KR20090102399A - Device for cloth treating - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A cloth managing apparatus is provided to prevent corrosion and malfunction of a hot wind supply device equipped in the cloth managing apparatus by including a heat exchange unit case collecting the condensed water separately. CONSTITUTION: A cloth managing apparatus includes a cabinet, a heat exchange unit, and a heat exchange unit case. The cabinet includes a receiving space accommodating the clothes. The heat exchange unit includes a dehumidification part dehumidifying the damp air in the receiving space and a heating part in which the air is heated. The heat exchange unit case(170) collects the condensed water in the dehumidification part.

Description

Device for cloth treating

The present invention relates to a clothes treating apparatus, and more particularly, to a clothes treating apparatus capable of collecting condensate generated in a heat exchange unit to prevent corrosion and leakage of the heat exchange unit.

In general, the clothing treatment apparatus refers to an apparatus for washing and drying laundry. The clothes treating apparatus having a drying function among the clothes treating apparatuses includes a hot air supply device for supplying hot air to a receiving space in which the clothes containing the clothes are accommodated to dry the clothes. In addition, a steam generator may be provided to perform a refresh function such as wrinkle or wrinkle removal of clothing.

The hot air supply device may generate a heat by using a heat pump and then supply heat generated to the accommodation space. The heat pump includes an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser through which the refrigerant circulates, thereby providing air. To dehumidify and heat.

In order to dehumidify the humid air in the accommodation space, the air may be dehumidified by condensing moisture in the air by using an evaporator provided in the heat pump.

However, the evaporator provided in the conventional laundry treatment apparatus generates condensed water when condensing moisture in the air, and is not provided with a device for separately collecting the condensed water.

Therefore, the condensate is not discharged separately, but the corrosion of the heat pump is generated around the heat pump and a problem may occur that may be malfunctioned.

In addition, condensed water may flow not only to the heat pump but also to other electrical appliances installed around the user, which may cause electric shock or malfunction of the clothing treatment device to the user.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the present invention is provided with a heat exchange unit case that can separately collect the condensate generated in the clothes treatment apparatus, corrosion and failure of the hot air supply device provided in the clothes treatment apparatus It provides a clothing treatment apparatus that can prevent.

In addition, the condensed water is collected separately without flowing into the clothes handling apparatus to provide a clothes handling apparatus that can prevent a short circuit or electric shock of the electrical appliances provided in the clothes handling apparatus.

The present invention accommodates the heat exchange unit and the heat exchange unit having a cabinet formed with a receiving space for receiving clothes, a dehumidifying unit for dehumidifying the humid air of the receiving space and a heating unit for heating the dehumidified air and condensed in the dehumidifying unit. Provided is a laundry treatment apparatus including a heat exchange unit case for collecting condensate.

The dehumidifying unit dehumidifies the air by evaporation of the refrigerant, and the heating unit is a heat exchanger for heating the air through the condensation of the refrigerant. The heat exchange unit case includes a dehumidifying part accommodating part accommodating the dehumidifying part and the heating. A heating part accommodating part which accommodates a part is provided.

The dehumidifying part accommodating part supports both side regions of the lower part of the dehumidifying part and communicates with the supporting jaw and the supporting jaw which are installed to prevent the condensate from accumulating, and a predetermined step is formed with the supporting jaw to collect the condensate. And a leakage preventing jaw formed on an upper portion of the condensate tray to prevent the tray and the condensate from leaking to the outside.

In addition, the upper surface of the support jaw is formed with a plurality of irregularities and inclination, the bottom surface of the condensate tray is inclined.

In addition, a drainage port is formed to discharge the condensed water to the condensate tray, and the dehumidification part accommodating part has a waterproof coating.

The apparatus may further include a steam supply device for generating steam supplied to the accommodation space.

The present invention is provided with a heat exchange unit case that can collect the condensate generated in the heat exchange unit in the clothes treatment apparatus can prevent the condensate water corrosion of the heat exchange unit.

In addition, condensate can be collected separately without accumulating in the heat exchange unit, thereby preventing malfunction of the heat exchange unit or corrosion and short circuit of surrounding electrical components.

1 is a front view showing a laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing a machine room of a clothes treatment plant of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a heat exchange unit case provided in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.

4 is a plan view of a heat exchange unit case of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view of the heat exchange unit case of the present invention.

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

100: cabinet 120: receiving space

132: compressor 134: condenser

136: evaporator 140: bulkhead

150: steam generator 160: battlefield

170: heat exchange unit case 172: condensate tray

173: leak prevention jaw 174: support jaw

175: dehumidification container 177: frame

177a: guide portion 178: heating portion accommodation portion

179: drain pipe

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

1 is a front view showing a laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a machine room of a laundry treatment plant of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a heat exchange unit case provided in a laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention. 4 is a plan view of the heat exchange unit case of the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the heat exchange unit case of the present invention.

1 and 2, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention forms an appearance by the cabinet 100, the interior of the cabinet 100 and the upper side of the cabinet 100 by the partition wall 140 It is partitioned downward. An inner upper side of the cabinet 100 is provided with an accommodation space 120 for accommodating clothes, and an interior lower side of the cabinet 100 is equipped with various devices for processing the clothes accommodated in the accommodation space 120. The yarn 160 is formed.

In addition, the electrical equipment room 160 is preferably located at the lower portion of the accommodation space 120, and when the electrical equipment room 160 is located at the lower portion, the hot air and steam supplied to the accommodation space 120 may be elevated. This is because the electrical equipment room 160 is located at the lower portion of the accommodation space 120 to supply hot air and steam toward the upper portion.

The electrical equipment room 160 is provided with a hot air supply device for supplying hot air to the accommodation space 120 to dry the clothes accommodated in the accommodation space 120. In addition, the electrical equipment room 160 may be further provided with a steam generating device 150 for generating steam and spraying to the receiving space 120. The steam generator 150 may selectively inject steam into the receiving space 120 to remove wrinkles that may occur in clothing or the like, or to perform a reslash function by inflating clothing cloth with a sterilizing effect by high temperature steam. Can be.

The steam injection time by the steam generating device 150 can be appropriately modified, it is preferable to inject steam before supplying the hot air by the hot air supply device described above. This is because it is preferable to spray hot steam and then supply hot air to dry the clothes.

Steam generator 150 is provided with a heater (not shown) for heating the water therein to heat the water to generate steam to supply to the receiving space (120). The steam generator 150 may be directly connected to a water supply source for supplying water, and a direct water supply method for receiving water may be used, or a cartridge type water supply source used in a container type provided in the electric chamber 160 may be used. Anything is possible.

This container type water supply is preferably detachably installed, so that the user can separate the water supply from the electrical equipment room 160 to fill the water and reinstall it. In addition, the steam generated in the steam generator 150 is supplied to the accommodation space 120 through the steam hose 152 and the steam injection nozzle 153.

In addition, a circulation fan 110 may be provided at the rear portion of the electrical equipment room 160. The circulation fan 110 supplies the air from the outside of the electrical equipment room 160 to the interior of the electrical equipment room 160, so that the temperature inside the electrical equipment room 160 is increased when driving the steam generator 150 and the hot air supply device. To prevent it.

On the other hand, using the heat pump to form a refrigeration cycle used in the air conditioner with the hot air supply of the present invention was shown a method of supplying the generated heat to the receiving space 120 after generating heat, using an electric heater To generate heat and then supply the generated heat to the receiving space 120 may be used.

The heat pump has a compressor 132, a heat exchange unit 138, an expansion valve (not shown) as shown in FIG. The heat exchange unit 138 includes a dehumidifying unit for moist air in the accommodation space 120 and a heating unit for heating the dehumidified air.

The dehumidifying unit uses an evaporator 136 to absorb latent heat of the air while the refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator 136 to cool the air to condense and remove moisture in the air. In addition, when the refrigerant is condensed in the condenser 134 through the compressor 132, the heating unit uses a condenser 134 to heat the ambient air by emitting latent heat. However, the heating unit may heat the ambient air using an electric heater or the like.

As a result, the evaporator 136 and the condenser 134 function as the heat exchange unit 138, and the air introduced into the electric chamber 160 is dehumidified and heated sequentially through the evaporator 136 and the condenser 134. It is supplied to the receiving space 120.

On the other hand, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention includes a heat exchange unit case 170 for receiving the dehumidifying unit and the heating unit to collect the condensed water condensed in the dehumidifying unit.

The heat exchange unit case 170 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

As shown in FIG. 4, the heat exchange unit case 170 includes a dehumidifying part accommodating part 175 accommodating a dehumidifying part, that is, an evaporator 136, and a heating part accommodating part 178 accommodating a heating part, that is, a condenser 134. The dehumidifying part accommodating part 175 and the heating part accommodating part 178 may be partitioned from each other by the partition wall 176.

In addition, a frame 177 may be formed around the dehumidifying part accommodating part 175 and the heating part accommodating part 178 to form an appearance of the heat exchange unit case 170, and a fan 185 may be formed at the rear side of the heating part accommodating part 178. The fan mounting part 171 to be mounted may be further included.

The dehumidifying part accommodating part 175 supports both side regions of the lower part of the evaporator 136 and is connected to the supporting jaw 174 and the supporting jaw 174 which are installed to prevent the condensate from accumulating. A stepped portion is formed to include a condensate tray 172 for collecting condensate and a leakage preventing jaw 173 formed on an upper portion of the condensate tray 172 to prevent the condensate from leaking to the outside.

In addition, the frame 177 extends to an upper portion of the portion where the support jaw 174 is formed so that both sides of the evaporator 136 slide from the top to the bottom to be inserted into the support jaw 174. 177a are formed at both sides of the frame 177 so that both sides of the evaporator 136 can be fitted in a sliding manner.

In addition, the heating part accommodating part 178 may also be inserted into the heating part accommodating part 178 in a sliding manner from the upper part to the lower part similarly to the dehumidifying part accommodating part 178.

The support jaw 174 is respectively connected to the lower portions of the guide portions 177a on both sides of the frame 177, so that when the evaporator 136 is slidingly inserted along the guide portion 177a, It supports both sides and supports the evaporator 136. A plurality of irregularities 174a may be formed on the upper surface of the support jaw 174 at a predetermined interval to be formed in the longitudinal direction of the heat exchange unit case 170.

In addition, the upper surface of the support jaw 174 is inclined downward in the direction in which the condensate tray 172 is formed in order to allow the condensed water accumulated on the upper surface of the support jaw 174 to flow to the condensate water tray 172. .

In addition, the condensate tray 172 is connected to both of the support jaw 174 and a step is formed at a predetermined depth with the support jaw 174 to form an internal space having a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the heat exchange unit case 170. do. Accordingly, a predetermined space may be formed in the lower portion of the evaporator 136 except for the support jaw 174 supporting the lower portion of the evaporator 136 to collect condensed water.

As a result, the unevenness 174a and the inclination are formed in the support jaw 174 for supporting the evaporator 136, so that the condensate generated in the lower part of both sides of the evaporator 136 does not accumulate in the lower part of both sides of the evaporator 136. In addition, the condensate generated around the evaporator 136 is collected in the condensate tray 172 along the outer wall of the evaporator 136.

In addition, the bottom surface of the condensate tray 172 may be inclined downward toward one side, and the condensate tray 172 of the condensate tray 172 to discharge the condensed water contained in the condensate tray 172 to the outside of the heat exchange unit case 170. It is preferable that the drain port 172a is formed at one side. In addition, the drain 172a may be connected to the drain pipe 179 to discharge the condensed water to the outside.

Meanwhile, a leakage preventing jaw 173 may be further provided at an upper portion of the condensate tray 172 to prevent the condensed water collected in the condensate tray 172 from leaking out of the condensate tray 172. Specifically, the side surface formed in the longitudinal direction of the condensate tray 172 and the partition wall 176 communicate with each other to form a predetermined step, and eventually the upper surface of the condensate tray 172 and the partition wall 176 The upper surfaces are substantially no height difference from each other.

Accordingly, when the fan 185 is operated, the condensed water contained in the condensate tray 172 flows into the heating receiving portion 178 or other electrical parts through the partition wall 176 by the wind generated by the fan 185. Can be.

 In order to prevent the condensate from flowing into the heating receiving portion 178, leakage of the condensate tray 172 in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the side wall formed in the longitudinal direction of the condensate tray 172, that is, the upper surface of the partition wall 176. A bump 173 may be further formed.

In addition, the dehumidifying part accommodating part 175 is preferably formed with a waterproof coating. When a waterproof coating is formed on the support jaw 174 and the condensate tray 172 and the leakage preventing jaw 173 included in the dehumidifying part accommodating part 175, the condensate water penetrates to the bottom surface of the dehumidifying part accommodating part 175. It is possible to prevent the accumulation and to allow the condensate to be discharged to the outside smoothly.

Hereinafter, the process of discharging the condensed water generated in the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

First, as the refrigerant evaporates in the dehumidifying unit, ie, the evaporator 136, provided in the heat exchange unit 138 located in the electric compartment 160, the latent heat of the ambient air in the electric compartment 16O is absorbed. It cools to condense and remove moisture in the air.

At this time, condensate is generated in the evaporator 136, and the condensate flows from the top to the bottom along the outer wall of the evaporator 136. The condensate flowing to both sides of the lower portion of the evaporator 136 flows toward the condensate tray 172 without condensate accumulating on the upper surface of the supporting jaw 174 due to the unevenness 174a and the inclination formed in the supporting jaw 174.

In addition, the condensed water generated around the evaporator 136 also falls from the top to the bottom along the outer wall of the evaporator 136 and is collected in the condensate tray 172.

The condensate collected in the condensate tray 172 flows to one side without accumulating on the condensate tray 172 because the condensate tray 172 is inclined to one side, and the drain port 172a formed in the condensate tray 172 and The condensate is discharged to the outside through the drain pipe 179.

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.

Claims (10)

A cabinet in which an accommodation space for accommodating clothes is formed; A heat exchange unit having a dehumidifying part for dehumidifying the humid air of the accommodation space and a heating part for heating the dehumidified air; And a heat exchange unit case accommodating the heat exchange unit and collecting condensate condensed in the dehumidifying unit. The method of claim 1, The dehumidifying unit dehumidifies the air by evaporation of the refrigerant, the heating unit is a clothes treatment apparatus, characterized in that the heat exchanger for heating the air through the condensation of the refrigerant. The method of claim 1, The heat exchange unit case And a dehumidifying part accommodating part accommodating the dehumidifying part and a heating part accommodating part accommodating the heating part. The method of claim 3, The dehumidification part accommodating part A support jaw for supporting both sides of the lower part of the dehumidifying unit and preventing condensation from pooling; And a condensate tray communicating with the support jaw and having a predetermined step formed therein to collect the condensate. The method of claim 4, wherein And a leakage preventing jaw formed on one side of the condensate tray to prevent the condensate collected in the condensate tray from leaking into the heat exchange unit. The method of claim 4, wherein The upper surface of the support jaw is a laundry treatment apparatus characterized in that a plurality of irregularities and inclination is formed. The method of claim 4. Garment treatment apparatus characterized in that the drain is formed in the condensate tray. The method of claim 7, wherein The bottom surface of the condensate tray is a clothes treatment device, characterized in that inclined in the direction of the drain. The method of claim 4, wherein The dehumidifying part accommodating part clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that the waterproof coating is formed. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, Clothing processing apparatus further comprises a steam supply device for generating steam supplied to the accommodation space.