WO2016064251A1 - Textile processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a textile processing device for improving the condition of a textile, such as clothes or socks, through drying, wrinkle removal, deodorization, or smoothing, for example. A textile processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a cabinet housing, which has an opening on at least one side surface thereof, and which has a planar heat-emitting plate at least on another side surface thereof so as to radiate heat towards the textile to be treated; a cover frame which moves in/out via the opening of the housing, thereby opening/closing the opening; and a control unit for controlling power of the planar heat-emitting plate.

Description

Textile processing unit

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a textile processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a textile processing apparatus for improving conditions such as drying, unwrinkling, deodorization, or smoothing of a fabric such as a garment or a sock.

There are a variety of devices and methods that remove odors, wrinkles, or stiffness after wearing or washing a worn fabric, such as a garment, tie, or sock, to restore or improve the condition of the fabric. Clothes dryers and irons are two examples.

Commercial laundry dryers have a size comparable to that of a washing machine or are combined with a washing machine to occupy a large volume, or have a problem in that its cost and effectiveness are not sufficient to simply process clothes or socks. In addition, in the case of a washing machine combined dryer other than the dedicated laundry dryer, it is difficult to dry quickly in the washing tank without wrinkles, and it may be difficult to deodorize and improve the condition of the fabric in an unsanitary state of the washing tank.

Therefore, a dedicated treatment apparatus capable of restoring or improving the condition of the fabric after washing or after wearing the garment is desirable. Since such a dedicated processing device occupies a separate space, it is expected that user convenience may be maximized if it has excellent space utilization and can achieve high efficiency in processing to achieve a quick and clear effect.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention relates to a fabric processing apparatus for improving the condition of worn or used fabrics or fabrics after washing, excellent space utilization, fast fabric processing and user convenience It is to provide an improved fabric processing apparatus.

Fabric processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the cabinet housing having an opening on at least one side, the planar heating plate for heat radiation toward the fabric to be treated at least on the other side; A cover frame which opens and closes the opening while entering and exiting through the opening of the housing; And a controller for power control of the planar heating plate.

The planar heating plate may include a first insulating substrate, a conductive planar heating layer formed on the first insulating substrate, and electrode patterns formed on the planar heating layer to apply a current. The first insulating substrate may include a glass including soda lime glass, heat resistant glass, tempered glass, crystallized glass, or two or more laminated materials thereof; Ceramics including quartz, aluminum oxide, calcium fluoride or yttrium oxide; Any one or a combination thereof.

The first insulating substrate and the planar heating layer may have a transmittance of a visible light region for viewing the inside of the cabinet housing. The planar heating layer may have a surface resistance in the range of 5 Ω / □ to 50 Ω / □.

The planar heating layer is indium oxide (InO ₂ ); Tin oxide (SnO ₂ ); Indium tin oxide (ITO); Zinc oxide (ZnO); At least one of these oxides may be the main matrix, and the matrix may comprise any one or a mixture of materials doped with a base metal, metal, or metalloid. The planar heating layer may include fluorine-doped tin oxide. The planar heating layer may include any one or a mixture of carbon nanotubes, graphene, fullerene, and carbon fibers. The planar heating layer may be formed on a side facing the inside of the cabinet housing on the insulating substrate.

A dielectric buffer layer may be included between the first insulating substrate and the planar heating layer. The dielectric buffer layer may be formed of silicon oxide (SiO ₂ ), ceria (CeO ₂ ), aluminum oxide (Al ₂ O ₃ ) manganese oxide (MnO ₂ ), iron oxide (Fe ₂ O ₃ ), magnesium oxide (MgO), and titanium oxide ( TiO ₂ ) may include at least one.

The first insulating substrate may include a reflective layer, a heat dissipating layer, a heat insulating layer, or a laminated structure of two or more thereof on an opposite surface of the surface on which the planar heating layer is formed.

The cover frame includes a main frame for sliding in and out through the opening and mounting the fabric; And a cover part coupled to the body frame to open and close the opening of the housing. The body frame may have a multistage structure.

The apparatus may further include a user interface module for inputting and outputting information regarding the control of the fabric processing apparatus. It may further include at least one of a humidity sensor, an ultrasonic humidifier, a fragrance apparatus, and a sterilization apparatus. The apparatus may further include an air flow guide part for inducing air flow inside the cabinet housing. It may further include at least one granular heating unit. The granular heating part may include a plate-like strip structure or a curved pillar structure.

Fabric processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, cabinet housing having an opening on at least one side; A drawer frame entering and exiting through the opening of the cabinet housing; A door frame that opens and closes the opening of the cabinet housing and includes a planar heating plate that radiates heat toward the fabric; And a controller for power control of the planar heating plate.

It may include at least one or more granular transparent heating unit installed in the cabinet housing or the drawer frame. The planar heating plate may include a first insulating substrate, a conductive planar heating layer formed on the first insulating substrate, and electrode patterns formed on the planar heating layer to apply a current.

Fabric processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, cabinet housing having an opening on at least one side, the planar heating plate for heat radiation toward the fabric to be treated at least on the other side; A display element layer laminated on the planar heating plate and for visually obscuring or displaying information on the fabric to be processed in the cabinet housing transmitted through the planar heating plate; A cover frame which opens and closes the opening while entering and exiting through the opening of the cabinet housing; And a control unit for power control of the planar heating plate, wherein the planar heating plate is formed on a first insulating substrate, a conductive planar heating layer formed on one surface of the first insulating substrate, and the planar heating layer to apply current. It includes electrode patterns for.

The display device layer includes a thermo-chromic layer stacked on the other surface opposite to the one surface of the first insulating substrate and a second insulating substrate stacked on the thermochromic layer to display color. can do. The display device layer may further include a third insulating substrate stacked between the first insulating substrate and the thermochromic layer. The apparatus may further include a spacer for forming a gap between the third insulating substrate and the first insulating substrate. The third insulating substrate may be bonded to the first insulating substrate.

At least one of the second insulating substrate and the third insulating substrate may include glass including soda lime glass, heat resistant glass, tempered glass, crystallized glass, or two or more laminated materials thereof; Ceramics including quartz, aluminum oxide, calcium fluoride or yttrium oxide; Any one or a combination thereof. At least one of the second insulating substrate and the third insulating substrate may have a transmittance of a visible light region for viewing the inside of the cabinet housing.

The thermochromic layer may include a material of any one of vanadium dioxide (VO ₂ ), titanium (III) oxide (Ti ₂ O ₃ ), niobium oxide (NbO ₂ ), and nickel sulfide (NiS). The thermochromic layer may include molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), tin (Sn), and nickel (Ni). Dopant containing at least one of the materials may be doped. The color of the thermochromic layer may be changed according to the temperature change caused by the heat generation of the planar heating plate.

The display element layer includes an electro-chromic layer stacked on the other surface opposite to the one surface of the first insulating substrate and a fourth insulating substrate stacked on the electrochromic layer to display color. can do. The display device layer may further include a fifth insulating substrate stacked between the first insulating substrate and the electrochromic layer. The semiconductor device may further include a spacer for forming a gap between the fifth insulating substrate and the first insulating substrate. The fifth insulating substrate may be bonded to the first insulating substrate.

At least one of the fourth insulating substrate and the fifth insulating substrate may include glass including soda lime glass, heat resistant glass, tempered glass, crystallized glass, or two or more laminated materials thereof; Ceramics including quartz, aluminum oxide, calcium fluoride or yttrium oxide; Any one or a combination thereof. At least one of the fourth insulating substrate and the fifth insulating substrate may have a transmittance of a visible light region for viewing the inside of the cabinet housing.

The electrochromic layer may include at least one of a dye material, a polymer material, a metal oxide material, and a conductive material. As the pigment-based material and the polymer-based material, azobenzene-based, anthraquinone-based, diarylethene-based, dihydroprene-based, dipyridine-based, styryl-based, styrylspiropyranic-based, spiroxazine-based, spirothiopyran-based and thio-based Indigoid series, tetrathiafulbarene series, terephthalic acid series, triphenylmethane series, triphenylamine series, naphthopyran series, viologen series, pyrazoline series, phenazine series, phenylenediamine series, phenoxazine series, phenothiazine series, And phthalocyanine-based, fluoranthene-based, full-gid-based, benzopyran-based, and metallocene-based materials. The metal oxide-based material may include tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide, iridium oxide, indium oxide, titanium oxide, nickel oxide, vanadium oxide, and Prussian blue. Examples of the conductive material include titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, yttrium oxide, boron oxide, magnesium oxide, strontium titanate, potassium titanate, barium titanate, calcium titanate, calcium oxide, ferrite, Hafnium oxide, tungsten oxide, iron oxide, copper oxide, nickel oxide, cobalt oxide, barium oxide, strontium oxide, vanadium oxide and aluminosilicates.

The apparatus may further include a user interface module for inputting and outputting information regarding the control of the fabric processing apparatus.

Fabric processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, cabinet housing having an opening on at least one side; A drawer frame entering and exiting through the opening of the cabinet housing; A door frame including a planar heating plate which opens and closes the opening of the cabinet housing and heat radiates toward the fabric to be treated; And a display element layer laminated on the planar heating plate and visually obscuring the fabric to be processed in the cabinet housing transmitted through the planar heating plate, or for displaying information. And a control unit for power control of the planar heating plate, wherein the planar heating plate is formed on a first insulating substrate, a conductive planar heating layer formed on one surface of the first insulating substrate, and the planar heating layer to apply current. For electrode patterns.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by heat treating the fabric inside the cabinet housing by a planar heating plate coupled to the cabinet housing or door frame, unlike in the case of using heated steam as the main heat source, it is troublesome in use such as supply of water. It is hygienic which is free from secondary pollution and there is no secondary contamination of the fabric resulting from contaminated water, and a high temperature and high pressure airtight device for steam generation is not required, and thus a safe and long life textile processing apparatus can be provided.

In addition, the planar heating layer is not only capable of stable temperature rise within a short time due to the characteristics of the resistive thin film, but also has an advantage of improving stability by limiting the temperature rise at a high temperature and uniformly heating the entire surface toward the inside of the cabinet housing. have.

In addition, by laminating the display element layer on the opposite side of the planar heating layer, the interior of the job processing device can be obstructed or the aesthetic design can be displayed after the fabric processing is completed, thereby obtaining an interior effect.

1A and 1B are perspective views of a cabinet housing and a fabric processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2a is a cross-sectional view showing a laminated structure of the planar heating plate according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2b is a perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 shows a fabric processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B illustrate granular heating units according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

5 is a perspective view showing a fabric processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6A is a cross-sectional view illustrating a laminated structure of a planar heating plate according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a detailed laminated structure of an embodiment of the planar heating plate illustrated in FIG. 6A.

6C is a cross-sectional view illustrating a detailed laminated structure of another embodiment of the planar heating plate shown in FIG. 6A.

FIG. 6D is a cross-sectional view illustrating a detailed laminated structure of still another embodiment of the planar heating plate shown in FIG. 6A.

6E is a cross-sectional view illustrating a detailed laminated structure of still another embodiment of the planar heating plate shown in FIG. 6A.

FIG. 7 is a reference diagram illustrating a state of color development in a cabinet housing of the fabric processing apparatus according to the operation of the display element layer.

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

The embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art, and the following examples can be modified in various other forms, and the scope of the present invention is It is not limited to an Example. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the inventive concept to those skilled in the art.

In addition, in the following drawings, the thickness or size of each layer is exaggerated for convenience and clarity of description, the same reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same elements. As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed items.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Also, as used herein, "comprise" and / or "comprising" specifies the presence of the mentioned shapes, numbers, steps, actions, members, elements and / or groups of these. It is not intended to exclude the presence or the addition of one or more other shapes, numbers, acts, members, elements and / or groups.

Although the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to describe various members, parts, regions, layers, and / or parts, these members, parts, regions, layers, and / or parts are defined by these terms. It is obvious that not. These terms are only used to distinguish one member, part, region, layer or portion from another region, layer or portion. Thus, the first member, part, region, layer or portion, which will be discussed below, may refer to the second member, component, region, layer or portion without departing from the teachings of the present invention.

The term 'fabric' as used herein is a concept that includes wearable clothes, socks, towels, shoes, beddings such as duvets may also correspond.

1A-1B are perspective views of a cabinet housing 10 and a fabric processing apparatus 100 according to one embodiment of the invention.

1A and 1B, the fabric processing apparatus 100 includes a cabinet housing 10. Cabinet housing 10 may have a size and shape suitable to accommodate the processing capacity of the fabric, such as top, bottom, dress, socks, shoes, tie or duvet. One side of the cabinet housing 10 has an opening 10H. Entry and exit of the lid frame 20 is made through the opening 10H as indicated by the arrow K. FIG.

The other side of the cabinet housing 10 may be provided with a planar heating plate 30 for processing the fabric in the cabinet housing 10. The planar heating plate 30 is a glass laminate structure including a conductive heating layer for supplying heat into the cabinet housing 10 by heat radiation, which will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

The planar heating plate 30 may be mounted on the inner wall of the cabinet housing 10 to be concealed so as not to be exposed to the outside of the cabinet housing 10, but preferably, as shown in FIG. It may be exposed to the outside to form one side wall of the cabinet housing 10. In addition, the planar heating plate 30 may be provided not only on the illustrated side surface of the cabinet housing 10, but also on another side surface 10S2, an opposite surface 10S3, a top surface or a bottom surface of the cabinet housing 10, thereby processing fabric. A two-sided or three-sided heating system may be configured. In the case of a two-sided or three-sided heating system, when the planar heating plates are respectively disposed on two side surfaces 10S1 and 10S3 facing each other, there is an advantage that a uniform heating zone having a large area can be formed at regular intervals.

The planar heating plate 30 may be fixed to the frame of the cabinet housing 10 to occupy all or partially occupy the side surface 10S1. The corresponding side surface 10S1 of the cabinet housing 10 to which the planar heating plate 30 is applied may constitute the front surface of the fabric processing apparatus 100. A user interface module 11 is also provided for inputting and outputting information relating to the control of the fabric processing apparatus. The user interface module 11 may receive a power control command for heat generation of the fabric processing apparatus 100 or a control command for operation of a component to be described later, and display the result according to the input control command as display information. It may be. In this case, the user interface module 11 for power control of the fabric processing apparatus 100 may be provided on the front surface 10S1 as shown in FIG. 1A. In another embodiment, the user interface module 11 ′ may be provided on the cover portion 21 of the cover frame 20 as shown in FIG. 2B. In this case, the cover part 21 may comprise the front surface of the textile processing apparatus 100.

The user interface module 11 includes a user input unit for receiving a command for controlling time or intensity for at least one of heating, humidifying, deodorizing, sterilizing, and smelling inside the cabinet housing 10, and for displaying the same. It may include a display unit. The user input may include, but is not limited to, mechanical buttons, capacitive or pressure sensitive buttons, or optical buttons. The user interface module 11 is connected to a control unit (see 30CC in FIG. 2A), and the control unit controls power and time applied to the planar heating plate 30 based on the signal received from the user interface module 11, It may be electrically connected to and controlled by a humidifying apparatus, a fragrance apparatus, a sterilizing apparatus, or a granular heating unit to be described later. In addition, the fabric processing apparatus 100 may further be provided with a speaker or a light emitting system capable of audibly or visually recognizing information such as the start, progress, and end of the fabric processing process.

The cabinet housing 10 may include an outlet 12 for external discharge of vapor or odor molecules that may be generated in the processing of the fabric. The illustrated outlet 12 illustrates the slit shape. In one embodiment, outlet 12 may be disposed on top of cabinet housing 10. Suitable dust and / or antimicrobial filters in the outlet 12 may be combined to prevent direct release of steam or odors. A suitable fan may also be coupled to the outlet 12 to facilitate the release of steam or air.

In addition, although not shown, the cabinet housing 10 may be provided with an air inlet. The air inlet is for assisting the air flow inside the housing during the processing of the fabric through the inflow of outside air, and a fan and / or a suitable air filter may be coupled thereto. The air inlet may be provided on any side, bottom or top surface of the cabinet housing 10, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

A cover frame 20 is provided that can open and close the opening 10H of the cabinet housing 10. The lid frame 20 can open and close the opening 10H by entering and exiting through the opening 10H. The cover frame 20 is coupled to the main body frame 22 and the main body frame 22 which can slide in and out through the opening 10H and mount the fabric CT1, and the cover part which opens and closes the opening 10H ( 21).

In the cabinet housing 10, a limiting member (not shown) may be provided to prevent the cover frame 20 from being separated from the cabinet housing 10 when the cover frame 20 is pulled out. The body frame 22 comprises a hanger member 23 for mounting of the fabric CT1 to be treated. The hanger member 23 may have any form in which the fabric CT1 to be processed can be unfolded so that the fabric can be uniformly subjected to heat applied from the wrinkled fabric and the planar heating plate, and FIG. The typical hanger member 23 which can be made to shoulder can be illustrated.

Body frame 22 may have a single mounting space up and down as shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the body frame 22 may have a multistage structure, in which case each stage may be comprised of a breathable wall. In addition, each stage of the multi-stage structure may independently enter and exit through the opening 10H of the cabinet housing 10.

In one embodiment, the fabric processing apparatus 100 may further include one or more air flow guides 24 for creating a circulation of internal air or a flow of air in a predetermined direction during heat treatment by the planar heating plate 30. . The air flow guide 24 may be a fan or a blower member, and as shown by arrow 24K, the air flow may be made by discharging the air in a predetermined direction. The air flow guide 24 is not limited to discharging air, but may also induce air flow in the cabinet housing by sucking air. The air flow helps to apply heat evenly to the fabric CT1 to be treated by circulating inside the cabinet housing 10 or inducing a constant flow from below to above or inducing convection.

Although not shown, clamps for fixing the edges of the fabric to provide tension to the fabric CT1 to prevent crease or unwrapping of the fabric CT1 during fabric processing, and the body frame 22 or cover 21 In order to be fixed to the), a linear member such as an elastic wire fixed to the inner side of the body frame 22 or the cover portion 21 may be provided.

In some embodiments, the body frame 22 may be provided with a granular heating element (see 45a in FIG. 4A and 45B in FIG. 4B). The granular heating element will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B. In addition, the body frame 22 may be combined with a humidifier, a fragrance apparatus, a disinfecting apparatus or a granular heat generating unit, which will be described later.

Figure 2a is a cross-sectional view showing a laminated structure of the planar heating plate 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2b is a perspective view of a fabric processing apparatus 100 'according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the planar heating plate 30 may include a planar heating layer 30HT formed on the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and the first insulating substrate 30S-1. The first insulating substrate 30S-1 is an insulator and may include glass or ceramic material capable of high temperature operation. The glass may be soda lime glass, heat resistant glass, tempered glass, crystallized glass or two or more laminated materials thereof. The ceramic material may be quartz, aluminum oxide, calcium fluoride or yttrium oxide. Preferably, the first insulating substrate 30S-1 may be transparent glass having heat resistance. Alternatively, the first insulating substrate 30S-1 may be a combination such as a laminated structure of the glass and the ceramic. As used herein, 'transparent' means that the transmittance of visible light is completely transparent or translucent within the range of 30% to 99%, and preferably sufficient to see the interior 10 of the cabinet housing 10. It means the transmittance of the degree.

In one embodiment, the planar heating layer 30HT is formed on the side facing the inside of the cabinet housing 10 of the first insulating substrate 30S-1, to achieve stability in use, and to planar heating layer from the external environment. (30HT) can be protected. The planar heating layer 30HT may include a conductive thin film, and the conductive thin film is a resistive film capable of generating heat within a range of 80 ° C to 600 ° C by the flow of current. Considering the nominal power range of the home, the surface resistance of the planar heating layer 30HT may be in the range of 5 Ω / □ to 50 Ω / □. The planar heating layer 30HT may include a conductive metal oxide. The conductive metal oxide may be spray pyrolysis deposition (hereinafter referred to as SPD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer vapor deposition (ALD) using a suitable precursor on the substrate 30S-1, or sputtering and thermal It may be formed by physical vapor deposition such as deposition. As another example, the planar heating layer 30HT may coat a slurry of conductive particles such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene, and fullerene on the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and heat-treat the same. It may be formed by a wet method. However, the wet method is difficult to uniformly apply and thick film, so that it is difficult to produce the opposite method, and thus, the vapor deposition method using the conductive metal oxide is preferable.

The SPD method forms a droplet containing a raw material compound as a precursor, and evaporation, high temperature reaction, thermal decomposition, reaction between a carrier gas and a precursor of the solvent contained in the droplet while the droplet is transferred through the droplet delivery flow path ( For example, an oxidation or reduction reaction), involving at least one or two or more steps of formation of clusters and formation of gas molecules (in this specification, intermediate products of each reaction step are collectively referred to as gaseous precursors). The vapor phase precursor is a vapor deposition apparatus in which a thin film is transferred to a first insulating substrate 30S-1, which is a target object heated to a film formation temperature in advance. The delivery of the precursor may be accomplished via ultrasonic spraying, spray spraying or vaporization.

The conductive metal oxide may include, for example, indium oxide (InO ₂ ), tin oxide (SnO ₂ ), indium tin oxide (ITO), or zinc oxide (ZnO). The planar heating layer 30HT includes a base metal such as boron (B), fluorine (F) or chlorine (Cl), a metal such as aluminum (Al), or magnesium (Mg) in addition to the constituent material forming the main matrix. A metalloid such as Si) may be doped.

Preferably, the conductive metal oxide is a transparent heating layer, and may include tin oxide (FTO) doped with fluorine having a low resistance and high transmittance. The FTO film can obtain a high transparency, high quality heat generating layer by atmospheric pressure CVD or SPD. In addition, since the FTO membrane has scratch resistance, abrasion resistance and moisture resistance, its application is preferable.

The precursor solution for forming the FTO film is SnCl ₄ · 5H ₂ O, (C ₄ H ₉ ) ₂ Sn (CH ₃ COO) ₂ , (CH ₃ ) ₂ SnCl ₂ , or (C ₄ H ₉ ) ₃ as a tin precursor. Compounds such as SnH. As the dopant fluorine precursor, compounds such as NH ₄ F, CF ₃ Br, CF ₂ Cl ₂ , CH ₃ CClF ₂ , CF ₃ COOH, or CH ₃ CHF ₂ can be used. These precursors may be mixed with distilled water or alcohol to have a predetermined weight ratio F / Sn to prepare a liquid raw material, and then droplets may be generated. The FTO film can be formed by maintaining the temperature of the substrate 30S-1, which is the workpiece, at 400 ° C to 600 ° C, and spraying the gas phase precursor onto the substrate 30S-1.

The FTO film has a transmittance of 80% or more in the visible light band and enables stable heating from about 80 ° C. to about 600 ° C. The high-temperature heating characteristics of FTO are superior to carbon-based heating elements using graphene, carbon nanotubes, or carbon fibers, and the FTO has a small thermal mass, so that not only at low temperature of 5 ° C / min but also at high temperature of 30 ° C / min Stable heating characteristics can be maintained even at an elevated temperature. In addition, since the FTO is stable in a reducing atmosphere as well as in an oxidizing atmosphere, using the FTO provides a fabric processing apparatus having durability and long life even in a high temperature and high humidity environment in a textile processing apparatus that a conventional carbon-based heating body cannot implement. Can be.

The electrode patterns 30E1 and 30E2 are formed on the planar heating layer 30HT, preferably on the transparent planar heating layer. The electrode patterns 30E1 and 30E2 may be metal films such as aluminum or copper or composite materials such as conductive oxides or nitrides. The electrode patterns 30E1 and 30E2 may be formed between the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and the planar heating layer 30HT, but the present invention is not limited thereto. When power is supplied from the power supply 30PS to the control unit 30CC through the electrode patterns 30E1 and 30E2, current I flows through the planar heating layer 30HT, so that the heat of resistance is the entire area of the transparent planar heating layer 30HT. Will occur over time.

The electrode patterns 30E1 and 30E2 are not limited to those arranged in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 2A, and may be arranged in the vertical direction or a combination of the horizontal and vertical patterns.

  The heat of resistance is radiated onto the fabric inside the cabinet housing (see 10 in FIG. 1A) in a radiant manner to heat the fabric. A protective layer for moisture proof or antifouling may be further formed on the planar heating layer 30HT on which the electrode patterns 30E1 and 30E2 are formed. The protective layer may be a transparent metal oxide such as magnesium oxide (MgO), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The heat source by the planar heating layer 30HT according to the embodiment of the present invention, unlike the treatment by the high temperature steam, the high temperature and high pressure caused by the supply of water required for steam use, secondary contamination of the fabric by steam obtained from contaminated water or steam generation Additional facilities such as hermetic devices are not required, so there is no hassle in use, such as water supply, hygiene is desirable, and the high temperature and high pressure hermetic devices are not required, so stability can be improved. In addition, the planar heating layer 30HT can not only stably raise the temperature in a short time due to the characteristics of the resistive thin film, but also perform heat treatment by a radiation method, so that a high temperature requiring a large amount of heat and time to raise the temperature of boiling specific heat Unlike steam, thermal efficiency and processing time are fast. In addition, the surface heating layer (30HT) using the FTO self-limiting the temperature rise at a high temperature is improved stability.

In addition, the planar heating layer 30HT has an advantage of enabling uniform heating over the entire area toward the inside of the cabinet housing. In some embodiments, when the planar heating plate is provided on two or more sides of the cabinet housing 10, there is an advantage that a heating zone of uniform temperature may be provided between the planar heating plates facing each other.

In one embodiment, a dielectric buffer layer 30BF may be provided between the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and the planar heating layer 30HT. The dielectric buffer layer 30BF may not only improve the bonding force between the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and the planar heating layer 30HT, but also may increase the planar heating layer (i) from the first insulating substrate 30S-1 during high temperature use. 30HT) serves to prevent mechanical and / or electrical deterioration of the planar heating layer 30HT due to impurities diffused into the 30HT. For example, in the case where the first insulating substrate 30S-1 is soda-lime glass, an alkali metal such as sodium (Na) or potassium (K) is released from the soda-lime glass by heat generation by the surface heating layer 30HT. Ions may diffuse into the planar heating layer 30HT, and cracks or peeling may occur in the planar heating layer 30HT by these ions.

In one embodiment, the dielectric buffer layer 30BF is silicon oxide (SiO ₂ ), ceria (CeO ₂ ), aluminum oxide (Al ₂ O ₃ ) manganese oxide (MnO ₂ ), iron oxide (Fe ₂ O ₃ ), magnesium oxide It may include at least one of (MgO) and titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ). The dielectric buffer layer 30BF may be formed by, for example, a liquid phase method. For example, in the liquid phase method, the transparent dielectric buffer layer of SiO ₂ may be a silicon precursor such as tetraethyl silicate ((C ₂ H ₅ ) ₄ SiO ₄ ) as a starting material and an alcohol for dispersion thereof. The alcohol-based solvent may be formed by using a liquid raw material including a solvent such as ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, glycerol, propylene glycol, isopropyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol, cyclohexanol and octyl alcohol. , Decanol, hexatecanol, ethylene glycol, 1.2-octanediol, 1,2-dodecanediol and 1,2-hexadecanediol, or a mixture thereof, preferably, a carbon content This relatively small, non-toxic ethyl alcohol may be further mixed with water or distilled water, and the concentration of the silicon precursor in the liquid solvent may be in the range of 0.1 to 0.4 mol%.

In some embodiments, nitric acid (HNO ₃ ) may be further added as a catalyst in the liquid solvent. The nitric acid catalyst may promote the oxidation reaction of silicon in the liquid phase method to improve the deposition rate of the dielectric buffer layer 30BF of SiO ₂ . In one embodiment, the molar concentration of nitric acid in the liquid raw material may be about 0.1 mol% to 5 mol%.

The transparent dielectric buffer layer of SiO ₂ may be formed by immersing a glass substrate in the liquid raw material, coating the liquid raw material on the glass substrate, drying and sintering the liquid raw material. The speed of immersing the glass substrate in the liquid raw material may be performed within a range of about 1 cm / min to about 10 cm / min. The thickness of the dielectric buffer layer 30BF can be achieved by adjusting the concentration of the silicon precursor, eg, tetraethyl silicon oxide, in the liquid solution. As the concentration of the silicon precursor increases, the thickness of the transparent dielectric buffer layer 30BF formed increases. In one embodiment, the molar concentration of the silicon precursor in the liquid raw material may be selected in the range of about 0.1 to 0.4 mol%.

The average thickness of the dielectric buffer layer 30BF, preferably the transparent dielectric buffer layer of SiO ₂ , is in the range of 60 nm to 120 nm. When the average thickness of the transparent dielectric buffer layer of SiO ₂ is less than 60 nm, it does not block diffusion of the alkali metal ions, and when it exceeds 120 nm, the transparent conductive layer 30HT of the FTO deposited thereon and the coefficient of thermal expansion Due to the difference, cracks may occur in the planar heating layer 30HT, resulting in a defect. Preferably, the average thickness of the dielectric buffer layer 30BF, preferably the transparent dielectric buffer layer of SiO ₂ , is in the range of 80 nm to 100 nm.

In some embodiments, the functional layer 30AF may be further formed on a surface opposite to one surface of the first insulating substrate 30S-1 on which the planar heating layer 30HT is formed. The functional layer 30AF may be a reflective layer. The reflective layer may provide a mirror surface with respect to the outside of the cabinet housing. For example, when the planar heating plate 30 'provided in the cabinet housing 10 of the fabric processing apparatus 100' includes the reflective layer, as shown in FIG. 2B, the user may have the planar heating plate 30 having the reflective layer. ') Can be used as a mirror to maximize space utilization of the fabric processing apparatus 100'.

In another embodiment, the functional layer 30AF may be a heat dissipation layer for blocking heat radiated from the planar heating layer 30HT to the outside of the cabinet housing to improve thermal efficiency. The heat dissipation layer may be a thin film layer of metal or metal oxide. The heat dissipation layer transmits visible light to the inside of the cabinet housing from the outside and blocks the infrared region to have a heat dissipation effect. The metal may be silver (Ag), titanium (Ti), stainless, or a mixture thereof, and the metal oxide may be tin oxide.

In another embodiment, the functional layer 30AF may be a heat insulating layer. For example, the heat insulating layer may be a resin or a glass substrate that can provide a double structure by providing an air layer between the heat resistant resin, the glass substrate, or the first insulating substrate 30S-1. The heat insulation layer may prevent the risk of burns when the user contacts the planar heating plate 30. Although not shown, the above-described embodiments of the functional layer 30A may have a laminated structure in which two or more of them are combined with each other.

3 illustrates a fabric processing apparatus 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the fabric processing apparatus 200 may further include a humidity sensor 41 for measuring humidity inside the cabinet housing (see 10 of FIG. 1A). The humidity sensor 41 may be coupled to an inner wall of the cabinet housing 10 or to a cover frame (see 20 in FIG. 1B) that enters into the cabinet housing 10. The controller (30CC of FIG. 2A) may perform power control of the planar heating plate based on the signal received from the humidity sensor 41. For example, when the humidity is higher than the humidity set based on the signal obtained from the humidity sensor 41, power may be further supplied to increase the temperature or the amount of heat supplied inside the cabinet housing 10. On the contrary, it is determined that the fabric treatment is completed, the control unit may block the power supply to the planar heating plate.

In one embodiment, the fabric processing apparatus 200 may further include an ultrasonic humidifying device 42 for supplying moisture into the cabinet housing 10. The ultrasonic humidifier 42 is preferable to the steam apparatus in that it does not require airtightness of high temperature and high pressure, and the moisture supplied to the fabric by the humidification of the fabric is softened and finally dried by the planar heating plate. To improve. The ultrasonic humidifier 42 is shown as being coupled to the inner sidewall of the cabinet housing 10, but this is illustrative, and the ultrasonic humidifier 42 is coupled to the upper wall of the interior of the cabinet housing 10 and directed downward. Spraying may also be promoted. In another example, the ultrasonic humidifier 42 may be coupled to the top or side of the lid frame 20.

In one embodiment, the fabric processing apparatus 200 may further include a fragrance apparatus 43 for framing the fabric to be treated. The fragrance apparatus 43 may remove or smell the smell soaked in the fabric to refresh the fabric. The fragrance apparatus 43 is also shown coupled to the inner sidewall of the cabinet housing 10, but this is illustrative, and the fragrance apparatus 43 may be coupled to an upper wall of the interior of the cabinet housing 10. In another example, the fragrance apparatus 43 may be coupled to the top or side of the cover frame 20.

 In another embodiment, the fabric processing apparatus 200 may further include a sterilization apparatus 44 for sterilizing the fabric to be treated. The disinfection device 44 may be a device for supplying a disinfectant into the cabinet housing 10 by spraying or vaporizing, or may be an ultraviolet lamp, or may be provided inside the cabinet housing 10.

In another embodiment, the fabric processing apparatus 200 may further include at least one granular heat generating portion 45 for improving the condition of the fabric, such as a handkerchief, socks, or shoes. 4A and 4B, the granular heating units 45a and 45b according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may have a plate-shaped strip structure 45P1 or a curved pillar structure 45P2.

The plate-like strip structure 45P1 shows the formation of the above-described heating layer on the glass or ceramic substrate of the plate-like strip structure. The plate-like strip structure 45P1 is suitable for mounting a handkerchief or a towel to improve its condition.

In the curved pillar structure 45P2, the curved surface is not limited to the illustrated plate, but may be a convex sphere or ellipsoid, and may have a structure suitable for insertion into a sock or shoe. The above-described heating layer may be formed on an insulator formed of the curved pillar structure 45P2, and thus manufactured. When the curved pillar structure 44P2 is inserted into the socks, the socks are stretched to have a shape, and when electric power is applied to the heating layer of the curved pillar structure, the socks may be wrinkled to expand and heat treatment may be performed.

5 is a perspective view showing a fabric processing apparatus 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Reference may be made to the above-described disclosure as long as there is no contradiction with respect to the ones having the same reference numerals as the aforementioned ones.

Referring to FIG. 5, the fabric processing apparatus 300 includes a cabinet housing 10 ′ having an opening 10H on at least one side. Cabinet housing 10 ′ may include an outlet (not shown) for external discharge of vapor or odor molecules that may be generated during processing of the fabric. In one embodiment, the outlet can be disposed above the cabinet housing 10 '. The outlet may be fitted with a suitable dust and / or antimicrobial filter to prevent direct release of steam or odors. Although not shown, the air inlet may be provided in the cabinet housing 10 '. The air inlet is for assisting the air flow inside the housing during the processing of the fabric through the inflow of outside air, and a fan and / or a suitable air filter may be combined. The air inlet may be provided on any side, bottom or top surface of the cabinet housing 10 ', but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The drawer frame 22 'enters and exits through the opening 10H of the cabinet housing 10. Appropriate restricting devices may be placed so that the drawer frame 22 'is not completely separated from the cabinet housing 10' when withdrawing the drawer frame 22 'from the opening 10H of the cabinet housing 10'.

The drawer frame 22 'may be equipped with a fabric to be treated, and a hanger member 23 may be provided for this purpose. The drawer frame 22 'may have one mounting space up and down as shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the drawer frame 22 ′ may have a multi-stage structure, and each stage may independently enter and exit through the opening 10H of the cabinet housing 10. The multi-stage structure may also be comprised of breathable walls.

The door frame 21 'is coupled to the cabinet housing 10'. The door frame 21 'may be coupled to the cabinet housing 10' in a hinged manner. The side surface of the door frame 21 'may be provided with a planar heating plate 30 that radiates heat toward the fabric to be treated. Regarding the planar heating plate 30, reference may be made to the above disclosure. Although not shown, a planar heating plate 30 may also be provided on the side surface 10S1, the opposing side surface, the rear surface, the upper surface, or the bottom surface of the cabinet housing 10 ′, thereby forming a three-dimensional heating system of two or more surfaces.

In one embodiment, a user interface module may be provided on the door frame 21 ′, which is electrically connected to the control unit to provide heating, humidification, deodorization, sterilization and fragrance inside the cabinet housing 10. Allow time or intensity control for at least one. The user interface module may include a suitable user input and a display for displaying it. In addition, a speaker or a light emitting system may be further provided to the user to visually or visually recognize the processing of the fabric.

When the drawer frame 22 'is withdrawn from the cabinet housing 10' for mounting of the fabric to be processed, the door frame 21 'coupled to the cabinet housing 10' is opened and the cabinet housing 10 ' After completely entering the interior, the fabric processing process can be prepared by closing the door frame 21 '.

Although not shown, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, the fabric processing apparatus 300 is an ultrasonic humidifying apparatus 42, a fragrance apparatus 43, and a sterilizing apparatus 44 as an auxiliary apparatus for improving the condition of the fabric. ) May have at least one. In addition, the fabric processing apparatus 300 may further include at least one or more granular heat generating units (see 45 in FIG. 3) for improving the condition of the fabric, such as a handkerchief, socks, or shoes. As described above with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B, the granular heat generating unit may have a plate-shaped strip structure 45P1 or a curved pillar structure 45P2.

6 is a perspective view showing a fabric processing apparatus 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention. 6A is a cross-sectional view showing a laminated structure of the planar heating plate 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view showing a detailed laminated structure of an embodiment of the planar heating plate 30 shown in FIG. 6A. 6C is a cross-sectional view showing a detailed laminated structure of another embodiment of the planar heating plate 30 shown in FIG. 6A.

Reference may be made to the above-described disclosure as long as there is no contradiction with respect to members having the same reference numerals as the aforementioned members among the members shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the fabric processing apparatus has an cabinet housing 10 having an opening on at least one side and a planar heating plate that radiates heat toward the fabric to be treated on at least the other side, through the opening of the cabinet housing 10. And a control unit for power control of the cover frame 20 and the planar heating plate 30 to open and close the opening. At this time, the planar heating plate 30 is formed on the conductive planar heating layer 30HT and the planar heating layer 30HT formed on one surface of the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and the first insulating substrate 30S-1. It is formed to include the electrode patterns (30E1, 30E2) for applying a current.

Referring to FIG. 6B, the display element layer 30DEF is present on the opposite surface of the first insulating substrate 30S-1 of the planar heating plate 30 instead of the functional layer 30AF described above. The display element layer 30DEF is laminated on the opposite side of the first insulating substrate 30S-1 of the planar heating plate 30 and visually shows the fabric to be processed in the cabinet housing 10 transmitted through the planar heating plate 30. Or to display the information.

The display element layer 30DEF is a thermo-chromic layer 30THC stacked on the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and a second insulating substrate stacked on the thermochromic layer 30THC. 30S-2.

The color of the thermochromic layer 30THC may change according to a temperature change caused by the heat generation of the planar heating plate 30. When electric power is supplied from the power supply 30PS through the electrode patterns 30E1 and 30E2 through the control unit 30CC, current I flows through the planar heating layer 30HT, so that the resistance heat is transferred to the entire surface of the planar heating layer 30HT. Will occur over time. Accordingly, due to the temperature change, the thermochromic layer 30THC develops color due to its inherent properties. As color development changes with temperature, various designs can be displayed on the surface of the cabinet housing 10 of the fabric processing apparatus. To this end, the thermochromic layer 30THC includes a material of any one of vanadium dioxide (VO ₂ ), titanium (III) oxide (Ti ₂ O ₃ ), niobium oxide (NbO ₂ ), and nickel sulfide (NiS). can do. In addition, the thermochromic layer 30THC includes molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), tin (Sn), And a dopant including at least one material of nickel (Ni).

The thermochromic layer 30THC may be formed by sputtering coating of the thermochromic material on the first insulating substrate 30S-1. Thermochromic material is a material whose crystal structure changes due to a thermochromic phenomenon that is phase-transformed at a specific temperature (phase transition temperature), and thus the physical properties (electrical conductivity, infrared transmittance, etc.) change rapidly. It has a characteristic that the transmittance and reflectance of the near infrared ray change. Accordingly, the thermochromic layer 30THC prevents the inflow of thermal energy by blocking infrared rays in the high temperature summer, and reduces the cooling load and transmits infrared rays in the low temperature winter, thereby reducing the heating load. There is also. By doping the thermochromic material, the phase transition temperature of the thermochromic material can be controlled, and in general, the higher the doping ration of the dopant, the lower the phase transition temperature of the thermochromic material.

The second insulating substrate 30S-2 is stacked on the surface opposite to the stacking surface of the thermochromic layer 30THC stacked on the first insulating substrate 30S-1, and the thermochromic layer 30THC is stacked. It shows the color development of. The second insulating substrate 30S-2 is an insulator and may include glass or ceramic material capable of high temperature operation. The glass may be soda lime glass, heat resistant glass, tempered glass, crystallized glass or two or more laminated materials thereof. The ceramic material may be quartz, aluminum oxide, calcium fluoride or yttrium oxide. In addition, the second insulating substrate 30S-2 may have a transmittance of a visible light region for viewing the inside of the cabinet housing 10. That is, the second insulating substrate 30S-2 may be transparent glass having heat resistance. Alternatively, the second insulating substrate 30S-2 may be a combination such as a laminated structure of the glass and the ceramic. On the other hand, the second insulating substrate 30S-2 may be replaced by a protective film for protecting the thermochromic layer 30THC, not simply a glass or ceramic material. Such a protective film may be a film of a transparent material that is durable despite the heat generation and color development of the thermochromic layer 30THC.

Referring to FIG. 6C, the display element layer 30DEF is present on the opposite side of the first insulating substrate 30S-1 of the planar heating plate 30, and as a component constituting the display element layer 30DEF, in FIG. 6B. In addition to the thermo-chromic layer 30THC and the second insulating substrate 30S-2 described above, a third insulating substrate 30S-3 is further included. The material of the third insulating substrate 30S-3 is similar to that of the second insulating substrate 30S-2.

The third insulating substrate 30S-3 is present between the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and the thermo-chromic layer 30THC. The thermo-chromic layer 30THC is stacked on the third insulating substrate 30S-3. In this case, the third insulating substrate 30S-3 may be bonded to the first insulating substrate 30S-1. For bonding bonding of the third insulating substrate 30S-3 and the first insulating substrate 30S-1, a transparent adhesive material or a transparent adhesive may be used.

Meanwhile, the third insulating substrate 30S-3 may form a gap with the first insulating substrate 30S-1, that is, a predetermined gap. To this end, a spacer 30SP is formed between the third insulating substrate 30S-3 and the first insulating substrate 30S-1 to form a gap AG. As the material of the spacer 30SP, aluminum, zinc alloy steel, FRP, etc. may be used, such as a welding spacer bar (welding bar) applying a high frequency welding method and an insulating spacer maximizing insulation. In addition, as a material other than a metal, a foam spacer such as a silicone material and an absorbent material mixture and a resin series may be used. Since a gap is formed between the third insulating substrate 30S-3 and the first insulating substrate 30S-1, an air layer may be formed to obtain a heat insulating effect that minimizes heat loss. The position of the spacer 30SP shown in FIG. 6C is merely exemplary and may be present at various positions between the third insulating substrate 30S-3 and the first insulating substrate 30S-1, as necessary.

6D is a cross-sectional view showing a detailed laminated structure of another embodiment of the planar heating plate 30 shown in FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6E is a detailed laminated structure of another embodiment of the planar heating plate 30 shown in FIG. 6A. It is a cross-sectional view. Reference may be made to the foregoing disclosure as long as there is no contradiction with respect to members having the same reference numerals as the above-mentioned members among the members shown in FIGS. 6A, 6D, and 6E.

Referring to FIG. 6D, the display element layer 30DEF described above is present on the opposite surface of the first insulating substrate 30S-1 of the planar heating plate 30. The display element layer 30DEF is laminated on the opposite surface of the first insulating substrate 30S-1 of the planar heating plate 30. The display element layer 30DEF is the electro-chromic layer 30ELC stacked on the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and the fourth insulating substrate stacked on the electrochromic layer 30ELC. 30S-4.

The electrochromic layer 30ELC may be colored by the voltage difference applied thereto. To this end, the electrochromic layer 30ELC may include an electrochromic material, a pair of electrodes for voltage application, an electrolyte, and the like.

The electrochromic material may include a dye material, a polymer material, a metal oxide material, a conductive material, and the like. As such pigment-based materials and polymer-based materials, azobenzene-based, anthraquinone-based, diarylethene-based, dihydroprene-based, dipyridine-based, styryl-based, styrylspiropyranic, spirooxazine-based, spirothiopyran-based and thio-based Indigoid series, tetrathiafulbarene series, terephthalic acid series, triphenylmethane series, triphenylamine series, naphthopyran series, viologen series, pyrazoline series, phenazine series, phenylenediamine series, phenoxazine series, phenothiazine series, Phthalocyanine-based, fluoranthene-based, full-gid-based, benzopyran-based, metallocene-based materials, and the like. In addition, the metal oxide-based material may include tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide, iridium oxide, indium oxide, titanium oxide, nickel oxide, vanadium oxide, and Prussian blue. Further, as the conductive material, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, yttrium oxide, boron oxide, magnesium oxide, strontium titanate, potassium titanate, barium titanate, calcium titanate, calcium oxide, Ferrite, hafnium oxide, tungsten oxide, iron oxide, copper oxide, nickel oxide, cobalt oxide, barium oxide, strontium oxide, vanadium oxide and aluminosilicate, and the like.

This electrochromic layer 30ELC may comprise electrodes, and by applying a voltage to these electrodes, the electrochromic layer is developed. The material of the electrode is not particularly limited as long as it is a material having conductivity, and since it is necessary to maintain the light transmittance, a transparent electrode containing a transparent material is used. The material of the transparent electrode is not particularly limited, and tin-doped indium oxide, fluorine-doped tin oxide, antimony-doped tin oxide, or the like is used. In addition, the electrodes of the electrochromic layer 30ELC may have a matrix array structure such as an active matrix or a passive matrix for realizing dynamic image information, as is well known in the display field. In addition, for the implementation of still image information, the electrode may have a specific structure in a suitable shape, pattern, or arrangement of the conductive film.

In addition, the electrochromic layer 30ELC may have a structure in which an organic electrochromic compound is supported on conductive or semiconducting fine particles. Ultrafine particles are sintered on the electrode surface, and the organic electrochromic compound which has polar groups, such as a silanol group, a carboxyl group, and a phosphonic acid, is made to adsorb | suck to the surface of this ultrafine particle. This structure utilizes a strong surface area effect of ultra-fine particles, so that electrons are efficiently injected into the organic electrochromic compound, so that the color development density is high, and the color development and discoloration speed are high. Moreover, since a transparent membrane can also be formed as a display layer using ultra fine particles, a high white reflectance can also be obtained. In addition, a plurality of types of organic electrochromic compounds may be supported on the conductive or semiconductive fine particles.

In addition, the electrochromic layer 30ELC may include an electrolyte and transfer charges by moving ions between the electrodes, thereby causing a color reaction. As the electrolyte material, inorganic ionic salts such as alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts, quaternary ammonium salts or acids and supporting salts of alkalis can also be used. More specifically, LiClO4, LiBF4, LiAsF6, LiPF6, LiCF3SO3, LiCF3COO, KCl, NaClO3, NaCl, NaBF4, NaSCN, KBF4, Mg (ClO4) 2, Mg (BF4) 2 and the like may be included. Ionic liquids can also be used. More specifically, the organic ionic liquid has a molecular structure exhibiting a liquid phase in a wide temperature range including room temperature.

The fourth insulating substrate 30S-4 is stacked on the surface opposite to the stacking surface of the electrochromic layer 30ELC stacked on the first insulating substrate 30S-1, and the electrochromic layer 30ELC is stacked. It shows the color development of. The fourth insulating substrate 30S-4 is an insulator and may include glass or ceramic material capable of high temperature operation. The glass may be soda lime glass, heat resistant glass, tempered glass, crystallized glass or two or more laminated materials thereof. The ceramic material may be quartz, aluminum oxide, calcium fluoride or yttrium oxide. In addition, the fourth insulating substrate 30S-4 may have a transmittance of a visible light region for viewing the inside of the cabinet housing 10. That is, the fourth insulating substrate 30S-4 may be transparent glass having heat resistance. Alternatively, the fourth insulating substrate 30S-4 may be a combination such as a laminated structure of the glass and the ceramic. On the other hand, the fourth insulating substrate 30S-4 may be replaced with a protective film for protecting the electrochromic layer 30ELC, not simply a glass or ceramic material. Such a protective film may be a film of a transparent material that is durable despite the heat generation and color development of the electrochromic layer 30ELC.

Referring to FIG. 6E, a display element layer 30DEF is present on the opposite side of the first insulating substrate 30S-1 of the planar heating plate 30, and as a component constituting the display element layer 30DEF, FIG. 6D. In addition to the electrochromic layer 30ELC and the fourth insulating substrate 30S-4 described above, a fifth insulating substrate 30S-5 is further included. The material of the fifth insulating substrate 30S-5 is similar to that of the fourth insulating substrate 30S-4.

The fourth insulating substrate 30S-5 is present between the first insulating substrate 30S-1 and the electrochromic layer 30ELC. The electrochromic layer 30ELC is laminated on the fifth insulating substrate 30S-5. In this case, the fifth insulating substrate 30S-5 may be bonded to the first insulating substrate 30S-1. In order to bond the fifth insulating substrate 30S-5 and the first insulating substrate 30S-1, a transparent adhesive material or a transparent adhesive may be used.

Meanwhile, the fifth insulating substrate 30S-5 may form a predetermined gap AG, that is, a predetermined spaced distance from the first insulating substrate 30S-1. To this end, a spacer 30SP is formed between the fifth insulating substrate 30S-5 and the first insulating substrate 30S-1 to form a gap AG. The material of the spacer 30SP is disclosed during the description of FIG. 6C described above. Since a gap is formed between the fifth insulating substrate 30S-5 and the first insulating substrate 30S-1, an air layer may be formed to obtain a heat insulating effect that minimizes heat loss.

The above-described user interface module 11 displays input of control information for color development of the display element layer 30DEF and corresponding display information. That is, the user interface module 11 may receive a power control command for generating heat of the fabric processing apparatus 100 or a control command for color development, and display the result according to the input control command as display information. The user interface module 11 may include a user input unit capable of receiving a command for time or intensity control for color development and a display unit for displaying the same. The controller (30CC in FIG. 2A) controls the power and time applied to the planar heating plate 30 based on the control information received from the user interface module 11, and the humidification device, the smell diffusion device, the antibacterial device, or the granular heat generation to be described later. It can also be electrically connected to the unit to control it. In particular, upon receiving control information for driving the display element layer 30DEF having the electrochromic layer 30ELC from the user interface module 11, the control unit 30CC of FIG. 2A is connected to the electrochromic layer 30ELC. By controlling the application of current to the included electrodes, the display element layer 30DEF is allowed to develop.

On the other hand, the fabric processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, the cabinet housing having an opening on at least one side; A drawer frame entering and exiting through the opening of the cabinet housing; A door frame including a planar heating plate which opens and closes the opening of the cabinet housing and heat radiates toward the fabric to be treated; And a display element layer laminated on the planar heating plate and visually obscuring the fabric to be processed in the cabinet housing transmitted through the planar heating plate, or for displaying information. And a control unit for power control of the planar heating plate, wherein the planar heating plate is formed on a first insulating substrate, a conductive planar heating layer formed on one surface of the first insulating substrate, and the planar heating layer to apply current. It may include electrode patterns for. Here, the characteristics of the cabinet housing, the drawer frame, the door frame, the control unit, and the planar heating plate correspond to the contents described with reference to FIGS. 1A through 5, and the features of the display element layer are described with reference to FIGS. 6A through 6E. In this regard, detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 7 is a reference diagram illustrating an image state colored in the cabinet housing 10 of the fabric processing apparatus according to the operation of the display element layer 30DEF. Since the display element layer 30DEF having the thermochromic layer 30THC is colored according to the temperature change according to the fabric processing operation of the fabric processing apparatuses 100 and 100 ', the fabric processing apparatuses 100 and 100' Allows the interior of the image to be hidden or allows the image to appear in color. Therefore, the display element layer 30DEF having the thermochromic layer 30THC may be colored depending on temperature change according to the fabric processing operation of the fabric processing apparatuses 100 and 100 '.

Meanwhile, in the display element layer 30DEF having the electrochromic layer 30ELC, regardless of the fabric processing operation of the fabric processing apparatuses 100 and 100 ', the electrochromic layer 30ELC may be driven according to a user's selection. Can be. Accordingly, the internal appearance of the fabric processing apparatuses 100 and 100 'is blocked by the driving of the electrochromic layer 30ELC, or an image due to color development can be displayed. Accordingly, the electrochromic layer 30ELC may be independently colored by applying power regardless of the fabric processing operation of the fabric processing apparatuses 100 and 100 '.

The fabric processing apparatus according to the above-described embodiments may be provided to be integrated with the room in a built-in manner or movably installed as an independent household appliance, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible within the scope not departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge of.

The present invention can be used in the industry for improving conditions such as drying, unwrinkling, deodorization, or smoothing of fabrics such as garments or socks.

Claims (44)

1. A cabinet housing having an opening on at least one side and a planar heating plate that radiates heat towards the fabric to be treated at least on the other side;

   A cover frame which opens and closes the opening while entering and exiting through the opening of the housing; And

   Fabric processing apparatus comprising a control unit for power control of the planar heating plate.
2. The method according to claim 1,

   The planar heating plate may include a first insulating substrate, a conductive planar heating layer formed on the first insulating substrate, and electrode patterns formed on the planar heating layer to apply current.
3. The method according to claim 2,

   The first insulating substrate may include a glass including soda lime glass, heat resistant glass, tempered glass, crystallized glass, or two or more laminated materials thereof; Ceramics including quartz, aluminum oxide, calcium fluoride or yttrium oxide; Fabric processing apparatus comprising any one or a combination thereof.
4. The method according to claim 2,

   And the first insulating substrate and the planar heating layer have a transmittance of a visible light region for viewing the inside of the cabinet housing.
5. The method according to claim 2,

   The planar heating layer has a surface resistance in the range of 5 Ω / □ to 50 Ω / □.
6. The method according to claim 2,

   The planar heating layer is indium oxide (InO ₂ ); Tin oxide (SnO ₂ ); Indium tin oxide (ITO); Zinc oxide (ZnO); A textile processing apparatus comprising at least one of these oxides as a major metric and comprising any or a mixture of materials doped with a base metal, metal, or metalloid.
7. The method according to claim 2,

   And the planar heating layer comprises fluorine-doped tin oxide.
8. The method according to claim 2,

   The planar heating layer is fabric processing apparatus comprising any one or a mixture of carbon nanotubes, graphene, fullerene, and carbon fibers.
9. The method according to claim 2,

   The planar heating layer is formed on a side facing the inside of the cabinet housing on the insulating substrate.
10. The method according to claim 2,

    And a dielectric buffer layer between the first insulating substrate and the planar heating layer.
11. The method according to claim 10,

    The dielectric buffer layer may be formed of silicon oxide (SiO ₂ ), ceria (CeO ₂ ), aluminum oxide (Al ₂ O ₃ ) manganese oxide (MnO ₂ ), iron oxide (Fe ₂ O ₃ ), magnesium oxide (MgO), and titanium oxide ( Textile processing apparatus comprising at least one of TiO ₂ ).
12. The method according to claim 2,

    A fabric processing apparatus comprising a reflective layer, a heat dissipating layer, a heat insulating layer, or a laminated structure of two or more thereof, on a surface opposite to a surface on which the planar heating layer of the first insulating substrate is formed.
13. The method according to claim 1, The cover frame,

    A main frame which slides in and out through the opening and mounts the fabric; And

    And a cover part coupled to the body frame to open and close the opening of the housing.
14. The method according to claim 13,

    The fabric frame has a multi-stage structure.
15. The method according to claim 1,

    And a user interface module for inputting and outputting information relating to the control of the fabric processing apparatus.
16. The method according to claim 1,

    Textile processing apparatus further comprising at least one of a humidity sensor, ultrasonic humidifier, fragrance apparatus and sterilization apparatus.
17. The method according to claim 1,

    Fabric processing apparatus further comprises an air flow inducing unit for inducing air flow inside the cabinet housing.
18. The method according to claim 1,

    Fabric processing apparatus further comprising at least one granular heating portion.
19. The method according to claim 18,

    The granular heating portion includes a plate-like strip structure or a curved pillar structure.
20. A cabinet housing having an opening on at least one side;

    A drawer frame entering and exiting through the opening of the cabinet housing;

    A door frame that opens and closes the opening of the cabinet housing and includes a planar heating plate that radiates heat toward the fabric; And

    Fabric processing apparatus comprising a control unit for power control of the planar heating plate.
21. The method of claim 20,

    Clothing processing apparatus comprising at least one granular transparent heating unit installed in the cabinet housing or the drawer frame.
22. The method of claim 20,

    The planar heating plate may include a first insulating substrate, a conductive planar heating layer formed on the first insulating substrate, and electrode patterns formed on the planar heating layer to apply current.
23. A cabinet housing having an opening on at least one side and a planar heating plate that radiates heat towards the fabric to be treated at least on the other side;

    A display element layer laminated on the planar heating plate and for visually obscuring or displaying information on the fabric to be processed in the cabinet housing transmitted through the planar heating plate;

    A cover frame which opens and closes the opening while entering and exiting through the opening of the cabinet housing; And

    A control unit for power control of the planar heating plate,

    The planar heating plate may include a first insulating substrate, a conductive planar heating layer formed on one surface of the first insulating substrate, and electrode patterns formed on the planar heating layer to apply current.
24. The method according to claim 23,

    The display device layer includes a thermo-chromic layer stacked on the other surface opposite to the one surface of the first insulating substrate and a second insulating substrate stacked on the thermochromic layer to display color. Fabric processing device.
25. The method of claim 24,

    And the display element layer further comprises a third insulating substrate stacked between the first insulating substrate and the thermochromic layer.
26. The method according to claim 25,

    And a spacer for forming voids between said third insulating substrate and said first insulating substrate.
27. The method according to claim 25,

    And the third insulating substrate is bonded to the first insulating substrate.
28. The method according to any one of claims 24 and 25,

    At least one of the second insulating substrate and the third insulating substrate may include glass including soda lime glass, heat resistant glass, tempered glass, crystallized glass, or two or more laminated materials thereof; Ceramics including quartz, aluminum oxide, calcium fluoride or yttrium oxide; Fabric processing apparatus comprising any one or a combination thereof.
29. The method according to any one of claims 24 and 25,

    At least one of the second insulating substrate and the third insulating substrate has a transmittance of visible light region for seeing inside the cabinet housing.
30. The method of claim 24,

    The thermochromic layer comprises a material of any one of vanadium dioxide (VO ₂ ), titanium (III) oxide (Ti ₂ O ₃ ), niobium oxide (NbO ₂ ) and nickel sulfide (NiS).
31. The method of claim 24,

    The thermochromic layer may include molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), tin (Sn), and nickel (Ni). A dopant-doped fabric processing apparatus comprising at least one of the materials.
32. The method of claim 24,

    The thermochromic layer is a fabric processing apparatus that the color change in accordance with the temperature change according to the heat of the planar heating plate.
33. The method according to claim 23,

    The display element layer includes an electro-chromic layer stacked on the other surface opposite to the one surface of the first insulating substrate and a fourth insulating substrate stacked on the electrochromic layer to display color. Fabric processing device.
34. The method according to claim 33,

    And the display element layer further comprises a fifth insulating substrate stacked between the first insulating substrate and the electrochromic layer.
35. The method of claim 34, wherein

    And a spacer for forming voids between said fifth insulating substrate and said first insulating substrate.
36. The method of claim 34, wherein

    And the fifth insulating substrate is bonded to the first insulating substrate.
37. The method according to any one of claims 33 and 34,

    At least one of the fourth insulating substrate and the fifth insulating substrate may include glass including soda lime glass, heat resistant glass, tempered glass, crystallized glass, or two or more laminated materials thereof; Ceramics including quartz, aluminum oxide, calcium fluoride or yttrium oxide; Fabric processing apparatus comprising any one or a combination thereof.
38. The method according to any one of claims 33 and 34,

    At least one of the fourth insulating substrate and the fifth insulating substrate has a transmittance of a visible light region for seeing inside the cabinet housing.
39. The method according to claim 33,

    And the electrochromic layer comprises at least one of a dye material, a polymer material, a metal oxide material, and a conductive material.
40. The method of claim 39,

    As the pigment-based material and the polymer-based material, azobenzene-based, anthraquinone-based, diarylethene-based, dihydroprene-based, dipyridine-based, styryl-based, styrylspiropyranic-based, spiroxazine-based, spirothiopyran-based and thio-based Indigoid series, tetrathiafulbarene series, terephthalic acid series, triphenylmethane series, triphenylamine series, naphthopyran series, viologen series, pyrazoline series, phenazine series, phenylenediamine series, phenoxazine series, phenothiazine series, Textile processing apparatus comprising a phthalocyanine-based, fluoranthene-based, full-gid, benzopyran-based, metallocene-based material.
41. The method of claim 39,

    A fabric processing apparatus comprising tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide, iridium oxide, indium oxide, titanium oxide, nickel oxide, vanadium oxide, and Prussian blue as the metal oxide-based material.
42. The method of claim 39,

    Examples of the conductive material include titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, yttrium oxide, boron oxide, magnesium oxide, strontium titanate, potassium titanate, barium titanate, calcium titanate, calcium oxide, ferrite, Fabric processing apparatus comprising hafnium oxide, tungsten oxide, iron oxide, copper oxide, nickel oxide, cobalt oxide, barium oxide, strontium oxide, vanadium oxide and aluminosilicate.
43. The method according to claim 23,

    And a user interface module for inputting and outputting information relating to the control of the fabric processing apparatus.
44. A cabinet housing having an opening on at least one side;

    A drawer frame entering and exiting through the opening of the cabinet housing;

    A door frame including a planar heating plate which opens and closes the opening of the cabinet housing and heat radiates toward the fabric to be treated; And

    A display element layer laminated on the planar heating plate and visually obscuring the fabric to be processed in the cabinet housing transmitted through the planar heating plate, or for displaying information;

    A control unit for power control of the planar heating plate,

    The planar heating plate may include a first insulating substrate, a conductive planar heating layer formed on one surface of the first insulating substrate, and electrode patterns formed on the planar heating layer to apply current.

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