KR20060078876A - Washing machine with a integrated drier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dryer integrated washing machine, and provides a dryer integrated washing machine including a laundry unit and a drying unit separated from the laundry unit in a space and integrally formed with the laundry unit. The drying unit may be equipped with a heat pump and a heater as a heating means to perform various drying modes, and as an additional function, may perform functions such as sterilization, antibacterial, deodorization and ironing. According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent damage or shrinkage of the cloth, and to reduce energy consumption during the drying process.

Dryer, Washing Machine, All In One

Description

Dryer integrated washing machine {WASHING MACHINE WITH A INTEGRATED DRIER}

1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a conventional combined use washing machine.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a dryer integrated washing machine according to the present invention with a model bottom.

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of the dryer integrated washing machine according to the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

40: washing part 42: drying part

51: first duct 52: third duct

53: second duct 55: air outlet

56: air inlet 60: injection part

62: UV lamp 64: antibacterial filter

66: Deodorization filter 71: Evaporator

72: condenser 74: compressor

80: heater

The present invention relates to a dryer integrated washing machine, and more particularly, to a dry combined washing machine of a new type integrally formed with the drying chamber and the laundry room separated.

Drying combined washing machine is a device that removes dirt by putting laundry with dirt in the drum, and applying washing and rinsing, dehydration and drying process by applying appropriate detergent and mechanical force.

1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a conventional combined use washing machine. Drying washing machine as shown, the tub 10 is installed horizontally by the spring (4) and the damper (5) inside the cabinet (2) or installed inclined downward in the rear, the tub 10 is installed inside the tub (10) And a drum (11) on which laundry is placed to wash the laundry, a door (3) connected to the cabinet (2) to open and close the front of the drum (11), and a motor to which the power is applied to forward and reverse rotation. (6) and a belt (7) connected between the pulley connected to the motor (6) and the pulley connected to the drum (11) to transfer the forward and reverse rotation of the motor (6) to the drum (11); , A water supply hose 15 for supplying detergent to the drum 11 through a detergent container 8 connected to a water supply source and storing the detergent, and a drain pump 16 to drain the washing water in the tub 10 to the outside. ) Is configured to include a drainage channel 17 connected thereto.

In addition, a drying duct 20 having a heater 21 and a blower fan 22 built therein and installed at an upper portion of the tub 10 to discharge hot air therein, and one side of which is connected to the lower side of the tub 10. And the other side is connected to the drying duct 20 is composed of a condenser 30 is installed on the side of the cabinet (2).

In particular, the condenser 30 is connected to the condensation duct 31 so that the air in the tub 10 is sucked into the drying duct 20, and formed on one side of the condensation duct 31 of the sucked air A water supply nozzle 32 is installed on the inner circumferential surface of the condensation duct 31 to condense moisture.

In the combined washing machine, as the blower fan 22 operates, the wet steam inside the drum 11 discharged through the air outlet of the drum 11 rises along the condensation duct 31 to the blower fan 22. It is sucked, and the moisture is removed by allowing the water to condense and flow down by the cooling water injected downward through the water supply nozzle 32 in the course of the rising of the wet steam along the condensation duct 31.

The dehumidification method used in such a washing and drying washing machine is to dehumidify the high-temperature, high-humidity air evaporated from the clothes by water cooling, and to heat the dehumidified air through a heater and then supply the drying drum to dry the clothes. The dehumidification efficiency is low because the contact area between water and the air of high temperature and high humidity is small, and therefore the drying time becomes long.

In addition, by using a heater, the clothes are often shrunk or damaged during drying in the process of drying at a high temperature, and as the drying progresses, if the contact between the laundry increases, static electricity may be generated.

In addition, in a drying method using only a heater, energy consumption is high due to high power consumption during the drying process.

 It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new drying method with no damage or shrinkage of the fabric.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an economical dry washing machine with improved drying efficiency and low energy consumption.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a combined dry washing machine that improves the convenience of maintenance and management of the cloth through various additional functions in addition to drying.

Other objects and features of the present invention will be more specifically set forth in the following detailed description.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a washing machine and a dryer integrated washing machine including a washing unit separated from the laundry unit and spaced and formed integrally with the washing unit.

The drying unit is preferably formed in the upper part of the laundry unit in terms of space utilization in the building, but is not necessarily the upper portion, it may be installed on the side or the rear.

The drying unit includes a drying chamber in which a dry object is stored, a heating unit for supplying heat to the drying chamber, and a duct communicating with the drying chamber and the heating unit.

Preferably, the drying chamber includes a hanger for hanging the object or a shelf for storing the object.

The heat generating unit may be a heat pump according to a vapor compression cycle, or a heater or a combination of both.

The drying unit is preferably provided with an injection unit for injecting water to the dried object, in this case it can be obtained a drying effect similar to the ironing in the drying process.

It is preferable to install an ultraviolet lamp, an antibacterial filter or a deodorizing filter in the drying unit to perform sterilization, antibacterial and deodorizing action together with drying.

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

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the dryer integrated washing machine according to the present invention, it is composed of a lower washing unit 40 and the upper drying unit 42. The washing unit 40 is washed in the same manner as a conventional drum washing machine, but a drying process is not performed. The drying unit 42 of the upper portion is a drying process only, it is preferable that the inner space is large to dry clothes of various sizes and types.

The drying unit 42 preferably includes a hanger rod 44 for hanging the object 46 and a shelf (not shown) in which the object can be stacked. Hanging the dry object to the hanger rod 44, and drying is carried out, it is possible to prevent the damage of the cloth is not generated wrinkles during drying.

3 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating the internal structure of the drying unit in more detail. As shown in the drawing, a first duct 51 and a second duct 53 are formed in the upper and lower portions of the drying unit 42, respectively. In the back of the drying unit, a third duct 52 communicating with the first duct and the second duct is formed.

Each of the ducts is a passage through which external air or dry air flows during the drying process, and an air outlet 55 and an air inlet 56 are installed at one side of the third duct corresponding to the back of the drying unit. In addition, the third duct is provided with an upper switch 54a and a lower switch 54b to block air circulation.

The second duct is provided with a heating unit for applying heat to the introduced air to convert it into hot air. Preferably, it is preferable to provide a heat pump constituting the vapor compression cycle, it is more preferable to provide a separate heater to diversify the drying mode.

In FIG. 3, an evaporator 71, a condenser 72, and expansion means 73, which constitute a thermodynamic cycle, are installed in the second duct, which are connected to each other by a pipe 75, and one side of the washing unit 40. It is connected to the compressor (74) installed in the steam compression cycle while forming a heat pump acts as a heat transfer to the inlet air. The compressor 74 is installed in the washing unit 40 in view of space utilization, but may be installed together with other components in the drying unit 42.

In front of each component constituting the heat pump, a heater 80 was installed by a separate heating means. As such, when the heat pump and the heater are used in combination, a two-way method or a multi-way heating mode is possible, and thus there is an advantage in that the drying method can be diversified according to the type of the fabric to be dried. In addition, the heat pump is excellent thermal efficiency compared to the heater, it is also very advantageous in terms of energy saving.

On the other hand, the drying unit 42 is provided with an injection unit 60 capable of spraying water. Such an injection unit may be installed at various places on the inner wall of the drying unit 42 to simultaneously spray moisture on the dry object in the drying process. The water sprayed from the spraying part in the drying process may have an effect of ironing the dry matter, thereby eliminating the wrinkles of the cloth. In addition, an ultraviolet lamp 62 may be installed at the other side of the drying unit 42 to perform a sterilization action in parallel.

In the third duct 52, an antibacterial filter 64 and a deodorization filter 66 may be installed to perform antibacterial and deodorizing effects on the air circulated.

Looking at the operation of the dryer integrated washing machine of the present invention having such a configuration as follows.

First, referring to the washing and drying function, the washing unit 40 in the lower can be washed by the rotation of the drying drum in the same manner as the conventional washing method. After washing the laundry is moved to the upper drying unit 42 is suspended on a hanger or arranged on a shelf. For drying, a heater or a heat pump is operated and the upper and lower switches 54a and 54b are blocked so that the air flows smoothly toward the air outlet 55 and the air inlet 56. In this case, air circulation is not generated in the drying unit, and drying is performed similarly to the dryer of the exhaust system.

As the outside air introduced into the air inlet 56 passes through the heater 80, the temperature rises to about 100 ° C. and flows into the drying chamber to dry the clothes. After the air is dried again, the air exits through the air outlet 55. After a certain time has elapsed, the drying of the building is completed.

Drying using a heater corresponds to a high temperature drying mode. On the other hand, in the present invention, the drying process may be performed in a low temperature drying mode using a heat pump in addition to the heater 80 as a heating means. The heater is turned off and the compressor 74 is operated to start the heat pump. While passing through the condenser 72, the low-temperature air of about 50 ~ 60 ℃ flows into the drying unit to perform drying without damaging or shrinking the clothing.

As such, the heater and the heat pump may be operated separately, but in some cases, the heater and the heat pump may be used together in the drying process. For example, it is possible to save energy by driving the heater in the high temperature mode at the beginning of drying, and driving the heat pump after the heater is turned off at the end of drying, and also prevents the fabric from being damaged by the hot air at the end of drying. will be.

Dryer integrated washing machine according to the present invention can perform the following additional functions in addition to the drying action.

For example, the clothes worn for a certain time without washing can be placed in a drying room, and then the smell of foreign matter or the like remaining in the clothes can be removed. In this case, the heater or the heat pump need not be driven, and the upper and lower switches 54a and 54b are opened and a fan (not shown) is driven to allow good circulation of air. Air circulating in the first duct, the second duct, and the third duct passes through the antibacterial filter 64 and the deodorization filter 66, and foreign matters are removed, and odors caused by contaminants and the like are also removed. In this process, by discharging the ultraviolet lamp installed inside the drying unit, the sterilization effect can be parallel.

This, sterilization / antibacterial / deodorizing function can be achieved in the drying process, for example, at the beginning of the drying and closing the upper and lower switch (54a, 54b) to drive only the heat pump or heater to perform only the drying process, the end of the drying In this case, the upper and lower switches 54a and 54b may be opened and air may be circulated so that additional functions may be performed.

On the other hand, without washing the cloth may be running the heater in the drying unit while at the same time spraying water from the spray unit may perform the ironing replacement function.

As described above, the dryer-type washing machine according to the present invention may prevent damage to the cloth because the drying process is not a drum type or a shelf type or a hanger type, and may obtain an effect similar to ironing.

In addition, by applying a heat pump to dry the clothing at a low temperature it is possible to prevent the fabric from being damaged or shrunk during the drying process, it is also possible to obtain the effect of energy saving. In addition, by using a heat pump and a heater together, the drying efficiency can be improved, and various drying modes (for example, rapid drying, low temperature drying, etc.) can be set, thereby satisfying various needs of consumers.

In addition, UV lamps and antimicrobial / thermal filters can remove residual odors of clothing without performing the drying process, and can also replace the ironing effect.

Claims (9)

Laundry, Separate from the laundry and includes a drying unit formed integrally with the laundry Dryer integrated washing machine. The dryer integrated washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the drying unit is formed on the washing unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the drying unit A drying chamber in which dry items are stored, Heating unit for supplying heat to the drying chamber and It includes a duct communicating with the drying chamber and the heating portion Dryer integrated washing machine. The dryer integrated washing machine according to claim 3, wherein the drying chamber includes a hanger for hanging the object or a shelf for storing the object. 5. The integrated dryer of claim 3, wherein the heat generating unit is a heat pump. The dryer integrated washing machine according to claim 3, wherein the heat generating unit is a heater. The dryer integrated washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the drying unit is provided with a spraying unit for injecting water into the object to be dried. The dryer integrated washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the drying unit is provided with an ultraviolet lamp. The dryer integrated washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the drying unit is provided with an antibacterial or deodorizing filter.

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