KR20090105124A - Control method of laundry treating machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A clothes treating device and a control method thereof are provided to remove creasing, odor or humidity from the clothes by supplying the hot air or the steam to the clothes. CONSTITUTION: A control method of a clothes treating device comprises followings. The water in a steam generator is heated to be supplied to the clothes(S20). The heated water is transferred through a drainage path connected with the steam generator(S30A). The water stays in a storage mounted at the drainage path for fixed time in order to disinfect the storage(S40A). The storage collects the condensed water of the steam inside the device and l water within the steam generator.

Description

CONTROL METHOD OF LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE}

The present invention relates to a control method of a laundry treatment apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a control method of a clothes treating apparatus for disinfecting a storage space of water provided in a drainage passage through which condensed water or sewage generated inside a clothes treating apparatus for processing clothes by supplying steam or hot air to the clothes. .

Representative apparatuses for treating clothes using steam are typically cabinet type clothes handling apparatus (hereinafter referred to as "clothing processing apparatus") and drum type steam dryer (hereinafter referred to as "steam dryer").

The clothes treating apparatus refers to an apparatus for processing clothes stored in a storage compartment provided in a cabinet. The treatment of the stored clothes refers to a series of processes that can blow clothes, supply steam or hot air, and remove odors, wrinkles, and moisture remaining in the clothes to give satisfaction to the user who wears the clothes.

For example, if the same clothing is worn more than once, odors, wrinkles, or moisture remain in the clothing. The smell and the like remaining in the clothing may be unpleasant for the user who tries to wear the same clothes again. In order to remove this, the garment can be washed, but the frequent washing process of the garment shortens the life of the garment and increases the cost of maintaining the garment.

In addition, wrinkles may remain even after the clothes are dried after washing, and such clothes cannot be immediately worn and the user must perform a separate cumbersome ironing operation.

In order to solve such a problem, a clothing treatment apparatus may be used to remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in clothes.

The clothes treating apparatus may spray steam to the clothes to remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture of the stored clothes, and may blow (including hot air) to dry the clothes containing moisture by the injected steam.

Exposing clothing to wind or hot air may have the effect of removing odors, wrinkles or moisture, but steam may be used to maximize the effect.

When steam is sprayed on the clothes stored in the clothes treatment apparatus, the fine water particles are combined with the odor particles remaining deep in the fiber tissue, and the water particles combined with the odor particles are separated from the clothes in the drying process and discharged. In this way, the odor remaining in the garment is removed.

When steam is supplied to the clothes stored in the clothes treating apparatus, wrinkles, etc. remaining in the clothes may be alleviated. Clothes supplied by steam are to reduce or eliminate wrinkles during drying.

Through such a process, odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in the clothes can be removed, and the user of the clothes can wear the clothes in a more comfortable state.

In addition, a general dryer is a household appliance that normally drys laundry, that is, mainly clothes, using hot air. In general, the dryer includes a drum accommodating the object to be dried, a driving source for driving the drum, heating means for heating air introduced into the drum, and a blower unit for sucking or discharging air in the drum.

In general, the laundry is dried and dehydrated laundry is put into the dryer to dry. However, due to the principle of water washing, wrinkles are generated in the laundry in which water washing is completed, and the generated wrinkles are not completely removed in the drying process in the dryer. Therefore, there is a disadvantage in that a separate ironing is required to remove wrinkles existing in the dry matter such as laundry which has been dried in the conventional dryer.

In addition, wrinkles, wrinkles, folds, and the like may also occur when clothes or the like are normally stored and used in addition to the laundry after washing. The development of a device that can easily remove the wrinkles in accordance with the normal use, storage, such as clothing, has been required, in response to the steam dryer for supplying steam in the drying process of clothing appeared.

Then, both the clothes treating apparatus or the steam dryer should drain the condensed water generated during the drying process.

Therefore, in the case of the clothes treatment device or the steam dryer, if the sewerage is directly connected, drainage may be performed through the sewerage, but unlike a general washing machine, drainage is not large, and should be installed in a place without a sewerage system. Drainage of condensate into a removable drain can be used.

In particular, in the case of a clothes treatment device for supplying steam to remove wrinkles or odors of clothes worn at least once, the condensate generated in the drying process of the clothes supplied with steam is sewage containing various foreign substances. Therefore, the drain container, etc., which is detachably provided, may be contaminated by foreign matters.

Therefore, there is a need for a method for keeping the waste container, etc. contaminated with foreign matters, clean using the components provided in the clothes treating apparatus or the steam dryer itself.

The present invention provides a method of controlling a clothes treating apparatus for disinfecting a storage space of water provided in a drainage passage through which condensed water or sewage generated inside a clothes treating apparatus for processing clothes by supplying steam or hot air to clothes. The task to be solved.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a control method of a clothes treating apparatus for disinfecting in a simple manner using a steam generator provided in the clothes treating apparatus.

The present invention to solve the above problems, the step of heating the water in the steam generator for supplying steam to the clothes stored, the step of transferring the heated water through the drain passage connected to the steam generator, to the drain passage And disinfecting the storage space by heating the heated water in the installed storage space for a predetermined time or more.

In this case, the storage space collects the residual water in the steam generator or the condensed water of the steam condensed in the clothes treatment apparatus, and may be a sump connected to the steam generator.

And, the storage space may be a removable drain container provided for draining the water collected in the sump.

Here, disinfecting the inside of the sump is water supplied by the steam supply device via the sump, pumped by the drain pump provided between the sump and the sump is supplied to the sump The sump can be disinfected.

In addition, the step of transferring the water heated in the steam generating device to the sump or the sump is the opening of the valve provided between the steam generator and the sump and the drain provided between the sump and the sump It may be due to the operation of the pump.

In addition, in the disinfecting of the sump, it is preferable to disinfect the water heated by the steam generator to a predetermined level or more.

Here, after the disinfection of the drain container, the notification step of notifying the end of the user may further include.

In addition, the notification step may be performed after a predetermined time elapses after the disinfection step ends.

In this case, the steam generating device further includes a steam supplying step of supplying steam to the storage chamber by generating steam, and the step of transferring the heated water to the storage space may be performed after the steam supplying step.

According to the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention, the clothes are stored to supply steam or hot air to remove wrinkles, odors or moisture remaining in the clothes, thereby providing satisfaction to the user.

In addition, according to the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention, by discharging steam or hot air to the clothes to easily disinfect the storage space provided in the drainage passage through which the condensate or sewage generated inside the clothes treatment apparatus for processing the clothes can do.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosure may be made thorough and complete, and to fully convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

The description will focus on the case of using a clothes handling apparatus that processes clothes by supplying steam to the clothes and then drying them, and a drain container for detachable condensate condensed in the steam dryer. In addition, since the principle of supplying steam and the principle of recovering condensate are common, a cabinet type clothing treatment apparatus will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 2 shows the internal structure of the electrical equipment of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the clothes treating apparatus 10 according to the present invention is provided in a storage compartment 10 in which clothes are stored and a lower portion of the storage compartment 10, and circulates air in the storage compartment 10. There is provided an electrical equipment room 20 in which various components are installed to dehumidify, heat, or circulate air to remove wrinkles, odors, or moisture remaining in clothes.

The storage compartment 10 and the electrical equipment compartment 20 may be provided in a form provided in one cabinet 70, and the storage compartment 10 is opened and closed by a door 60.

The electrical equipment chamber 20 sucks air in the storage chamber 10 and supplies the air back into the storage chamber 10. The bottom surface 12 of the storage chamber 10 includes a suction port 11 through which air in the storage chamber 10 is sucked and a discharge port 14 through which air supplied to the storage chamber is discharged.

The reason why the suction port 11 and the discharge port 14 are provided on the bottom surface of the storage chamber 10 is that the position of the electrical equipment chamber 20 is lower than the storage chamber 10.

In addition, the storage chamber 10 is provided with a steam spraying unit 50 through which the steam generated by the steam generator provided in the electrical equipment chamber 20 is injected.

The suction port 11 and the discharge port 14 is preferably equipped with a mesh-like structure in order to prevent the foreign matter more than a predetermined size from being inserted from the outside.

2 is a block diagram of the interior of the electrical equipment room 20 of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

In the electrical equipment compartment 20 of the clothing treatment apparatus, a steam generator 25 for generating steam supplied to a storage compartment in which clothes are stored and suction and dehumidification of the humid air of the storage compartment 10 to dry or heat the stored clothing are dehumidified or The circulation duct 26 for heating is provided.

Of course, the circulation duct 26 is naturally also provided with a blowing function for simply blowing air to circulate the unheated air. Such a blowing function is possible by the blowing duct 28 having a fan so as to discharge the air passing through the circulation duct 26 through the discharge port 14.

The circulation duct 26 may be classified into a case of using a heat pump and a case of using an electric heater according to a method of heating dehumidified air.

As a means for heating the air supplied back to the storage chamber 10, in the case of using a heat pump or an electric heater, the dehumidification process by condensing the moisture of the humid air sucked through the suction duct 21 in the storage chamber Will be performed.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a heat pump is provided for heating dehumidified air, a condenser 23b in which dehumidification of wet air occurs by evaporating the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 22 inside the circulation duct 26. ) And a heating unit 23a for condensing the refrigerant and heating the dehumidified air.

Even when a heat pump is used for dehumidification and heating of the humid air, a separate electric heater may be added to sufficiently heat the dehumidified air.

The clothes treating apparatus having a drying function may be classified into a condensation type and an exhaust type by drying the clothes inside according to a method of drying clothes.

That is, after suctioning the humid air of the storage compartment 10, after dehumidification, depending on whether it is re-supplied to the storage compartment 10 or directly evacuated the humid air to the outside, it can be classified into an exhaust type and a circulation type, The clothing treatment apparatus according to the present invention uses a circulating method of circulating and dehumidifying the air in the storage compartment 10, and the present invention will be described with respect to the circulating clothes processing apparatus.

 Therefore, the air sucked in the suction duct 21 is dehumidified in the condensation unit 23b provided in the circulation duct 26, heated in the heating unit 23a, and stored again through the blower duct 28. Supplied with thread.

The blowing duct 28 is formed with a discharge hole 24 in communication with the discharge port 14 of the storage chamber 10, the other end of the circulation duct is in communication with the suction port 11 of the storage chamber 10 Suction hole 21 is provided.

The heat exchanger 23 of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention dehumidifies the humid air circulated in the storage chamber 10 using the refrigerant supplied from the compressor 22 in the evaporation process of the refrigerant, and condenses the refrigerant. The dehumidified air is heated again.

The compression of the refrigerant is necessary between the evaporation and condensation of the refrigerant. Compression of the refrigerant is performed by the compressor 22 provided in the electric compartment 20.

The electrical equipment room 20 illustrated in FIG. 2 is provided with a drain container 70. The condensed water condensed in the heat exchanger (23) is collected in a sump (29) located below the heat exchanger (23), and the sewage collected in the sump (29) is conveyed back to the sump (70) Are kept.

The sump 29 not only collects the condensed water of the heat exchanger in the circulation duct 28, but also temporarily drains the residual water in the steam generator 25 to drain the water into the drain 70. It also has the function to save it.

Of course, the drainage portion may be an external sewer pipe or the like that is not detachable. However, since there is a restriction that the clothes treatment apparatus should be installed in a place equipped with a sewerage system, the drain container 70 will be described in the case of being configured in a removable water container.

The user of the clothes treating apparatus may selectively separate the drain container 70 from the electrical equipment room 20 in consideration of the capacity of the drain container 70, and discharge the sewage stored therein. The movement of sewage from the sump 29 to the sump 70 may be a drain pump 27 or the like.

If the sump 70 can be disposed below the heat exchanger 23, the sump 29 can be omitted, but to configure the drain sump 70 to be detachable from the electrical compartment, a pump is used. Thus, a method of using a drain provided on the upper part of the battlefield may be used.

That is, in order to enable the user to easily attach and detach the drain container 70 from the electric compartment 20, it is advantageous that the position of the drain container 70 is located in the upper part of the electric compartment 20 in the pump. It is necessary to compensate for the height difference.

When the drain container 70 and the water supply tank 90 to be described later are detachably mounted, the drain container 70 is mounted on a drawer (not shown) provided to move forward or hinge in the electric compartment 20. It is preferable to be configured to withdraw or rotate in the electrical equipment room.

Since the sewage is transported from the sump 29 to the sump 70 using a drain pump, the size of the sump may be smaller than the size of the sump 70.

Steam supplied to the clothes stored in the storage chamber 10 is a steam generator 25 provided in the electrical equipment compartment 20 to heat the water supplied from the water supply tank 90 provided in the electrical equipment compartment The steam is generated in the manner and supplied to the storage chamber 10.

The water supply container 90 may be provided in a water tank type that can be attached and detached from the electrical equipment similar to the drain container 70 shown in FIG.

Since the amount of water required to generate steam is not large, and it must be possible to install in a place without running water, it is advantageous to use a removable water tank 90. Of course, if the water supply facility is located near, the water supply tank 90 may also be directly connected to the water supply.

The water supply container 90 supplies water to the steam generator 25, and the steam generator 25 injects steam through the steam injection unit.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the steam injection unit 50 is injected to the steam generated by the steam generating device 25 injects steam into the electric chamber.

Although FIG. 1 shows that a plurality of steam spraying units 50 are mounted on the bottom 12 of the storage compartment, it will be described as one steam spraying unit 50 mounted for convenience as shown in FIG. 2. do.

The circulation duct 26 is a circulation path of air that sucks air in the storage chamber 10 to dehumidify or heat the air.

The suction or discharge of air in the storage chamber of the circulation duct 26 is caused by the blowing fan 28a in the blower duct 28 adjacent to the circulation duct 26.

The storage chamber air sucked in the suction hole 21 communicating with the suction port 11 in the storage chamber 10 is again discharged through the heat exchanger 23 by the blower fan 28a. Through the discharge through the discharge hole of the storage chamber 10 to the storage chamber 10.

In the present embodiment, the steam generating device 25 generates steam by heating a predetermined amount of water contained in a water tank of a predetermined size with a built-in heater. However, in the present invention, any device capable of generating steam can be used as a steam generator. For example, it is also possible to use a method of directly installing a heater around a water supply hose through which water passes, that is, heating the water without accommodating water in a predetermined space.

Even when no steam is generated, water remaining in the steam generator 25 may cause a breakdown of the built-in electric heater or the like, and since water may be contaminated, the steam generator 25 may Residual water has to be recovered, and the place where the residual water can be recovered may be either the sump (90) or the sump (70).

If the residual water is drained to the sump 70, it will be drained via the sump 29 as described above.

The steam generator 25 sprays the steam through the steam spray unit 50 to the storage chamber 10 in which the clothes are stored.

The steam spraying unit 50 may be connected to the steam generator 25, and the condensed water therein may be drained to the drain container 70.

In order to drain the condensate of steam directly into the sump 70, the condensate of steam is directly connected to the sump 29 or the condensation part 23b in the circulation duct 26 connected to the sump 29. ) Can be connected.

In the latter case, the water can be drained to the sump 70 through the sump 29 together with the condensed water condensed in the condensation part 23b. Considering the length of the pipe connecting each part, a method that can simplify the structure may be used.

As soon as condensed water condensed in the steam injection unit 50 is generated, the condensed water may be drained to the drain container 70. It is desirable to make it possible to vaporize again.

In addition, when the condensed water remains, the space in the steam injection unit 50 is reduced, so that the supplied steam can be easily injected. In addition, there is an effect of insulating the steam supplied with the hot condensed water.

Therefore, it is preferable that the condensed water of steam condensed in the steam spraying unit remains in the steam spraying unit 50 for a predetermined time.

Therefore, in order to retain the condensed water in the steam spraying unit 50, it is preferable to provide a residual valve 80 between the condensed water outlet and the drain container 70.

This is because condensate generated by the valve can be prevented from being drained through the condensate outlet 53 immediately after generation. In addition, the valve 80 is preferably an electromagnetic valve controlled by a control unit (not shown) of the clothes treating apparatus.

In the present embodiment, the condensed water condensed in the steam spraying unit 50 is not directly drained to the drain container 70 but passes through the sump container 29. Temporarily storing the condensate in the sump 29 and draining the pump 27 may be convenient since the condensate may be drained together with the condensed water condensed in the heat exchanger 23.

Movement of the condensed water from the sump (29) to the sump (70) is by the pipe connecting both sides. Since the sump 70 is located higher than the sump 29, the compensation of the height difference is due to the sump pump 27.

In this embodiment, although the drain container 70 is provided as a detachable water bottle, where the sewer is provided, it can be directly drained from the sump.

Therefore, the pipe provided for draining the condensate in the sump (29) is preferably provided to be selectively connected to the removable drain (70) or sewer (not shown).

Figure 3 is a simplified conceptual view of the flow of steam and condensate of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Condensation water may also be generated on the inner wall of the storage chamber 10. Therefore, the condensate should be drained to the sump 70. As described above, in order to simplify the piping inside the electrical equipment room 20, the water collecting tank 29 or the circulation is not provided without installing a pipe directly connecting the storage chamber 10 and the drain container 70. A method of draining the condensate convergence space (a space formed under the heat exchanger) into the drain container 70 may be used.

Similarly, the steam generator 25 may also drain the remaining water directly into the sump 29, or may be collected in the sump 29 via the circulation duct 26.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 3, the residual water in the steam generator 25 takes the structure of draining the residual water to the drain container 70 via the sump.

The drainage channel disinfection method by the control method of the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention is particularly important in disinfecting a space in which water is stored on the drainage channel.

That is, bacteria or the like may grow in a storage space of a predetermined volume or more on a drain flow path through which condensed water or residual water, which is condensed steam, may generate odors. Therefore, the method of disinfecting the drainage passage according to the control method of the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention relates to a method of disinfecting a storage space of water in the drainage passage using the steam generator.

The steam generator 25 is a device for generating steam by heating the water may be heated to 100 ℃ or more water at room temperature. Therefore, each of the storage spaces may be disinfected by a method of transferring the heated water and leaving the heated water in the storage space through the drain passage connected to the steam generator 25.

The time to remain in the storage space can be set to such a degree that bacteria in each storage space can be destroyed. For example, if the water heated to 100 ° C. is transferred and left for about 10 minutes, it is effective to prevent bacterial growth and to decompose contaminants therein.

In particular, the water collecting tank 29 or the drain container 70, etc., in which the condensed water is temporarily stored in the clothes treating apparatus, is sterilized by using the water heated in the steam generator 25.

4 is a conceptual diagram of a method for disinfecting a storage space (water collecting container) located in a drainage passage according to a control method of a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention.

The part indicated by the solid line of the flow path connecting each component means the flow path that actually flows water in the method of disinfecting the storage space located in the drainage flow path according to the control method of the clothing treatment apparatus according to the present invention, the part indicated by the dotted line Is a flow path of water or steam when using a normal clothes treatment apparatus, but shows a flow path blocked when disinfecting the storage space.

The control method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention includes the step of heating water in the steam generator 25 for supplying steam to the clothes stored.

The steam generator 25 receives water from the water supply tank 90 and heats it. The process of receiving water from the water supply container 90 is performed by opening the first valve 95 provided between the water supply container 90 and the steam generator 25. Of course, if natural water is not possible between the steam generator 25 and the water supply container 90, a water supply pump (not shown) for water supply may be further included.

The water heated in the steam generator 25 is transferred along the drainage flow path to reach a storage space for storing the drained water.

The drain flow path is a concept including all the paths from the water supply container 90 to the drain container 70 via the steam generator 25.

In the case of Figure 4, the space that can stay while the water heated in the steam generator is transferred through the drainage flow path is the sump (29).

First, a method of disinfecting the sump 29 will be described. The method of transferring the heated water to the sump (29) is by opening the third valve (85) provided between the drain passage between the steam generator and the sump (29).

After opening the third valve 85 to transfer the heated water to the sump 29, the sump is stored for a predetermined time.

If the water heated in the steam generator 25 is left for a predetermined time, it is possible to remove some of the bacteria and the like in the sump (29).

A drain pump 27 or the like is provided between the sump 29 and the sump 70. However, when the height of the sump (29) is lower than the sump (70), the drain pump can be omitted, it can be replaced by a valve or the like.

When disinfecting the sump 29, the drain pump 27 is not driven.

The water stored in the sump can be drained to the sump 70 by driving the drainage pump 27 after the heated water remains for a predetermined time.

5 illustrates a flow path of heated water when disinfecting the sump 70 by a method for controlling a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention.

4 is different from the method shown in FIG. 4 by driving the drain pump 27 to supply heated water to the drain container 70. Therefore, the flow path connecting between the sump 70 and the sump 29 is represented by a solid line in FIG.

Therefore, the water heated by opening the third control valve 85 is transferred to the drain container 70 via the sump container 29.

In addition, the method of disinfecting the drain container 70 is based on a method of passing a predetermined time with the heated water stored in the same manner as the method of disinfecting the sump container 29.

In addition, when disinfecting the drain container 70, it is preferable to perform the disinfection process by supplying water supplied from the steam generator 25 to a predetermined level or more (for example, a full water level).

And, the method of disinfecting the drain container 70 by the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention preferably further includes a notification step notifying that the disinfection process is completed after the disinfection of the drain container 70 is completed. Do.

After transferring the heated water to the sump 70, if the heated water remains after disinfection is finished after a certain time, the bacteria and the like will proceed to the state that is easy to breed again, the disinfection is finished It may be necessary to include a notification step for notifying the user that the drain container 70 is empty.

In addition, the notification step is not necessary to immediately notify after the disinfection step of the water tank 70 is completed, it is necessary to allow time to notify after a predetermined time elapses. This is to prevent a safety accident such as a burn of the user in the process of emptying the water used for disinfection by removing the drain container 70.

The method of disinfecting the storage space on the drainage flow path by the control method of the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention may be selectively operated by the user's selection, or may be set to be automatically performed at a predetermined cycle.

And, disinfection between the storage hole in the drainage flow path according to the control method of the clothing treatment apparatus according to the present invention by heating the steam generator separately for disinfection of the sump or drainage, it is possible to supply the heated water, but to process the clothes A method of supplying heated water using a heater of a heated steam generator after supplying steam from the steam generator to the storage chamber is more efficient.

Figure 6 is a block diagram of the disinfection process of the storage space of the drainage flow path according to the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

As described above, since the water may be heated after the step (S10) of generating steam in the steam generating device 25, step S10 of generating steam may be referred to as an optional step.

In order to disinfect the storage space of the drain channel, the step of heating the water (S20) is performed. After the step of heating the water in the steam generating device 25 proceeds to transfer the water according to whether the water collecting container 29 or the drain container 70, respectively (S30A, S30B).

When the water tank 29 disinfection step is performed, it is not necessary to operate the drain pump 27 in the step (S30A) of transferring water to the water tank 29, the steam generator 25 and the house Transfer of the heated water is carried out by opening the valve provided between the water tank 29, while the disinfection step of the drain container 70 is carried out, transferring the water to the drain container 70 (S30B). ), The valve provided between the steam generator 25 and the sump 29 should be opened with the operation of the drain pump.

Storing the heated water (S40A, S40B) is a step where substantial disinfection of the storage spaces is performed by a method of remaining the heated water for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) or more.

When the disinfection step of the sump container 29 is performed, after the step of storing the heated water (S40A), the step of draining the water to the drain box 70 (S50A) will be performed, and the sump disinfection step may be performed several times. When set to be repeated, steps S30A, S40A, and S50A may be repeated several times.

When the disinfection step of the drain container 70 is performed, after the step of storing the heated water (S40B), a notification step (S60B) indicating that the disinfection of the drain part is completed may be performed. This notification step is particularly useful during the disinfection of the drain.

Although the present specification has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the invention, those skilled in the art may variously modify and change the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims set forth below. It could be done. Therefore, it should be seen that all modifications included in the technical scope of the present invention are basically included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 shows the internal structure of the electrical equipment room clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a simplified conceptual view of the flow of steam and condensate of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for disinfecting a sump located in a drainage passage according to a control method of a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention.

5 illustrates a flow path of heated water when disinfecting the sump by the control method of the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a block diagram of the disinfection process of the storage space of the drainage flow path according to the control method of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

** Description of symbols for the main parts of the drawing **

10: storage room 20: total length room

25: steam generator 26: circulation duct

27: drain pump 50: steam injection unit

70: water bottle 90: water bottle

Claims (9)

Heating water in a steam generator for supplying steam to the stored clothes; Transferring the heated water through a drain passage connected to the steam generator; And disinfecting the storage space by leaving heated water in the storage space of the water installed in the drainage passage for a predetermined time or more. The method of claim 1, And the storage space collects the residual water in the steam generator or the condensed water of steam condensed in the clothes treating apparatus, and is a sump connected to the steam generator. The method of claim 2, The storage space is a control method of a clothes treating apparatus, characterized in that the detachable drain container provided for draining the water collected in the sump. The method of claim 3, Disinfecting the inside of the sump is water that is heated in the steam supply device via the sump, pumped by a drain pump provided between the sump and the sump is supplied to the sump and drained Control method of a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that to sterilize the barrel. The method of claim 3, The step of transferring the heated water from the steam generator to the sump or the sump may include opening of a valve provided between the steam generator and the sump and a drain pump provided between the sump and the sump. Control method of a clothes handling apparatus, characterized in that by operation. The method of claim 3, Disinfecting the drain container is a method of controlling a clothes treating apparatus, characterized in that the disinfection by filling the water heated by the steam generator to a predetermined level or more. The method of claim 3, After the disinfection of the water container is terminated, the control method of the clothing treatment apparatus further comprising a notification step for notifying the end of the user. The method of claim 7, wherein The notification step is a control method of a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that is performed after a predetermined time elapses after the disinfection step is finished. The method of claim 1, The steam generating apparatus further comprises a steam supplying step of supplying steam to the storage compartment by generating steam, wherein the step of transferring the heated water to the storage space is performed after the steam supplying step. Control method of the device.

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