KR20110127426A - Laundry treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A clothing management apparatus is provided to reduce power consumption and the damage of a clothing by effectively performing the sterilization, deodorization, and drying of clothing. CONSTITUTION: An accommodation unit(2) accepts clothing. A supply apparatus(5) provides air or water to the accommodation unit. A hanger bar(7) is included in the inside of the accommodation unit. A hanger(9) includes a pincer unit and a supporting unit. The pincer unit selectively fixes the clothing. The pincer unit includes the supporting unit in order to support a hanger bar. The supporting unit is selectively accepted in a first frame or a second frame which form a space.

Description

Clothing Treatment Apparatus {Laundry Treating Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus.

In general, the clothes treating apparatus is a device for washing various kinds of clothes. The clothes treating apparatus includes a washing apparatus for washing clothes, a drying apparatus for drying wet clothes, and a device for removing odors or wrinkles on clothes.

Recently, a clothing treatment apparatus has been developed to solve the washing, drying, deodorization and wrinkle removal of clothing with a single device. However, in recent years, the clothes treating apparatus employs a drum in which clothes are accommodated and a driving device for rotating the drum, which is insufficient in deodorization or wrinkle removal of clothes.

That is, in the conventional clothing processing apparatus, deodorization or wrinkle removal is generally progressed while the drum rotates, and the clothes put into the drum are wrinkled rather than straightened, and thus there is a limit to wrinkle or deodorization.

The present invention is to solve the problem to provide a laundry treatment apparatus that is easy to dry, deodorize, wrinkle removal and sterilization of clothing.

In addition, the present invention is to solve the problem to provide a clothes handling apparatus that can prevent damage to clothes and reduce the amount of power consumption.

The present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a receiving portion for receiving clothes, a supply unit for supplying at least one of air or moisture into the receiving portion, a hanger bar provided in the receiving portion, and the first A tweezer part for selectively fixing the garment by contacting a frame and a second frame, and a tweezer part provided to be supported by the hanger bar, and having a support part selectively accommodated in a space formed by the first frame and the second frame. Provided is a laundry treatment apparatus including a hanger.

In this case, the tongs part may further include a connecting part for hinge coupling the first frame and the second frame.

In addition, the support portion may include a base coupled to the connecting portion, the hook hinged to the base.

The connection part may further include a hook insertion part into which the hook is inserted when the hook is accommodated in a space formed by the first frame and the second frame.

In addition, the hook may further include a fixing protrusion protruding at a predetermined position, and the hook upper part may further include a protrusion fixing portion for receiving the fixing protrusion.

The present invention can achieve the effect of providing a laundry treatment apparatus that is easy to dry, deodorize, remove wrinkles and sterilize clothes.

In addition, the present invention can achieve the effect of providing a clothes treatment apparatus that can prevent damage to clothes and reduce the amount of power consumption.

1 is a perspective view of a laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram of a supply unit provided in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a hanger provided in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram of the hanger.
5 is a view showing an example of the use of the hanger.

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

Unless defined otherwise, all terms herein are the same as the general meaning of the term as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, and if the terms used herein conflict with the general meaning of the term Are as defined herein.

On the other hand, the configuration or control method of the device to be described below is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but to describe the embodiment of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used throughout the specification the same components Indicates.

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

The clothes treating apparatus of the present invention may be an example of a device for drying, deodorizing, and removing wrinkles as well as a refresher for refreshing clothes.

Here, the term "refresh" refers to clothing that provides air, heated air, water, mist, steam, and the like to remove wrinkles and smells of the clothing. It may mean a process of performing deodorizing, sanitizing, preventing static electricity, and drying.

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 apparatus 100 for treating clothes according to the present invention selectively opens and closes a cabinet 1 forming an appearance, a receiving part 2 providing a space for receiving clothing, and a receiving part 2. A supply device unit 5 having a door 3, an air supply device for supplying air or hot air to the accommodating part 2, and a water supply device for supplying moisture, mist, or steam; The clothes rack may include a hanger bar 7 on which the hanger 9 is supported.

The accommodating part 2 is a space that can be opened and closed by the door, and communicates with an air supply device 51 (see FIG. 2) to be described later, and an air discharge part 21 through which the air of the accommodating part is discharged to the air supply device. The air discharged from the air supply device may include an air supply unit 23 is supplied to the receiving portion (2).

Furthermore, it is preferable that the accommodating part 2 is provided with a water supply part 25 communicating with a water supply device 53 (see FIG. 2) to be described later to supply moisture such as steam into the accommodating part 2. .

On the other hand, since the position of the air discharge portion, the air supply portion, the water supply portion shown in Figure 1 is only one example, as long as it can communicate with the air supply device and the water supply device may be provided at any position of the receiving portion (2). .

The upper portion of the receiving portion (2) may further include a hanger bar (7) on which the hanger (9) is mounted, and the hanger bar (7) is a hook groove (71) in which the hook (953) of the hanger to be described later is accommodated. It is preferable to include a).

Furthermore, the clothes treating apparatus of the present invention may further include a driving unit (not shown) for vibrating or reciprocating the hanger bar 7 in the accommodation part 2.

Here, the meaning of the reciprocating motion may mean that the hanger bar is reciprocating in the horizontal direction in the receiving portion 2, in the case of Figure 1 can be understood as a reciprocating motion in the left and right directions or in the front and rear drawings.

When the hanger bar 7 vibrates or reciprocates, the hanger 9 is shaken in the receiving part 2, so that drying, deodorization, and wrinkle removal of clothes mounted on the hanger can be more easily performed.

On the other hand, the drive unit (not shown) is preferably provided on the upper outer side of the accommodating unit, the motor for providing power for the vibration or reciprocating motion of the hanger (7), the reciprocating motion of the hanger bar with the rotational power of the motor Power conversion unit for converting, may include a power transmission unit for transmitting the rotational power of the motor to the power conversion unit.

Since the structure of the driving unit may be implemented in various forms, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 2 illustrates only the main components of the air supply device 51 and the water supply device 53 for the convenience of explanation by the conceptual diagram of the supply device 5, and does not show the piping connecting the respective components. Make a note.

An air supply device 51 for supplying air or hot air to the accommodating part 2 is located inside the supply device part 5.

The air supply device 51 is an inlet part 511 connected to the air outlet part 21 provided in the accommodating part 2, and an outlet part 515 connected to the air supply part 23 of the accommodating part 2. , And a heat exchanger 513 provided between the suction unit and the discharge unit.

The heat exchanger 513 may be provided as a heat pump, and the heat pump may include an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve connected to allow the refrigerant to circulate, thereby entering the supply unit. Dehumidified air and heat.

That is, since the evaporator (not shown) is configured to absorb latent heat of air to evaporate the refrigerant, condensation of air flowing in the air supply device 51 removes moisture contained in the flow air.

In addition, the condenser (not shown) is configured to transfer heat generated by condensing the refrigerant to the surrounding air, so the air flowing inside the air supply device may be heated.

Therefore, the air introduced into the air supply device 51 is dehumidified and heated in the course of passing through the evaporator and the condenser, and then is supplied into the receiving portion 2.

As such, the air heated by the heat pump may be slightly lower than the air heated by using a conventional electric heater or the like, but the air can be dehumidified without using a separate dehumidifier.

On the other hand, the air supplied to the receiving portion by the heat pump corresponds to a relatively 'low temperature dry air' (here, 'low temperature' does not mean that the temperature is absolutely low, but corresponds to heated air, but the conventional Used in the sense of relatively low temperature compared to heated air).

Accordingly, the present invention can prevent the deformation or breakage of the clothes due to the high temperature when performing a process such as refreshing or drying the clothes by supplying the low-temperature dry air.

That is, the air supplied from the heat pump of the clothes treating apparatus of the present invention is a hot air having a lower temperature than that of the conventional clothes treating apparatus, but not only can supply the dehumidified air to the clothes without a separate dehumidifying apparatus but also damage the clothes by the high temperature hot wind. It can also prevent.

The suction part 511 is provided to correspond to the air discharge part 21 of the accommodating part, and the air discharge part 21 may be further provided with a filter, which is supplied from the accommodating part 2 to the air supply device 51. This is to supply only clean air to the receiving part by filtering foreign matter that may be included in the incoming air.

The discharge part 515 is a flow path which is connected to the air supply part 23 of the receiving part and introduces heated air through the heat exchanger into the receiving part 2, and a discharge fan 517 so as to easily introduce the air into the receiving part. It is preferred to be connected.

On the other hand, the supply device portion 5 may be further provided with a water supply device 53 for supplying steam or mist to the receiving portion (2).

The water supply device 53 may be provided to generate steam (steam) through a storage unit (not shown) for storing water and a heater (not shown) for heating the stored water, and ultrasonic vibration in the storage unit. It may be provided with means (not shown) to generate mist.

The storage unit of the water supply device 53 may be directly connected to a water supply source (water supply, etc.) provided on the outside of the clothes treating apparatus, and may be provided to selectively supply water to the storage unit, but from the supply tank detachable from the storage unit. It is preferable to be provided to receive water.

That is, the supply unit 5 further includes an apparatus unit door frame 55 provided with the apparatus unit door 57, and further includes a detachable supply tank 58 when the apparatus unit door 57 is opened. It may include.

In this case, the bottom of the supply tank 58 further includes a discharge hole which is opened when the supply tank is seated on the device part door, the bottom surface of the device part door 57 is the water discharged from the discharge hole It should be provided to include a flow path (not shown) to guide the flow into the storage of the moisture supply device 53.

Therefore, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention can be installed at a location desired by a user regardless of the location of a water supply source such as tap water.

Furthermore, the clothes treating apparatus of the present invention may further include a drain tank 59 for storing the residual water stored in the water supply device 73 or the condensed water discharged from the heat exchanger of the air supply device.

In this case, the drainage tank 59 may be provided to be detachable when the device portion door 57 is opened like the supply tank, and should be connected to the water supply device and the heat exchanger through a pipe.

On the other hand, the mist or steam generated by the water supply device 53 is introduced into the receiving portion 2 through the water supply portion 25, the water supply device 53 is a spray nozzle (not shown) It may be further provided so as to spray the mist or steam into the receiving portion (2).

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a hanger provided in the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention, Figure 4 is a conceptual view of the hanger.

The hanger 9 includes a tong part provided as a first frame 91 and a second frame 92 to fix clothes, and a support part 95 provided to support the tong part on the hanger bar. do.

The tongs are in contact with one end of the first frame 91 and one end of the second frame 92 so as to fix the garment, and the other end of the first frame and the second frame is spaced apart from each other.

However, one end where the first frame and the second frame are in contact with each other may be provided to be selectively spaced apart from each other, and the connection part 93 disclosed in FIG. 4 may be an example.

 The connecting portion 93 may be provided in a bar shape, and the first frame and the second frame may be fixed to the connecting portion through hinge shafts H inserted at both ends of the connecting portion 93.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the connection portion 93 further includes an elastic member (S) for elastically supporting the first frame and the second frame.

Furthermore, the support portion 95 of the hanger 9 may further include a base 951 coupled to the connecting portion 93 and a hook 953 hinged to the base.

The hook 953 is provided to be detachable to the hook groove 71 of the hanger bar is configured to mount the hanger to the hanger bar, it is preferably hinged to the base (951).

That is, the hook 953 provided on the hanger 9 may be selectively accommodated as a space formed by the first frame and the second frame.

In this case, the hook 953 may further include a fixing protrusion 9531 protruding at a predetermined position, and the connecting portion 93 may include a protrusion fixing portion 9311 that may restrain the fixing protrusion 9531. It is preferable to include a).

That is, the connecting portion 93 has a hook insertion portion 931 provided so as not to interfere with the hook when the hook 953 is received inside the tong portion, and a protrusion fixing portion 9311 at one end of the hook insertion portion. It may be provided.

The hook insertion portion 931 may be implemented in various forms, but may be formed to penetrate the connection portion 93 as shown in FIG. 4.

Therefore, the user can fold the hook (953) into the space (inner space of the tongs) formed by the first frame and the second frame as needed, the folded hook (953) is a fixing protrusion (9531) It may be fixed by the protrusion fixing portion 9311.

This is to allow the hanger 9 provided in the clothes treating apparatus of the present invention not only to mount the clothes on the hanger bar 7 but also to serve as a weight to prevent wrinkles on the clothes.

Of course, even if the hook (953) is not folded into the space formed inside the tongs, the hanger can be used as a weight to prevent the wrinkle of the clothing. However, if the hook is not folded into the tongs, the hook of the hanger 9 used as a weight may interfere with the user's movement, and cause unexpected interference due to interference with the clothing mounted inside the receiving portion. May occur.

Therefore, the hook provided to be folded inside the tongs has the effect of solving the above problems.

However, unlike the disclosed in the drawings, when the hook is folded into the tongs by changing the size of the hook, the hook may be provided so that the hook is not exposed to the outside of the frames 91 and 92.

5 shows an example of the use of the hanger, and shows a case where the pants are mounted on the hanger bar 7.

That is, the clothes hanger 9a in which the hook is not received inside the tongs part is fixed to one end of the pants but is mounted on the hanger bar, and the clothes hanger 9b in which the hook is received into the tongs part may be fixed to the other end of the pants.

In this case, the hanger 9b fixed to the other end of the pants is pulled by the weight of the pants, so that when the moisture or air is supplied during the operation of the clothes processing apparatus can remove the wrinkles formed on the pants.

As a result, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention becomes easier to dry, deodorize, remove wrinkles, and sterilize clothes.

The present invention may be practiced in various forms and is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Therefore, if the modified embodiment includes the components of the claims of the present invention will be seen as belonging to the scope of the present invention.

Clothes handling unit: 100 Cabinet: 1 Receptacle: 2
Door: 3 Feeder section: 5 Hanger bar: 7
Coat hanger: 9

Claims (5)

Receiving unit for receiving clothing;
A supply unit for supplying at least one of air or moisture into the accommodation portion;
Hanger bar provided inside the receiving portion;
The first frame and the second frame are in contact with the tongs for selectively fixing the clothes, and the tongs are provided to be supported on the hanger bar is selectively accommodated in the space formed by the first frame and the second frame Clothes hanger comprising a; hanger provided with a support. The method of claim 1,
The tongs unit further comprises a connecting unit for hinge coupling the first frame and the second frame. The method of claim 2,
The support
And a base coupled to the connecting portion and a hook hinged to the base. The method of claim 3,
The connecting portion
And a hook inserting portion into which the hook is inserted when the hook is accommodated in a space formed by the first frame and the second frame. The method of claim 4, wherein
The hook further includes a fixing protrusion protruding at a predetermined position, wherein the hook upper portion further includes a protrusion fixing portion for receiving the fixing protrusion.

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