KR20090105081A - Cloth treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A clothes treatment device is provided to prevent malfunction of and damage on a manipulation part by inserting the manipulation part along the side of a door. CONSTITUTION: A clothes treatment device comprises followings. An accommodation space(12) accommodates the clothes. A door(14) opens and closes the accommodation space. A manipulation part is inserted into the inside the door along the side of the door and help a user to read or manipulate through the front side of the door. The door has an inside sealed space. The manipulation part is inserted in the inside sealed space. The door includes an inner door and an outer door. The outer door is combined with the inner door in order to make the sealed space. The manipulation part is inserted between the inner door and the outer door.

Description

Clothing treating apparatus

The present invention relates to a clothes treating apparatus, and more particularly, to a clothes treating apparatus capable of preventing damage to an operation unit of a clothes treating apparatus.

Recently, the use of various electronic devices is increasing, and such electronic devices include, for example, washing machines, dryers, and refrigerators. In addition, a refresher for refreshing clothing is being developed according to the improvement of living standards.

These electronic devices are mostly provided with an operation unit for operating the device, or display information about the state of the device. This operation part is mounted on the exterior of the electronic device, preferably on the front part of the device.

By the way, the above-mentioned electronic devices form a space for accommodating the object in most, and processes the object by adjusting the temperature, humidity, etc. in the space. In this case, when the operation portion is located adjacent to the space, it is affected by the temperature or humidity inside the space, which may cause a malfunction, and furthermore, it is accompanied by a problem of being damaged by the influence of high temperature and high humidity.

In particular, this problem may occur frequently when the operation portion is located in the door portion of the electronic device.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of preventing damage to the operation unit.

Another object of the present invention to provide a laundry treatment apparatus that can be easily installed the operation unit.

An object of the present invention as described above, the accommodation space for accommodating clothing; A door for opening and closing the accommodation space; And an operation unit inserted into the side of the door and operable by a user through the front surface of the door or recognizing information.

Here, the door may be formed in the inner sealed space, the operation unit may be provided is inserted into the inner sealed space. Alternatively, the door may have an inner door and an outer door coupled to the inner door to form a closed space, and the operation part may be inserted between the inner door and the outer door. As such, when the operation unit is inserted into the door, the inner wall of the door may be formed to be flat.

Specifically, an opening may be provided at the side of the door, and the operation unit may be inserted along the opening. In this case, it may further include a guide member for guiding the movement of the operation unit and a positioning unit for determining the position of the operation unit. On the other hand, the operation portion may be provided with a fixing portion corresponding to the positioning portion. Furthermore, the cover may further include a cover for opening and closing the opening.

As described above, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention can prevent the malfunction and damage of the operation unit by inserting the operation unit along the side of the door.

Moreover, according to this invention, an operation part can be installed more easily by inserting and installing an operation part along the side opening part of a door.

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 laundry treatment apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the clothing treatment apparatus 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention to open and close the cabinet 10, the receiving space 12 is formed with a receiving space 12 for receiving the clothing 1 therein It may include a door 14 and the operation unit (see Fig. 3, 50) which is inserted into the side along the side of the door 14 is operable by the user through the front of the door 14 or can recognize information.

That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the operation unit 50 is inserted into and mounted inside the door 14 along the side of the door 14, whereby the operation unit 50 may be more easily installed, and further, the accommodation space 12 ) Is not affected by the high temperature, high humidity environment can prevent the malfunction of the operation unit 50 and damage. Hereinafter, the configuration of the garment treatment apparatus 100 will be described briefly, and the operation unit 50 will be described in detail.

The cabinet 10 is provided with various components to be described later, and an accommodation space 12 in which clothing is accommodated is formed therein. The receiving space 12 is selectively communicated with the outside by the door 14. In addition, the accommodating space 12 is provided with a variety of support 19 to hang the clothes (1), etc., the structure for supporting such clothes (1) is widely known in the field of the present invention, so a detailed description thereof is omitted. do.

On the other hand, the inside of the cabinet 10, the machine room 20 is accommodated in the hot air supply (see Fig. 2, 22) and the steam generator (see Fig. 2, 30) for selectively supplying hot air or steam to the accommodation space 12 ) May be formed. The machine room 20 is preferably located at the lower portion of the accommodation space 12, the hot air supply device 22 and the steam generator 30 is located in the machine room 20. As such, the reason why the machine room 20 is located at the bottom is that the hot air and steam supplied to the accommodation space 12 have a property to be raised, and thus, the machine room 20 is located at the bottom to direct hot air and steam toward the top. It is because supplying is preferable.

2 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the inside of the machine room 20.

Referring to FIG. 2, a heat pump 22 or a steam generator 30 for supplying steam may be located inside the machine room 20 as a hot air supply device for supplying hot air to an accommodation space (see FIG. 1 and 12). Can be.

The heat pump 22 corresponding to the hot air supply device of the present invention is similar to the heat pump used in the air conditioner. That is, the heat pump 22 is provided with an evaporator 24, a compressor 26, a condenser 28 and an expansion valve (not shown) through which the refrigerant circulates, thereby dehumidifying and heating the air. That is, the refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator 24 to absorb latent heat of ambient air, thereby cooling the air to condense and remove moisture in the air. In addition, when the refrigerant is condensed in the condenser 28 via the compressor 26, the latent heat is released toward the surrounding air to heat the surrounding air. Therefore, the evaporator 24 and the condenser 28 function as a heat exchanger, and the air introduced into the machine room 20 is dehumidified and heated through the evaporator 24 and the condenser 28 to the receiving space 12. Supplied.

Specifically, an air inlet 21 through which air in the accommodation space 12 flows into the inside of the machine room 20 is formed at the front end of the machine room 20, and the air inlet 21, the evaporator 24, and the condenser ( It is preferable to form a flow path through which air flows by the circulation duct 29 connecting the 28 and the blower fan 32. The air introduced into the machine room 20 through the air inlet 21 by the circulation duct 29 is dehumidified and heated while passing through the heat pump 22, and is supplied back to the accommodation space 12 by the fan 32. .

Here, although not shown in the drawings, the air inlet 21 may be preferably provided with a filter. By providing a filter at the air inlet 21, it is possible to filter various foreign matters and the like that may be included in the air flowing into the machine room 20 from the accommodation space 12 to supply only fresh air to the accommodation space 12.

On the other hand, the machine room 20 may be further provided with a steam generating device 30 for selectively supplying steam to the accommodation space (12). By supplying steam to the receiving space 12 by the steam generating device 30, wrinkles that may occur in clothing, etc. can be removed, and furthermore, due to the swelling of the clothing cloth with the effect of sterilization by high temperature steam, etc. Refreshing effect can be expected.

The steam generator 30 is provided with a heater (not shown) for heating the water therein, and generates water by heating the water to supply to the receiving space (12). An external faucet or the like may be used as the water supply source for supplying water to the steam generator 30, or a container type water supply source provided on one side of the machine room 20 may be used. This container type water supply is preferably detachably installed so that the user can separate the water supply from the machine room 20 to fill the water and reinstall it. In addition, the steam generated by the steam generator 30 is supplied to the accommodation space 12 through the steam hose 36 and the steam nozzle 40.

In addition, the back of the machine room 20 may be provided with a circulation fan 34. The circulation fan 34 supplies the air outside the machine room 20 into the machine room 20, so that the above-described heat pump 22 and the steam generator 30 are driven so that the temperature inside the machine room 20 is excessive. To prevent it from rising.

3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the operation unit 50 is installed in the door 14 in the clothes treating apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the side of the door in FIG. 3.

3 and 4, in the forehead treatment apparatus according to the present embodiment, the operation unit 50 is inserted into the door 14 through an opening 18 formed on the side surface of the door 14.

In detail, the door 14 may include an outer door 16 forming an external front surface and an inner door 15 coupled to the outer door 16. In this case, between the outer door 16 and the inner door 15 may form a sealed space in which the operation unit 50 may be mounted, and the operation unit 50 is inserted into the sealed space.

On the other hand, since the operation unit 50 is inserted into the interior of the door 14 along the side of the door 14 is mounted, the inner wall of the door 14, that is, the inner wall in contact with the receiving space is to be formed flat (flat) Can be. Therefore, when the operation unit is attached to the inner wall of the door and the operation unit is mounted to protrude from the inner wall of the door, it is possible to solve the problem of feeling uncomfortable by the protruding operation unit when the clothes are put into the accommodation space.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the operation unit 50 inserted and inserted into the door 14 in FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 5, the manipulation unit 50 may include a base 52 and a substrate 58 detachably coupled to the base 52. Accordingly, the worker detachably couples the substrate 58 to the base 52 by a fastening member such as a bolt, and inserts the operation unit 50 into the door 14 through the side of the door 14.

On the other hand, the base 52 is provided with fixing parts 53 and 54 corresponding to the positioning parts described later when the operation part 50 is inserted into the door 14, which will be described in detail later. .

6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the operation unit 50 having the above-described configuration is inserted along the inside of the door 14, and FIG. 7 illustrates a state in which the operation unit 50 is mounted inside the door 14. Perspective view. 6 and 7 it is noted that the outer door 16 is not shown to show the interior of the door 14.

6 and 7, as described above, the operation unit 50 is inserted into the door 14 along the opening 18 formed at the side of the door 14.

In this case, the guide member 11 is preferably provided inside the door 14 to guide the movement of the operation unit 50. As shown in the drawing, the guide member 11 may be formed in a bar shape having a predetermined length along the insertion direction of the operation unit 50. Therefore, when the operation unit 50 is inserted, the operation unit 50 may be inserted along the upper surface of the guide member 11 to be inserted at the correct position. Meanwhile, in the drawings, only one guide member 11 is provided to support only the lower portion of the operation unit 50, but the present invention is not limited thereto. A pair of guide members may be provided to support both the upper and lower portions of the operation unit 50. It is also possible to provide.

On the other hand, the inside of the door 14 may be provided with positioning parts 17 and 19 for determining the position of the operation part 50 when the operation part 50 is inserted, and the operation part 50 has a positioning part. Corresponding fixing parts 53 and 54 may be provided.

The positioning unit may include a first positioning member 17 that determines a horizontal position of the operation unit 50, and a second positioning member 19 that determines a vertical position of the operation unit 50. In addition, the fixing part may include a first fixing member 53 corresponding to the first positioning member 17 and a second fixing member 54 corresponding to the second positioning member 19. It will be described below in detail.

As illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first positioning member 17 may be formed in a hook type in the door 14 to be provided with one or more. Therefore, when the operator inserts the operation unit 50 through the opening 18, the operation unit 50 is no longer inserted into the door 14 by the first positioning member 17 along the horizontal direction. The location is determined.

On the other hand, in response to the first positioning member 17, the operation unit 50 may be provided with a first fixing member (53). The first fixing member 53 may be formed in a rib type at the distal end of the operation unit 50, and may be provided to have a shape and a number corresponding to the first positioning member 17. Accordingly, when the operation unit 50 is inserted into the door 14, the first fixing member 53 of the operation unit 50 is connected to the first positioning member 17 inside the door 14, thereby operating the operation unit 50. 50 is no longer inserted in the horizontal direction, and the position in the horizontal direction is determined.

6 and 7, the second positioning member 19 may be further provided inside the door 14 to determine the vertical position of the operation unit 50. The second positioning member 19 serves to determine the vertical position of the operation unit 50 after the horizontal position of the operation unit 50 is determined by the first positioning member 17.

Specifically, the second positioning member 19 may be formed of one or more bosses protruding from the inner door 15 forming the door 14, as shown in the figure. In addition, the operation unit 50 may be provided at the distal end thereof with a second fixing member 54 that can be coupled corresponding to the boss 19. The second fixing member 54 is formed in a bar type having a predetermined length, and fastening holes 55 that can be coupled to the boss 19 forming the second positioning member are formed at both ends.

Accordingly, the horizontal position of the operation unit 50 is determined by the first positioning member 17 and the first fixing member 53, and then the second fixing member 54 of the operation unit 50 is moved into the door 14. It is coupled to the second positioning member 19 of the to determine the vertical position of the operation unit 50.

By the positioning units 17 and 19 and the fixing units 53 and 54, the operation unit 50 is positioned at the correct position inside the door 14, and through the opening (not shown) of the outer door 16. The front surface of the manipulation unit 50 is exposed so that the user can control the clothes treatment apparatus through the manipulation unit 50 or recognize various information about the clothes treatment apparatus.

On the other hand, although not shown in the figure, it is preferable to further include a cover for opening and closing the side opening 18 of the door (14). By closing the opening 18 of the door 14 by the cover, it is possible to prevent the user or the like from touching or breaking the operation unit 50 through the opening 18 when the door 14 is opened.

On the other hand, in the description of the embodiments of the present invention described as a refresher in the laundry treatment apparatus as an example, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to this, other devices having an operation unit in the door, for example, washing machine, dryer, It can of course also be applied to a dry-use washing machine and a refrigerator.

1 is a perspective view showing a clothes treating apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the machine room in Figure 1,

3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which an operation unit is inserted into a door in FIG. 1;

4 is an enlarged perspective view of the side of the door in FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing an operation unit in FIG.

6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the operation unit is inserted into the interior of the door, and

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which an operation unit is inserted and fixed inside the door (not shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 to show the inside of the door).

Claims (8)

An accommodation space for accommodating clothes; A door for opening and closing the accommodation space; And And a manipulation unit inserted into the side of the door to be operable by the user or to recognize information through the front of the door. The method of claim 1, The door is formed in the inner sealed space, the operation unit is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that inserted into the inner sealed space. The method of claim 1, The door has an inner door and an outer door coupled to the inner door to form a closed space, wherein the operation unit is inserted between the inner door and the outer door. The method of claim 1, Clothing processing apparatus, characterized in that the inner wall of the door is flat. The method of claim 1, And an opening portion provided at a side of the door, and the operation portion is inserted along the opening portion. The method of claim 5, And a positioning member for guiding a guide member for guiding the movement of the manipulation unit and a position of the manipulation unit. The method of claim 6, And the fixing portion corresponding to the positioning portion is provided on the operation portion. The method of claim 5, Clothing processing apparatus further comprises a cover for opening and closing the opening.

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