KR20090078961A - Laundry treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus is provided to handle a small amount of laundry without driving a washing machine main body and dry laundry within a short time. A laundry treating apparatus(100) includes a washing machine main body(10), a case(20), a drawer(40), a barrier(42), a hot air supply device(22), and a placing member(50). The washing machine main body performs washing and drying operations. The case is smaller than the washing machine main body and the front side of the case is opened. The drawer enters the case and taken out of the case. The drawer has a space for receiving an to-be-dried object. The barrier divides the space into left and right regions. The hot air supply device supplies hot air to the space. The placing member is attached to the barrier and selectively extended or contracted.

Description

Clothing treating apparatus {Laundry treating apparatus}

The present invention relates to a clothes treating apparatus, and more particularly, to a clothes treating apparatus capable of drying a dry item in a short time.

In general, the laundry machine refers to a device capable of washing, drying or washing or drying clothes. Here, one washing apparatus may perform only washing or drying functions, or both washing and drying. In recent years, a steam supply device is provided, and a washing device having a refresh function such as wrinkle removal, odor removal, and static electricity removal of clothes, etc., has been popularized.

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

Among conventional washing machines, a washing machine may not have a drying function. In this case, when the user wants a drying function, a separate dryer or a washing machine having a drying function may be provided.

Meanwhile, in recent years, washing machines having a washing and drying function are gradually becoming larger in response to an increase in demand of users and an improvement in living standards. It is common to have only one washing machine in a household, so a large washing machine has to be driven to dry a small amount of clothes.

According to the above-described conventional washing machines, in order to dry a relatively small amount of clothes, it is necessary to drive a large washing machine having a washing and drying function, resulting in waste of energy, thereby causing unnecessary electricity expenses.

In addition, it is necessary to satisfy the desire of consumers who want a product having a large space utilization, which dries clothes quickly and uses a predetermined space efficiently.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of processing a small amount of clothes and the like without driving a relatively large washing machine body.

In addition, it is to provide a clothes treating apparatus which can efficiently utilize the space in which the to-be-processed object is processed while drying the accommodated object within a short time.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a laundry machine body for performing the washing or drying; A case installed at one side of the washing machine main body and having a smaller volume than the washing machine main body and having an open front surface; A drawer drawn into or out of the case and having a space in which a dry matter is received; A partition wall dividing the space from side to side; Hot air supply device for supplying hot air to the space; And a mounting member mounted to the partition wall and selectively extended or contracted to the partition wall.

The hot air supply device supplies hot air to the upper side of the space, the mounting member is preferably spaced apart from the bottom surface of the drawer so that the object to be adjacent to the hot air supply device.

On the other hand, the mounting member may overlap with each other may include a plurality of extension plates that can be selectively stretched or shrunk.

And, the mounting member may include an elastic member for applying an elastic restoring force so that the length of the mounting member is contracted, the drawer and the extension plate may be provided with a fixing unit for fixing the length of the mounting member.

In this case, the fixing unit may include a protruding jaw provided on the extension plate and a locking jaw provided on the side wall of the drawer to fix the protruding jaw.

On the other hand, the mounting member is preferably fixed to the partition rotatably.

In addition, the mounting member may further include a hinge portion which rotates so that the extension plate overlaps and is folded in close contact with the partition wall.

In addition, the mounting member is characterized in that consisting of the reel member and the extension sheet capable of drawing in or out of the reel member, the drawer and the extension sheet may be provided with a fixing unit for fixing the length of the extension sheet. .

In this case, the fixing unit may include a hook provided on the extension sheet and a fixing hook provided on the side wall of the drawer and fixed to the hook.

In addition, the extension sheet may be made of a mesh having a plurality of through holes.

According to the present invention described above, because it is possible to process a small amount of clothes and the like even without driving the relatively large washing machine body, it is convenient to use and save energy.

In addition, the dry matter can be dried faster, and the dry matter can be dried using a predetermined space efficiently.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can specifically realize the above object will be described.

1 to 3B, a first embodiment according to the present invention will be described.

First, referring to Figure 1, the first embodiment is installed on one side of the washing machine main body 10, the washing machine main body 10 to perform the washing or drying, the volume is smaller than the washing machine main body 10 The drawer 40 includes a case 20 having a front surface open and a drawer 40 drawn into or out of the case 20 and having a space in which the object to be dried is accommodated.

The washing apparatus main body 10 may perform only a washing function or a drying function or perform both a washing function or a drying function. An opening is formed in the front side of the case 20 so that the drawer 40 is slid and accommodated.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 1, the case 20 is located under the washing machine main body 10, but the case 20 may be installed at the upper or lower portion of the washing machine main body 10. When the case 20 is installed below the washing machine main body 10, the case 20 may support the washing machine main body 10. On the other hand, when the case 20 is installed on the upper part of the washing machine main body 10, there is no need to bend the waist or the like when the case 20 and the drawer 40 are used, which is convenient for the user.

The drawer 40 is smaller in volume than the case 20 and accommodates a dry item to be dried therein. Of course, a wheel (not shown) is installed on the outer surface of the drawer 40, the guide portion (not shown) for guiding the movement of the wheel can be mounted on the inner surface of the case 20. The drawer 40 may be smoothly slid by the guide part.

The drawer 40 is equipped with a handle 44 on the front, the user can slide the drawer 40 by using the handle 44.

Referring to FIG. 2, the clothes treating apparatus 100 includes a hot air supply device 22 supplying hot air to a space formed in the drawer 40. The hot air supply device 22 is installed in the case 20, and a heater (not shown) for generating heat and a fan (not shown) for supplying hot air generated from the heater to the space on the drawer 40. It is possible to have a.

In addition, the clothes treating apparatus 100 further includes a partition wall 42 that divides the space formed in the drawer 40 from side to side. The partition 42 has a predetermined thickness and is installed perpendicular to the center of the bottom surface of the drawer 40.

In addition, the partition wall 42 extends from the front side to the rear side of the drawer 40 in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, the partition wall 42 may be equal to or lower than the height of the left and right side walls of the drawer 40 in the height direction.

If the height of the partition wall 42 is formed to be the same as the left and right side walls of the drawer 40, the left / right space of the drawer 40 is isolated, the left / right space of the drawer 40 Can be used separately. For example, it is possible to carry out drying of the object only in the left space of the drawer 40, and to store the object in the right space.

In addition, the clothes treating apparatus 100 includes a mounting member 50 mounted on the partition 42 and selectively extended or contracted. On the upper surface of the mounting member 50 is mounted to be treated. For example, the article may be footwear, such as sneakers, or a shirt.

On the other hand, the hot air supply device 22 may supply hot air to the upper side of the space on the drawer (40). At this time, the mounting member 50 is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the drawer 40 to mount the dry object on the upper surface. In this case, the dry matter is adjacent to the hot air supply device 22, and the drying time of the dry matter is increased. Of course, the dry matter is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the drawer 40, the air inside the drawer 40 is smoothly circulated, it will be advantageous to dry the dry matter.

Referring to FIG. 5, the horizontal axis in FIG. 5 is the height of the mounting member 50 from the bottom surface of the drawer 40. Of course, the height of the mounting member 50 is the same as the height of the object to be dried. The vertical axis is the amount of water removed from the dried product after drying for 40 minutes. At this time, the hot air supply device 22 is located at a height of about 276mm from the bottom surface of the drawer (40).

According to the experimental result of FIG. 5, it is preferable that the mounting member 50 has a distance of about 170 mm from the hot air supply device 22. In other words, when the hot air supply device 22 is installed at a height of 276 mm from the bottom of the drawer 40 as in the experiment, the mounting member 50 is about 100 mm from the drawer 40. It is preferred to be spaced apart. This is because the dry object is adjacent to the hot air supply device 22 by a predetermined distance, so that the hot air is smoothly supplied to the dry object, and an air flow is generated in the lower part of the dry object, which is advantageous in drying the dry object.

Also, referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the mounting member 50 includes a plurality of extension plates 68 overlapping each other and selectively extending or contracting. Of course, the number of the extension plate 68 is not limited, but for convenience of description, the extension plate 68 is limited to three and will be described below.

The plurality of extension plates 68 are the largest of the extension plates 68, the first extension plate 62 adjacent to the partition 42, the second extension plate 64 of medium size, and the smallest size. The third extension plate 66 of the.

A first extension plate groove 70 through which the second extension plate 64 may be inserted is formed in the first extension plate 62. In addition, a second extension plate groove 72 through which the third extension plate 66 may be inserted is formed in the second extension plate 64.

The mounting member 50 is reduced in length when the extension plate 68 is introduced into each other. On the other hand, when the extension plate 68 is drawn out from each other, the length of the mounting member 50 is increased.

That is, when drying is carried out, the length of the mounting member 50 is extended to mount the dry matter on the upper surface of the mounting member 50, and after drying is completed, the length of the mounting member 50 is reduced. The space utilization in the drawer 40 can be increased.

On the other hand, the mounting member 50 includes an elastic member 74 for applying an elastic restoring force so that the length of the mounting member 50 is contracted. The elastic member 74 is deformed when an external force is applied, but has an elastic restoring force to return to its original state when the external force is removed. The elastic member 74 may be a general coil spring or the like.

In the first embodiment, when an external force is applied in a direction in which the length of the mounting member 50 is extended, the extension plate 68 is extended, whereas when the external force is removed, the extension plate 68 is the elastic member 74. The length is reduced by the elastic restoring force of).

And, the drawer 40 and the extension plate 68 is provided with a fixing unit 80 for fixing to maintain the extended state of the mounting member (50).

The fixing unit 80 includes a protruding jaw 76 provided on the extension plate 68 and a locking jaw 78 provided on the side wall of the drawer 40 to fix the protruding jaw 76. .

The protruding jaw 76 has a polygonal shape and protrudes downward from the lower surface of the third extension plate 66 in a vertical direction. The locking jaw 78 has a shape similar to the letter 'b'. On the other hand, one end of the protruding jaw 76 is accommodated in the locking jaw 78, the surface contact is fixed. That is, since the locking jaw 78 is fixed to the side wall of the drawer 40, the length of the mounting member 50 is fixed without being reduced.

The mounting member 50 is rotatably fixed to the partition 42. In other words, the mounting member 50 includes a hinge portion 82 which rotates to be in close contact with the partition wall 42 while the extension plate 68 is overlapped.

That is, the mounting member 50 is elongated and the drying is carried out by mounting the object on the upper surface of the mounting member 50, and when the drying is completed, the folding member 50 is folded as shown in FIG. 3B. The space of the drawer 40 can be utilized.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

The mounting member 50 includes a reel member 90 and an extension sheet 92 capable of drawing in or drawing out into the reel member 90.

The reel member 90 has a cylindrical appearance and has an opening formed at one side thereof, the drum is accommodated in the cylinder and the drum is wound around the extension sheet 92 and the external force applied to the extension sheet 92 is removed. It is composed of an elastic member such as a spring wound around the drum 92 to reduce the length of the extension sheet 92.

On the other hand, the extension sheet 92 is made of a flexible material to be drawn into the barrel of the reel member 90 to be wound on the drum. In addition, when extending from the reel member 90, the extension sheet 92 preferably has a shape of a square plane so as to easily mount the dry object on the upper surface.

In addition, the drawer 40 and the extension sheet 92 are provided with a fixing unit 99 for fixing the length of the extension sheet 92. Since the length of the extension sheet 92 is variable by drawing in or out of the reel member 90, the extension sheet 92 is folded and wound as shown in FIG. 4B unless it is fixed by the fixing unit 99. Maintain state.

The fixing unit 99 includes a ring 96 provided at one end of the extension sheet 92 and having a groove 97 formed therein. In addition, the fixing unit 99 includes a fixing hook 98 provided on the side wall of the drawer (40). At this time, while the fixing hook 98 is inserted into the groove 97 of the ring 96, the ring 96 is caught by the fixing hook 98.

Of course, a plurality of the ring 96 is provided at one end of the extension sheet 92, the fixing hook 98 may be provided in the same number as the number of the ring (96). In this case, the length of the extension sheet 92 can be firmly maintained. In addition, when the object is mounted on the upper surface of the extension sheet 92 can be stably supported.

In addition, the extension sheet 92 may be formed of a mesh having a plurality of through holes 94. When the object is mounted on the upper surface of the extension sheet 92, foreign matter falls from the object to the bottom of the extension sheet 92 through the through hole 94. Therefore, the cleanliness of the extension sheet 92 is maintained, and foreign matter is prevented from being caught in the reel member 90 so that the mounting member 50 can be used without failure.

Functions and actions of the embodiment according to the clothes treating apparatus described above are as follows.

First, referring to Figs. 1 to 3B, the functions and operations of the first embodiment according to the present invention will be described.

Power is applied to the clothes treating apparatus 100, and draws the drawer 40 forward from the case 20.

Next, if the mounting member 50 is folded and in close contact with the partition 42, the mounting member 50 is rotated about the hinge portion 82 so that the mounting member 50 of the drawer 40 is rotated. Place it parallel to the floor.

At this time, the mounting member 50 is extended by applying an external force. The second extension plate 64 is slid out from the first extension plate groove 70, and the third extension plate 66 is slid out of the second extension plate groove 72 to be drawn out. The length of is extended. Of course, since the elastic member 74 applies an elastic restoring force so that the length of the mounting member 50 is contracted, an external force should be applied to overcome the elastic restoring force.

In addition, the protruding jaw 76 of the third extension plate 66 is fixed to the engaging jaw 78 of the side wall of the drawer 40. At this time, the protruding jaw 76 tries to move in a direction in which the length of the mounting member 50 is reduced, while the locking jaw 78 interferes with the movement of the protruding jaw 76 and thus the mounting member 50. The extended length of) is maintained.

Subsequently, after placing the dry object to be dried on the upper surface of the mounting member 50, the drawer 40 is slid into the case 20 and drawn in. The wheel of the drawer 40 is rotated in the guide portion of the case 20 so that the drawer 40 is retracted.

Thereafter, the hot air supply device 22 is driven to supply hot air to the drawer 40 and the dry object. Since the hot air supply device 22 supplies hot air to the upper side of the drawer 40, the dry object is closer to the hot air supply device 22 than to be mounted on the bottom surface of the drawer 40. . Therefore, the drying efficiency of the dried object is improved.

When drying of the dry items is completed, the power of the clothes treating apparatus is cut off. The drawer 40 is removed from the case 20, and then the dried object is removed from the mounting member 50.

On the other hand, the mounting member 50 is rotated by applying a predetermined force in the upper direction of the drawer 40 around the hinge portion (82). Then, as the protruding jaw 76 and the locking jaw 78 are spaced apart from each other, the length of the mounting member 50 is reduced by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 74. In this case, the third extension plate 66 is introduced into the second extension plate groove 72, and the second extension plate 64 is introduced into the first extension plate groove 70.

Then, the mounting member 50 is rotated in the direction of the bottom surface of the drawer 40 and then closely attached to the partition 42. Subsequently, the drawer 40 is slid into the case 20 and drawn therein.

If there is an object to be stored in the drawer 40, the drawer 40 may be slid into the case 20 while the object is stored in the drawer 40.

Hereinafter, the functions and operations of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B. For convenience of description, the same content as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the description will be mainly focused on differences from the first embodiment.

To extend the length of the mounting member 50, the extension sheet 92 is pulled out. A spring or the like of the reel member 90 applies an elastic restoring force so that the extension sheet 92 does not extend, so that a force of a predetermined size or more must be applied to withdraw the extension sheet 92 from the reel member 90.

The extension sheet 92 is extended until the ring 96 of the extension sheet 92 is insertable into the fixing hook 98 provided on the side wall of the drawer 40. Since the fixing hook 98 fixes the ring 96, the extension sheet 92 prevents the extension sheet 92 from being introduced into the reel member 90 and fixes the extended length of the extension sheet 92.

Thereafter, the drying is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

After drying of the object is completed, the drawer 40 is withdrawn from the case 20. Next, when the ring 96 is removed from the fixing hook 98, the extension sheet 92 is introduced into the reel member 90 by the spring of the reel member 90, and the extension sheet 92 is introduced into the reel member 90. ) Decreases in length.

Therefore, an object to be stored in the drawer 40 can be stored in the drawer 40. Finally, the drawer 40 is introduced into the case 20.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and as can be seen in the appended claims, modifications can be made by those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view, except for the washing machine body according to the first embodiment.

3A is a front cross-sectional view of FIG. 2.

Figure 3b is a front cross-sectional view of the mounting member folded in Figure 3a.

Figure 4a is a front sectional view excluding the washing machine body according to the second embodiment.

Figure 4b is a front cross-sectional view of the mounting member folded in Figure 4a.

5 is a graph showing the amount of moisture removed from the dry matter for 40 minutes depending on the height of the mounting member.

<Description of Signs for Main Parts of Drawings>

100: clothes handling apparatus 10: washing machine body

20: case 22: hot air supply

40: drawer 42: bulkhead

50: mounting member 68: extension plate

74: elastic member 80: fixing unit in the first embodiment

82: hinge 90: reel member

92: extension sheet 99: fixing unit in the second embodiment

Claims (12)

Washing machine body to perform the washing or drying; A case installed at one side of the washing machine main body and having a smaller volume than the washing machine main body and having an open front surface; A drawer drawn into or out of the case and having a space in which a dry matter is received; A partition wall dividing the space from side to side; Hot air supply device for supplying hot air to the space; And And a mounting member mounted to the partition to selectively extend or contract. The method of claim 1, The hot air supply device supplies hot air to the upper side of the space, And the holding member is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the drawer such that a dry object is adjacent to the hot air supply device. The method of claim 1, The mounting member is overlapping each other clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of extension plates that can be selectively stretched or shrunk. The method of claim 3, The mounting member is a clothes processing apparatus comprising an elastic member for applying an elastic restoring force so that the length of the mounting member is contracted. The method of claim 4, wherein The drawer and the extension plate is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that provided with a fixing unit for fixing the length of the mounting member. The method of claim 5, The fixing unit is a clothes handling apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a protruding jaw provided on the extension plate and a locking jaw provided on the side wall of the drawer to fix the protruding jaw. The method of claim 5, The mounting member is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that rotatably fixed to the partition. The method of claim 7, wherein Wherein the mounting member is overlapping, the clothing processing apparatus further comprises a hinge portion for rotating to fold in close contact with the partition wall. The method of claim 1, The mounting member is a reel member and Clothing processing apparatus, characterized in that consisting of an extension sheet capable of drawing in or out of the reel member. The method of claim 9, The drawer and the extension sheet is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that provided with a fixing unit for fixing the length of the extension sheet The method of claim 10, The fixing unit is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a hook provided in the extension sheet and a fixed hook is provided on the side wall of the drawer is fixed to the hook. The method of claim 9, The extension sheet is a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that made of a mesh (mesh) having a plurality of through holes.

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