KR20140003984A - A clothes hanger for supplying fluid and an apparatus comprising the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes hanger for discharging fluid and a device for treating clothes including the same, and more specifically to a clothes hanger for discharging fluid and a device for treating clothes including the same, wherein fluid supplied from a fluid supply unit is uniformly supplied at a higher speed than a predetermined speed, flow of the discharged fluid is partially prevented, clothes are effectively dried, and creases are removed. The present invention allows more efficient use of power by reducing the driving time of the device for treating clothes since clothes are effectively dried and creases are removed through the use of same fluid.

Description

A clothes hanger for supplying fluid and an apparatus comprising the same}

The present invention relates to a clothes discharging hanger and a clothes treating apparatus including the same. More specifically, the fluid supplied from the fluid supply unit is uniformly discharged above the supplied flow rate, and partly blocks the flow of the discharged fluid to effectively dry the clothes and remove the wrinkles, and the clothes processing apparatus including the same The invention relates to a device.

The clothes treating apparatus refers to a device that supplies steam or hot air to clothes stored in the storage compartment to remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining on the clothes.

The clothes treating apparatus may include a storage compartment in which clothes are stored, a door for opening and closing the storage compartment, and a device for supplying steam or hot air to the storage compartment, and may include a hanger built in the clothing processing apparatus.

When the steam is sprayed on the clothes stored in the storage compartment, the clothes processing apparatus combines the water particles with the odor particles present in the fiber tissue, and the water particles combined with the odor particles are discharged separately from the clothes during the drying process by hot air. use.

In addition, when steam is injected into the clothes stored in the storage compartment, the clothes wet by the supplied steam may be wrinkled by the drying process or removed to remove wrinkles and the like remaining in the clothes.

However, the clothes treating apparatus as described above has a problem in that the clothes treatment may not be efficiently performed because it cannot deliver hot air or steam into the clothes.

Therefore, the conventional clothes processing apparatus 20 shown in FIG. 1 includes a hanger 10 including a plurality of through holes, thereby relieving drying and wrinkles inside the clothes while supplying hot air into the clothes through the plurality of through holes. Was intended.

However, the clothes treating apparatus 20 including the clothes hanger 10 has a problem that only a part of the clothes is dried or wrinkles are removed because the hot air discharged from the plurality of holes is not uniform.

That is, when adopting a shape similar to a general hanger like the conventional clothes hanger 10 for a clothes processing apparatus, the cross-sectional area according to the fluid flow direction is the same, the flow rate is lowered toward the end in the fluid analysis. As the flow rate is lowered, there is a problem that hot air is not effectively supplied to the entire garment and the drying and wrinkle of the garment are not alleviated.

In addition, the hot air supplied into the clothing has a problem that easily flows to the outside of the clothing through the open portion of the clothing (for example, the bottom of the shirt, etc.). In this case, not only wrinkle removal and drying of the clothing is not properly performed, there is a problem that the power supply is inefficient, resulting in a large waste of power.

(Patent Document 1) KR 10-2011-0067864 A

The present invention is designed to solve the above problems. More specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide a clothes hanger capable of uniformly discharging a fluid having a flow rate or more supplied through a fluid supply unit.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a hanger having a low flow rate loss of the supplied fluid.

In addition, it is intended to provide a hanger that inflates the garment and allows fluid to stay inside the garment for a long time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes treating apparatus that effectively removes clothes and removes wrinkles by using a hanger as described above.

In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention includes a first passage in which the fluid is introduced at a predetermined speed and the inlet is opened to be detachable from the fluid outlet; And a plurality of discharge guide parts capable of discharging the fluid introduced through the first path and a discharge part, and including a second path through which clothes are mounted, wherein the plurality of discharge guide parts are directed toward both ends of the second path. The fluid flow hanger is positioned so that the cross-sectional area in which the fluid flows is reduced, thereby supplying the fluid discharged through the plurality of discharge parts to the inside of the garment at a speed higher than the predetermined speed.

In addition, the discharge guide portion is preferably located inward on one surface of the second passage.

In addition, the discharge guide portion has an opening facing the flow direction of the fluid, the opening preferably communicates with the discharge portion.

In addition, it is preferable that the side opposite to the opening portion of the discharge guide portion is curved.

In addition, one surface of the discharge induction part has an opening for guiding the fluid toward the discharge port side, and the other surface is curved, so that a part of the fluid is discharged to the discharge hole when the fluid flows in the flow path in the second passage. , When flowing in the opposite direction, is preferably not guided to the discharge port.

In addition, the size of the discharge guide portion is preferably increased gradually toward both ends of the second passage.

In addition, the discharge guide portion preferably comprises a downward discharge guide portion for inducing the discharge of the fluid under the fluid discharge hanger.

In addition, the discharge guide portion further comprises a front and rear discharge guide portion for inducing the discharge of the fluid perpendicular to the second passage length direction, it is preferable that the front and rear discharge guide portion is located facing.

In addition, the front and rear discharge guide portion is preferably formed in a curved shape.

In addition, the discharge guide portion preferably includes a side discharge guide portion for inducing discharge of the fluid in the longitudinal direction of the second passage.

In addition, the lateral discharge guide portion is preferably formed of a pair of bars narrowing the gap toward the discharge portion.

In addition, it is preferable to further include a branch located in the inner center of the second passage, for branching the flow of the fluid flowing through the first passage.

In addition, the discharge guide portion and the branch is preferably in a curved form.

In addition, it is preferable that the fluid discharge hanger further includes an expansion part disposed at an open lower end portion of the garment mounted in the second passage.

In addition, the fluid discharge clothes hanger preferably extends from the fluid discharge clothes hanger, and further comprises a connecting portion connected to the expansion portion.

In addition, the inflation portion preferably prevents the supplied fluid from flowing through the open lower end of the garment.

In addition, the expansion portion is foldable, it is preferable that the area blocked by the expansion portion is adjusted by the folding degree of the expansion portion.

In addition, the expansion portion is foldable by the elastic member, it is preferable that the length of the connecting portion is selectively adjustable.

In addition, there is provided a clothes treating apparatus comprising a hanger for discharging fluid.

In addition, the clothes treating apparatus preferably includes a fluid supply part for supplying a fluid and a plurality of fluid discharge parts for discharging the fluid supplied through the fluid supply part into the clothes processing device.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the speed of the fluid (for example, steam or hot air, etc.) discharged from the plurality of discharge portion may be implemented to be equal to or greater than the flow rate. Accordingly, the fluid is more strongly and uniformly supplied to the clothes, so that drying and wrinkle removal of the clothes can be effectively performed.

In addition, the resistance of the fluid is low, and the clothes are effectively dried and wrinkle-removed by providing a hanger in which the fluid stays inside the clothes for a long time.

In addition, the inflation not only allows the supplied fluid to stay inside the garment for a long time but also removes wrinkles by pulling the garment itself.

In addition, more efficient drying and wrinkle removal can be achieved through the same fluid, thereby reducing the driving time of the clothes treating apparatus, thereby enabling more efficient power usage.

1 is a perspective view of a laundry treatment apparatus according to the prior art.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus including a hanger according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of a hanger according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of a hanger according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exploded perspective view of a second passage according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flow rate state diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view of a hanger according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view of the second passage according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flow rate state diagram according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a perspective view of a hanger according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a perspective view of a hanger according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

With reference to Figures 2 to 10 will be described for the fluid discharge hanger 100 and the clothes processing apparatus 200 including the same.

The fluid discharge hanger 100 according to the present invention includes an inlet 111, a plurality of discharge parts and a discharge induction part, a fixing part 160, a connection part 170, an expansion part 180, and the like.

The fluid discharge hanger 100 includes a first passage 113 and a second passage 115 as shown in FIG. 3.

The first passage 113 includes an inlet 111, and the fluid supplied by the fluid supply unit (not shown) of the clothes treating apparatus 200 flows in the inlet 111. The inlet 111 is opened to be detachable from the fluid supply part (not shown) of the clothes processing apparatus 200, more specifically, the fluid discharge part 211.

The first passage 113 may have any shape for flowing the introduced fluid, but is preferably shaped to prevent a loss of flow rate of the flowing fluid. According to two embodiments of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the first passage 113 has a curved shape, but the inlet 111 is positioned upward in the clothes processing apparatus 200 according to the mounting direction of the hanger 100. To the side (FIG. 3) or to the side (FIG. 4).

The second passage 115 is connected to the first passage 113. The first passage 113 and the second passage 115 is not limited to a position that is connected, of course, as an example of the invention it is preferable that the first passage 113 is connected to the center of the second passage (115).

In addition, the second passage 115 may have any shape, and preferably, the second passage 115 may be inclined downward so that the clothes can be mounted while maintaining the shape.

In addition, the second passage 115 includes a plurality of discharge guide parts 133, 135, 137 and discharge parts 153, 155, 157 capable of discharging the introduced fluid. This will be described later in detail.

The plurality of discharge guides 133, 135, and 137 may include one or more front and rear discharge guides 133, side discharge guides 135, and a downward discharge guide 137. The plurality of discharge guide parts 133, 135, and 137 switch the flow path of the fluid to discharge the fluid flowing through the second passage 115 to the outside of the fluid discharge hanger 100 through the discharge parts 153, 155, and 157.

The front and rear discharge guide unit 133 induces the discharge of the fluid perpendicular to the fluid discharge direction of the side discharge guide unit 135, that is, the longitudinal direction of the second passage 115, and discharges the fluid through the front and rear discharge unit 153. .

In addition, the front and rear discharge guide unit 133 may have any shape for switching the flow path of the fluid, but as an example of the invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the front and rear discharge guide unit 133 may be curved. It can be a spherical surface. In this case, it is possible to discharge the fluid while reducing the loss of the flow rate as compared with the discharge induction portion having an angular shape.

In addition, the size of the front and rear discharge guide unit 133 may also increase toward both ends of the second passage 115 in the same manner as the lower discharge guide unit 137 to be described later.

The area excluding the cross-sectional area of the front and rear discharge guide parts 133 is an area in which the fluid flows completely from the inner end surface of the second passage 115. When the size of the front and rear discharge guide parts 133 increases, the area itself in which the fluid flows decreases. That is, as the size of the front and rear discharge induction parts 133 increases toward both ends of the second passage 115, the cross-sectional area in which the fluid flows in the second passage 115 decreases, thereby increasing the flow velocity of the fluid.

The side discharge guide part 135 induces discharge of the fluid in the longitudinal direction of the second passage 115 and discharges the fluid through the side discharge part 155.

The lateral discharge induction part 135 is also preferably curved in order to reduce the flow rate loss of the fluid.

In addition, the lateral discharge guide unit 135 is formed as a pair of bars, as shown in Figure 5, the spacing between the bar is preferably narrower toward both ends of the second passage (115). The pair of bars serves as a guideline of the flow path through which the fluid flows, and serves to increase the flow velocity of the fluid by narrowing the gap between the flowable areas by narrowing the gap therebetween.

The downward discharge guide part 137 induces the discharge of the fluid below the fluid discharge hanger 100, and discharges the fluid through the downward discharge part 157.

The lower discharge guide unit 137 may have any shape for switching the flow path of the fluid, such as the front and rear discharge guide unit 133, and is preferably curved to reduce the loss of the flow rate generated while switching the flow path. It is preferred that it is a quarter sphere as shown in FIG.

In addition, as an example of the invention, the size of the downward discharge guide unit 137 may gradually increase toward both ends of the second passage 115. This follows the same principle as the front and rear discharge guide unit 133.

When the size of the downward discharge guide unit 137 increases toward both ends of the second passage 115, the area in which the fluid flows is completely except for the cross section of the downward discharge guide unit 137 in the cross section of the second passage 115. It can be seen that the decrease. That is, the cross section itself through which the fluid can flow on the second passage 115 gradually decreases, so that the flow rate of the fluid toward the end of the hanger 100 increases compared to the flow rate of the supplied fluid.

The plurality of discharge guide parts 133, 135, and 137 may be freely disposed on the second passage 115. As an example of the invention, when the plurality of discharge induction parts 133, 135, and 137 are symmetrically disposed at both ends with respect to the center of the second passage 115, the fluid may be uniformly supplied to the clothes mounted on the hanger 100. Do.

In addition, as an example of the invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the front and rear discharge guide parts 133 may be disposed on the second passage 115 in pairs at equal intervals.

In addition, the lower discharge guide unit 137 may be alternately positioned with the front and rear discharge guide unit 133 located in the pair as shown in FIG.

However, even in the case where it is arranged freely, there is no change in the position so that the cross-sectional area of the flow path itself through which the fluid can flow is reduced toward both ends of the second passage 115.

Accordingly, the fluid flowing into the second passage 115 decreases as the flowable cross-sectional area decreases from the inflow position, and the flow rate may be equal to or higher than the flow rate due to the same flow rate.

To support this, referring to FIG. 6, which shows an experiment conducted by the inventor in accordance with an example of the present invention, is as follows.

location Inlet Front Back Down Left Right Speed (m / s) 10 21.1 20.2 22.5 29.7 30.3

That is, as shown in Table 1, it can be seen that the flow rate of the fluid discharged through the plurality of discharge parts 153, 155, and 157 is almost equal to or higher than the flow rate of the introduced fluid. Therefore, it is possible to discharge the fluid having a flow rate equal to or higher than that of the supplied fluid to be implemented by the present invention.

In addition, any shape for achieving the same effect as described above is possible, and as an example of the invention, the flow path of the second passage 115 may be formed at both ends of the second passage 115 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. Can be narrowed toward the top.

Referring to FIG. 9 showing an experiment conducted by the inventor according to an example of the present invention to support such an effect, it can be seen that the fluid is discharged at a flow rate higher than that flowing into the inlet 111 as shown in FIG. 6.

The branch 159 is located at the inner center of the second passage 115 and branches the fluid flowing through the first passage 113. This is to uniformly distribute the flow rate flowing into the second passage 115 at both ends, so that the fluid is uniformly discharged from the plurality of discharge parts 153, 155, 157 located at both ends.

In addition, the branch portion 159 may be any shape for branching the fluid, it may be a curved form as shown in Figures 3 to 5 as an example of the invention. In the case of the curved form as described above, the loss of the flow rate is reduced by the smooth flow of the fluid.

Fixing unit 160 may be omitted in accordance with an embodiment of the invention and serves to fix the hanger 100 to a separate fixing stand. Fixing portion 160 may be of any shape for performing this function.

The connection part 170 extends from the fluid discharge hanger 100 as shown in FIGS. 10 to 11, and is connected to the expansion part 180.

The connection unit 170 may have any shape or structure for connecting the hanger 100 and the expansion unit 180, and may be selectively adjusted in length as shown in FIG. 11 as an example of the invention. If it includes a connecting portion 170 that can be adjusted in length, it can be used by adjusting it according to the length of the clothes mounted.

Alternatively, an embodiment in which the expansion unit 180 is separately provided in the clothing processing apparatus 100 without the connection unit 170 is possible.

The expansion unit 180 is connected to the connection unit 170 and is disposed at an open lower end portion of the garment mounted on the second passage 115. The inflation portion 180 partially prevents the supplied fluid from flowing through the open bottom of the garment to effectively supply the fluid to the garment.

The expansion unit 180 may have any shape or structure that prevents the flow of the fluid, and may be folded by the elastic member 182 as shown in FIGS. 10 to 11 as an example of the invention.

Since the degree of folding of the expansion unit 180 can be adjusted according to the size of the mounted clothes, the area where the expansion unit 180 prevents the flow of fluid can also be adjusted. In other words, when the expansion unit 180 is folded a lot, the area blocked by the expansion unit 180 is rather small, so that the clothing of a small size is blocked by the expansion unit 180 when the expansion unit 180 is expanded a lot. It has a rather large area so it can be used for larger clothes.

Referring to FIG. 10, the expansion unit 180 is normally folded by the elastic member 182 (A), but may be unfolded by a user's manipulation (B). In this unfolded state, not only the flow of the fluid is partially blocked, but also the effect of pulling the mounted clothes is effective to remove wrinkles.

In order to support this, referring to Table 2 showing an experiment carried out by the inventor according to an example of the present invention.

clothing Inflation zone Pre-wrinkled Grade Wrinkle grade after experiment Grade improvement differences 1 shirt O 1.5 ratings 4.5 ratings 3.0 ratings 1 shirt X 1.5 ratings 2.5 ratings 1.0 rating 1 shirt O 1.5 ratings 4.5 ratings 3.0 ratings 1 shirt X 1.5 ratings 3.0 ratings 1.5 ratings 1 shirt O 1.0 rating 4.7 Ratings 3.7 ratings 1 shirt X 1.0 rating 3.0 ratings 2.0 rating

The experiment is based on the principle that the evaluation is made to three or more judges who have been educated by referring to the Replicas of the AATCC certification. It shows little state.

Referring to Table 2, when the hanger 100 including the expansion unit 180 is used, it can be seen that the improvement of wrinkles is greatly increased while showing a grade improvement difference of 3.0 grade or more, but the expansion unit 180 for a comparative experiment. It can be seen that the hanger 100 that does not include) has only about 1.0 to 2.0 grades of improvement.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the clothes treating apparatus 200 may include the above-described fluid discharge hanger 100.

The clothes treating apparatus 200 may include a fluid supply part (not shown), a fluid discharge part 211, and a clothes hanger 100 for discharging the fluid.

The fluid supply part supplies fluid at a predetermined speed. Of course, any manner of supplying the fluid can be used.

The fluid discharge part 211 discharges the fluid supplied through the fluid supply part. The clothes treating apparatus 200 may include a plurality of fluid discharge units 211, and discharges the fluid supplied by the fluid supply unit into the clothes treating apparatus 200 as illustrated in FIG. 2.

The fluid discharge hanger 100 is detachably connected to the fluid discharge part 211 as shown in FIG. 2 as an example of the invention. In addition, the plurality of discharge units 153, 155, and 157 discharge the fluid at a predetermined speed or more supplied by the fluid supply unit through the aforementioned components. In addition, according to an example of the invention, the hanger 100 including the inflating part 180 inflates while partially blocking the lower end of the mounted clothing.

Clothing is mounted on such a fluid discharge hanger (100). That is, the clothes mounted on the fluid discharge hanger 100 including an expansion part uniformly supplying a fluid having a predetermined flow rate or more and partially blocking the opening of the clothes may be effectively dried or wrinkles may be improved.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification, but should be defined by the claims.

10: conventional hanger
20: conventional clothing processing apparatus
100: hanger for fluid discharge
111: inlet
113: first passage
115: second passage
133: front and rear discharge guide
135: side discharge guide
137: downward discharge guide
153: front and rear discharge part
155: side discharge part
157: downward discharge portion
159: branch section
160: fixed part
170:
180: inflation
182: elastic member
200: clothing processing unit
211: fluid outlet

Claims (20)

A first passage in which the fluid is introduced at a predetermined speed and the inlet is opened to be detachable from the fluid outlet; And
A second passage including a plurality of discharge guide parts and a discharge portion capable of discharging the fluid introduced through the first passage, and having clothes
Including;
The plurality of discharge guide portion is positioned so that the cross-sectional area of the fluid flows toward both ends of the second passage,
As a result, the fluid discharged through the plurality of discharge parts is supplied to the inside of the garment at a speed equal to or greater than the predetermined speed.
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method of claim 1,
The discharge induction part is located inward on one surface of the second passage,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method of claim 1,
The discharge induction part has an opening facing the flow direction of the fluid,
The opening is in communication with the discharge portion,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The opposite side of the opening portion of the discharge guide portion is characterized in that the curved,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method of claim 1,
One side of the discharge induction part has an opening for guiding the fluid toward the discharge port side, and the other side is curved, so that a part of the fluid is discharged to the discharge hole when the fluid flows in the second passage in the flow direction, and vice versa. When flowing in the direction is characterized in that it is not guided to the discharge port,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method of claim 1,
The discharge guide portion size is,
Gradually increasing toward both ends of the second passage,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method according to claim 6,
The discharge induction part,
And a downward discharge induction part for inducing a discharge of the fluid under the fluid discharge hanger.
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method according to claim 6,
The discharge induction part,
Further comprising a front and rear discharge guide unit for inducing the discharge of the fluid perpendicular to the second passage length direction,
The front and rear discharge guide portion is characterized in that it is located facing,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method of claim 8,
The front and rear discharge guide portion is characterized in that it is formed in a curved shape,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
3. The method of claim 2,
The discharge induction part,
Characterized in that it comprises a side discharge guide portion for inducing the discharge of the fluid in the longitudinal direction of the second passage,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
11. The method of claim 10,
The lateral discharge guide portion is characterized in that it is formed of a pair of bars narrowing the gap toward the discharge portion,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method of claim 1,
Located in the inner center of the second passage, further comprising a branch for branching the flow of the fluid flowing through the first passage,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
13. The method of claim 12,
The discharge guide portion and the branch is characterized in that the curved form,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method of claim 1,
The fluid discharge hanger,
Characterized in that it further comprises an inflation portion disposed in the open lower end of the garment mounted in the second passage,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
15. The method of claim 14,
The fluid discharge hanger,
Further extending from the fluid discharge hanger, characterized in that it further comprises a connecting portion connected to the expansion portion,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
15. The method of claim 14,
The inflation portion partially prevents the supplied fluid from flowing through the open lower end of the garment,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
15. The method of claim 14,
The expansion portion is foldable, characterized in that the area blocked by the expansion portion is adjusted by the folding degree of the expansion portion,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
The method of claim 15,
The expansion portion is foldable by the elastic member, characterized in that the length of the connecting portion is selectively adjustable,
Hanger for discharging fluid.
A fluid discharge hanger according to any one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that
Clothing processing unit.
The method of claim 19,
The clothing processing apparatus,
A fluid supply unit supplying a fluid; And
A plurality of fluid discharge parts through which the fluid supplied through the fluid supply part is discharged into the clothes treating apparatus
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Clothing processing unit.

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