KR20100023636A - Fragrance apply system for clothes handling apparatus and operating method for thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A fragrance emitting system for a clothes processor and an operating method thereof are provided to simultaneously or successively emit various fragrance. CONSTITUTION: A fragrance emitting system for a clothes processor is composed of a main body, a drum(2), multiple fragrance supply units(200), a control panel, a control unit, and an activating unit. The fragrance supply units spray fragrance on inside the drum. The control panel comprises a display. The control unit selectively operates the fragrance supply units. The activating unit activates a chamber and a fragrance emitting body.

Description

Fragrance system and method of operation of the clothing treatment device {FRAGRANCE APPLY SYSTEM FOR CLOTHES HANDLING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD FOR THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a fragrance system of a laundry treatment apparatus including a washing machine or a dryer and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to a laundry treatment apparatus including a fragrance supply unit for spraying a fragrance into the drum of the laundry treatment apparatus. And a method of operation thereof.

In general, a clothing treatment apparatus is a clothes washing machine that puts contaminated clothing and washes with detergent, and puts laundry to be finished into the drum, and supplies hot air into the drum to evaporate the moisture of the laundry to dry the laundry. Means a device such as a processing device.

In the construction of the clothes treating apparatus, the clothes treating apparatus includes a drum into which laundry is put, a driving motor for driving the drum, and in the case of a dryer, a blowing fan for blowing hot air into the drum, and a drum flowing into the drum. It further comprises a heating means for heating the air to be. Then, the air exiting the drum from the dryer is in a high temperature and high humidity state including the water of the laundry inside the drum. At this time, the dryer can be classified according to the method of processing the high temperature and high humidity air, an exhaust type dryer that directly discharges the high temperature and high humidity air to the outside, and a condensation type dryer that condenses the moisture contained in the high temperature and high humidity air. Divided into

However, in the case of the washing machine, the pollutants that have been put on the clothes before washing may not be completely gone, and thus, the smell of the pollutants may remain even after the washing is completed, and the smell of the detergent that is put into the laundry may remain, causing discomfort to the user. The dryer also simply removes only the moisture present in the garment which has been washed. Therefore, the odor is not completely removed. In order to solve this problem, the fabric softener may be added during washing or the fragrance gauze may be added into the dryer, but there is inconvenience in that the user has to directly inject the fabric treatment apparatus during operation or during operation.

In addition, even when injecting the fragrance into the drum, only one single fragrance can be added, so that various fragrances can be deposited on clothes according to various washing courses, or one of the various fragrances can be directly selected according to the user's taste. There was no. Therefore, there was a need for a means to remove these unpleasant odors from clothing to allow the user to feel refreshed and also to provide various aromas into the drum.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, to provide a fragrance system that can supply a variety of incense from the clothes processing apparatus to the drum, spraying the fragrance having a variety of functions into the drum of the clothes processing apparatus at the same time or sequentially To provide a way to operate the fragrance system.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a main body forming an appearance; A drum rotatably installed in the main body; A plurality of incense supply units for injecting incense into the drum; A control panel installed at an upper front of the main body and having a menu selection button and a display; And a control unit electrically connected between the selection button and the fragrance supply unit and selectively operating the fragrance supply unit, wherein the fragrance supply unit is activated to activate the chamber and the fragrance body in which the fragrance body is stored. Provided is a fragrance system of a laundry treatment apparatus having a portion.

The chamber of the fragrance supply unit is provided on the side of the door inside the main body or provides a fragrance system of the clothes treating apparatus located on the lower portion of the top plate of the main body. Alternatively, the chamber of the fragrance supply unit provides a fragrance system of the laundry treatment apparatus provided in the detergent box.

And, the fragrance body is a liquid, the active portion of the fragrance supply unit; a pump connected to the chamber; and a nozzle connected to the pump by a tube for injecting fragrance into the drum; the fragrance system of the clothes treating apparatus to provide.

In addition, the fragrance is in a solid state, the active portion of the fragrance supply unit provides a fragrance system of the clothes treating apparatus provided with a heater.

In addition, separate chambers are housed in the chambers of the plurality of fragrance supply units, and the control unit operates the active unit of one or more fragrance supply units in response to a menu selected by a selection button of the control panel. Provided a fragrance system of the clothes treatment apparatus.

In addition, it provides a fragrance system of the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a mixing unit for mixing the fragrance discharged from the plurality of fragrance supply unit.

In addition, the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in the operating method of the fragrance system of the laundry treatment apparatus, the step of selecting a specific menu in the control panel; Selecting one or more fragrances according to the selected menu; Activating an active portion of the fragrance supply unit including the selected fragrance; Supplying incense into the drum; And depositing incense on the garment inside the drum.

In addition, the step of selecting the fragrance provides a method of operating the fragrance system in which the control unit selects one or more fragrance supply unit containing a particular fragrance according to the menu of the selected control panel.

In addition, the step of activating the active portion of the fragrance supply unit provides a method of operating the fragrance system is started when the temperature inside the drum corresponds to a specific temperature range.

In addition, the step of supplying the incense, provides a method of operating the fragrance system in which the incense discharged from the chamber of the plurality of incense supply unit is mixed and supplied.

In addition, the step of depositing the fragrance provides a method of operating the fragrance system to rotate the drum at a low speed or to stop the drum.

The clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention has a means for easily injecting incense having various functions into the drum of the clothes treating apparatus by the above configuration, and can inject various flavors simultaneously or sequentially so that the user's taste The fragrance according to the present invention may be supplied, and one or more of these fragrances may be sprayed manually by a user's manipulation, or as the user selects a specific course, spraying fragrances corresponding to a menu selected by the control unit of the clothes processing apparatus sequentially or simultaneously. Will be.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings to be described in more detail with respect to the present invention. The clothes treating apparatus of the present invention may be a washing machine or a dryer, but for convenience of description, the dryer will be described as an example.

1 is a perspective view showing a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of a clothes treating apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the clothes dryer according to FIG. 1.

As shown therein, the clothes dryer 1 according to the present invention includes a drum (2) rotatably installed in a case forming an exterior and storing laundry therein, and a drum (2) on the front of the case. And a hot air supply unit (3) for making hot air supplied into the drum (2), and a laundry opening (11) for opening and closing the door (10) for opening and closing the dryer (2). And a heat exchanger 4 for removing moisture contained in the exhausted air. In addition, the front panel of the main body is provided with a control panel having a selection button for selecting various menus and a display for displaying the operating status of the clothes treating apparatus. In addition, a control unit electrically connected between the selection button and the fragrance supply unit and selectively operating the fragrance supply unit is provided inside the clothes treating apparatus. However, the hot air supply unit and the heat exchange unit, etc. would be unnecessary configuration if the laundry treatment apparatus is a washing machine.

Dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, when the power supply is supplied to the hot air supply unit 3 operates while inhaling the outside air and heated, the heated air through the intake duct (8) drum ( You will be directed to 2). Hot air guided to the drum (2) is supplied into the drum (2), and this hot air leaves the drum after removing the moisture of the laundry in the drum (2).

And, as shown in Figure 1 and 2 may be provided with a steam generator 110 for generating steam injecting into the drum inside the dryer. The steam generator 110 has a water supply pipe 111 is connected to one side to receive water from the outside, the other side is a steam pipe 112 for guiding the steam generated in the steam generator 110 to the drum (2) Connected. A nozzle for injecting steam into the drum is formed at the end of the steam pipe 112. The steam generator 110 is a heater (not shown) is installed in the casing to heat the water supplied to the water supply pipe 111 to turn into steam.

In addition, the incense supply unit for supplying incense into the drum 2 is installed around the drying inlet 11 of the dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention. The fragrance supplying unit has a chamber in which a fragrance emanating fragrance is stored, and an active portion for activating the fragrance so that fragrance is formed.

3 is a fragrance supply unit 200 for supplying a fragrance body into the drum of the garment treatment apparatus in the garment treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fragrance supply unit 200 of the dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention is preferably installed around the drying inlet 11.

The fragrance supply unit 200 includes a fragrance injection unit 210 into which a liquid incense is injected, a chamber 220 in which fragrance injected from the fragrance injection unit is stored, a pump 230 connected to the chamber, and the pump and tube 240 And a nozzle 250 for injecting incense into the drum. The fragrance injection unit 210 has a cap 210a that can open and close the fragrance injection unit at the upper portion thereof, and when injecting the fragrance, the fragrance injection unit 210 opens the cap 210a to inject the fragrance into the fragrance injection unit 210. do.

Fragrance supply unit 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention can supply a scent having a plurality of functions. To this end, the fragrance supply unit is composed of a plurality of fragrance supply units, each of the plurality of fragrance supply unit is provided with a fragrance injection unit, a chamber, a pump, a nozzle. In addition, each supply unit may be infused with a different flavor or incense having a different function or stored. Alternatively, the chamber of the fragrance supply unit may be divided into a plurality of subchambers separately separated from each other, and each of the subchambers may store incense having different functions.

In the case where the incenses having different functions are stored in this way, when the user presses a specific button on the control panel and selects a specific menu, the microcomputer selects the incense supply unit in which the incense required in the selected menu is stored and thus the selected supply. The fragrance stored in the chamber of the unit can be injected.

At this time, the fragrance stored in the chamber of each fragrance supply unit may mean a different flavor from each other to be selected according to the user's taste, such as lavender fragrance, chamomile fragrance, peppermint fragrance, and has a sterilization function Contains fragrances with special effects, such as fragrances or incense with allergic removal. These different scents can be stored separately, so that only the scents needed can be sprayed simultaneously or sequentially.

Figure 4 shows the fragrance supply unit provided on the top plate of the upper body. The fragrance supply unit 300 of FIG. 4 is connected to the fragrance injection unit 310, the chamber 330 connected to the fragrance injection unit, the pump 340 connected to the chamber, the pump and the tube 350, and the inside of the drum. It includes a nozzle 350 for injecting the incense, and a cover 320 for opening and closing the incense injecting into the incense injection unit 310.

 In the present invention, the fragrance supply unit is preferably provided in a position that can be easily accessed by the user in the clothes treatment apparatus. That is, as described above, the door may be provided on the door side of the dryer or the top plate 20 of the upper part of the main body which can be accessed by opening the door in the dryer main body, or in the case of the washing machine, the fragrance supply unit in the detergent box. It may be provided, if necessary, may be supplied into the drum with water passing through the detergent box.

5 schematically shows how the fragrance supply unit according to the present invention operates. A button unit 400 having a plurality of selection buttons is installed on the front upper side of the main body of the clothes processing apparatus, and the selection button unit 400 may select various functions of the clothes processing apparatus. It is installed inside the main body so as to be electrically connected to the control unit 500. The control unit 500 is electrically connected to the fragrance supply unit, respectively, and the selection button unit 400 and the fragrance supply unit are electrically connected to each other.

The incense supply unit may be provided in plural, and the tubes (a, b, c) for emitting incense are connected to one side of the chambers (A, B, C) of each of the incense supply units, respectively. In addition, nozzles may be connected to the tubes a, b, and c, respectively, to emit respective flavors, or as illustrated in FIG. 5, the tubes a, b, and c may be mixed in flavor. Is connected to the mixing unit 600 and the mixing unit 600 may be connected to the mixing nozzle 700 through the tube.

When the user selects the desired fragrance by pressing the selection button unit 400 installed on the front side of the main body of the clothes treating apparatus, the fragrance supply unit including the fragrance selected by the control unit 500 is selected, and the selected fragrance supply unit is selected. The fragrances stored in the chamber are activated and released. Means for activating the fragrance body may be made of a heater so that the fragrance is generated by heat, or may be made of a vibration device so that the fragrance is generated by vibration.

On the front side of the main body of the clothes processing apparatus, a control unit 500 for controlling the whole operation of the clothes processing apparatus is installed, and a part of the control unit 500 receives the menu selected by the selection button unit 400. The fragrance is determined according to the input menu, and a command to activate the corresponding fragrance supply unit is generated to generate the determined fragrance. To this end, the control unit stores data on the characteristics of the perfume stored in each perfume supply unit and the characteristics of the perfume generated when mixing the perfume.

The process of supplying incense in the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention as described above is as follows.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing a process of supplying incense to the drum in the clothes garment treatment apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the garment treatment apparatus automatically pauses after a certain stroke or pauses with a signal indicating that a certain stroke has been completed, and the user selects a specific fragrance. Alternatively, when a command is first inputted to start a specific operation on the clothes treating apparatus, a specific fragrance is selected at a certain point during the specific operation.

Next, the control unit 500 determines the fragrance suitable for the selection. Here, the control unit 500 determines the corresponding fragrance supply unit by comparing the selected fragrance and the data on the characteristics and mixing characteristics of the previously stored fragrance.

Next, when the fragrance is determined, the control unit 500 activates the fragrances stored in the corresponding fragrance supply unit to generate the selected fragrance. Here, although only one flavor may be activated depending on the selected menu, a plurality of flavors may be activated and mixed with each other to generate a specific flavor desired by the user. In particular, when a plurality of fragrance is activated and mixed with each other so that a plurality of incense is mixed with each other in the mixing unit 600 provided downstream of the chamber of the incense supply unit to be supplied to the drum through the incense supply nozzle 700 can do. In order to smoothly mix the fragrances generated from the plurality of fragrances, it may be desirable to delay the fragrance supply for a predetermined time between the stroke from which the fragrance is generated and the stroke from which the fragrance is generated to mix well with each other. .

Next, the fragrance generated in one fragrance or the mixed fragrance generated in the plurality of fragrances is supplied into the drum to be deposited on the garment to make the fragrance well. To this end, a temperature sensor (not shown) capable of measuring the temperature inside the drum may be provided to measure the temperature inside and to spray the fragrance at a temperature at which the fragrance can be best deposited.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment of the present invention, the user may directly select a desired fragrance. That is, in the above-described embodiment, when the user selects a desired fragrance, the corresponding fragrance is found and activated on the main board, and the activated fragrances are mixed with each other and supplied to the drying chamber. A selection unit and a control unit may be provided to select and mix the fragrances with each other.

For example, when the user wants a flavor of two specific flavors, the user directly selects the corresponding two flavors. Then, the main board opens the chamber of the corresponding fragrance supply unit and at the same time activates the fragrance body so that the spices stored in the chamber are activated. Subsequent processes proceed in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment.

In the step-by-step description, the step of selecting a specific menu in the control panel of the clothing processing apparatus; Selecting one or more fragrances according to the selected menu; Activating an active portion of the fragrance supply unit including the selected fragrance; Supplying incense into the drum; And depositing incense on the garment inside the drum.

In the selecting of the fragrance, the control unit selects at least one fragrance supply unit including a specific fragrance according to a menu of the selected control panel. And, the step of activating the active portion of the fragrance supply unit may be started when the temperature inside the drum corresponds to a specific temperature range.

In addition, in the supplying of the incense, the incense discharged from the chambers of the plurality of incense supply units may be mixed or supplied, or the incense discharged from the chamber of one incense supply unit may be supplied.

In addition, the step of depositing the fragrance may be to rotate the drum at a low speed or to stop the drum to better deposit the fragrance in the clothes inside the clothes handling apparatus.

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

2 is a side cross-sectional view of the clothes treating apparatus shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the fragrance supply unit according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the fragrance supply unit according to another embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a schematic view showing the operation of the fragrance supply unit according to the present invention,

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing a process of supplying incense in the clothes treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Claims (13)

A main body forming an appearance; A drum rotatably installed in the main body; A plurality of incense supply units for injecting incense into the drum; A control panel installed at an upper front of the main body and having a menu selection button and a display; And And a control unit electrically connected between the selection button and the fragrance supply unit and selectively operating the fragrance supply unit. The fragrance supply unit is a fragrance system of the clothes treating apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a chamber in which the fragrance body is stored and an active part for activating the fragrance body. The method of claim 1, The chamber of the fragrance supply unit is a fragrance system of the laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that provided on the side of the door inside the body. The method of claim 1, And a chamber of the fragrance supply unit is located below the top plate of the main body. The method of claim 1, The chamber of the fragrance supply unit is a fragrance system of the laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that provided in the detergent box. The method of claim 1, The fragrance body is a liquid, and the active part of the fragrance supply unit; a pump connected to the chamber; and a nozzle connected to the pump by a tube for injecting fragrance into the drum; fragrance system of the laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that . The method of claim 1, And said fragrance is in a solid state, and said active portion of said fragrance supply unit comprises a heater. The method of claim 1, A separate fragrance body is received in the chamber of the plurality of fragrance supply units, and the control unit operates the active unit of the at least one fragrance supply unit corresponding to the menu selected by the selection button of the control panel. Aroma system of the device. The method of claim 7, wherein The fragrance system of the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a mixing unit for mixing the fragrance discharged from the plurality of fragrance supply unit. In the method of operating the fragrance system of the clothes treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, Selecting a specific menu from the control panel; Selecting one or more fragrances according to the selected menu; Activating an active portion of the fragrance supply unit including the selected fragrance; Supplying incense into the drum; And depositing incense on the garment inside the drum. The method of claim 9, In the step of selecting the fragrance, a method of operating a fragrance system in which the control unit selects one or more fragrance supply units including a specific fragrance according to a menu of the selected control panel. The method of claim 9, The step of activating the active portion of the fragrance supply unit is a method of operating the fragrance system is initiated when the temperature inside the drum corresponds to a specific temperature range. The method of claim 9, In the step of supplying the incense, the method of operating a fragrance system in which the incense discharged from the chamber of the plurality of incense supply unit is mixed and supplied. The method of claim 9, And depositing the fragrance may cause the drum to rotate at a low speed or to stop the drum.

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