KR20100085497A - Filter for a liquid reservior and the liquid reservior for a clothes treating apparatus with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A filter for a liquid bath and a liquid bath for a clothing managing device including the same are provided to conveniently process cleaning work by disassembling the filter and reinstalling if after cleaning. CONSTITUTION: A liquid bath(100) for a clothing managing device comprises a liquid bath main body(110) wherein liquid for being sprayed to the inside the liquid bath main body is accepted, a liquid pouring hole(112) which is formed in one side of the main body, a filter(200) which is attachably and detachably installed in the liquid pouring hole, comprises a filter supporter(214) and a filter element, and is extended to the inside of the main body, and a vent which is formed in one side of the main body.

Description

FILTER FOR A LIQUID RESERVIOR AND THE LIQUID RESERVIOR FOR A CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS WITH THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a liquid storage tank filter and a liquid storage tank for a clothing treatment apparatus including the same, and more particularly, to a storage tank and a filter installed therein for storing a liquid sprayed on the clothing during the clothing processing.

Clothing processing apparatuses such as a washing machine or a dryer typically inject clothes into a drum that is rotatably installed in a main body cabinet, and remove the contaminants by supplying hot air with friction energy or impact energy, etc. It has a function to remove moisture.

In the clothing treatment process, the fragrance liquid is sprayed into the drum during the drying process for the purpose of removing the unpleasant odor remaining in the clothing, and the smell is removed and the fragrance is applied. In addition, water or steam is sprayed on the clothes to prevent the clothes from becoming too stiff or static electricity due to overdrying.

Clothing processing apparatus having this function includes a reservoir for storing the fragrance liquid or water to be sprayed on the clothing. In addition, the injection means for injecting the liquid stored in the reservoir also includes a pump and a nozzle, etc. If the liquid contains dust or foreign matter may cause problems such as clogging of the pump or nozzle when used for a long time to prevent the The filter will be installed in the reservoir.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a conventional clothes treating apparatus having such a reservoir. Referring to Figure 1, the top plate 10 is located on the upper portion of the clothes processing apparatus. The top plate 10 together with the front, side and back plates not shown will form the appearance of the clothes dryer. The front supporter 12 is located at the front of the clothes dryer. The front supporter 12 is positioned in front of the tub 14 to support the tub 14 together with the rear supporter (not shown).

The liquid reservoir 20 is installed at the bottom of the top plate 10. Here, the fragrance liquid or water is stored in the reservoir 20, and the fragrance material as a drum (not shown) rotatably installed in the tub 14 on one side of the liquid reservoir 20. The liquid supply pipe 22 is connected to the nozzle (not shown) for spraying the water.

An incision 18 is positioned at a position corresponding to an upper portion of the reservoir 20 of the top plate 10, and the reservoir 20 is disposed so that a portion of the upper surface is exposed through the incision 18. . A liquid inlet 24 is formed on the upper surface, and a filter 26 in the form of a thin film is attached to the lower portion of the inlet 24. Therefore, when the user injects liquid into the inlet 24, the foreign matter does not flow into the reservoir, but remains on the upper portion of the filter 26.

In this case, since a large amount of foreign matter accumulates in the filter 26 when used for a long time, it should be removed. To this end, since the user needs to clean the filter 26 by separating the entire reservoir, the cleaning operation is cumbersome, and since the injected liquid takes time to pass through the filter, there is a problem that the injection operation cannot be performed quickly.

The present invention has been made to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art as described above, the technical problem is to provide a filter and a reservoir including the same that can facilitate the cleaning of the filter.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a filter and a reservoir including the filter capable of rapid liquid injection by enlarging the area of the filter.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the technical problem as described above, the liquid to be sprayed into the clothing that is the object to be treated therein storage tank body; A liquid injection hole formed at one side of the main body; A filter detachably installed at the liquid inlet and extending into the main body; And it is provided with a liquid storage tank for clothes processing apparatus including an outlet formed on one side of the main body.

In this aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a liquid reservoir having a filter detachably mounted so that only the filter can be removed and reinstalled after washing. In addition, the filter is not planar to block the inlet, but extends into the reservoir to have a three-dimensional shape to increase the area of the filter, thereby enabling rapid liquid replenishment.

Here, the filter is formed at the upper end of the inlet communicating with the liquid inlet, the other end of the filter support extending into the reservoir; And it may be configured to include a filter member attached to the opening formed through the side wall of the filter support. The filter member may be a mesh member in the form of a sheet, and the like, and the filter support portion may serve to support the mesh member in the form of a sheet, and may have a cylindrical shape with an upper end opened. In addition, the filter support may have any shape in which a space is formed, for example, a pillar having a polygonal cross section.

In order to further increase the area of the filter, an opening may be additionally formed in the bottom of the filter support, and the filter member may be additionally attached to the opening formed in the bottom.

In addition, the mounting portion is formed in the lower portion of the liquid inlet of the reservoir body, the upper end of the filter support portion can be formed so that the locking step to be placed on the seating portion so that the filter can be easily attached to the reservoir.

Here, the lowermost part of the filter member may be positioned below the highest water level of the liquid reservoir, or may be positioned below the lowest water level of the liquid reservoir. That is, at least a part of the filter member is brought into contact with the liquid stored in the reservoir so that foreign matters filtered by the filter float in the internal space formed by the filter, not the surface of the filter, thereby maintaining the same filter performance without frequent cleaning. Can be.

According to another aspect of the invention, the filter support is detachably coupled to the liquid reservoir, and extends into the reservoir; And a filter member attached to the side wall of the filter support.

Here, the filter support may have a hollow cylindrical shape.

In addition, a plurality of openings may be formed on sidewalls of the filter support, and the filter member may be attached to the openings.

In addition, the lowermost part of the filter element may be located below the highest or lowest water level of the liquid reservoir.

According to the aspects of the present invention having the configuration as described above, since the filter is detachably mounted to the inlet of the liquid reservoir, it is possible to remove the filter only and to remount it after washing so that the filter cleaning operation can be conveniently performed.

In addition, the filter is not planar to block the inlet, but extends into the reservoir to have a three-dimensional shape to increase the area of the filter, thereby enabling rapid liquid replenishment.

In addition, since at least a portion of the filter is submerged inside the liquid stored inside the reservoir, the filtered foreign matter present on the surface of the filter floats in the upper portion of the internal space formed by the filter, so that the performance of the filter is almost the same regardless of cleaning. Can be maintained.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of a liquid reservoir filter and a liquid reservoir including the same according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a liquid reservoir according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the filter is mounted in the embodiment shown in FIG. In addition, since the embodiment can be applied to any clothes processing apparatus having a liquid reservoir, a description of the configuration of the clothes handling apparatus will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 2, the embodiment 100 has a shape similar to a rectangular parallelepiped in which the bottom is inclined, and includes a reservoir body 110 in which a space for storing liquid is formed. On the upper side of the 110, the protrusion 114, in which the injection hole 112 is formed, is formed to have a rectangular cross section. An orifice portion 116 is formed to be inclined from the surface of the protruding portion 114 to the outside of the injection hole 112 around the injection hole 112, so that the liquid dropped around the injection hole 112 at the time of the liquid injection is inclined along the inclined surface. 112) Allow it to enter inside.

The filter 200 is inserted into the injection hole 112. The filter 200 has an enlarged diameter portion 210 at an upper end thereof, and a lower portion thereof includes a filter support portion 214 and a filter support portion having a cylindrical portion 212 extending from the lower portion of the enlarged diameter portion 210 to have a circular cross section. 214 includes a mesh member 220 in the form of a sheet installed inside.

Here, the mesh member 220 has a plurality of members attached to the filter support portion 214 using an adhesive or the like, but in addition to the one mesh member 220 is formed in a cylindrical shape, the filter support portion ( 214) may have a shape sandwiched therein. In this case, since the mesh member 220 is freely detachable by the user, only the mesh member 220 can be washed.

The plurality of meshes formed in the mesh member 220 perform a filtering function for passing only liquid and filtering out foreign substances, and are disposed to be exposed to the outside through the plurality of openings 216 formed in the cylindrical portion 212. .

Referring to FIG. 3, the filter 200 is mounted to the liquid reservoir 100 through the liquid inlet 112, and the enlarged diameter part is formed on the stepped part 117 formed under the liquid inlet 112. The inclined portion 218 located between the 210 and the cylindrical portion 212 is fixed to the reservoir body 110 in a seated state. On the other hand, the seating portion 119 is formed adjacent to the bottom surface of the filter support 214 to support the filter support 214 more stably.

At this time, most of the mesh member 220 is disposed to be immersed in the liquid when the liquid is injected into the reservoir body 110 by the maximum level. In addition, since the lowest end of the mesh member 220 is located close to the minimum level of the reservoir body 110, in any case, at least a part of the mesh member 220 is disposed to be in contact with the liquid. In addition, the cylindrical portion 212 forms a separate space therein and separated from the reservoir body 110.

On the other hand, one side of the bottom surface of the reservoir body 110 is formed with an outlet 118 for discharging the stored liquid to the outside, the outlet 118 is connected to a pump (not shown) to allow the liquid to be injected into the drum .

Now, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

When a user injects liquid through the inlet 112, the liquid that has passed through the inlet 112 passes through the space formed by the filter support 214 and the mesh member 220 to the inside of the reservoir body 110. The foreign matter that is stored and mixed in the liquid in this process is filtered by the mesh member 220 and collected in the space formed by the filter support 214. However, since the mesh member 220 is also immersed in the liquid, the filtered foreign matter is suspended in the upper portion of the space, not the surface of the mesh member 220.

In addition, since the mesh member 220 is positioned away from the inlet 112, the flow of the liquid to be filled due to the presence of the mesh member 220 is not disturbed, so that the liquid can be quickly filled. In addition, even when a large number of foreign matters are suspended, the surface of the mesh member 220 positioned inside the liquid remains free of foreign matters, so that the flow resistance of the mesh member 220 is maintained similarly to the beginning even after long-term use. In other words, the filtering performance remains constant at all times without clogging, regardless of the period of use.

After a certain period of time, the user can wash the filter after removing the filter from the inlet, so that it is easier to wash than to separate the entire reservoir.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of a clothes treating apparatus having a conventional liquid reservoir.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a liquid reservoir according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the embodiment shown in FIG.

Claims (12)

A reservoir body for liquid to be sprayed into the clothing that is a treatment object therein; A liquid injection hole formed at one side of the main body; A filter detachably installed at the liquid inlet and extending into the main body; And Liquid storage tank for clothes processing apparatus comprising an outlet formed on one side of the main body. The method of claim 1, The filter, An inlet communicating with the liquid inlet is formed at an upper end thereof, and the other end of the filter supporter extends into the reservoir; And And a filter member attached to an opening formed through the side wall of the filter support. The method of claim 2, And the filter support has a cylindrical shape with an upper end opening. The method of claim 2, An opening is additionally formed at a bottom of the filter support, and a filter member is additionally attached to the opening formed at the bottom. The method of claim 2, A seating portion is formed below the liquid inlet of the reservoir body, The upper end of the filter support portion is a liquid storage tank for clothes handling apparatus, characterized in that the locking step is formed on the seating portion. The method of claim 2, And a lowermost part of the filter member is located below a highest water level of the liquid reservoir. The method of claim 6, And a lowermost part of the filter member is located below a lowest level of the liquid reservoir. A filter support detachably coupled to the liquid reservoir and extending into the reservoir; And And a filter member attached to the side wall of the filter support. The method of claim 8, And said filter support has a hollow cylindrical shape. 10. The method of claim 9, A plurality of openings are formed on the side wall of the filter support, and the filter member is attached to the opening. 10. The method of claim 9, And a lowermost part of the filter element is located below a highest water level of the liquid reservoir. The method of claim 11, And a lowermost part of the filter member is located below a lowest level of the liquid reservoir.

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