KR102386713B1 - Laundry Treating Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothing support unit provided in an accommodating space for receiving clothes to support clothes, an air supply unit positioned on the bottom surface of the accommodating space to form a space separated from the accommodating space and supplying air to the accommodating space, and the and a machine room provided with at least one of the water supply units for supplying moisture to the accommodation space, wherein the width of the machine room is provided to be smaller than the width of the accommodation space, and the clothing support unit is disposed between the outer circumferential surface of the machine room and the inner circumferential surface of the accommodation space. The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus in which a space for accommodating mounted clothing is formed.

Description

Laundry Treating Apparatus

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus.

In general, a clothes treatment device is a device that performs various operations related to clothes (washing, drying, deodorization, wrinkle removal, etc.). It is a concept including a refresher for removing the

On the other hand, there is a trend in the development of the laundry treatment apparatus so that washing, drying, deodorization and wrinkle removal of clothing can be solved with one apparatus.

However, since the clothes treatment apparatus uses a drum in which clothes are accommodated and a driving device for rotating the drum, it is insufficient to deodorize clothes or remove wrinkles.

That is, in the conventional clothes treatment apparatus, deodorization or wrinkle removal is generally performed while the drum is rotating, and since the clothes put into the drum are in a crumpled state rather than a straightened state, there is a limit to removing wrinkles or deodorizing.

An object of the present invention is to provide a clothing treatment apparatus that can easily dry, deodorize, wrinkle, and sterilize clothing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes treatment apparatus having an accommodating space for accommodating clothes of different lengths.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of preventing damage to clothing and reducing power consumption.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cabinet provided with an accommodating space for receiving clothes, a clothes support part provided in the accommodating space to support clothes, and located on the bottom surface of the accommodating space, the accommodating space and and a machine room having at least one of an air supply unit for supplying air to the accommodation space and a water supply unit for supplying moisture to the accommodation space forming a separate space, wherein the width of the machine room is the width of the accommodation space and a space in which the clothes mounted on the clothes support unit are accommodated is formed between an outer circumferential surface of the machine room and an inner circumferential surface of the accommodation space.

The air supply unit is provided inside the machine room and is provided in a circulation duct for circulating air in the accommodation space, an evaporator provided inside the circulation duct to dehumidify the air introduced into the circulation duct, and provided in the circulation duct to the evaporator It may include a condenser that heats the air that has passed through, a compressor that is provided outside the circulation duct, and allows the refrigerant to circulate through the evaporator and the condenser.

The compressor and the circulation duct may be stacked in a height direction of the machine room.

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

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

The present invention further includes a machine room door for opening and closing the machine room, wherein the machine room door is provided on a door body for opening and closing the machine room and the door body so that when the door body closes the machine room, it is coupled to the storage unit to store the It may include a water supply tank for 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 in a height direction of the machine room.

The machine room door further includes a drain tank provided in the door body, and the water supply unit is connected to the drain tank when the machine room door closes the machine room, and the residual water for discharging 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 water supply tank is provided along the height direction of the water supply tank to measure the water level of the water supply tank. It may further include a checkable 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 for 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 the outer peripheral surface of the machine room and the inner peripheral surface of the accommodation space to provide a storage space, and to have a height lower than the height of the machine room.

The present invention further comprises an air intake unit provided in any one of the rear of the machine room or the rear of the auxiliary accommodation space, and an air discharge portion 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 unit and the air discharge unit, and a heat exchange unit 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 to dehumidify the air inside the circulation duct, the evaporator is provided inside the circulation duct to heat the air, is provided outside the circulation duct to circulate the refrigerant through the evaporator and the condenser. and a compressor to do so, wherein the compressor may be provided at an upper portion of the circulation duct or a lower portion of the circulation duct.

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

In addition, the present invention provides a cabinet provided with an accommodating space for receiving clothes, a clothes support unit provided in the accommodating space to support clothes, an air supply unit provided as a space separated from the accommodating space to supply air to the accommodating space, and and a machine room accommodating at least one of the moisture supply units for supplying moisture to the accommodating space, wherein the machine room forms a bottom surface of the accommodating space, and at least one of a height and a width is different from each other in the accommodating space. Provided is a clothing treatment device that forms a space for dogs.

In addition, the present invention provides a cabinet provided with an accommodating space for receiving clothes, a clothes support unit provided in the accommodating space to support clothes, an air supply unit provided as a space separated from the accommodating space to supply air to the accommodating space, and Clothing comprising a machine room in which at least one of the water supply units for supplying moisture to the accommodation space is accommodated, and forming a bottom surface of the accommodation space, but forming a height difference (step height) on the floor surface of the accommodation space processing equipment is provided.

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

In addition, the present invention provides a cabinet provided with an accommodating space for receiving clothes, a clothes support unit provided in the accommodating space to support clothes, an air supply unit provided as a space separated from the accommodating space to supply air to the accommodating space, and a machine room accommodating at least any one of a moisture supply unit for supplying moisture to the accommodating space, and 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 accommodating space; A surface and a surface of the auxiliary accommodation space form a bottom surface of the accommodation space, but the machine room and the auxiliary accommodation space have different heights.

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

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

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

1 shows a laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
2 to 4 show a moving hanger provided in the present invention.
Figure 5 shows the internal structure of the machine room and 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 is a view showing another embodiment of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

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

Unless otherwise specified, all terms in this specification have the same general meaning as understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, and if a term used in this specification conflicts with the general meaning of the term is subject to the definition used herein.

On the other hand, the configuration or control method of the device to be described below is only for explaining the embodiment of the present invention, not for limiting the scope of the present invention, the same reference numerals used throughout the specification refer to the same components represent them

An example of the apparatus for treating clothes of the present invention is a refresher for refreshing clothes, as well as a device for drying, deodorizing, and removing wrinkles from clothes.

Here, the term "refresh" means providing air, heated air, water, mist, steam, etc. to clothes to remove wrinkles and odors from clothes. It may refer to a process of performing deodorizing, sanitizing, preventing static electricity, drying, and the like.

In addition, the clothing referred to in this specification includes not only clothes and clothes, but also objects that can be worn by a person, such as shoes, socks, gloves, hats, and scarves, as well as dolls, towels, and blankets. It includes objects that use it, and includes all objects that can perform washing.

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

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

The clothes accommodating part 3 includes an accommodating space 31 provided inside the cabinet 1 , and the accommodating space 31 is opened and closed by a door 11 provided in the cabinet 1 .

In the accommodation space 31 , an air outlet 35 through which air is supplied to the accommodation space 31 , an air intake 36 through which air in the accommodation space 31 is discharged to the machine room 7 , and the accommodation A water discharge unit 37 through which water is supplied to the space 31 is provided.

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

On the other hand, the clothing accommodating part 3 may be provided with a direction part 33 for supplying a fragrance material to the accommodation space 31 , and the direction part 33 is a receiving space as shown in FIG. (31) may be provided on the inner peripheral surface.

In this case, the direction part 33 has an inner circumferential surface of the accommodation space 31 that is concavely bent to store a fragrance material storage unit (not shown) in which the fragrance material is stored, and the accommodation space 31 so as to be able to open and close the fragrance material storage unit. ) may be provided with a directional door rotatably coupled to the .

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

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, the clothes accommodating part 3 is further provided with a sterilizing part for sterilizing clothes by irradiating ultraviolet rays to the clothes stored in the accommodating space 31, and a deodorizing part for removing odors from the clothes stored in the accommodating space. can be

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

In this case, the clothes accommodating part 3 may further include a shelf support part 32 provided in the accommodating space 31 so that the shelf 59 can be detachably attached to the accommodating space 31 .

The shelf support part 32 is provided at opposite ends of the inner peripheral surface of the accommodating space 31, respectively, and it is preferable that a plurality of shelf support parts 32 are provided in the accommodating 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 units 32 provided at both ends of the receiving space 31 (refer to FIG. 1 (a)), and, if necessary, the shelf 59 ) so that the outer peripheral surface is supported by the shelf support part 32, it is possible to mount the clothes on the shelf 59 (refer to FIG. 1 (b)).

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

The moving hanger MH includes a hanger bar 51 having a receiving groove 511 in which the hook H of the hanger 200 is accommodated, and a support bar 53 supporting both ends of the hanger bar 51 . include

In this case, the support bar 53 is provided to pass through the upper end of the accommodation space 31 , and is preferably made of an elastic material, and the hanger bar 51 has both ends connected to the support bar 53 . As such, it is preferable to be positioned 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 movement in which the hanger bar reciprocates along the x-axis or the Z-axis, but also includes a case in which the hanger bar 51 moves in the X-Z plane.

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

As shown in FIG. 2 , the driving unit includes a motor 54 for providing rotational power, and a power conversion unit 55 for converting rotational power provided from the motor 54 into horizontal reciprocating motion of the hanger bar 51 . , a power transmission unit 56 that transmits 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 each of the above-described components ( 52) may be included.

The support frame 52 is provided with a support bar fixing hole 523 to which the support bar 53 is fixed. Accordingly, 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 .

On the other hand, in order to prevent 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. More may be provided.

3, the power transmission unit 56 is a main pulley 561 coupled to the motor rotation shaft 541, a driven pulley 563 connected to the main pulley and 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 the bearing housing B fixed to the support frame 52 .

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

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 through the upper surface of the accommodation space 31 to receive space. (31) 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 parallel to 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. 4 . Then it will reciprocate along the x-axis.

On the other hand, the moving hanger (MH) may further include a conversion unit cover 57 for preventing 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 rotating shaft 567 coupled to the driven pulley also rotates. Accordingly, the slot insertion part 555 will have the length of the rotary arm 553 as the radius, and will perform a circular motion about the shaft coupling part 551 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the slot 557 provided in the hanger bar 51 may be provided to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar 51 , and the length L is the rotation of the slot inserting 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 moves in a circle, the hanger bar 51 to which the slot 557 is fixed will reciprocate inside the receiving space. .

That is, the slot insertion unit 555 of the power conversion unit 55 moves in a circle along the rotation track 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 the 555), the hanger bar 51 is moved only by the force component (A) in the parallel direction, 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 to be smaller than the diameter of the rotation trajectory of the slot insertion part 555. In this case, the hanger bar 51 will reciprocate in the x-z plane. .

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

Furthermore, 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 power conversion unit 55 through the driven gear coupled to the main driving gear of the motor 54. 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 is a space in which a device for supplying moisture or air to the accommodation space 31 is accommodated.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the machine room 7 is located on the bottom surface of the accommodation space 31 , and the width (x-axis direction length) of the machine room 7 is provided to be smaller than the width of the accommodation space 31 . is characterized.

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

Therefore, it is preferable that the machine room 7 is provided so as to have a width smaller than the width of the accommodation space 31 at the corner where the inner circumferential surface of the accommodation space 31 and the bottom surface of the accommodation space meet.

However, the machine room 7 forms the bottom surface of the accommodating space 31, but is provided to form two spaces having different heights and widths in the accommodating space 31, so that the lengths are different from each other. Other clothes may be provided to be accommodated in the accommodating space 31 .

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

In this case, the air supply part 35 and the air exhaust part 36 are provided on the bottom surface of the accommodation space 31 (the surface of the machine room), but are preferably located at different heights.

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

The auxiliary accommodation space 9 provides a storage space in which clothes, accessories related to clothing processing, shoes, etc. can be stored, and the auxiliary accommodation space 9 is a storage space 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 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 lower than the height of the machine room 7, so The effect that clothes of different lengths are accommodated in the accommodation space can be realized.

Hereinafter, the 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 part 71 for supplying air to the accommodation space 31 and a moisture supply part 72 for supplying moisture to the accommodation space 31 is provided in the machine room 7, and below, the air supply part ( 71) and the moisture supply unit 72 will be described based on the case in which both are provided.

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

When the air supply unit 71 is provided to supply unheated air to the accommodation 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 accommodation space 31 , the air supply unit 71 includes a circulation duct 711 that provides a flow path through which the air inside the accommodation space 31 circulates, the circulation. It includes a heat exchange unit 713 for dehumidifying and heating the air introduced into the duct, and a blower 715 provided inside the circulation duct to circulate the air in the accommodation space 31 .

One of an air intake part 36 and an air exhaust part 35 is provided on the upper surface of the machine room 7 , and the air intake part 36 and the air exhaust 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 outlet 35 is provided on the upper surface of the auxiliary accommodation space 9, the side of the machine room 7 and the accommodation space 31 ) will be able to supply air to the clothes located in the space between the inner peripheral surfaces.

The air intake part 36 and the air exhaust 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) , provided at the corner where the rear wall surface of the accommodating space and the upper surface of the auxiliary accommodating space meet).

This is to allow the user to easily clean the air intake part 36 and the air exhaust part 35 by locating the air intake part 36 and the air exhaust part 35 adjacently.

In addition, when the air intake part 36 and the air exhaust part 35 are provided in a position adjacent to the rear wall of the accommodation space 31 , the air discharged through the air exhaust part 35 is condensed on the surface of the door 11 . can be prevented from becoming

Since the circulation duct 711 is provided to connect the air intake part 36 and the air exhaust 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 unit 713 is provided as a heat pump, the heat exchange unit 713 is provided inside the circulation duct 711 to evaporate the refrigerant (E), and is provided inside the circulation duct 711 . It may be provided as 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, it is preferable that the blower 715 is provided between the condenser C and the air outlet 35, which generates a negative pressure (negative pressure) at the rear of the condenser C to thereby generate a circulation duct 711. There is an effect of facilitating heat exchange with the air inside 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). will do

The positive pressure (positive pressure) formed between the air intake 36 and the evaporator E may cause a problem 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 outlet 35 can maintain a relatively constant flow rate per unit cross-sectional area of the circulation duct, the blower 715 is provided between the condenser C and the air outlet 35. desirable.

On the other hand, the evaporator (E), the condenser (C), and the blower 715 are preferably provided in the circulation duct 711 located in the machine room 7, which facilitates maintenance of the heat exchange unit 713. it is for 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 through the evaporator and the condenser by the refrigerant pipe and the compressor.

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

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

Even if the height and width of the machine room 7 are provided to have a minimum volume capable of accommodating the compressor P, other devices provided in the machine room 7 have a smaller height than the height of the compressor P, so the moisture supply unit 72 or the circulation duct 711 may be disposed around the compressor P and provided in the machine room 7 . Accordingly, in the laundry treatment apparatus 100 of the present invention, the width and height of the machine room 7 can be minimized.

In addition, since the minimization of the width of the machine room 7 makes it possible to secure a space in which clothes 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 the accommodation space 31 having a relatively small height. ) 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 receiving space. Hereinafter, the moisture supply unit 72 for supplying steam will be described as an example.

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

The water discharge unit 37 is provided on the upper surface of the machine room 7 to supply water (steam) to the accommodation space 31, and the water discharge unit 37 is also a rear surface (machine room) of the machine room 7 . It is preferable to be provided at the corner where the upper surface of the accommodating space meets the rear wall surface of the receiving space).

This is to prevent the steam from condensing on the surface of the door 11 as well as facilitating the user to clean the water discharge unit 37 .

However, unlike that shown in FIG. 5 , the water discharge part 37 may be provided on the upper surface of the auxiliary accommodating space 9 .

In the storage part 721, a water supply part 723 for introducing water into the storage part 721 by coupling to a water supply tank 743 (refer to FIG. 6) provided in the machine room door 74, the storage part 721 A residual water discharge unit 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 7291 and a pump 7293 provided in the residual water discharge pipe 7291 for connecting them.

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

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

A handle 747 is provided on the door body 741 , and the door body 741 may be detachably provided on the open surface 75 , and is hinged to the machine room 7 to open the open surface 75 . It may be provided rotatably based on the lower part 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 7433 , 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 7431 .

The drain port 7433 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 7433 . Therefore, when the machine room door 74 is closed, the water supply part 723 of the moisture supply part 72 is inserted into the drain hole 7433, and when the water supply part 723 is inserted into the drain hole 7433, the check valve 7435 is connected to the water supply tank. (743) rotates toward the inside to open the drain port (7433), so the water inside the water supply tank (743) will move to the storage unit (721) of the water supply unit (72).

Meanwhile, the door body 741 may further include a drain tank 745 in which water stored in the storage part 721 of the moisture supply part 72 is recovered through the residual water discharge part 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 7453 into which the residual water discharge pipe 7291 is inserted, and the A check valve 7455 provided in the inlet 7453 may be included.

The inlet 7453 is provided at an upper portion of the drain tank 745 . When the door body 741 closes the open surface 75, the residual water outlet pipe 7291 of the residual water outlet 729 is inserted into the inlet 7453, and the residual water outlet pipe 7291 is inserted into the inlet 7453. The valve 7455 rotates toward the inside of the drain tank 745 to open the inlet 7453 .

On the other hand, in the machine room door 74, the water level L1 of the water supply tank 743 and the water level L2 of the drain tank 745 can 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 and the water supply tank 743 to check the water level inside the water supply tank window 7437, the drain tank It is provided along the height direction of 745 and may be provided as 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 7437 and the drain tank window 7457. 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 provided with a transparent material, the water supply tank window and the drain tank window do not need to 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 as shown in FIG. 7, a recovery pipe connecting the circulation duct 711 and the storage unit 721 (731), it is preferably provided as a pump (733) provided in the recovery pipe.

This is to simplify the internal structure of the machine room 7 by moving the condensed water generated in the evaporator to the drain tank 745 using the pump 7293 provided in the residual water discharge unit 729 .

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

Accordingly, the controller (not shown) can drain the water remaining in the water supply unit 72 to the drain tank 745 by controlling the pump 7293 as well as controlling the recovery pump 733 and the pump 7293. The condensed water generated in the evaporator (E) can also be drained to the drain tank (745).

As shown in FIG. 7 , the compressor P may be provided between the circulation duct 711 and the door body 741 , and as shown in FIG. 8 , the compressor P and the circulation duct 711 are installed in the 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 apart (preventing the vibration of the compressor from being transmitted to the circulation duct) on the upper part of the circulation duct 711, and the circulation duct ( It may be fixed to the machine room 7 so as to be spaced a predetermined distance from the lower part of the 711 .

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

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

Meanwhile, the moisture supply part 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 along the height direction of the machine room 7 .

In this case, the condensed water recovery part may be provided with a recovery pipe 731 connecting the water collecting part 7115 and the storage part 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. 9, the water stored in the temporary storage unit 724 It may be provided to be supplied.

That is, a temporary storage unit 724 connected to the water supply tank 743 is provided inside the machine room 7 when the door body 741 is 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 7243 to which the connection pipe 7231 is connected, and the drain port 7433 of the water supply tank, and the auxiliary storage unit ( 7243) may be provided as an outlet pipe 7241 for supplying water.

On the other hand, the above-described laundry treatment apparatus 100 is described based on the case in which 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, but Fig. 10 (a) As shown in , only the machine room 7 may be provided on the bottom surface of the accommodation space 31 .

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

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

On the other hand, 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 as shown in Fig. 10 (b), the air outlet 35 and At least one of the air intake units 36 may be provided at a higher position than the auxiliary accommodation space 9 , and may be provided on the side of the machine room 7 .

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

100: clothes processing device 1: cabinet 11: door
3: clothing receiving section 31: receiving space 35: air exhaust section
36: air intake unit 37: moisture discharge unit 5: clothing support unit
51: hanger bar 52: support frame 53: support bar
54: motor 55: power conversion unit 56: power transmission unit
57: conversion unit 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: drain tank 9: auxiliary accommodation space

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a cabinet including an inlet opening at the front;
a accommodating space provided inside the cabinet and receiving clothes through the inlet;
a door that is rotatably provided in the cabinet and opens and closes the inlet;
a machine room that forms a space separated from the accommodating space inside the cabinet and is provided with an air supply unit for supplying air to the accommodating space and a moisture supply unit for supplying moisture to the accommodating space;
an air discharge unit located at the rear of the upper surface of the machine room and connected to the air supply unit to supply air from the air supply unit to the accommodation space; and
and a moisture discharging unit positioned behind and above the air discharging unit and connected to the moisture supply unit to supply moisture from the moisture supply unit to the accommodation space. According to claim 1,
Among the outer surfaces of the machine room forming at least one surface of the accommodating space along the front-rear direction of the cabinet, it is provided at a position spaced apart from the air outlet and is connected to the air supply to supply air from the accommodating space to the air supply. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an air suction unit for guiding. 3. The method of claim 2,
The air supply unit,
a circulation duct connecting the air inlet and the air outlet in the machine room to form an air flow path;
a heat exchange unit provided inside the circulation duct to dehumidify or heat the air flowing through the flow path; and
and a blower provided inside the circulation duct to form an airflow. According to claim 1,
The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moisture discharging part is located on a rear wall surface of the accommodation space. According to claim 1,
The upper surface of the machine room,
a first surface extending from the inlet to a predetermined depth in the front-rear direction of the cabinet; and
Including; a second surface inclined upward toward the rear of the accommodation space from the first surface;
and the air discharge unit is provided on the second surface. 6. The method of claim 5,
and the moisture discharging part is located on the second surface. delete delete delete 3. The method of claim 2,
and a water supply tank detachably fixed to the front surface of the machine room and connected to the moisture supply unit. 11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising; a drain tank which is detachably fixed to the front of the machine room and stores condensed water generated from the air supply unit;
One side of both side surfaces of the water supply tank is provided to face one side of both side surfaces of the drain tank, and is arranged in the width direction of the cabinet. 11. The method of claim 10,
The moisture supply unit,
a storage unit for storing water;
a water supply unit connecting the water supply tank and the storage unit;
a heater for heating the water inside the storage unit; and
and a moisture supply pipe for moving moisture generated inside the storage unit to the moisture discharging unit. a cabinet including an inlet opening at the front;
a accommodating space provided inside the cabinet and receiving clothes through the inlet;
a door that is rotatably provided in the cabinet and opens and closes the inlet;
a machine room that forms a space separated from the accommodating space inside the cabinet and is provided with an air supply unit for supplying air to the accommodating space and a moisture supply unit for supplying moisture to the accommodating space;
an air discharge unit connected to the air supply unit to supply air from the air supply unit to the accommodation space;
a water discharge unit connected to the water supply unit to supply moisture from the water supply unit to the accommodation space;
a first bottom surface connected to one of both sides of the accommodation space; and
A second floor surface that forms an upper surface of the machine room, is connected to the other side of both sides of the accommodation space, is spaced apart from one side of the accommodation space, and is provided at a position higher than the first floor surface in the height direction of the cabinet; including,
The second bottom surface is
a first surface extending from the inlet to a predetermined depth in the front-rear direction of the cabinet;
Including; a second surface inclined upward toward the rear of the accommodation space from the first surface;
The air outlet is located on the second surface,
The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moisture discharging unit is positioned at a rear of the air discharging unit. 14. The method of claim 13,
and a length of the second floor surface in the width direction of the cabinet is longer than a length of the first floor surface in the width direction. 14. The method of claim 13,
and a water supply tank detachably fixed to the front surface of the machine room and connected to the moisture supply unit. 16. The method of claim 15,
The first bottom surface extends from the rear surface of the accommodation space to the inlet,
and the second bottom surface extends from the rear surface of the accommodation space to the inlet and is positioned above the water supply tank. 17. The method of claim 16,
Further comprising; a drain tank which is detachably fixed to the front of the machine room and stores condensed water generated from the air supply unit;
One side of both side surfaces of the water supply tank is in contact with one side of both side surfaces of the drain tank, and is arranged in the width direction of the cabinet. 18. The method of claim 17,
and the first bottom surface is formed above the lower end of the water supply tank and the lower end of the drain tank. 14. The method of claim 13,
The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moisture discharging part is located on a rear wall surface of the accommodation space. 16. The method of claim 15,
The moisture supply unit,
a storage unit for storing water;
a water supply unit connecting the water supply tank and the storage unit;
a heater for heating the water inside the storage unit; and
and a moisture supply pipe that moves moisture generated inside the storage unit to the moisture discharge unit. 14. The method of claim 13,
Further comprising; an extension surface connecting the first floor surface and the second floor surface;
It is provided at a position spaced apart from the air outlet on any one of the second bottom surface or the extended surface of the bottom surface of the accommodation space and is connected to the air supply unit to provide air from the accommodation space to the air supply unit. The laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that it further comprises an air intake for guiding the. 22. The method of claim 21,
The air supply unit,
a circulation duct connecting the air inlet and the air outlet in the machine room to form an air flow path;
a heat exchange unit provided inside the circulation duct to dehumidify or heat the air flowing through the flow path; and
and a blower provided inside the circulation duct to form an airflow. delete 23. The method of claim 22,
The heat exchange unit includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a compressor provided outside the circulation duct,
and the circulation duct vertically overlaps with the compressor. 23. The method of claim 22,
The moisture supply unit includes a storage unit for storing water and a heater for heating the water inside the storage unit,
The heat exchange unit includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a compressor provided outside the circulation duct,
and the circulation duct, the compressor, and the storage unit are stacked and arranged so as to overlap in a vertical direction. 20. The method of claim 19,
A width formed by the air discharging unit in the front-rear direction is longer than a width formed by the water discharging unit in the front-rear direction. delete delete 14. The method of claim 13,
The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moisture discharging unit is provided above the air discharging unit. delete

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