7, and the air intake part 36 and the air discharge part are provided on the upper surface of the auxiliary accommodation space 9 The other one of the parts 35 is provided.

However, since the height of the auxiliary accommodation space 9 is lower than the height of the machine room 7, if the air discharge part 35 is provided on the upper surface of the auxiliary accommodation space 9, the side surface of the machine room 7 and the accommodation space 31 ), it will be able to supply air to the clothing located in the space between the inner circumferential surfaces.

The air intake part 36 and the air discharge part 35 are the rear of the machine room 7 and the rear of the auxiliary accommodation space 9 (the edge where the rear wall surface of the accommodation space 31 and the upper surface of the machine room meet , It is provided on a corner where the rear wall surface of the accommodation space and the upper surface of the auxiliary accommodation space meet).

The purpose is to allow the user to easily clean the air intake part 36 and the air discharge part 35 by placing the air intake part 36 and the air discharge part 35 adjacent to each other.

In addition, when the air intake part 36 and the air discharge part 35 are provided in a position adjacent to the rear wall surface of the accommodation space 31, the air discharged through the air discharge part 35 condenses on the surface of the door 11 Can be prevented.

Since the circulation duct 711 must be provided to connect the air intake part 36 and the air discharge part 35, the circulation duct 711 is provided through the machine room 7 and the auxiliary accommodation space 9 Will be.

On the other hand, when the heat exchange part 713 is provided as a heat pump, the heat exchange part 713 is provided inside the circulation duct 711 to evaporate the refrigerant evaporator (E) and the circulation duct 711 A condenser (C) for condensing the refrigerant, a compressor (P) provided outside the circulation duct and allowing the refrigerant to circulate the evaporator and the condenser through the refrigerant pipe 714, and an expander (Ex) provided in the refrigerant pipe. .

In this case, the blower 715 is preferably provided between the condenser C and the air outlet 35, which generates a negative pressure (negative pressure) at the rear of the condenser C, thereby generating the circulation duct 711 There is an effect that internal air facilitates heat exchange with the evaporator (E) and the condenser (C).

When the blower 715 is located between the air intake part 36 and the evaporator (E), the blower 715 generates a positive pressure between the air intake part 36 and the evaporator (E) to supply air to the evaporator (E). It is done.

The positive pressure (positive pressure) formed between the air intake part 36 and the evaporator E may cause a problem in that the flow rate per unit cross-sectional area of the circulation duct is not constant depending on the shape of the circulation duct 711, but the condenser ( Since the negative pressure formed between C) and the air discharge part 35 can keep the flow rate per unit cross-sectional area of the circulation duct relatively constant, the blower 715 is provided between the condenser (C) and the air discharge part 35 desirable.

Meanwhile, the evaporator (E), the condenser (C), and the blower 715 are preferably provided in the circulation duct 711 located in the machine room 7 to facilitate maintenance of the heat exchange unit 713. It is for sake. That is, if a machine room rear door (not shown) communicating with the inside of the machine room 7 is provided on the rear surface of the machine room 7 and a duct door (not shown) for accessing the evaporator or the like is provided in the circulation duct 711, heat exchange It will be useful when repairing or replacing the part 713.

The evaporator E and the condenser C provided in the circulation duct 711 are connected to the compressor P through the refrigerant pipe 714, and the refrigerant circulates the evaporator and the condenser by the refrigerant pipe and the compressor.

The compressor (P) is provided outside the circulation duct (711). Since the volume of each component constituting the heat exchanger (713) is the largest, the height and width of the machine room (7) is capable of accommodating the compressor (P). It is preferable to be provided to have a minimum volume.

Accordingly, other devices (such as a moisture supply unit) having a height smaller than the height of the compressor may be disposed around the compressor P in the interior space of the machine room.

Even if the height and width of the machine room (7) are provided to have the minimum volume to accommodate the compressor (P), other devices provided inside the machine room (7) have a height smaller than the height of the compressor (P). 72 or the circulation duct 711 may be disposed around the compressor P and provided in the machine room 7. Accordingly, the laundry treatment apparatus 100 of the present invention can minimize the width and height of the machine room 7.

In addition, since the minimization of the width of the machine room 7 secures a space in which clothing can be accommodated between the side surface of the machine room 7 and the inner circumferential surface of the accommodation space 31, the present invention provides a storage space 31 ) Has the effect of accommodating long clothing such as coats.

The moisture supply unit 72 is a means for supplying steam or mist to the accommodation space. Hereinafter, the moisture supply unit 72 for supplying steam will be described as an example.

The moisture supply unit 72 is located in front of the compressor (P), a storage unit 721 for storing water, a heater 725 for heating the water stored in the storage unit (refer to FIG. 7), and inside the storage unit It may be provided with a moisture supply pipe 727 for moving the generated steam to the moisture discharge unit (37).

The moisture discharging part 37 is provided on the upper surface of the machine room 7 to supply moisture (steam) to the receiving space 31. The moisture discharging part 37 is also a rear surface of the machine room 7 (machine room It is preferable to be provided at the edge where the upper surface of and the rear wall surface of the accommodation space meet).

This is to prevent the condensation of steam on the surface of the door 11 as well as to facilitate the user's cleaning of the moisture discharge portion (37).

However, the moisture discharging part 37 may be provided on the upper surface of the auxiliary receiving space 9 unlike that shown in FIG. 5.

The storage unit 721 includes a water supply unit 723 coupled to a water supply tank 743 (refer to Fig. 6) provided in the machine room door 74 to introduce water into the storage unit 721, and the storage unit 721. A residual water discharge part 729 for discharging the water stored therein to the drain tank 745 (refer to FIG. 6) may be provided.

The water supply unit 723 may be provided as a pipe connecting the storage unit 721 and a water supply tank 743 to be described later, and the residual water discharge unit 729 includes a storage unit 721 and a drain tank 745 to be described later. ) May be provided with a residual water discharge pipe 7301 and a pump 7173 provided in the residual water discharge pipe 7191.

As shown in FIG. 6, the machine room 7 is provided with an open surface 75 that communicates the interior of the machine room with the outside of the machine room, which is opened and closed by the machine room door 74.

The machine room door 74 includes a door body 741 that closes the open surface 75, and a water supply tank 743 which is detachably fixed to the door body and stores water.

The door body 741 is provided with a handle 747, and the door body 741 may be provided to be detachably attached to the open surface 75, or is hinged to the machine room 7 to provide an open surface 75 It may be provided to be rotatable based on the lower portion of the.

The water supply tank 74 is a means for storing water to be supplied to the storage unit 721 of the water supply unit 72, and may be provided with a water supply tank lead 7431, a drain port 743, and a check valve 7435.

The water supply tank lead 7431 is detachably provided on the upper portion of the water supply tank 74, and a user can supply water to the water supply tank 74 through the water supply tank lead 741.

The drain port 743 is provided on the bottom surface of the water supply tank 743 to discharge water inside the water supply tank, and the check valve 7435 is provided in the drain port 743. Therefore, when the machine room door 74 is closed, the water supply part 723 of the water supply part 72 is inserted into the drain hole 743, and when the water supply part 723 is inserted into the drain hole 743, the check valve 7435 is a water supply tank. The water in the water supply tank 743 will move to the storage unit 721 of the water supply unit 72 since it rotates toward the inside 743 to open the drain port 743.

Meanwhile, the door body 741 may further include a drain tank 745 through which water stored in the storage unit 721 of the moisture supply unit 72 is recovered through the residual water discharge unit 729.

The drain tank 745 may be detachably provided on the door body 741, and a drain tank lead 7451 for discharging water stored in the drain tank, an inlet 753 into which the residual water discharge pipe 7301 is inserted, the It may include a check valve (7455) provided in the inlet (7453).

The inlet 753 is provided on the top of the drain tank 745. When the door body 741 closes the open surface 75, the residual water discharge pipe 7191 of the residual water discharge part 729 is inserted into the inlet 753, and checks when the residual water discharge pipe 7231 is inserted into the inlet 753. The valve 7455 rotates toward the inside of the drain tank 745 to open the inlet 753.

On the other hand, the machine room door 74 has a water level check unit (7411, 7437) that enables the water level (L1) of the water supply tank (743) and the water level (L2) of the drainage tank (745) to be checked from the outside of the machine room door (74). 7457) may be further provided.

The water level check unit is provided along the height direction of the body through-hole (7411) provided to penetrate the door body (741), the water supply tank (743) to check the water level inside the water supply tank window (7437), a drain tank It may be provided along the height direction of (745) and provided with a drain tank window (7457) capable of checking the water level inside the drain tank.

In this case, the body through hole 7411 should be provided at a position corresponding to the water supply tank window 7443 and the drainage tank window 7457, and the body through hole 7411 is as shown in FIG. 6(a). Likewise, it may be provided along the edge of the door body 741.

However, if the water supply tank and the drain tank are made of a transparent material, the water supply tank window and the drain tank window need not be separately provided.

On the other hand, the machine room 7 may be further provided with a condensed water recovery unit 73 for supplying the condensed water generated in the evaporator (E) to the drain tank 745.

The condensed water recovery unit 73 may be provided to directly connect the circulation duct 711 and the drain tank 745, but a recovery pipe connecting the circulation duct 711 and the storage unit 721 as shown in FIG. 7 (731), it is preferably provided with a pump 733 provided in the recovery pipe.

This is to simplify the structure of the interior of the machine room 7 by moving the condensed water generated in the evaporator to the drain tank 745 using the pump 7173 provided in the residual water discharge unit 729.

In this case, a condensed water storage unit is provided inside the circulation duct 711, and the condensed water storage unit includes a support plate 7111 on which the evaporator E is supported, a through hole 7113 provided to pass through the support plate, and a lower portion of the support plate. It is located to store condensed water and may be provided as a water collecting part 7115 to which the recovery pipe 731 is connected.

Therefore, the control unit (not shown) can not only drain the water remaining in the water supply unit 72 to the drain tank 745 by controlling the pump 7233, but also control the recovery pump 733 and the pump 7303 The condensed water generated in the evaporator E can also be drained to the drain tank 745.

As shown in Figure 7, the compressor (P) may be provided between the circulation duct 711 and the door body (741), as shown in Figure 8, the compressor (P) and the circulation duct 711 is a machine room It may be provided in a stacked structure along the height direction of (7).

In the case of FIG. 8, the compressor P may be fixed inside the machine room 7 by being spaced a predetermined distance above the circulation duct 711 (to prevent the vibration of the compressor from being transmitted to the circulation duct), or It may be fixed to the machine room 7 so as to be spaced a predetermined distance from the lower portion of the 711).

If the compressor P and the circulation duct 711 are stacked along the height direction of the machine room, it is possible to secure a longitudinal space (space in the z-axis direction) of the machine room 7 among the internal spaces of the machine room 7. There is an effect that various devices required for processing clothes can be further provided in the machine room.

In this case, the moisture supply unit 72 may be provided on the bottom surface of the machine room 7 and may be located in a space between the compressor P and the door body 741. However, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), when the circulation duct 711 is provided on the upper part of the compressor P, the condensed water recovery part is a recovery pipe connecting the collecting part 7115 and the storage part 721 ( It may be provided as a valve 735 for opening and closing the recovery pipe 731 by 731 and a control unit (not shown).

Meanwhile, the moisture supply unit 72 may be provided as shown in FIG. 9. That is, the circulation duct 711, the compressor P, and the storage unit 721 of the moisture supply unit may be stacked and provided along the height direction of the machine room 7.

In this case, the condensed water recovery unit may be provided with a recovery pipe 731 connecting the water collecting unit 7115 and the storage unit 721, and a valve 735 opening and closing the recovery pipe.

In addition, the water supply unit 72 may be provided to receive water through the water supply unit 723 directly connected to the water supply tank 743, but as shown in FIG. It may be provided to receive supply.

That is, the machine room 7 is provided with a temporary storage unit 724 connected to the water supply tank 743 when the door body 741 is attached and detached, and the storage unit 721 includes a connection pipe 7231 and a connection pipe. It may be provided to receive water stored in the temporary storage unit 724 through the pump 7233.

The temporary storage unit 724 stores the water discharged from the water supply tank 743 and is inserted into the auxiliary storage unit 723 to which the connection pipe 7231 is connected, and the auxiliary storage unit ( It may be provided as a withdrawal pipe 7241 for supplying water to 7243.

On the other hand, the above-described laundry treatment apparatus 100 has been described based on a case in which both the machine rooms 7 and the auxiliary accommodation spaces 9 having different heights are provided on the bottom surface of the accommodation space 31, but FIG. 10(a) As shown in FIG. 1, only the machine room 7 may be provided on the bottom surface of the receiving space 31.

In this case, the air discharge part 35, the air suction part 36, and the moisture discharge part 37 should be provided on the outer circumferential surface of the machine room 7. However, if the air discharge unit 35 is provided on the side of the machine room 7, there will be an effect of supplying air to clothes located between the side of the machine room 7 and the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space 31.

Although not shown in the drawing, even if the moisture discharge part 37 is provided on the side of the machine room 7, the above-described effect can be expected.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), when both the machine room 7 and the auxiliary accommodation space 9 having different heights are provided on the bottom surface of the accommodation space 31, the air discharge part 35 and At least one of the air intake units 36 may be provided at a position higher than the auxiliary accommodation space 9 but may be provided on the side of the machine room 7.

The scope of the rights is not limited to the above-described embodiments as the present invention may be modified and implemented in various forms. Therefore, if the modified embodiment includes the elements of the claims of the present invention, it should be viewed as belonging to the scope of the present invention.

100: clothes handling device 1: cabinet 11: door
3: clothing receiving unit 31: receiving space 35: air exhaust unit
36: air intake part 37: moisture discharge part 5: clothing support
51: hanger bar 52: support frame 53: support bar
54: motor 55: power conversion unit 56: power transmission unit
57: conversion part cover 59: lathe 7: machine room
71: air supply unit 711: circulation duct 713: heat exchange unit
714: refrigerant pipe 715: blower 72: moisture supply unit
721: storage unit 723: water supply unit 729: residual water discharge unit
73: condensate recovery unit 74: machine room door 741: door body
743: water supply tank 745: drainage tank 9: auxiliary receiving space

Claims (18)

A cabinet including an inlet on the front side;
A clothes receiving unit located inside the cabinet and including a receiving space for receiving clothes through the inlet;
A door provided in the cabinet to open and close the inlet;
Of the accommodation space including a first surface connected to one side of the accommodation space and a second surface connected to the other side of the accommodation space and spaced apart from one side of the accommodation space and provided at a position higher than the first surface Bottom side;
A machine room positioned below the second surface to form a space separated from the accommodation space;
A moisture supply unit located inside the machine room to supply moisture to the accommodation space;
An air supply unit located inside the machine room to circulate air in the accommodation space; And
Includes; a water supply tank and a drain tank that are detachably fixed to the front of the machine room and connected to the water supply unit,
A laundry treatment apparatus, wherein a length of the second surface in a width direction of the accommodation space is longer than a length of the first surface in a width direction of the accommodation space. The method of claim 1,
The first surface extends from the rear surface of the receiving space to the inlet,
And the second surface extends from the rear surface of the receiving space to the inlet and is positioned above the water supply tank and the drain tank. The method of claim 1,
An air suction unit located in the receiving space and configured to suck air in the receiving space to the air supply unit;
An air discharge unit located in the receiving space and discharging the air passing through the air supply unit to the receiving space; further comprising,
The laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that the air intake part and the air discharge part are installed at different heights in the accommodation space. The method of claim 3,
The air supply unit
A circulation duct forming a flow path for circulating air in the accommodation space;
A heat exchange unit provided inside the circulation duct for dehumidifying and heating the air introduced into the circulation duct; and
A blower provided inside the circulation duct to circulate air in the accommodation space; Including,
The blower is a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that located between the air intake part and the heat exchange part. The method of claim 4,
The heat exchange part,
A compressor provided outside the circulation duct and compressing and circulating a refrigerant;
An evaporator provided inside the circulation duct to dehumidify the air introduced into the circulation duct through heat exchange with the refrigerant;
And a condenser provided inside the circulation duct to heat the air passing through the evaporator through heat exchange with the refrigerant. The method of claim 4,
And a moisture discharging unit located in the receiving space and supplying moisture supplied from the moisture supply unit to the receiving space. The method of claim 6,
The moisture supply unit
The laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that located closer to the rear surface of the receiving space than the inlet. The method of claim 7,
The water supply tank supplies water to the moisture supply unit,
Wherein the drain tank stores condensed water condensed in the circulation duct or in the receiving space. The method of claim 8,
The water supply tank is
A water supply check valve for opening and closing a flow path for supplying water to the water supply unit on the bottom surface of the water supply tank,
The laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that the water supply check valve is opened when connected to the flow path. The method of claim 8,
The drainage tank is
And an inlet located at an upper rear surface of the drain tank to insert a residual water discharge pipe for discharging the condensed water generated inside the circulation duct. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising a; a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close the inlet,
The water supply tank includes a water supply tank window capable of checking the water level from the outside when the door is opened,
Wherein the drain tank includes a drain tank window capable of checking the water level from the outside when the door is opened. The method of claim 1,
A door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close the inlet; And
And a hanger bar provided in the width direction of the receiving space to place clothes. The method of claim 1,
The clothing receiving part
And a deodorizing unit for removing odors from clothes stored in the accommodation space. The method of claim 1,
The clothing receiving part
And a sterilizing unit that sterilizes the clothes stored in the accommodation space. The method of claim 1,
A shelf detachably provided in the accommodation space; And
And a shelf support provided at opposite ends of the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space to support the shelf. The method of claim 15,
The shelf is
A frame coupled to the shelf support; And
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising a plurality of bars spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance and fixed to the frame. The method of claim 1,
An auxiliary accommodation space located below the accommodation space to form a space separated from the accommodation space; further comprising,
The auxiliary accommodation space is a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that located below the first surface. The method of claim 17,
The laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that the width of the machine room is larger than the width of the auxiliary accommodation space.

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