KR20110067754A - Loth treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A clothing handling apparatus is provided to handle a foreign material within the air in the circulation of the air. CONSTITUTION: A cabinet(300) includes an accommodation space(320). The clothing is accepted to the accommodation space. An air supply unit absorbs or supplies the air to the accommodation space of the cabinet. The accommodation space comprises an air supplying portion(330) and an air inlet hole(500). The air is provided to the air supplying portion. The air absorption hole absorbs the air of the accommodation space. The air absorption hole filters the foreign material of the absorbed air.

Description

Clothing treating apparatus

The present invention relates to a clothes handling apparatus, and more particularly, to a clothes handling apparatus having an improved structure for circulating air during clothes processing.

Recently, various types of clothes processing apparatuses have been developed and used together with washing machines for washing clothes.

 For example, drum-type dryers for drying clothes after washing, cabinet-type dryers for hanging clothes and drying them, and refreshers for refreshing clothes by supplying hot air to clothes have been developed. The term refresh refers to a process of removing wrinkles from clothes by removing heat and moisture from used clothes or removing odors remaining in clothes.

On the other hand, among the clothes treating apparatus, a refresher or a dryer supplies hot air to clothes by heating air mainly using a heater. Such heaters include a gas heater that burns gas to heat air, and an electric heater that heats air by electric resistance. In recent years, electric heaters that are easy to install and simple in structure have been used.

By the way, when the air is heated by the electric heater as described above, the high temperature heat of the heater can be directly transmitted to the clothes, there is a problem that the clothes may be damaged, or even a fire inside the clothes processing apparatus. In addition, since the electric heater heats the air by using electricity, in order to heat the air to a desired temperature, a large amount of electricity is consumed, and thus a lot of maintenance costs are involved.

In the case of the clothes treating apparatus as described above, the clothes are processed by supplying hot air to the accommodation space in which the clothes are stored. In addition, in order to increase the treatment efficiency by the hot air, the hot air supplied to the accommodation space is circulated and reheated again, and the clothes are treated by a circulation system for supplying the same to the accommodation space again.

On the other hand, when the clothing is processed by circulating the air in the receiving space as a constant, there is a problem that various foreign matters remaining in the receiving space and the foreign matter scattered from the clothing circulate together, causing a problem in the mechanical device for supplying hot air. .

Therefore, the occurrence of mechanical device failure caused by various foreign materials generates frequent after-sales service, and the product's efficiency is lowered, which acts as a factor that can lower the user's product satisfaction.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above, the object of the present invention is to provide a clothes processing apparatus that improves the circulation structure to handle the foreign matter contained in the air when circulating the air for the treatment of clothes. have.

Clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a cabinet is formed a receiving space for receiving clothes, and an air supply device for sucking and supplying air to the receiving space of the cabinet to circulate. The accommodating space preferably includes an air supply unit through which the air is supplied, and an air inlet for sucking the air in the accommodating space and filtering foreign matter in the air.

The air supply device includes a compressor for compressing and supplying a refrigerant, a heat exchanger for removing moisture from the air by using the refrigerant, and a heating unit, a suction duct for sucking and supplying air in the accommodation space to the heat exchanger, and the heat exchanger. It is preferable that the heat pump is provided with a blowing duct for supplying the air treated in the air to the accommodation space.

The heat exchanger preferably includes an evaporator that absorbs latent heat of the air to remove moisture from the air, and a condenser that releases latent heat of the refrigerant to heat the air.

The air suction unit includes an air inlet formed in the accommodation space, an air intake cover forming a lower portion of the air intake port, a duct fastening member coupled to the intake duct through the air intake cover, and the air intake cover. It is preferable to include a filter member to be seated, and a grill member coupled to the air inlet cover at the top of the filter member.

The duct fastening member may be provided with a plurality of locking projections that are bent to the suction duct side to support the inner circumferential surface of the suction duct.

A plurality of insertion protrusions are formed below the filter member, and a plurality of insertion grooves corresponding to the insertion protrusions are formed in the air inlet cover.

The outer circumferential surface of the filter member is formed to correspond to the inner circumferential surface of the air inlet, it is preferable that the removal groove is formed on one side.

Preferably, the grill member further includes an elastic rib mounted to an inner circumferential surface of the air suction port on an outer circumferential surface thereof.

It is preferable that a moving hanger is formed inside the accommodation space to generate flow in the clothing accommodated in the accommodation space.

The moving hanger includes a hanger bar for supporting the clothes mounted on the hanger, a pair of support parts for supporting both ends of the hanger bar, a fixed part fixedly mounted on the receiving space by rotatably mounting the pair of support parts; It is preferable that the drive part provided in the said fixed part and reciprocally conveys a hanger bar is provided.

It is preferable to further include a moisture generating device for selectively supplying moisture to the receiving space.

A lower portion of the accommodation space is provided with a machine room in which the air supply device and the water generator are installed, and the machine room further includes a machine room door for opening and closing the machine room.

Preferably, the machine room door is detachably provided with a water tank for supplying water to the water supply device.

According to the clothes treating apparatus according to the present embodiment, it is possible to treat the foreign matter contained in the air when the air is circulated for the treatment of the clothes, thereby preventing the occurrence of a failure of the mechanical device caused by the foreign matter and improving the efficiency of the product. It can have the effect of improving the user's product satisfaction.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In describing the present embodiment, the names and signs of the elements that are defined are defined in consideration of the functions in the present embodiment, it should not be understood as a meaning limiting the technical components of the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, in order to explain the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention, a cabinet dryer having a cabinet-shaped drying space is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The present specification describes a refresher for refreshing clothes as a clothes treating apparatus and supplying hot air, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the idea of the present invention may be applied to other devices that may include a heat pump described below. Can be applied.

In this case, the term "refresh" is provided by providing air, heated air, water, mist, steam, and the like to remove wrinkles and odors of the garment. It may mean a process of performing deodorizing, sanitizing, preventing static electricity, or warming.

In addition, the clothes referred to in the present specification, as well as clothes (clothes), apparel (apparel), as well as objects that can be worn by people such as shoes, socks, gloves, hats, shawls, etc. Includes objects to be used and includes all objects that can be washed.

First, with reference to the accompanying Figure 1 will be described a clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the clothing processing apparatus 100 according to the present invention is formed with an outer cabinet 200 to form an outer shape, and a receiving space 320 for receiving the clothing coupled to the inside of the outer cabinet 200 An inner air supply device for dehumidifying and heating the air in order to supply dry air and hot air to the inner cabinet 300 and the inside of the inner cabinet 300 to which clothes are mounted, a moving hanger 600, and a receiving space 320. 410, a moisture generating device 420 selectively supplying water and steam to the accommodation space 320, and a controller (not shown) connected to each component to control the operation of each component.

An inner upper part of the outer cabinet 200 is combined with an inner cabinet 300 forming an accommodation space 320. In addition, a machine room 400 in which an air supply device 410 and a water generator 420 are installed is formed at an inner lower portion of the outer cabinet 200.

Here, the outer cabinet 200 is provided with a receiving space door 210 for closing the receiving space formed by the inner cabinet 300. A control panel (not shown) for controlling the clothes treating apparatus 100 is provided outside the accommodation space door 210. The inner space portion of the accommodation space door 210 is provided with a control unit 214 connected to the control panel to control each component of the clothes processing apparatus 100. A fixed hanger 211 for mounting a separate garment is provided inside the accommodation space door 210.

 The inner cabinet 300 is coupled to the inside of the outer cabinet 200 to form a receiving space 320 for receiving clothing therein. The accommodation space 320 is selectively blocked from the outside by the accommodation space door 210. The upper part of the accommodation space 320 is provided with a moving hanger 600 for mounting the clothes. In addition, the accommodation space 320 may be provided with a variety of support to hang the clothes. Since the structure for supporting the clothing is widely known in the art to which the present invention pertains, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the lower part of the internal cabinet 300 circulates the air supply unit 330 for supplying the air and hot air supplied from the air supply device 410 and the air and hot air supplied from the air supply unit 330 to process clothes In order to make the suction air inlet 500 is provided. The air supply unit 330 and the air suction unit 500 are respectively connected to the air supply unit 410 of the machine room 400 to be described later.

Here, the moving hanger 600 is to cause a predetermined movement to the clothes so as to supply the clothes smoothly when supplying air, hot air, moisture, mist or steam. That is, the moving hanger 600 is to increase the refreshing effect of the clothes by causing a certain movement to occur in the clothes.

This moving hanger will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 3.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the moving hanger 600 includes a hanger bar 610 for supporting clothes mounted on a hanger, a pair of support parts 630 for supporting both ends of the hanger bar 610, and a pair. The support part 630 of the support is rotatably mounted, the fixing part 620 is fixed to the upper receiving space 320 and the fixing part 620 is provided with a driving unit 640 for reciprocating the hanger bar 610 is provided. do.

Both ends of the hanger bar 610 are coupled to the support part 630 so as to be movable, and a plurality of locking grooves 612 are formed on the upper surface of the hanger bar 610 to mount the clothes hanger at a predetermined interval. In addition, the central portion of the hanger bar 610 is coupled to the power converter 650 to be described later.

Fixing part 620 is coupled to each support portion 630 is inserted into the flowable on both sides, the driving unit 640 on the upper side, the power conversion unit 650 is installed on the lower side.

The driving unit 640 includes a motor 642 and a power transmission unit 644 for transmitting the rotational motion provided from the motor 642 to the power conversion unit 650. The power transmission unit 644 is coupled to the center of the driven transmission unit 644a, the driven transmission unit 644a and the driven pulley 644c connected to the belt 644b provided in the motor 642. It may be provided to include a rotating shaft 644d.

The power converter 650 is to convert the rotational movement of the drive unit 640 to a horizontal linear motion to transmit to the hanger bar 610. The power converter 650 is a slot portion 654 is formed with an eccentric rotation shaft 652 connected to the rotary shaft, the slot 656 is coupled to the upper portion of the hanger bar 610 and the end of the eccentric rotation shaft 652 is inserted. ). Here, the slot of the slot part is formed to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar 610.

As the motor 642 rotates in the configuration as described above, the rotational force of the motor 642 is transmitted to the power converter 650 by the power transmission unit 644. The rotational force transmitted to the power conversion unit 650 is transmitted to the slot portion 654 by the eccentric rotation shaft 652. The end of the eccentric rotation shaft 652 is a circular motion having a predetermined diameter.

On the other hand, the slot part 654 is limited in one direction by the hanger bar 610 and the support part 630. Therefore, the slot 656 has a horizontal direction even if the end of the eccentric rotation shaft 652 is in a circular motion. Will make a linear motion. Thus, the hanger bar 610 coupled to the slot 656 is in a horizontal linear motion.

The machine room 400 is for selectively supplying air, hot air, steam, mist, or the like into the accommodation space 320. The machine room 400 is preferably located below the accommodation space 320, and the above-described air supply device 410 and the water generating device 420 are located therein. In addition, the machine room door 440 is further provided to close the machine room separately from the accommodation space door 210.

On the other hand, the machine room 400 is located in the lower portion of the accommodating space 320 is because the hot air and steam supplied to the accommodating space 320 has a property to rise, the machine room 400 is located in the lower portion to the top This is because it is desirable to supply hot air and steam to the.

Hereinafter, the structure of the machine room 400 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4. In FIG. 4, only components of the water generator 420 and the air supply device 410 are illustrated for convenience of description, and not shown for the piping line connecting the respective components.

On the other hand, the air supply device 410 is located inside the machine room 400 to heat and dehumidify the air to supply hot air to the receiving space (320). One side of the air supply device 410 is a moisture generating device 420 for supplying moisture.

The air supply device 410 of the present invention is provided with a heat pump using an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve through which a refrigerant circulates. This dehumidifies and heats air. That is, as the refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator, the latent heat of the ambient air is absorbed, and the air is cooled to condense moisture in the air to dehumidify. Accordingly, one side of the air supply device 410 includes a water generator 420 and a condensate drainage device 430 for collecting and draining the condensed water condensed by the air supply device 410 or rewatering the water generator 420. It is provided.

Meanwhile, the air supply device 410 will be described in detail. The compressor 412 for compressing the refrigerant, the heat exchanger 414 for exchanging the refrigerant condensed by the compressor 412 and the air, and the heat exchanger 414. Ventilation duct 416 for supplying air (or hot air) passing through) into the accommodation space, and a suction duct 418 for sucking the air in the accommodation space. Here, the blowing duct 416 and the suction duct 418 are connected to the air supply unit 330 and the air suction unit 500 of the accommodation space 320 described above, respectively.

Here, the heat exchanger 414 is provided with a condenser (not shown) and an evaporator (not shown). The heat exchanger 414 heats the surrounding air by releasing latent heat toward the surrounding air when the refrigerant is condensed in the condenser.

As such, the air heated by the air supply device 410 using the heat pump may have a somewhat lower temperature than the air heated by using a conventional heater, but may dehumidify the air without using a separate dehumidifier. .

Therefore, the air supplied back to the receiving space 320 by the air supply device 410 corresponds to a relatively 'low temperature dry air' (here, 'low temperature' does not mean that the temperature is absolutely low, but heating But it is used in the sense that the temperature is relatively low compared to conventional heating air).

On the other hand, the laundry treatment apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention to prevent the deformation or breakage of the clothing due to the high temperature when performing a process such as refreshing or drying the clothing by supplying the low-temperature drying air Can be.

That is, the air supplied by the air supply device 410 of the present invention has a lower temperature than the hot air of the conventional clothing treatment apparatus, but supplies the dehumidified air without a separate dehumidifying apparatus, thereby easily drying the clothes. It becomes possible to refresh.

Air in the receiving space 320 is introduced into the heat exchanger 414 through the air suction unit 500 and the suction duct 418 by the air supply device 410, the air introduced into the heat exchanger 414 is It is dehumidified and heated by the evaporator and condenser of the heat exchanger 414. The heated air is supplied to the accommodation space 320 through the air supply unit 330 by the blowing duct 416.

The moisture generating device 420 may supply wrinkles to the accommodation space 320 in which the clothes are accommodated to remove wrinkles, etc., which may occur in the clothes, and further, inflate the clothes with the effect of sterilization by high temperature steam. It is for exerting a refreshing effect.

The moisture generating device 420 is provided with a heater (not shown) for heating the water therein, thereby generating steam by heating the water and supplying it to the accommodation space 320. An external faucet or the like may be used as a water supply source for supplying water to the water generating device 420, or a container type water supply tank provided on one side of the machine room 400 may be used.

This container type water supply tank may be preferably detachably installed on the inner side of the machine room door 440, thus allowing the user to separate the water supply tank from the machine room door 440 to fill and reinstall the water supply tank. .

In addition, the steam generated by the water generator 420 is supplied to the accommodation space 320 through a steam hose (not shown) and a steam nozzle (not shown). In this case, the shorter the length of the steam hose is preferable in order to prevent the temperature of the steam is lowered or the condensation of the steam while the steam moves along the steam hose. Therefore, when the machine room 400 is located below the accommodating space 320, the steam nozzle preferably supplies steam through the upper part of the machine room 400, that is, the lower part of the accommodating space 320.

In addition, the back of the machine room 400 may be provided with a circulation fan (not shown). The circulation fan supplies the air outside the machine room 400 into the machine room 400 to prevent the temperature of the inside of the machine room 400 from being excessively increased by driving the air supply device 410 and the water generator 420. Done.

On the other hand, the air supply device 410 and the accommodation space 320 of the machine room 400 as described above is formed so that the air in the accommodation space 320 can be circulated. That is, the blower duct 416 of the air supply device 410 and the air supply unit 330 of the receiving space 320 communicate with each other, and the suction duct 418 of the air supply device 410 and the air of the receiving space 320. The suction part 500 is in communication.

Here, as described above, when foreign matter is included in the air sucked into the air supply device, a problem may occur that causes the air supply device to fail or decreases efficiency. A filter is needed to separate the foreign matter from the air drawn into the air supply.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figures 5 to 8 attached to the air intake portion of the clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, an air inlet 300a for connecting the intake duct 418 of the air supply device 410 is formed in the lower portion of the inner cabinet 300 forming the accommodation space 320. . The air suction unit 500 including the suction duct 418 and the filter member 530 of the air supply device 410 is installed in the air suction port 300a.

Air inlet 500 is provided on the upper side of the air inlet cover 510 and the air inlet cover 510 of the enclosure shape covering the air inlet 300a from the outside of the inner cabinet 300, the lower air inlet cover 510 In the duct fastening member 520 for fastening the suction duct 418 located in the air inlet, the filter member 530 positioned inside the air inlet cover 510 and seated in the air inlet cover 510, and the air inlet 300a. It is coupled to include a grill member 540 for fixing the filter member 530.

The air inlet cover 510 has a rectangular through hole 512 such that the air inlet cover 510 allows the duct fastening member 520 and the suction duct 418 to be fastened at the upper and lower portions of the air inlet cover 510. Is formed. The air inlet cover is coupled and fixed at the outer bottom of the inner cabinet by a combination such as a screw.

The duct fastening member 520 is formed in the shape of a rectangular tube having a hollow shape to be inserted into the through hole 512. In addition, a through hole 520a is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the duct fastening member 520 to be fixed to the suction duct 418 by a combination such as a screw. To this end, a coupling hole 418a is formed at a position corresponding to the through hole 520a in the upper portion of the suction duct 418. On the inner circumferential surface of the duct fastening member 520, a locking protrusion 522 for limiting the position of the suction duct 418 is bent downwardly formed. Each outer side of the locking protrusion 522 corresponds to the inner circumferential surface of the suction duct 418. Accordingly, the suction duct 418 is fixedly coupled to the duct fastening member 520 by a separate combination in a state in which the movement of the suction duct 522 is limited.

The filter member 530 is positioned above the duct fastening member 520 and is seated on the air inlet cover 510 inside the air inlet 300a. The filter member 530 is formed of a body portion 530a forming an edge and a mesh 531 for filtering foreign matter. The filter member 530 has an outer circumferential surface corresponding to the inner circumferential surface of the air suction port 300a. One side edge of the body portion 530a of the filter member 530 is formed in such a way that the removal groove 532 is inserted in order to facilitate attachment and detachment of the filter member 530.

In addition, an insertion groove 514 is formed on the upper surface of the air inlet cover 510 on which the filter member 530 is seated to limit the seating position of the filter member 530. An insertion protrusion 536 is formed at a lower portion of the filter member 530 at a position corresponding to the insertion groove 514 formed in the air inlet cover 510. That is, the insertion protrusion 536 of the filter member 530 is inserted into the insertion groove 514 of the air inlet cover 510 to limit the seating position of the filter member 530. (See FIG. 7).

The grill member 540 is inserted into and fixed to an air inlet formed in the inner cabinet to prevent the filter member from being separated. The grill member 540 is formed of a body portion 540a forming an edge and a plurality of slits 541 through which air passes.

In addition, the grill member 540 has an outer circumferential surface corresponding to the inner circumferential surface of the air suction port 300a. At one side of the grill member, an elastic rib 542 mounted on the inner circumferential surface of the air suction port 300a is formed to protrude so that the grill member 540 is detachable from the air suction port 300a. (See FIG. 8).

Meanwhile, the grill member 540 and the filter member 530 described above are provided to perform different functions. In the case of the slit 541 of the grill member 540, a relatively large foreign material (for example, coins, buttons, etc.) is filtered. In the case of the mesh 531 of the filter member 530, a relatively small foreign material (for example, dust, baffles) Etc.)

In addition, the grill member 540 of the air suction unit 500 of the present invention is easily detachable from the air suction port 300a by an elastic rib 542 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the body portion 540a, and the filter member. In the case of the 530, the air inlet cover 510 can be easily mounted and detached from the removal groove 532 formed at the corner of the body 530a.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, The present invention may be modified in various ways. Therefore, modifications of the embodiments of the present invention will not depart from the scope of the present invention.

For example, the hot air supply apparatus and the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention may be implemented by adding and replacing components and processes having other additional functions. However, all other modified embodiments include the essential elements of the present invention should be considered to be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

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

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a moving hanger of the clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a moving hanger of the clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a perspective view showing a machine room of a clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing an air intake unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling state of the air intake portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing the fastening of the filter member in the air suction unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a cross-sectional view showing the fastening of the grill member in the air suction unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (13)

And a cabinet in which an accommodation space for accommodating clothes is formed, and an air supply device for sucking and supplying air to the accommodation space of the cabinet to circulate the air. The accommodation space is a clothes processing apparatus comprising an air supply unit for supplying the air, the air suction port for sucking the air in the accommodation space, and to filter foreign matter in the sucked air. The air supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein the air supply device comprises a compressor for compressing and supplying a refrigerant, a heat exchanger for removing moisture from the air by using the refrigerant, and heating the air, and sucking and supplying air in the accommodation space to the heat exchanger. And a heat pump including a suction duct and a blowing duct for supplying air treated in the heat exchanger to the accommodation space. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the heat exchanger includes an evaporator for absorbing latent heat of the air to remove moisture from the air, and a condenser for discharging latent heat of the refrigerant to heat the air. The air inlet of claim 2, wherein the air inlet is formed in the accommodation space, an air inlet cover forming a lower portion of the air inlet, and a duct fastening member coupled to the intake duct through the air inlet cover. And a filter member seated on the air inlet cover and a grill member coupled to the air inlet cover at an upper portion of the filter member. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the duct fastening member has a plurality of locking protrusions extending to the suction duct and supporting the inner circumferential surface of the suction duct. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of insertion protrusions are formed below the filter member, and a plurality of insertion grooves corresponding to the insertion protrusions are formed on the air inlet cover. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein an outer circumferential surface of the filter member is formed to correspond to the inner circumferential surface of the air suction port, and a stripping groove is formed on one side. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the grill member further includes an elastic rib mounted on an inner circumferential surface of the air suction opening on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a moving hanger for generating a flow in the clothes accommodated in the accommodation space is formed inside the accommodation space. The hanger according to claim 9, wherein the moving hanger includes a hanger bar for supporting clothes mounted on a hanger, a pair of support portions supporting both ends of the hanger bar, and a pair of support portions rotatably mounted on the receiving space. And a fixing part fixed to the fixing part and a driving part provided in the fixing part to reciprocate the hanger bar. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a moisture generating device for selectively supplying moisture to the accommodation space. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the lower portion of the receiving space is provided with a machine room in which the air supply device and the water generating device is installed, the machine room is a clothes processing apparatus further comprises a machine room door for opening and closing the machine room . 13. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 12, wherein a water tank for supplying water to the water supply device is detachably installed in the machine room door.

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