KR20020074548A - Electronic automatic clothing drying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A fully automated die for drying clothing is provided to automatically manipulate a clothing drying die attached to a ceiling of a room by using a remote controller, thereby promoting the convenience of use and the utility of a space by keeping the clothing drying die as folded in case of non-use. CONSTITUTION: A fully automated die for drying clothing includes an RF transmitting part in the shape of a remote controller(10) for transmitting instructions of a user wirelessly, an RF receiving part(12) for receiving the signals transmitted from the RF transmitting part, a control part(14) to be input with the signals transmitted from the RF receiving part for generating corresponding control signals according to a stored program, a motor driving part(22) for rotating a motor forward or reversely according to the control signal output from the control part, a display part(18) formed of light emitting diodes for displaying the operation state with color, a limit position sensing part(20) for transmitting a stopping signal to the motor driving part to stop the motor at an upper or lower limit position, and a clothing drying structure(24) to be spread or folded in response to the winding or releasing of a wire by manipulating a wire winding element fitted in a rotation shaft of the motor.

Description

ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC CLOTHING DRYING APPARATUS}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic laundry dryer, and more particularly, to an electronic laundry dryer that can be extended or folded using a rotational force of a motor provided therein by using a remote controller (Remocon) that can be controlled wirelessly from a remote location.

In general, the ceiling-mounted clothes drying rack is adjusted to the height of the pedestal by pulling and slowing the rope by passing through a roller formed in the upper fixing rod of the rope (Rope) bound to the middle point of the pedestal.

Accordingly, in the case of hanging and drying the laundry on the clothes drying member installed in the pedestal, first lowering the pedestal, then hanging the clothes and pulling the rope to dry the pedestal, and when the drying is completed, the pedestal is lowered to recover the clothes. Next, when not in use, the rope was pulled again to raise the pedestal to facilitate space utilization.

However, the conventional ceiling-mounted clothes drying rack is required to be more comfortable in use because it is stored along with the person to pull the rope one by one.

In addition, since the length and quantity of the laundry drying member are limited, there is a inconvenience in that the space is very insufficient when there is a lot of washing.

An object of the present invention for eliminating the above-mentioned disadvantages is to provide a ceiling mounted electronic laundry dryer easy to use by adjusting the height of the pedestal with a remote control provided separately.

Another object of the present invention is to allow the length of the laundry drying member installed on the pedestal to be variable so that more laundry can be dried on the pedestal, and when the laundry is not dried, the auxiliary laundry drying member is installed to be folded on the pedestal. It is to provide a ceiling-mounted electronic laundry dryer that makes full use of the space under the ceiling where the equipment is installed.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the electronic clothes dryer of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the electronic laundry dryer of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing in detail the circuit configuration of the remote control of FIG.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main body of the electronic laundry dryer of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a partial perspective view for explaining the driving force portion of the electronic clothes dryer of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a partial perspective view for explaining the folding principle of the electronic clothes dryer of the present invention.

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10: remote controller 12: RF receiver

14 control unit 16 power supply unit

18: status display unit 20: motor drive unit

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is a wireless transmission unit manufactured in the form of a remote controller (Remote Controller) for receiving a user's command and wireless transmission; A radio receiver for receiving a signal wirelessly transmitted from the radio transmitter; A control unit which receives a signal transmitted from the wireless receiving unit and emits a control signal according to a program stored in advance therein; A motor driving unit for forward and reverse rotation of the internal motor according to the control signal of the controller; A status display unit comprising an LED for displaying the operation state of the device in the displayed color; A limit position detecting unit for stopping the driving of the motor by transmitting a stop signal to the motor driving unit when the rising limit position and the falling limit position are reached; It is to provide an electronic automatic laundry dryer including a laundry drying structure for folding or unfolding the laundry drying rack to the ceiling side by winding or unwinding the wire by a wire winding member fitted to the rotation shaft of the motor of the motor driving unit.

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

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the electronic clothes dryer of the present invention, the control box (1) to expand or fold down through the folding hole (1a) according to the control signal received wirelessly from the outside and the folding device Is provided with a plurality of folds (2) connected so that each node is rotated to expand down or folded in through.

A folding wire (Wire) 3 is fastened to the middle portion of each of the folding section (2) and moved up and down by the driving force from the control box, and the folding section (2) and the folding wire on the upper portion (3) is fixedly coupled is provided with a support frame (4) that rises during folding, descends during non-folding, and a plurality of main drying rods (5) for hanging the laundry that is fixed between the support frame and washed. In addition, a plurality of auxiliary drying rods 6 are arranged in parallel with the main drying rods 5 to hang laundry having a smaller volume than the main drying rods.

And, it comprises a remote control 10 for wirelessly transmitting a command input from the user to the control box (1).

The circuit configuration of the electronic laundry dryer of the present invention is as follows.

Figure 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing the configuration of the electronic laundry dryer according to the present invention, the remote control 10 that can open or fold the laundry dryer by pressing a function button at a remote location, and receives a radio signal transmitted from the remote control The wireless receiving unit 12 and the control unit 14 for analyzing based on the signal transmitted from the wireless receiving unit to issue a corresponding control signal is provided.

In addition, the power supply unit 16 is connected to the control unit 14, converts and supplies the home power (110V to 220V) to a predetermined level, and a status display unit for displaying the operation state corresponding to the control signal output from the control unit ( 18) and a limit position detecting unit 20 for outputting a motor stop signal when the preset upper limit position and the lower limit position are reached. At this time, the limit position detecting unit 20 is assigned to the up position detection and down position detection one by one, and to use a device having a function of detecting and outputting a predetermined limit position, for example, a general micro switch (Micro Switch), The state display unit has a two-color LED that changes color according to an operation state, and displays blue during driving and red during non-driving.

And a motor driving unit 20 for rotating the motor at a direction and a speed according to the control signal of the control unit, and a laundry drying structure 24 which is folded up or down and unfolded according to the rotational force of the motor driving unit. .

In the circuit diagram of the electronic automatic laundry dryer having such a configuration, the remote controller has the following configuration.

3 is a detailed block diagram illustrating a remote controller of an electronic clothes dryer according to the present invention, and a battery 30 for supplying a DC power of a predetermined level and a user for selectively performing one function of rising, falling, and stopping. A button input unit 32 comprising a plurality of buttons for input by pressing, a controller 34 for emitting a corresponding control signal based on a signal transmitted from the button input unit, and a status display unit displaying the operation state of the device in color. 36, and a wireless transmitter 38 for wirelessly transmitting the control signal output from the controller.

The main structure of the electronic laundry dryer receiving the control signal from the remote controller will be described in detail as follows.

4 is a block diagram showing in detail the main body configuration of the electronic laundry dryer according to the present invention, a voltage converter 40 for lowering an AC voltage of a home power supply, for example, 110V or 220V to an AC voltage of a predetermined level, and the voltage. A first constant voltage unit 42 for converting an AC voltage transmitted from the converter into a predetermined first DC constant voltage is provided.

Further, when the predetermined upper limit position and the lower limit position is reached, the limit position detecting sensor 44 which detects this and outputs a stop signal, and a second converting the constant voltage of the first constant voltage unit into a predetermined second DC constant voltage. A constant voltage unit 46 and a controller 52 for issuing a control signal for expanding or folding the laundry dryer according to the input signal is provided.

In addition, the controller 52 is connected to a status display unit 54 for displaying the operation state of the device, an antenna 48 for capturing a radio signal through the outside air, and the radio received through the antenna The wireless receiver 50 for transmitting a signal to the controller is connected. At this time, the communication method of the electronic automatic laundry dryer of the present invention uses either an infrared method or an RF method. In the infrared method, the antenna 48 is not mounted, and an infrared receiver is mounted.

Looking at the detailed characteristics of the above-described electronic laundry dryer as follows.

The limit position detecting unit detects whether the laundry dryer has reached a preset upper limit position or a lower limit position, and when the upper limit position reaches the upper limit position or the lower limit position, transmits a signal to the motor driver to immediately stop the operation of the motor. Do this. At this time, the limit position detecting unit may be any element capable of detecting a limit position and transmitting a signal to the motor driving unit to stop the operation of the motor, but in this embodiment, a micro switch is used.

The wireless communication method between the remote controller (FIG. 3) and the main body (FIG. 4) used in this embodiment is one of an infrared method and a radio frequency method, and the motor 58 of the main body includes a motor brake 60. You may or may not be provided according to a product.

The button input unit used in the present embodiment is variable according to the manufacturer's design rule, but consists of a down button for unfolding the laundry drying structure, a rising button for folding the laundry drying structure, and the like. When the voltage is applied to the next stage only when is pressed, and the motor stop button is added and the up or down button is pressed, the laundry drying structure is continuously driven up or down, and then the motor stop button is pressed to stop. Choose one and do it.

For example, the first constant voltage section uses a constant voltage IC " 7805 " for outputting the input voltage as a DC constant voltage of 5V, and the second constant voltage section uses a constant voltage IC " 7812 " for outputting the input voltage at a constant voltage of 12V. .

However, the first constant voltage unit and the second constant voltage may be provided to convert the voltage only once without converting the voltage twice. In this case, the home AC voltage may be input to convert the DC voltage of 10V only once. At this time, the constant voltage IC used is "7810".

The motor and the motor brakes 58 and 60 are provided with a spark killer. The spark killer functions to absorb and prevent spark current that may occur during motor driving.

The motor driving unit includes three relays for forward rotation, reverse rotation, and motor brake, one of three terminals of the motor being a common terminal to which a ground potential is applied, and the other to which a forward rotation signal is applied. And a terminal to which the reverse rotation signal is applied.

On the other hand, the conversion of the rotational force of the motor provided in the interior of the electronic laundry drying rack of the present invention to the vertical movement of the straight line will be described as follows.

5 is a perspective view for explaining a driving force of the present invention, a motor fixing frame 102 for fixing a motor provided inside the control box 1, and a motor 104 fixed to the motor fixing frame to provide a rotational force Is provided. At this time, the motor fixing frame 102 is formed with a first and second fasteners 106a and 106b formed in a circular shape to fasten the structure for power conversion.

In addition, a wire winding member 108, which is fitted and fixed to a rotation shaft of the motor, rotates as the motor rotates, and a first one positioned near the wire winding member and rotatably coupled to the first fastener. A wire winding guide 110a and a second wire winding guide 110b positioned near the wire winding member and rotatably coupled to the second fastener are provided.

On the other hand, the principle of folding or unfolding the folding of the electronic clothes dryer of the present invention will be described as follows.

Figure 6 is a partial perspective view showing a part of the internal configuration for explaining the principle of folding or unfolding the folding of the electronic clothes dryer of the present invention, so that the two times the folding section (2) can be rotated to each other at the middle and end The wires 3 are fixed to each of the intermediate portions, and the lowermost portions of the wires and the lower ends of the wires are fixed to one side of the support frame 4.

In addition, a long hole (T) is formed in a part of the support frame (4) so that the folding bar (2) located at the bottom is able to slide left and right, the inner side of the support frame on the first auxiliary drying rod The tip of (6) is fixed.

Therefore, the rotational force of the motor rotates the wire winding member to pull the wire through the wire winding guide and folds the clothes drying rack, and on the contrary, reversely rotates the wire winding member to loosen the wire wound through the wire winding guide. The clothes dryer can be unfolded, and the user can press the "up" or "down" button on the remote control to raise or unfold the clothes dryer and unfold it.

The motor uses an AC voltage of 110V to 220V, and the control signal of the motor is controlled by the DC voltage through the relay. That is, when the relay is turned on, the motor is driven while the AC voltage is supplied to the motor. When the relay is cut off, the motor is stopped because the AC voltage is not supplied to the motor.

By the way, the present invention may be manufactured by further including an electronic brake, in this case, because it can be quickly stopped at any position at any time, it can provide convenience in use, the electronic brake (Electronic Brake) is "brake pack ( Brake Pack) is called "Brake Pack" and can stop the motor when the power is applied and drive the motor, and press the stop button to lock the motor, this electromagnetic brake with a normal relay (Relay) Use it.

Therefore, the electronic laundry dryer of the present invention can be divided into four types, 1) RF (Radio Frequency) type electronic laundry dryer with electronic brake, 2) infrared type electronic laundry dryer with electronic brake, and 3) RF type electronic clothes dryer without electromagnetic brake and 4) infrared type electronic clothes dryer without electronic brake.

The present embodiment as described above is intended to be described by way of example, the central idea of the present invention is to use the RF frequency method or infrared method to allow the user to wirelessly lift or fold the clothes dryer to expand or unfold, the limit of the rise When the position or the lower limit position is reached, a ceiling mounted electronic clothes dryer is provided to automatically stop even without a separate user command. Therefore, an embodiment modified to be inferred therefrom also falls within the scope of the claims described below. It should be seen that it belongs.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment disclosed as described above, since the clothes dryer attached to the ceiling of the room can be folded and unfolded using a remote control, it is not only convenient to use during laundry drying, but also after washing and drying. You can take advantage of not taking up space.

Claims (7)

A wireless transmitter manufactured in the form of a remote controller for receiving a user's command and transmitting wirelessly; A radio receiver for receiving a signal transmitted wirelessly from the radio transmitter; A control unit which receives a signal transmitted from the wireless receiving unit and emits a corresponding control signal according to a program stored in advance therein based on the received signal; A motor driving unit for forward and reverse rotation of the internal motor according to the control signal of the controller; Status display unit consisting of LEDs to display the operation status of the device in the color displayed, A limit position detecting unit for stopping the driving of the motor by transmitting a stop signal to the motor driving unit when the rising limit position and the falling limit position are reached; And a laundry drying structure which folds or unfolds the laundry drying rack toward the ceiling by being wound or unwound by a wire winding member inserted into the rotating shaft of the motor of the motor driving unit. The method of claim 1, The wireless transmission unit and a battery for supplying a DC power of a predetermined level; A plurality of buttons for receiving a command from a user; A controller that recognizes a user's command by receiving a predetermined level of power each time the button is pressed; A status display unit which displays an operation state simultaneously with receiving the user's command; And a wireless transmitter for transmitting and wirelessly transmitting and receiving the user's command at the same time. The method of claim 1, The motor is driven by an alternating voltage, and the motor further comprises a spark killer connected to the spark killer to prevent the generation of sparks during driving. The method of claim 1, And a communication method between the wireless transmitter and the wireless receiver is one of a radio frequency band communication and an infrared communication. The method of claim 1, The motor includes a first relay for switching the forward rotation signal to the motor according to the control signal of the motor driver, a second relay for switching the reverse rotation signal to the motor according to the control signal of the motor driver, and the control of the motor driver. And a third relay for switching the electronic brake signal to the motor according to the signal, and an electronic brake that normally locks the rotation of the motor and rotates the motor upon receiving a predetermined control signal. Drying rack. The method of claim 2, The button input unit is a push-down button for continuously raising the laundry drying structure to a predetermined limit position even after pressing and releasing only once, and a down button for continuously lowering the laundry-drying structure to the predetermined limit position even after pressing and releasing it once. And, an electronic laundry dryer, characterized in that consisting of a stop button for stopping the rising or falling of the laundry drying structure. The method of claim 2, The button input unit is an electronic laundry dryer, characterized in that consisting of a rising button for raising the laundry drying structure only when pressed, and a down button for lowering the laundry drying structure only when pressed.