KR20240062004A - Clothes Treatment Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure includes a cabinet including an inlet at the front, a first chamber located inside the cabinet to receive clothing or articles through the inlet, and a cabinet provided inside the first chamber and extending along the front and rear directions of the cabinet. , a hanger body portion for holding the clothing, and a hanger support portion located on an upper portion of the hanger body portion and movably supporting the hanger body portion, and the arrangement of the hanger body portion and the hanger support portion is such that the hanger body portion and the hanger support portion A first arrangement in which both ends are combined to match, a second arrangement in which the hanger body part is separated from the hanger support part and moved forward a predetermined distance, and the hanger body part is rotated based on the hanger support part to form the hanger body part and the hanger body part and the hanger body part. The present invention relates to a clothing processing device characterized in that it can be transformed into a third arrangement in which the hanger support portion is arranged vertically.

Description

Clothes Treatment Apparatus

This disclosure relates to a clothing treatment device. In detail, it relates to a clothing support unit provided in a space that accommodates clothing or articles.

A clothing treatment device is a device developed to wash and dry clothing at home and in laundries, and to remove wrinkles from clothing. Classified as clothing processing devices include washing machines that wash clothes, dryers that dry clothes, washer/dryers that have both washing and drying functions, clothes care machines that refresh clothes, and clothes that remove wrinkles from clothes. It is a concept that includes steamers, etc.

In particular, a clothes care machine is a device that helps keep clothes comfortable and clean. The clothes care device can shake off fine dust attached to clothes, deodorize odors, dry clothes, and add fragrance to clothes. In addition, it is possible to prevent the generation of static electricity, remove wrinkles from clothing using dehumidified air or steam, and sterilize and disinfect clothing.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0108454 discloses a typical clothing processing device. That is, in the case of a typical clothing treatment device, a processing room is formed inside the cabinet to accommodate clothing and manage it using steam and hot air, and hanger bars for holding clothing are arranged on the left and right inside the processing room. A machine room containing mechanical devices necessary for clothing care is located at the lower part of the treatment room, and hot air and steam can be supplied to the treatment room. Additionally, when clothing is placed on a hanger bar using a hanger, the clothing may be arranged in the front and rear directions of the cabinet. Additionally, the processing room may be equipped with a shelf on which bags, hats, and other items requiring management can be placed.

However, this is a device that focuses on simply taking care of your clothes. Therefore, there is no separate space inside to display or store clothing. Additionally, even if the amount of clothing to be managed is small, using a treatment room may not be efficient in terms of energy. On the other hand, when the front of the door is made of a transparent material so that the user can check the clothing mounted inside, the insulation performance through the front of the door is reduced, making it difficult to achieve the purpose of clothing management.

In addition, since the hanger bar only moves left and right from a fixed position, there may be inconvenience in the user having to extend his or her arms inside the processing room to place the clothes.

In addition, with the development of clothing and accessories made of various materials, there is a separate space for storing and displaying clothes that require delicate care, such as leather products or silk products, or for storing and displaying accessories such as bags and hats. A separate space that can be controlled may be required.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0141286 discloses a clothing treatment device that includes a treatment room for receiving and managing clothing and a separate storage room for storing managed clothes and controlling the temperature. However, since the treatment room and storage room are arranged on the left and right, there is a problem in that the clothing treatment device occupies a large amount of space indoors. In addition, because the air conditioner for the storage room is not provided separately, but is used in connection with the air conditioner for the processing room, there is a problem in that independent temperature and humidity control for only the clothes stored in the storage room is not possible during use of the processing room.

Meanwhile, Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0139400 discloses a clothing processing device with a processing room and a storage room divided in the front and rear directions, but the function of managing clothes is provided only in the processing room, and the function for managing the temperature and humidity of the storage room is provided. There is no separate mechanical device. If clothes that have been processed or managed are stored in a storage room, the stored clothes may be affected by changes in surrounding temperature and humidity. For example, if stored without temperature and humidity control, the moisture content of clothes may increase and become damp, or surrounding odors may be absorbed again. To solve this problem, a device is needed to manage the temperature and humidity of clothing even during storage.

In addition, Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0139400 discloses a clothing treatment device in which a front processing room and a rear storage room are separated, and the processing room is hinged to the side of the storage room. However, considering the environment in which the clothing processing device is used, the size of the clothing processing device cannot help but take into account the standard size of furniture such as a typical wardrobe. This is because, in the case of the clothing processing device, it is placed adjacent to the side like a closet rather than being placed alone indoors, away from the closet. Therefore, when the processing room and the storage room are combined in a similar manner to the hinge combination of a typical door, the durability of the hinge due to the size of the processing room may be a problem, and when the processing room is rotated in the storage room, furniture located around the processing room may be damaged. Interference may occur. To achieve this, it must be formed to protrude forward equal to the size of the processing room in order to solve interference between surrounding furniture and the hinge. However, if it protrudes more than other furniture, there is a problem that it may spoil the sense of unity with surrounding furniture.

Additionally, a new hinge structure may be needed that can withstand the load of the structure for the display space and the structure for supporting the display space.

Meanwhile, Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2043197 shows a hanger bar provided in the width direction to hold clothing inside. In the case of the hanger bar, there may be the inconvenience of having to reach inside to hold clothes.

Additionally, in Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2043197, the air discharge port and air intake port are arranged in the front and rear directions of the cabinet. However, if the size of the processing room that accommodates the clothing inside becomes small, there may be cases where the clothing cannot be placed along the width direction of the cabinet. Even in this case, if the air discharge port and air intake port are arranged in the front and rear directions of the cabinet, the air discharged from the air discharge port may not be supplied uniformly depending on the position where the clothes are placed.

First, the problem of the present disclosure is to provide a clothing processing device having a space divided into a first chamber and a second chamber for managing clothing or articles.

Second, the present disclosure aims to provide a second chamber whose temperature and humidity can be adjusted independently of the first chamber where the temperature and humidity can be adjusted for sterilization, odor removal, drying, and wrinkle removal of clothing or articles. .

Third, considering the size of the second chamber, the present disclosure aims to provide a hinge structure that can prevent interference with adjacent furniture when opening and closing the door assembly including the second chamber.

Fourth, the present disclosure aims to provide a clothes treatment device in which a hanger bar and a corresponding air circulation direction are set in consideration of the size of the space of the first chamber, whose front and rear length is reduced due to the second chamber. .

Fifth, the present disclosure aims to provide a door assembly that can be automatically withdrawn from a cabinet by detecting opening of the door assembly by a user.

Sixth, the present disclosure aims to solve the problem of enabling identification of clothing or articles accommodated in the second chamber through the front of the door assembly.

Seventh, the present disclosure aims to provide a hanger body part to improve user convenience.

Eighth, the present disclosure aims to uniformly supply air or steam to clothes by changing the arrangement of the air discharge port, air intake port, and steam discharge port according to the change in the arrangement direction of the hanger body portion.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the present disclosure provides a hanger body portion that is disposed in the front and rear directions of the cabinet and can be withdrawn forward. In addition, the present disclosure provides a clothes handling device that can be placed in the width direction of the cabinet by rotating the designed hanger body portion.

More specifically, a cabinet including an input port at the front; A door that opens and closes the input port; a first chamber located inside the cabinet and receiving clothing or articles through the input port; a hanger body portion provided inside the first chamber, extending along the front and rear directions of the cabinet, and holding the clothes; and a hanger support portion that extends along the front and rear direction of the cabinet in parallel with the hanger body portion and supports the hanger body portion to be movable along the front and rear direction of the cabinet.

The clothing processing device further includes a movement guide provided in the hanger body unit and connecting the hanger body unit and the hanger support unit so that the hanger body unit can be separated from the hanger support unit and move forward or rotate based on the hanger support unit. It can be included.

The movement guide part can be rotated relative to the hanger support part so that the hanger body part is separated from the hanger support part, moved forward, and then disposed along the width direction of the cabinet.

When separated from the hanger support and moving forward, one end of the hanger body may be positioned between both ends of the hanger support, and the other end of the hanger body may be positioned forward of both ends of the hanger support.

The hanger support portion includes a hanger support body that extends in the front and rear direction of the cabinet and supports the hanger body portion; a first supporting part and a second supporting part supporting both ends of the hanger support body; and a hanger body guide extending from the hanger support body along the front and rear direction of the cabinet and provided in the shape of a groove or hole to move the hanger body unit from the hanger supporter to the front and rear direction of the cabinet.

The hanger body part may include a movement guide part provided in the hanger body part and connected to the hanger body part and the hanger support body so that the hanger body part can move in the hanger support body.

The motion guide portion is provided in a cylindrical shape, and the hanger body portion can move along the hanger body guide portion by the motion guide portion or rotate relative to the hanger support body by the motion guide portion.

The hanger body guide portion passes through the hanger support body and extends along the front and rear direction of the cabinet, and includes a hanger body guide hole into which the movement guide portion is inserted. and a coupling guide member rotatably accommodating the movement guide therein, wherein the hanger body guide hole is such that the movement guide moves along the hanger body guide hole to the first hanger position and the second hanger on the hanger support body. It extends along the front-back direction of the cabinet so as to be movable between second hanger positions on the hanger support body located ahead of the first hanger position, and the coupling guide member may be provided at the second hanger position.

When the exercise guide part is located at the second hanger position, one of both ends of the hanger body part may be positioned between the first supporting part and the second supporting part.

The hanger body guide part includes a hanger bar guide member coupled to the hanger support body; and a hanger body movement hole that penetrates the hanger bar guide member and overlaps the hanger body guide hole to enable movement of the hanger body between the first hanger position and the second hanger position. The guide member may be located on the hanger bar guide member.

The coupling guide member protrudes from the hanger bar guide member and may be open along the front-to-back direction of the cabinet.

The coupling guide member can rotatably accommodate the movement guide part therein.

Meanwhile, the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a fixing part provided on at least one of the hanger support part and the hanger body part to detachably couple the hanger support part and the hanger body part.

The fixing part includes a hanger bar fixing groove provided in any one of the hanger support part and the hanger body part; and a movement prevention protrusion provided on the other one of the hanger support portion and the hanger body portion and insertable into the hanger bar fixing groove depending on whether the door is opened.

The movement prevention protrusion may be inserted into or separated from the hanger bar fixing groove depending on whether the door is opened or closed.

The fixing part includes a hook provided at either the front end of the hanger body portion or the front end of the hanger support portion; and a hook coupling portion provided at the other front end of the hanger body portion or the front end of the hanger support portion to engage the hook.

The fixing part further includes a hook receiving groove formed by recessing a portion of the front end of the hanger body portion and a portion of the front end of the hanger support portion, and the hook and the hook coupling portion are formed when the hook is coupled to the hook coupling portion. It can be accommodated in the hook receiving groove.

The hanger support part supports the hanger body part and includes a hanger support body extending in the front and rear direction of the cabinet, and the hanger body part may include a hanger bar that can be placed in the front and rear direction of the cabinet to hold clothes.

The hanger body portion includes a hanger bar that holds clothing; and a plurality of hanger grooves provided in the hanger bar.

Meanwhile, the clothing processing device includes a motor that generates rotational force; And it may further include a power conversion unit connected to the motor to reciprocate the hanger body portion in the forward and backward directions.

It further includes a driving unit frame supporting the motor, wherein the motor and the driving unit frame are positioned between a first chamber upper surface forming an upper surface of the first chamber and a cabinet upper surface forming an upper surface of the cabinet. can do.

The power conversion unit includes a rotating part that rotates away from the rotating shaft of the motor; and a conversion member connected to the rotating part and extending in the width direction of the cabinet to reciprocate the hanger support along the front-to-back direction of the cabinet.

The conversion member may be provided on the upper surface of the hanger support unit, and at least a portion of the rotating unit may be inserted into the interior of the first chamber through the driving unit frame and the upper surface of the first chamber and connected to the conversion member.

Meanwhile, an auxiliary chamber located separately below the first chamber; an air supply unit located inside the auxiliary chamber and circulating air in the first chamber; an air intake port located on the bottom of the first chamber, communicating with the first chamber, and sucking air from the first chamber into the air supply unit; and an air discharge port located on the bottom of the first chamber, communicating with the first chamber, and discharging air that has passed through the air supply unit into the first chamber.

The air intake port and the air discharge port may be arranged along the width direction of the cabinet.

Meanwhile, the hanger body portion includes a hanger bar that includes a plurality of hanger grooves and extends in the front and rear directions of the cabinet; an upper hanger body spaced apart from an upper part of the hanger bar and provided in parallel with the hanger bar; and a connection body connecting both ends of the upper hanger body and both ends of the hanger bar, respectively.

The hanger support portion includes a hanger support body that extends in the front and rear direction of the cabinet and supports the hanger body portion; It may further include a first supporting part and a second supporting part supporting both ends of the hanger support body.

The hanger support portion includes a moving rail located on a lower surface of the hanger support body to move the hanger body portion forward, and the hanger body portion is attached to the upper hanger body to move the hanger body portion along the moving rail. It may include a provided moving guide.

Meanwhile, the clothing processing device includes a cabinet including an input port at the front; a first chamber located inside the cabinet and receiving clothing or articles through the input port; a hanger body portion provided inside the first chamber, extending along the front and rear directions of the cabinet, and holding the clothes; and a hanger support part extending along the front and rear direction of the cabinet in parallel with the hanger body part and movably supporting the hanger body part, wherein the hanger body part and the hanger support part include the hanger body part and the hanger support part. A first arrangement in which both ends are combined to match; a second arrangement for separating the hanger body portion into the hanger support portion and moving the hanger body portion a predetermined distance forward; and a third arrangement in which the hanger body portion and the hanger support portion are arranged vertically by rotating the hanger body portion with respect to the hanger support portion.

It further includes a door rotatably provided in the cabinet to open and close the input port, wherein the hanger body portion and the hanger support portion are arranged in the first arrangement when the door is closed, and when the door is opened, the hanger body portion and the hanger support portion are arranged in the first arrangement. It is possible to transform from the first arrangement to the second arrangement and the third arrangement.

First, the present disclosure can provide a clothing treatment device that has a space divided into a first chamber accommodating clothing or articles and a second chamber separately from the first chamber accommodating clothing or articles.

Second, the present disclosure can independently control the temperature and humidity of the first chamber and the second chamber.

Third, by considering the size of the second chamber provided inside the door assembly, the present disclosure can prevent interference with adjacent furniture when the door assembly is opened and closed.

Fourth, the present disclosure provides a clothing treatment device in which the air circulation direction is set according to the arrangement of a hanger bar for holding clothes and the arrangement direction of the hanger bar, taking into account the reduction of the space for accommodating clothes in the first chamber. You can.

Fifth, the present disclosure can provide a door assembly that can be automatically withdrawn from a cabinet by detecting opening of the door assembly by a user.

Sixth, in the present disclosure, clothing or accessories accommodated in the second chamber can be confirmed through the front of the door assembly.

Seventh, the present disclosure can improve user convenience when carrying clothes.

Eighth, the present disclosure can uniformly supply air or steam to clothes mounted on the hanger body.

Figure 1 is an example of a typical clothing treatment device.
Figure 2 is an example of a clothing treatment device described in this disclosure.
Figure 3 shows the first chamber and the second chamber with the door assembly open.
Figure 4(a) is an example of a mechanical device provided inside the auxiliary chamber. Figure 4(b) shows the arrangement of the compressor included in the mechanical device.
Figure 5(a) is an example of an opening/closing drive unit and an input/output unit that helps open the door assembly. Figure 5(b) schematically shows the positions of the first chamber, the second chamber, and the auxiliary chamber within the cabinet.
Figure 6(a) shows the state of the opening and closing actuator and the first hinge when the door assembly is closed. Figure 6(b) shows the state of the opening/closing actuator and the first hinge when the door assembly is opened.
Figures 7(a) and 7(b) illustrate problems that occur when using a hinge coupled to one side of a door assembly.
Figure 8 shows a state in which the door of the second chamber is opened with the door assembly open.
Figure 9 shows a hanger portion and a shelf coupling portion provided in the second chamber.
Figure 10(a) shows the state of the first hinge when the door assembly is closed. Figure 10(b) shows the state of the first hinge when the door assembly is opened. Figure 10(c) is another example of a first hinge used when opening and closing the door assembly from the other side.
Figure 11 is an example of the second hinge.
Figure 12(a) shows the state of the second hinge when the door of the second chamber is closed. Figure 12(b) shows the state of the second hinge when the door of the second chamber is opened. Figure 12(c) is an exploded view of the second hinge.
Figures 13(a) and 13(b) are another example of the laundry treatment device described in this disclosure.
Figure 14 schematically shows the flow direction of air inside the first chamber.
Figure 15 is an exploded view of an example of a clothing support portion.
Figure 16 shows the hanger body portion being pulled out toward the front of the hanger support portion.
Figure 17(a) shows one side of the clothing support portion. Figure 17(b) shows the hanger body portion being fixed by inserting the movement prevention protrusion of the hanger bar stopper into the hanger bar fixing groove. Figure 17(c) shows the movement prevention protrusion separated from the hanger bar fixing groove.
Figure 18 is an exploded view of another example of a clothing support portion.
Figure 19 shows a cross-section of the clothing support portion viewed from one side.
Figure 20(a) shows an example in which the hanger body part is fixed to the hanger support and accommodated inside the first chamber. Figure 20(b) is a view from the top in the state of Figure 20(a).
Figure 21(a) shows an example in which the hanger body portion is pulled out from the hanger support portion toward the front. Figure 21(b) is a top view of the state of Figure 21(a). Figure 21(c) is an enlarged view of the coupling guide member and the movement guide part in the state of Figure 21(a).
Figure 22(a) shows an example in which the hanger body portion drawn forward is rotated. Figure 22(b) is a top view of the state of Figure 22(a). Figure 22(c) is an enlarged view of the coupling guide member and the movement guide part in the state of Figure 22(a).
Figure 23(a) shows an example in which the movement prevention protrusion of the hanger bar stopper is inserted into the hanger bar fixing groove and the hanger body portion is fixed. Figure 23(b) is an example in which the movement prevention protrusion is separated from the hanger bar fixing groove.
Figure 24(a) is an example of a fixing hook that connects the hanger body portion and the hanger support portion. Figure 24(b) is an example of a fixed hook being combined. Figure 24(c) is an example in which the fixing hook is separated.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The configuration or control method of the device described below is only for explaining the embodiments of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, and the same reference numbers used throughout the specification indicate the same components. .

Specific terms used in this specification are merely for convenience of explanation and are not used to limit the illustrated embodiments.

For example, expressions such as “same” and “is the same” not only indicate a strictly identical state, but also indicate a state in which there is a difference in tolerance or the degree to which the same function can be obtained.

For example, expressions that express relative or absolute arrangement such as “in a certain direction,” “along a certain direction,” “side by side,” “perpendicularly,” “at the center,” “concentric,” or “coaxial,” Not only does it strictly represent the arrangement, but it also represents the state of relative displacement with a tolerance, or an angle or distance that achieves the same function.

In order to explain the present disclosure, it will be described below based on a spatial orthogonal coordinate system with X, Y, and Z axes orthogonal to each other. Each axis direction (X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, Z-axis direction) refers to both directions in which each axis extends. The '+' sign in front of each axis direction (+X-axis direction, +Y-axis direction, +Z-axis direction) means the positive direction, which is one of the two directions in which each axis extends. The '-' sign in front of each axis direction (-X-axis direction, -Y-axis direction, -Z-axis direction) means the negative direction, which is the other direction among the two directions in which each axis extends.

Expressions referring to directions such as “front (+X)/back (-X)/left (+Y)/right (-Y)/up (+Z)/down (-Z)” mentioned below are It is defined according to the coordinate axis, but this is for explanation so that the present disclosure can be clearly understood, and of course, each direction may be defined differently depending on where the reference is placed.

The use of terms such as 'first, second, and third' in front of the components mentioned below is only to avoid confusion about the components to which they are referred, as well as the order, importance, or master-slave relationship between the components. is irrelevant. For example, an invention that includes only the second component without the first component can also be implemented.

As used herein, singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this specification, clothing includes not only tops such as dress shirts and blouses, but also bottoms such as jeans. In addition, it is a concept that includes all clothing that requires daily care, such as a suit, jumper, leather clothes, etc. Therefore, it may include uniforms such as school uniforms or company uniforms. In addition, in this specification, goods include items such as hats, scarves, handkerchief bags, or dolls other than ordinary clothing, and are used as a term to encompass things such as watches and accessories. However, in this specification, even if only one of the words clothing and goods is used, it can be interpreted to include both clothing and goods in the context of this specification. In other words, the two are not used to exclude each other, but to include both.

Figure 1 shows an example of a conventional clothing treatment device 1. The clothing processing device 1 includes a cabinet 15 including an inlet 12 on one side, a first chamber 10 located inside the cabinet 15 and receiving clothes through the inlet 12, An auxiliary chamber 20 is located below the first chamber 10 and forms a space separated from the first chamber 10, and is provided inside the auxiliary chamber 20 to generate steam and to form a space separated from the first chamber 10. It includes a steam unit (not shown) that supplies chamber 10, and a door 40 that is rotatably coupled to the cabinet 15 to open and close the inlet 12. Considering the usage method of general users, the input port 12 will preferably be provided at the front of the cabinet 15.

In addition, the laundry treatment device 1 is located inside the auxiliary chamber 20, and includes a blowing unit (not shown) that sucks air from the first chamber 10 and dehumidifies and heats the sucked air. It may further include a heat pump unit (not shown) that is then discharged to the first chamber 10.

The cabinet 15 may be made of a metal material, but may also be made of a plastic material as long as it can maintain strength. Additionally, the first chamber 10 may be formed by an inner case manufactured by plastic injection molding. The first chamber 10 may be coupled to the cabinet 15 by a frame (not shown).

Clothing requiring care can be placed in the first chamber 10, and a blowing unit (not shown), a heat pump unit (not shown), and a steam unit (not shown) located inside the auxiliary chamber 20. (not shown) allows you to refresh and manage your clothes. That is, sterilize and deodorize clothes using steam and/or heated air through a blower unit (not shown), a heat pump unit (not shown), and a steam unit (not shown) located inside the auxiliary chamber 20. It can perform functions such as removing wrinkles formed by use.

The first chamber 10 may include a clothing support portion 90 for holding clothing at an upper portion of the first chamber 10. The clothing support unit 90 can accommodate a hanger with clothing on it, and can be connected to a driving unit (not shown) that can reciprocate the clothing support unit 90 left and right. The movement of the clothing support unit 90 shakes the clothing, ultimately separating foreign substances, including fine dust, attached to the clothing. Additionally, wrinkles in the clothing can be removed to some extent by exposing the clothing mounted on the clothing support unit 90 to steam or moisture supplied from the auxiliary chamber 20 while shaking.

That is, the clothing support unit 90 allows clothing to be held in an unfolded state by its own weight inside the first chamber 10, using the dehumidified and heated air supplied from the auxiliary chamber 20 and/or This can be done to ensure even exposure to steam.

The bottom surface of the first chamber 13 transfers steam generated by a steam unit (not shown) inside the auxiliary chamber 20 and air dehumidified and heated by a heat pump unit (not shown) to the first chamber ( 10), an air supply port 21 and a steam supply port 22, and an air intake port 23 for sucking air from the first chamber 10 by a blowing unit (not shown). can be located

As shown in FIG. 1, the air supply port 21 and the steam supply port 22 may be provided on the bottom surface 11 of the first chamber or the rear surface (not shown) of the first chamber. In addition, the area where the bottom surface of the first chamber 11 and the back of the first chamber (not shown) meet may be provided in a smoothly sloping shape, and the air supply port 21 and the steam supply port 22 are It may also be provided on the inclined surface.

The air intake port 23 may be located close to the inlet 12 on the bottom surface 11 of the first chamber. Accordingly, the air supply port 21 and the air intake port 23 are disposed along the front-to-back direction of the cabinet 15. On the other hand, the clothing support portion 90 is arranged along the width direction of the cabinet 15. This is to ensure that the air discharged from the air supply port 21 is uniformly supplied to the clothes placed on the clothes support unit 90.

The air inside the first chamber 10 will be discharged through the air supply port 21, sucked in through the air suction port 23, and circulated. The water tank 31 and the drain tank 33 may be provided to be detachable from a tank module frame (not shown). However, unlike this, the water tank 31 and the drain tank 33 may be combined into one and provided to be detachable at the same time.

As described above, in the case of the conventional clothing treatment device 1, it is a device only for clothing care, and its utility as a device for storage or display, including clothing care, is not high. In addition, conventional clothing processing devices do not have a separate space for small amounts of clothing or articles, so the input electrical energy may not be utilized efficiently.

In the case of expensive clothing or accessories, it is not only for display purposes, but also requires management through temperature and humidity control. In this specification, reflecting this need, it is disclosed that a clothing treatment device has a space provided separately from the first chamber 10 at the front and has the feature of independently controlling temperature and humidity.

FIG. 2 shows a clothing treatment device 100 described in this disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2, the laundry treatment device 100 includes a cabinet 110 including a first input port 131 on the front, and is located inside the cabinet 110 to dispense clothing through the first input port 131. A first chamber 130 for accommodating goods, and an auxiliary chamber 150 located inside the cabinet 110 and below the cabinet 110, forming a space separated from the first chamber 130. , and a door assembly 500 that opens and closes the first inlet 131 and is located inside the door assembly 500 to form a space separated from the first chamber 130 and the auxiliary chamber 150. It includes a second chamber 550 that accommodates clothing or articles.

Since the first chamber 130 is a space for processing stored clothing or articles, it may also be referred to as a processing room.

The cabinet 110 includes a cabinet upper surface 112 forming the upper surface of the cabinet 110, a cabinet rear 115 forming the rear of the cabinet 110, and a left side of the cabinet forming both sides of the cabinet. It may include surface 113 and the right side of the cabinet (not shown). The left side 113 of the cabinet and the right side of the cabinet (not shown) will be provided to face each other. The cabinet upper side 112, the left side 113 of the cabinet, and the right side 114 of the cabinet may be formed as one body.

The cabinet 110 includes a first inlet 131 on the front. Tirisa. The first chamber 130 is accessible through the first inlet 131. The cabinet 110 may further include the first chamber 130 inside the cabinet 110 and the auxiliary chamber 150 located below the first chamber 130. The first inlet 131 is to be distinguished from the second inlet 512, which will be described later. In this specification, if the inlet is referred to without special mention, it refers to the first inlet 131. Additionally, the auxiliary chamber 150 may be referred to as a machine room, just as the first chamber 130 is referred to as a processing room. And the second chamber 550 may also be called a door chamber. Therefore, the second inlet 512 can be referred to as the inlet of the door chamber.

The first chamber 130 is located in the first area 1301 (see FIG. 5(b)) located above the auxiliary chamber 150 and in front of the auxiliary chamber 150, and the door assembly 500 ) may include a second area 1302 (see FIG. 5(b)) that accommodates at least a portion of the second chamber 550 when the first inlet 131 is closed.

The first chamber 130 may be a space for receiving and caring for clothing. The first chamber 130 may also be called a treatment room. The auxiliary chamber 150 may be a space where an electric device or mechanical device for supplying hot air or steam to the first chamber 130 is installed. The auxiliary chamber 150 may also be called a machinery room. The second chamber 550 is a space separate from the first chamber 130 and the auxiliary chamber 150 and serves as an auxiliary care room, showcase room, or display room. It can also be called

When the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, at least a portion of the second chamber 550 is located inside the first chamber 130, so the second chamber 550 is It may be located in front of the auxiliary chamber 150.

The door assembly 500 may function as a door that opens and closes the first inlet 131. The user will have to open and close the door assembly 500 to access the first chamber 130.

Additionally, the door assembly 500 may include a second chamber 550 for managing, displaying, and storing clothing or articles inside the door assembly 500. In other words, the door assembly 500 can simultaneously perform the role of a door that opens and closes the first inlet 131 as well as a space for managing, storing, and displaying clothing or articles stored therein.

The door assembly 500 includes a second inlet 512 (see FIG. 3) on the front, a receiving body 510 (see FIG. 3) forming the second chamber 550 inside, and the second inlet 512. ) may include a door 530 of the second chamber that opens and closes. After opening the door 530 of the second chamber, the user can receive clothing or articles into the second chamber 550 through the second input port 512.

When the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, at least a portion of the second chamber 550 is moved from the inside of the first chamber 130 to the rear of the first chamber 130. Considering that it is located in the second area 1302, which is located close to the first inlet 131, when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, at least the receiving body 510 Some will be located in the second area 1302.

At least a portion of the second chamber 550 will be accommodated in the space between the first inlet 131 and the auxiliary chamber 150 when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131. You can.

Therefore, when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, the second chamber 550 can be located in front of the auxiliary chamber 150 inside the first chamber 130. there is. Accordingly, the auxiliary chamber 150 may be positioned at a predetermined distance rearward from the first inlet 131 to accommodate at least a portion of the door assembly 500 inside the first chamber 130. .

Meanwhile, unlike the door assembly 500 including the second chamber 550 inside, the first inlet 131 can be opened and closed on a door without a separate internal space.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom surface of the first chamber 130 may be formed to be stepped due to the auxiliary chamber 150 forming the bottom surface.

Meanwhile, the door assembly 500 can mount a clothing hanger 830 (see FIG. 9) to accommodate clothing in the second chamber 550. Alternatively, it may further include a shelf portion 580 that is detachably provided in the second chamber 550 and supports clothing or articles accommodated in the second chamber 550.

As shown in FIG. 2, the door 530 of the second chamber may be formed of a material that allows the interior of the second chamber 550 to be viewed. In other words, at least a portion of the door 530 of the second chamber may be formed of a material that allows visible light to pass through.

When the door 530 of the second chamber is opened, the door assembly 500 can accommodate clothing or small items into the second chamber 550 through the second inlet 512.

Accordingly, the front door 530 of the second chamber may be formed of a transparent material. It may be made of a completely transparent material, but on the other hand, it may also be made of a translucent material.

To this end, the door 530 of the second chamber includes an opening (not shown) in which at least a portion of the front surface is opened, and the door frame 533 of the second chamber forms the frame of the door 530 of the second chamber. ) and a door window 531 of the second chamber that is surrounded by the door frame 533 of the second chamber and is coupled to the door frame 533 of the second chamber.

At least a portion of the door window 531 of the second chamber may be made of a transparent material, or may be made of a translucent material. Additionally, the door window 531 of the second chamber is transparent but may have a color.

The door frame 533 of the second chamber may be provided to surround the outer surface of the door window 531 of the second chamber. In contrast, the door frame 533 of the second chamber is coupled to the rear of the door window 531 of the second chamber so that only the door window 531 of the second chamber is connected to the door 530 of the second chamber. It may be exposed forward.

Meanwhile, the laundry treatment device 100 may further include an opening/closing actuator 170 that pushes the door assembly 500 for automatic cleaning of the door assembly 500. The opening/closing actuator 170 may be provided between the cabinet upper surface 112 and the first chamber upper surface 132 forming the upper surface of the first chamber 130.

Referring to FIG. 2, the opening/closing actuator 170 may be coupled to the lower side of the cabinet upper surface 112. Alternatively, the opening/closing actuator 170 may be provided on the lower side of the upper surface 132 of the first chamber.

One opening/closing actuator 170 may be sufficient, but may be provided in plural pieces. The opening/closing actuator 170 may be provided not only between the cabinet upper surface 112 and the first chamber upper surface 132, but also on the first chamber bottom surface 135 forming the bottom surface of the first chamber. . Alternatively, it may be located between the bottom surface of the first chamber 135 and the bottom surface of the cabinet 110.

The reason why a plurality of opening/closing actuators 170 are provided is because the door assembly 500 is pushed from the top and bottom so that force is concentrated on one side or unnecessary torque is generated, causing the door assembly 500 or the door assembly ( This is to prevent deformation from being applied to the hinge structure that connects 500) to the cabinet.

Referring to FIG. 3, the door assembly 500 may further include an accommodating housing 559 located inside the accommodating body 510 to form the second chamber 550.

If the receiving body 510 corresponds to the outer body, the receiving housing 559 may correspond to the inner body. Ultimately, the receiving housing 559 may form the inner surface of the second chamber 550.

A predetermined empty space may be formed between the receiving body 510 and the receiving housing 559, where a mechanical device or various wires for conditioning the air of the second chamber 550 are installed. It can be.

Accordingly, the door assembly 500 may include a second inlet 512 on the front and an accommodating housing 559 forming the second chamber 550 inside the accommodating body 510.

The receiving housing 559 includes a second chamber upper surface 551 (see FIG. 19) forming the upper part of the second chamber 550, and a second chamber lower surface forming the bottom surface of the second chamber 550. (554), the rear surface of the second chamber (555) forming the rear surface of the second chamber and connecting the rear edge of the upper surface of the second chamber (551) and the rear edge of the lower surface of the second chamber (554), And, a left side 552 of the second chamber, and a right side 553 of the second chamber connecting the upper surface 551 of the second chamber, the lower surface 554 of the second chamber, and the rear surface 555 of the second chamber. ) may include.

Meanwhile, the clothing treatment device 100 sprays hot air or steam on clothing accommodated in the first chamber 130, enabling sterilization, deodorization, wrinkle removal, and drying of the clothing. In particular, insulation of the clothing treatment device 100 may be important for drying and steam injection.

In particular, since at least a portion of the door 530 of the second chamber is made of a material that allows visible light to pass through, if there is no insulation material, the overall insulation performance may be reduced. Additionally, there may be a risk of burns if the user unintentionally touches the door during steam spraying or drying. To prevent this, the second chamber 550 should be provided separately from the first chamber 130 and the auxiliary chamber 150. In particular, the door assembly 500 may have an insulating layer using an insulating material or air formed in the empty space between the accommodating body 510 and the accommodating housing 559.

Meanwhile, the clothing processing device 100 includes a clothing driving unit 640 located between the first chamber upper surface 132 and the cabinet upper surface 112, which reciprocates the hanger body portion 610 (see FIG. 610), which will be described later. ) may further be included. This is to protect the clothing driving unit 640 from hot air, steam, or moisture supplied to the first chamber 130 and to prevent complex driving devices such as the clothing driving unit 640 from being exposed to the user.

Meanwhile, when the door assembly 500 is opened, the clothing handling device 100 is pulled out to the front of the cabinet 110 and then moved along the width direction of the cabinet 110. A first hinge 120 that rotates and a second hinge that rotates to open the second inlet 512 through rotation of the door 530 of the second chamber when the door 530 of the second chamber is opened. (520, see FIG. 8) may further be included.

When the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, the door assembly 500 will move in the reverse order of opening the door assembly 500.

The first hinge 120 can move the door assembly 500 while maintaining the angle formed between the door assembly 500 and the first inlet 131. That is, when the door assembly 500 is moved, the second inlet 512 of the first hinge 120 will always face forward.

In other words, when the door assembly 500 is moved, the angle formed by the door assembly 500 with the front of the cabinet will be maintained. To this end, the first hinge 120 separates the door assembly 500 from the first chamber 130 and moves it along the width direction of the cabinet 110 to open the first inlet 131. You can do it.

Considering the usage patterns of users, the clothing treatment device 100 may not be installed separately, but may be installed and used indoors as a built-in type. Accordingly, the size of the clothing processing device 100 can be determined by considering the standard size of a closet or furniture installed adjacent to it.

Accordingly, while the external size of the clothing treatment device 100 remains the same, the size of the door assembly 500 including the second chamber 550 increases, so the volume of the first chamber 130 decreases. You can. Additionally, in order to prevent interference with adjacent furniture when opening and closing the door assembly 500, it would be desirable for a portion of the receiving body 510 to be inserted and accommodated inside the first chamber 130.

To this end, in order to prevent interference with furniture adjacent to the first chamber 130 and the clothing processing device 100, the first hinge 120 can open and close the door assembly 500 as described above. there is.

On the other hand, the second hinge 520, which will be described later, moves the door 530 of the second chamber so that the angle between the door 530 of the second chamber and the front surface of the receiving body 510 increases. Inlet 2 (512) will be opened.

That is, similar to the hinge of a general door, the angle between the door 530 of the second chamber and the second inlet 512 may change while opening and closing the door 530 of the second chamber.

Figure 3 shows the interior of the first chamber 130 with the door assembly 500 open. In addition, the interior of the second chamber 550 is shown with the door 530 of the transparent or semi-transparent material of the second chamber closed.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first chamber 130 includes the first chamber upper surface 132 (see FIG. 2) forming the upper surface of the first chamber 130, and the bottom of the first chamber 130. The first chamber bottom surface 135 forming the first chamber top surface 132 and the first chamber bottom surface 135 to form both side and back surfaces, respectively ( 133), the right side of the first chamber 134, and the rear side of the first chamber 136.

The first chamber 130 may be made of plastic or metal. In the case of plastic material, the first chamber 130 may be formed through injection molding.

The auxiliary chamber 150 may be provided separately from the first chamber 130 at the inner lower part of the cabinet 110. Electrical or mechanical devices necessary for spraying hot air and/or steam into the first chamber 130 may be provided in the auxiliary chamber 150. Considering that the driving of the mechanical device causes vibration or noise and the weight of various mechanical devices, it would be preferable for the auxiliary chamber 150 to be located below the first chamber 130.

In the case of a typical clothing processing device 1, the first chamber bottom surface 135 is formed to extend to the first inlet 131, and the auxiliary chamber ( 150) may be located. However, in the present disclosure, considering that the door assembly 500 is inserted into the first chamber 130, the auxiliary chamber 150 is formed in a lower portion of the first chamber 130. It would be desirable.

Accordingly, the auxiliary chamber front surface 151, which is the front surface of the auxiliary chamber 150 facing the door assembly 500, will be located rearward of the first inlet 131. This may mean that a step height is formed on the bottom surface 135 of the first chamber 130 on the side.

Of course, unlike this, in another example, the second chamber 550 may be located between the first inlet 131 and the auxiliary chamber 150 and above the auxiliary chamber 150. However, in this case, when the door assembly 500 is closed, the second chamber 550 will protrude into the first chamber 130.

In addition, in the case of the other example, the second chamber 550 is above the auxiliary chamber 150, so there is no interference between the auxiliary chamber 150 and the second chamber 550, so the first chamber 550 The bottom surface 135 may have no steps.

That is, when the door assembly 500 is inserted into the first chamber 130, the lower part of the receiving body 510 faces the front surface 151 of the auxiliary chamber, and the lower part of the receiving body 510 faces the front surface 151 of the auxiliary chamber. The upper portion will face the rear 136 of the first chamber. That is, when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, the second chamber 550 will be located ahead of the auxiliary chamber 150 inside the first chamber 130. .

Therefore, the length of the rear side of the receiving body 510 inserted into the first chamber 130 varies from the upper surface 132 of the first chamber to the bottom surface 135 of the first chamber along the height direction of the cabinet 110. ) and is smaller than the vertical length from the upper surface 132 of the first chamber to the bottom surface 135 of the first chamber.

Accordingly, the first chamber bottom surface 135 may be formed to be stepped. Referring to FIG. 5(a), the first chamber bottom surface 135 may include a first bottom surface 1351 and a second bottom surface 1352 having different heights.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4(a), the bottom surface of the first chamber 135 has an air intake port 137 that communicates with the air supply unit 410 that circulates or heats the air of the first chamber 130. ) and an air discharge port 138. In addition, the bottom surface of the first chamber 135 may further include a steam discharge port 139 that communicates with the steam supply unit 450 that generates and supplies steam to the first chamber 130.

The auxiliary chamber 150 may be located below the first bottom surface 1351. Accordingly, the air intake port 137, the air discharge port 138, and the steam discharge port 139 may be located on the first bottom surface 1352 rather than the second bottom surface 1352.

Additionally, the length from the first chamber top surface 132 to the first bottom surface 1351 may be shorter than the length from the first chamber top surface 132 to the second bottom surface 1352.

Referring to FIG. 3, the air intake port 137 and the air discharge port 138 may be arranged to be spaced apart along the width direction or left and right direction of the cabinet 110.

One of the air intake port 137 and the air discharge port 138 is located close to one of the two sides 113 and 114 of the cabinet 110, and the air intake port 137 and the Another one of the air discharge ports 138 may be located close to the other of the two sides 113 and 114 of the cabinet 110.

Additionally, the steam discharge port 139 may be located closer to the air discharge port 138 than the air intake port 137.

Meanwhile, Figures 3 and 4(a) show an example in which the steam discharge port 139 is located close to the first inlet 131. That is, the steam discharge port 139 may be located ahead of the air discharge port 138. However, this is only an example, and it may be desirable for the steam discharge port 139 to be located closer to the first inlet 131 than the air discharge port 138 in terms of condensate treatment. This is to minimize condensation occurring at the rear 136 of the first chamber.

The front-to-back length of the second bottom surface 1352 may be set in consideration of the depth at which a part of the door assembly 500 is inserted into the first inlet 131.

For example, the depth at which the door assembly 500 is inserted into the first inlet 131 may be between 1/6 and 1/2 of the length of the cabinet 110 in the front-to-back direction. Considering the size of the product accommodated in the second chamber 550, the depth into which the door assembly 500 is inserted into the first inlet 131 must be 1/6 or more, and the depth of the door assembly 500 must be 1/6 or more. Considering the weight, in order to prevent the cabinet 110 from tipping over, it is desirable that the depth into which the door assembly 500 is inserted into the first inlet 131 is less than 1/2.

A water supply tank 481 for supplying water for steam generation and a drain tank 485 for storing condensate may be inserted into the auxiliary chamber 150 through the front surface 151 of the auxiliary chamber. That is, the front surface 151 of the auxiliary chamber may include a water tank insertion hole (not shown) and a drain tank insertion hole (not shown) into which the water tank 481 and the drain tank 485 are inserted, The water tank 481 and the drain tank 485 can be inserted into or separated from the auxiliary chamber 150 through the water tank insertion hole and the drain tank insertion hole.

Referring to FIG. 3, the water tank 481 and the drain tank 485 may be positioned spaced apart from each other. That is, the space where the water tank 481 is installed and the space where the drain tank 485 is installed can be separated from each other. In the case of typical clothing treatment devices, they are located adjacent to each other in one tank installation space, so the user may have difficulty separating only one of the water tank 481 and the drain tank 485. To prevent this, the clothing treatment device 100 may have the water tank 481 and the drain tank 485 spaced apart from each other.

Additionally, the water tank 481 and the drain tank 485 may have a length along the front-to-back direction of the cabinet 110 that is longer than the length along the height direction of the cabinet 110. This is to make full use of the compact space of the auxiliary chamber 150.

Figure 4(a) shows a steam supply unit 450, an air supply unit 410, a water tank 481, and a drain tank 485 provided inside the auxiliary chamber 150. The clothing treatment device 100 is located inside the auxiliary chamber 150 and provides steam to the first chamber 130 and an air supply unit 410 that circulates or heats the air in the first chamber 130. It may further include a steam supply unit 450 that generates and supplies steam.

The air supply unit 410 includes an air supply duct 411 for sucking air from the first chamber 130, an exhaust duct 419 for discharging air to the first chamber 130, and the air supply duct 411. It may include a connection duct 413 that connects the discharge duct 419 and circulates air. The air supply unit 410 may further include a blowing unit 412 that generates suction force to suck air from the first chamber 130. The blowing unit 412 may be located between the connection duct 413 and the discharge duct 419 or between the air supply duct 411 and the connection duct 413.

The air supply duct 411 will communicate with the air intake port 137, and the discharge duct 419 will communicate with the air discharge port 138.

Considering that the air intake port 137 and the air discharge port 138 are arranged in the left and right directions of the cabinet 110, the air supply duct 411, the connection duct 413, and the discharge duct are also It may be arranged along the width direction. Therefore, the air circulating in the first chamber 130 is an air flow that circulates along the left and right directions of the cabinet 110 until it is discharged from the air discharge port 138 and flows in from the air intake port 137. will be able to form.

That is, the air discharged from the air discharge port 138 located close to one of the two sides of the cabinet 110 rises along the one side and then along the other side of the cabinet 110. It will descend and flow into the air intake port 137.

The interior of the connection duct 413 may further include a heat exchanger (not shown) for heat exchange with circulating air. The heat exchange unit may be provided as a heater, but may be provided as a heat pump in terms of energy efficiency. The heat pump may include an evaporator and a condenser for heat exchange with the refrigerant.

Therefore, the heat exchange unit can cool and dehumidify the air sucked through the air supply duct 411 through heat exchange with the refrigerant circulating between the heat exchange units, and then heat it again to create high-temperature dry air. The high-temperature dry air can be supplied back into the first chamber 130 to dry the clothes placed in the first chamber 130.

In order to arrange electric devices or mechanical devices as efficiently as possible in the space of the auxiliary chamber 150, the laundry treatment device 100 includes a base portion 470 forming the bottom surface of the auxiliary chamber 150, and the base. It may further include a supporter part 489 located in the part 470 to form a predetermined installation area between the base parts 470.

A steam supply unit 450 may be located in the installation area, and a connection duct 413 including the heat exchange unit may be located above the supporter unit 489. The space of the auxiliary chamber 150 can be used more efficiently by dividing it in the height direction of the cabinet 110.

The control unit 490 may also be located inside the auxiliary chamber 150. The control unit 490 controls the steam supply unit 450, the air supply unit 410, a clothing support unit to be described later, an opening/closing actuator unit, various sensors and input/output units, a second chamber lighting unit 590, and a shelf lighting unit 587. can do.

Referring to FIG. 4(a), the control unit 490 is shown as being located between the steam supply unit 450 and the base unit 470, but this is only an example and may be located elsewhere. For example, it may be located between the cabinet upper surface 112 and the first chamber upper surface 132. Alternatively, it may be provided inside the door assembly 500. Alternatively, it may be located close to the rear of the cabinet 115 at the rear of the auxiliary chamber 150.

The water tank 481 and the drain tank 485 may be located between the connection duct 413 and the bottom surface 135 of the first chamber. This is because an extra space is formed above the connection duct 413 due to the height of the discharge duct 419, and the water tank 481 and the drain tank 485 can be installed using this space.

Therefore, inside the auxiliary chamber, along the height direction, from the bottom, the base part 470, the steam supply part 450, the connection duct 413, the water tank 481, and the drain tank 485. can be placed in order.

Figure 4(b) shows the layout of the compressor 417 included in the mechanical device. This is to compress the refrigerant and circulate it through the heat exchange unit. The refrigerant will exchange heat with air circulating through the air supply unit 410. The air circulating in the first chamber 130 through the heat exchanger will be supplied to the first chamber 130 in a high temperature and dry state.

The compressor 417 may be located on one side of the supporter unit 489. Considering the size and vibration of the compressor 417, the compressor 417 may be located closer to the rear of the cabinet 115 than to the front surface 151 of the auxiliary chamber or the first inlet 131.

Referring to FIG. 4(b), the supporter unit 489 is provided with a first supporter 4891 and a second supporter 4892 to support the steam supply unit 450 and the air supply unit 410. It is showing. The first supporter 4891 and the second supporter 4892 may each include two legs and a mounting portion connecting the two legs.

In contrast, the supporter part 489 extends from the front and rear sides of the rectangular holder provided in the width direction of the cabinet 110 and the holder, respectively, and is coupled to the base part 470. It can be formed by a mounting surface and a rear mounting surface. In other words, it may be provided as one member rather than two separate members like the first supporter 4891 and the second supporter 4892. That is, one member forms a rectangular parallelepiped shape together with the base portion 470, and the steam supply unit 450 may be located inside the rectangular parallelepiped shape.

Figure 5(a) shows an example in which the door assembly 500 is opened and the first chamber 130 is exposed to the outside. In addition, Figure 5(a) shows an example of the input/output unit 700 provided on the front of the door assembly 500 or the front of the door 530 of the second chamber. The input/output unit 700 may receive control information from the user to drive the laundry treatment device 100. In addition, the input/output unit 700 may inform the user of the performance status (or information of the current processing status) of the laundry treatment device 100 according to the user's control information. The present disclosure shows an example of the input/output unit 700 being visually displayed on the front of the door assembly 500, but unlike this, the input/output unit 700 can be notified to the user through hearing or touch. It may further include speakers, haptic devices, etc.

The user can cause the laundry treatment device 100 to perform a desired operation through the input/output unit 700 by touching the input/output unit 700 with his/her hand. Alternatively, the user can cause the laundry treatment device 100 to perform a desired operation by pressing or touching a button provided on the input/output unit 700. The input/output unit 700 may be provided with an input unit that receives a user's command and an output unit that outputs the status of the laundry treatment device 100.

The control unit 490 can detect and perform user input through the input/output unit 700 and display the status or results of the laundry treatment device 100 through the input/output unit 700.

Meanwhile, the door assembly 500 may be relatively heavy, unlike a regular door, due to the second chamber 550 included therein. Therefore, it may be difficult for the user to open and close it manually. Additionally, considering design, the door assembly 500 may not be provided with a separate handle for manually opening and closing the door assembly 500.

To this end, the clothing handling device 100 may further include an opening/closing actuator 170 that pushes the door assembly 500 to open it when the user wants to open the door assembly 500 . The control unit 490 can control the opening/closing actuator 170 to open the door assembly 500.

The input/output unit 700 may include a door opening input unit 711 that detects a user's door opening command. For example, when the user selects the door opening menu on the input/output unit 700, the control unit 490 can detect this and operate the opening/closing actuator 170 to open the door assembly 500. there is.

Alternatively, the laundry treatment device 100 may include a proximity sensor unit 791 provided in the door assembly 500. Through this, when the user is located within the predetermined detection area of the proximity sensor unit 791, the control unit 490 detects the user's approach, and the control unit 490 operates the opening/closing actuator 170. The door assembly 500 can be opened.

The proximity sensor unit 791 may be located on the front of the door assembly 500, that is, on the door 530 of the second chamber. For example, it may be located adjacent to the input/output unit 700.

Alternatively, when the user inputs the door opening through an app or a remote controller, the control unit 490 operates the opening/closing actuator 170 to open the door assembly 500. can be opened.

FIG. 5(a) shows the opening and closing actuating unit 170 including an upper opening and closing actuating unit 175 located at the upper part and a lower opening and closing actuating unit 177 located at the lower part of the cabinet 110. Alternatively, one of the upper opening and closing actuating units 175 and the lower opening and closing actuating units 177 may be implemented to open the door assembly 500.

FIG. 5(b) shows the internal space of the first chamber 130 divided into the first area 1301 and the second area 1302 when viewed from one side of the cabinet 110. . Figure 5(b) simply schematically shows the relative positional relationship of the first chamber 130, the second chamber 550, and the auxiliary chamber 150.

That is, when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, at least a portion of the second chamber 550 is inside the first chamber 130, more than the rear of the first chamber 130. Considering that it is located in the second area 1302, which is located close to the first inlet 131, when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, the receiving body 510 At least a portion of will be located in the second area 1302.

Additionally, in order to place clothing inside the first chamber 130, the user can access the first area 1301 through the first input port 131 and the second area 1302. That is, the clothing support portion 600, which will be described later, will be located in the first area 1301 when the door assembly 500 is closed.

Therefore, when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, at least a portion of the second chamber 550 is in the space between the first inlet 131 and the auxiliary chamber 150. It will be accepted.

At this time, the rear of the door assembly 500, that is, at least a portion of the rear of the receiving body 5105 (see FIG. 7), specifically the lower part of the rear of the receiving body 5105, and the front surface of the auxiliary chamber 151 face each other. can see. Another part of the rear surface 5105 of the receiving body, specifically the upper part of the rear surface 5105 of the receiving body, will face the rear surface 136 of the first chamber.

Meanwhile, an embodiment in which the second chamber 550 is located above the auxiliary chamber 150 can also be considered. However, the space located below the second chamber 550 may have the problem of forming a stagnant area in which air does not circulate well.

Additionally, the first chamber 130 and the second chamber 550 may be in communication, but in this case, when processing clothing inside the first chamber 130, the inside of the second chamber 550 Since the clothing located in must also be processed, there is a problem that only the clothing stored in the second chamber 550 cannot be managed separately. In addition, when the first chamber 130 and the second chamber 550 are simply communicated, there is a problem of not being able to treat condensate generated due to the temperature difference between the first chamber 130 and the second chamber 550. there is. For example, when steam is injected into the first chamber 130, condensation water may enter the second chamber 550 and generate in the second chamber 550, but the first chamber 130 is not operated. Therefore, the condensed water generated in the second chamber 550 cannot be treated.

Meanwhile, the lower surface of the first area 1301 corresponds to the first bottom surface 1351 of the stepped first chamber bottom surface 135, and the lower surface of the second area 1302 corresponds to the second bottom surface 1351. Corresponds to the chamber bottom surface 1352.

Considering the weight of the door assembly 500 and the sizes of various electric devices or mechanical devices accommodated inside the auxiliary chamber 150, the second area is located along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110. The front-to-back length (FR2) of 1302 may be less than or equal to the front-to-back length (FR1) of the first region 1301. When the front-to-back length FR2 of the second area 1302 exceeds the front-to-back length FR1 of the first area 1301 due to the weight of the door assembly 500, the laundry treatment device 100 ) because there is a risk of it being overturned.

In addition, because the second chamber 550 prevents an empty space between the receiving body 510 and the auxiliary chamber 150, the first chamber 130 and the second chamber 550 Not only does it use space more efficiently, but it can also eliminate stagnant regions (stagnant regopm) that can cause flow stagnation when air circulates.

Meanwhile, the height of the second chamber 550 may be greater than the height of the first chamber 130. This is because the height of the first bottom surface 1351 is greater than the height of the second bottom surface 1352 due to the height of the auxiliary chamber 150. Because of this, the second chamber 550 can accommodate clothes that are relatively longer than the clothes accommodated in the first chamber 130.

Specifically, the height of the second chamber 550 may be greater than the height of the first area 1301.

Referring to FIG. 5(b), the height of the first area 1301 (or the length from the top surface 132 of the first chamber to the first bottom surface 1351) is the second area 1302. It may be smaller than the height (or the length from the top surface 132 of the first chamber to the second bottom surface 1352). This is because the height of the auxiliary chamber 150 located below the first area 1301 must be considered.

That is, the first chamber bottom surface 135 has a relatively lower height than the first bottom surface 1351 and the first sea surface 1351 due to the auxiliary chamber 150 located below. The first chamber bottom surface 135, including the bottom surface 1352, will be provided in a stepped shape.

The second chamber 550 formed inside the door assembly 500 will be accommodated in the second area 1302. Accordingly, the length of the second chamber 550 may be longer than the length of the first area 1301. That is, the second chamber 550 can accommodate clothes that are relatively longer than the length of the clothes accommodated in the first chamber 130. Accordingly, the user will be able to manage clothes of various lengths after storing them in the clothes handling device 100.

Additionally, the auxiliary chamber 150 may function as a stopper to prevent the door assembly 500 from being pushed back any further. The door assembly 500 will be located in the second area 1302 located on the second bottom surface 1352 inside the first chamber 130. That is, the lower part of the receiving body 510, which forms at least part of the outer shape of the door assembly 500, will face the front surface 151 of the auxiliary chamber. Ultimately, the auxiliary chamber 150 is operated by the auxiliary chamber 150 even if an unintended external force is applied to the door assembly 500 and the door assembly 500 is pushed into the first chamber 130. It will be possible to prevent movement into the first chamber 130 beyond a certain depth.

Considering that clothing is accommodated in the first area 1301, the height of the first area 1301 will be greater than the height of the auxiliary chamber 150.

Additionally, in order to prevent tipping over due to the weight of the door assembly 500, the front-to-back length of the first area 1301 may be greater than or equal to the front-to-back length of the second area 1302.

Considering that at least a portion of the second chamber 550 is inserted into the second area 1302, the area multiplied by the width and height of the second area 1302 is the area of the rear surface 555 of the second chamber. It will be bigger than That is, the open area of the first inlet 131 will be larger than the area of the rear surface 555 of the second chamber.

The height of the front of the door assembly 500 will be greater than the height of the second area 1302. That is, the height of the first inlet 131 will be smaller than the front height of the door 530 (see FIG. 2) of the second chamber 550.

Figures 6(a) and 6(b) explain the operating principle of the opening/closing actuator 170. FIG. 6(a) shows the door assembly 500 in a closed state, and FIG. 6(b) shows the door assembly 500 in an open state.

The opening/closing actuator 170 may push the door assembly 500 forward, causing the door assembly 500 to be pulled out in a direction away from the first inlet 131. Thereafter, the user pulls or pushes the side of the door assembly 500 using the gap created between the door assembly 500 and the first inlet 131, so that the door assembly 500 is connected to the cabinet 110. ) can be moved to one side.

During opening and closing of the door assembly 500, it would be desirable to keep the front of the door assembly 500 facing forward at all times. This is because the input/output unit 700 (see FIG. 5) provided on the front of the door assembly 500 always faces forward, so the user can easily access the input/output unit 700, and the second chamber ( This is because the air inside the second chamber 550 can be circulated to manage clothing or articles stored inside the second chamber 550.

That is, even when the first chamber 130 is open, the user can perform the management mode of the second chamber 550. In other words, the door assembly 500 moves away from the first inlet 131 so that the front of the door assembly 500 faces forward, and then the front of the door assembly 500 moves away from the first inlet (131). It may be provided to move to one side of the cabinet 110 so as to be parallel to 131). To this end, the clothing processing apparatus 100 according to the present disclosure may use a kinematics method of parallel four-bar links (Parallelogram four-bar linkages).

Accordingly, the user can open and close the door assembly 500 while maintaining the first inlet 131 and the door assembly 500 facing each other. Accordingly, the door assembly 500 can maintain a direction parallel to the first inlet 131 when opening and closing.

That is, the angle between the front of the cabinet 110 and the door assembly 500 can be maintained constant. To this end, the first hinge 120 moves the door assembly 500 to the front of the first chamber 130 to separate it from the first inlet 131, and then moves the door assembly 500 to the cabinet. It can be moved along the width direction of (110). That is, even if the position of the door assembly 500 changes, the direction the door assembly 500 faces can always remain the same when opening and closing the first inlet 131. When the door assembly 500 opens the first inlet 131, the front of the door assembly 500 is the same as when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131. This is because it moves while looking toward the front of the cabinet 110.

However, considering the case of opening and closing the second inlet 512, the direction in which the front of the door 530 of the second chamber faces may change. Unlike the first hinge 120, the second hinge ( When 520 opens the door 530 of the second chamber, the second inlet 512 and the door 530 of the second chamber rotate with respect to each other, so that the second inlet 512 and the second chamber always rotate. The angle formed by the door 530 of chamber 2 may change (see FIG. 8).

Referring to FIG. 6(a), the laundry treatment device 100 may further include an opening/closing drive unit 170 that pushes the door assembly 500 to open the door assembly 500. The opening/closing actuator 170 may be provided between the cabinet upper surface 112 and the first chamber upper surface 132 forming the upper surface of the first chamber 130. For example, the opening/closing actuator 170 may be coupled to the lower side of the upper surface 112 of the cabinet. Alternatively, the opening/closing actuator 170 may be provided on the lower side of the upper surface 132 of the first chamber.

One opening/closing actuator 170 may be sufficient, but may be provided in plural pieces. The opening/closing actuator 170 may be provided not only between the cabinet upper surface 112 and the first chamber upper surface 132, but also on the first chamber bottom surface 135, which forms the bottom surface of the first chamber. . Alternatively, it may be located between the bottom surface of the first chamber 135 and the bottom surface of the cabinet 110.

The reason why a plurality of opening/closing actuators 170 are provided is because the door assembly 500 is pushed from the top and bottom so that force is concentrated on one side or unnecessary torque is generated, causing the door assembly 500 or the door assembly ( This is to prevent deformation from being applied to the hinge structure that connects 500) to the cabinet.

The opening and closing actuator 170 may be in a non-contact state with the receiving body 510. The clothing processing device 100 may further include a first hinge 120 of a 4 bar linkage type. Figure 6(b) shows a state in which the opening/closing actuator 170 pushes the door assembly 500 forward so that the door assembly 500 moves away from the first inlet 131.

The opening and closing actuator 170 includes an opening and closing body 171 forming the outer shape, an opening and closing motor 173 located inside the opening and closing body 171, and a rotational force generated by the opening and closing motor 173 to form the door assembly ( It may include an opening/closing link 172 that pushes the 500 to move it in a direction away from the first inlet 131.

One surface of the opening and closing link 172 has gear teeth so that the opening and closing link 172 can move to the front and rear of the cabinet 110 in a rack and pinion manner. That is, when several gears rotate in engagement with the rotation axis of the opening and closing motor 173 to reduce the rotational speed, and some of the gears rotate in engagement with the gear teeth provided on one surface of the opening and closing link 172, As the opening/closing link 172 moves forward and protrudes, the door assembly 500 can be moved in a direction away from the first inlet 131.

Figure 6(a) shows an example in which the opening/closing link 172 is provided in a curved shape. This is to prevent the front-to-back length of the opening/closing actuator 170 from increasing, taking up a lot of space inside the first chamber, considering the length at which the opening/closing link 172 moves in the front-to-back direction. In addition, when the door assembly 500 is pulled forward by the first hinge 120, both links 1251 and 1252 of the first hinge 120 rotate and the distance from each other becomes distant. At this time, the door assembly 120 This is because the movement path of (500) may be curved rather than straight. Even so, the front of the door assembly 500 can move while always facing forward.

When the opening/closing actuator 170 pushes the door assembly 500 and a gap or a predetermined separation distance (or opening distance) is created between the first inlet 131 and the door assembly 500, the user The door assembly 500 can be moved manually by pushing or pulling.

Accordingly, the maximum moving distance of the opening/closing link 172 may be the distance until the receiving body 510 inserted into the first chamber 130 is pulled out from the first inlet 131.

When the opening/closing link 172 moves the door assembly 500 by a predetermined opening distance, the control unit 490 rotates the opening/closing motor 173 in the opposite direction so that the opening/closing link 172 moves back to the opening/closing body. It can be moved to be inserted into (171). This is because, unlike opening, the closing of the door assembly 500 is performed by the user, and if the opening/closing link 172 does not return to its original position, the door assembly 500 may collide with the opening/closing link 172. am.

Therefore, considering the case where the user closes the door assembly 500, the control unit 490 can return the opening/closing link 172 to its original position by rotating the opening/closing motor 173 in the opposite direction.

That is, in order to move the opening/closing link 172 from the initial first position to the second position located ahead of the first position, the control unit 490 moves the opening/closing motor 173 in the first direction. It can be rotated. In the first position, the opening/closing link 172 does not contact the door assembly 500, but will come into contact with the door assembly 500 while moving to the second position. Afterwards, the opening/closing actuator 170 will move the door assembly 500 to the front of the cabinet 110 by a predetermined opening distance.

Thereafter, when the opening/closing motor 173 rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the opening/closing link 172 may return from the second position to the first position.

In addition, since there is no need to drive the opening/closing actuator 170 when the door assembly 500 is closed, the control unit 490 will drive the opening/closing actuator 170 only when the door assembly 500 is opened. .

Even when the user closes the door assembly 500, the front of the door assembly 500 can always be maintained facing forward.

As shown in FIG. 6(b), the door assembly 500 can be moved with its front face always facing forward. This is because the purpose of the second chamber 550 is not only to manage and store the stored clothing or articles, but also to display and display them. Therefore, this is to allow the user to always see the second chamber 550. In addition, even when the first chamber 130 is open, the input/output unit 700 provided on the front of the door assembly 500 always faces forward, so the user can easily access the input/output unit 700. can do. Therefore, in order to manage clothing or articles stored inside the second chamber 550, the user can access the inside of the second chamber 550 through the input/output unit 700 regardless of whether the first chamber 130 is opened. The air can be circulated.

For this purpose, the clothing processing device 100 may be provided with a first hinge 120 of a parallel four-bar link type. That is, the first hinge 120 rotatably connects the door assembly 500 to the cabinet 110 and always moves the door assembly 500 so that the front of the door assembly 500 faces forward. It can be opened and closed.

7(a) and 7(b) show the laundry treatment device 100 and furniture F1 and F2 arranged adjacent to the laundry treatment device 100. This is illustrated considering that the clothing processing device 100 is a built-in type and is placed together with general furniture.

As shown, the second chamber 550 may be located in front of the first chamber 130. Additionally, since the door assembly 500 includes the second chamber 550 inside, at least a portion of the receiving body 510 can be inserted into the first chamber 130.

Considering the built-in type, the height and depth (FD1) of the clothing treatment device 100 will be designed in consideration of the size of the furniture (F1, F2) placed adjacent to it. Here, depth FD1 refers to the length of the laundry treatment device 100 in the front-to-back direction. The second chamber 550 may be placed next to the laundry treatment device 100, but in this case, it is not desirable because the width occupied by the laundry treatment device 100 becomes too large.

In addition, in order to use the second chamber 550 not only for clothing management but also for display and exhibition purposes, the second chamber 550 is located in front of the first chamber 130 and the auxiliary chamber 150. It would be desirable to do so.

In addition, since arranging objects by overlapping them in the depth direction of the second chamber 550 does not suit the purpose of display and display, the depth SD1 of the door assembly 500 must be smaller than the depth FD1 of the clothing treatment device. will be.

However, it may not be desirable for the second chamber 550 to protrude beyond the clothing treatment device 100 in consideration of unity with adjacent furniture. Accordingly, in order to not change the depth FD1 of the clothing treatment device, a portion of the second chamber 550 may be inserted into the first chamber 130.

When a portion of the door assembly 500 is inserted into the first chamber 130, problems may occur when opening the door assembly 500 due to the size of the door assembly 500. 7(a) and 7(b) show an arc with a radius of DR centered on one side of the cabinet 110.

If the door assembly 500 is hinged to one side of the cabinet 110, when the door assembly 500 rotates, the point indicated by IA on one side of the cabinet 110, that is, the receiving body The distance to the corner where the rear (5105) and the right side of the receiving body (5103) meet must be considered. This is to prevent the edge from interfering with one side of the first chamber 130. Ultimately, when the door assembly 500 is hinged to one side of the cabinet 110, there is a problem that the depth SD1 of the door assembly 500 or the width of the rear side 5105 of the receiving body must be reduced. .

If the door assembly 500 is hinged to the other side of the cabinet 110, interference with the opposite edge must be considered. However, since the problem is the same, only the case where the door assembly 500 is hinged to one side is described in this specification.

The depth (or thickness) of the door assembly 500 may be 1/6 or more and 1/2 or less of the length of the cabinet 110 in the front-back direction. This is in consideration of the size of the article accommodated in the second chamber 550. For example, it may be a number determined by considering the small standard size and large standard size of bags carried by adult women.

Considering these figures, there may be a limit to reducing the depth (SD1) of the door assembly 500 or the width (SW1) of the rear surface (5105) of the receiving body.

In addition, referring to FIG. 7(b), since the hinge causes interference with the adjacent furniture (F2) in the area indicated by IB, a certain distance is maintained between the laundry treatment device 100 and the adjacent furniture (F2). There is a problem with having to keep them apart.

Even if the door assembly 500 opens without interference, a portion of the first inlet 131 may be obscured by the receiving body 510, causing inconvenience to the user. Here, “obscured” refers to a case where the angle between the first inlet 131 and the door assembly 500 forms an acute angle.

In order to solve this problem, referring to FIG. 8, the laundry treatment device 100 includes a cabinet 110 including a first input port 131 on the front, and is located inside the cabinet 110 to provide the first input port 131. A first chamber 130 that receives clothes through the inlet 131, and an auxiliary chamber 150 located on the lower side of the cabinet 110 and forming an installation space separate from the first chamber 130. , a door assembly 500 that opens and closes the first inlet 131, and a first hinge 120 that connects the door assembly 500 to the cabinet, and the door assembly 500 is provided on the front. 2 A receiving body 510 including an inlet 512, located inside the receiving body 510 and formed separately from the first chamber 130 and the auxiliary chamber 150, and the second inlet ( A second chamber 550 for receiving clothing through 512, a door 530 of the second chamber that opens and closes the second input port 512, and the door 530 of the second chamber is connected to the receiving body 510. It may include a second hinge 520 connected to.

The first hinge 120 opens and closes the first inlet 131 so that the open direction of the second inlet 512 is maintained when the door assembly 500 is opened and closed, and the second hinge 520 The second inlet 512 can be opened and closed by rotating the door 530 of the second chamber.

Maintaining the opening direction of the second inlet 512 means that the direction of the door assembly 500 is maintained and moves when the door assembly 500 is opened or closed. If the user is located in front of the door assembly 500, the user will face the second chamber 550. Even if the user opens or closes the door assembly 500, the direction of the door assembly 500 does not change, so the user can always check the second chamber 550.

That is, although the link provided in the first hinge 120 rotates, the door assembly 500 can always face the second chamber 550 forward through rotation and translation. Accordingly, the door assembly 500 will move in the front-back or width direction of the cabinet 110 in parallel with the first inlet 131 to open and close the first inlet 131.

In other words, when the door assembly 500 opens or closes the first inlet 131, or during opening and closing, from an arbitrary point of the door assembly 500 to another arbitrary point. The position and direction will not change.

The laundry treatment device 100 may include a first hinge 120 connecting the door assembly 500 to the cabinet 110 between both sides of the cabinet 110 . The first hinge 120 may be located at the top and/or bottom of the cabinet 110. Specifically. The first hinge 120 may include a first upper hinge 128 provided on the upper surface 132 of the first chamber and a first lower hinge 129 provided on the bottom surface 135 of the first chamber. You can.

The first chamber upper surface 132 may have a stepped shape. Accordingly, the upper surface of the first chamber may include a step surface 1323 (see FIG. 14) due to a step difference. This is to secure a space between the cabinet upper surface 112 and the first chamber upper surface 132 and where the opening/closing actuator 170 is installed.

In this case, the first upper hinge 128 may be located in front of the step surface 1323 on the first chamber upper surface 132.

The first lower hinge 129 may be located in front of the auxiliary chamber 150 or on the second bottom surface 1352.

Referring to FIG. 8, the first upper hinge 128 and the first lower hinge 129 included in the first hinge 120 have a link 1251 connecting the cabinet and the door assembly 500. It can be seen that the rotation length of 1252 is greater than the rotation length of the connecting members 5251 and 5252 of the second hinge 520 connecting the door 530 of the second chamber and the receiving body 510. This is to prevent interference with adjacent furniture by completely separating the door assembly 500 from the cabinet when opening or during opening. Additionally, when the door assembly 500 is completely opened, this is to ensure that the first inlet 131 is not blocked.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, when the door 530 of the second chamber is opened while the door assembly 500 is open, interference with adjacent furniture does not occur due to the door 530 of the second chamber. won't However, when the door 530 of the second chamber is opened while the door assembly 500 is closed, interference with adjacent furniture may occur. Therefore, it would be desirable for the second hinge 520 to be provided so that it does not protrude to the outside of the cabinet 110 when the door 530 of the second chamber is closed.

To this end, the lengths of the first link 1251 (see FIG. 10(b)) and the second link 1252 (see FIG. 10(b)), which will be described later in FIG. 10, are respectively the first connection member 5251 (see FIG. 10(b)). 12(c)) and the second connecting member 5252 (see FIG. 12(c)).

Referring to FIG. 9, the door assembly 500 includes a receiving body 510 that includes a second inlet 512 on the front and a second chamber 550 inside, and opens and closes the second inlet 512. It may include a door 530 of the second chamber.

More specifically, referring to FIGS. 3 and 9 , the second chamber 550 may be formed by an accommodating housing 559 located inside the accommodating body 510. The user can access the second chamber 550 through the second inlet 512.

More specifically, the door assembly 500 may further include a front panel 518 coupled to the front of the receiving body 510. The second inlet 512 may be formed through the front panel 518.

Accordingly, the door assembly 500 is formed to face the door 530 of the second chamber while surrounding the second inlet 512, and is attached to the receiving housing 559 and the receiving body 510. It may further include a front panel 518 that is coupled.

Alternatively, the front panel 518 may be formed integrally with the receiving housing 559 and then be coupled to the receiving body 510 with an open front surface.

Accordingly, the front panel 518 is coupled to the front of the receiving body 510 and the receiving housing 559, and the laundry treatment device 100 is provided with the second inlet ( Clothes or articles can be accommodated in the second chamber 550 formed inside the housing 559 through 512).

Since the door 530 of the second chamber may be provided to correspond to the size of the front panel 518 surrounding the second inlet 512, the size of the door 530 of the second chamber is the size of the second inlet 512. It may be larger than the size of (512).

When the door 530 of the second chamber is closed, it can be coupled to the front panel 518 to close the second inlet 512.

The second hinge 520 may be coupled to the front panel 518 or the receiving body 510.

That is, the front panel 518 includes a front upper panel 5181 forming the upper part of the front panel, a front lower panel 5184 forming a lower part of the front panel, and the front upper panel 5181 and the front. It may include a front left panel 5182 and a front right panel 5183 connecting the sides of the lower panel 5184, respectively.

The second inlet 512 may be formed by the front upper panel 5181, the front lower panel 5184, the front left panel 5182, and the front right panel 5183. That is, the front panel 518 will be positioned surrounding the second inlet 512. This is to prevent wires, circuit boards, and various devices that may be located between the second chamber 550 and the receiving body 510 from being exposed to the user.

The second inlet 512 may be provided in a square shape.

The front upper panel 5181 may include an air inlet 51813 formed through the front upper panel 5181. Air in the second chamber 550 may circulate through the air inlet 51813. The air inlet 51813 may be formed to extend along the width direction of the door assembly 500.

Accordingly, when the door 530 of the second chamber is closed, the air inlet 51813 will be located on the front panel 518 and face the door 530 of the second chamber.

The door 530 of the second chamber is coupled to the front of the receiving body 510, that is, the front panel 518 including the second inlet 512, in order to open and close the second inlet 512. can do. That is, the door 530 of the second chamber can be coupled to the front panel 518 to cover at least an area including the air inlet 51813 and the second inlet 512.

That is, when the door 530 of the second chamber is closed, the second chamber 550 is located between the receiving body 510 and the second chamber 550 through the air inlet 51813. It will be connected to the internal space.

In addition, Figure 9 shows an example of the hanger unit 800 and the shelf holder 5552 provided in the second chamber 550. The hanger unit 800 may include a clothing hanger 830 that can hold clothing in the second chamber 550. The clothing hanger 830 can be mounted on or detached from the rear surface 555 of the second chamber 555, which forms the rear surface of the second chamber 550.

The door assembly 500 may further include a hanger portion 800 provided in the second chamber 550 to hold clothing. The hanger unit 800 may be mounted or coupled to a hanger holder 5554 provided in the second chamber 550. The hanger portion 800 is a type of accessory and is detachable from the second chamber 550.

Specifically, the door assembly 500 may further include a hanger holder 5554 that can install or mount the hanger 800 on the rear side 555 of the second chamber. The hanger holder 5554 may vary depending on the shape of the hanger 800. For example, in the case of the hanger unit 800 having the appearance of a general ring-shaped clothes hanger, the hanger holder 5554 may be in the form of a hook protruding from the rear surface 555 of the second chamber. The user can display clothing by hanging the hook of the hanger unit 800 on the hook.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, in the case of a clothing hanger 830 coupled to the back of the second chamber 555, the hanger holder 5554 is a groove in the back of the second chamber 555. It may be in the form of a hole. Accordingly, the clothing hanger 830 may be coupled to the hanger holder 5554 in a detachable manner.

Meanwhile, the laundry treatment device 100 may further include a shelf portion 580 (see FIG. 2) that is detachably provided in the second chamber 550 and supports articles accommodated in the second chamber 550. You can. In addition, the laundry treatment device 100 may further include a shelf holder 5552 for coupling with the shelf coupled to the rear surface 555 of the second chamber.

Specifically, the rear side of the second chamber 555 may include a shelf holder 5552 in the form of a groove or hole that extends along the width direction of the door assembly 500.

The shelf portion 580 may have a rectangular sheet shape. The shelf unit 580 may include a shelf coupling part 811 on the rear side of the shelf unit 580 for coupling to the shelf holder 5552. The shelf holder 5552 may be provided in plural numbers. Accordingly, a plurality of shelf units 580 coupled to the shelf holder 5552 may be provided.

The shelf holder 5552 is coupled to the rear surface 555 of the second chamber, which connects both sides of the shelf 580 to both sides of the second chamber 550 for air circulation in the second chamber 550, which will be described later. This is to keep it away from the side.

Figure 9 shows an example in which the hanger portion 800 is coupled to one surface of the second chamber 550, and the shelf portion 580 is separated from the shelf support portion 5552. Considering the size of the clothes mounted on the hanger unit 800, only some of the plurality of shelves at the lower part of the hanger unit 800 may be coupled to some of the plurality of shelf holders 5552. Even in a state where the hanger unit 800 is not coupled, the user may adjust the spacing between the plurality of shelves and connect them in consideration of the size of the article or clothing accommodated in the second chamber. That is, depending on the size of the product being accommodated and displayed, the shelf portion 580 coupled to the rear of the second chamber 550 can be separated or coupled.

Figures 10(a) to 10(c) show the first hinge 120. The door assembly 500 may have different opening and closing directions depending on whether the user is left-handed or right-handed. Alternatively, the door assembly 500 may be set so that the user can open and close the door assembly 500 in a preferred direction. The opening and closing direction of the door assembly 500 may be set differently depending on the direction in which the same first hinge 120 is installed. The first hinge 120 shown in FIGS. 10(a) and 10(c) will move the door assembly 500 to the left of the user, and the first hinge 120 shown in FIG. 10(b) will move the door assembly 500 to the left of the user. The hinge 120 can move the door assembly 500 to the right of the user.

Referring to Figure 10(b), the first hinge 120 includes a hinge coupling portion 127 coupled to the door assembly 500, a hinge receiving portion 121 coupled to the cabinet, and the hinge coupling portion ( 127) and a link portion 125 rotatably connected to the hinge receiving portion 121. The link portion 125 may be accommodated in the hinge receiving portion 121 when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131.

The link portion 125 may include a first link 1251 and a second link 1252 that rotatably connect the hinge receiving portion 121 and the hinge coupling portion 127.

That is, the first hinge 120 may include a first link 1251 and a second link 1252 that are rotatably coupled to the cabinet 110 and the receiving body 510 but are spaced apart from each other. there is.

The first hinge 120 moves the door assembly 500 forward away from the first inlet 131 through rotation of the first link 1251 and the second link 1252, It can be moved parallel to the first inlet 131.

Since the first link 1251 and the second link 1252 are rotatably connected to different points of the hinge receiving portion 121 and the hinge coupling portion 127, the overall outline is in the form of a four-bar link. It can be. In particular, the hinge receiving portion 121 and the hinge coupling portion 127 are coupled and fixed to the cabinet 110 and the door assembly 500, respectively, so that the first link 1251 and the second link 1252 ) can only rotate. Therefore, it may have a mechanism similar to parallel 4 bar linkage.

That is, when the first link 1251 and the second link 1252 rotate, the hinge receiving portion 121 and the hinge coupling portion 127 can only move in directions parallel to each other. Ultimately, the first link 1251 and the second link 1252 will also rotate in parallel with each other spaced apart.

The door assembly 500 will move in a direction parallel to the first inlet 131.

The door assembly 500 can move with the door 530 of the second chamber always facing the front. Accordingly, the user can always see the second chamber 550 when opening and closing the door assembly 500.

In addition, when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet, the first link 1251 and the second link 1252 may be arranged in a parallel direction and contact the door assembly 500. . This may be referred to as the first position or folded state. When the opening/closing actuator 170 pushes the door assembly 500, the door assembly 500 rotates and can be pulled forward by the first hinge 120. And, by the first hinge 120, the door assembly 500 will finally be moved to one side of the laundry treatment device.

The first link 1251 and the second link 1252 of the first hinge 120 rotate, but because they are spaced apart from each other, the front of the door assembly 500 always faces forward. Accordingly, to the user, the door assembly 500 may appear to move sideways after being pulled out in a direction away from the first entrance 131.

Strictly speaking, since the first link 1251 and the second link 1252 rotate apart from each other, they are rotated by each individual link, but the front of the door assembly 500 is always fixed toward the front. The door assembly 500 may appear to be in translational motion.

In this specification, it is explained that the door assembly 500 is moved forward by a predetermined distance by the opening/closing actuator 170 and then moves to the side. This type of door can be called a gliding door or swing door.

Considering the lengths of the first link 1251 and the second link 1252, the first hinge 120 is designed to prevent the door assembly 500 from interfering with adjacent furniture when the door assembly 500 is opened. can be opened. Additionally, when the door assembly 500 is completely opened, the door assembly 500 moves to one side of the laundry treatment device 100 and does not cover the first input port. This state can be called an unfolded state. This is to facilitate easy access to the input/output unit 700 even when the door assembly 500 is opened or moved.

The first link 1251 and the second link 1252 may rotate at an angle of more than 90 degrees (°) and less than 180 degrees (°) from the folded state to the unfolded state.

Referring to FIG. 10(c), the hinge coupling portion 127 may include an L-shaped hinge bending portion 1275 that is formed by bending at one side. This is to prevent interference between the first link 1251 and the second link 1252 in the folded state.

Figure 11 is an example of the second hinge 520. The door assembly 500 may further include a second hinge 520 to rotatably couple the door 530 of the second chamber to the receiving body 510.

The thickness of the door 530 of the second chamber is smaller than the thickness of the door assembly 500, and since it is coupled to the front of the receiving body 510, the second hinge 520 is connected to the first hinge 120. ), there is no need to operate like this. Therefore, unlike the first hinge 120 that moves in a direction parallel to the first inlet 131 after moving away from the first inlet 131, the second hinge 520 accommodates the same as a general hinge. Located on one side of the body 510, the door 530 of the second chamber can be opened and closed by rotating the door 530 of the second chamber.

However, if the second hinge 520 is provided to be exposed to the outside, interference with adjacent furniture may occur, so the second hinge 520 is installed on the inner surface of the door 530 of the second chamber, that is, the second hinge 520 is exposed to the outside. Of the two sides of the door 530 of the second chamber, the side facing the second inlet 512 is provided on the receiving body, and may not be exposed to the outside when the door 530 of the second chamber is closed. .

Accordingly, a portion of the second hinge 520 may be coupled to the receiving body 510, and another portion of the second hinge may be coupled to the inner surface of the door 530 of the second chamber.

When the second hinge 520 rotates and the door 530 of the second chamber is changed from a closed state to an open state, the maximum opening angle Θ of the door 530 of the second chamber is 90 degrees (° ) may be more than 180 degrees (°). If the maximum opening angle of the door 530 of the second chamber is more than 180 degrees (°), interference with adjacent furniture may occur.

Figures 12(a) to 12(c) are examples of the second hinge 520. Like the first hinge 120, the second hinge 520 includes a member receiving portion 521 coupled to the receiving body 510, a member coupling portion 527 coupled to the door of the second chamber, and the member receiving portion 521 coupled to the door of the second chamber. It may include a connection portion 525 connecting the member receiving portion 521 and the member coupling portion 527. The connection part 525 may include the first connection member 5251 and the second connection member 5252. The member receiving portion 521 may include a receiving portion fastening groove 5211 for coupling to the receiving body 510 using a fastening member.

Similar to the member receiving portion 521, the member coupling portion 527 also has a first fastening hole 5271, which is a fastening hole for fixing the member coupling portion 527 to the inner surface of the door 530 of the second chamber. and a second fastening hole 5272.

The second hinge 520 is provided in plural pieces, and includes a second upper hinge 528 connecting the door 530 of the second chamber and the upper part of the receiving body 510 and the door 530 of the second chamber. And it may include a second lower hinge 529 connecting the lower part of the receiving body 510. FIG. 12(a) is an example of the second upper hinge 528, and FIG. 12(b) is an example of the second lower hinge 529. The positions of the first fastening holes 5271 of the second upper hinge 528 and the second lower hinge 529 are opposite to each other. This is because the coupling position with the door 530 of the second chamber is taken into consideration. That is, because the second upper hinge 528 is located at the upper part of the door 530 of the second chamber, a fastening area is secured below. The second lower hinge 529 will be the opposite of this.

Referring to FIG. 12(b), when the second hinge 520 fully opens the door of the second chamber, there is a predetermined gap between the member receiving portion 521 and the member coupling portion 527. A distance K1 may exist. This is to prevent interference between the door 530 of the second chamber and the receiving body 510 in the HA area shown in FIG. 11.

Figures 13(a) and 13(b) are another example of the laundry treatment device 100 described in this disclosure. The above-described clothing processing device 100 includes a door assembly 500 whose volume is increased to accommodate the second chamber 550 therein. On the other hand, the clothing treatment device shown in FIG. 13 does not include the second chamber 550 and shows an example that includes a door 501 with a relatively thin door thickness. That is, this is an example of the laundry treatment device 100 in which the space of the first chamber 130 is not divided into two spaces due to the step of the bottom surface 135 of the first chamber.

That is, since the bottom surface 135 of the first chamber is not stepped, the door 501 can be rotatably coupled to the cabinet 110 to open and close the first inlet (or inlet 131). At this time, the door 501 may have the same structure as the second hinge described above, but may be coupled to the cabinet 110 with a conventional hinge. Of course, in this case, there may be a predetermined distance between the furniture and the clothing treatment device 100 to prevent interference with adjacent furniture.

Referring to FIGS. 13(a) and 13(b), the laundry treatment device 100 according to the present disclosure includes a cabinet 110 including an input port 131 on the front, and a door that opens and closes the input port 131 ( 501), a first chamber 130 located inside the cabinet and receiving clothing or articles through the inlet 131, provided inside the first chamber 130 and moving in the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110 It extends along and includes a hanger body portion 610 that holds the clothing, and a hanger support portion 620 that is located on an upper part of the hanger body portion 610 and movably supports it.

Additionally, the hanger body portion 610 may be separated from the hanger support portion 620 and provided to be movable forward.

In addition, the auxiliary chamber 150 provided separately at the lower part of the first chamber 130 is connected to the water tank 481 and The drain tank 485 may be introduced into and/or withdrawn from the auxiliary chamber 150.

Figure 13(b) shows an electro-mechanical assembly (EMA) provided inside the auxiliary chamber 150 and spraying air (heated air or unheated air) or steam into the first chamber 130. ) and a clothing driving unit 640 provided between the first chamber upper surface 132 and the cabinet upper surface 112 to reciprocate the clothing support unit 600 in the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110. .

In addition, since the direction of the clothing support unit 600 is disposed in the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110, the air discharge port 138 is used to uniformly supply air or steam to the clothing mounted on the clothing support unit 600. ) and the air intake port 137 may be arranged in the width direction of the cabinet 110. In addition, the steam discharge port 139 is also located adjacent to the air discharge port 138, and may extend along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110 like the air discharge port 138.

Figure 14 briefly shows the first chamber 130 and the auxiliary chamber 150 and then schematically shows the direction of air circulation. As described in FIGS. 3 and 4, at least a portion of the door assembly 500 may be inserted into the first chamber 130. Accordingly, since the front-to-back length of the auxiliary chamber 150 located below the first bottom surface 1351 is reduced, the air supply duct 411 is installed in order to efficiently arrange mechanical devices inside the auxiliary chamber 150. ) will be located close to one of the two sides of the cabinet 110. That is, the air supply duct 411 will be provided in a direction facing the one side.

Alternatively, as described above, referring to FIGS. 13(a) and 13(b), even in the case of the door 501 without the second chamber 55, the length of the cabinet 110 in the front-back direction is In order to reduce the load, the clothing support portion 600 may be disposed in the front and rear directions of the cabinet 110. In any case, as the clothing support portion 600 is disposed in the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110, the air discharge port 138 and the air intake port 137 are perpendicular to the direction of the clothing support portion 600. It may be arranged along the width direction of the cabinet 110. This is to uniformly supply air or steam to the clothes being placed.

Considering this, in order to efficiently place the mechanical equipment (EMA) inside the auxiliary chamber 150, the air supply duct 411 will be located close to one of the two sides of the cabinet 110. That is, the air supply duct 411 will be provided in a direction facing the one side.

The connection duct 413 may also be arranged in the left-right or width direction of the cabinet 110.

The supporter unit 489 may also be arranged in the left and right directions of the cabinet 110.

Ultimately, the flow of air circulating through the air supply unit 410 can be represented as shown in FIG. 14. Figure 14 is a view of the first chamber 130 from the first inlet (or inlet 131).

Referring to FIG. 14, if the air discharge port 138 is located on one side of both sides of the first chamber, and the air intake port 137 is located on the other side of the two sides of the first chamber 130. Assuming that it is located, the air discharged through the air supply unit 410 will move upward along one side of the first chamber through the air intake port 137 toward the upper surface 132 of the first chamber. Afterwards, the direction of movement of the air will change due to the upper surface 132 of the first chamber, and the air will meet the other side of the first chamber 130 and move downward again.

Ultimately, the air moving along the other side of the first chamber 130 will move to the air supply unit 410 through the air intake port 137.

The air flowing into the air intake port 137 will first move downward along the air supply duct 411. Afterwards, it will pass through the blowing unit 412 and go up again toward the connection duct 413. This is because the connection duct 413 is located at the upper part of the supporter part 489, while the blowing unit 412 is located at the base part 470.

That is, the air movement from the air supply duct 411 to the connection duct 413 will go down and then go up again. This is to prevent condensed water that may flow through the air supply duct 411 from flowing into the heat exchange unit 415. Condensate may be separated from the air at the lower part of the air supply duct 411 before the direction of movement of the air changes and flows into the blowing unit 412.

The laundry treatment device 100 may further include a sump (not shown) for temporarily storing the condensed water inside or outside the lower portion of the air supply duct 411. Condensate temporarily collected in the sump (not shown) may be collected in the drain tank 485 through a drain pump (not shown).

Steam supplied through the steam supply unit 450 (see FIG. 4) may also circulate in the same manner. However, instead of the air discharge port 138, steam may be discharged through the steam discharge port 139 and then enter the air supply duct 411 together with the air circulating through the air intake port 137.

Meanwhile, according to the present disclosure, as the circulation direction of air and steam in the clothing processing device 100 is set to the left and right directions rather than the front and back directions, the clothing support portion 600, especially the hanger body portion 610, for holding clothing. The direction of , can also be set differently.

To care for clothes, you need to ensure that air and steam are evenly distributed over the clothes. If the hanger body portion 610 is provided in the width direction, only clothes placed close to the air discharge port 138 and the steam discharge port 139 can be managed, and clothes placed far away may be damaged by clothes placed close together. It may not be managed well. Therefore, in order to uniformly distribute air and steam, it would be desirable for the clothing support portion 600 to be provided along the front-to-back direction of the cabinet 110.

However, it may be inconvenient for the user to hang clothes on the clothing support unit 600. This is because the plurality of hanger grooves 6111 formed in the clothing support unit 600 are arranged in the front and rear directions, so the distances from the input port 131 to the hanger groove 6111 are all different. Therefore, placing clothing in the deepest hanger groove may cause discomfort to the user.

To solve this problem, the clothing processing device 100 includes a clothing support portion 600 provided along the front and rear directions of the cabinet 110, and the plurality of hanger grooves 6111 among the clothing support portions 600 are The hanger body portion 610 included may be provided to be withdrawn forward. Through this, the user will be able to pull out the hanger body portion 610 forward through the first input port 131 and place clothing thereon without the inconvenience of having to bend down.

Figure 15 is an exploded view of an example of the clothing support unit 600 provided in the first chamber 130. The clothing support portion 600 is provided along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110 to hold clothes, and the hanger body portion 610 is provided along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110 and includes the hanger body portion 610. It may include a hanger support portion 620 located at the upper portion to support the hanger body portion 610.

The clothing support unit 600 includes a clothing driving unit 640 that generates rotational force, and a power conversion unit 660 that converts the rotational movement of the clothing driving unit 640 into a reciprocating motion that moves along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110. It may further include.

The clothing drive unit 640 is located between the upper surface 132 of the first chamber and the upper surface of the cabinet 112 to prevent exposure to the user and to prevent failure due to steam and hot air supplied to the first chamber. It can be located in .

Additionally, the clothing driving unit 640 may be supported by a hanger frame (not shown) that supports the clothing driving unit 640. The hanger frame is also located between the first chamber upper surface 132 and the cabinet upper surface 112, and both ends of the hanger frame are a cabinet frame (not shown) or a cabinet (not shown) that forms the skeleton of the cabinet 110. 110) can be combined. This is to prevent the vibration of the clothing driving unit 640 from being transmitted to the inside of the first chamber 130.

The clothing driving unit 640 may include a power motor 641 and a power transmission unit 642 that is connected to the rotation shaft of the power motor and transmits power to the power conversion unit. Figure 15 shows a main pulley 6423, a driven pulley 6422, and a belt 6421 connecting the main pulley 6423 and the driven pulley 6422 as an example of the power transmission unit 642, but is limited to this. It doesn't work.

In addition, the clothing driving unit 640 may further include a pulley fixing member 6425 that is supported on the moving hanger frame and supports the driven pulley 6422.

The power conversion unit 660 is connected to the driven pulley 6422 and includes a rotating part 661 that rotates together when the driven pulley 6422 rotates, and a conversion member that converts the rotation of the rotating part 661 into reciprocating motion ( 662). The rotating part 661 may be capable of circular motion of a certain radius by the rotating part 661 provided to rotate at a distance from the rotating axis direction of the driven pulley 6422.

Specifically, the rotating part 661 includes a rotation connecting member connected to the rotating shaft at one end, an arm member connected to the other end of the rotating connecting member in a direction perpendicular to the rotating axis, and a direction parallel to the rotating shaft at the other end of the arm member. It may include an insertion rotation member connected to the conversion member 662.

Figure 15 shows that the conversion member 662 is provided on the upper side of the hanger support part 620 in the form of a groove or hole formed along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The hanger support part 620 may include a first supporting part 622 and a second supporting part 624 that support both ends of the hanger support part. The first supporting part 622 and the second supporting part 624 support the hanger supporting part 620 when the hanger supporting part 620 reciprocates along the forward and backward directions due to the conversion member 662. It will be.

The clothing support portion 600 may include a hanger body portion 610 that is spaced apart from the lower side of the hanger support portion 620 and holds clothing. The hanger support portion 620 and the hanger body portion 610 may extend along the front-to-back direction of the cabinet 110.

The hanger support part 620 and the hanger body part 610 can be combined and reciprocated by the clothes driving part 640.

The hanger body portion 610 may include a plurality of hanger grooves 6111 that can hold clothing. Figure 15 shows the plurality of hair grooves 6111 arranged at intervals other than equal intervals. This is to allow additional clothing such as thin clothing, dress shirts, etc. to be hung. For example, Figure 15 shows five hanger grooves. Among them, the spacing between the first, third and fifth hanger grooves is equal, and the second and fourth hanger grooves are located close to the first and fifth hanger grooves, respectively. The first, third, and fifth hanger grooves are arranged in consideration of the size of the clothing. On the other hand, the second and fourth hanger grooves can be used to store additional clothing.

The hanger body portion 610 is coupled to the hanger support portion 620, but can be withdrawn forward through the first inlet 131 when necessary. That is, the hanger support part 620 may further include a moving rail 615 for moving the hanger body part 610 forward. The hanger body portion 610 may further include a movement guider 617 that is located above the hanger body portion 610 and couples the hanger body portion 610 to the moving rail 615. When the moving guider 617 moves on the moving rail 615, the hanger body portion 610 can move forward and backward along the moving rail 615.

Referring to FIGS. 15 and 16 , the hanger body portion 610 may further include a hanger bar 611 including a plurality of hanger grooves 6111 for holding the clothing. The hanger body portion 610 is located at the top of the hanger bar 611 to prevent interference with the moving rail 615 or the clothing support portion 600 when the user places clothing in the hanger groove 6111. It may further include an upper hanger body 612.

The hanger bar 611 and the upper hanger body 612 may be spaced apart from each other and face each other. The hanger bar 611 and the upper hanger body 612 are spaced apart from each other and positioned side by side to form a hanging space 6101, which is a space accessible to the user for holding clothes. The hanger bar 611 and Both ends of the upper hanger body 612 can be connected to each other by a connection body 619 that connects them.

That is, the hanging space 6101 is connected to the hanger bar 611, the upper hanger body 612, and the connecting body 619 connecting both ends of the hanger bar 611 and the upper hanger body 612. can be formed by

In other words, when the hanger body portion 610 is disposed in the front and rear directions of the cabinet 110, it may include a hanging space 6101 formed through the width direction of the cabinet 110. A plurality of hanger grooves 6111 that can hold the clothing may be located on the lower surface of the hanging space 6101.

Figure 16 shows an example in which the hanger body portion 610 is pulled out in front of the hanger support portion 620. The user can pull the hanger body portion 610 forward from the hanger support portion 620, place clothes on it, and then pull it back in again.

Specifically, the clothing support unit 600 may be located along the front-to-back direction of the cabinet 110 in the first area 1301. The hanger bar 611 is fixed to the upper hanger body 612 when located in the first area 1301, and when the clothes driving unit 640 rotates, it is held together with the upper hanger body 612 and the cabinet 110. ) will reciprocate along the forward and backward directions. Thereafter, when the door assembly 500 is opened, the user can withdraw the hanger bar 611 from the upper hanger body 612 and move it in a direction toward the first inlet 131.

That is, when the door assembly 500 is opened, the hanger bar 611 is pulled out from the upper hanger body 612 toward the first inlet, so that at least a portion of the hanger bar 611 is in the second area ( 1302).

Meanwhile, when the clothes driving unit 640 rotates, the hanger body unit 610 and the hanger support unit 620 will reciprocate along the forward and backward directions. Therefore, when the hanger body portion 610 is introduced, if the coupling with the hanger support portion 620 is not fixed, the hanger body portion 610 may unintentionally move in the forward and backward directions along the moving rail 615. there is.

This is a problem that occurs because the pull-out direction of the hanger body portion 610 is the same as the reciprocating direction of the hanger body portion 610.

To solve this, referring to FIG. 17(a), the clothing support portion 600 includes a hanger bar fixing groove 613 provided in any one of the hanger support portion 620 and the hanger body portion 610, and It is provided on the other one of the hanger support part 620 and the hanger body part 610, and a movement prevention protrusion 625 can be inserted into the hanger bar fixing groove 613 depending on whether the door assembly 500 is opened. It may further include a hanger bar stopper 621.

Figure 17(b) shows the movement prevention protrusion 625 of the hanger bar stopper 621 being inserted into the hanger bar fixing groove 613 so that the hanger body portion 610 is fixed to the hanger support portion 620. Figure 17(c) shows the movement prevention protrusion 625 separated from the hanger bar fixing groove 613.

The hanger bar stopper 621 includes a movement prevention protrusion 625 that can be inserted into the hanger bar fixing groove 613, and the movement prevention protrusion 625 is inserted into the hanger bar fixing groove 613 or fixes the hanger bar. It may include a movement motor 626 for separation from the groove 613.

The hanger bar stopper 621 automatically inserts the movement prevention protrusion 625 into the hanger bar fixing groove 613 or separates it from the hanger bar fixing groove 613 depending on whether the door assembly 500 is opened. You can do it.

To this end, the clothing processing device 100 may further include a door opening/closing detection unit 793 that detects whether the door assembly 500 is opened or closed. When the door opening/closing detection unit 793 detects the opening of the door assembly 500, the control unit 490 drives the movement motor 626 to set the movement prevention protrusion 625 to the hanger bar fixing groove ( 613). On the other hand, when the door opening/closing detection unit 793 detects that the door assembly 500 is closed, the control unit 490 drives the movement motor 626 in the opposite direction to move the movement prevention protrusion 625 to the hanger bar. It will be inserted into the fixing groove (613).

Referring to FIG. 5, the door open/close detection unit 793 is shown as being located at the rear of the door assembly 500. However, as long as it can detect whether the door assembly 500 is open/closed, it may be located anywhere. do. For example, it may be provided on the first hinge 120.

That is, when the door assembly 500 closes the first inlet 131, the control unit 490 inserts the movement prevention protrusion 625 into the hanger bar fixing groove 613, (610) and the hanger support portion 620 will be combined. This is to prepare for the reciprocating movement of the clothing support unit 600 in the future.

When the door assembly 500 is opened, there is a high possibility that the user will pull out the hanger body portion 610 forward, so in preparation for this, the control unit 490 installs the anti-movement protrusion 625 into the hanger bar fixing groove. It can be separated at (613). Therefore, even if the user moves the hanger body portion 610 forward, interference between the hanger body portion 610 and the movement prevention protrusion 625 will not occur.

Figure 18 is an exploded view of another example of the clothing support unit 600 provided in the clothing treatment device 100. As described above, after the hanger body portion 610 is pulled out forward, the user will hang clothing on the pulled out hanger body portion 610 from the side direction of the cabinet 110. In this case, the user may have the inconvenience of not being able to hang clothes in front of the clothing handling device 100. To solve this, in an example of the clothing support unit 600 shown in FIG. 18, the hanger body unit 610 can be pulled forward from the hanger support unit 620 and then rotated to be arranged again along the width direction of the cabinet. It was made to be so.

That is, the hanger body portion 610 may be separated from the hanger support portion 620, moved forward, and then rotated relative to the hanger support portion 620 to be disposed along the width direction of the cabinet 110.

Referring to FIG. 18, the clothing support portion 600 is provided along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110 to hold clothes, and the hanger body portion 610 is provided along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110 and holds the hanger. It may include a hanger support part 620 located on the upper part of the body part 610 and supporting the hanger body part 610.

The clothing support unit 600 includes a clothing driving unit 640 that generates rotational force, and a rotating unit 661 that converts the rotational movement of the clothing driving unit 640 into a reciprocating motion that moves along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110. It may further include a member 662. When the rotating part 661 rotates away from the rotating shaft of the motor, the conversion member 662 will convert the rotating motion into the forward and backward reciprocating linear motion. This uses the so-called Scotch-Yoke Mecahnism.

The conversion member 662 is shown as being provided on the upper side of the hanger support unit 620 in the form of a groove or hole formed along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 13(b), the clothing driving unit 640 is installed on the upper surface 132 of the first chamber to prevent it from being exposed to the user and to prevent failure due to steam and hot air supplied to the first chamber. And it may be located between the cabinet upper surface 112.

Additionally, the clothing driving unit 640 may be supported by a driving unit frame 649 that supports the clothing driving unit 640. The driving unit frame 649 is also located between the first chamber upper surface 132 and the cabinet upper surface 112, and both ends of the driving unit frame 649 form a cabinet frame ( (not shown) or may be coupled to the cabinet 110. This is to prevent the vibration of the clothing driving unit 640 from being transmitted to the inside of the first chamber 130.

The clothing support portion 600 may include a hanger body portion 610 that is spaced apart from the lower side of the hanger support portion 620 and holds clothing. The hanger support part 620 and the hanger body part 610 may extend along the front-to-back direction of the cabinet 110.

The hanger support part 620 and the hanger body part 610 can be coupled to each other and reciprocate by the clothes driving part 640.

The hanger body portion 610 may include a hanger bar 611 that can hold clothing. And the hanger bar 611 may include a plurality of hanger grooves 6111 formed along the hanger bar 611. FIG. 18 shows the plurality of hanger grooves 6111 arranged at equal intervals. However, the plurality of hanger grooves 6111 may not be equally spaced.

The hanger body portion 610 is coupled to the hanger support portion 620, but can be withdrawn forward through the first inlet 131 when necessary. That is, the hanger body portion 610 may further include a movement guide portion 618 for moving and rotating the hanger body portion 610 forward relative to the hanger support portion 620.

The exercise guide part 618 is connected to the hanger support part 620 so as to move the hanger body part 610, and the hanger body part 610 combined with the exercise guide part 618 allows the exercise. The cabinet 110 can be moved forward and backward by the guide portion 618. That is, the movement guide part 618 can move and rotate in a determined direction by the hanger body guide part 629 provided in the hanger support part 620.

That is, the movement guide part 618 may protrude from the hanger body part 610 and be combined with the hanger body guide part 619.

The hanger body guide part 629 has a hanger body guide hole 6295 that penetrates the hanger support body 6201 and extends along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110, and is located at one end of the hanger body guide hole 6295. It may include a coupling guide member 6293 that rotatably accommodates the movement guide part 618 therein. By inserting the movement guide part 618 into the hanger body guide hole 6295 and movably coupled to it, the hanger body part 610 can move along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110. In addition, when the movement guide part 618 is accommodated in the coupling guide member 6293 located at one end of the hanger body guide hole 6295, the user rotates the hanger body part 610 to move the cabinet 110. It can be arranged in the width direction of . This is described in detail in Figures 20 to 22.

18 and 19, the hanger support portion 620 may include a hanger bar guide member 6291 coupled to the hanger support body 8201 at a position corresponding to the hanger body guide hole 6295. there is. The hanger bar guide member 6291 extends in the front and rear directions of the cabinet 110 through the hanger bar guide member 6291, and is a hanger body moving hole that overlaps at least a portion of the hanger body guide hole 6295. (6292) may be further included. Additionally, the coupling guide member 6293 may be located at one end of the hanger body moving hole 6292. This is to improve durability since the hanger support portion 620 and the hanger body portion 610 are moving parts.

Accordingly, the coupling guide member 6293 may be located on the hanger support body 6201 or on the hanger bar guide member 6291.

Likewise, the upper hanger body portion 610 may further include a hanger moving member 6104 made of a different material from the hanger bar 611 in order to improve rigidity and durability. The movement guide unit 618 may be coupled to the hanger moving member 6104.

The hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 may be coupled to each other by the hanger bar stopper 621. This is to prevent the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 from being separated from each other when the cabinet 110 reciprocates in the front-back direction.

As described above, when the door 501 is closed, the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 may be fixed by the hanger bar stopper 621 to prevent them from moving relative to each other. Since this is only a specific example, the upper hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 may be relatively fixed in other ways.

Figure 19 shows an example in which the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 are combined. If the hanger body portion 610 performs the function of holding clothing, the hanger support portion 620 movably supports the hanger body portion 610 and, together with the hanger body portion 610, holds the clothing. The cabinet 110 can be reciprocated in the forward and backward directions by the driving unit 640.

The hanger support part 620 includes a hanger support body 6201 provided in parallel and spaced apart from the upper part of the hanger bar 611, a first supporting part 622 supporting both ends of the hanger support body 6201, and a first supporting part 622 that supports both ends of the hanger support body 6201. 2 It may further include a supporting part 624. The first supporting part 622 and the second supporting part 624 support the hanger supporting part 620 when the hanger supporting part 620 reciprocates along the forward and backward directions due to the conversion member 662. It will be.

Referring to FIG. 19, the hanger body portion 610 is located at the top of the hanger bar 611 to prevent interference with the hanger support portion 620 when the user places clothing in the hanger groove 6111. It may further include an upper hanger body (612, see FIG. 15).

The hanger bar 611 and the upper hanger body 612 may be spaced apart from each other and face each other. The hanger bar 611 and the upper hanger body 612 are spaced apart from each other and positioned side by side to form a hanging space (6101, see FIG. 18), which is a space accessible to the user for holding clothes. (611) and the upper hanger body (612) can be coupled to each other by a connection body (619) connecting both ends.

That is, the hanging space 6101 is connected to the hanger bar 611, the upper hanger body 612, and the connecting body 619 connecting both ends of the hanger bar 611 and the upper hanger body 612. can be formed by

In other words, when the hanger body portion 610 is disposed in the front and rear directions of the cabinet 110, it may include a hanging space 6101 formed through the width direction of the cabinet 110. A plurality of hanger grooves 6111 that can hold the clothing may be located on the lower surface of the hanging space 6101.

Referring to FIGS. 18 and 20(a), the clothing driving unit 640 includes a power motor 641 and a power transmission unit 642 that is connected to the rotation shaft of the power motor and transmits power to the power conversion unit. can do. Figure 15 shows a main pulley 6423, a driven pulley 6422, and a belt 6421 connecting the main pulley 6423 and the driven pulley 6422 as an example of the power transmission unit 642, but is limited to this. It doesn't work.

In addition, the clothing driving unit 640 may further include a pulley fixing member 6425 that is supported on the moving hanger frame and supports the driven pulley 6422.

The power conversion unit 660 is connected to the driven pulley 6422 and includes a rotating part 661 that rotates together when the driven pulley 6422 rotates, and a conversion member that converts the rotation of the rotating part 661 into reciprocating motion ( 662). The rotating part 661 may be capable of circular motion of a certain radius by the rotating part 661 provided to rotate at a distance from the rotating axis direction of the driven pulley 6422.

Specifically, the rotating part 661 includes a rotation connecting member connected to the rotating shaft at one end, an arm member connected to the other end of the rotating connecting member in a direction perpendicular to the rotating axis, and a direction parallel to the rotating shaft at the other end of the arm member. It may include an insertion rotation member connected to the conversion member 662.

The clothing driving unit 640 may be supported by a driving unit frame 649 that supports the clothing driving unit 640. The driving unit frame 649 is also located between the first chamber upper surface 132 and the cabinet upper surface 112, and both ends of the driving unit frame 649 form a cabinet frame ( (not shown) or may be coupled to the cabinet 110. This is to prevent the vibration of the clothing driving unit 640 from being transmitted to the inside of the first chamber 130.

Referring to FIG. 20(a), the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 are overlapped in the height direction of the cabinet 110. An arranged state in which the center of the upper hanger body portion 610 is aligned with the center of the hanger support portion 620 may be referred to as a first configuration.

Referring to FIG. 20(b), in the first arrangement, if the lengths of the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 are the same, both ends of the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 The two ends will match. Even if the lengths of the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 are different, the centers of the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 will coincide with each other based on the front and rear directions of the cabinet. . At this time, it can be said that the hanger body portion 610 is located at the first hanger position (M1) of the hanger support portion 620.

Figure 20(b) shows the hanger body moving hole 6292, the hanger body guide hole 6295, the coupling guide member 6293, and the hanger by moving member 6104 and movement guide unit ( 618) is enlarged. The hanger bar guide member 6291 is arranged so that at least a portion of the hanger body moving hole 6292 overlaps the hanger body guide hole 6295, so in Figure 20(b), the hanger body moving hole 6292 and An example is shown in which the hanger body guide holes 6295 overlap and a portion of the hanger moving member 6104 is exposed through the hanger body moving hole 6292 and the hanger body guide hole 6295. At this time, the movement guide unit 618 may be located at one end (specifically, the rear end) of both ends of the hanger body moving hole 6292.

The hanger body moving hole 6292 extends along the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110, and the first position is when the movement guide unit 618 is located at the rear end of the hanger body moving hole 6292. You can. And, at the first hanger position M1, the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 may be placed in a first arrangement.

The coupling guide member 6293 is made of an elastic material and can fix or movably accommodate the movement guide part 618. The coupling guide member 6293 may be provided in an open form in the front-back direction of the cabinet 110. That is, the coupling guide member 6293 is located at the front end of the hanger body movement hole 6292, specifically the second hanger position (M2), which will be described later, to avoid interference with the hanger body movement hole 6292. can do. Since the cabinet 110 is opened in the front and rear directions, the coupling guide member 6293 may include a first guide wall 6293a and a second guide wall 6293b. The first guide wall 6293a and the second guide wall 6293b are formed as curved surfaces and may be arranged along the hanger body moving hole 6292.

Figure 21(a) shows a user opening the door 501 and pulling the hanger body portion 610 forward. Figure 21(b) shows the movement guide unit 618 being moved from one end of the hanger body movement hole 6292 to the other end (specifically, the front end). Figure 21(c) shows the hanger body moving hole 6292, the hanger body guide hole 6295, and the coupling guide member when the hanger body portion 610 moves relatively forward with respect to the hanger support portion 620. This is an enlarged illustration of the movement guide unit 618 and the hanger moving member 6104 provided in (6293) and the hanger body portion (610).

Referring to FIG. 21(b), the arrangement of the hanger body part 610 and the hanger support part 620 is called a second arrangement, and the hanger body part 610 is arranged in the first arrangement on the hanger support part 620. It can be said to move from the hanger position (M1) to the second hanger position (M2).

That is, the first arrangement consists of the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion such that the center of the hanger body portion 610 and the center of the hanger support portion 620 coincide with each other based on the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110. (620) means overlapping. On the other hand, in the second arrangement, the hanger body portion 610 moves forward of the hanger support portion 620 based on the front and rear direction of the cabinet 110, and the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion ( 620) means that some parts overlap.

In the second arrangement, one end (specifically, the rear end) of the hanger body portion 610 is located between both ends of the hanger support portion 620, while the other end (specifically, the front end) of the hanger body portion 610 ) will be located ahead of both ends of the hanger support portion 620.

The second hanger position (M2) will be located ahead of the first hanger position (M1). Preferably, the movement guide unit 618 will be located in the middle area of the hanger moving member 6104 based on the front-back direction of the cabinet 110. Therefore, when the movement guide unit 618 is at the second hanger position M2, the hanger moving member 6104 moves through the hanger body moving hole 6292 and the hanger body guide hole 6295. Some others may be exposed.

Since the coupling guide member 6293 is provided at the second hanger position (M2), the movement guide unit 618 can be accommodated inside the coupling guide member 6293 at the second position (M2). . Since the coupling guide member 6293 is made of an elastic material, it will be able to stably support the movement guide unit 618. When the movement guide unit 618 reaches the second hanger position (M2), it enters the interior of the coupling guide member 6293, and both wings provided on the outer surface of the movement guide unit 618 ( Since the wings are located between the first guide wall 6293a and the second guide wall 6293b, the cabinet 110 cannot move in the width direction and cannot rotate unless there is an external force.

The direction of the both wings may be the same as the front-back direction of the cabinet 110, that is, it may be provided to extend in the front-back direction of the hanger body portion 610. Therefore, when the movement guide unit 618 reaches the second hanger position (M2), the first guide wall 6293a and the second guide wall 6293b will fix the movement guide unit 618. You can.

Figure 22(a) shows a user pulling the hanger body portion 610 forward and then rotating it 90 degrees (°). Figure 22(b) shows the movement guide unit 618 rotating at the second hanger position M2. Figure 22(c) shows the hanger body moving hole 6292, the hanger body guide hole 6295, and the coupling guide member when the hanger body portion 610 is rotated 90 degrees (°) with respect to the hanger support portion 620. This is an enlarged illustration of the movement guide unit 618 and the hanger moving member 6104 provided in (6293) and the hanger body portion (610).

If the hanger body portion 610 is pulled out only forward as shown in FIG. 13, the hanger body portion 610 will be extended in the front and rear directions. Therefore, considering that in the case of a general wardrobe, the hanger bar is located in the width direction, it would be preferable for the hanger body portion 610 to be arranged in the width direction of the cabinet 110 for user convenience.

To this end, the hanger body portion 610 may be arranged in the width direction of the cabinet 110 by rotating at the second hanger position M2. A case where the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 are arranged in different directions may be referred to as a third arrangement. The hanger body portion 610 may be arranged in the rotation direction of the cabinet 110 through rotation at the second hanger position M2, that is, inside the coupling guide member 6293.

When the exercise guide 618 is rotated by the user's external force, the coupling guide member 6293 can stably fix the exercise guide 618 again by elasticity.

The movement guide unit 618 may be cylindrical, but may be provided with wings at radially opposite positions. The coupling guide member 6293 can stably fix the movement guide portion 618 like a kind of hook by the wing.

Referring to FIG. 22(c), since the hanger body portion 610 is rotated by 90 degrees, the hanger body part 610 is moved through the hanger body guide hole 6295 and the hanger body moving hole 6292, at least partially overlapping each other. It can be seen that the moving member 6104 is not visible.

The first arrangement is an arrangement that is possible regardless of whether the door 501 is open or closed, while the second arrangement and the third arrangement are arrangements that are possible only when the door 501 is open. This is to prevent interference between the door 501 and the clothing support portion 600, especially the hanger body portion 610. Therefore, when the door 501 is closed, only the first arrangement will be possible.

When the hanger body portion 610 is rotated 90 degrees (°) again, the hanger body portion 610 will return to the second arrangement in the form of moving forward of the hanger support portion 620. . Here, if the hanger body portion 610 is moved rearward again, it will return to the first arrangement. That is, in order to change the hanger body portion 610 from the third arrangement to the first arrangement, the above-described sequence may be performed in reverse order.

When the clothes driving unit 640 rotates, the hanger body unit 610 and the hanger support unit 620 will reciprocate along the forward and backward directions. Therefore, when the hanger body portion 610 is introduced, if the coupling with the hanger support portion 620 is not fixed, the hanger body portion 610 may unintentionally move in the forward and backward directions along the moving rail 615. there is.

This is a problem that occurs because the pull-out direction of the hanger body portion 610 is the same as the reciprocating direction of the hanger body portion 610.

To solve this, referring to FIG. 23(a), the movement prevention protrusion 625 of the hanger bar stopper 621 is inserted into the hanger bar fixing groove 613 so that the hanger body portion 610 is connected to the hanger support portion ( It is fixed at 620). Figure 23(b) is an enlarged view of the case where the movement prevention protrusion 625 is separated from the hanger bar fixing groove 613.

The clothing support part 600 is provided on any one of the hanger support part 620 and the hanger body part 610, and a fixing part that detachably couples the hanger support part 620 and the hanger body part 610 ( 616) may be further included.

The hanger bar stopper 621 is an example of the fixing part. That is, the clothing support part 600 includes a hanger bar fixing groove 613 provided in any one of the hanger support part 620 and the hanger body part 610, and the hanger support part 620 and the hanger body part ( 610), it may further include a hanger bar stopper 621 that is provided on the other one and can insert a movement prevention protrusion 625 into the hanger bar fixing groove 613 depending on whether the door assembly 500 is opened. there is.

The hanger bar stopper 621 includes a movement prevention protrusion 625 that can be inserted into the hanger bar fixing groove 613, and the movement prevention protrusion 625 is inserted into the hanger bar fixing groove 613, or the hanger bar is fixed. It may include a movement motor 626 (see FIG. 17) for separation from the groove 613.

The hanger bar stopper 621 automatically inserts the movement prevention protrusion 625 into the hanger bar fixing groove 613 or fixes the hanger bar depending on whether the door assembly 500 or the door 501 is opened. It can be separated in the groove 613.

To this end, the clothing processing device 100 may further include a door opening/closing detection unit 793 (see FIG. 5) that detects whether the door assembly 500 or the door 501 is opened or closed. When the door opening/closing detection unit 793 detects the opening of the door assembly 500 or the door 501, the control unit 490 drives the movement motor 626 to remove the movement prevention protrusion 625. It will be separated from the hanger bar fixing groove 613. On the other hand, when the door opening/closing detection unit 793 detects that the door assembly 500 or the door 501 is closed, the control unit 490 drives the movement motor 626 in the opposite direction to create the movement prevention protrusion ( 625) will be inserted into the hanger bar fixing groove 613.

That is, when the door 501 closes the inlet 131, the control unit 490 inserts the movement prevention protrusion 625 into the hanger bar fixing groove 613, so that the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620 will be combined. This is to prepare for the reciprocating movement of the clothing support unit 600 in the future.

When the door 501 is opened, there is a high possibility that the user will pull out the hanger body portion 610 forward, so in preparation for this, the control unit 490 installs the movement prevention protrusion 625 into the hanger bar fixing groove ( 613). Therefore, even if the user moves the hanger body portion 610 forward, interference between the hanger body portion 610 and the movement prevention protrusion 625 will not occur.

Figure 24 shows another example of the fixing part 616. Referring to FIG. 24(a), instead of the hanger bar stopper 621, in order to fix the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620, the clothing support portion 600 is connected to the hanger body portion 610. And a hook receiving portion 614 formed on a portion of the front end of the hanger support portion 620 and formed when the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger supporting portion 620 are in the first arrangement, the hook receiving portion ( It may include a hook 6161 that is received in 614 and maintains the first arrangement of the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620.

The hook receiving portion 614 may have various shapes, but Figure 24(b) shows an example in which the hook receiving portion 614 is provided with a hook receiving groove 6141 in the form of a groove.

When the hook 6161 couples the hanger body portion 610 and the hanger support portion 620, the hook 6161, the hanger body portion 610, and both front ends of the hanger support portion 620 are connected to each other. A coplanar surface can be formed. At this time, the hook 6161 will be coupled to the hook coupling portion 6143 provided in the hook receiving groove 6151.

The hook 6161 may further include an elastic member (not shown) so that it is separated from the hook coupling portion 6153 and protrudes forward when touched again.

Figure 24(C) shows an example in which the hook 6161 is separated. When the hook 6161 is separated, the hanger body portion 610 may be transformed into the second arrangement and the third arrangement.

The present disclosure may be modified and implemented in various forms, and its scope is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Therefore, if the modified embodiment includes elements of the claims of the present disclosure, it should be regarded as falling within the scope of the present disclosure.

100: Clothing processing device 110: Cabinet 112: Cabinet upper surface
120: first hinge 128: first upper hinge 129: first lower hinge
130: First chamber 131: First inlet 132: Upper surface of first chamber
135: First chamber bottom surface 1351: First bottom surface 1352: Second bottom surface
137: air intake port 138: air discharge port 139: steam discharge port
150: Auxiliary chamber 151: Front surface of auxiliary chamber 170: Opening/closing drive unit
490: Control unit 500: Door assembly 510: Receiving body
518: Front panel 512: Second inlet 520: Second hinge
528: Second upper hinge 529: Second lower hinge 530: Door of second chamber
531: Door window of the second chamber 533: Door frame of the second chamber 550: Second chamber
600: Clothing support part 610: Hanger body part 611: Hanger bar
613: Hanger bar fixing groove 615: Moving rail 617: Moving guider
621: Hanger bar stopper 625: Anti-movement protrusion

Claims (30)

A cabinet including an inlet at the front;
A door that opens and closes the input port;
a first chamber located inside the cabinet and receiving clothing or articles through the input port;
a hanger body portion provided inside the first chamber, extending along the front and rear directions of the cabinet, and holding the clothes; and
A hanger support part extending along the front and rear direction of the cabinet in parallel with the hanger body part and supporting the hanger body part to be movable along the front and rear direction of the cabinet. According to paragraph 1,
A movement guide provided in the hanger body part and connecting the hanger body part and the hanger support part so that the hanger body part can be separated from the hanger support part and move forward or rotate based on the hanger support part. Clothing processing device. According to paragraph 2,
The exercise guide is
A laundry treatment device, wherein the hanger body portion is separated from the hanger support portion, moved forward, and then rotated relative to the hanger support portion to be disposed along the width direction of the cabinet. According to paragraph 1,
When separated from the hanger supporter and moved forward, one end of the hanger body portion is located between both ends of the hanger support portion, and the other end of the hanger body portion is located forward of both ends of the hanger support portion. According to paragraph 1,
The hanger support part
a hanger support body extending in the front and rear directions of the cabinet to support the hanger body portion;
a first supporting part and a second supporting part supporting both ends of the hanger support body; and
Clothing comprising: a hanger body guide part extending from the hanger support body along the front and rear direction of the cabinet and provided in the shape of a groove or hole to move the hanger body unit from the hanger support unit to the front and rear direction of the cabinet. Processing device. According to clause 5,
The hanger body part
A clothing handling device comprising a movement guide provided in the hanger body and connected to the hanger body and the hanger support body so that the hanger body can move in the hanger support body. According to clause 6,
The exercise guide is
It is provided in a cylindrical shape,
The hanger body part
A clothing handling device that moves along the hanger body guide by the motion guide or rotates with respect to the hanger support body by the motion guide. In clause 7,
The hanger body guide section
a hanger body guide hole that penetrates the hanger support body and extends along the front and rear direction of the cabinet into which the movement guide part is inserted; and
It further includes a coupling guide member rotatably receiving the movement guide unit therein,
The hanger body guide hole is
Forward and backward directions of the cabinet so that the movement guide unit can move between a first hanger position on the hanger support body and a second hanger position on the hanger support body located ahead of the first hanger position along the hanger body guide hole. extends along,
The coupling guide member is
A clothing processing device, characterized in that it is provided at the second hanger position. According to clause 8,
When the exercise guide is located at the second hanger position,
A laundry treatment device, characterized in that one end of both ends of the hanger body portion is located between the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion. According to clause 8,
The hanger body guide section
A hanger bar guide member coupled to the hanger support body; and
It further includes a hanger body movement hole that passes through the hanger bar guide member and overlaps the hanger body guide hole to enable movement of the hanger body between the first hanger position and the second hanger position,
The coupling guide member is
A clothing processing device, characterized in that it is located on the hanger bar guide member. According to clause 10,
The coupling guide member is
It protrudes from the hanger bar guide member,
A clothing processing device, characterized in that the cabinet has an opening along the front and rear direction. According to clause 11,
The coupling guide member is
A clothing processing device, characterized in that the movement guide part can be rotatably accommodated therein. According to paragraph 1,
A clothing treatment apparatus further comprising a fixing part provided on at least one of the hanger support part and the hanger body part to detachably couple the hanger support part and the hanger body part. According to clause 13,
The fixing part
A hanger bar fixing groove provided in any one of the hanger support portion and the hanger body portion; and
A clothing handling device comprising: a movement prevention protrusion provided on the other one of the hanger support portion and the hanger body portion and insertable into the hanger bar fixing groove depending on whether the door is opened. According to clause 14,
The movement prevention protrusion is
A clothing handling device that is inserted into or separated from the hanger bar fixing groove depending on whether the door is opened or closed. According to clause 13,
The fixing part
A hook provided at either the front end of the hanger body portion or the front end of the hanger support portion; and
A clothes handling device comprising: a hook coupling portion provided at the other front end of the hanger body portion or the front end of the hanger support portion to engage the hook. According to clause 16,
The fixing part
It further includes a hook receiving groove formed by collapsing a portion of the front end of the hanger body portion and a portion of the front end of the hanger support portion,
The hook and the hook coupling portion
A clothing handling device, characterized in that the hook is received in the hook receiving groove when coupled to the hook coupling portion. According to paragraph 1,
The hanger support part
Includes a hanger support body that supports the hanger body portion and extends in the front and rear directions of the cabinet,
The hanger body part
A clothing handling device comprising a hanger bar that can be placed in the front and rear directions of the cabinet to hold clothing. According to paragraph 1,
The hanger body part
Hanger bar for holding clothing; and
A laundry treatment device comprising: a plurality of hanger grooves provided in the hanger bar.
According to paragraph 1,
A motor that generates rotational force; and
A power conversion unit connected to the motor to reciprocate the hanger body in the forward and backward directions. According to clause 20,
Further comprising a driving unit frame supporting the motor,
The motor and the driving unit frame are
A laundry treatment device, characterized in that it is located between a first chamber upper surface forming an upper surface of the first chamber and a cabinet upper surface forming an upper surface of the cabinet. According to clause 21,
The power conversion unit
a rotating part rotating away from the rotating shaft of the motor; and
A transformation member connected to the rotating part and extending in the width direction of the cabinet to reciprocate the hanger support along the front-back direction of the cabinet. According to clause 22,
The conversion member is
It is provided on the upper surface of the hanger support part, and at least a part of the rotating part penetrates the driving unit frame and the upper surface of the first chamber and is inserted into the interior of the first chamber to be connected to the conversion member. Device. According to paragraph 1,
an auxiliary chamber located separately below the first chamber;
an air supply unit located inside the auxiliary chamber and circulating air in the first chamber;
an air intake port located on the bottom of the first chamber, communicating with the first chamber, and sucking air from the first chamber into the air supply unit; and
An air discharge port located on the bottom of the first chamber, communicating with the first chamber, and discharging air that has passed through the air supply unit into the first chamber. According to clause 24,
A clothing treatment device, characterized in that the air intake port and the air discharge port are arranged along the width direction of the cabinet. According to paragraph 1,
The hanger body part
a hanger bar including a plurality of hanger grooves and extending in the front and rear directions of the cabinet;
an upper hanger body spaced apart from an upper part of the hanger bar and provided in parallel with the hanger bar; and
A connection body connecting both ends of the upper hanger body and both ends of the hanger bar. According to clause 26,
The hanger support part
a hanger support body extending in the front and rear directions of the cabinet to support the hanger body portion;
A clothing treatment apparatus further comprising a first supporting part and a second supporting part supporting both ends of the hanger support body. According to clause 27,
The hanger support part
It includes a moving rail located on the lower surface of the hanger support body to move the hanger body portion forward,
The hanger body part
A clothing handling device comprising a movement guider provided on the upper hanger body to move the hanger body along the movement rail. A cabinet including an inlet at the front;
a first chamber located inside the cabinet and receiving clothing or articles through the input port;
a hanger body portion provided inside the first chamber, extending along the front and rear directions of the cabinet, and holding the clothes; and
A hanger support part extending along the front and rear direction of the cabinet in parallel with the hanger body part and movably supporting the hanger body part,
The hanger body portion and the hanger support portion
a first arrangement in which both ends of the hanger body portion and the hanger support portion are coupled to coincide;
a second arrangement for separating the hanger body portion into the hanger support portion and moving the hanger body portion a predetermined distance forward; and
A third arrangement in which the hanger body part and the hanger support part are arranged perpendicularly by rotating the hanger body part with respect to the hanger support part. According to clause 29,
It further includes a door rotatably provided in the cabinet to open and close the input port,
The hanger body portion and the hanger support portion
Arranged in the first arrangement when the door is closed,
When the door is opened, the clothing treatment device is capable of changing from the first arrangement to the second arrangement and the third arrangement.