KR20080105499A - Air cleaner having the function of clothes care - Google Patents

Abstract

An air cleaner including function managing clothes is provided to realize various function such as drying of the clothes, management of moisture and ironing etc. and to improve comfort of the indoor. An air cleaner including function managing clothes contains a storage space(105) accommodating the clothes(10) inside, an inhalation hole(103) communicating the storage space outside, a main body(100) in which an exhaust pipe(104) is equipped, a door(101) which is combined in order to open and close the storage space in the main body, a blower(125) cyclically moving external air to the inhalation hole, the storage space, the exhaust pipe and an inside/outside of the main body, a heater(111) installed on the air flow path and heating up transferred air, one or more air cleaners(121) filtering contaminants and a humidifying unit supplying moisture to the transferred air.

Description

Air cleaner with clothing management function {AIR CLEANER HAVING THE FUNCTION OF CLOTHES CARE}

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an air cleaner with a clothing management function according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the air cleaner of the present invention shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the air purifier according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: 100 clothes: body

101: door 103: intake vent

105: storage space 107: communication port

109: installation space 111: heater

113: negative ion generator 115: steam generator

117: temperature sensor 121, 123: air filter

125: blower 127: exhaust duct

150: controller 151: controller

152: Enter key button 153: Display

The present invention relates to an air cleaner having a function of storing and managing clothes. More particularly, the present invention relates to an air cleaner having a function of filtering out contaminants of indoor air. Drying or applying moisture to moisturize, generate negative ions to remove contaminants and odors adsorbed on the clothes, and steaming the clothes to iron the clothes to make them fit. An air purifier having a management function.

With the concern for health and the improvement of living standards, the use of air cleaners to clean indoor air is becoming more common. The air cleaner mechanically filters contaminants of indoor air through a filter and chemically decomposes using anion or photocatalyst to create a cleaner and more comfortable indoor environment.

However, conventional air cleaners are relatively inexpensive and occupy considerable installation space. However, they are very inefficient in terms of cost and space utilization.

On the other hand, it takes a lot of time to naturally dry the laundry clothes, and also because it is difficult to dry naturally depending on the weather, in recent years, the use of a clothes dryer for forcibly drying the laundry by hot air is increasing. However, such a clothes dryer is also a burden to use in a normal home in terms of purchase cost and installation space.

And, depending on the type of clothing is often required to iron after washing, if you use a general iron, it is very cumbersome and time-consuming because a person must perform manual work. In order to avoid such a hassle, clothes can be stored inside and used to automatically iron the clothes, but these ironing devices are too expensive to use in general households that are not companies in the industry and occupy a lot of installation space. It is not easy to use.

In addition, in addition to the problems of drying, ironing, and the like of the above-described clothes, proper humidity management is required to keep the clothes well. In other words, in an excessively dry or humid condition, the ambient air may have a bad influence on the shape, texture, and strength of the garment. The influence may depend on the material of the garment, for example, leather or fur products. It will have a significant impact.

The present invention is to solve the problems as described above, an object of the present invention is to reduce the cost burden of the user to implement a variety of functions, such as drying and humidity management of clothes, ironing through an air cleaner that is essential household appliances It is to provide an air purifier with a clothing management function that can increase space utilization efficiency.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, there is provided a storage space for accommodating clothes therein and a main body provided with an inlet and an exhaust port for communicating the storage space to the outside; A door coupled to the main body to open and close the storage space; A blower installed at the main body to circulate outside air to the inside / outside of the main body through the inlet, the receiving space, and the exhaust port; A heater installed on the air flow path conveyed by the blower inside the main body to heat the conveyed air; At least one air filter installed on the air flow path to filter contaminants; And it is provided on the air flow path is provided with an air purifier having a clothing management function including a humidifying means for supplying moisture to the air to be transported.

In the air cleaner of the present invention, the humidifying means may be made of a steam generator to apply a heat or ultrasonic wave to water to make a steam state and to spray it to the clothes side.

In addition, the air purifier of the present invention may be configured to further include an anion generator installed on the air flow path is carried by the blower inside the main body.

More preferably, the humidity sensor installed in the storage space of the main body, and the control means for operating the heater or the humidification means according to the humidity inside the storage space sensed by the humidity sensor to control the dry state of the clothes It can be configured to include.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention described above will become more apparent from the following detailed description. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an air purifier with a clothing management function according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration, Figure 3 shows a control structure of this air purifier It is a block diagram.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the air purifier of the present invention, the main body 100 is formed with a storage space 105, the front portion is open so that the clothing 10 can be placed therein, and the main body 100 Door 101 for hinge opening and closing of the storage space 105, a humidity sensor 117 installed inside the storage space 105 of the main body 100, and the main body 100 of the main body 100. The heater 111, the negative ion generator 113 and the steam generator 115 installed in the lower portion, the blower 125 installed in the upper portion of the main body 100, and the controller 150 provided in the front portion of the door 101 Is made of.

An installation space 109 in which the heater 111, the negative ion generator 113, and the steam generator 115 are located is provided below the main body 100. In the front of the installation space 109 is provided with an intake port 103 to communicate with the outside, the upper communication port 107 is formed in communication with the storage space 105 is formed. The air inlet 103 is provided with an air filter 121 for filtering contaminants in the air flowing into the air inlet 103.

An exhaust port 104 is formed at an upper portion of the main body 100 to communicate with the outside, and an inlet side of the blower 125 is connected to the accommodation space 105, and a discharge side thereof is provided through the exhaust duct 127. Connected with 104. An air filter 123 is also installed in the exhaust port 104, and a general direction control wing for adjusting the blowing direction may be installed.

As described above, the inner space of the main body 100 communicates with the outside through the inlet 103 and the exhaust port 104 to form an air flow path through which air is circulated by the blower 125.

The heater 111 is to heat the air transported by the blower 125 to dry the clothes 10 stored in the storage space 105, as well as the installation space 109 shown, It may be installed at any position in front of the receiving space 105 on the air flow path.

The negative ion generator 113 generates negative ions in the air to be transported and functions as an air cleaning function such as decomposition and removal of odors and contaminants and a health promoting function by negative ions.

The steam generator 115 is a humidifying means for supplying moisture to the air to be conveyed, it may be made of a heated or ultrasonic structure. That is, the water may be heated by a heater to supply water vapor, or may be made by supplying ultrasonic waves to water to supply water in an atomized state. Precisely, only water vapor by heating corresponds to "steam" and the atomized water is different from steam, but both are referred to herein as "steam". Preferably, the steam generator 115 is made of a heating type, it is preferable not only to control the humidity of the storage space 105, but also to spray the steam in a high temperature state directly to the clothes 10 to function like a steam iron. .

The humidity sensor 117 detects humidity in the storage space 105 and transmits a detection signal to the controller. In addition to the illustrated position, a plurality of humidity sensors 117 are installed in various locations inside the storage space 105 to store the storage space 105. ) Can be configured to more accurately and objectively determine the overall humidity condition.

The control unit 150 is simply an operation button to selectively operate each operation unit, that is, the blower 125, the heater 111, the steam generator 115, the negative ion generator 113, and the like, It may be made of a manual control structure provided with a switch. More preferably, the controller 151 for receiving the detection signal output by the humidity sensor 117 to control the on / off and operating state of each operation unit, and an input key button for inputting a user's operation command ( 152, and an automatic control structure provided with a display 153 for displaying an operation state and a user input state of each operation unit. In the illustrated embodiment, a control panel structure installed outside the door 101 is provided. Illustrated.

Reference numeral 119 denotes a fragrance or deodorizer which releases a functional agent having a deodorant or aroma effect to the outside to remove the smell that is applied to the clothes or to impart the user's preferred fragrance.

On the other hand, although not shown, the inlet port 103 and the exhaust port 104 may be provided with a manual or automatic opening and closing means provided in, for example, a conventional air cleaner or air conditioner to block the inside and the outside as needed. .

The air purifier of the present invention configured as described above, in addition to the basic indoor air purification function, the clothes management function to control the moisture content of the clothes stored, the function of rapidly drying the laundry, the function of ironing clothes using steam, etc. I can do it.

First, the indoor air purification function will be described. The outside air is filtered through the air filters 121 and 123 installed in the intake port 103 and the exhaust port 104, and then discharged to the outside again, and the negative ion generator 113 is discharged to the outside. By supplying the air containing the negative ions generated by the room, it is possible to remove contaminants, odors and the like to make the indoor environment comfortable and healthy. In addition, by supplying the water produced by the humidifying means to the room as needed, this effect can be further enhanced.

Referring to the process of the clothing management function, the humidity sensor 117 detects the humidity of the storage space 105 in the state in which the clothing 10 is accommodated in the storage space 105, the humidity sensor 117 If the humidity sensed by the control unit 151 is higher than a reference value (which can be set differently according to the usage conditions such as season, place, type of clothing to be accommodated), the controller 151, the blower 125, and in some cases, the heater 111 ) Also works together to discharge the moisture in the storage space 105 to the outside to dry the clothes. On the contrary, if the detected humidity is less than the reference value, the humidifying means is operated by the controller 151 to supply moisture to the storage space 105. In this way, by adjusting the moisture to reduce the moisture in accordance with the humidity in the storage space 105 to contain the appropriate moisture, in particular, for the clothing of fur or leather material, it is possible to maintain and use a good state of clothing through optimized management It can extend the life. The clothing management function is not only automatic operation by the above-described sensor detection, but also manual operation by a user's operation.

In addition, when the heater 111 and the blower 125 are operated in the state of storing the washed or wet clothing 10 in the rain, the hot air is transferred along the circumference of the clothing 10 while the clothing 111 is operated. Quick drying of (10) is carried out. In this way, after the clothing 10 is dried, or if necessary, the clothing 10 may be stored to iron the clothing 10. That is, when the humidifying means is a steam generator 115 of the heating method, and the steam generator 115 is configured to inject hot steam toward the clothes 10 stored in the unfolded state by a hanger or the like, the injected steam By ironing of the garment 10 can be made, by drying and ironing in this way easily and quickly, it is possible to reduce the effort and time required for cleaning after washing the garment.

The air purifier of the present invention, when the clothes are odor odor after going out or the clothes are wet by rain, etc., without going through the cumbersome washing process, by temporarily storing the inside of the air cleaner to remove the smell, drying and sterilization, also the direction It is especially useful for making you feel like you are wearing fresh new clothes through treatment.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge of.

As described above, according to the present invention, in addition to the basic air purification function to the air purifier, by providing a clothes management function through the humidity and temperature control, drying and ironing function of the washed clothes, improving the comfort of the indoor air at a lower cost Of course, it is possible to provide a variety of clothing management functions, such as improving the storage state and extend the life of the clothing, the post-work for cleaning of the washed clothes, there is an effect that can improve the space utilization efficiency of the installation place.

Claims (4)

A main body (100) having an accommodation space (105) for accommodating clothing (10) therein and an inlet (103) and an exhaust port (104) for communicating the storage space (105) to the outside; A door 101 coupled to the main body 100 to open and close the storage space 105; A blower 125 installed at the main body 100 to circulate outside air to the inside / outside of the main body 100 through the inlet 103, the storage space 105, and the exhaust port 104; A heater 111 installed on the air flow path conveyed by the blower 125 inside the main body 100 to heat the conveyed air; At least one air filter 121 installed on the air flow path to filter contaminants; And An air purifier having a clothing management function including a humidifying means for supplying moisture to the air being transported on the air flow path. The method of claim 1, The humidifying means is an air purifier with a clothing management function, characterized in that consisting of a steam generator 115 for applying steam or heat to the water to make a steam state and spraying it to the clothes (10) stored. The method of claim 2, The air purifier having a clothing management function further comprises an anion generator (113) installed on the air flow path transported by the blower (125) inside the main body (100). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The heater 111 or the humidifying means according to the humidity sensor 117 installed in the storage space 105 of the main body 100 and the humidity inside the storage space 105 detected by the humidity sensor 117. Air cleaner with a clothing management function further comprising a control means for operating to control the dry state of the clothing.

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