KR20110106834A - Clothes treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus. Clothing processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a cabinet formed with a receiving space for receiving clothes; A water generating device for selectively supplying water to the accommodation space; A door module accommodating a water supply tank for supplying water to the moisture generating device and rotatably provided in the cabinet; A water supply pump provided at a predetermined position of a water supply hose connecting the water supply tank and the water generator; And a supply prevention unit preventing water from being supplied to the water generator from the water supply tank even when the water supply pump is stopped.

Description

Clothing treatment apparatus

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus.

Recently, various types of clothes treating apparatuses have been 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.

By the way, the cabinet-type clothes treatment apparatus is accompanied with a variety of problems.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus that can prevent malfunction.

An object of the present invention as described above is a cabinet in which a receiving space is formed to accommodate clothing, a moisture generating device for selectively supplying water to the receiving space, and a water supply tank for supplying water to the moisture generating device and in the cabinet. A door module rotatably provided, a water supply pump provided at a predetermined position of a water supply hose connecting the water supply tank and the water generating device, and the water pump from the water supply tank to the water generating device even when the water supply pump is stopped. It is achieved by the laundry treatment apparatus characterized by comprising a supply preventing unit for preventing the supply.

As described above, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention drains the condensate only when the storage tank is mounted to prevent malfunction. Furthermore, the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention includes a supply preventing part that prevents water from being supplied continuously even when the water supply pump is stopped to prevent the water from being supplied beyond the proper level.

1 is a front view of a laundry treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a front view of a clothes treating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a perspective view of the moving hanger in FIG.
4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3;
5 is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of a machine room;
6 is a perspective view showing a door module,
7 is a rear perspective view of the door module;
8 is a schematic view showing a state in which the door panel of the door module is rotated,
9 is a perspective view of the storage tank,
10 is an exploded perspective view of a storage tank and
11 is an exploded perspective view of the water supply tank.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a front view showing a state in which the door 14 is opened in the clothes treatment apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present specification describes a refresher for refreshing clothes as a clothes treating apparatus and supplying hot air, but is not limited thereto. Can be. 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.

Referring to FIG. 1, the clothes treating apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a cabinet 10 having a receiving space 12 therein for receiving clothes therein, and an air supply device for supplying air or hot air to the receiving space 12. (See Fig. 5, 22), to control the water generator (see Fig. 2, 30) and the air supply device 22 and the water generator 30 to selectively inject water, mist or steam into the receiving space (12) It includes a control unit (not shown).

The cabinet 10 includes various components to be described later and includes an accommodation space 12 in which clothing is accommodated. The receiving space 12 is selectively communicated with the outside by the door 14. In addition, the accommodation space 12 is provided with a variety of support 16 to hang the clothes. Support 16 may be provided to keep the clothes in a static or fixed state without movement. On the other hand, the support may be configured to apply a predetermined movement to the clothes in the case of supplying air, hot air, moisture, mist or steam as will be described later, will be described with reference to FIGS.

2 is a front view of a laundry treatment apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. Compared with the above-described embodiment of FIG. 1, the clothes are mounted and have a moving hanger for applying a predetermined motion to the clothes. Hereinafter, the difference will be described.

Referring to FIG. 2, the garment is equipped with a moving hanger 50 provided in the accommodation space 12. Moving hanger 50 is configured to apply a predetermined movement to the clothing. When a certain movement is applied to the clothes when air, hot air, moisture, mist or steam is supplied to the clothes, the refreshing effect of the clothes is increased.

3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the moving hanger 50, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the moving hanger 50. As shown in FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the moving hanger 50 includes a hanger bar 250 for supporting clothes mounted on the hanger 200, and a support part 280 supporting both ends of the hanger bar 250. . The hanger bar 250 is provided with a plurality of hanger grooves 251 for fixing the position when the hanger 200 is mounted. The support part 280 is connected to and supported by the moving hanger frame 213, and the moving hanger frame 213 is provided above the inner ceiling of the cabinet 10 to be invisible from the outside. Both ends of the hanger bar 250 are provided with support ribs 254, and the support ribs 254 are connected to surround the end of the support 280.

Therefore, the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention is expected to be superior to the conventional clothes handling apparatus in terms of the drying efficiency of the clothes as well as the refreshing because the clothes are stored on the hanger.

On the other hand, the moving hanger 50 is provided by the power conversion unit 260, the motor 230 for converting the rotational motion provided from the motor 230, the motor 230 into a horizontal linear motion of the hanger bar 250 It includes a power transmission unit 240 for transmitting the power to the power conversion unit 260.

The power transmission unit 240 is a rotating shaft coupled to the center of the driven pulley 241, driven pulley 241 and the driven pulley 242 and the driven pulley 242 provided in the motor 230 244 may be provided. The rotating shaft 244 is rotatably provided in the bearing housing 270 provided in the moving hanger frame 213.

Hanger bar 250 is preferably provided to further include a slot 252 orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Specifically, the slot housing 253 is provided on the hanger bar 250, and the slot 252 is provided at the center of the slot housing 253. In addition, the power converter 260 is a slot inserting portion 263 inserted into the slot 252, the shaft coupling portion 261 and the slot insertion portion 263 and the shaft coupling portion 261 coupled to the rotary shaft 244. It may be provided to include a rotary arm 262 connecting the. The power converter 260 is wrapped by the cover 214 so that it is not visible from the outside, the cover 214 is provided between the moving hanger frame 213 and the slot housing 253.

In the above configuration, when the motor 230 rotates, the driven pulley 242 rotates, so that the rotating shaft 244 coupled to the driven pulley 242 also rotates, and the slot inserting portion 263 has a predetermined diameter. Eggplant will do a circular motion.

On the other hand, the slot 252 provided in the hanger bar 250 is provided to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the hanger bar 250, and further provided so that its length is longer than the diameter of the rotational track of the slot connection portion 263. Therefore, the slot 252 will be a linear movement in the horizontal direction even if the slot insertion portion 263 is in a circular motion. Therefore, the hanger bar 250 coupled to the slot 250 has a horizontal linear motion.

Meanwhile, the cabinet 10 includes a machine room 20 in which an air supply device 22 and a moisture generating device 30 are accommodated. Machine room 20 is preferably located below the receiving space 12, the air supply device 22 and the water generating device 30 is located therein. As such, the reason why the machine room 20 is located below the accommodating space 12 is that hot air and steam supplied to the accommodating space 12 have a tendency to ascend, so that the machine room 20 is located at the bottom and the top thereof. It is because it is preferable to supply hot air and steam toward the.

5 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the inside of the machine room 20. In order to show the internal configuration of the machine room 20, the cabinet 10 in FIG. 5 is shown only the frame 11 which forms the frame | skeleton for convenience. In addition, FIG. 5 shows only the main components including the air supply device 22 and the water generating device 30 for the convenience of description, and it is clear that the piping lines connecting the components are not shown.

Referring to FIG. 5, an air supply device 22 that supplies air or hot air to the accommodation space 12 is located inside the machine room 20.

The heat pump 22 corresponding to the air supply device of the present invention includes an evaporator 24, a compressor 26, a condenser 28, and an expansion valve (not shown) through which refrigerant is circulated, thereby dehumidifying air. And heating.

That is, the refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator 24 to absorb latent heat of ambient air, thereby cooling the air to condense and remove moisture in the air. In addition, when the refrigerant is condensed in the condenser 28 via the compressor 26, the latent heat is released toward the surrounding air to heat the surrounding air. Therefore, the evaporator 24 and the condenser 28 function as a heat exchanger, and the air introduced into the machine room 20 is dehumidified and heated through the evaporator 24 and the condenser 28 to the receiving space 12. Supplied.

As such, the air heated by the heat pump 22 may have a somewhat lower temperature than the air heated by using a conventional electric heater or the like, but it is possible to dehumidify the air without using a separate dehumidifier. Therefore, the air supplied back to the receiving space 12 by the heat pump 22 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). Clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention by supplying the low-temperature drying air, it is possible to prevent the deformation or damage to the clothing due to the high temperature when performing a process such as refreshing or drying the clothing. As a result, the air supplied by the heat pump 22 in the clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention has a lower temperature than the hot air of the conventional clothes treating apparatus, but supplies a dehumidified air without a separate dehumidifying apparatus. Therefore, it becomes possible to dry and refresh clothing easily.

Specifically, an air inlet (see FIG. 5, 21A) through which the air in the accommodation space 12 flows into the inside of the machine room 20 is formed at the front end of the machine room 20, and the air inlet 21A and the evaporator 24 are formed. ), An inlet duct 29 connecting the condenser 28 and the fan 32 forms a flow path through which air flows. The air introduced into the machine room 20 through the air inlet 21A by the inlet duct 29 is dehumidified and heated while passing through the heat pump 22, and is discharged by the fan 32 and the air duct 33 and the air outlet ( It is supplied to the receiving space 12 again through 21B).

Here, although not shown in the figure, the air inlet 21A may be preferably provided with a filter. By providing a filter at the air inlet 21A, it is possible to filter various foreign substances which may be included in the air flowing into the machine room 20 from the accommodation space 12 and to supply only fresh air to the accommodation space 12.

On the other hand, the machine room 20 is provided with a water generating device 30 for selectively supplying water, mist or steam (hereinafter referred to as 'steam') to the accommodation space (12).

The water generating device 30 is provided with a heater (not shown) for heating the water therein, and generates water by heating the water to supply to the receiving space (12). As a water supply source for supplying water to the water generator 30, an external faucet or the like may be used, or a water supply tank (not shown) provided on one side of the machine room 20 may be used.

The water supply tank may be provided in the door module 60 detachably installed on one side of the machine room 20, the water supply tank may be provided detachably to the door module 60. Therefore, the user can separate the water supply tank from the machine room 20 to fill the water and reinstall it.

In addition, the steam generated by the water generator 30 is supplied to the receiving space 12 through the steam hose 36 and the steam nozzle (see Figs. 1 and 2, 40). In this case, the shorter the length of the steam hose 36 is, in order to prevent the temperature of the steam from being lowered or the condensation of steam while the steam moves along the steam hose 36. Therefore, when the machine room 20 is located below the accommodating space 12, the steam nozzle 40 preferably supplies steam through the upper part of the machine room 20, that is, the lower part of the accommodating space 12. .

In addition, the back of the machine room 20 may be provided with a circulation fan (not shown). The circulation fan supplies air from the outside of the machine room 20 into the machine room 20 so that the above-described heat pump 22 and the water generating device 30 are driven to excessively increase the temperature inside the machine room 20. Will be prevented.

Hereinafter, a configuration in which a storage tank 80 storing water condensed in the air supply device 22 and a water supply tank 90 for supplying water to the moisture generating device 30 are accommodated in the clothes treating apparatus will be described. .

6 is a perspective view showing the door module 60 provided on the front surface of the machine room 20 of the laundry treatment apparatus, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the door module 60 viewed from the rear side thereof.

6 and 7, at least a part of the door module 60 is rotatably provided on the front surface of the machine room 20. For example, the door module 60 may be rotatably provided toward the front of the machine room 20. The door module 60 accommodates the storage tank 80 in which the condensed water condensed in the air supply device 22 is collected, and may further include a water supply tank 90 for supplying water to the moisture generating device 30. have.

On the other hand, the machine room 20 adjacent to the door module 60 may further include a collecting container 70 in which the condensed water condensed in the air supply device 22 is collected together with the water generating device 30. Therefore, the condensed water condensed in the air supply device 22 is first pumped into the sump tank 70 by a pump or the like, and then pumped back into the storage tank 80 by the drain pump 72 in the sump 70. It is gathered.

On the other hand, the door module 60 may be provided with a detection unit for detecting whether the storage tank 80 is attached or detached. When the storage tank 80 is not mounted, if the condensed water condensed in the air supply 22 continues to be supplied toward the storage tank 80, the condensed water leaks toward the inside of the machine room 20. Therefore, it is preferable that the control unit is configured to supply the condensed water only when the storage tank 80 is mounted to the door module 60.

8 is a schematic view showing a state in which the door panel 62 is rotated in the door module 60. It is noted that the cabinet 10 in FIG. 8 only shows the frame 11.

Referring to FIG. 8, the door module 60 may include a door panel 62 including a receiving part 63 in which the storage tank 80 is accommodated, and a decor part 64 including a sensing part.

The door panel 62 is rotatably provided in the cabinet 10, and more specifically, is rotatably provided in the front part of the machine room 20. Therefore, when the storage tank 80 is full of condensed water, the user can rotate the door panel 62 to open the storage tank 80, take out the storage tank 80, discard the condensed water, and remount it.

The decor unit 64 is mounted to the cabinet 10 and serves to surround the receiving portion 63 of the door panel 62 when the door panel 62 is rotated and closed.

On the other hand, the detection unit for detecting the detachment of the storage tank 80, the transmitter (see Fig. 10, 610) provided in any one of the decor unit 64 and the storage tank 80 and the receiver provided in the other (Fig. 7, 620.

Referring to FIG. 7, the decor unit 64 may include a seating unit 66 provided with any one of the transmitter 610 and the receiver 620. For example, when the transmitter 610 is mounted on the seat 66 of the decor 64, the storage tank 80 may be provided with a receiver 620 corresponding to the transmitter 610.

9 is a perspective view of the storage tank 80.

Referring to FIG. 9, the storage tank 80 includes a head 810 and a base 850 having a body 840 and a handle 812 to receive water. The head portion 810 includes a handle 812 that can be held by a user, an inflow hole 817 that forms a passage through which the condensed water flows into the storage tank 80, and condensed water stored in the storage tank 80. A drainage hole 818 that can be discarded is provided. The drain hole 818 is selectively opened with a cover 819. On the other hand, it is preferable to provide a check valve 820 or the like in the inlet hole 817 to prevent condensate from flowing back.

On the other hand, when the receiving unit 620 is mounted to the storage tank 80, it is preferable to mount it in an area where water does not reach, and in one embodiment of the present clothing treatment apparatus to the handle 812 of the storage tank 80. Mount the receiver.

10 is an exploded perspective view of the storage tank 80.

Referring to FIG. 10, the handle 812 of the head 810 includes a lower body 814 and an upper body 813, and the receiver 620 is disposed in a space between the upper body 813 and the lower body 814. ) Is provided. In detail, the receiving unit 620 is provided to be seated on the seating unit 816 provided in the lower body 814.

When the receiver 620 is provided on the handle 812 of the storage tank 80, the transmitter 610 is provided in the decor unit 64 at a height approximately corresponding to that of the receiver 620. Accordingly, the seating portion 66 is provided at a height and a position corresponding to the handle 812 of the storage tank 80 when the storage tank 80 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 63.

Therefore, the control unit of the clothes treating apparatus supplies condensed water to the storage tank 80 when the storage tank 80 is accommodated in the door module 60 according to the detection result of the sensing units 610 and 620, and the storage tank 80. ), The user will be notified without supplying condensate. Specifically, the control unit drives the drain pump 72 when the storage tank 80 is mounted to supply condensed water from the sump 70 to the storage tank 80, and when the storage tank 80 is not present, the drain pump The driving of the 72 and the air supply device 22 is stopped, and the display unit or the like informs it visually or audiologically.

On the other hand, the head portion 812 is provided with a drain hole 818 for discarding the stored condensate, and as described above, the inlet hole 817 is provided with a check valve 820 to prevent the back flow of condensate. The drain hole 818 is provided with a rotatable cover 819 and is selectively opened and closed by the rotation of the cover 819.

The head portion 810 is detachably coupled to the upper portion of the body portion 840 and may be coupled to a hook or bolt. The base portion 850 is connected to the lower portion of the body portion 840.

On the other hand, when the storage tank 80 is seated on the receiving portion 63, it is necessary to seat in the correct position. Therefore, when the storage tank 80 is seated on the receiving portion 63 may be further provided with a positioning portion for determining the position. The positioning unit may include guide grooves 842 and 852 provided at one side of the storage tank 80, and guide protrusions (see FIGS. 8 and 65) protruding from the accommodation part 63. The guide groove includes a body guide groove 842 and a base guide groove 852. Therefore, when the user seats the storage tank 80 in the receiving portion 63, the guide protrusion 65 is inserted into the guide grooves 842 and 852 provided in the storage tank 80 to be seated in the correct position. Can be.

On the other hand, Figure 11 is an exploded perspective view of the water supply tank 90 for supplying water to the water generator 30.

Referring to FIG. 11, similar to the storage tank 80 described above, the water supply tank 90 also includes a head portion 910, a body portion 940, and a base portion 950.

The head portion 910 of the water supply tank 90 may also include a handle 912 and a water supply hole 917. On the other hand, the water supply tank 90 does not need an inlet hole into which the condensed water flows, and instead has a water supply hole 917 at a position corresponding to the drainage hole 818 of the storage tank 80. Therefore, the user waters the water into the water supply tank 90 through the water supply hole 917. The water supply hole 917 may include a rotatable cover 919, and may further include a filter 920 to filter foreign matter when water is supplied to the water supply hole 917.

On the other hand, the handle 912 of the water supply tank 90 may be provided with any one of the transmitter 610 and the receiver 620 of the sensing unit for detecting whether the mounting. Accordingly, the decor unit 64 may be provided with a transmitter or receiver corresponding to the receiver or transmitter of the water supply tank 90. In this case, the decor unit 64 may be provided with a seating portion (not shown) for the water supply tank 90 separately from the seating portion 66 for the storage tank (80).

The body portion 940 of the water supply tank 90 is similar to the body portion 840 of the storage tank 80, and has a body portion guide groove 942 on one side thereof, and is detachably attached to the head portion 910. It is provided.

The base portion 950 of the water supply tank 90 includes a water supply portion 960 for supplying water. The water supply part 960 is coupled to the lower portion of the base part 950 and has a water supply cover 966 having a water supply hole 968, a shielding member 964 and a shielding member 964 for selectively shielding the water supply hole 968. Spring 962 exerting an elastic force). Accordingly, the shielding member 964 closes the water supply hole 968 by the elastic force of the spring 962 before the water supply tank 90 is seated on the door module 60. When the water supply tank 90 is seated on the receiving portion 63 of the door module 60, the shielding member 964 is forced upward by the protrusion (not shown) of the receiving portion 63 so that the shielding member ( 964 rises above the elastic force of the spring 962 and the water supply hole 968 is opened to supply water through the water supply hole 968.

On the other hand, the region of the receiving portion 63 corresponding to the water supply hole 968 of the water supply tank 90 is provided with a rib 67 to form a space for temporarily receiving water, approximately the center of the rib 67 Water is supplied to the moisture generating device 30 through the opening 68 provided in the. In this case, a water feed pump (see Figs. 7 and 34) is provided at a predetermined position of the feed hose (see Figs. 7 and 31), so that water can be easily supplied.

In the water supply tank 90 having the above configuration, the body 940 and the head 910 except for the base 950 may be used in common with the storage tank 80. In this case, the inflow hole 817 formed in the head portion 810 of the storage tank 80 may be closed and used by a kind of cover or the like when used as the water supply tank 90. Therefore, the head parts 810 and 910 and the body parts 840 and 940 are manufactured in the same shape, and only the base parts 850 and 950 are manufactured separately to manufacture the water supply tank 90 and the storage tank 80. It is possible to reduce manufacturing costs and time. On the other hand, the guide grooves 842, 942 is preferably omitted when the body parts 840 and 940 are shared as described above.

When accommodating not only the storage tank 80 but also the water supply tank 90 in the door module 60, the water supply tank and the storage tank may be provided in one accommodating part 63.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 7, the water supply tank 90 is accommodated in the receiving portion 63 of the door module 60, and the water generating device 30 is positioned below the receiving portion 63. Therefore, even when the water supply pump 34 stops driving when water is supplied by the water supply pump 34, water can be continuously supplied. This is to supply more water than necessary to the water generator 30 may be excessively supplied with water. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the supply prevention part which prevents water from being supplied continuously when the water supply pump 34 stops.

The water supply hose 31 connecting the water supply pump 34 and the water generating device 30 may be provided in a bent shape, for example, an inverted U shape, to serve as a supply prevention part. Furthermore, the highest point of the inverted U-shape is preferably set equal to or higher than the highest level of the water supply tank 90. In this way, by disposing the water supply hose 31 connecting the water supply tank 90 and the water generator 30, the water is continuously supplied even when the operation of the water supply pump 34 is stopped to stop the water supply. It can prevent.

On the other hand, the inverted U-shaped water supply hose 31 as described above can maintain its shape by the guide portion (68). The guide part 68 may be provided in the deco part 64 of the door module 60, and may be formed as a groove through which the water supply hose 31 passes through the back of the deco part 64. Therefore, the water supply hose 31 is provided along the guide portion 68 to serve as a supply prevention portion.

10: cabinet 12: storage space
14: Door 16: Support
20: machine room 22: heat pump / air supply unit
30: moisture generating device 34: feed water pump
50: moving hanger 60: door module
62: door panel 63: receiving portion
64: decor part 68: guide part
80: storage tank 90: water supply tank
200: hanger 213: moving hanger frame
214: cover 230: motor
240: power transmission unit 241: copper pulley
242: driven poly 243: belt
244: axis of rotation 250: hanger bar
252: slot 254: support rib
260: power converter 261: shaft coupling portion
263: slot insert 270: bearing housing
280: support

Claims (5)

A cabinet having a receiving space for receiving clothing;
A water generating device for selectively supplying water to the accommodation space;
A door module accommodating a water supply tank for supplying water to the moisture generating device and rotatably provided in the cabinet;
A water supply pump provided at a predetermined position of a water supply hose connecting the water supply tank and the water generator; And
And a supply prevention unit for preventing water from being supplied from the water supply tank to the water generating device even when the water supply pump is stopped. The method of claim 1,
The supply preventing unit is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that made of a water supply hose having a U-shaped upside down. The method of claim 2,
The highest point of the water supply hose is a clothing treatment apparatus, characterized in that more than the highest water level of the water supply tank. The method of claim 2,
The door module includes a door panel provided with a receiving portion for receiving the water supply tank and is rotatably provided, and a decor portion surrounding the door panel when the door panel is rotated and closed.
The deco unit comprises a guide unit for receiving the water supply hose. The method of claim 4, wherein
The guide unit is a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that made of a groove provided on the back of the decor unit.

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