KR20060007250A - The laundry disposal apparatus and wrinkle reduction method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus and a method for reducing wrinkles thereof. Wrinkle reduction method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention includes a cabinet for forming a receiving space therein, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, and a drum drive motor for driving the drum in forward and reverse rotation; A method of reducing wrinkles in a laundry treatment apparatus for reducing a wrinkle of a laundry in a laundry treatment apparatus that performs at least one of washing and drying laundry contained in a drum, wherein the drum rotates forward and backward to wash laundry inside the drum. A posing step to sift a; A steam injection step of injecting steam into the drum while rotating the drum forward and backward; A temperature detecting step of detecting a temperature inside the drum; As a result of the temperature detection, characterized in that it comprises a steam supply stop step of stopping the steam supply to the inside of the drum when the detected temperature reaches the set temperature. As a result, the wrinkles of the laundry can be easily reduced, and the user's convenience can be enhanced by allowing the laundry to be easily worn or ironed immediately after the treatment.

Description

Laundry treatment apparatus and wrinkle reduction method {THE LAUNDRY DISPOSAL APPARATUS AND WRINKLE REDUCTION METHOD THEREOF}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional laundry treatment apparatus,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a control block diagram of the laundry treatment apparatus of FIG.

4 and 5 are a flow chart for explaining a wrinkle reducing method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11: cabinet 21: tub

31: Drum 33: Drum Drive Motor

51: steam generator 53: heater

54: steam water level sensor 55: steam water supply pipe

56: steam supply water supply valve 57: steam discharge passage

58: injector 61: control unit

62: mode selector 63: temperature sensor

65: quantity detection unit 67: timer

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus and a method for reducing wrinkles, and more particularly, to improve a user's convenience by allowing wrinkles of laundry to be easily reduced so as to be easily worn or ironed immediately after treatment. It relates to a laundry treatment apparatus and a method for reducing wrinkles.

In general, the laundry is treated in the form of a washing machine for washing, rinsing and dehydrating the laundry, a dryer for drying the laundry, and a laundry dryer or a washing machine for washing and drying the same machine. Implemented laundry treatment apparatus is used.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional laundry treatment apparatus. As illustrated, the laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet 11 forming an accommodation space therein, a tub 21 installed inside the cabinet 11 to accommodate washing water, and a tub 21 inside the tub 21. A drum 31 is rotatably coupled.

The front of the cabinet 11 is provided with a door 13 to store and withdraw laundry, and the tub 21 is disposed in the cabinet 11 along the front and rear directions of the cabinet 11. A support spring 23 and a damper 25 are respectively coupled to the upper and lower sides of the tub 21 so as to buffer the tub 21. The detergent supply unit 27 is installed on the front upper side of the tub 21 so as to supply detergent, and the water supply pipe 29 is connected to the detergent supply unit 27 so that washing water can be supplied.

The rear side of the tub 21 is provided with a drum driving motor 33 to rotate the drum 31, the bottom of the tub 21 is formed with a drain passage 35 provided with a drain pump 37 It is. One end of the condensation duct 39 is connected to the rear bottom of the tub 21 so that the air of the tub 21 can be drawn out, and the other side of the condensation duct 39 is disposed to extend upward.

The condensation duct 39 is provided with a water supply pipe 41 so as to supply condensed water into the condensation duct 39, and a blowing fan 43 at the upper end of the condensation duct 39 to draw and circulate the air inside the tub 21. It is provided. One end of the circulation duct 45 is connected to the outlet side of the blowing fan 43 so that the air passing through the condensation duct 39 can be circulated into the tub 21, and the other end of the circulation duct 45 is a tub. It is connected in communication with the upper front region of 21.

The heater 47 is installed inside the circulation duct 45 so as to heat the air flowing therein, and a temperature sensor (100) to detect the temperature of the air in the downstream region of the heater 47 along the air flow direction. 49).

With this configuration, in the state in which the laundry to be processed is accommodated in the drum 31, one of the plurality of operation modes for performing the washing and / or drying stroke is selected to perform washing and / or drying of the laundry. .

On the other hand, clothing stored for a long time in the closet, etc., is moist or damp due to the moisture, especially during the humid season such as summer, causing unpleasant smell by bacteria and / or mold, etc., can not be worn as it is. And / or ironing, etc., necessitates cleaning of clothes.

However, in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus, the washing course consists of washing, rinsing, and dehydrating strokes, and after carrying out the washing course, natural drying or a separate drying process, or ironing, etc. are further required to wear the stored clothes. Until now, there is a problem that not only consumes considerable water and power, but also takes a lot of time. In addition, when dehydration and drying using the conventional laundry treatment apparatus there is a problem that a lot of wrinkles generated in the laundry, the laundry is stiff when the fiber of the laundry is hardened during drying.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus and a wrinkle reducing method which can enhance the user's convenience by being able to easily reduce the wrinkles of the laundry to be easily worn or ironed immediately after treatment. will be.

According to the present invention, there is provided a cabinet for forming an accommodating space therein, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, and a drum driving motor for driving the drum in reverse rotation. A wrinkle reducing method of a laundry treatment apparatus for reducing wrinkles of the laundry of a laundry treatment apparatus that performs at least one of washing and drying of the received laundry, wherein the drum rotates forward and backward to sift the laundry inside the drum. Pore stage; A steam injection step of injecting steam into the drum while rotating the drum forward and backward; A temperature detecting step of detecting a temperature inside the drum; As a result of the temperature detection, when the detected temperature reaches the set temperature is achieved by the wrinkle reduction method of the laundry treatment apparatus comprising a steam supply stop step of stopping the steam supply to the interior of the drum.

Here, after the steam supply stop step, it is preferable to further include a cold air drying step of drying the laundry inside the drum by rotating the drum for a predetermined time.

After the steam supply stop step, the cold air drying step of drying the laundry inside the drum by rotating the drum, the temperature detection step of detecting the temperature of the drum during the cold air drying step, and in the temperature detection step It is effective to further include a drum stop step of stopping the rotation of the drum when the detected temperature reaches the set temperature.

It is preferable to further include a quantity detection step of detecting the quantity of the laundry before the steam injection step.

After the quantity detection step, it is effective to further comprise a forward and reverse rotation time determining step of determining the forward and reverse rotation time of the drum based on the detected quantity of the drum.

On the other hand, according to another field of the present invention, the inside of the drum having a cabinet to form a receiving space therein, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, and a drum drive motor for driving the drum in reverse rotation A laundry treatment apparatus for performing at least one of washing and drying laundry contained in the laundry, the laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a steam generator installed in the cabinet and generating steam to spray the drum; A plurality of general modes to perform at least one of washing and drying laundry in the drum, and spraying the steam generated by the steam generator in the drum, and rotating the drum forward and reverse to wash the laundry. A mode selection unit for selecting any one of wrinkle reduction modes to reduce wrinkles of the; When the selection of the wrinkle reduction mode by the mode selection unit is provided with a laundry treatment apparatus comprising a control unit for controlling the steam generator and the drum drive motor.

Here, when the wrinkle removal mode is selected, the control unit preferably controls the drum drive motor to stop after rotating the drum for a set time after the end of the driving of the steam generator.

The apparatus further includes a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the inside of the drum, and when the wrinkle removing mode is selected, the controller is configured to, when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches a preset temperature after the driving of the steam generator is finished. It is effective to control the drum drive motor so that the rotation of the drum is stopped.

It is preferable to further include a quantity detection unit for detecting the amount of laundry in the drum.

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

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a control block diagram of the laundry treatment apparatus of Figure 2, Figures 4 and 5 are each an embodiment of the present invention A flow chart for explaining a wrinkle reducing method of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an example. The same and equivalent parts as those described above and shown in the drawings will be described with the same reference numerals for convenience of description. 2 and 3, the laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet 11 forming an accommodation space therein, a drum 31 rotatably installed in the cabinet 11, and a drum ( 31, a drum drive motor 33 for driving forward and reverse rotation, a steam generator 51 for generating steam to be injected into the drum 31, and washing and drying laundry in the drum 31. Wrinkles to reduce the wrinkles of the laundry by spraying the steam generated by the steam generator 51 to the inside of the drum 31 and a plurality of general mode to be carried out at least one by rotating the drum 31 forward and reverse A mode selection unit 62 for selecting any one of the reduction modes, and a control unit 61 for controlling the steam generator 51 and the drum drive motor 33 when the wrinkle reduction mode is selected by the mode selection unit 62; It is configured to include.

The tub 21 is supported by the support spring 23 and the damper 25 to accommodate the wash water in the cabinet 11, and the drum 31 is capable of forward and reverse rotation in the tub 21. ) Is accommodated.

The inside of the cabinet 11 is provided with a water supply pipe 29 and a water supply valve 28 to enable water supply to the inside of the tub 21, and the tub 21 is circulated to draw and circulate the washing water therein. The flow path 42 and the circulation pump 43 are provided. An injection device 58 is provided in the upper front region of the tub 21 so as to inject the washing water into the drum 31, and a steam generator (top) of the tub 21 to generate steam. 51) is installed.

The steam generator 51 includes a case 52 that forms an accommodation space therein, a heater 53 that heats the water inside the case 52, and a steam that senses the water level inside the case 52. A water level sensor 54 is provided. One side of the case 52 is connected to the steam supply pipe 55 to supply water to be steam, the steam supply pipe 55 is provided with a steam supply valve 56 to open and close the flow path. have. The other end of the case 52 is formed with a steam discharge passage 57 so that the generated steam is discharged, the end of the steam discharge passage 57, the injection device so that steam can be injected into the drum 31 Connected to (58).

On the other hand, the control unit 61, which is implemented in the form of a microcomputer with a built-in control program, selects one of a plurality of general modes and a wrinkle reduction mode, and when the wrinkle reduction mode is selected, the amount of laundry inside the drum 31 is selected. And a mode selector 62 for selecting a mode so as to supply steam to the inside of the drum 31 based on the detection result and to drive the drum 31 forward and backward to reduce wrinkles of the laundry. The temperature sensor 63 for detecting the temperature inside the drum 31, the quantity detecting unit 65 for detecting the quantity of the inside of the drum 31, the steam water level sensor 54, and each operation time The timer 67 for calculating, the drum driving motor 33 for driving the drum 31, the steam water supply valve 56 for opening and closing the steam supply pipe 55, and the heater 53 are controllable, respectively. It is connected.

A method of reducing wrinkles of a laundry treatment apparatus having such a device characteristic will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 as follows.

In the state where laundry is accommodated in the drum 31, when the wrinkle removing mode is selected by the mode selection unit 62, the control unit 61 controls the drum driving motor 33 so that the drum 31 rotates forward and backward. (S10). At this time, the control unit 61 allows the quantity to be detected by the quantity detecting unit 65 (S20), and based on the detected amount of the forward and reverse rotation time of the drum 31 is calculated (S30). Here, the forward and reverse rotation time of the drum 31 is shortened so that if the amount of the interior of the drum 31 is large, so that the twist of the fabric can be prevented, and the forward and reverse rotation time of the drum 31 is relatively small It is desirable to make a long estimation.

When the drum 31 is reversely rotated according to the calculated forward rotation time, the controller 61 causes the timer 67 to calculate the driving time t _1i of the drum 31 (S40), and calculates the calculated drum 31. When the driving time (t _1i ) of) reaches the set time (t _1S ) (S50), the water level (L _i ) inside the case 52 is detected by the steam water level sensor 54 (S60). When the detected steam water level L _i is less than the set water level L _S (S70), the controller 61 controls the steam water supply valve 56 while the heater 53 is turned off (S80). Steam water is supplied to the inside of the 52 (S90).

When the calculated steam water level L _i is equal to or higher than the set water level L _S (S70), the controller 61 allows power to be applied to the heater 53 so that steam can be supplied into the drum 31. (S100). The steam generated by the heater 53 flows along the steam discharge passage 57 and is injected into the drum 31 through the injector 58. Here, the steam injected into the drum 31 is in contact with the laundry to flow between the fiber tissue of the laundry, so that the fiber of the laundry is in a soft state, and at this time, each laundry is subjected to the action of centrifugal force by the rotation of the drum 31. Is in close contact with the inner wall surface of the drum 31 is moved upward and the wrinkles are removed while repeating the operation falling from the upper side to the bottom. In addition, the hot steam injected into the drum 31 is in contact with the laundry to act on the bacteria and viruses in the laundry to sterilize.

Meanwhile, when the steam generated by the heater 53 is injected into the drum 31, the controller 61 may detect the internal temperature T _1i of the drum 31 by the temperature sensor 63 (S110). ). When the detected internal temperature T _1i of the drum 31 reaches the set temperature T _1S (S120), the drum 31 is rotated in a state in which the steam supply is stopped, so that the laundry is cooled and dried. The power of the heater 53 is turned off so that the so-called cold air drying may proceed (S130).

When a predetermined time elapses in the state in which the steam supply is stopped, the control unit 61 causes the timer 67 to calculate a driving time t _2i of the drum 31, that is, a cold air drying time (S140). When the driving time t _2i of the 31 reaches the set time t _2S (S150), the drum driving motor 33 is controlled to stop the driving of the drum 31 (S160). ) Is terminated.

Here, in a state in which the power supply of the heater 53 is turned off so that the supply of steam is stopped (S130), as shown in FIG. 5, the temperature T _2i inside the drum 31 by the temperature sensor 63. If (S135), the detected temperature (T _2i ) reaches the set temperature (T _2S ) (S145), the drive of the drum 31 is stopped (S150) may be configured to end the wrinkle removal process. .

In the above-described and illustrated embodiments, the laundry treatment apparatus implemented in the form of a washing machine is described as an example, but the present invention is applied to the laundry treatment apparatus in the form of a laundry dryer and a dryer.

As described above, according to the present invention, the drum is subjected to forward and backward rotation sifting the laundry inside the drum, steam injection step of injecting steam into the drum while rotating the drum, and the inside of the drum The temperature detection step of detecting the temperature of the temperature and, as a result of the temperature detection, the steam supply stop step of stopping the steam supply to the inside of the drum when the detected temperature reaches the set temperature, thereby reducing the wrinkles of the laundry easily It is possible to reduce the wrinkles of the laundry treatment apparatus that can enhance the user's convenience by being able to be easily worn or ironed immediately after treatment.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided a steam generator which is installed inside the cabinet and generates steam and sprays the inside of the drum, and a plurality of general modes to perform at least one of washing and drying the laundry inside the drum; Mode selection unit for selecting any one of the wrinkle reduction mode to inject the steam generated by the steam generator in the drum and to reverse the rotation of the drum to reduce the wrinkles of the laundry, and the wrinkle selection mode by the mode selection unit It is configured to include a control unit for controlling the steam generator and the drum drive motor when the selection of, can easily reduce the wrinkles of the laundry can be easily worn or ironed immediately after treatment to enhance the user's convenience There is provided a laundry treatment apparatus.

Claims (9)

At least any one of washing and drying laundry contained in the drum is provided with a cabinet forming an accommodation space therein, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, and a drum driving motor for driving the drum in reverse rotation. In the laundry treatment apparatus for reducing the wrinkles of the laundry of the laundry treatment apparatus to perform one, A pore step of sifting the laundry inside the drum by rotating the drum forward and backward; A steam injection step of injecting steam into the drum while rotating the drum forward and backward; A temperature detecting step of detecting a temperature inside the drum; And a steam supply stop step of stopping supply of steam to the inside of the drum when the detected temperature reaches the set temperature as a result of the temperature detection. The method of claim 1, And a cold air drying step of drying the laundry inside the drum by rotating the drum for a predetermined time after the steam supply stopping step. The method of claim 1, After the steam supply stop step, the cold air drying step of drying the laundry inside the drum by rotating the drum, the temperature detection step of detecting the temperature of the drum during the cold air drying step, and in the temperature detection step Wrinkle reduction method of the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises the drum rotation stop step of stopping the rotation of the drum when the detected temperature reaches the set temperature. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Wrinkle reduction method of the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a quantity detection step of detecting the quantity of the laundry before the steam injection step. The method of claim 4, wherein And a forward and reverse rotation time determining step of determining the forward and reverse rotation time of the drum based on the detected quantity after the quantity detection step. At least any one of washing and drying laundry contained in the drum is provided with a cabinet forming an accommodation space therein, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, and a drum driving motor for driving the drum in reverse rotation. In a laundry treatment apparatus that performs one, A steam generator installed in the cabinet and generating steam to spray the drum; A plurality of general modes to perform at least one of washing and drying laundry in the drum, and spraying the steam generated by the steam generator in the drum, and rotating the drum forward and reverse to wash the laundry. A mode selection unit for selecting any one of wrinkle reduction modes to reduce wrinkles of the; And a controller configured to control the steam generator and the drum driving motor when the wrinkle reduction mode is selected by the mode selection unit. The method of claim 6, When the wrinkle removal mode is selected, the controller controls the drum driving motor to stop after rotating the drum for a predetermined time after the driving of the steam generator is finished. The method of claim 6, The apparatus further includes a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the inside of the drum, and when the wrinkle removing mode is selected, the controller is configured to, when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches a preset temperature after the driving of the steam generator is finished. Laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that for controlling the drum drive motor to stop the rotation of the drum. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, Laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a quantity detection unit for detecting the amount of laundry in the drum.

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