KR20230114634A - Laundry treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A clothes handling apparatus according to the present invention includes a cabinet forming an exterior; a drum rotatably installed inside the cabinet and having an inner space in which an object to be dried is accommodated; A plurality of lifters installed on the inner circumferential surface of the drum in the inner space of the drum; a heat pump system provided in the cabinet and supplying high-temperature dry air to the drum; and a circulation fan assembly supplying the high-temperature dry air to the drum, supported by the plurality of lifters, dividing an inner space of the drum into a front space and a rear space, and passing the high-temperature dry air. It is characterized in that it further comprises a separator plate assembly.

Description

Laundry treatment apparatus {Laundry treatment apparatus}

The present invention relates to a clothes handling device.

In general, the laundry treatment apparatus includes a washing machine, a laundry dryer, a laundry dryer, a laundry care machine, and the like. As it is provided to businesses such as homes or laundromats, it performs functions for overall treatment of clothes, such as washing, drying, or removing wrinkles, such as clothes or various bedding.

Among these clothes handling devices, a clothes dryer has a heat pump system and supplies hot air to an object to be treated such as clothes or bedding put into a drum (or tub) through operation of the heat pump system, thereby reducing the heat contained in the object to be treated. A device configured to dry by evaporating moisture.

The clothes dryer may be classified into an exhaust type dryer and a condensation type dryer according to a method of treating high-temperature, high-humidity air passing through a drum after drying an object to be treated. The exhaust type dryer is configured to directly discharge the high-temperature and high-humidity air generated during the drying operation to the outside, and the condensation type dryer circulates the high-temperature and high-humidity air generated during the drying operation without discharging it to the outside through heat exchange. It is configured to condense the moisture contained in.

In particular, in the case of the condensing dryer, a heat pump system including a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator is provided, and the air is heated while passing through the condenser after moisture is removed while passing through the evaporator of the heat pump system. .

Regarding such a condensation type dryer, it has been proposed in Publication Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0127816 and the like.

On the other hand, in the condensation dryer according to the prior art described above, the object to be dried accommodated in the inner space of the drum is dried by heated air supplied to the drum. Since the heated air is directly supplied to the object to be dried contained in the inner space of the drum, there is a problem in that the object to be dried is deformed by the hot air.

In addition, since a single high-temperature air is supplied to the inner space of the drum, it is not possible to provide a drying function in consideration of humidity for objects having different humidities, so that the object is overdried and damaged or not dried. occurs.

In addition, since various objects to be dried are accommodated in the inner space of the drum, various objects to be dried are mixed with each other in a single inner space, and fibers of a specific object to be dried are attached to other objects to be dried.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment device that minimizes deformation of an object to be dried.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment device capable of drying an object to be dried in consideration of the state of the object to be dried.

An object of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of classifying a plurality of objects to be dried and drying the plurality of classified objects together.

In the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention, the internal space of the drum is divided into a front space and a rear space, and a change in the temperature of air supplied to the front space and the rear space occurs to dry objects accommodated in the front space and the rear space. deformation can be minimized.

The clothes handling apparatus according to the present invention includes a separator assembly that is supported by a plurality of lifters and divides the inner space of the drum into a front space and a rear space, and divides the inner space of the drum into a front space and a rear space so as to dry objects. can be dried.

In the laundry handling apparatus according to the present invention, since the separation plate assembly is formed by combining a plurality of drum separation plates, the separation plate assembly can be separated and discharged to the outside of the drum when the separation plate assembly is not in use.

In the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of ventilation holes may be formed in the separation plate assembly to allow high-temperature dry air to flow from the separated rear space to the front space.

In the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of ventilation holes may be formed in the separation plate assembly to induce a difference in drying temperature between the separated rear space and the front space.

Since the clothes handling apparatus according to the present invention divides the front space and the rear space, objects to be dried made of different materials can be separately accommodated.

In the laundry handling apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of drum separator plates constituting a separator plate assembly and a plurality of lifters are fixed through a separator plate fixing unit to prevent the separator plate assembly from being separated from the plurality of lifters when the drum rotates. can do.

In the laundry handling apparatus according to the present invention, fixing performance of the separation plate assembly to the plurality of lifters may be improved by forming a plurality of separation plate mounting grooves in a plurality of lifters to which the separation plate assembly is mounted.

In the laundry handling apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of separation plate mounting grooves are formed in a plurality of lifters to which a separation plate assembly is mounted, so that the separation plate assembly can be moved in the front and rear directions, thereby increasing the size of the front space and the rear space. change can be controlled.

In the laundry handling apparatus according to the present invention, an insertion protrusion and an insertion groove are formed on each of a plurality of drum separator plates constituting a separator plate assembly, so that the plurality of drum separator plates can be easily coupled.

The laundry handling apparatus according to the present invention includes a separation plate door on any one drum separation plate among a plurality of drum separation plates constituting the separation plate assembly, and the separation plate assembly is installed in a plurality of lifters in a rear space. An object to be dried can be added to or the object to be dried can be discharged to the outside.

According to the present invention, by generating a temperature difference between the temperature of the drying air supplied to the front space and the drying air supplied to the rear space, it is possible to classify and dry the object according to the drying temperature, and to minimize thermal deformation of the object to be dried. can

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a drying function that varies depending on the material of the object to be dried.

According to the present invention, since a front space and a rear space accommodating objects to be dried of different materials are formed, drying performance can be improved.

According to the present invention, since the space for accommodating objects to be dried is divided into a front space and a rear space, it is possible to prevent fibers, lint, etc. from being transferred between objects to be dried by drying objects made of different materials.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage in that installation and disassembly of the separation plate assembly are simple.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage of easy storage of the separator plate assembly.

According to the present invention, it is possible to secure the fixing performance of the separator plate assembly installed in the plurality of lifters.

According to the present invention, since a function of inserting or discharging an object to be dried into the rear space is provided even when the separator assembly is installed using the separator door, user convenience can be improved.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage in that an assembling method of combining a plurality of drum separator plates to form one separator plate assembly is simplified.

According to the present invention, the inner space of the drum for drying the object to be dried can be adjusted to a size desired by the user.

According to the present invention, the sizes of the front space and the rear space in which the objects to be built are accommodated can be adjusted in consideration of the amount of objects to be built.

1 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of a laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a side view showing the internal structure of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing a lifter installed in the drum according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the lifter according to the present invention.
5 is a front view showing a state of a drum separating plate equipped with a separating plate fixing unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a main part by enlarging part A of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a main part by enlarging part B of Figure 5;
8 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the separating plate fixing part according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the drum separator according to the first embodiment of the present invention is installed in the drum;
10 is a view for explaining the function of the drum separator according to the present invention.
11 is a front view showing a state of a drum separator plate equipped with a separator door according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 12 is an enlarged view of part C of Fig. 11 showing a main part;
13 is a perspective view illustrating a door fixing unit according to a second embodiment;
Fig. 14 is an enlarged view of part D of Fig. 11 showing a main part;
15 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a drum separator according to a second embodiment of the present invention is installed in a drum;

1 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of a laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the internal structure of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the laundry treatment apparatus 10 according to the present invention may include a cabinet 100 .

The cabinet 100 may form an exterior of the laundry handling device 10 . The cabinet 100 may be formed as an empty cylindrical body. The front of the cabinet 100 may be formed with an inlet 101 for inputting an object to be dried into the drum 300 to be described later. The inlet 101 may be opened and closed by a door 120 .

A drain container 160 may be provided inside the cabinet 100 .

The drain container 160 may temporarily store condensed water to be drained. In the case where the drain container 160 is not provided, condensed water to be drained may be discharged to the outside through a drain pipe.

A base frame 200 may be provided at a lower end of the cabinet 100 .

The base frame 200 may be configured to form a bottom portion of the cabinet 100 . Meanwhile, a separate bottom plate closing the open bottom of the cabinet 100 may be further provided, and the base frame 200 may be configured to be placed on and fixed to the bottom plate.

A circulation duct 210 may be formed on an upper surface of the base frame 200 .

An evaporator 440 and a condenser 420 of a heat pump system to be described later may be sequentially installed inside the circulation duct 210 . The circulation duct 210 may be formed in a duct-like structure having left and right wall surfaces 211 for guiding air to flow sequentially through the evaporator 440 and the condenser 420 .

An upper surface of the circulation duct 210 may be formed to be open. A bottom surface of the circulation duct 210 may be formed of an upper surface of the base frame 200 . The shape of the circulation duct 210 may be formed in various structures such as a cylindrical duct as well as a box-shaped duct with an open upper surface in consideration of the shape or air flow characteristics of surrounding structures.

The circulation duct 210 may include an air inlet side through which air is introduced and an air outlet side through which air is discharged. The air inlet side may be located at the front side of the cabinet 100 . The air outlet side may be located at a rear side of the cabinet 100 . The evaporator 440 may be disposed on the air inlet side, and the condenser 420 may be disposed on the air outlet side. The evaporator 440 may be disposed on the air inlet side to remove moisture contained in the air, and the condenser 420 may be disposed on the air outlet side to heat the air.

An inflow duct 212 for guiding a supply flow of dry air to supply dry air to the inside of the drum 300 may be connected to an air outlet side of the circulation duct 210 . An outlet duct 213 for guiding a discharge flow of air discharged from the inside of the drum 300 may be connected to an air inlet side of the circulation duct 210 .

The open upper surface of the circulation duct 210 may be covered with a base cover 214 to close it. The inside of the circulation duct 210 has a space blocked from the external environment by the base cover 214 .

The bottom surface of the circulation duct 210 may include a condensed water recessed portion in which a portion of the bottom surface is recessed to store condensed water. The condensed water that has fallen to the bottom surface of the circulation duct 210 may flow down in the condensed water recessed portion.

A drain pump assembly and a heat pump system may be installed on the upper surface of the base frame 200 .

The drain pump assembly is a component for flowing condensed water into the drain container 160 and may include a drain pump and a drain pipe.

The heat pump system is configured to exchange heat with the humid air discharged from the drum 300 to achieve high-temperature dry air, and includes a compressor (not shown), a condenser 420, an expander (not shown), and an evaporator 440. can include

The compressor is a device that receives a high-temperature, low-pressure refrigerant for heat exchange and compresses it into a high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant, and the condenser 420 is a device that receives the high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant and condenses it into a low-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant. A device that receives the condensed low-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant and expands it into a low-temperature, low-pressure refrigerant, and the evaporator 440 is a device that receives the low-temperature, low-pressure refrigerant and exchanges heat with air passing through the surroundings. For example, the compressor and the expander may be located on one side of the upper surface of the base frame 200, and the condenser 420 and the evaporator 440 may be located inside the circulation duct 210.

A drain pump recessed portion for installing the drain pump assembly and a heat pump recessed portion for installing the heat pump system may be formed on an upper surface of the base frame 200 . A part of the drain pump assembly may be installed to be accommodated in the recessed part of the drain pump, and a part of the heat pump system may be installed to be accommodated in the recessed part of the heat pump.

The drain pump depression may be referred to as a condensate recovery unit for storing condensate. The condensate recessed portion formed on the bottom surface of the circulation duct 210 is connected to the condensate recovery unit formed on the upper surface of the base frame 200, and the condensate flowing down from the condensate recessed area flows toward the condensate recovery unit. The condensate may be stored in the recovery unit. The condensed water stored in the condensed water recovery unit may be drained into the drain container 160 by the drain pump assembly.

A controller 170 may be provided inside the cabinet 100 .

The controller 170 is a component provided to control the operation of the laundry treatment device 10 . The control unit 170 is configured to control the operation of the laundry treatment apparatus 10 based on a user's manipulation input through the input unit 140 of the cabinet 100 .

A drum 300 accommodating an object to be dried may be rotatably installed inside the cabinet 100 . A driving unit (not shown) for rotating the drum 300 may be included inside the cabinet 100 .

The drum 300 may be formed as a cylindrical body having openings on the front and rear surfaces. The front opening of the drum 300 may be installed to communicate with the input port 101 of the cabinet 100 . The drum 300 may be configured to support rotation using rollers 111 located inside the cabinet 100 .

The inside of the drum 300 may be made to pass high-temperature drying hot air. The high-temperature drying hot air may be introduced into the inner space of the drum 300 through the rear side opening of the drum 300 . The high-temperature drying hot air introduced through the rear opening of the drum 300 flows toward the front opening of the drum 300 and then out of the drum 300 through the front opening of the drum 300. may be discharged.

The circulation duct 210 passing through the evaporator 440 and the condenser 420 of the heat pump system may be connected to the front and rear openings of the drum 300 . An object to be dried located inside the drum 300 may be dried with high-temperature dry air supplied from the heat pump system through the circulation duct 210 . While drying the object to be dried, the humid air containing moisture may be supplied to the heat pump system again and circulated operation may be repeated. This is as shown in FIG. 2 .

A circulation fan assembly 500 may be provided inside the cabinet 100 .

The circulation fan assembly 500 is configured to forcibly circulate air. By driving the circulation fan assembly 500, the air sequentially passing through the evaporator 440 and the condenser 420 located inside the circulation duct 210 is transferred to the inlet duct 212 and the drum. 300 and the outlet duct 213 may be sequentially passed. Air that has passed through the outlet duct 213 may be introduced into the circulation duct 210 again and circulated to sequentially pass through the evaporator 440 and the condenser 420 . At this time, the suction port of the outlet duct 213 may be connected to the front side opening of the drum 300, and the exhaust port of the outlet duct 213 may be connected to the air inlet side of the circulation duct 210.

The circulation fan assembly 500 may be located on an air outlet side of the circulation duct 210 . Since the condenser 420 is positioned on the air outlet side, air heated through heat exchange with the condenser 420 may flow into the circulation fan assembly 500 .

The circulation fan assembly 500 may include a circulation fan 520 installed to be accommodated inside the fan housing 510 and a fan motor (not shown) driving the circulation fan 520 . An intake port of the fan housing 510 may be connected to an air outlet side of the circulation duct 210 , and an exhaust port of the fan housing 510 may be connected to the inlet duct 212 .

3 is a perspective view showing a lifter installed on a drum according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a lifter according to the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , a lifter 350 may be mounted on the drum 300 according to the present invention.

A plurality of lifters 350 may be mounted along the circumferential direction of the drum 300 . For example, it is illustrated that three lifters 350 are mounted at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the drum 300 . The drum 300 may be formed in a cylindrical shape. The drum 300 may be formed by rolling a metal plate material.

The circumferential surface of the drum 300 may include a lifter mounting surface 301 on which the lifter 350 is mounted and a lifter exclusion surface 302 on which the lifter 350 is not mounted. Various embossing patterns may be formed on the lifter exclusion surface 302 .

A through hole 303 for mounting the lifter 350 may be formed in the lifter mounting surface 301 . The lifter 350 may be located on the lifter mounting surface 301 on the inner circumferential surface of the drum 300 . The fastening means passes through the through hole 303 to fix the lifter 350 to the inner circumferential surface of the drum 300 . The lifter 350 may be installed to protrude from the inner circumferential surface of the drum 300 toward the inside of the drum 300 in a radial direction.

The lifter 350 may perform a function of lifting the object to be dried in order to stir the object to be dried inside the drum 300 when the drum 300 rotates. The object to be dried, lifted by the lifter 350, falls. In the course of the object falling, the object to be dried may be dried by high-temperature hot air flowing into the drum 300. The lifter 350 may have a certain length extending in the direction of the central axis of the drum 300 .

The lifter 350 may include a lower lifter portion 351 and an upper lifter portion 352 .

The lifter lower part 351 may be installed on the lifter mounting surface 301 . The lower part 351 of the lifter may come into contact with the lifter mounting surface 301 and be fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the drum 300 by a fastening means. The lower surface of the lower part 351 of the lifter is formed to correspond to the shape of the inner circumferential surface of the drum 300 and may be in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drum 300 .

The upper part 352 of the lifter may extend upward from the lower part 351 of the lifter. It may extend from the lower part 351 of the lifter to the upper part 352 of the lifter so that the area decreases. It may obliquely extend from the lower part 351 of the lifter toward the upper part 352 of the lifter. For example, the lifter 350 may be formed in a trapezoidal shape with an upper side shorter than a lower side. An end of the lifter upper part 352 is formed to have a curved surface, so that interference between the lifter upper part 352 and the object to be dried can be minimized when the drum 300 rotates.

A separation plate mounting groove 355 may be included in the upper part 352 of the lifter. The separation plate mounting groove 355 may be formed by recessing an upper surface of the upper part 352 of the lifter downward. The separation plate mounting grooves 355 may be provided in plural spaced apart at regular intervals in the axial direction of the drum 300 from the upper part 352 of the lifter.

The separation plate mounting groove 355 may perform a function for mounting a drum separation plate 600 to be described later. In addition, when the separation plate mounting groove 355 is formed in the upper part 352 of the lifter, the separation plate mounting groove 355 is prepared in comparison to the upper part 352 of the lifter where the separation plate mounting groove 355 is not formed. ), the area of the upper part 352 of the lifter corresponding to . In addition, when the separation plate mounting groove 355 is formed in the upper part 352 of the lifter, the separation plate mounting groove 355 is prepared in comparison to the upper part 352 of the lifter where the separation plate mounting groove 355 is not formed. ) can be prevented from deteriorating the stirring performance of the upper part 352 of the lifter.

5 is a front view showing a state of a drum separating plate equipped with a separating plate fixing unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part by enlarging part A of FIG. 5 , and FIG. 7 is FIG. It is a perspective view showing the main part by enlarging part B of , and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the separating plate fixing part according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 8 , the drum separator 600 according to the present invention may be installed inside the drum 300 . Two or more drum separators 600 may be formed to be coupled to each other. The drum separator 600 may be fixed to the lifter 350 by a separator 650 to be described later. Inside the drum 300, a plurality of drum separator plates 600 formed to be coupled to each other may be installed.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 7 , the drum separator 600 may be formed in a fan shape. In the present invention, it will be described that three fan-shaped drum separator plates 600 having a center angle of 120 degrees are combined and installed inside the drum 300 formed in a cylindrical shape. Three drum separators 600 are combined to form a circular plate having a central angle of 360 degrees. For example, when the drum separator 600 is composed of three pieces, the drum separator 600 may be formed in a fan shape having a central angle of 120 degrees. When the drum separator 600 is composed of four pieces, the drum separator 600 may be formed in a fan shape having a central angle of 90 degrees. When the drum separating plate 600 is composed of two pieces, the drum separating plate 600 may be formed in a semicircular shape having a central angle of 180 degrees. That is, when the drum separator 600 is combined, the drum separator 600 can be deformed into a fan shape having different central angles forming a circle with a central angle of 360 degrees.

Lifters 350 corresponding to the number of drum separating plates 600 may be provided inside the drum 300 . For example, when three drum separator plates 600 are provided in the inner space of the drum 300, the lifters 350 include three lifters 350 each supporting the three drum separator plates 600. ) can be provided. Without being limited to this idea, the number of lifters 350 may be greater than the number of drum separation plates 600 . When the number of lifters 350 is greater than the number of drum separator plates 600, the bearing capacity of the drum separator plate 600 by the lifters 350 may be improved.

The drum separating plate 600 may be made of a material that is not deformed by an object to be dried moving inside the drum 300 and is not deformed by high-temperature drying air. In addition, the drum separator 600 may be deformed into various shapes such as a polygon, a triangle, a semi-circle, a semi-ellipse, etc. there is. When the two or more drum separators 600 are separated, the drum separators 600 can be drawn in and out of the inner space of the drum 300 through the inlet 101 of the cabinet 100 .

The drum separator 600 may include a separator body 601 .

In the present invention, the separator body 601 may be formed in a fan-shaped plate shape. Since the separator body 601 is formed in a plate shape, it may have a constant thickness.

A reinforcing rib 602 may be formed along an edge (or outer circumferential surface) of the separator body 601 . The reinforcing rib 602 may have a greater thickness than the separator body 601 . For example, the reinforcing rib 602 may protrude from the front side of the separator body 601 to the front side and from the rear side to the rear side. At this time, when installed on the drum 300, the surface facing the front side of the drum 300 is the front side, and the side facing the rear side of the drum 300 is the rear side. A surface forming the thickness may be referred to as a side surface.

That is, the side surface of the reinforcing rib 602 may have a greater thickness than the side surface of the separator body 601 . The reinforcing rib 602 may perform a function of reinforcing the strength of the edge of the separator body 601 . In addition, the reinforcing rib 602 may perform a function of supporting the edge of the separator body 601 on the inner circumferential surface of the drum 300 .

The separator body 601 may include a plurality of ventilation holes 603 .

The ventilation hole 603 may perform a function of allowing high-temperature dry air supplied to the drum 300 to pass through the separator body 601 . For example, the ventilation hole 603 may be disposed along a virtual reference line corresponding to an arc shape of a sector. A plurality of reference lines may be provided to be spaced apart from the arc of the fan shape in a direction toward the center of the fan shape, and the ventilation hole 603 may be disposed along each of the plurality of reference lines. The number of ventilation holes 603 disposed toward the center of the fan shape in the arc of the fan shape may gradually decrease. Although the ventilation holes 603 have been described to be arranged along a virtual reference line, the ventilation holes 603 are not limited to this idea, and the ventilation holes 603 have various shapes, various sizes, and various separation distances from the separator body 601. can be configured. For example, the ventilation holes 603 may be formed as circular openings spaced apart at set intervals in the separator body 601 .

The separation plate body 601 may include a separation plate insertion protrusion 605 and a separation plate insertion groove 606 .

The separation plate insertion protrusion 605 and the separation plate insertion groove 606 may be located on the reinforcing rib 602 . The separation plate insertion protrusion 605 and the separation plate insertion groove 606 may be formed on a side surface of the reinforcing rib 602 . In this case, the side surface may include an outer surface positioned at an arc of the fan shape based on the fan shape, and an inner surface positioned at two radii connecting the arc of the fan shape and the center of the fan shape. The inner surface may include one inner surface positioned on one side of two radii connecting the arc of the fan and the center of the fan, and the other inner surface positioned on the other side. When the separation plate insertion protrusion 605 is located on one inner surface, the separation plate insertion groove 606 is located on the other inner surface, and vice versa.

The separation plate insertion protrusion 605 may protrude outward from the inner surface. The separation plate insertion groove 606 may be recessed inward from the inner surface. The separation plate insertion protrusion 605 and the separation plate insertion groove 606 may have sizes and shapes corresponding to each other. For example, the separation plate insertion protrusion 605 and the separation plate insertion groove 606 are formed as bar-shaped protrusions and grooves extending in a longitudinal direction (direction from the center of the sector toward the arc of the sector) from the inner surface. It can be. The separation plate insertion protrusion 605 formed on the first drum separation plate may be inserted into the separation plate insertion groove 606 formed on the second drum separation plate disposed adjacent to the first drum separation plate.

The separator body 601 may include a lifter accommodating part 609 .

The lifter accommodating part 609 may be formed in the fan-shaped arc. The lifter accommodating part 609 may be formed with an opening. The lifter accommodating portion 609 may be formed by being depressed toward the center of the fan shape from an outer surface of the separator body 601 . The lifter accommodating part 609 may be formed in a size that can accommodate the lifter 350 therein. The lifter accommodating part 609 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the lifter 350 . In the present invention, the lifter accommodating part 609 may be located in the middle of the fan-shaped arc based on the arc.

The separation plate body 601 may include a first fixing part 607 and a second fixing part 608 for fixing a separating plate fixing part 650 to be described later.

One end of the separation plate fixing part 650 may be fixed to the first fixing part 607 , and the other end of the separating plate fixing part 650 may be fixed to the second fixing part 608 . The second fixing part 608 may be located at one end of the lifter accommodating part 609 . The lifter accommodating portion 609 may be formed by being depressed or opened from an outer surface of the separator body 601 toward an inner side of the separator body 601 . In this case, one end of the lifter accommodating part 609 may be located inside the separator plate body 601, and the other end of the lifter accommodating part 609 may be located on an outer surface of the separator plate body 601.

In a state where the drum separation plate 600 is accommodated in the lifter accommodating part 609 of the lifter 350, the separation plate fixing part 650 is connected to the first fixing part 607 and the second fixing part 608. ), the drum separating plate 600 may be fixed to the lifter 350.

The first fixing part 607 may include a first insertion part 607a.

The first fixing part 607 may protrude from the separating plate body 601 . The first insertion portion 607a may be formed by being open to the protruding first fixing portion 607 . The first insertion part 607a may be formed such that one end of the separation plate fixing part 650 is inserted. For example, the first insertion part 607a may be formed by having one surface of the first fixing part 607 facing the second fixing part 608 depressed or opened. When one end of the separation plate fixing part 650 is inserted into the first insertion part 607a, one surface of the separation plate fixing part 650 may be placed on the front surface of the separation plate body 601. One end of the separation plate fixing part 650 may slide with respect to the first insertion part 607a.

The second fixing part 608 may include one fixing part 6081 and the other fixing part 6082 .

The one side fixing part 6081 and the other fixing part 6082 may be fixed by inserting one end and the other end of the separation plate fixing part 650 . For example, the one side fixing part 6081 and the other fixing part 6082 may be formed on the reinforcing rib 602 formed along the rim of the lifter accommodating part 609 formed on the separating plate body 601. there is. Alternatively, the one side fixing part 6081 and the other fixing part 6082 may protrude from the front surface of the separating plate body 601.

The one fixing part 6081 may include the one inserting part 6081a, and the other fixing part 6082 may include the other inserting part 6082a. The one insertion part 6081a and the other fixing part 6082 may be formed by recessing or opening portions of the one fixing part 6081 and the other fixing part 6082 protruding from the separator body 601. there is. For example, in the one insertion part 6081a and the other insertion part 6082a, the one side fixing part 6081 and the other fixing part 6082 facing the first fixing part 607 are recessed or open. can be formed The one insertion part 6081a and the other insertion part 6082a may be formed so that the other end of the separation plate fixing part 650 can be inserted. For example, one end of the other end of the separation plate fixing part 650 is inserted into and fixed to the one insertion part 6081a, and the other end of the separation plate fixing part 650 is inserted into the other insertion part 6082a. and can be fixed. When the other end of the separation plate fixing part 650 is inserted into the one insertion part 6081a and the other insertion part 6082a, one surface of the separation plate fixing part 650 is placed on the front surface of the separation plate body 601. this can be placed The other end of the separation plate fixing part 650 may slide with respect to the one fixing part 6081 and the other fixing part 6082 .

The one insertion part 6081a and the other insertion part 6082a may be referred to as a second insertion part, and may be specifically referred to as a second one insertion part and a second other insertion part.

The first fixing part 607 and the second fixing part 608 determine that the separating plate fixing part 650 is in the front-rear direction of the drum 300 (or the front-back direction of the cabinet) and the cabinet 100. Movement in both directions can be restricted. On the other hand, the first fixing part 607 and the second fixing part 608 allow the separating plate fixing part 650 to move in the vertical direction of the cabinet 100 so that the separating plate fixing part 650 It can be made detachable.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the separation plate fixing part 650 may include an upper insertion part 651 , a lower insertion part 653 , and an elastic part 655 .

The upper insertion part 651 may be inserted into and fixed to the first fixing part 607 . The lower insertion part 653 may be inserted into and fixed to the second fixing part 608 . The upper insertion part 651 and the lower insertion part 653 may be formed in a plate shape. The elastic part 655 may connect the upper insertion part 651 and the lower insertion part 653 . The elastic part 655 is formed in a plate shape connecting the upper insertion part 651 and the lower insertion part 653, and may be formed by being bent at least once. That is, the elastic part 655 may function as a leaf spring. For example, the elastic part 655 is bent to the front of the drum 300 once between the upper insertion part 651 and the lower insertion part 653 and then to the rear of the drum 300. It may be formed by bending once.

The elastic portion 655 may exert an elastic force in a direction in which the upper insertion portion 651 and the lower insertion portion 653 move away from each other. In a state in which the upper insertion part 651 is fixed to the first fixing part 607, the lower insertion part 653 is pressed with an external force greater than the elastic force so that the lower insertion part 653 is fixed to the first fixing part ( 607). When the lower insertion part 653 is inserted into the second fixing part 608, the external force may be removed so that the lower insertion part 653 is inserted into the second fixing part 608 by the elastic force. there is. Separation of the separation plate fixing part 650 from the first fixing part 607 and the second fixing part 608 may be prevented by the elastic force of the elastic part 655 .

The lower insertion part 653 may include a lifter coupling groove 653a.

The lifter coupling groove 653a may be formed by recessing a portion of the lower insertion portion 653 toward the upper insertion portion 651 . The lifter coupling groove 653a may be formed in a shape corresponding to the separation plate mounting groove 355 of the lifter 350 . The lifter coupling groove 653a may be formed in the middle of the lower insertion part 653 . When the lifter coupling groove 653a is formed in the middle of the lower insertion portion 653, two ends of the lower insertion portion 653 may be formed to be separated. One end and the other end of the lower insertion part 653 may be inserted into and fixed to the one fixing part 6081 and the other fixing part 6082 .

9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the drum separator according to the first embodiment of the present invention is installed on a drum, and FIG. 10 is a view for explaining the function of the drum separator according to the present invention.

9 and 10, two or more drum separator plates 600 may be coupled and installed inside the drum 300 according to the present invention. In the present invention, the drum separator 600 may include first to third drum separators 600a, 600b, and 600c. First to third lifters 350a, 350b, and 350c for installing the first to third drum separating plates 600 may be included on an inner circumferential surface of the drum 300 . First to third separation plate fixing parts 650a, 650b, and 650c for fixing the first to third drum separation plates 600 to the first to third lifters 350 may be included. Elements called first to third are defined in a clockwise direction starting from 6 o'clock, and elements not shown in the drawings may also be defined in a clockwise direction.

For example, the separation plate insertion protrusion 605 of the first drum separation plate 600 is inserted into the separation plate insertion groove 606 of the second drum separation plate 600, and the first drum separation plate 600 ) and the second drum separator 600 may be coupled to each other. The first drum separator 600a is fixed to the first lifter 350a by the first separator 650a, and the second drum separator 600b is fixed to the second separator 350a. It can be fixed to the second lifter 350b by 650b.

A structure in which two or more drum separator plates 600 are combined may be referred to as a separator plate assembly. Since a plurality of separation plate mounting grooves 355 are formed in the lifter 350, the separation plate assembly can move forward and backward in the inner space of the drum 300 by changing the position of the separation plate mounting grooves 355. there is.

A user may insert an object to be dried into the rear side of the drum 300 through the inlet 101 of the cabinet 100 and then install the separator plate assembly in the inner space of the drum 300 . After installing the separation plate assembly, an object to be dried may be put into the front side of the drum 300 through the inlet 101 of the cabinet 100 . Discharging the object to be dried may be performed in reverse order of inputting.

The inner space of the drum 300 may be separated into a front space FS and a rear space RS by the separation plate assembly. High-temperature dry air supplied from the rear side of the drum 300 may be supplied to the rear space RS. The high-temperature dry air supplied to the rear space RS may be supplied to the front space FS after passing through the plurality of ventilation holes 603 formed in the separator plate assembly. The high-temperature dry air supplied to the front space FS may be discharged to the front side of the drum 300 . That is, the rear space RS can maintain a higher air temperature than the front space FS. Although referred to as a front space and a rear space in this description, it may also be referred to as a first space and a second space. Without being limited to this idea, when a plurality of separator plate assemblies are installed on the drum 300, the inner space of the drum 300 may be divided into a plurality of spaces.

The user may dry the object to be dried by inputting an object to be dried suitable for a high temperature into the rear space RS. The user may dry the object to be dried by inputting an object that may be deformed by high temperature into the front space FS. That is, it is possible to prevent thermal damage to the object to be dried by supplying dry air whose temperature decreases while flowing from the rear space (RS) toward the front space (FS) to the object to be dried, which may be deformed by the drying temperature. can

According to the present invention, a suitable drying function can be provided according to the state of the object to be dried. In addition, there is an advantage in that the separation plate assembly can be easily separated and assembled from the inside of the drum 300 . In addition, it is possible to adjust the size of the front space FS and the rear space RS in which the object to be dried is accommodated by adjusting the installation position of the separator plate assembly inside the drum 300 . In addition, there is an advantage in that the separation plate assembly can be easily attached or detached from the lifter 350 through the separation plate fixing part 650 .

11 is a front view showing the appearance of a drum separator plate equipped with a separator door according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of a part C of FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 is a second It is a perspective view showing a door fixing part according to an embodiment, and FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of part D of FIG. 11 to show a main part, and FIG. is a perspective view that represents

A key feature of the drum separator according to the second embodiment of the present invention is that the separator door 800 is included in the drum separator according to the first embodiment. Therefore, descriptions of components not specifically mentioned in the second embodiment may be replaced with descriptions of components mentioned in the first embodiment. In addition, the additional features proposed in the second embodiment can also be applied to the first embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 11 to 15 , the drum separator 700 according to the second embodiment of the present invention may include a separator body 701 .

The separator body 701 may include a reinforcing rib, a ventilation hole, a first fixing part, a second fixing part, a separating plate insertion protrusion, a separating plate insertion groove, and a lifter accommodating part. A description of the components included in the separator body 701 may be replaced with a description of the components of the same name prepared in the first embodiment.

The separation plate body 701 may include a separation plate door 800 .

The separation plate door 800 may be installed to be opened and closed on the drum separation plate 700 . The separation plate door 800 passes through the front space a drying object accommodated in the rear space in a state where the separation plate assembly (an assembly in which a plurality of drum separation plates 700 are combined) is installed in the inner space of the drum 300. It can perform a function of enabling discharge to the outside of the drum 300 .

The separation plate body 701 may include a door mounting hole 710 through which the separation plate door 800 is installed.

The door mounting hole 710 may be formed by opening a part of the separation plate body 701 . The door mounting hole 710 may be referred to as an auxiliary input port for inputting an object to be dried into a rear space. The door mounting hole 710 may be opened and closed by the separator door 800 . The door mounting hole 710 may be located adjacent to an inner surface of the separator body 701 . The door mounting hole 710 may be formed between one inner surface and the other inner surface of the separator body 701 and the first fixing part of the separator body 701 . The door mounting hole 710 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the separation plate door 800 . For example, when the separator door 800 is formed in a fan shape, the door mounting hole 710 may be formed in a fan shape corresponding to the separator door 800 .

The separation plate door 800 may include a door body 801 .

The door body 801 may be formed in a fan-shaped plate shape. The door body 801 may be made of the same material as the separator body 701 . Without being limited to this idea, the shape of the door body 801 can be variously transformed into a polygonal shape, a circular shape, and the like.

The door body 801 may include a door ventilation hole 803 . The door ventilation hole 803 may be formed with a plurality of openings. The door ventilation hole 803 may be arranged based on a virtual reference line corresponding to an arc of the fan shape in the door body 801 formed in a fan shape. A plurality of reference lines may be provided to be spaced apart from each other in a direction from an inner surface to an outer surface of the separator body 701 . The door ventilation holes 803 may be arranged along the plurality of reference lines. The number of the plurality of door ventilation holes 803 may increase from the inner surface of the door body 801 toward the outer surface of the door body 801 .

The door body 801 may include a door rotation part 807 .

The door rotation unit 807 may rotate the separation plate door 800 with respect to the drum separation plate 700 . The door rotation unit 807 rotates the separation plate door 800 relative to the drum separation plate 700 and opens and closes the door mounting hole 710 .

The door rotating part 807 may be positioned at an arc of the fan shape in the door body 801 formed in the fan shape. One side of the door rotation unit 807 protrudes from the door body 801, and the other side of the door rotation unit 807 extends from one side of the door rotation unit 807 to the first height of the separator body 701. It can be extended towards the government.

The other side of the door rotation unit 807 may include a rotation shaft 8071.

The rotary shaft 8071 is formed in plural and may protrude from the other side of the door rotary part 807 . The plurality of rotation shafts 8071 may protrude in both directions from the other side of the door rotation unit 807 . The plurality of rotation shafts 8071 may include a first shaft 8071a and a second shaft 8071b.

The separator body 701 may include a rotation shaft support 712 to which the rotation shaft 8071 is coupled. The rotary shaft support part 712 may include a first shaft support part 7121 into which the first shaft is inserted, and a second shaft support part 7122 into which the second shaft is inserted.

A first hole 7121a into which the first shaft is inserted is formed in the first shaft support part 7121, and a second hole 7122a into which the second shaft is inserted is formed in the second shaft support part 7122. It can be. The first shaft support part 7121 may be located in one direction of both sides of the door rotation part 807, and the second shaft support part 7122 may be located in the other direction of both sides of the door rotation part 807. . When the door rotation part 807 is located between the first shaft support part 7121 and the second shaft support part 7122, the first and second shafts of the door rotation part 807 are connected to the first hole. It may be inserted into the second hole.

The drum separating plate 700 may include a door fixing part 850 for fixing the separating plate door 800 to the separating plate body 701 . The separation plate door 800 may be fixed to or separated from the drum separation plate 700 by the door fixing part 850 .

A movement guide 805 for mounting the door fixing part 850 may be included in the separation plate door 800 .

The movement guide 805 may be positioned at the center of the fan shape in the door body 801 formed in the fan shape. The moving guide 805 may be configured to accommodate a part of the door fixing part 850 . The door fixing part 850 accommodated inside the moving guide 805 can move in a vertical direction.

The moving guide 805 may be formed on one side of the door body 801 . One side of the door body 801 may be located at the center of the fan shape in the door body 801 formed in a fan shape. The moving guide 805 may be formed by being depressed toward an arc side of a fan shape from one side of the door body 801 . Since the door fixing part 850 must be accommodated in the movement guide 805 , the movement guide 805 may be configured to have a greater thickness than the door body 801 . The door fixing part 850 can slide while being accommodated in the moving guide 805 . Referring to FIG. 12 , the movement guide 805 is configured to allow the door fixing part 850 to move only in the vertical direction, thereby limiting the movement of the door fixing part 850 in the forward and backward directions and both directions. can do.

Meanwhile, the door fixing part 850 may include the door fixing part body 851 .

The door fixing part body 851 may be formed to be accommodated in the moving guide 805 . For example, the door fixing body 851 may be formed in a polygonal shape, a cylinder shape, a square shape, a triangle shape, a rectangular cylinder shape, or the like. For example, when the door fixing body 851 is formed in a rectangular shape, the accommodation space formed in the movement guide 805 may also be formed to accommodate the rectangular shape.

The door fixing body 851 may include a separating plate coupling part 853 in which the separating plate body 701 is accommodated.

The separation plate coupling part 853 may be formed by recessing a part of the door fixing part body 851 . The separation plate body 701 may be inserted into the separation plate coupling portion 853 formed by being recessed. When the separation plate coupling part 853 of the door fixing part 850 is inserted into the separation plate body 701 , the separation plate door 800 may be fixed to the drum separation plate 700 . When the separation plate coupling part 853 of the door fixing part 850 is separated from the separation plate body 701, the separation plate door 800 may be separated from the drum separation plate 700 and rotated. The door fixing body 851 may be formed to have a greater thickness than the separating plate body 701 to form the separating plate coupling part 853 . The door fixing body 851 may be formed to have a smaller thickness than the moving guide 805 so as to be inserted into the receiving space of the moving guide 805 . The separation plate coupling part 853 may be formed on one side of the door fixing part body 851 facing the separation plate body 701 in a state where the door fixing part body 851 is accommodated in the moving guide 805. there is. For example, the door fixing part 850 moves up and down while being accommodated in the moving guide 805, and the separating plate coupling part 853 is formed on the upper side of the door fixing part body 851. can

The door fixing part body 851 may include an elastic part 855 .

The elastic part 855 may be formed on the other side of the door fixing part body 851 . For example, the elastic part 855 may be formed below the door fixing part body 851 . The elastic part 855 may be formed to extend from the door fixing part body 851 . In the present invention, the elastic part 855 may be provided in the shape of a leaf spring convexly formed downward from the lower side of the door fixing part body 851 . The elastic part 855 is accommodated in the moving guide 805 and may provide elastic force in a direction toward the separator body 701 . The user moves the door fixing part 850 in the movement guide 805 with an external force greater than the elastic force of the elastic part 855 so that the door fixing part 850 is separated from the drum separator 700. can When the external force applied by the user is removed, the elastic force of the elastic part 855 moves the door fixing part 850 in the direction toward the drum separating plate 700 so that the door fixing part 850 moves toward the drum separating plate (700). The elastic part 855 may be made of a material having elasticity and may be provided as a separate spring.

The door fixing part body 851 may include a handle part 857 .

The handle part 857 may protrude from the door fixing part body 851 . The handle part 857 may be formed to protrude from the door fixing part body 851 toward the front side of the drum 300 . The user can slide the door fixing part 850 relative to the movement guide 805 by holding the handle part 857 . For example, the handle part 857 may be positioned between the separation plate coupling part 853 and the elastic part 855 .

Referring to FIG. 15 , a separation plate assembly formed by combining two or more drum separation plates 700a, 700b, and 700c may be installed in the inner space of the drum 300 according to the present invention. The separation plate assembly may be fixed to a plurality of lifters 350a, 350b, and 350c provided on the drum 300. When the separation plate assembly is installed, the inner space of the drum 300 may be separated into a front space and a rear space. The separation plate assembly is installed in one of the plurality of separation plate mounting grooves 355 formed in the lifter 350 to change the size of the front space and the rear space.

In a state in which the separation plate assembly is installed on the lifter 350, the separation plate door 800 may be opened to input or discharge an object to be dried into the rear space. The separation plate door 800 may be provided on at least one of the plurality of drum separation plates 700a, 700b, and 700c constituting the separation plate assembly.

The user can slide the door fixing part 850 to separate the door 800 from the drum separator 700 . The separation plate door 800 separated from the drum separation plate 700 may rotate to open the door mounting hole (or auxiliary inlet) 710 . In addition, the user can slide the door fixing part 850 to fix the separation plate door 800 to the drum separation plate 700 . When the separator door 800 is fixed to the drum separator 700, when the drum 300 rotates, an object to be dried in the rear space moves to the front space through the door mounting hole 710. can be limited

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the input and discharge of the object to be dried located in the rear space becomes easy. In addition, since the separation plate door 800 is stably fixed to the drum separation plate 700 by the door fixing part 850, the separation plate door 800 is separated by the rotation of the drum 300. can prevent

10: clothes handling device 100: cabinet
300: drum 350: lifter
600: drum separating plate 650: separating plate fixing part
800: separation plate door 850: door fixing part

Claims (20)

cabinets forming the facade;
a drum rotatably installed inside the cabinet and having an inner space in which an object to be dried is accommodated;
A plurality of lifters installed on the inner circumferential surface of the drum in the inner space of the drum;
a heat pump system provided in the cabinet and supplying high-temperature dry air to the drum; and
A circulation fan assembly supplying the high-temperature dry air to the drum;
and a separation plate assembly supported by the plurality of lifters, dividing an inner space of the drum into a front space and a rear space, and through which the high-temperature dry air passes. According to claim 1,
The separation plate assembly is formed by combining a plurality of drum separation plates with each other. According to claim 2,
The drum separator includes a separator plate body having a plate shape and having a plurality of ventilation holes. According to claim 3,
The drum separation plate includes a separation plate insertion protrusion protruding from one side of the separation plate body and a separation plate insertion groove recessed from the other side of the separation plate body so that the plurality of drum separation plates can be coupled to each other. According to claim 4,
The separation plate insertion protrusion of the first drum separation plate among the plurality of drum separation plates is inserted into the separation plate insertion groove of the second drum separation plate among the plurality of drum separation plates. According to claim 4,
The separator plate body further includes a reinforcing rib extending along an edge and having a thickness greater than that of the separator plate body,
The separation plate insertion protrusion and the separation plate insertion groove are formed in the reinforcing rib. According to claim 3,
The separation plate body includes a lifter accommodating portion in which an outer surface of the separation plate body is depressed toward an inner surface of the separation plate body to accommodate a part of the lifter. According to claim 7,
The lifter includes a lower part contacting the inner circumferential surface of the drum and an upper part protruding from the lower part toward the center of the drum,
The upper part includes a separation plate mounting groove in which the lifter accommodating part is seated. According to claim 8,
The lifter extends in the direction of the central axis of the drum,
The separation plate mounting groove is provided in plurality to be spaced apart in the direction of the central axis of the drum. According to claim 8,
The laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a separation plate fixing part having one side supported by the separation plate body and the other side supported by the lifter mounting groove. According to claim 10,
In the separator body,
A first fixing part positioned between the separating plate accommodating part and an inner surface of the separating plate body, into which one end of the separating plate fixing part is inserted and fixed;
Clothes are located on both sides of the separation plate accommodating part and include a second fixing part provided with one fixing part into which one side of the other end of the separating plate fixing part is inserted and the other fixing part into which the other end of the separating plate fixing part is inserted. processing device. According to claim 11,
The separating plate fixing part,
an upper insertion portion inserted into the first fixing portion;
a lower insertion part inserted into the second fixing part and provided with a lifter coupling groove for being seated in the separation plate accommodating part;
and an elastic part connecting the upper insertion part and the lower insertion part and providing elastic force to the upper insertion part and the lower insertion part. According to claim 2,
The laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a separation plate door installed to be opened and closed on any one drum separation plate among the plurality of drum separation plates. According to claim 13,
The separation plate body further includes a door mounting hole opened to install the separation plate door. 15. The method of claim 14,
The separating plate door,
A door body covering the door mounting hole and having a plurality of ventilation holes;
A laundry treatment apparatus including a door rotation unit provided on the door body and rotatably connected to the separation plate body. According to claim 15,
The door rotation unit includes a rotation shaft for rotation of the separation plate door,
The door body includes a shaft support for supporting the rotation shaft. According to claim 13,
Further comprising a door fixing part for fixing the separating plate door to the drum separating plate,
The door fixing unit slides from the separation plate door toward the drum separation plate. 18. The method of claim 17,
The door body further includes a movement guide for guiding a movement direction of the door fixing unit,
The door fixing part,
A fixing part body accommodated inside the moving guide and provided with a separating plate coupling part coupled to the separating plate body of the drum separating plate;
and an elastic part provided on the fixing part body and providing an elastic force so that the fixing part body moves toward the separator plate body. According to claim 2,
The drum is formed in a cylinder having front and rear surfaces opened,
When the plurality of drum separator plates are combined to form a separator plate assembly, the separator plate assembly forms a circle in the inner space of the drum,
When the plurality of drum separators are disassembled, each drum separator has a fan shape. According to claim 1,
The high-temperature dry air supplied from the heat pump system is forcibly flowed by the circulation fan assembly and flows into the rear space through the rear side of the drum, passes through the separator plate assembly in the rear space, and then flows into the front space. A clothes handling device characterized in that it flows toward space.

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