KR20080019847A - Combined laundry machine having pedestal drying machines - Google Patents

Abstract

A washing/drying machine having a pedestal dryer is provided to dry different volume and kinds of laundries using two pedestal dryers which have different capacities. A washing/drying machine having a pedestal dryer comprises a washing machine(300), a first pedestal dryer(320), a laundry dryer(100), and a second pedestal dryer(120). The first pedestal dryer which has drying space and a first container receives hot blast from a first hot blast supplying unit. The first container supports the washing machine. The second pedestal dyer which has drying space and a second container receives hot blast from a second hot blast supplying unit. The second container supports the dryer. The first and the second pedestal driers have different drying capacities.

Description

Combined Laundry Machine Having Pedestal Drying Machines

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional clothes processing apparatus having a pedestal

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a clothes dryer and a second pedestal dryer of the composite apparatus according to the present invention

3 is an exploded perspective view of a second pedestal dryer

4 shows a cross section of a second pedestal dryer.

5 shows a composite device according to the present invention.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

100: clothes dryer 110: clothes dryer main body

120: second pedestal dryer 121: second pedestal dryer body

122: drawer 130: coupling means

140: second hot air supply device 150: second steam supply device

160: shelf 300: washing machine

320: first pedestal dryer

The present invention relates to a complex laundry apparatus, and more particularly, to a complex apparatus for washing or drying comprising a pedestal dryer of a new concept that serves as a pedestal and drying of the washing machine or dryer.

In general, the clothes treating apparatus refers to a device capable of washing, drying, or washing or drying clothes. Here, one garment treatment apparatus may perform only washing or drying functions, or both washing and drying. In addition, recently, a steam supply device is provided, and a clothing processing device having a refresh function such as wrinkle removal, odor removal, and static electricity removal of clothes, etc., has been widely used.

Meanwhile, conventional clothes processing apparatuses are classified into a front loading type or a top loading type according to a drawing direction of clothes. In addition, there is a vertical shaft type in which a pulsator or a washing tank is rotated and a horizontal type in which a drum is rotated according to the washing method. Representative examples of this horizontal type are drum washing machines or drum dryers.

Such clothing processing apparatuses are gradually increasing in size in response to user acceptance. In other words, the outer size of the clothes processing apparatus used for home use is gradually increasing.

In this large-scale trend, there is a disadvantage in terms of energy saving because it is necessary to drive a large-sized device for drying a small amount of drying objects.

In the case of the drum type dryer, there is a problem that the drum is rotated to tumble the object to be dried, which is not suitable for drying footwear. In addition, when washing footwear, a small amount of group 1 or group 2 is usually washed. When a conventional dryer is used to dry such a small amount of dry objects, a drum must be driven and a large heater And the fan must be driven, which is inefficient in terms of energy.

In addition, some consumers have a desire to complete a set of related devices, but conventionally, laundry-related devices sold on the market are very limited.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional clothes processing apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional clothing processing apparatus 1 includes a main body 10 forming an appearance and a control panel 11 positioned on the front or upper surface of the main body. Here, the control panel may include a control unit for controlling the operation of the clothes processing apparatus. Therefore, the user performs clothing processing such as washing or drying by operating the control panel.

Here, the clothes treating apparatus may be a washing machine, a dryer, or a washing machine and a dryer.

On the other hand, the conventional clothes processing apparatus may include a pedestal 20 for supporting the main body 10 against the floor. Here, the main body 10 is installed above the pedestal 20.

Such a pedestal was used only to support a conventional washing machine or dryer, but was not utilized for other purposes.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to provide a composite device that is integrally provided with a device related to washing, an object of the present invention is to provide a composite device including a new concept pedestal dryer.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a composite apparatus that can be efficiently and effectively dried according to the capacity of the drying target or the type of the drying target by including two pedestal dryers having different capacities with the clothes dryer. .

The present invention, a washing machine; A first pedestal dryer including a first container configured to receive a hot air from a first hot wind supply device and to dry the object to be dried, and to support the washing machine from below; A clothes dryer; A second pedestal dryer including a second container configured to receive a hot air from a second hot wind supply device and to dry the object to be dried, and to support the clothes dryer from below; It is a composite device for washing or drying comprising.

Preferably, the first and second pedestal dryers have different drying capacities. Therefore, any one of the clothes dryer, the first pedestal dryer, and the second pedestal dryer can be appropriately selected and used in accordance with the amount of the object to be dried.

In addition, even when drying a small amount of the drying object can be operated according to the type of the object pedestal dryer. For example, footwear can be dried in a first pedestal dryer and underwear in a second pedestal dryer.

The first hot air supply device or the second hot air supply device may be provided in the first container or the second container, respectively, or may be the hot air supply device provided in the clothes dryer.

In the case of using a hot air supply device provided in the clothes dryer, a means such as a pipe may be required so that hot air can be delivered from the hot air supply device to the first container or the second container.

Here, the hot air supply device as described above may include a heater for heating the air and a blowing fan to guide the heated air to the drying space of the container.

The blowing fan may be provided to blow air heated by a heater into the drying space, but in some cases, the blowed fan may be provided so that the heated air flows into the drying space by discharging the air in the drying space to the outside. . In the latter case, it may be suitable when a hot air supply device is provided in the container.

The apparatus may further include a first steam supply device supplying steam to the drying space of the first container, and a second steam supply device supplying steam to the drying space of the second container.

Similarly, the first steam supply device and the second steam supply device may be provided in the first container and the second container, respectively, or a steam supply device in the washing machine or the clothes dryer may be used.

The first and second pedestal dryers are preferably fixedly coupled to the washing machine or dryer mounted thereon by a coupling means. This is because the washing machine or dryer needs to be firmly supported on the pedestal dryer because the drum vibrates as it rotates.

The pedestal dryer includes both an input device, a display device, and a main control device so that the pedestal dryer can be operated independently without depending on another machine such as a washing machine or a clothes dryer. Alternatively, any one of the input device, the display device, and the main control device may be provided with the washing machine or the clothes dryer.

When the user wants to use the pedestal dryer, if the user inputs a command related to drying through the input device, the main controller controls the pedestal dryer according to the input command. Then, the information related to the operation state is displayed through the display device.

The container preferably includes a drawer that can be pulled forward. Drawers are easy to draw in and out of a dry object, and have the advantage of easy cleaning.

An air inlet may be formed at an upper portion of the rear wall of the pedestal dryer body, and an air outlet may be formed at a lower portion of the rear wall of the pedestal dryer body. The upper rear wall of the drawer communicates with the inlet, and the lower rear wall of the drawer communicates with the outlet.

In addition, the heater is preferably located in front of the inlet, the blowing fan is located in front of the outlet.

In addition, when the hot air supply device and the steam supply device is provided in the container, it is preferably provided between the rear wall of the drawer and the rear wall of the main body.

The pedestal dryer may further include a shelf on which laundry is mounted. The shelf also preferably partitions the inner space of the drawer up and down while allowing the partitioned spaces to communicate with each other. For example, a plurality of through holes may be formed in the shelf so that upper and lower portions may communicate with each other.

Here, the shelf is preferably installed inclined. It will be more preferable to be inclined downward in the direction in which air is introduced. As a result, the drying object placed on the shelf is directly hit by the hot air evenly throughout.

In addition, when the shelf is inclined as described above, in the case of shoes, the water in the inside flows downward, which is much more advantageous for drying.

Then, when the shelf is inclined as described above, the introduced hot air hits the shelf and is directed to the lower part of the shelf through the through hole, thereby smoothly circulating the hot air.

In addition, the rear wall of the drawer is preferably provided with an air guide for guiding air to the upper portion of the drawer. The air introduced into the upper part of the rear wall of the drawer is directed to the place where the object to be dried is not directed downward, which is more effective for drying.

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

First, the clothes dryer and the second pedestal dryer of the composite apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

Since the first pedestal dryer is not significantly different from the second pedestal dryer, the description of the second pedestal dryer will be described instead of the overall structure of the first pedestal dryer.

As shown in FIG. 2, the second pedestal dryer 120 serves as a stand of the main body 110 of the clothes dryer 100.

The second pedestal dryer 120 is provided on an upper portion of the second container 121 and the second container 121 having a space in which clothing is accommodated, so that the main body 110 and the second container 121 are provided. It comprises a coupling means 130 for coupling to each other. Here, the second pedestal dryer 120 supports the clothes dryer main body 110 with respect to the floor.

In addition, the second pedestal dryer 120 is provided on the upper portion, and may include a leg supporters 125 for supporting the side of the lower leg 117 of the clothes dryer.

Each leg supporter 125 has a first seating hole 126 formed so that the leg 116 of the washing machine can be seated in preparation for supporting the washing machine instead of the clothes dryer, and the clothes dryer leg 117. The panel is formed of a second mounting hole 127 formed to be seated.

The leg supporter 125 is fixed to the upper surface of the second container 121 through a screw or the like.

The leg supporters 125 are fixed to respective corners of the upper part of the second container 121, and the first seating holes 126 are formed at two leg supporters fixed to the front edge of the second container 121. The second seating hole 127 is connected to each other, and the first seating hole 126 and the second seating hole 127 are formed in two leg supporters fixed to the rear edges of the second pedestal dryer body. Are partitioned from each other. This is to facilitate the seating of the legs (116, 117).

In addition, the first seating hole 126 is positioned outside the second seating hole 127 based on a diagonal line of the lower surface of the clothes dryer main body 110. The reason is that the main body of the washing machine is usually made larger than the main body of the clothes dryer.

The coupling means 130, the coupling member 138 is provided on the side of the washing machine or clothes dryer and the second container 121 provided below the side, and the coupling member is the side of the washing machine or clothes dryer And a fixing member 135 fixed to the side of the second container 121.

As shown in FIG. 3, the coupling member may be formed of two or more coupling members 138 which fix both sides of the boundary of the hexahedral phenomenon to the second container 121 and the clothes dryer main body 110. .

In addition to the above configuration, the coupling member may further comprise a third coupling member (not shown) for fixing the second container 121 and the rear surface of the clothes dryer main body 110 to each other.

Here, the coupling means 130 may be made to correspond to the height change of the washing machine leg 116 or clothes dryer leg 117.

The fixing member 135, the first fixing member 136 for fixing the upper portion of the coupling member to the lower side of the washing machine or the clothes dryer, and the second fixing the lower portion of the coupling member to the upper side of the pedestal It consists of a fixing member (137).

Here, at least one of the first fixing member 136 or the second fixing member 137 may be formed of an adhesive material applied to both surfaces, for example, a double-sided tape.

Unlike the above, at least one of the first fixing member 136 or the second fixing member 137 may be made of a fastening means such as a screw.

When the fixing member is made of a screw as described above, the upper portion of the coupling member may have a fastening hole formed at a predetermined interval.

On the other hand, unlike the above, the means for coupling the clothes dryer main body 110 and the second container 121 may be variously modified.

In consideration of the stability side and the exterior design side, at least one of the left and right widths and the front and rear widths of the second container 121 is preferably equal to or longer than the left and right widths or the front and back widths of the main body dryer 110. .

Hereinafter, the configuration of the second pedestal dryer will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a cross-sectional view briefly showing the configuration of the second pedestal dryer.

The second pedestal dryer 120 has a drying space for accommodating the drying object. The drying space may be formed in the form of a drawer 122 that can be pulled forward from the front of the second container 121. And a second hot wind supply device 140 provided inside the second pedestal dryer container 121 to forcibly supply hot air into the space.

In addition, the second pedestal dryer 120 includes a second steam supply device 150 provided inside the second container 121 to supply steam to the drying space. In addition, the second steam supply device 150 may include a spray hole (not shown) to inject steam into the inner space through the upper or rear portion of the main body.

Here, the driving of the second hot air supply device 140 and the second steam supply device 150 is controlled through a main control device in the controller 123.

The controller includes an input device and a display device together. As an input device, a knob 212 for selecting a drying course or the like and various selection buttons 211 are provided. In addition, an LCD screen 201 and an LED 202 are provided as a display device.

The second hot air supply device 140 includes a blowing fan 141 for blowing air and a heater 142 for heating the air. That is, the blowing fan 141 is driven so that outside air flows into the inside of the drawer 123 and is discharged again to the outside. The outside air is heated through the heater 142 and then flows into the drawer 123.

Here, the heater 142 may be provided in various forms, such as electric, gas, etc., in consideration of the installation space of the pedestal dryer, it will be preferable to be electric.

Therefore, the second pedestal dryer 120 may perform a drying function through the second hot air supply device 140. Here, the heater 142 is preferably a heater capable of adjusting the capacity so that the temperature of the air to be heated is variable. This is because the specific clothing may be weak to heat, and rubber materials such as shoes are particularly weak to heat.

The second steam supply device 150 provides steam into the drawer. This steam is in contact with the clothing accommodated inside the drawer to perform sterilization, wrinkle removal and the like. Therefore, the refresh function may be performed through the second steam supply device 150. Of course, the above-described drying function may be performed in addition to the refresh function.

On the other hand, it is preferable that an inlet 171 through which air is introduced is formed in the upper rear wall of the second container 121, and an outlet 172 through which air is discharged is formed in the lower rear wall. The upper rear wall of the drawer 122 communicates with the inlet 171, and the lower rear wall of the drawer 122 communicates with the outlet 172. Accordingly, outside air flows into the drawer through the upper rear wall of the second container 121 and the upper part of the drawer, and air is discharged through the lower part of the drawer and the rear wall of the second container 121.

Here, the blowing fan 141 causing the flow of air and the heater 142 for heating the air may be provided between the rear wall of the drawer and the rear wall of the main body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the second hot air supply device 140 such as the blower fan 141 and the heater 142 may be provided anywhere on the flow path through which air is introduced and discharged.

4 is a view in which air is introduced into the upper portion of the drawer and discharged downward. On the contrary, however, it may be possible to flow into the bottom of the drawer and discharge to the top.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the laundry 162 is seated in the drawer 123, and the shelf 160 is partitioned to vertically partition the inner space of the drawer so that the partitioned spaces communicate with each other. This shelf is to allow the air supplied to the laundry 162 to be discharged smoothly.

Here, the shelf 160 is preferably formed with a plurality of through holes (160a). That is, the air above the drawer flows into the bottom of the drawer through the through holes.

In addition, the shelf may be installed to be inclined. In this case, the shelf is preferably installed to be inclined downward toward the place where air is introduced. This will allow air to be evenly supplied to the laundry seated on the shelf.

In addition, the air guide 161 is preferably provided on the rear wall of the drawer. The air guide 161 may perform a function of smoothly supplying air to the front of the drawer and at the same time dividing an inflow path of inflowed air and discharged air. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the collision between the incoming air and the discharged air to increase the efficiency of drying.

Meanwhile, various types of drying modes may be performed through the second pedestal dryer.

First, the user withdraws the drawer 122 to seat a small amount of laundry 162 such as cloth or shoes or a hat on the shelf 160. In the case of cloth, it is preferable to spread it on a shelf.

The user selects a desired operation mode according to the type of laundry through the input device of the controller 123. The operating mode may include various types of drying modes and refresh modes.

The various modes of drying may be divided into drying time, drying temperature, and the like, which will vary depending on the type of laundry to be dried. For example, for drying a small amount of cotton cloth, the drying mode may be set to a short drying time and a high drying temperature. In the case of shoes, a drying mode may be set to have a long drying time and a low drying temperature. .

That is, the air is forcibly supplied to the space where the laundry is accommodated according to the operation mode selected by the user, but the temperature or the air supply time of the air is changed.

In addition, when the operation mode is the refresh mode, hot steam is supplied to the laundry. Therefore, the steam is refreshed by the steam. That is, odor removal, wrinkle removal or sterilization of laundry is made. Thereafter, air supply for drying may be made as necessary.

The first pedestal dryer included in the composite apparatus according to the present invention is configured similarly to the second pedestal dryer. However, it differs in dry capacity. Preferably, the capacity of the first pedestal dryer is greater than that of the second pedestal dryer.

Since the drying capacity is different, the first hot wind supply device has a larger capacity than the second hot wind supply device. At least the capacity of the heater constituting the first hot wind supply device is greater than the capacity of the heater constituting the second hot air supply device.

Since the first pedestal dryer is not different from the second pedestal dryer except for the above difference in capacity, the detailed description thereof will be omitted as described above.

In addition, since the coupling relationship between the washing machine and the first pedestal dryer is the same as the coupling relationship between the clothes dryer and the second pedestal dryer, the description thereof is also omitted.

5 shows the overall configuration of the composite apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown, the first pedestal dryer 320 is located below the washing machine 300, the second pedestal dryer 120 is located below the clothes dryer 100, respectively, the washing machine 300 and the clothes dryer 100 as a pedestal. ).

The first pedestal dryer 320 has a larger drying capacity than the second pedestal dryer 120.

After washing using the washing machine 300, the user may perform drying using the clothes dryer 100, the first pedestal dryer 320, and the second pedestal dryer 120 by the type of clothes.

In addition, the footwear may be washed while the general clothes are dried using the clothes dryer 100 and dried using the first pedestal dryer 320 or the second pedestal dryer 120.

Or, depending on the user, the general clothing may be dried using the clothes dryer 100, the underwear may use the second pedestal dryer 120 having a small capacity, and the same footwear may use the first pedestal dryer 320. May be dried.

According to the present invention, a new concept composite device comprising a washing machine, a clothes dryer, a first pedestal dryer, a second pedestal dryer, and the like can be obtained.

According to the type of drying target, the user can dry them separately. For example, underwear and general clothing and footwear can be classified and dried, so that they can be conveniently and hygienically dried.

Claims (13)

A washing machine; A first pedestal dryer including a first container configured to receive a hot air from a first hot wind supply device and to dry the object to be dried, and to support the washing machine from below; A clothes dryer; A second pedestal dryer including a second container configured to receive a hot air from a second hot wind supply device and to dry the object to be dried, and to support the clothes dryer from below; Composite device for washing or drying, including. The method of claim 1, The first pedestal dryer and the second pedestal dryer is a combined device for washing or drying, characterized in that the drying capacity is different. The method of claim 1, The first hot air supply device is provided in the first container, the second hot air supply device is a composite device for washing or drying, characterized in that provided in the second container. The method of claim 1, The first hot air supply device and the second hot air supply device is a complex apparatus for washing or drying, characterized in that the hot air supply device provided in the clothes dryer. The method of claim 1, A first steam supply device for supplying steam to the drying space of the first container; A second steam supply device for supplying steam to the drying space of the second container; Complex device for washing or drying, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 5, The first steam supply device is provided in the first container, the second steam supply device is a composite device for washing or drying, characterized in that provided in the second container. The method of claim 5, The first steam supply device and the second steam supply device is a combined device for washing or drying, characterized in that the steam supply device provided in the washing machine or the clothes dryer. The method of claim 3, And the first hot air supply device and the second hot air supply device each include a heater for heating air and a blowing fan for guiding the heated air to the drying space. The method of claim 8, The first container and the second container is a combined device for washing or drying, characterized in that each comprises a drawer for receiving the drying object. The method of claim 9, Each of the first container and the second container has an inlet through which air is introduced into the rear wall, and an outlet through which air is discharged from the lower wall, wherein each heater is located in front of the respective inlets. Blowing fan is a composite device for washing or drying, characterized in that located in front of each outlet. The method of claim 9, wherein the first pedestal dryer and the second pedestal dryer, Drying object is mounted, the apparatus for washing or drying, further comprising a shelf for partitioning each of the inner space of the drawer up and down, but the partitioned spaces communicate with each other. The method of claim 11, Each of the shelves are installed inclined composite device for washing or drying. The method of claim 11, The rear wall of each drawer is a composite device for washing or drying, characterized in that each provided with an air guide for guiding the air flowing from the inlet to the top.

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