WO2021129526A1

WO2021129526A1 - Clothes treatment device

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Publication number: WO2021129526A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/137460
Authority: WO
Inventors: 铃木肇; 永井孝之
Original assignee: 青岛海尔洗衣机有限公司; Aqua株式会社; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2019-12-24
Filing date: 2020-12-18
Publication date: 2021-07-01
Also published as: CN114846196A; JP7449529B2; CN114846196B; JP2021101787A

Abstract

Disclosed is a clothes treatment apparatus (1) provided with: a containing chamber (200) used for containing clothes; a first supply unit (300) used for supplying warm air into the containing chamber (200); a second supply unit (400) used for supplying steam into the containing chamber (200); an air circulation unit (700) for sucking air into the containing chamber (200) and blowing out air into the containing chamber (200); an exhaust port (202) used for discharging the air in the containing chamber (200); an exhaust pipeline (610) used for guiding the discharged air to the outside of a box body (100); and an air mixing unit (800) used for mixing the outside air with the air in the exhaust pipeline (610). The air circulation unit (700) comprises: a circulation fan (710) allowing the air sucked in via a suction port (715) to be blown out from a discharge port (716); a ventilation plate (721) for being in contact with air blown out from the discharge port (716) so as to enable the air to change direction; and a ventilation plate motor (722) allowing the ventilation plate (721) to swing so as to improve the clothes drying and wrinkle removing performance.

Description

Clothes treatment device

Technical field

The invention relates to a clothes treatment device for drying, wrinkle and equal treatment of clothes.

Background technique

In the past, there is known a laundry treatment device that hangs laundry in a storage portion, and can use warm air to dry the laundry or steam to smooth the wrinkles of the laundry. For example, Patent Document 1 describes an example of such a laundry treatment device.

In the above-mentioned laundry treatment device, if the contact efficiency of the warm air with the laundry is poor, the drying efficiency will be poor, and therefore it is difficult to improve the drying performance. Therefore, in order to improve the drying performance, it can be sought to increase the contact efficiency of the warm air with the clothes.

In addition, in the above-mentioned clothes treating apparatus, the surface of the clothes that the steam touches is smoothed by the weight of the clothes, thereby removing the wrinkles of the clothes, but if a greater force for smoothing the surface of the clothes can be applied to the clothes, Can improve the wrinkle smoothing performance.

Prior art literature

Patent literature

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-057413

Summary of the invention

The problem to be solved by the invention

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment device that can improve the performance of drying and wrinkle smoothing.

Solutions used to solve the problem

The clothes processing apparatus of the main aspect of the present invention includes: a storage room, which is arranged in a box to store clothes in a hung state; a warm air supply unit, which supplies warm air into the storage room; and a steam supply unit, which supplies warm air into the storage room. Supplying steam; and an air circulation unit that sucks in the air in the storage chamber and blows it out into the storage chamber. Wherein, the air circulation part includes: a circulation fan that blows the air sucked in from the suction port out of the discharge port; a turning member that contacts the air blown out from the discharge port to turn the air; and a driving part that causes the air to be turned. The steering member swings to change the steering angle of the air. Furthermore, the clothes treatment device includes: an exhaust port for exhausting air in the storage chamber; an exhaust duct for guiding the air discharged from the exhaust port to the outside of the cabinet; and an air mixing unit for sucking in the cabinet. The air outside the body and mix it with the air flowing in the exhaust duct.

It should be noted that the circulation fan may be, for example, a cross flow fan, which includes a fan having an impeller arranged in a cylindrical shape and having an axial dimension larger than a radial dimension.

According to the above structure, when the clothes are dried, warm air is supplied to the storage chamber through the warm air supply unit, and at this time, the air circulation unit can be operated. In this case, the air in the storage room warmed by the supply of warm air is taken in from the suction port and blown out from the discharge port in the form of warm air. The blown warm air is deflected by the deflecting member and then goes to the clothes. At this time, as the steering member swings, the steering angle of the warm air changes, so the warm air comes into contact with the clothes from all directions. As a result, the contact efficiency between the warm air and the clothes becomes better, and the clothes become easier to dry.

Also, the warm air comes into contact with the clothes from various directions, that is, the direction in which the warm air blows on the clothes changes, so the hanging clothes may shake. As a result, the warm air can touch parts that are difficult to reach in the static state of the clothing, such as the underarm part of the clothing. In addition, dust adhering to clothes becomes easy to fall off.

In addition, when the wrinkles of the clothes are smoothed, steam is supplied into the storage chamber through the steam supply part, and at this time, the air circulation part can be operated. In this case, the air in the storage chamber is taken in from the suction port and blown out from the discharge port in the form of wind. The blown wind is deflected by the swinging deflecting member, thereby coming into contact with the clothes from all directions and shaking the clothes. When clothes are swayed in a suspended state, centrifugal force and other forces are easily applied to the clothes. Thereby, it is easy to smooth the surface of the clothes that the steam hits, and therefore the wrinkles of the clothes are easily flattened. In addition, by shaking the clothes, the dust attached to the clothes can be dropped.

Furthermore, when drying clothes, by operating the air mixing section, the air from the outside of the cabinet can be mixed with the air from the storage chamber in the exhaust duct to reduce the relative humidity and then discharge the air to the outside of the cabinet. . As a result, the exhausted air is less likely to cause dew condensation and other high-humidity air on the wall surface of the room surrounding the laundry treatment device to affect the surroundings of the laundry treatment device.

In the clothes treating apparatus of this aspect, a structure further provided with an opening and closing portion that opens and closes the exhaust duct can be adopted.

According to the above structure, the exhaust duct can be closed or opened as needed.

In the case of adopting the above-mentioned structure, it is further possible to further include a control unit that executes a steam process of supplying steam to the storage chamber through the steam supply unit. In this case, during the steaming process, the control unit controls the opening and closing unit to close the exhaust duct.

If such a structure is adopted, the leakage of steam to the outside of the cabinet during the steaming process can be suppressed. Therefore, the storage chamber is easily filled with steam, the wrinkle smoothing effect of the clothes is improved, and the humidity increase in the periphery of the clothes treatment device can be suppressed.

In the case of adopting the above-mentioned structure, further, a structure may be adopted: after the steaming process, the control part then executes a drying process of supplying warm air to the accommodation chamber through the warm air supply part, During the drying process, the control part controls the opening and closing part to open the exhaust duct.

If such a structure is adopted, the warm air from which moisture has been stripped from the clothes can be discharged to the outside of the cabinet during the drying process, and the clothes become easy to dry.

In the case of adopting a structure in which an opening and closing part is provided in the exhaust duct, the following structure may be further adopted, that is, an ozone supply part that supplies air containing ozone into the containing chamber; and ozone removal The section is arranged downstream of the opening and closing section in the exhaust duct and removes ozone contained in the air flowing in the exhaust duct.

In the case of adopting such a structure, when the clothes are deodorized, the ozone-containing air is supplied into the storage chamber through the ozone supply unit, and at this time, the air circulation unit can be operated. In this case, the air containing ozone in the containment chamber is taken in from the suction port and blown out from the discharge port in the form of ozone wind. The blown ozone wind is deflected by the swinging deflecting member, thereby coming into contact with the clothes from all directions. As a result, the contact efficiency between the ozone wind and the clothes becomes better, and the clothes become easier to deodorize. In addition, by shaking the clothes, the ozone can touch the parts of the clothes that are difficult to reach when the clothes are in a static state, and the dust attached to the clothes becomes easy to fall off.

Furthermore, since the ozone removing unit is provided in the exhaust duct, the air from which the ozone has been removed by the ozone removing unit can be discharged to the outside of the laundry treatment apparatus. Moreover, since the ozone removing part is arranged downstream of the opening and closing part, by closing the opening and closing part when steam is supplied into the storage chamber, the ozone removal part can be prevented from being wetted by the steam, and the ozone removal performance of the ozone removal part can be prevented reduce.

In the case of adopting the above-mentioned structure, it is further possible to adopt a structure in which the air mixing section supplies air taken in from the outside of the box into the exhaust duct which is closer to the ozone removal section. Downstream.

With such a structure, the air outside the box can be mixed with the air from the storage chamber whose flow velocity is reduced by passing through the ozone removing part. Thereby, the outside air becomes easy to mix with the air from the storage chamber, and therefore, the relative humidity of the air discharged to the outside becomes easy to decrease.

Invention effect

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a clothes treating device which can improve the performance of drying and wrinkle smoothing.

The effects and significance of the present invention will become clearer through the description of the embodiments shown below. However, the following embodiment is only an example when implementing the present invention, and the present invention is not limited at all by the content described in the following embodiment.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1(a) is a front view of the laundry treatment device according to the embodiment, and Fig. 1(b) is a right side view of the laundry treatment device according to the embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a front cross-sectional view of the laundry treatment device taken along the position of the first supply unit according to the embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a front cross-sectional view of the laundry treatment device taken along the position of the second supply unit according to the embodiment.

(A) and (b) of FIG. 4 are respectively a top cross-sectional view of the clothes processing apparatus in the state which removed the cover and the state which attached the cover of embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the main part of the laundry treatment device taken along the position of the suction duct of the first supply unit according to the embodiment.

Fig. 6(a) is a top cross-sectional view of the right side of the laundry treatment device taken along the position of the exhaust unit according to the embodiment, and Fig. 6(b) is the laundry treatment taken along the position of the exhaust unit according to the embodiment Side cross-sectional view of the upper part of the device.

Fig. 7(a) is a front cross-sectional view of the main part of the laundry treatment device taken along the front position of the air circulation unit of the embodiment, and Fig. 7(b) is the air circulation unit of the embodiment with the cover removed The main view.

Fig. 8 is a side cross-sectional view of the main part of the laundry treatment device of the embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the laundry treatment device according to the embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing operation control of the laundry treatment device according to the embodiment.

Description of Reference Signs

1: Clothes treatment device; 100: cabinet; 200: storage room; 202: outlet; 300: first supply unit (warm air supply unit, ozone supply unit); 400: second supply unit (steam supply unit); 600: exhaust unit; 610: exhaust duct; 620: exhaust shutter (opening and closing part); 630: ozone removal filter (ozone removal part); 700: air circulation unit (air circulation part); 710: circulation Fan; 715: suction port; 716: discharge port; 721: ventilation plate (steering member); 722: ventilation plate motor (drive part); 800: air mixing unit (air mixing part); 902: control part.

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1(a) is a front view of the laundry treatment device 1, and FIG. 1(b) is a right side view of the laundry treatment device 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a front cross-sectional view of the laundry treatment device 1 taken along the position of the first supply unit 300. The illustration of the second supply unit 400 and the air circulation unit 700 is omitted in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a front cross-sectional view of the laundry treatment device 1 taken along the position of the second supply unit 400. The illustration of the air circulation unit 700 is omitted in FIG. 3. (A) and (b) of FIG. 4 are a top cross-sectional view of the clothes processing apparatus 1 in the state which removed the cover 240 and the state which attached the cover, respectively. The illustration of the air circulation unit 700 is omitted in (a) and (b) of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the main part of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 taken along the position of the suction duct 350 of the first supply unit 300. It should be noted that in FIG. 2, the flow of ozone-containing air and warm air is shown by solid arrows. In addition, in FIG. 3, the flow of steam is shown by solid arrows, and the flow of dew condensation water is shown by broken arrows. Furthermore, in FIG. 5, the flow of the air from the exterior of the clothes processing apparatus 1 is shown by a solid line arrow. Furthermore, in FIG. 3, for convenience of description, the hanger stand 260 located in front of the cross section is drawn by a one-dot chain line.

The clothes treating apparatus 1 includes a box body 100 having a longitudinally long rectangular parallelepiped shape. Legs 110 are provided on the outer bottom surface of the box 100 at four corners. A storage room 200 for storing various clothes such as suits and coats in a hung state is arranged inside the box 100. The storage chamber 200 has a longitudinally long rectangular parallelepiped shape. In addition, a first supply unit 300 that can supply warm air and ozone to the storage room 200 and a second supply unit 400 that can supply steam to the storage room 200 are arranged inside the box 100 below the storage room 200. The first supply unit 300 corresponds to the warm air supply unit and the ozone supply unit of the present invention, and the second supply unit 400 corresponds to the steam supply unit of the present invention.

The front surface of the storage chamber 200 opens as a clothing input port 201. A portion of the front surface of the box body 100 corresponding to the input port 201 is open. A door 500 is provided on the front surface of the box body 100. The door 500 has approximately the same size as the front surface of the box body 100. The casting entrance 201 is covered by the door 500. The right end of the door 500 is connected to the box body 100 by a hinge part not shown, and the door 500 can be opened forward with the hinge part as a fulcrum.

A first supply port 210 and a second supply port 220 are provided adjacent to each other in the center portion of the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200. The first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220 have a substantially semicircular cylindrical shape with straight portions on both sides. The arc-shaped portion 211 of the first supply port 210 and the arc-shaped portion 221 of the second supply port 220 are bent in opposite directions to each other when viewed from above. Thereby, the combined shape of the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220 becomes a circular shape similar to the one-dot chain line in FIG. 4(a). A small gap is provided between the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220, and a mounting boss 230 having a mounting hole 231 is provided in the gap.

A cover 240 is arranged above the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220 so as to cover them. The cover 240 includes a disk-shaped top surface portion 241 and a peripheral surface portion 242 extending obliquely downward from the peripheral edge of the top surface portion 241. The size of the top surface portion 241 is larger than the combined size of the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220. A shaft 243 protruding downward is formed in the center of the back surface of the top surface 241. The shaft 243 is fitted to the fitting hole 231 of the fitting boss 230 so that a predetermined gap can be formed between the top surface 241 of the cover 240 and the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220. The peripheral surface 242 of the cover 240 is formed with a plurality of discharge holes 244 over the entire circumference. The discharge hole 244 has a rectangular shape elongated in the radial direction of the cover 240, and is located around the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220, that is, the cover 240 is closer to the projection area of the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220. Outside. As a result, it is difficult for dust and foreign matter falling from the clothes to enter the first supply port 210 and the second supply port 220 through the discharge hole 244. A predetermined gap is provided between the outer periphery of the cover 240 and the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200.

A hanger stand 260 is provided at the center of the top surface of the storage chamber 200 in the front-rear direction. The hanger stand 260 includes a rod-shaped rod 261 extending in the left-right direction and a support plate 262 that supports the left and right ends of the rod 261 from the top surface of the storage chamber 200. The clothes hanger on which clothes are hung is hung on the rod 261 of the hanger stand 260. In this way, the clothes are held by the rod 261 of the hanger stand 260 in a state of being hung from the top surface of the storage room 200. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of clothes can be hung side by side on the rod 261 in such a manner that the front-rear direction of the clothes is the extending direction of the rod 261.

2 and 5, the first supply unit 300 includes: a first supply duct 310, an ozone generator 320, a heater 330, a blower fan 340, and an air suction duct 350.

In the first supply duct 310, the inlet 311 is connected to the outlet 342 of the blower fan 340, and the outlet 312 is connected to the inlet of the first supply port 210. An ozone generator 320 is arranged near the introduction port 311 in the first supply pipe 310. The first supply pipe 310 has a shape that extends from the introduction port 311 to the left, is bent from a portion beyond the arrangement position of the ozone generator 320 so as to be folded back to the right, and then extends upward to the first supply port 210.

The ozone generator 320 is a discharge-type ozone generator that generates discharges such as corona discharge and silent discharge between a pair of electrodes, and generates ozone from the air passing between the pair of electrodes. The heater 330 is arranged on the first supply port 210 side of the ozone generator 320 in the first supply duct 310 and heats the air flowing in the first supply duct 310. As the heater 330, for example, a PTC heater can be used.

The blower fan 340 is a centrifugal fan, and a suction port 341 is provided on the side surface, and a discharge port 342 is provided on the peripheral surface. The blower fan 340 takes in air from the suction port 341 and sends the taken air to the ozone generator 320 in the first supply duct 310. The blower fan 340 may also use a fan other than a centrifugal fan, such as an axial fan.

On the front surface of the box body 100, an air suction port 101 is formed at a position opposed to the suction port 341 of the blower fan 340. The suction port 101 is provided with a dust filter 120 that removes dust and the like contained in the air taken in from the suction port 101.

One end of the suction pipe 350 is connected to the suction port 101, and the other end is connected to the suction port 341. In the door 500, a plurality of vent holes 501 are formed on the rear surface at positions corresponding to the air intake ports 101 of the box body 100, and air intake ports 502 are formed on the bottom surface. Inside the door 500, the intake port 502 communicates with a plurality of vent holes 501. When the blower fan 340 operates, the air outside of the laundry treatment device 1 is taken in into the suction duct 350 through the suction port 502, the ventilation hole 501, and the suction port 101. Hereinafter, the outside of the laundry treatment device 1 is referred to as the outside of the machine.

3, the second supply unit 400 includes: a second supply pipe 410, a steam generating device 420, and a drainage device 430. The second supply duct 410 has a shape in which the lower part bulges to the right. An outlet 411 connected to the inlet of the second supply port 220 is provided at the upper end of the second supply pipe 410. In addition, an inlet 412 is provided on the right side of the lower part of the second supply pipe 410. Furthermore, a water storage part 413 is provided below the inlet 412 of the second supply pipe 410 by making its bottom lower than the position of the inlet 412. A discharge port 414 is provided on the bottom surface of the water storage part 413.

The steam generating device 420 includes: a water supply tank 440, a water supply tank 450, a pump assembly 460, and a steam generator 470. Water to be supplied to the steam generator 470 is stored in the water supply tank 440. The water supply tank 440 is detachably installed in a water supply tank installation part not shown in the box 100. When the water supply tank 440 is installed in the water supply tank installation part, its supply port 441 is connected to the inlet 451 of the water supply tank 450 from above. The supply port 441 is provided with an on-off valve 442. When the supply port 441 is connected to the inlet 451, the on-off valve 442 is opened to supply water from the water supply tank 440 to the water supply tank 450, and the entire water supply tank 450 is filled with water.

The pump assembly 460 includes a pump 461, a connection hose 462 and a water supply hose 463. The suction port of the pump 461 is connected to the outlet 452 of the water supply tank 450 through a connection hose 462. A water supply hose 463 is connected to the discharge port of the pump 461. The pump 461 sucks the water in the water supply tank 450 through the connection hose 462 and sends it to the steam generator 470 through the water supply hose 463.

The steam generator 470 includes a main body 471 and a heater 472, and is attached to the inlet 412 of the second supply pipe 410 via a heat insulating member (not shown). The main body 471 is formed of a metal material such as aluminum die casting, and has a steam generation chamber 473 inside. In addition, a water supply port 474 to which a water supply hose 463 is connected is provided above the steam generation chamber 473 on the main body 471, and a discharge port 475 connected to the second supply pipe 410 is provided on the right of the steam generation chamber 473. The heater 472 is embedded in the main body 471.

The main body 471 is heated by the heater 472 to become high temperature. The water droplets sent by the pump 461 fall on the bottom surface of the steam generation chamber 473 and evaporate, thereby generating high-temperature steam. The generated steam is discharged into the second supply pipe 410 through the discharge port 475.

The drainage device 430 includes a drainage tank 480 and a drainage hose 490. The drain hose 490 has a connection port 491 connected to the discharge port 414 of the second supply pipe 410 at the upper end. The connection port 491 is provided with a baffle 492 so as to block the discharge port 414. The baffle 492 is, for example, a metal mesh with a fine mesh and is used to prevent the ozone supplied into the storage chamber 200 during the deodorization and sterilization operation from leaking into the box 100 through the drain hose 490.

The drain tank 480 is a container for recovering the dew condensation water generated in the second supply pipe 410. The drain box 480 is detachably installed in a drain box installation part (not shown) in the box body 100. When the drain tank 480 is installed in the drain tank installation part, its inlet 481 is located directly below the lower end of the drain hose 490.

The front surface of the box body 100 is provided with inlets and outlets 102 of these

boxes

440 and 480 at the front positions of the water supply box 440 and the drain box 480 installed in the box body 100. The entrance 102 is covered by the cover 103 which can be opened and closed (refer FIG. 1). The user can access the water supply tank 440 and the drain tank 480 in and out of the box body 100 by opening the door 500 and opening the cover 103.

1, a discharge port 202 is formed on the top surface of the storage chamber 200 on the left side and slightly forward from the center. An exhaust hood 270 is detachably attached to the exhaust port 202. The exhaust hood 270 is provided with a plurality of exhaust windows 271. In addition, a lint filter 272 that removes lint and the like contained in the air is arranged inside the exhaust hood 270.

An exhaust unit 600 for exhausting the air in the storage chamber 200 to the outside of the machine is provided at the position of the exhaust port 202 between the top surface of the storage chamber 200 and the top surface of the box body 100.

6(a) is a top cross-sectional view of the right side of the laundry treatment device 1 taken along the position of the exhaust unit 600, and FIG. 6(b) is a top view of the laundry treatment device 1 taken along the position of the exhaust unit 600 Side cross-sectional view of the upper part.

The exhaust unit 600 includes an exhaust duct 610, an exhaust shutter 620, and an ozone removing filter 630. The exhaust duct 610 extends rearward from the exhaust port 202. An exhaust port 104 composed of a plurality of holes is formed on the rear surface of the box body 100, and an exhaust duct 610 is connected to the exhaust port 104. The left part of the top surface of the storage chamber 200 extends to the rear surface of the box body 100 and constitutes the lower surface of the exhaust duct 610. The exhaust duct 610 guides the air discharged from the exhaust port 202 to the outside of the machine.

The exhaust shutter 620 is provided in the exhaust duct 610 and opens and closes the exhaust duct 610. The exhaust shutter 620 includes an opening and closing plate 621 and a shutter motor 622 that rotates the opening and closing plate 621. In the middle of the exhaust duct 610, by narrowing the vertical width in the duct, a communication port 611 that communicates the front duct and the rear duct is formed. The opening and closing plate 621 switches between a closed position to close the communication port 611 and an open position to open the communication port 611. The communication port 611 is opened and closed by the plate 621, the exhaust duct 610 is closed, and the communication port 611 is opened, and the exhaust duct 610 is opened. It should be noted that the exhaust shutter 620 corresponds to the opening and closing portion of the present invention.

The ozone removal filter 630 is arranged in the exhaust duct 610 behind the exhaust shutter 620, that is, downstream of the air flow. The ozone removing filter 630 may use an activated carbon/catalyst filter that adsorbs and decomposes ozone. The ozone removing filter 630 removes ozone contained in the air flowing in the exhaust duct 610. The ozone removing filter 630 corresponds to the ozone removing part of the present invention.

Fig. 7(a) is a front sectional view of the main part of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 taken along the front position of the air circulation unit 700, and Fig. 7(b) is the main part of the air circulation unit 700 with the cover 712b removed view. FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view of the main part of the laundry treatment device 1. In addition, in FIG. 7 (a) and FIG. 8, the flow of the air blown out from the air circulation unit 700 is shown by the solid line arrow and the broken line arrow. In addition, in (a) of FIG. 7, for convenience of description, the hanger stand 260 located forward of the cross-section is drawn by a one-dot chain line.

An air circulation unit 700 is arranged inside the storage chamber 200 at the bottom and near the rear surface of the storage chamber 200. The air circulation unit 700 sucks the air in the storage room 200 and blows it out into the storage room 200, and causes the blown air to go to the hanging clothes.

The air circulation unit 700 includes a circulation fan 710 and a louver mechanism 720. The air circulation unit 700 corresponds to the air circulation unit of the present invention.

The circulation fan 710 is a cross-flow fan, and includes a fan 711, a housing 712, and a fan motor 713. The fan 711 has an impeller 711a arranged in a cylindrical shape, and the axial dimension is much larger than the radial dimension. A fan shaft 714 is provided in the center of the fan 711. Both ends of the fan shaft 714 protrude from both end surfaces of the fan 711.

The fan 711 is housed in the casing 712, and both ends of the fan shaft 714 are rotatably supported on both sides of the casing 712. The housing 712 is composed of a main body 712a with an open front surface and a cover 712b covering the front surface of the main body 712a. The casing 712 is provided with a suction port 715 opening forward on the front side of the fan 711, that is, on the front surface of the cover 712b, and a discharge port 716 opening upward on the rear side of the fan 711. The suction port 715 opens in a direction along the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200, and its lower end is slightly higher than the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200. The suction port 715 is provided with a plurality of lattice mounds 715a extending in a lattice shape. The axial dimensions of the suction port 715 and the discharge port 716 are approximately the same as the size of the fan 711. That is, the suction port 715 and the discharge port 716 have a shape elongated in the axial direction.

A filter 717 is arranged between the suction port 715 and the fan 711 in the housing 712. The filter 717 traps dust sucked from the suction port 715 together with the air.

The right end of the fan shaft 714 penetrates the right side surface of the housing 712 and further penetrates the right side surface of the storage chamber 200. A part corresponding to the air circulation unit 700 in the right side surface of the storage chamber 200 is recessed inward, and a fan motor 713 is mounted on the outside of this part. The fan shaft 714 that penetrates the right side surface of the storage chamber 200 is connected to the rotor (not shown) of the fan motor 713.

The fan motor 713 drives the fan 711 to rotate via the fan shaft 714. When the fan 711 rotates, air is sucked in from the suction port 715, and the sucked air is sent away by the fan 711 and blown out from the discharge port 716.

The ventilation plate mechanism 720 includes a ventilation plate 721 and a ventilation plate motor 722. The vent plate 721 corresponds to the steering member of the present invention, and the vent plate motor 722 corresponds to the drive unit of the present invention.

The ventilation plate 721 has a rectangular shape elongated in the axial direction of the circulation fan 710 and has a size slightly larger than the discharge port 716 of the circulation fan 710. Eaves 723 are provided at both left and right ends of the ventilation plate 721, and a ventilation plate shaft 724 is provided at the lower end of the eaves 723. Support portions 718 are provided at the upper rear ends of the circulation fan 710 on both sides of the casing 712. The ventilation plate shafts 724 on both sides of the ventilation plate 721 are rotatably supported by the supporting parts 718 on both sides of the housing 712. As a result, the ventilation plate 721 is located above the discharge port 716 and can swing in the up and down direction.

The right end of the ventilation plate shaft 724 penetrates the right support portion 718 and further penetrates the right side of the storage chamber 200. A fan motor 722 is mounted on the outside of the right side surface of the storage chamber 200 and above the fan motor 713. The vent plate shaft 724 that penetrates the right side of the storage chamber 200 is connected to the rotor (not shown) of the vent plate motor 722.

The vent plate motor 722 rotates the vent plate 721 through the vent plate shaft 724 by rotating forward and reverse at a predetermined rotation angle. The air blown upward from the outlet 716 of the circulation fan 710 comes into contact with the ventilation plate 721 and is deflected. The turning angle of the air changes with the angle of the swinging ventilation plate 721, and the direction in which the air, that is, the wind travels, changes.

The fan shaft 714 of the circulation fan 710 is a rotation axis when the fan 711 rotates, and the ventilation plate shaft 724 of the ventilation plate mechanism 720 is a swing axis when the ventilation plate 721 swings. As shown in FIG. 8, the circulating fan 710, that is, the air circulation unit 700, is arranged at the bottom of the storage room 200 in the following state: the axial and left-right directions of the rotating shaft of the fan 711 and the swinging shaft of the ventilation plate 721 are defined by the rod 261 of the hanger stand 260 The front and rear directions of the hanging clothes are parallel or approximately parallel. In other words, the rod 261 of the hanger stand 260 holds the clothes in the upper part of the storage room 200 in the following state: the front-rear direction of the clothes hanging on the rod 261 and the rotation axis of the fan 711 of the air circulation unit 700 and the swing axis of the ventilation plate 721 The axis is parallel or roughly parallel. At this time, in the circulating fan 710, the center of the rotating shaft of the fan 711 in the axial direction is substantially coincident with the center of the rod 261.

Between the top surface of the storage chamber 200 and the top surface of the box body 100, an air mixing unit 800 is provided so as to be adjacent to the exhaust duct 610. The air mixing unit 800 sucks the air outside the cabinet 100, that is, outside the machine, and mixes it with the air flowing in the exhaust duct 610. The air mixing unit 800 corresponds to the air mixing unit of the present invention.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 6, the air mixing unit 800 includes a mixing fan 810 and an introduction duct 820. The mixing fan 810 is a centrifugal fan, and a fan 812 and a motor 813 for rotating the fan 812 are provided in the housing 811. The housing 811 is provided with a suction port 814 on the side surface and a discharge port 815 on the peripheral surface. The mixing fan 810 may also use a fan other than a centrifugal fan, such as an axial fan.

In the exhaust duct 610, an inlet 612 is formed at a position downstream of the ozone removal filter 630 where the air flows. One end of the introduction duct 820 is connected to the introduction port 612, and the other end is connected to the discharge port 815 of the mixing fan 810.

The rear surface of the box 100 is provided with a suction port 105 composed of a plurality of holes. The suction port 814 of the mixing fan 810 is connected to the suction port 105. The suction port 105 may be separated from the exhaust port 104 by a distance that the air discharged from the exhaust port 104 is sucked in as soon as it is discharged.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the structure of the laundry treatment device 1.

In addition to the above-mentioned configuration, the laundry treatment device 1 further includes an operation unit 901 and a control unit 902.

The operation unit 901 includes operation buttons such as a selection button for selecting an operation mode and a start button for starting operation, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operation button operated by the user to the control unit 902.

The control unit 902 includes a microcomputer, various drive circuits, etc., to provide the ozone generator 320, heater 330 and blower 340 of the first supply unit 300, the pump 461 and heater 472 of the second supply unit 400, and the exhaust unit 600. The exhaust shutter 620, the fan motor 713 and the ventilation plate motor 722 of the air circulation unit 700, and the mixing fan 810 of the air mixing unit 800 are controlled.

The clothes treating apparatus 1 of the present embodiment can perform a deodorizing and sterilizing operation to deodorize and sterilize clothes, a drying operation to dry the clothes, and a wrinkle smoothing operation to smooth out the wrinkles of the clothes.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation control of the laundry treatment device 1.

When the operation to start the operation is executed, the control unit 902 determines that one of the deodorizing and sterilizing operation, the drying operation, and the wrinkle smoothing operation has been selected (S1).

When the deodorization and sterilization operation is selected (S1: deodorization and sterilization), the deodorization and sterilization operation is started, and the control unit 902 executes the deodorization and sterilization process (S2). During the deodorization and sterilization process, the control unit 902 operates the blower fan 340 and the ozone generator 320 in the first supply unit 300. Before the operation starts, that is, when the laundry treatment apparatus 1 is in a stopped state, the opening and closing plate 621 of the exhaust shutter 620 is in the open position. The control unit 902 does not operate the exhaust shutter 620 and maintains the state where the opening and closing plate 621 is in the open position.

As shown by the solid arrow in FIG. 5, by the operation of the blower fan 340, the air outside the machine is taken into the suction duct 350 from the suction port 101 and sent into the first supply duct 310.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air flowing in the first supply pipe 310 passes through the ozone generator 320, and at this time, the ozone generated in the ozone generator 320 is mixed into the air. In this way, the air containing ozone passes through the first supply duct 310, reaches the first supply port 210, and is discharged from the first supply port 210 into the storage room 200. The discharged ozone-containing air hits the cover 240 and spreads around, a part of the air is discharged from the plurality of discharge holes 244, and the remaining part of the air is discharged from between the cover 240 and the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200. In this way, the air containing ozone is diffused through the cover 240 and then travels to the upper clothing, and comes into contact with the clothing over a large area. Clothing is deodorized and sterilized by the deodorization and sterilization effect of ozone.

As shown by the one-dot chain arrow in Fig. 6(a), the air whose ozone concentration has been reduced due to the deodorization and sterilization of clothes is discharged from the discharge port 202 provided on the top surface of the storage room 200 to the exhaust duct 610 Inside, it flows in the exhaust duct 610 and is discharged from the exhaust port 104 to the outside of the machine. The air flowing in the exhaust duct 610 passes through the ozone removing filter 630. As a result, ozone in the air is removed, and air reduced to an appropriate ozone concentration is discharged to the outside of the machine.

Furthermore, during the deodorization and sterilization process, the control unit 902 drives the fan motor 713 in the air circulation unit 700 to operate the circulation fan 710, and drives the ventilation plate motor 722 to swing the ventilation plate 721 in the vertical direction. At this time, the ventilation plate 721 may continuously swing, or may stop for a predetermined time every time it swings back and forth once or repeatedly.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 7, the air containing ozone in the storage chamber 200 is taken in from the suction port 715 into the housing 712 and blown out from the discharge port 716 in the form of ozone wind. The blown ozone wind is diverted by the ventilation plate 721, and then passes through the plurality of openings 283 of the ventilation plate cover 280 to go to the clothes. At this time, the ventilation plate 721 swings to change the steering angle of the ozone wind, so the ozone wind will contact the clothes from all directions. As a result, the contact efficiency between the ozone wind and the clothes becomes better, and the clothes become easier to deodorize and sterilize. In addition, the clothes are blown by the ozone wind from all directions, so that the hanging clothes may shake. As a result, ozone can be made to reach parts that are difficult to reach when the clothes are stationary, such as the underarm parts of the clothes. In addition, dust adhering to clothes is easy to fall off.

Furthermore, the clothes are hung on the rod 261 of the hanger stand 260 in such a manner that the front-rear direction thereof is parallel to the axial direction of the swing axis of the ventilation plate 721 of the air circulation unit 700. Therefore, even when multiple pieces of clothing are contained in the storage room 200 as shown in FIG. 7(a), the ozone wind discharged from the circulation fan 710 and deflected by the ventilation plate 721 easily passes between the clothing and the clothing. The upper part of the containment chamber 200 is touched. As a result, the ozone wind easily contacts multiple pieces of clothing in all directions, and deodorizes and sterilizes multiple pieces of clothing well.

When the predetermined deodorization and sterilization time has elapsed, the control unit 902 stops the ozone generator 320, the blower fan 340, the circulation fan 710, and the ventilation plate 721, and ends the deodorization and sterilization process. In this way, the deodorization and sterilization operation ends.

Next, when the control unit 902 determines that the drying operation is selected in step S1 (S1: drying), the drying operation is started, and the drying process is executed (S3). During the drying process, the control part 902 operates the blowing fan 340 and the heater 330 in the first supply unit 300.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air flowing in the first supply duct 310 is heated by the heater 330 and becomes warm air of a temperature suitable for drying (for example, about 60° C.). Then, the warm air reaches the first supply port 210 and is discharged into the storage room 200 from the first supply port 210. The discharged warm air is diffused by the cover 240 like the air containing ozone, and then travels to the upper clothing, and comes into contact with the clothing over a large area. As a result, the laundry is dried.

During the drying process, the control part 902 operates the circulation fan 710 in the air circulation unit 700 and causes the ventilation plate 721 to swing up and down.

As shown in Fig. 7(a), the air in the storage room 200 warmed by the supply of warm air is taken into the housing 712 from the suction port 715, and is blown out from the discharge port 716 in the form of warm air. The blown warm air is diverted by the swinging ventilation plate 721, thereby coming into contact with the clothes from all directions. As a result, the contact efficiency between the warm air and the clothes becomes better, and the clothes become easier to dry. In addition, by shaking the clothes, the warm air can touch the parts of the clothes that are difficult to reach when the clothes are in a static state, and the dust attached to the clothes becomes easy to fall off.

Furthermore, as in the case of the deodorization and sterilization operation, even when multiple pieces of clothing are contained in the storage room 200 as shown in FIG. 7(a), the warm air discharged from the circulation fan 710 and deflected by the ventilation plate 721 It is also easy to pass between the clothes and touch the upper part of the storage room 200. As a result, the warm air can easily contact multiple pieces of clothing in all directions, and the multiple pieces of clothing can be easily dried.

As shown by the solid arrow in (a) of FIG. 6, the air from which moisture has been stripped from the clothes in the storage chamber 200 is discharged from the discharge port 202. The exhaust port 202 is provided on the top surface of the storage chamber 200, and the heated air is easily exhausted. The exhausted air flows through the exhaust duct 610 and passes through the ozone removing filter 630. At this time, the ozone removing filter 630 becomes resistance, and the flow velocity of the air decreases.

During the drying process, the control unit 902 operates the air mixing unit 800, that is, the mixing fan 810. As shown by the dotted arrow in FIG. 6( a ), the air outside the machine is taken in from the intake port 105, and is supplied to a position downstream of the ozone removal filter 630 in the exhaust duct 610 through the introduction duct 820. The air from outside the machine supplied into the exhaust duct 610 is mixed with the air from the storage chamber 200 passing through the ozone removing filter 630. At this time, since the flow velocity of the air from the storage chamber 200 becomes slow, it is easy to mix the air from outside the machine. By mixing air from outside the machine, the relative humidity of the air from the storage chamber 200 decreases. As shown by the hollow arrow in (a) of FIG. 6, the air with a reduced relative humidity is discharged from the exhaust port 104 to the outside of the machine.

When the predetermined drying time has elapsed, the control unit 902 stops the heater 330, the blower fan 340, the circulation fan 710, the ventilation plate 721, and the mixing fan 810 to stop the drying process. In this way, the drying operation ends.

Next, when the control unit 902 determines that the wrinkle smoothing operation is selected in step S1 (S1: wrinkle smoothing), the wrinkle smoothing operation is started, and the preparation process is executed (S4). In the preparation process, the control unit 902 operates the heater 472 of the steam generator 470 in the state where the pump 461 is stopped in the second supply unit 400. As a result, the temperature of the main body portion 471 of the steam generator 470 gradually rises.

Furthermore, during the preparation process, the control unit 902 operates the circulation fan 710 in the air circulation unit 700 and swings the ventilation plate 721 in the up and down direction. As shown in FIG. 7(a), the air in the storage chamber 200 is taken into the housing 712 from the suction port 715, and is blown out from the discharge port 716 in the form of wind. The blown wind is deflected by the swinging ventilation plate 721, thereby coming into contact with the clothes from all directions, and shaking the clothes. As a result, dust becomes easy to fall from the clothes.

When the temperature of the main body part 471 of the steam generator 470 is sufficiently high, the control part 902 ends the preparation process and executes the steam process (S5). During the steaming process, the control unit 902 activates the exhaust shutter 620 and switches the opening and closing plate 621 from the open position to the closed position. As a result, the exhaust duct 610 is closed. Next, the control unit 902 operates the pump 461 in a state where the heater 472 continues to operate. As shown in FIG. 3, high-temperature steam is generated in the steam generator 470 and discharged into the second supply pipe 410. The released steam rises in the second supply pipe 410 to reach the second supply port 220, and is discharged into the storage chamber 200 from the second supply port 220. The discharged steam hits the cover 240 and spreads around, a part of which is discharged from the plurality of discharge holes 244, and the remaining part is discharged from between the cover 240 and the bottom surface of the storage chamber 200. In this way, the steam is diffused through the cover 240 and travels to the upper clothes, and comes into contact with the clothes in a large area. With the moisture and heat of the steam, the wrinkles of the clothes are smoothed.

When the steam flows in the second supply pipe 410, a part of the steam may condense and produce dew condensation water. The dew condensation water flows downward and is stored in the water storage part 413, and is discharged from the discharge port 414. The drained dew condensation water is recovered into the drain tank 480 through the drain hose 490. In this way, in this embodiment, since the water storage portion 413 for storing dew condensation water is provided below the inlet 412 of the second supply pipe 410, it is possible to prevent the dew condensation water from flowing from the inlet 412 to the inside of the steam generator 470. .

Furthermore, during the steaming process, the circulation fan 710 and the ventilation plate 721 continue to work. The clothes are shaken by the wind blown out from the outlet 716 and turned by the ventilation plate 721. When clothes are swayed in a suspended state, centrifugal force and other forces are easily applied to the clothes. As a result, it is easy to smooth the surface of the clothes that the steam hits, and therefore, the wrinkles of the clothes become easy to flatten. In addition, although the clothes are not in a dry state in the preparation process because they are wetted by steam, by shaking the clothes, the dust attached to the clothes can be dropped.

Furthermore, as in the case of the deodorization and sterilization operation, even when multiple pieces of clothing are contained in the storage room 200 as shown in FIG. 7(a), the wind discharged from the circulation fan 710 and deflected by the ventilation plate 721 is also It is easy to pass between the clothes and touch the upper part of the storage room 200. As a result, the wind easily comes into contact with multiple pieces of clothing in all directions, the multiple pieces of clothing are well shaken, and the wrinkles thereof become easy to flatten.

During the steaming process, the exhaust pipe 610 is closed. Therefore, the steam in the storage chamber 200 can be prevented from being discharged to the outside of the machine through the exhaust duct 610. In addition, in the exhaust duct 610, the ozone removing filter 630 is provided downstream of the exhaust shutter 620, and therefore, it is possible to prevent the steam from contacting the ozone removing filter 630 and severely wetting the ozone removing filter 630.

When the predetermined steam supply time has elapsed, the control unit 902 stops the heater 472 and the pump 461, and ends the steaming process.

Next, the control section 902 executes the drying process (S6). The drying process is the same as the drying process in the drying operation. The blower fan 340 and the heater 330 work, and the circulation fan 710 and the ventilation plate 721 also continue to work. In this way, the clothes wetted by the steam are dried. It should be noted that the drying time in the wrinkle smoothing operation is set to be suitable for the wrinkle smoothing operation, and can be set to be different from the drying time in the drying operation.

In addition, during the drying process, the control unit 902 operates the exhaust shutter 620 to switch the opening and closing plate 621 to the open position. At this time, the control unit 902 controls the exhaust shutter 620 in such a manner that the opening and closing plate 621 does not move to the open position in one go, but opens in stages at a predetermined angle such as 30 degrees each time over time. The opening amount of the communication port 611 of the exhaust duct 610 gradually increases, so the air with high humidity will not be discharged from the storage chamber 200 in one breath, but little by little.

As a result, since the humidity in the storage chamber 200 does not decrease rapidly, even during the drying process, the wrinkle smoothing effect of the clothes can continue for a period of time. Furthermore, if air containing a large amount of moisture is discharged from the storage chamber 200 at a stretch, when the air passes through the ozone removing filter 630, the moisture becomes easy to adhere to the ozone removing filter 630. Therefore, by slowly discharging air containing a large amount of moisture from the storage chamber 200, adhesion of moisture to the ozone removal filter 630 is suppressed.

Furthermore, similar to the drying operation, the control unit 902 operates the mixing fan 810. Thereby, the air from outside the machine is mixed with the air from the storage room 200, and the air whose relative humidity is lowered is discharged from the exhaust port 104 to the outside of the machine.

When the predetermined drying time has elapsed and the drying process is ended, the control part 902 executes the ventilation process (S7). That is, the control part 902 keeps the circulation fan 710 and the ventilation plate 721 in operation after the drying process. The air in the storage chamber 200 is taken in from the suction port 715 and blown out from the discharge port 716 into the storage chamber 200. As a result, the air outside the machine passes through the suction duct 350 of the first supply unit 300 and the first supply duct 310 from the first A supply port 210 is taken into the containment chamber 200, and the air in the containment chamber 200 is exhausted to the outside of the machine through the exhaust port 202 and the exhaust duct 610. Thereby, the inside of the storage chamber 200 is ventilated, and the inner wall and the like in the storage chamber 200 become dry even if they get wet with steam.

It should be noted that during the ventilation process, the mixing fan 810 may also be kept in operation. If this is the case, the same as the drying process, the air from the storage chamber 200 can be discharged outside the machine after the relative humidity is reduced.

When a predetermined ventilation time has elapsed, the control unit 902 stops the circulation fan 710 and the ventilation plate 721, and ends the ventilation process. In this way, the wrinkle smoothing operation ends.

In this way, during the wrinkle smoothing operation, the exhaust pipe 610 is closed by the exhaust shutter 620 during the steaming process, and the steam cannot be discharged from the storage chamber 200 to the outside of the machine. As a result, during the wrinkle smoothing operation, the moisture discharged from the laundry treatment device 1 to the outside is reduced, and therefore, the humidity around the laundry treatment device 1 is not likely to increase.

It should be noted that, in the laundry treatment device 1, in addition to the deodorization and sterilization operation, the drying operation, and the wrinkle smoothing operation, for example, drying, deodorization, and sterilization may be performed after drying. Running.

In addition, a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor may be arranged in the storage room 200. In this case, the drying process may also be ended according to the temperature and humidity in the storage chamber 200 during the drying operation and the wrinkle smoothing operation. Further, during the drying process of the wrinkle smoothing operation, the opening angle of the opening and closing plate 621 may be gradually increased according to changes in temperature and humidity in the storage chamber 200.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by operating the air circulation unit 700 when the warm air is supplied from the first supply unit 300 to dry the clothes, the warm air can be brought into contact with the clothes in the storage room 200 from all directions. As a result, the contact efficiency between the warm air and the clothes becomes better, and the clothes become easier to dry. Furthermore, the clothes are shaken by warm air from various directions, so that the warm air can touch parts of the clothes that are hard to reach when the clothes are in a static state, and dust attached to the clothes becomes easy to fall off.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, by operating the air circulation unit 700 when steam is supplied from the second supply unit 400 to apply steam to the clothes to smooth the wrinkles of the clothes, the clothes in the storage room 200 can be shaken. As a result, the wrinkles of the clothes can be easily flattened, and the dust attached to the clothes can be dropped.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, by operating the air mixing unit 800 when drying clothes, it is possible to mix the air from the storage room 200 with the air from outside the machine in the exhaust duct 610 to reduce the relative humidity. Exhaust to the outside of the machine. Thereby, it is not easy for the exhausted air to cause dew condensation and other high-humidity air on the wall surface of the room around the laundry treatment device 1 to affect the surroundings of the laundry treatment device 1.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, since the exhaust shutter 620 is provided in the exhaust duct 610, the exhaust duct 610 can be closed or opened as needed. In particular, in the process of supplying steam to the storage chamber 200, the exhaust duct 610 is closed by the exhaust shutter 620, and therefore, the leakage of the steam to the outside of the machine can be suppressed. Thereby, the storage chamber 200 is easily filled with steam, the wrinkle smoothing effect of the clothes is improved, and the increase in humidity around the clothes treating apparatus 1 can be suppressed. In addition, during the drying process of supplying warm air into the storage room 200, the exhaust duct 610 is opened by the exhaust shutter 620, so that the warm air that has stripped moisture from the clothes can be discharged outside the machine. The clothes become easy to dry.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, when air containing ozone is supplied from the second supply unit 400 and the clothes are deodorized and sterilized by ozone, the air circulation unit 700 is operated, so that the ozone wind can be connected to the storage room 200 from all directions. Contact with clothing inside. As a result, the contact efficiency between the ozone wind and the clothes becomes better, and the clothes become easier to deodorize and sterilize. In addition, the clothes are shaken by the ozone wind from all directions, so that the ozone can touch the parts of the clothes that are hard to reach when the clothes are in a static state, and the dust attached to the clothes is easy to fall off.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the ozone removal filter 630 is provided in the exhaust duct 610, the air from which the ozone has been removed by the ozone removal filter 630 can be discharged to the outside of the machine. Furthermore, since the ozone removing filter 630 is arranged downstream of the exhaust shutter 620, by closing the exhaust shutter 620 when steam is supplied into the storage room 200, the ozone removing filter 630 can be prevented from being wetted by the steam. , Can prevent the ozone removal performance of the ozone removal filter 630 from being reduced.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the air taken in from outside the machine by the operation of the air mixing unit 800 is supplied to the exhaust duct 610 downstream of the ozone removal filter 630. Therefore, the air outside the machine can be reduced. It is mixed with the air from the containing chamber 200 whose flow velocity has been reduced due to passing through the ozone removing filter 630. As a result, the air outside the machine easily mixes with the air from the storage chamber 200, and therefore, the relative humidity of the air discharged outside the machine easily decreases.

As mentioned above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment at all. In addition, the embodiment of the present invention may be modified in various ways other than the above.

For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, both ozone and warm air are supplied into the storage room 200 from the first supply unit 300. However, it is also possible to separately provide an ozone supply unit for supplying ozone and a warm air supply unit for supplying warm air in the laundry treatment apparatus 1.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the suction port 814 of the mixing fan 810 is connected to the suction port 105 of the box 100. However, the suction port 814 of the mixing fan 810 may not be connected to the suction port 105 and may be opened into the box 100. In this case, by the operation of the mixing fan 810, the air outside the machine is taken in from the air inlet 105 into the cabinet 100, and the air is taken in from the cabinet 100 to the mixing fan 810. In this case, the air supplied to the exhaust duct 610 is also referred to as air outside the machine.

Furthermore, although the suction port 105 is provided on the rear surface of the box body 100 in the above embodiment, it may be provided on another surface of the box body 100, for example, it may be provided on either side of the left and right sides.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the air mixing unit 800 adopts a structure in which the mixing fan 810 is connected to the exhaust duct 610 via the introduction duct 820. However, the air mixing unit 800 may also adopt a structure in which the exhaust port 815 of the mixing fan 810 is directly connected to the exhaust duct 610. In addition, in this case, the suction port 814 of the mixing fan 810 may be directly connected to the suction port 105, or may be connected to the suction port 105 via a pipe, or may be opened into the box 100. In addition, as long as the air outside the machine can be mixed with the air flowing in the exhaust duct 610, the air mixing unit 800 may adopt any structure.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, during the drying process of the wrinkle smoothing operation, as time passes, the exhaust duct 610 is opened little by little by the exhaust shutter 620, but it can also be opened at a stretch.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the discharge port 202 is provided on the top surface of the storage chamber 200. However, the discharge port 202 may also be provided at other positions, for example, at the upper part of the rear surface of the storage chamber 200.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, although the activated carbon/catalyst filter is used for the ozone removing filter 630, other filters having ozone removing performance such as an activated carbon filter may also be used.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the laundry treatment apparatus 1 performs a deodorization and sterilization operation. However, the laundry treatment device 1 may not perform the deodorization and sterilization operation, and the ozone generator 320 may not be arranged in the first supply unit 300. In this case, the ozone removing filter 630 is removed from the exhaust unit 600.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the steam generator 470 of the second supply unit 400 has a structure in which the water sent by the pump 461 falls on the bottom surface of the high-temperature steam generation chamber 473 and evaporates to generate steam. However, the steam generator 470 is not limited to the above-mentioned structure. For example, it may be a structure in which steam is generated by heating a water tank containing water to boil water.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the air circulation unit 700 is arranged at the bottom of the storage room 200 and inside the storage room 200. However, the air circulation unit 700 may also be installed at the bottom of the storage room 200 and outside the storage room 200. In this case, the wall surface of the storage room 200 is provided with an intake port that takes in air into the circulation fan 710 and a blower port that blows air into the storage room 200. In addition, the air circulation unit 700 may also be arranged at a part other than the bottom of the storage room 200 and on any side of the inside and outside of the storage room 200.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, a cross flow fan is used as the circulation fan 710, but a fan other than a cross flow fan such as a sirocco fan may be used.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the exhaust shutter 620 is used as the opening and closing portion for opening and closing the exhaust duct 610. However, another structure of the opening and closing portion may be adopted, for example, a shutter mechanism composed of a shutter that moves up and down in the exhaust duct 610 and a drive portion that drives the shutter.

In addition to this, the embodiments of the present invention can be appropriately modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea shown in the technical solution.

Claims

A clothing treatment device, characterized by comprising:

The containment room is arranged in the box to store clothes in a suspended state;

A warm air supply part, which supplies warm air to the accommodation chamber;

A steam supply part for supplying steam into the containing chamber; and

The air circulation part sucks in the air in the storage room and blows it out into the storage room,

The air circulation unit includes:

Circulating fan, so that the air sucked in from the suction port is blown out from the discharge port;

The turning member is in contact with the air blown from the discharge port to turn the air; and

The driving part swings the steering member to change the steering angle of the air,

The clothes processing device further includes:

The exhaust port is used to exhaust the air in the containment chamber;

An exhaust duct to guide the air discharged from the exhaust port to the outside of the box; and

The air mixing part sucks in the air outside the box and mixes it with the air flowing in the exhaust duct.
The laundry treatment device according to claim 1, further comprising:

The opening and closing part opens and closes the exhaust duct.
The laundry treatment device according to claim 2, further comprising:

The control unit executes the steam process of supplying steam to the storage chamber through the steam supply unit,

During the steaming process, the control part controls the opening and closing part to close the exhaust pipe.
The laundry treatment device according to claim 3, wherein:

After the steaming process, the control part then executes a drying process of supplying warm air to the accommodation chamber through the warm air supply part,

During the drying process, the control part controls the opening and closing part to open the exhaust duct.
The laundry treatment device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising:

An ozone supply unit, which supplies air containing ozone into the containing chamber; and

The ozone removing part is arranged downstream of the opening and closing part in the exhaust duct, and removes ozone contained in the air flowing in the exhaust duct.
The laundry treatment device according to claim 5, wherein:

The air mixing unit supplies air taken in from the outside of the box into the exhaust duct downstream of the ozone removing unit.