KR20240007427A - Apparatus for treating clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes care machine, wherein an inner space is formed by opening and closing one side to accommodate clothes, a care machine main body in which the clothes are supported through a holder formed on one side of the inner space, and water vapor is discharged into the care machine main body. A steamer and A clothes care machine is provided that includes at least one spray nozzle unit formed on at least one surface of the inside of the care machine main body and disposed to spray air or gas into the inside of the care machine main body at a predetermined angle.

Description

Clothing manager {APPARATUS FOR TREATING CLOTHES}

The present invention relates to a clothing care device that facilitates the removal of foreign substances such as dust from clothing.

In general, washing machines are widely used as devices for washing fabric items such as clothing or bedding. The washing machine washes the laundry through friction between the washing water contained in the water tank and the laundry, and separate dehydration and drying processes. Additional things are needed.

Recently, devices that can wrinkle, sterilize, and deodorize clothes without a separate washing process have been introduced in order to process or manage clothes more easily than conventional washing machines.

Among these, steamers for applying steam are particularly useful for removing wrinkles and improving the appearance of hanging garments, drapery, upholstery, and other articles made of fabric. These steamers can remove odors, wrinkles, or moisture remaining in clothes by spraying high-temperature steam on clothes.

A structure is needed that not only allows the removal of wrinkles, etc. by the steam injection of such a conventional steamer, but also allows the easy removal of dust, etc. from clothes stored inside.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1525568

The present invention was devised to solve the above-described technical problem. The present invention is a clothing care machine that supplies steam to clothes to improve wrinkles, etc., and easily removes foreign substances such as dust attached to clothes accommodated inside the clothes care device. The purpose is to provide a clothing manager that can be easily removed.

In addition, the present invention improves the structure to remove physical external force on the clothes mounted inside the clothes care machine and remove foreign substances such as dust from the clothes using only air, thereby preventing damage to the clothes care machine due to external shocks, etc. The purpose is to provide a clothing management device that can prevent clothes mounted inside the clothing management device from falling due to external physical force.

In addition, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a clothes care machine that can omit a separate pump for water supply by continuously maintaining the water level in the main water tank using an instantaneous direct steam method.

In addition, the present invention provides a clothes care device that can significantly reduce the size and weight of the main water tank compared to the conventional storage steam method by continuously maintaining the water level in the main water tank using an instantaneous direct steam method. It is for that purpose.

One embodiment of the clothes care machine according to the present invention is,

a care machine main body whose one side is opened and closed to accommodate clothing, thereby forming an interior space, and where the clothing is supported through a holder formed on one side of the interior space;

A steamer that discharges water vapor into the main body of the manager; and

It may include at least one spray nozzle unit formed on at least one surface of the interior of the management body and arranged to spray air or gas into the interior of the management body at a predetermined angle.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the spray nozzle unit,

It may be configured to spray the air or gas continuously or alternately at a predetermined angle around the area where the clothing is placed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the spray nozzle units may be arranged to spray the air or gas from a corner of the manager main body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the spray nozzle unit,

They may be arranged in at least one or more layers spaced apart at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the manager main body, and may be arranged asymmetrically around one of the spray nozzle parts.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a heater unit that heats the air or gas supplied to the spray nozzle unit may be further formed on one side of the manager main body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the manager main body may be provided with a blowing fan disposed adjacent to the heater unit and a fan motor that supplies power to the blowing fan.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the steamer may be supplied in a humidifying manner in which the water vapor is evaporated and discharged into the main body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the humidification method may include a heating method, an ultrasonic method, or a combined humidification method.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the steamer may include a structure that is detachably mounted from the clothes care machine.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the clothes manager is formed in the shape of a cabinet with one side open so that the clothes can be stored therein.

The clothes care machine according to the present invention is a clothes care machine that supplies steam to clothes to improve wrinkles, etc., and provides the effect of easily removing foreign substances such as dust attached to clothes accommodated inside the clothes care machine.

In addition, the clothing management machine according to the present invention removes physical external force from the clothing mounted inside the clothing management device and improves the structure to remove foreign substances such as dust from the clothing using only air, thereby preventing clothing from external shocks, etc. It provides the effect of preventing clothes installed inside the clothes care machine from falling due to damage to the care machine or physical external forces.

In addition, the clothes care machine according to the present invention is configured with a humidifying method that can continuously maintain the water level in the main water tank using an instantaneous direct steam method, which has the effect of omitting separate pumps for initial and intermediate water supply. to provide.

In addition, the clothes care machine according to the present invention continuously maintains the water level in the main water tank using an instantaneous direct steam method, which has the effect of significantly reducing the size and weight of the main water tank compared to the conventional storage steam method. provides.

1 is a plan cross-sectional view showing various spray directions according to the arrangement of the spray nozzle portion of a clothes care machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a diagram showing the arrangement shape of the spray nozzle portion of the clothes care machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 and 4 are schematic perspective views of a clothing care machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 5 is an operation state diagram schematically showing the operation process of a clothes care machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figures 6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating the use of a clothes care machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a clothes care machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

When adding reference numerals to components in each drawing, it should be noted that identical components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. Additionally, when describing embodiments of the present invention, if detailed descriptions of related known configurations or functions are judged to impede understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the detailed descriptions will be omitted.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, order, or order of the component is not limited by the term. Additionally, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present application. No.

The present invention improves the structure by external forces such as vibration or shaking to remove foreign substances such as dust attached to clothes accommodated inside the clothes care machine, so that foreign substances such as dust from the clothes can be removed solely through the air blown into the clothes. By doing so, it provides a clothes management machine that can fundamentally prevent physical damage to the clothes management machine itself or the clothes falling during the operation process.

In addition, the present invention eliminates a separate water tank supplied from outside and a pump for supplying water therefrom, and the water directly supplied to the steamer is supplied directly from the water supply unit and heated, thereby improving the overall clothing. It is characterized by dramatically reducing the size of the management device and being hygienic due to the instantaneous heating method.

Figure 1 is a plan cross-sectional view showing various spray directions according to the arrangement of the spray nozzle part of the clothes care machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 shows the arrangement shape of the spray nozzle part of the clothes care machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. These are drawings, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic perspective views of a clothes care machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to these drawings, the clothing management machine 100 according to the present invention has one side open and closed to accommodate the clothing inside, forming an internal space, and the clothing is supported through a holder 11 on one side of the internal space. The management body 110, a steamer 30 that discharges water vapor into the management body 110, and an air or gas (air) formed on at least one side of the inside of the management body 110 at a predetermined angle. It includes a plurality of injection nozzle units 200 arranged to inject gas into the interior of the manager main body.

The management machine main body 110 is exposed by opening the front door 120 and the door 120 so that one side is open in the shape of a cabinet, and has a cabinet, that is, an internal space 130, where the clothes, etc. can be accommodated. This is formed. The clothes may be placed on a holder 11 in the internal space 130 of the management device main body 110.

The steamer 30 is disposed in a buried shape at the lower part of the clothes care machine main body 110 of the clothes care machine 100. The steamer 30 sprays heated, high-temperature water vapor into the internal space 130 of the steamer main body 110 through a spray portion (not shown) formed at one end. In addition, in some cases, the spray portion of the steamer 30 may be additionally connected to the upper portion through a flow pipe or hose formed along the side portion of the manager main body 110. Accordingly, high-temperature water vapor sprayed from the steamer 30 can be simultaneously or selectively sprayed in the direction of the clothing through the spray portion formed on the upper side of the care machine main body 110.

The plurality of spray nozzle units 200 are formed on the inner surface of the manager main body 110 at predetermined intervals in one direction. The spray nozzle unit 200 is formed to spray air or gas into the interior of the manager body 110 at a predetermined angle.

A plurality of spray nozzle units 200 are formed in one direction at predetermined intervals on the side and rear of the manager body 110 and are formed in a plurality of layers. Accordingly, the air or gas sprayed from the plurality of spray nozzle units 200 of the manager main body 110 can be directly contacted and shaken at various angles by clothes accommodated inside the manager main body 110. there is. Through this configuration, according to the present invention, foreign substances such as dust attached to the clothing disposed inside the management device main body 110 can be easily removed.

Hereinafter, the structure and specific operation examples of the spray nozzle unit 200 of the clothes care machine 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, for understanding of the explanation, hereinafter, in the manager body 110, the front where the front door 120 is formed is referred to as the first side 111, and the rear opposite to the first side 111 is referred to as the second side 112 and Centering on the front, both sides, that is, the left side and the right side, are defined as the third side 113 and the fourth side 114, respectively.

The spray nozzle unit 200 has a plurality of layers in one direction on the second surface 112, third surface 113, and fourth surface 114 except for the first surface 111 of the manager body 110. It can be arranged in a (layer) form. As shown in FIG. 2(b), the spray nozzle unit 200 is arranged in a plurality of layers spaced apart at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the manager main body 110. ) can be placed asymmetrically around one of the centers.

According to the present invention, the spray nozzle unit 200 may be formed to spray the air or gas at a position corresponding to the predetermined area, that is, an area corresponding to the size and volume of the garment. In some cases, according to the present invention, the spray nozzle unit 200 sprays the air or gas intensively in the corresponding area depending on the shape, size, and volume of the clothing accommodated inside the manager body 110. It may be operated selectively to enable it.

The spray nozzle unit 200 may be formed entirely or only on a portion of the second surface 112, third surface 113, and fourth surface 114 of the manager body 110. Of course, in some cases, the spray nozzle unit 200 may be formed on the first surface 111, which is the front of the manager main body 110.

Here, the spray nozzle unit 200 may be formed to spray the air or gas at a predetermined angle. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the spray nozzle unit 200 may spray the air or gas at an angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the long axis of the manager main body 110. Through this structure, the air or gas sprayed from the spray nozzle unit 200 collides with the outer surface of the clothing at various angles, so that the clothing naturally shakes and foreign substances such as dust can easily fall.

In a specific example, the main office nozzle unit 200, as shown in Figure 1 (a), is centered on the holder 11 on which the clothes are mounted, with the second side 112, the third side 113, and the second side 112. The air or gas may be sprayed in a vertical direction from the four sides 114. In this case, the air or gas may collide with the clothes on both sides and the back of the management device main body 110 to form a vortex.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1(b), the main office nozzle unit 200 has a second side 112, a third side 113, and a fourth side centered on the holder 11 on which the clothes are mounted. The air or gas may be sprayed at 114 in a certain direction and inclined at a predetermined angle. In this case, the air or gas may rotate in one direction around the clothing of the manager body 110 and form a vortex.

The main office nozzle unit 200 may be formed at a side edge of the manager main body 110, as shown in FIG. 1(c). In this structure, the spray nozzle unit 200 is centered on the holder 11 on which the clothes are mounted, at the corners of the first side 111 and the second side 112, and on the second side 112 and the third side. The air or gas may be sprayed in a certain direction from the corners of the face 113, the third face 113 and the fourth face 114, and the corners of the fourth face 114 and the first face 111. there is. In this case, the air or gas may collide with the clothing of the manager body 110 and form a vortex in a random direction.

As shown in FIG. 1(d), the main office nozzle unit 200 has a second side 112, a third side 113, and a fourth side 114 centered around the holder 11 on which the clothing is mounted. ), the air or gas may be sprayed in different directions and inclined at a predetermined angle. That is, the second side 112 and the third side 113 are injected with the air or gas in a direction facing each other, and the fourth side 114 is injected in one direction inclined at a predetermined angle. You can. In this case, the air or gas may rotate around the clothes on the left and right sides of the management device main body 110 to form a vortex. In addition, a flow of the air or gas flowing in both left and right directions may occur on the upper and lower sides of the garment.

Meanwhile, a heater unit 140 for heating the air or gas supplied to the spray nozzle unit 200 is provided on one side of the manager body 110, and the manager body 110 is formed at an upper portion adjacent to the heater unit. A blowing fan (not shown) and a fan motor 150 that supplies power to the blowing fan may be additionally formed. Here, the air or gas heated from the heater unit 140 may be supplied to the spray nozzle unit 200 through a pipe or hose pipe. Accordingly, the air or gas sprayed from the spray nozzle unit 200 can be smoothly sprayed into the interior of the manager body 110 while being heated to a predetermined temperature.

In some cases, according to the present invention, the holder 10 of the manager main body 110, although not shown in the drawing, flows elastically against the fluctuation caused by the collision of the gas or air of the injection nozzle unit 200. It can be formed into any possible structure. In one example, an elastic member that provides elastic force may be interposed at one end of the holder 10 to enable the holder 10 to move in a predetermined direction from the upper side of the manager main body 110. The elastically movable structure of the holder 10 is not particularly limited, and is particularly limited as long as it is elastically movable by the clothing colliding with the air or gas sprayed from the spray nozzle unit 200. It doesn't work.

Meanwhile, Figures 5 and 6 are diagrams showing the use of a clothes care machine according to the supply of steam from a steamer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to these drawings, the present invention may include a clothes care machine 100 in which a steamer 30 is detachably formed on one side. The clothes care machine 100 includes a main body (not shown) with one side open in the shape of a cabinet, and a pair of steam nozzles 51 through which steam supplied from the steamer 30 is directly discharged. It may be configured to include a steam plate 50 formed thereon, a hanger 11 on which objects such as pants can be placed, and a holder 10 that is rotatably mounted with one side fixed.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the clothes management machine 100 can place an object, such as pants, on the hanger 11 of the holder 10 and then rotate it with the steam plate 50 to bring one surface into close contact with it. Next, when the steamer 100 according to the present invention is operated to generate steam, the steam flows and is discharged to the steam nozzle 51 of the steam plate 50 through a connector (not shown) formed on one side. As the material is supplied to the object, such as the pants, wrinkles or odors can be removed.

Figure 7 is a configuration diagram showing the operating principle of a clothes care machine to which a steamer is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the clothes care machine 100 according to the present invention is a clothes care machine in which the above-described steamer 30 is formed to be detachable on one side and includes a configuration to induce circulation of steam within the clothes care machine 100. (100) can be provided. The clothes care machine 100 may be configured to include a circulation fan 550 that circulates the internal air, a heater 530 that heats the internal air, and a dust filter 520.

The interior of the clothes care machine 100 is spatially separated from the steamer 30 and the circulation fan 550 by a plurality of partition plates 510, and on one side of the lower partition plate 510, the water discharged from the steamer 100 is disposed. The steam injection nozzle 511 through which steam is supplied may protrude. A hanger 11 on which an object such as the pants is mounted is formed at the upper part of the clothes manager 100, and the hanger 11 may be communicated so that air supplied from the circulation fan 550 can be introduced.

The steam sprayed from the steamer 30 may flow into the space where the circulation fan 550, separated by a partition plate 510, is disposed, and on the path through which this steam flows, a dust filter 520 and a heater ( 530) may be formed.

Therefore, the steam sprayed from the steamer 30 is supplied into the clothes care machine 100 and then flows into the space where the circulation fan 550 is placed, passing through the dust filter 250 and the heater 530 to be purified and heated. It can be. Next, the purified and heated steam moves to the circulation fan 550 and is discharged back into the clothes care machine 100 through the connected portion of the hanger 11, thereby allowing smooth internal circulation.

Above, an embodiment of a clothes care machine according to the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. However, the embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is natural that various modifications and equivalent implementations can be made by those skilled in the art. will be. Therefore, the true scope of rights of the present invention will be determined by the claims described later.

10: Holder 11: Hanger
30: Steamer 50: Steam plate
100: Clothing management device 110: Management device body
111: side 1 112: side 2
113: Page 3 114: Page 4
120: front door 130: interior space
140: heater unit 150: fan motor
200: spray nozzle unit 510: partition plate
511: Steam injection unit 520: Dust filter
530: Heater 550: Circulating fan

Claims (10)

a care machine main body whose one side is opened and closed to accommodate clothing, thereby forming an interior space, and where the clothing is supported through a holder formed on one side of the interior space;
A steamer that discharges water vapor into the main body of the manager; and
A clothing management machine comprising: at least one spray nozzle portion formed on at least one surface of the interior of the management machine body and disposed to spray air or gas into the interior of the management machine body at a predetermined angle.
According to claim 1,
The spray nozzle part,
A clothes care machine configured to spray the air or gas continuously or alternately at a predetermined angle around the area where the clothes are placed.
According to claim 1,
At least one of the spray nozzle units is arranged to spray the air or gas at a corner of the clothes care machine main body.
According to claim 1,
The spray nozzle part,
A clothes care machine arranged in at least one layer spaced apart at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the care machine main body, and arranged asymmetrically around one of the spray nozzle portions.
According to claim 1,
A clothes care machine further formed on one side of the care machine main body to heat the air or gas supplied to the spray nozzle unit.
According to claim 5,
A clothes care machine, wherein the care machine main body includes a blowing fan disposed adjacent to the heater unit and a fan motor that supplies power to the blowing fan.
According to claim 1,
The steamer is supplied in a humidifying manner to evaporate the water vapor and discharge it into the main body.
According to claim 7,
The humidifying method includes a heating method, an ultrasonic method, or a combined humidification method.
According to claim 1,
The steamer is a clothing management device that includes a structure that is detachably mounted from the clothing management device.
According to claim 1,
The clothes manager is formed in a cabinet shape with one side open and can store the clothes therein.