KR20100023321A - Apparatus and method thereof for treating clothing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A clothes processor and a control method provide a user with pleasant clothes by automatically controlling the degree of emitting fragrance. CONSTITUTION: A clothes processor is composed of a fragrance emitting unit(450), a fragrance sensor(420), a controller(400). The fragrance emitting unit supplies fragrance to inside a drum. The fragrance sensor senses the degree of emitting fragrance supplied to the drum. The controller notifies a user of the degree of emitting fragrance, or controls the degree of emitting fragrance depending on the sensed fragrance.

Description

Apparel processing apparatus and its control method {APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF FOR TREATING CLOTHING}

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to determine a degree of aroma supplied to clothes in a process of supplying clothes desired by a user to a clothes accommodated in a drum of the clothes processing apparatus. The present invention relates to a garment processing apparatus capable of adjusting the degree of smell and a control method thereof.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a washing machine as an example of a conventional clothes treating apparatus. As shown, the washing machine includes a cabinet 11, a tub 21 accommodated in the cabinet 11, and a washing tank 31 rotatably installed in the tub 21. have.

The front of the cabinet 11 is provided with an opening 12 and a door 13 to allow the laundry to enter and exit, the inside of the cabinet 11 by the spring 22 and the damper 23 by the tub ( 21) is supported.

The tub 21 has a cylindrical shape in which one side is open, and the washing tub 31 is rotatably installed in the tub 21.

The washing tank 31 has a cylindrical shape, one side of which is opened, and a plurality of through holes 33 are formed in the circumferential surface thereof. The inner surface of the washing tub 31 is provided with a plurality of lifts 35 to raise the laundry.

On the other hand, a driving motor 25 is coupled to the rear end of the tub 21 so as to rotate the washing tank 31, and the drain pump 28 to discharge water to the bottom of the washing tank 31. Drainage passage 27 is provided.

The upper side of the tub 21 is provided with a detergent input device 41 to supply a detergent, the water supply pipe 43 is connected to the detergent input device 41. The water supply pipe 43 is provided with a water supply valve 45.

By the way, in the conventional washing machine, washing, rinsing and / or dehydration are performed according to the selected operation mode, and when the fragrance is to be supplied to the laundry, water washing is performed to generate waste of water and power consumption.

In addition, even when the user supplies a desired aroma to the laundry through the washing process, the function of detecting the concentration of the aroma by detecting whether the concentration of the aroma supplied to the laundry is appropriate to the user has not been provided at all.

When incense is supplied to the clothing contained in the drum of the clothes processing apparatus, the degree of incense of the clothing is detected and notified to the user or the degree of automatic incense is detected in the process of supplying the incense so that the degree of supplied incense is appropriate to the user. It is necessary to adjust.

Clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and the fragrance for supplying incense to the drum of the clothes processing apparatus; A fragrance detecting unit which detects a degree of fragrance of the fragrance supplied into the drum; And a controller configured to control the clothes treating apparatus to notify the smell level or to adjust the degree of smell according to the sensed amount of smell.

The clothing processing apparatus may further include a control panel for receiving an external command or a display unit for displaying a driving state or a notification message by the controller.

The fragrance portion, and a fragrance for producing the fragrance; It is possible to include a fragrance active unit which activates the fragrance of the fragrance.

In addition, the fragrance portion may further include a fragrance transmitting unit for transferring the fragrance generated in the fragrance to the drum.

The fragrance active unit may be a vibrator for vibrating the fragrance body, or a heater for supplying heat to the fragrance body.

The fragrance delivery unit may be an intake flow passage connected to the inside of the drum, or a suspension device of the drum may be used.

A control method of a clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first flavoring step of supplying incense into a drum of a clothes treating apparatus; A smell detection step of detecting a smell of incense supplied to the clothes accommodated in the drum; And a smell control step of informing the smell level or adjusting the degree of smell according to the sensed smell.

The fragrance adjusting step includes a second fragrance step of resupplying fragrance into the drum when the sensed degree of fragrance is less than or equal to a reference value.

The second fragrance step includes an activation step of activating the fragrance of the fragrance, and the activation step is performed by vibrating or applying heat to the fragrance.

The second fragrance step includes a fragrance deposition step of depositing the supplied fragrance on the clothes, the fragrance deposition step is performed by supplying the fragrance into the drum and then spraying steam.

According to the present invention, by supplying the fragrance to the clothes that accompany the washing process or drying process or housed in the inner drum of the clothes processing apparatus independently of the above process, the user can not only provide fragrant clothes but also provide convenience. have.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the case of supplying incense to the clothes contained in the inner drum of the clothes processing apparatus determines the appropriate amount of incense supply according to the degree of incense smelled from the clothes, and informs the user or automatically incense Supply can be adjusted.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a perspective view of a steam washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the steam jet drum washing machine.

The steam jet drum washing machine 100 according to the present invention is installed so as to be suspended by a spring 120 inside the cabinet 110 and the cabinet 110 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. At the same time, the tub 140 is installed to be supported by the damper assembly 130, the drum 160 is rotatably installed inside the tub 140 to contain the wash water and laundry, and the inner wall surface of the drum 160 It is installed to protrude at regular intervals in the lift (161) to pull up the laundry as the drum 160 is rotated, and is installed to be connected to the drum 160 in the rear of the tub 140 A steam generator for rotating the drum 160 and the tub 140 and the tub 140 to be supplied into the tub 140 and the drum 160 by heating the washing water with high temperature and high pressure steam. And 300.

In addition, as shown, the discharge side of the steam generator 300 is preferably disposed so as to communicate with the inner space of the tub 140.

In addition, the drum washing machine is installed so as to be located above the tub 140, the water supply means 210 for supplying the washing water to the tub 140 and the drum 160, and the lower side of the tub 140 Further installed is a drain pump assembly 66 for draining the wash water in the tub 140 and the drum 160, the steam generator 300 is installed to be connected to the water supply means (210).

In detail, the water supply means 210 is installed on the rear surface of the cabinet 110 to be connected between the water supply valve assembly 211 and the water supply valve assembly 211 and the tub 140 to control the water supply. Detergent box assembly 212 is a detergent is stored, and the first and second water supply passage (213,214) branched from the water supply valve assembly 211 and connected to the detergent box assembly 212 and the steam generator 300, respectively ) And one end of the steam generator 300 are connected to each other, and the other end is positioned inside the tub 140 and the drum 160 to supply steam to the tub 140 and the drum 160. It is configured to include a steam flow path (215).

Here, the drum 160 is formed with a plurality of dehydration holes 162 on the inner wall surface so that the wash water can flow freely to the drum 160 and the tub 140, as well as wash water from the laundry by centrifugal force during dehydration The water supply valve assembly 211 and the drain valve assembly 66 are configured to include a water supply valve (not shown) and a drain pump (not shown), respectively, to be washed according to the operation of the water supply valve and the drain pump. Water or drain the water.

Next, the first and second water supply passages 213 and 214 are branched from the water supply valve assembly 211 and installed to be connected to the detergent box assembly 212 and the steam generator 300 to supply wash water. The steam flow path 215 has an end portion 216 formed in a nozzle shape so that steam can be injected at a high speed, and passes through the gasket 150 provided at the inlet of the tub 140 to allow the tub 140 and the drum 160 to be injected. ) Is installed to be located inside.

Next, the steam generator 300 is installed to be positioned above the tub 140 so that the second water supply passage 214 and the steam passage 215 are relatively short, and are advantageous for repair and inspection. .

The steam generator 300 is a hermetic pressure vessel (not shown) formed with a space for storing the washing water therein to generate steam, and a heater installed to be located inside the pressure vessel to heat the washing water ( Not shown).

4 is a control block diagram of a clothes processing apparatus for adjusting the degree of smell by detecting the degree of smell according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the clothes treating apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a fragrance unit 450 for supplying incense into the drum of the clothes processing apparatus, and a degree of inclination of the incense supplied into the drum. A fragrance detecting unit 420 for sensing, and a control unit 400 for controlling the clothes processing apparatus to notify the degree of smell or to adjust the degree of smell in accordance with the detected degree of smell.

The clothing processing apparatus may further include a control panel 410 for receiving an external command and a display unit 440 for displaying a driving state or a notification message by the controller.

The fragrance part 450 includes: a fragrance body 541 which generates the fragrance; And a fragrance active unit 452 for activating the fragrance of the fragrance, and a fragrance transmitting unit 453 for transferring the fragrance generated in the fragrance to the drum.

The fragrance active unit 452 is an ultrasonic vibrator for vibrating the fragrance, or a heater for supplying heat to the fragrance.

Here, the fragrance is a solid or liquid fragrance, when the fragrance is a liquid to activate the fragrance by a vibrator, such as the ultrasonic generator, or the fragrance receiver is provided with a heating means to activate the fragrance It is preferable to make it.

When the smell diffusion unit 450 is provided on or communicates with the intake passage, the fragrance transmitting unit 453 is an intake passage connected to the inside of the drum.

5 and 6, a method of controlling a clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a clothing processing apparatus for adjusting a degree of smell according to a detected result by sensing a degree of smell of aroma supplied into a drum according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a detailed flowchart of the smell control step showing in detail how the smell of Figure 5 is adjusted.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a control method of a clothing processing apparatus that detects a degree of smell and adjusts the degree of smell according to a result of the detecting may include operating an operating mode of the clothes processing apparatus to adjust the degree of smell by a user or the like. Receiving step (S10), the first smell step (S20) for supplying the fragrance into the drum of the clothes processing apparatus, and the smell detection step of detecting the smell of incense supplied to the clothes accommodated in the drum (S30) ), And a smell control step (S40) of notifying the smell level or adjusting the amount of smell according to the sensed smell.

Thus, in addition to simply supplying the incense to the clothes contained in the drum, it senses whether the supplied incense was doubled to the clothes, and additionally supplies the incense according to the degree of incense to the clothes, or incense supply if the incense is already full to the clothes. It can be stopped to supply the clothing with the appropriate amount of aroma desired by the user.

The smell control step (S40) includes a second smell step (S45) to re-supply the fragrance into the drum, if the detected degree of smell is less than the reference value.

The second fragrance step S45 includes an activation step S46 of activating the fragrance of the fragrance, and the activation step S46 is performed by vibrating or applying heat to the fragrance.

As a result, when the fragrance is not sufficiently supplied in the first fragrance step, a low concentration or a small amount of fragrance may be supplied, and thus a stronger or larger amount of fragrance may be supplied to the drum containing the clothes.

The second fragrance step S45 includes a fragrance deposition step S46 for depositing the supplied fragrance on the garment. In the fragrance deposition step (S46), after supplying incense to the drum, steam is supplied to deposit the incense on clothes, or after supplying the incense to the drum, the air or incense inside the drum through the exhaust passage, etc. The fragrance is deposited by blocking the flow of air so as not to escape to the outside.

In this case, it is also possible to rotate the drum so that the fragrance evenly contacts the clothes inside the drum.

As a result, the fragrance supplied into the drum may be sufficiently in contact with the garment before the fragrance supplied into the drum may be discharged to the outside, and a larger amount of fragrance may be deposited on the garment.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail by taking an example of a washing / drying drum washing machine based on the embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings, but may be applied to various kinds of washing machines and dryers. In addition, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments and drawings, the scope of the present invention will be limited only by the contents described in the claims below.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a washing machine as an example of a conventional clothes treating apparatus.

2 is a perspective view of a steam drum washing machine according to one embodiment of the clothes treating apparatus for supplying fragrance to fibers contained therein according to the temperature according to the present invention.

3 is a side cross-sectional view of the steam jet drum washing machine shown in FIG.

4 is a control block diagram of a clothing processing apparatus for detecting a degree of smell according to an embodiment of the present invention, and adjusting the degree of smell according to the detected amount of smell.

5 is a control flowchart of the clothes treating apparatus for adjusting the degree of smell by detecting the degree of smell according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a detailed control flowchart of the smell adjusting step of FIG. 5.

Claims (13)

A fragrance unit for supplying incense into the drum of the clothes treating apparatus; A fragrance detecting unit which detects a degree of fragrance of the fragrance supplied into the drum; And a controller configured to control the clothes treating apparatus to notify the smell of smell or to adjust the degree of smell according to the sensed smell. The method of claim 1, The clothing processing apparatus further comprises a control panel for receiving an external command. The method of claim 1, The clothing processing apparatus further includes a display unit which displays a driving state or a notification message by the controller. The method of claim 1, The fragrance portion, and a fragrance for producing the fragrance; Apparatus for treating clothes comprising a fragrance active unit for activating the fragrance of the fragrance. The method of claim 4, wherein The fragrance unit further comprises a fragrance transmitting unit for transmitting the fragrance generated in the fragrance to the drum. The method of claim 4, wherein And said fragrance active part is a vibrator for vibrating said fragrance. The method of claim 4, wherein And said fragrance active part is a heater for supplying heat to said fragrance body. The method of claim 5, The fragrance delivery unit is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that the intake passage connected to the drum. A first flavoring step of supplying incense into the drum of the clothes treating apparatus; A smell detection step of detecting a smell of incense supplied to the clothes accommodated in the drum; And a odor control step of informing the odor level or adjusting the odor level according to the sensed scent. The method of claim 9, The smell control step of controlling the clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a second flavor step for re-supply the fragrance inside the drum, if the detected degree of smell is less than the reference value. The method of claim 10, The second fragrance step comprises an active step of activating the fragrance of the fragrance body. The method of claim 11, The activation step is a clothing processing apparatus control method, characterized in that performed by vibrating or applying heat. The method of claim 10, The second fragrance step comprises a fragrance deposition step of depositing the supplied fragrance to the clothes.

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