KR20090013965A - Laundry treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A clothes treatment device including a turbulence generator is provided to supply hot air to the clothes with a turbulence generator to evenly dry the clothes regardless of the location of the clothes. A clothes treatment device comprises a cabinet(10) including accommodation space(20) containing clothes, a hot air supplying device(30) heating up the air in order to supply the heated air to the accommodation space and a turbulence generator(60), including a turbulence fan, generating the turbulence inside of the accommodation space. The hot air, which is heated by the hot air supplying device, flows at the accommodation space inside following a circulation flow path. The turbulence generator generates the turbulence, so that the heated air is supplied to the dead area of the accommodation space inside.

Description

Clothing Treatment Device {Laundry Treating Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, and more particularly, to a laundry treatment apparatus capable of uniformizing the conditions inside the laundry treatment apparatus.

In general, the laundry treatment apparatus is a device that performs various operations related to clothes, and includes many apparatuses such as a laundry machine for washing clothes and a clothes dryer for drying wet clothes.

In the various clothes treating apparatuses described above, the present invention mainly relates to a refreshing apparatus for performing a clothes recycling process.

After the washing or wearing of the garment, the refreshing device supplies hot air to remove wrinkles or entanglement generated in the garment or to remove moisture contained in the garment, thereby improving the overall state of the garment. Perform.

The refreshing device is mainly provided with a device for supplying hot air to supply a hot air to the space in which the clothes are stored, thereby performing a refreshing stroke in many cases.

However, when hot air is supplied to a space in which the garment is stored, the hot air is generally circulated along a predetermined path. Therefore, a phenomenon in which the hot air does not sufficiently reach the site not included in the path occurred.

Therefore, when the clothes are put in a portion that does not correspond to the path of the hot air inside the clothes processing apparatus, a problem such as relatively low temperature and dehumidification does not proceed properly.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to allow the hot air is evenly supplied to the inside of the clothes processing apparatus so that the clothes treatment can be performed under the same conditions.

In another aspect, the present invention is to provide an improved clothes handling environment by allowing the steam or air freshener evenly distributed in the clothes processing device even when steam or air freshener is injected without circulation of air in the clothes processing device. For sake.

An object of the present invention as described above, the cabinet formed with a receiving space for receiving clothing; A hot air supply device for heating air to supply hot air to the accommodation space; And a turbulence generating device for generating turbulent flow in the accommodation space.

Here, the hot air heated in the hot air supply device flows while forming a predetermined circulation passage in the receiving space, and the turbulence generator is a turbulent flow so that hot air is supplied to a predetermined portion that does not correspond to the circulation passage in the receiving space. It is preferable to generate.

Here, the turbulence generating device is preferably made of a turbulence forming fan.

The apparatus may further include a circulation fan for circulating the hot air heated in the hot air supply device into the accommodation space, wherein the hot air is supplied from the rear surface of the accommodation space to the front of the accommodation space. It is possible to form a circulation passage discharged to the bottom.

Here, the turbulence forming fan is preferably formed at the front upper end of the receiving space.

In addition, a plurality of temperature sensors for measuring the temperature of the accommodation space may be further included.

Here, the temperature sensor includes a first sensor installed in the circulation flow path of the hot wind and a second sensor installed at a predetermined portion that does not correspond to the circulation flow path of the hot wind, measured by the first and second sensors It is preferable that the turbulence forming fan be driven when the temperature difference is more than a predetermined value.

On the other hand, the clothes treatment apparatus further comprises a steam generating device for supplying steam therein, it is preferable that the turbulence generating device is driven so that the steam is evenly injected into the accommodation space when the steam generator is driven.

As described above, the clothing treatment apparatus according to the present invention has the effect that the hot air is evenly distributed, so that the clothing treatment process is performed under the same conditions regardless of the position where the clothing is stored.

In addition, not only the hot air, but also to distribute the material such as steam provided in the clothing treatment process evenly in the space in which the clothing is stored, there is an effect of improving the clothing processing environment inside the receiving space.

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

1 is a front view showing a clothes treating apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the inside of the clothes handling apparatus of FIG.

The cabinet 10 forms an appearance of a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention, and an accommodation space 20 for accommodating clothes therein and various components described below are installed therein.

First, the cabinet 10 includes an accommodating space 20 in which clothing for which a regeneration treatment is required is accommodated. And it is installed in the cabinet 10 includes a hot air supply device 30 for heating the air to supply hot air to the receiving space (20). In addition, it is installed in the cabinet 10 includes a turbulence generating device 60 for generating turbulence in the receiving space (20).

Hereinafter, each component described above will be described in detail.

The cabinet 10 forms an outer appearance of the clothes treating apparatus and forms an accommodation space 20 for accommodating clothes for which a regeneration treatment is required. In addition, the front surface is preferably surrounded by a cover to seal the receiving space 20. And the door 11 is installed on one surface to be opened and closed when storing the clothes into the accommodation space (20). In addition, various operation switches (not shown) for driving the clothes treating apparatus may be formed on an outer surface of the cabinet 10.

The hot air supply device 30 is installed inside the cabinet 10 to supply hot air to the accommodation space 20. The hot air supply device 30 may supply hot air using a heater or a thermoelectric element according to the capacity of the accommodation space 20. However, a hot air supply device 30 that supplies hot air using a heat pump capable of performing a dehumidification function at the same time as the hot air supply is preferable.

The hot air supply device 30 applied to this embodiment is a heat pump, which is similar to a heat pump used in an air conditioner or the like. That is, the hot air supply device 30 includes an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve through which the refrigerant circulates. In this case, the refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator to absorb latent heat of the surrounding air, thereby cooling the air to condense and remove moisture in the air. In addition, when the refrigerant is condensed in the condenser via the compressor, the latent heat is released toward the surrounding air to heat the surrounding air. Therefore, the evaporator and the condenser serve as a heat exchanger, and the air introduced into the hot air supply device 30 is dehumidified and heated through the evaporator 24 and the condenser 28.

The hot air supply device 30 is preferably installed on the lower side inside the cabinet (10). In general, hot air has a property of rising, and when the hot air supply device 30 is installed in the accommodation space 20, the hot air may be smoothly supplied to the accommodation space 20.

In addition, the hot air supply device 30 is formed on one side of the cabinet 10 is preferably installed separated into the receiving space 20 and the partition wall 12, and the like. Preventing clothing from being directly exposed to and damaged by a portion of the hot air supply device such as a heat exchanger that generates high heat, and preventing condensate generated by the operation of the hot air supply device 30 from being buried in clothing. For sake.

As described above, when the hot air supply device 30 is installed separately from the accommodation space 20 and the partition wall 12, the hot air supply device supplies the air heated by the hot air supply device 30 to the accommodation space 20. It is preferable to further provide passages 13 such as a duct and a supply pipe. In the present embodiment, the heat exchange part of the hot air supply pipe 30 and the duct 13 (see FIG. 4) connecting the accommodation space are configured to supply the heated air to the accommodation space 20.

Hereinafter, the turbulence generator 60 for generating turbulence in the accommodation space 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

Generally, when the air heated in the hot air supply device 30 is supplied to the accommodation space 20, the air moves while forming a predetermined path inside the accommodation space 20. In particular, if the air is provided with a fan 50 or the like to guide the circulation of the air in the direction of the predetermined velocity component, the tendency for the heated air to move along a constant path inside the receiving space 20 is Becomes more pronounced.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the hot wind proceeds while forming a constant path, a dead zone of hot wind is formed at a predetermined portion which does not correspond to the hot wind, and the effect of temperature rise due to the hot wind is almost in the dead zone. It will not appear. As such, the temperature difference may appear depending on the position of the receiving space 20 depending on whether the circulation path of the hot air. Therefore, a problem arises that the clothing is processed under different conditions depending on the position where the clothes are mounted in the accommodation space 20.

Therefore, the present invention includes a turbulence generating device 60 for generating turbulence in the accommodation space 20 to solve the above problems. In addition, when the hot air heated in the hot air supply device 30 flows by forming a predetermined circulation passage in the accommodation space 20, the turbulence generating device 60 is a circulation passage in the accommodation space (20) It is preferable to generate turbulence so that hot air is supplied to a predetermined portion which does not correspond to this.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the turbulence generating device 60 is provided in the circulation path of the hot wind to generate the turbulence in the blind spot direction, the mobility according to the path is weakened by the turbulence and the path is changed. It can spread hot air evenly without blind spots.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if the hot air moves with a constant circulation path in the accommodation space 20, the turbulence generator 60 may be provided to distribute the interior of the accommodation space evenly.

4 and 5 are schematic views illustrating a path through which hot air circulates in the accommodation space 20 according to the present embodiment. 4 illustrates a circulation path of hot air before the turbulence generator 60 is driven, and FIG. 5 illustrates a circulation path of hot air when the turbulence generator 60 is driven.

The turbulence generating device 60 may be composed of a turbulence forming fan 60 to form a turbulent flow. As shown in FIG. 4, the air inlet 14 and the exhaust port 15 connected to the duct 13 are formed in the accommodation space 20 to form a constant circulation path of air. However, when the turbulence forming fan 60 shown in FIG. 5 is driven and blown in a direction different from the advancing direction of the circulation path, turbulence is generated while interrupting the flow of air that has been traveling along the conventional circulation path.

In addition, the turbulence forming fan 60 is preferably capable of changing the rotational speed and the blowing direction. When the force of the blowing by the turbulence forming fan 60 is too strong compared to the air flow according to the circulation path, a new circulation path by the turbulence forming fan 60 may be formed. Therefore, in consideration of the air flow rate and the flow speed moving along the circulation path, it is preferable that the rotation speed can be reduced and accelerated. In addition, in order to prevent the hot air from being biased to a new site by the operation of the turbulence forming fan 60, it is preferable that the blowing direction can be adjusted.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in Figure 4, it is preferable to further include a circulation fan 50 for circulating the hot air heated in the hot air supply device 30 into the accommodation space (20). In this case, it is because the hot air can directly guide the circulating flow path moving in the accommodation space 20 in the desired direction.

In addition, the intake port 14 is formed on the rear surface of the accommodation space 20, and the exhaust port 15 is more preferably installed in the lower front of the accommodation space 20 to form a circulation flow path of the hot air.

This is because the operating efficiency of the hot air supply device may increase as the flow path of the hot air passing through the accommodation space 20 is longer. In addition, when the door is opened during operation and the external air flows in, the incoming air is discharged to the exhaust port 15 formed in the front lower portion and heated, thereby reducing the influence on the storage environment of the accommodation space.

On the other hand, when forming a circulating flow path introduced into the inlet 14 formed on the rear surface of the receiving space 20 and discharged through the exhaust port 15 formed in the front lower end of the receiving space, the turbulence forming fan 60 is It is preferably formed in the front upper end of the receiving space (20).

When the circulation path described above is followed, the hot air supplied to the rear surface of the accommodation space 20 simultaneously forms a path to the front lower end, and the front upper part Z1 is excluded from the circulation path of the hot air. In addition, in the present embodiment, since the hot air is supplied by the duct 13 installed on the rear surface of the accommodation space 20, as shown in Figure 4, the duct 13 and the receiving space 20 at a predetermined height or more of the rear surface. In the case of forming the intake port 14 communicating therewith, the lower surface Z2 is also excluded from the circulation path of the hot air.

Therefore, it is advantageous to install the turbulence forming fan 60 on the front upper end of the accommodation space 20 so as to generate turbulence to a portion that does not correspond to the path of the hot air.

In this case, the turbulence forming fan 60 may generate turbulence while blowing toward the lower rear portion Z2 of the accommodation space 20, thereby causing hot air to reach the rear lower portion Z2. In addition, when the turbulence forming fan 60 is blown, the air pressure on the rear side of the turbulence forming fan 60 is lowered so that the surrounding air moves to the rear side of the turbulence forming fan 60. Accordingly, the hot air around the turbulence forming fan 60 may move to the rear side of the turbulence forming fan 60 to spread the hot air to the front upper end portion Z1. As a result, the hot air is spread evenly in the accommodation space 20 by the drive of the turbulence forming fan 60.

However, the installation position of the circulation path of the hot air and the turbulence forming fan 60 shown in FIG. 4 is merely an embodiment, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the position of the turbulence forming fan 60 may also be changed when forming different air circulation paths according to embodiments.

In addition, the clothing treatment apparatus preferably includes a plurality of temperature sensors (71, 72) for measuring the temperature of the accommodation space (20). When the turbulence forming fan 60 is not driven, a constant circulation path is formed inside the accommodating space 20 and hot air is supplied to form a different temperature according to the position of the accommodating space 20. Therefore, in order to measure the difference in temperature caused by the phenomenon of hot air ubiquitous in the accommodation space 20, it is preferable to provide a plurality of temperature sensors (71, 72).

In particular, the temperature sensor may further include a first sensor 71 installed in the circulation flow path of the hot wind and a second sensor 72 installed at a predetermined portion which does not correspond to the circulation flow path of the hot wind.

The portion of the accommodating space 20 corresponding to the circulation flow path of the hot air has the highest temperature, and the portion not corresponding to the circulation flow path of the hot air has the lowest temperature. Therefore, when the first sensor 71 and the second sensor 72 are installed at the respective positions, it is possible to easily and accurately grasp the temperature difference of the accommodation space 20 due to the ubiquitous phenomenon of the hot air.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the first sensor 71 is installed at the rear end of the accommodation space, and the second sensor 72 is installed at the top of the front surface. However, this is only one embodiment, and the present invention includes a plurality of temperature sensors, including the position where the hot air deviates from the circulation path and the circulation path, so that the temperature difference can be effectively measured at the installation position of the present embodiment. It is not limited.

When the temperature sensor is installed as described above, the turbulence forming fan 60 is preferably driven when the temperature difference measured by the first and second sensors 71 and 72 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

The turbulence forming fan 60 is configured to solve a state where a temperature difference occurs in the accommodation space 20 while the hot air moves along a predetermined circulation path. Therefore, by measuring the temperature difference between the first sensor 71 installed in the site determined to be the highest temperature and the second sensor 72 installed in the site determined to be the lowest, determine whether the turbulence forming fan 60 is driven. It is preferable.

The temperature difference between the first sensor 71 and the second sensor 72 in which the turbulence forming fan 60 is driven may be directly input by the user to set the operating conditions of the turbulence forming fan 60. And, it is also possible to configure the temperature difference value in the production step to be controlled according to the set content.

Hereinafter, the operation of the laundry treatment apparatus having the above configuration will be briefly described.

The clothing is placed in the receiving space 20 provided in the cabinet 10 of the clothing processing apparatus before the clothing processing administration proceeds. The clothes treating apparatus is driven, and air is heated by the hot air supply device 30. The air heated by the hot air supply device 30 is guided by a circulating fan 50 installed adjacently. And it is supplied through the rear surface of the storage space 20 through the duct 13 in communication with the heat exchange unit of the hot air supply device 30, and forms a circulation passage discharged to the front lower end of the storage space (20). .

The clothes treating apparatus is driven to circulate the hot air, and the hot air is ubiquitous in the circulation path to drive the turbulence generating device 60 while measuring the extent to which the temperature difference occurs in the accommodation space 20.

For example, if it is determined that the temperature difference within the clothes treating apparatus starts at 5 ° C. or more, the first sensor 71 and the second sensor 72 after a predetermined time after driving the clothes treating apparatus. By measuring the temperature difference of), the turbulence forming fan 60 is driven when the temperature difference becomes 5 ° C or more. In addition, the temperature difference between the first sensor 71 and the second sensor 72 is measured again after a predetermined time after the turbulence forming fan 60 is driven, and the turbulence forming fan is reduced when the temperature is the same or within a predetermined range. The operation of 60 ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the hot air supply device 30 is installed to be separated from the accommodation space 20 by the partition wall 12 or the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, it is also possible to use a hot air supply device having its own case without providing a separate partition 12.

In addition, although the duct 13 constituting a path through which the heated air moves in the hot air supply device 30 is separately provided in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition to the configuration of the present embodiment, any configuration may be used in which the hot air can be moved from the hot air supply device 30 to the accommodation space.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, even when air is not circulated in the accommodation space 60, the turbulence generating device 60 generates turbulence in the accommodation space 20 so that the interior of the accommodation space 20 is maintained. It is a configuration that can improve the clothing processing environment.

For example, when a spray device is provided with a fragrance device (not shown) or a steam generator 40 in the accommodation space 20 in a state where hot air is not supplied, the fragrance and steam are diffused. Expect to spread inside the receiving space (20). In this case, it is easy to concentrate intensively at the injection points of the fragrance device and the steam generator 40 and the like.

Therefore, when clothing treatment such as aroma and steam supply is performed in a state where air is not circulated in the accommodation space 20, the turbulence generator 60 generates turbulence to distribute the fragrance and steam evenly. Can be.

In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, the clothes treating apparatus further includes a steam generating device 40 for supplying steam therein. In this case, it is preferable to drive the turbulence generator 60 so that steam is evenly injected into the accommodation space 20 when the steam generator 40 is driven.

In the present embodiment, the hot air supply device 30 is installed at the lower end of the accommodation space 20, in order to maximize the volume of the accommodation space 20, the steam generator is disposed adjacent to the hot air supply device 30. It is preferable to install 40).

When the steam generator 40 supplies the steam to the receiving space 20, the amount of steam supplied from the point where the steam is injected in the receiving space 20 and the point far away from the injection point occurs a lot of difference do.

In particular, in the case of supplying steam upward from the bottom as in the present embodiment, the supply of the steam can not be made smoothly. Considering the storage of clothes by installing a clothes holder on the upper portion of the accommodation space 20, there is a problem that the steam is concentrated only on the bottom of the clothes.

Therefore, in the present invention, when the steam supply device 40 is driven, the turbulence generating device 60 is driven to induce the steam to spread evenly in the accommodation space 20. Therefore, the steam is not concentrated only on a specific part of the garment, but is evenly sprayed to contribute to the formation of desirable clothes treatment conditions.

1 is a front view of a laundry treatment apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the internal components of the clothes treatment apparatus of Figure 1;

3 is a schematic diagram showing a blind spot according to the direction of air movement

4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a path through which hot air circulates before driving of the turbulence generator in the accommodation space of the clothes treating apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a path through which hot air circulates when the turbulence generator is driven in an accommodation space inside the clothes treating apparatus of FIG. 1; FIG.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing a path in which steam is injected and spread in the receiving space inside the clothes treatment apparatus of FIG.

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

10 cabinet 13 duct

14 inlet port 15 exhaust port

20: receiving space 30: hot air supply device

40: steam supply device 60: turbulence generating device

71: first temperature sensor 72: second temperature sensor

Claims (10)

A cabinet in which an accommodation space for accommodating clothes is formed; A hot air supply device for heating air to supply hot air to the accommodation space; And Clothing processing apparatus comprising a; turbulence generating device for generating turbulence in the receiving space. The method of claim 1, The hot air heated in the hot air supply device flows while forming a predetermined circulation passage in the accommodation space, The turbulence generating device is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that for generating a turbulent flow so that hot air is supplied to the blind spot that does not correspond to the circulation passage in the receiving space. The method of claim 2, The turbulence generating device is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that consisting of a turbulence forming fan. The method of claim 3, And a circulation fan configured to circulate the hot air heated by the hot air supply device into the accommodation space. The method of claim 4, wherein The hot air is supplied from the rear of the receiving space is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that for forming a circulation passage discharged to the front lower end of the receiving space. The method of claim 5, The turbulence forming fan is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that formed on the front upper end of the receiving space. The method of claim 3, Clothing processing apparatus further comprises a plurality of temperature sensors for measuring the temperature of the accommodation space. The method of claim 7, wherein The temperature sensor includes a first sensor installed in the circulation flow path of the hot wind and a second sensor installed in the blind spot that does not correspond to the circulation flow path of the hot wind. The method of claim 8, The turbulence forming fan is driven when the temperature difference measured by the first and second sensors is more than a predetermined value. The method of claim 1; The clothes treating apparatus further includes a steam generating device for supplying steam therein, The turbulence generator is driven so that steam is evenly injected into the accommodation space when the steam generator is driven.

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