WO2022018966A1

WO2022018966A1 - Clothing treatment apparatus

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Publication number: WO2022018966A1
Application number: PCT/JP2021/020262
Authority: WO
Inventors: 麦平池水; 敏之倉掛; 克也脇田
Original assignee: パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社
Priority date: 2020-07-22
Filing date: 2021-05-27
Publication date: 2022-01-27
Also published as: JPWO2022018966A1; CN115053027A

Abstract

A clothing treatment apparatus (100) is for removing a stain and the like from a treatment target object such as clothing. The clothing treatment apparatus (100) is provided with: a moisture supply device (4) that supplies moisture to the treatment target object; and a suction device (5) that suctions air together with moisture attached to the treatment target object. Further, the suction device (5) includes: a drainage tank that serves as a trap for separating the moisture from the air suctioned together with the moisture; and a drawing suppression part that suppresses drawing of the treatment target object into the suction device (5).

Description

Clothes processing equipment

This disclosure relates to a clothing processing device that removes stains and the like on objects to be processed such as clothing.

Patent Document 1 provides a steamer capable of enhancing the effect of sufficiently smoothing wrinkles of clothes and the like by a structure in which clothes and the like can be reliably pulled and steam is applied to the portion. This steamer has a water tank, a vaporization chamber that vaporizes the water supplied from the water tank to generate steam, a spout that ejects steam generated in the vaporization chamber to the object, and steam is applied from the spout. It is equipped with a suction device that sucks the object at the time. Then, for example, when the steamer is hung while hanging the object to be processed such as clothes on the hanger, the steamer sucks the object to be processed such as clothes with a suction device and pulls it to suppress the escape of the clothes etc. It is a configuration that hits steam.

Patent Document 2 provides a steam cleaner that can more efficiently prevent the invasion of waste steam into the intake pump. This steam cleaner includes a steam injection device and a sewage suction storage device. The steam injection device heats the stored water and converts it into steam, and injects steam to the place to be cleaned via the nozzle. The sewage suction storage device collects waste steam consisting of steam sprayed to a place to be cleaned and filth removed by the steam, converts it into waste liquid, and then stores it. Then, the sewage suction storage device has a sewage storage room for storing waste liquid, an intake pump with an intake port installed in the sewage storage room, an inlet for receiving waste steam, an outlet for waste steam, and intake air. It has a tube and a baffle plate. The intake pipe is arranged so that the inlet is near the nozzle and the outlet is almost immediately in front of the intake port in the sewage storage chamber. The baffle plate is provided at the place where it comes out from the outlet of the intake pipe so as to temporarily block the waste steam coming out from the outlet of the intake pipe and condense it in the waste liquid. In such a steam cleaner, the baffle plate extends from the vicinity of the outlet of the intake pipe in a curved shape that guides the waste steam discharged from the outlet away from the continuous line between the outlet and the intake port of the intake pump. It is characterized by.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-6205 Utility Model Registration No. 3089151

The present disclosure provides a clothing processing apparatus capable of removing water-soluble stains, oil-soluble stains, etc. adhering to a processing object such as clothing.

The clothing processing device in the present disclosure includes a water supply device that supplies water to the object to be treated, and a suction device that sucks air together with the water adhering to the object to be treated. The suction device includes a trap that separates the water from the air that has been sucked together with the water, and a suction suppression unit that suppresses the suction of the object to be processed into the suction device.

The clothing processing apparatus in the present disclosure can remove water-soluble stains and oil-soluble stains adhering to objects to be treated such as clothing.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a garment processing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a base unit of the garment processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a head unit of the garment processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a configuration example 1 of a pull-in suppressing portion of the clothing processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a configuration example 2 of a pull-in suppressing portion of the clothing processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4C is a diagram showing a configuration example 3 of a pull-in suppressing portion of the garment processing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4D is a diagram showing a configuration example 4 of a pull-in suppressing portion of the garment processing device according to the first embodiment.

(Findings, etc. that form the basis of this disclosure)
At the time when the inventors came up with the present disclosure, the steamer basically had the main function of smoothing out wrinkles in clothes, and the removal of stains on clothes was limited. For example, as a prior art, there is a steamer having a cleaner configuration for sucking air. This conventional steamer can suck and remove the particulate stains adhering to the surface of the cloth when smoothing the wrinkles of the clothes. However, conventional steamers remove water-soluble stains such as salt contained in human sweat and pigments in foods, or oil-soluble stains such as human sebum and oils and fats in foods that have permeated cloth. Can not.

Another conventional technology is a steam cleaner. This conventional steam cleaner can basically remove water or oil that has permeated floors, carpets, and the like. However, the conventional steam cleaner has a strong suction force for sucking the waste liquid containing dirt. For this reason, conventional steam cleaners are used to remove stains on clothing, as light and soft deformed objects such as clothing and cloth may be sucked into the device through the suction port and damage the fabric. You can't.

As described above, the inventors have discovered a problem that water-soluble stains and oil-soluble stains that have permeated a part of an object to be treated such as clothing cannot be easily removed by the conventional technology, and solve the problem. Therefore, it has come to constitute the subject matter of this disclosure.

Therefore, in the present disclosure, unlike cleaning of floors and carpets, water-soluble stains and oil-soluble stains adhering to the object to be treated such as clothes damage the fabric of the object to be treated such as clothes. Provided is a garment processing device that can be removed while being suppressed.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, more detailed explanation than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed explanations of already well-known matters or duplicate explanations for substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to prevent the following explanation from becoming unnecessarily redundant and to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art.

It should be noted that the accompanying drawings and the following description are provided for those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter of the present disclosure.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, the garment processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4D as an example of the garment processing apparatus in the present disclosure. The object C to be processed by the clothing processing apparatus 100 is mainly a cloth product such as clothing, and includes scarves, handkerchiefs, towels, sheets, etc., especially if it is a light and soft variant of this kind. Not limited.

[1-1. composition]
[1-1-1. Configuration of clothing processing equipment]
First, the configuration of the garment processing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a garment processing device 100, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a base unit 1 of the garment processing device 100, and FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a head unit 2 of the garment processing device 100. Is.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the garment processing apparatus 100 includes a base unit 1, a head unit 2, and a flexible connection pipe 3 for connecting the base unit 1 and the head unit 2. The main parts of the water supply device 4, the suction device 5, and the control device 6 are provided inside the base unit 1, the head unit 2, and the connecting pipe 3. That is, the clothing processing device 100 includes a water supply device 4 and a suction device 5.

The garment processing device 100 has a steamer function, a cleaner function, and a steam cleaner function, and is configured so that the user can properly use these functions. Here, the steamer function is a function of ejecting water vapor to moisten the object C to be treated, smoothing wrinkles, and dissolving dirt. The cleaner function is a function of sucking dust and moisture adhering to the surface of the object C to be treated. The steam cleaner function is a function of injecting steam into the dirt that has soaked into the object to be treated C to dissolve it and sucking it together with water.

[1-1-2. Configuration of water supply device]
Next, the configuration of the water supply device 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the water supply device 4 includes a water supply tank 41, a water supply pump 42, a steam generator 43, a nozzle 44, a spout 45, and a water supply pipe 46. The water supply device 4 supplies water from the base unit 1 to the head unit 2 and injects water vapor from the head unit 2. That is, the water supply device 4 supplies water to the object C to be treated. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a water supply tank 41 and a water supply pump 42 are provided in the base unit 1. The water supply tank 41 is configured to be removable. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a steam generating unit 43 for heating water, a nozzle 44 for supplying water to the steam generating unit 43, and an ejection port 45 in which the heated water becomes steam and is ejected are heads. It is provided in the unit 2. The configuration of the steam generating unit 43 is not particularly limited, but may be configured by a sheathed heater or the like. Further, a water supply pipe 46 for communicating and connecting the water supply pump 42 and the nozzle 44 is provided, and the water supply pipe 46 is housed in the connection pipe 3.

In addition to heating the water in the steam generating section 43 of the head unit 2, the water supply device 4 is provided with a heating section 47 in the water supply pipe 46 so as to supply hot water to the head unit 2. May be good. That is, the water supply device 4 may include a heating unit 47 for heating water, and may supply water using the water heated by the heating unit 47. For example, the heating unit 47 may be configured to heat the water supplied to the steam generating unit 43 in the base unit 1. Specifically, the heating unit 47 can be realized by providing heaters in the water supply pipes 46 before and after the water supply tank 41 or the water supply pump 42. As a result, the temperature of the water supplied to the steam generating unit 43 can be raised, so that the clothing processing device 100 reduces the heater capacity of the steam generating unit 43 in the head unit 2 and reduces the weight of the head unit 2. can do.

Further, the garment processing device 100 may be modified so that the steam generating unit 43 is provided in the base unit 1. In this case, the garment processing device related to the deformation is configured to send steam, which is moisture, from the base unit 1 to the head unit 2 through the water supply pipe 46.

[1-1-3. Configuration of suction device]
Next, the configuration of the suction device 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the suction device 5 includes a drain tank 51, a baffle plate 51a, a suction fan 52, a suction port 53, a suction suppression unit 54, a suction pipe 55, an exhaust port 56, and a filter 57. By generating a negative pressure, the suction device 5 sucks the moisture adhering to the object to be treated C together with the air. That is, the suction device 5 sucks air together with the moisture adhering to the object C to be treated. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a drainage tank 51 and a suction fan 52 are provided in the base unit 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a suction port 53 is provided in the head unit 2, and a suction suppressing unit 54 for suppressing suction (pulling) of the object to be processed C into the suction device 5 is provided. Further, a suction pipe 55 for communicating and connecting the suction port 53 and the drainage tank 51 is provided, and the suction pipe 55 is housed in the connection pipe 3.

Here, the configuration of the pull-in suppressing unit 54 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4D. 4A to 4D are views showing configuration examples 1 to 4 of the pull-in suppressing unit 54.

The suction suppressing portion 54 provided in the suction port 53 is composed of a coarse mesh that does not suck the object C to be processed. As shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C, the pull-in suppressing portion 54 may be provided with a partition 54a so as to divide a continuous region of the suction port 53. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4C, the partition 54a may be configured diagonally. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4D, instead of the partition 54a, a partition 54b may be provided so as not to completely divide the continuous region of the suction port 53 and to catch the object C to be processed.

In the case of clothing that is the object to be processed C, the ends of the sleeves, hem, collar, etc. are easily pulled in. Considering this, it is preferable that the pull-in suppressing portion 54 is completely divided as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C. Further, if the direction of the partition 54a is the same as the direction in which the user moves the head unit 2 (arrow A in FIG. 3), it may be difficult for the suction force to be exerted on the portion along the movement of the partition 54a. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4C, the head unit 2 may be configured in a different direction by inclining with respect to the direction in which the head unit 2 is moved. Further, the partition 54a may be formed as thin as possible.

The position of the pull-in suppressing unit 54 is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the pull-in suppressing unit 54 is provided as shown in FIG. That is, the pull-in suppressing portion 54 is provided so that the front end thereof is on the back side by the dimension D = 5 mm from the contact surface 2a where the suction port 53 comes into contact with the object C to be processed. That is, in the present embodiment, the suction suppressing unit 54 is provided on the back side of the suction port 53 in the direction in which suction is performed from the suction port 53 of the suction device 5. As another example, although not shown, the pull-in suppressing portion 54 may be provided so that its front end is on the same surface as the contact surface 2a, that is, at a position having a dimension D = 0 mm. That is, the suction suppressing unit 54 may be provided on the same surface as the contact surface 2a between the suction port 53 of the suction device 5 and the object C to be processed. The dimension D may be determined in consideration of the size of the suction port 53 and the size of the suction force, or the merits and demerits generated depending on the position, specifically, the magnitude of the cleaning force, the magnitude of the cloth pain, and the like. ..

The drainage tank 51 provided in the base unit 1 is detachably configured. The drainage tank 51 has a function of a trap that separates moisture from the air sucked together with moisture. That is, the suction device 5 includes a drainage tank 51, which is an example of a trap in the present disclosure, which separates water from the air sucked together with water. Therefore, an obstruction plate 51a that efficiently separates moisture from the sucked air (hereinafter, also referred to as “suction air”) may be provided inside the drainage tank 51. The configuration of the baffle plate 51a is not particularly limited, but as shown in FIG. 2, it may be provided so that the suction air flowing into the drainage tank 51 collides with each other to generate turbulence. Further, for example, a hydrophobic filter may be provided near the inlet of the drainage tank 51.

Then, a suction fan 52 that sucks the air from which the moisture is separated is provided so as to communicate with the drainage tank 51. An exhaust port 56 for discharging air that has passed through the suction fan 52 is provided on the side surface of the base unit 1. A filter 57 that captures the dust that has flowed into the suction air is provided at the exhaust port 56.

A cooling unit 58 for cooling the suction air may be provided from the suction pipe 55 to the drainage tank 51. That is, the suction device 5 may include a cooling unit 58 for cooling the sucked air. As a result, it is possible to prevent the suction fan 52 from being sucked together with the high-temperature water and causing the suction fan 52 to overheat, or to prevent dew condensation from forming around the suction fan 52, resulting in a decrease in durability. The cooling unit 58 may be realized by, for example, natural heat dissipation from the suction pipe 55 and the drainage tank 51, and in particular, the cooling unit 58 is formed by forming the cooling unit 58 with a material having a high heat capacity or heat dissipation such as metal. It may be realized.

[1-1-4. Control unit configuration]
Next, the configuration of the control device 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the control device 6 includes a control unit 61, a cable 64, a power switch 65, a function setting switch 66, and a hand switch 67. The control device 6 controls, for example, the water supply pump 42, the steam generation unit 43, and the suction fan 52, and executes the operation of the clothing processing device 100.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 6 is provided with a control unit 61 in the base unit 1. The control unit 61 has a computer system having a processor and a memory. Then, the processor executes the program stored in the memory, so that the computer system functions as the control unit 61. Although the program executed by the processor is pre-recorded in the memory of the computer system here, it may be recorded in a non-temporary recording medium such as a memory card and provided, or a telecommunications line such as the Internet. May be provided through.

As shown in FIG. 3, the clothes processing device 100 is provided in a clothes dirt sensor 62 provided in the head unit 2 to detect the dirt of the object to be treated C, and a liquid provided in the suction device 5 to detect the dirt of the sucked water. A dirt sensor 63 is provided. That is, in the present embodiment, the clothing processing device 100 is provided in the suction device 5 and includes a liquid stain sensor 63 for detecting the contamination of the moisture to be sucked. Further, in the present embodiment, the clothes processing device 100 includes a clothes dirt sensor 62 that detects dirt on the object to be treated C. The clothing stain sensor 62 and the liquid stain sensor 63 may be included in the control device 6. The plurality of sensors (62, 63) and the cable 64 connecting the steam generating unit 43 and the control unit 61 are housed in the connecting pipe 3.

Further, the power switch 65, the function setting switch 66, and the like may be provided in the base unit 1, and the hand switch 67 for turning on / off the operation may be provided in the head unit 2. The function setting switch 66 is configured to switch to a function desired to be used by the user among the steamer function, the cleaner function, and the steam cleaner function. The hand switch 67 may be configured so that the operation can be switched in four stages, for example. Specifically, the operation is turned off in the first stage. In the second stage, only the steam generation operation of ejecting steam and high-temperature water from the ejection port 45 of the head unit 2 is performed. In the third stage, only the suction operation of sucking air and moisture from the suction port 53 is performed. In the fourth stage, the steam generation operation and the suction operation are performed at the same time. If the operation can be switched even at hand in this way, when the function setting switch 66 is set to the steam cleaner function, steam can be intensively sprayed on the dirt only by the steam generation operation, or only by the suction operation. It can be sucked intensively.

The clothing stain sensor 62 is provided on the contact surface 2a of the tip of the head unit 2 with the object to be processed C, and includes a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion (not shown). The control unit 61 irradiates, for example, ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 340 nm from the light emitting unit, and causes the light receiving unit to detect visible light having a wavelength of 380 nm or more. This visible light is the autofluorescence of amino acids such as tryptophan in proteins. In this case, the greater the amount of protein, the higher the intensity of fluorescence, so that it is possible to detect stains such as skin keratin and food protein adhering to the object C to be treated.

The clothing stain sensor 62 is provided on the upper side of the suction port 53 in FIG. 3, but is not limited to this, and may be provided on the lower side of the spout 45. The clothing stain display unit 70b may be provided on, for example, the head unit 2 so that the user can know the degree of the detected stain. Further, the configuration of the clothing stain sensor 62 may be changed depending on the target object C to be processed, the type of stain, and the like. The clothing stain sensor 62 may, for example, detect absorption of light having a specific wavelength or recognize stains with a camera.

The liquid contamination sensor 63 is provided in the suction tube 55 in the head unit 2 and includes a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion (not shown). The control unit 61 irradiates visible light from the light emitting unit, and causes the light receiving unit to detect the light that has passed through the attracted moisture. In this case, the irradiated visible light is attenuated by being scattered or absorbed by the contaminants in the water. The more the contaminants, the greater the attenuation of the light, so that dirt in the water can be detected. The liquid stain display unit 70a may be provided on, for example, the head unit 2 so that the user can know the degree of the detected stain.

That is, the clothes processing device 100 displays the degree of moisture stains detected by the clothes stain display unit 70b or the liquid stain sensor 63, which displays the degree of stains on the object C to be processed detected by the clothes stain sensor 62. A liquid stain display unit 70a may be provided.

When the head unit 2 is provided with a liquid stain display unit 70a or a clothing stain display unit 70b and the degree of stain is displayed, the user can know the portion where the stain remains and the timing when the stain can be removed, which is efficient. Can be washed. The clothing processing device 100 may include a liquid stain display unit 70a and a clothing stain display unit 70b on the head unit 2.

The control unit 61 may control the water supply device 4 and the suction device 5 according to the state of dirt detected by the clothes dirt sensor 62 or the liquid dirt sensor 63. For example, when the control unit 61 detects that there is a lot of dirt by any of the sensors (62, 63), the water supply amount of the water supply device 4 is increased and the output of the steam generation unit 43 is increased to generate the water. Increase the amount of steam. Then, the control unit 61 increases the output of the suction fan 52 of the suction device 5 to increase the suction force. Thereby, when there is a lot of dirt, the detergency can be improved.

Further, for example, a flow rate sensor (not shown) for detecting the flow rate of the suction air may be included in the control device 6. Then, the control unit 61 controls so that the flow rate of the suction air increases and the water supply amount of the water supply device 4 increases, or the flow rate of the suction air decreases and the water supply amount of the water supply device 4 decreases. You may. That is, the ventilation resistance changes depending on the type of fabric such as clothing, and the flow rate of the suction air changes. At this time, if the amount of water supplied by the water supply device 4 is too large for the flow rate of the suction air, the object to be treated C becomes too wet, and there is a problem that the clothes do not dry or the dirt spreads. On the contrary, if the flow rate of the suction air is too large, the water is sucked before the dirt on the clothes can be completely dissolved, and there is a problem that the cleaning power is lowered.

Therefore, the control unit 61 detects the flow rate of the suction air and controls the water supply amount of the water supply device 4, so that the flow rate of the suction air and the water supply amount of the water supply device 4 are linked to obtain an appropriate cleaning force. It can be demonstrated stably. Further, if the control unit 61 also controls the clothes stain sensor 62 and the liquid stain sensor 63 in conjunction with each other, the cleaning power can be further improved and more appropriate cleaning power can be exhibited.

The configuration of the flow rate sensor is not particularly limited, but it can be realized by an impeller type sensor that detects the rotation speed of the impeller with a magnet by the Hall element. Further, the configuration for linking the flow rate of the suction air and the amount of water supplied by the water supply device 4 is not particularly limited. The configuration in which the flow rate and the water supply amount are linked may be, for example, a configuration in which the flow rate is detected and the water supply pump 42 is controlled to change the water supply amount, or depending on the degree of negative pressure that changes according to the flow rate. It may have a mechanical configuration such that a valve provided in the water supply pipe 46 operates. Further, the flow rate sensor is not limited to the case where it is included in the control unit 61, and the clothing processing device 100 may include the flow rate sensor.

[1-2. motion]
The operation and operation of the garment processing apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described below. In this embodiment, the case where the clothes processing device 100 is set to the steam cleaner function will be described as an example.

[1-2-1. Operation of clothing processing equipment]
When the power switch 65 is turned on and the function setting switch 66 is set to the steam cleaner by the user's operation, the control unit 61 controls the steam generation unit 43 to be energized and heated. The garment processing device 100 may include an indicator (not shown), and the control unit 61 provides an indicator indicating that the steam generator 43 can be used when the steam generator 43 is heated to such an extent that the supplied water can be instantaneously turned into steam and ejected. You may turn it on.

When the hand switch 67 is operated, the control unit 61 controls the water supply device 4 and the suction device 5 according to the operation. For example, if the hand switch 67 is in the second stage, the control unit 61 performs a steam generation operation. That is, the control unit 61 controls the water supply device 4 and drives the water supply pump 42. The water supply pump 42 supplies the water in the water supply tank 41 to the steam generation unit 43 via the water supply pipe 46 and the nozzle 44. The steam generator 43 heats the supplied water to generate steam. The generated steam expands at a stretch and contains high-temperature water that cannot be completely evaporated, and is vigorously ejected from the ejection port 45 of the head unit 2 and supplied to the object C to be treated as high-temperature water.

The ejected water adheres to the object C to be treated. If the object C to be treated has water-soluble stains such as human sweat salt or food pigments and proteins, they are dissolved in the attached water.

In addition, water vapor has a high temperature and condenses on the surface of the object to be treated C. As a result, water is supplied to the object to be treated C, and the temperature of the object to be treated C rises due to the heat of condensation. When oil such as human sebum is attached to the object to be treated C, the temperature of the object to be treated C rises to 37 ° C. or higher, so that the sebum component is dissolved and dispersed in the attached water.

In this way, the dirt adhering to the object to be treated C is dissolved in the supplied water and is easily removed from the object to be treated C.

If the hand switch 67 is in the third stage, the control unit 61 performs a suction operation. That is, the control unit 61 controls the suction device 5 and drives the suction fan 52. The suction fan 52 sucks air and moisture by making the suction port 53 of the head unit 2 a negative pressure. The sucked air and moisture flow into the drainage tank 51 through the suction pipe 55. In the drainage tank 51, moisture is separated from the air sucked by the baffle plate 51a, and the moisture is stored in the drainage tank 51 together with the dirt component. The air separated from the moisture is discharged from the exhaust port 56 via the suction fan 52. The dust that reaches the exhaust port 56 without containing water is captured by the filter 57.

In this way, the dirt that is dissolved in the supplied water and is easily removed from the object to be treated C is sucked together with the water. As a result, the clothing processing apparatus 100 can remove water-soluble stains, oil-soluble stains, and the like adhering to the object C to be treated.

Further, if the hand switch 67 is in the fourth stage, the control unit 61 controls the water supply device 4 and the suction device 5, and simultaneously performs the steam generation operation and the suction operation described above. The control unit 61 can clean the object to be treated C in one process by simultaneously supplying and sucking water so that the ejection port 45 comes into contact with the object C to be processed and then the suction port 53 comes into contact with the object C to be processed. .. Further, since the object C to be treated is not left in a wet state for a long time, the spread of dirt can be suppressed. Further, when the object C to be processed is hung on a hanger, it can be prevented from losing its shape due to the wet weight. In addition, in the case of "performing the steam generation operation and the suction operation at the same time", the suction operation is started after the start of the steam generation operation to the extent that the object C to be processed is not left in a wet state for a long time, that is, The case where the suction operation is started between the start and the end of the steam generation operation is included. That is, in the present embodiment, when the hand switch 67 is in the fourth stage, the clothing processing device 100 is configured to suck the water by the suction device 5 while the water is being supplied by the water supply device 4. Will be done.

When the suction device 5 operates, the object to be processed C is also sucked into the suction port 53. However, the suction port 53 is provided with a pull-in suppressing portion 54. As a result, the object C to be treated is not sucked to the depth of the suction tube 55, so that strong suction that can remove the water content of the object C to be treated becomes possible. Therefore, the moisture is efficiently sucked, and the clothes and the like which are the objects to be treated C are not left in a damp state for a long time, and the clothes and the like which are the objects to be treated C are not added with extra weight. Therefore, even when the clothes are hung on a hanger or placed on a table or the like, the clothes processing device 100 suppresses the clothes from stretching or losing their shape, and enables a quick cleaning process. become.

Further, for example, when the clothing or the like, which is the object to be treated C, is pulled in, the clothing or the like becomes an unnatural shape in the narrow suction pipe 55. If the clothes and the like are dried as they are, wrinkles and deformation will occur on the clothes and the like. However, if the pull-in suppressing portion 54 is provided, the pull-in of the clothes can be suppressed, and the occurrence of unnecessary wrinkles and deformation of the clothes can be suppressed.

In the present embodiment, the pull-in suppressing portion 54 is provided on the back side of the suction port 53 in the direction in which suction is performed from the suction port 53 by the dimension D from the contact surface 2a. As a result, the object to be processed C to be sucked is slightly deformed and surely contacts the outer peripheral portion of the suction port 53. Therefore, the suction force of the suction device 5 can be efficiently exerted, and the clothes processing device 100 can improve the effect of removing water including dirt.

[1-2-2. User operation]
The user fills the water supply tank 41 with water, attaches the water supply tank 41 to the base unit 1, turns on the power switch 65, and sets the function setting switch 66 to the steam cleaner. After confirming with the indicator that the steam generating unit 43 is ready and ready for use, the user holds the head unit 2 and applies it to the processing object C to operate the hand switch 67. The state of the object to be processed C may be placed flat on a table or the like, or may be hung on a hanger, and is not particularly limited.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the user first attaches water vapor and moisture to the portion of the object C to be processed, which is brought into close contact with or close to the ejection port 45 of the head unit 2. Then, the head unit 2 is moved by sliding in the direction indicated by the arrow A while being in close contact with the object C to be processed so that the suction port 53 comes to the portion to which the water vapor and the water adhere. As a result, the water vapor dissolves the dirt adhering to the object C to be treated, the dissolved dirt is sucked together with the water, and the water containing the dirt is stored in the drain tank 51 through the suction pipe 55. In this way, the user can wash the object C to be processed.

Further, by continuously contacting the suction port 53 with the spout 45, the time during which the object to be treated C is wet can be shortened. As a result, the garment processing apparatus 100 can suppress discoloration, color transfer, spread of stains, and the like of the object C to be processed.

For example, when the user processes the entire jacket hung on the hanger, the hand switch 67 is set to the fourth stage so that the steam generation operation and the suction operation are performed at the same time. Then, the user may move the contact surface 2a of the head unit 2 from the upper end to the lower end of the jacket while keeping the contact surface 2a in close contact with the jacket. When the clothes processing device 100 is used as a steam cleaner, the user may first suck dust or the like that can be easily removed by the suction operation of the third stage or the cleaner function.

Alternatively, if the user processes, for example, a heavily soiled portion, the user may iteratively process that portion. In addition, the hand switch 67 is set to the second stage, and steam and moisture are intensively sprayed onto the dirty part only by the steam generation operation, and after the dirt is dissolved, the hand switch 67 is set to the third stage and the suction operation is performed. You may suck the water polluted by.

When the user completes the operation as a steam cleaner, the user ends the operation of the garment processing device 100. After that, the user may discard the drainage stored in the drainage tank 51, clean the inside, and attach the drainage to the base unit 1.

In the clothing processing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the base unit 1 and the head unit 2 are separated, and the head unit 2 does not include a water storage unit or the like. As a result, there are no restrictions on the angle at which the head unit 2 is operated. Therefore, the user can use the head unit 2 with respect to a vertical plane and a horizontal plane. Further, when the head unit 2 is used with respect to a vertical surface, the suction port 53 is arranged so as to be above the ejection port 45. As a result, the user can perform a natural operation of lowering the hand when using the vertical surface and pulling the hand when using the horizontal surface. That is, the user can easily handle whether the clothes are hung on a hanger or placed on a table or the like.

Further, when the user knows the degree of dirt detected by the clothes dirt sensor 62, the user can intensively wash the place with a lot of dirt. As a result, the user can effectively clean the dirty portion of the object to be treated C. In addition, the user can obtain a sense of accomplishment of cleaning by being able to grasp the removal of stains by cleaning.

Further, the clothing processing apparatus 100 does not have a configuration in which moisture is supplied from the back of the object C to be treated and sucked from the front surface, but a configuration in which the water ejection port 45 and the suction port 53 are on the same surface and are treated from one side. .. As a result, in the case of thick clothing such as down, the user can prevent the dirt on the surface from penetrating into the inside and remove the dirt.

[1-2-3. Detergency evaluation]
The result of the washing test using the clothes processing apparatus 100 of this embodiment will be described below. As an example of the object to be treated C, the contaminated cloth for evaluating the detergency is a 5 cm square cotton cloth, which is allowed to stand at 40 ° C. for 24 hours after adhering the following substances, and then stored in a refrigerator. used. The attached substances are 34.3 mg of oleic acid, 17 mg of cholesterol oleic acid, 7.3 mg of palmitic acid, 4.4 mgj of squalene, 0.0126 mg of Sudan III, and 736 mg of ethanol. The reflectance of the uncontaminated raw cloth and the contaminated cloth before and after cleaning was measured, and the value of the degree of cleaning was (reflectance of the contaminated cloth after cleaning-reflectance of the contaminated cloth before cleaning) / (raw cloth before contamination). Reflectance-Reflectance of contaminated cloth before cleaning). In the following, the front end of the suction suppressing portion 54 is located at the back of the suction port 53 in the direction in which suction is performed from the suction port 53 by a dimension D = 5 mm from the contact surface 2a where the suction port 53 comes into contact with the contaminated cloth. The configuration on the side is also referred to as "configuration with dimension D = 5 mm". Further, a configuration in which the front end of the pull-in suppressing portion 54 is on the same surface as the contact surface 2a, that is, at a position where the dimension D = 0 mm is also referred to as a “configuration with a dimension D = 0 mm”.

In the cleaning method, the head unit 2 of the clothing processing apparatus 100 was brought into close contact with the contaminated cloth, and the head unit 2 was moved so that the contact time was 0.4 seconds per ^{1 cm 2 of the contaminated cloth.}

Then, in (evaluation 1), the degree of cleaning in the configuration where the pull-in suppressing unit 54 had the dimension D = 5 mm was measured and compared by changing the water supply amount and the suction flow rate, respectively. Further, in (evaluation 2), the degree of cleaning and the MA (Mechanical Action) value in the configurations of the dimension D = 5 mm and the dimension D = 0 mm were measured and compared, respectively. The MA value was measured using an MA test cloth.

(Evaluation 1) During the cleaning process, water is supplied in two ways of water supply (4 g / min and 32 g / min), and suction is performed in two ways of suction flow rates (20 L / min and 50 L / min), respectively. rice field.

The degree of cleaning is as shown in Table 1. Under the condition of a large amount of water supply of 32 g / min, a sufficient degree of washing equivalent to that of a household washing machine was obtained. Further, under the condition of a large amount of water supply, the cleaning degree is higher under the condition of a large suction flow rate of 50 L / min, but under the condition of a small amount of water supply of 4 g / min, the condition of a small suction flow rate of 20 L / min is higher. , High degree of cleaning. The removal of dirt is achieved by the contaminated cloth getting wet to some extent and the dirt being dissolved, and then the water being sucked in. Therefore, when the amount of water is sufficient, the larger the suction force, the more reliable the dirt dissolved in the water can be removed. However, when the amount of water is small and insufficient, if the suction power is large, the water is sucked before the contaminated cloth is sufficiently wet, and the dirt is difficult to dissolve in the water. Therefore, it is considered that the degree of cleaning is low.

That is, when the suction flow rate is increased, the amount of water supplied is increased in conjunction with the increase, so that the clothes processing apparatus 100 can suppress a decrease in detergency. That is, the clothes processing device 100 may be controlled so as to change the amount of water supplied by the water supply device 4 according to the suction flow rate of the suction device 5, whereby the clothes processing device 100 has a higher detergency. Obtainable.

(Evaluation 2) The position of the pull-in suppressing portion 54 was changed, and the evaluation was made in a configuration in which the suction port 53 is provided on the same surface with the dimension D = 0 mm from the contact surface 2a in contact with the object C to be processed. Other configurations were the same as those of evaluation 1.

During the cleaning process, the water supply amount was 32 g / min and the suction flow rate was 50 L / min. Further, for comparison, the same test was conducted for the head unit 2 with the configuration of evaluation 1 (configuration with dimension D = 5 mm). As an evaluation, the degree of cleaning was evaluated and the MA value, which is an index of cloth damage, was evaluated. The MA value indicates that the lower the value, the less the cloth is damaged.

The degree of cleaning and MA value are as shown in Table 2. In the configuration in which the pull-in suppressing portion 54 is provided on the same surface as the suction port 53 (configuration with dimension D = 0 mm), the degree of cleaning is reduced by 25% as compared with the configuration with dimension D = 5 mm, but MA The value could be lowered. In the case of the configuration of this dimension D = 0 mm, it can be said that the cloth damage can be suppressed because the object to be processed C is not drawn in and does not deform even if the suction device 5 operates. That is, the pull-in suppressing portion 54 has a dimension D = 0 mm for clothes whose fabric is easily damaged, and a dimension D = 5 mm for clothes for which detergency is to be prioritized. It may be configured as follows.

[1-3. effect]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the clothing processing device 100 includes a water supply device 4 that supplies water to the processing object C and a suction device 5 that sucks air together with the water adhering to the processing object C. And. Then, the suction device 5 includes a drainage tank 51 as a trap for separating the water from the air sucked together with the water, and a pull-in suppressing unit 54 for suppressing the drawing of the object to be processed C into the suction device 5. include.

As a result, the dirt adhering to the object to be treated C is dissolved in the supplied water, is easily removed from the object to be treated C, and is sucked together with the water. Therefore, the clothes processing device 100 can remove water-soluble stains, oil-soluble stains, and the like adhering to the object C to be processed such as clothes. Further, since the object C to be processed is not sucked to the depth of the suction tube 55, the clothing processing device 100 can suck the object C as strongly as possible to remove the water content. Therefore, the moisture is efficiently sucked, and the clothes or the like, which is the object to be treated C, is not left in a damp state for a long time, and no extra weight is applied. It suppresses stretching and shape loss, enabling quick cleaning. In addition, the clothes processing device 100 can suppress the occurrence of unnecessary wrinkles and deformation due to the pulling in of clothes. Further, since the clothes processing device 100 can efficiently exert the suction force of the suction device 5, the effect of removing water including dirt is improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the clothing processing device 100 may be configured so that suction is performed by the suction device 5 while being supplied by the water supply device 4. As a result, after the ejection port 45 comes into contact with the object C to be processed, the suction port 53 comes into contact with the object C, so that the user can wash the object C to be processed in one process. Further, since the object C to be treated is not left in a wet state for a long time, the clothes processing apparatus 100 can suppress the spread of dirt. Further, when the object C to be processed is hung on a hanger, the clothing processing apparatus 100 can prevent the object C to be processed from losing its shape due to the wet weight.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the clothing treatment device 100, the water supply device 4 includes a heating unit 47 for heating water, and the water heated by the heating unit 47 is used to supply water to the suction device 5. May include a cooling unit 58 that cools the sucked air. As a result, the temperature of the water supplied to the steam generating unit 43 in the heating unit 47 can be raised, so that the heater capacity of the steam generating unit 43 in the head unit 2 can be reduced and the weight of the head unit 2 can be reduced. Can be done. Further, since the suction air is cooled in the cooling unit 58, it is possible to prevent the suction fan 52 from overheating or dew condensation around the suction fan 52, resulting in a decrease in durability.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the garment processing device 100, the suction suppressing unit 54 may be provided on the back side of the suction port 53 in the direction in which suction is performed from the suction port 53 of the suction device 5. As a result, the object to be processed C to be sucked is slightly deformed and surely contacts the outer peripheral portion of the suction port 53. Therefore, since the clothes processing device 100 can efficiently exert the suction force of the suction device 5, the effect of removing water including dirt can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the garment processing device 100, the suction suppressing unit 54 may be provided on one surface of the contact surface 2a between the suction port 53 of the suction device 5 and the object to be processed C. As a result, even if the suction device 5 operates, the object to be processed C is not drawn in and does not deform, so that the clothing processing device 100 can suppress cloth damage.

Further, in the present embodiment, the clothing processing device 100 may be controlled so as to change the water supply amount of the water supply device 4 according to the suction flow rate of the suction device 5. As a result, the clothes processing device 100 can stably exert an appropriate detergency by linking the flow rate of the suction air and the amount of water supplied.

Further, in the present embodiment, the clothing processing device 100 may be provided in the suction device 5 and may include a liquid stain sensor 63 for detecting the stain of the moisture to be sucked. As a result, the control unit 61 of the clothing processing device 100 can control the water supply device 4 and the suction device 5 according to the state of dirt detected by the liquid dirt sensor 63. Therefore, the clothes processing device 100 can improve the detergency depending on the state of dirt.

Further, in the present embodiment, the clothing processing apparatus 100 may include a clothing stain sensor 62 that detects stains on the object to be processed C. As a result, the control unit 61 of the clothing processing device 100 can control the water supply device 4 and the suction device 5 according to the state of dirt detected by the liquid dirt sensor 63. Therefore, the clothes processing device 100 can improve the detergency depending on the state of dirt.

Further, in the present embodiment, the clothes processing device 100 is a liquid stain display unit 70a that displays the degree of moisture contamination detected by the liquid stain sensor 63, or a processing object C detected by the clothes stain sensor 62. A clothing stain display unit 70b that displays the degree of stain may be provided. As a result, the user can know the portion where the stain remains and the timing when the stain can be removed, and the cleaning can be performed efficiently. In addition, the user can obtain a sense of accomplishment of cleaning by being able to grasp the removal of stains by cleaning.

(Other embodiments)
As described above, the first embodiment has been described as an example of the technique disclosed in the present application. However, the technique in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can be applied to embodiments in which changes, replacements, additions, omissions, etc. have been made. Further, it is also possible to combine the components described in the first embodiment to form a new embodiment.

Therefore, other embodiments will be exemplified below.

In the first embodiment, as an example of the garment processing apparatus in the present disclosure, the garment processing apparatus 100 having a configuration in which the base unit 1 and the head unit 2 are separated has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the base unit 1 and the head unit 2 may be integrally configured. As a result, the entire garment processing device can be made smaller and lighter.

This disclosure is useful as a clothing processing device that removes stains and the like on objects to be processed such as clothing.

1 Base unit 2 Head unit 2a Contact surface 3 Connection pipe 4 Moisture supply device 5 Suction device 6 Control device 41 Water supply tank 42 Water supply pump 43 Steam generation unit 44 Nozzle 45 Spout 46 Water supply pipe 47 Heating unit 51 Drainage tank (trap)
51a Obstruction plate 52 Suction fan 53 Suction port 54 Pull-in restraint part 54a Partition 54b Partition 55 Suction pipe 56 Exhaust port 57 Filter 58 Cooling part 61 Control part 62 Clothes stain sensor 63 Liquid stain sensor 64 Cable 65 Power switch 66 Function setting switch 67 Hand Switch 70a Liquid stain display unit 70b Clothes stain display unit 100 Clothes processing device A Arrow C Processing object D Dimensions

Claims

A water supply device that supplies water to the object to be treated,
A suction device for sucking air together with the moisture adhering to the object to be treated is provided.
The suction device includes a trap that separates the water from the air that has been sucked together with the water, and a suction suppressing unit that suppresses the drawing of the object to be processed into the suction device.
Clothes processing equipment.
The garment processing device is
The suction is configured to be performed by the suction device during the supply by the water supply device.
The clothing processing apparatus according to claim 1.
The water supply device includes a heating unit for heating water, and the water heated by the heating unit is used to supply the water.
The suction device includes a cooling unit that cools the air from which the suction is performed.
The garment processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
The suction suppressing portion is provided on the back side of the suction port from the suction port of the suction device in the direction in which the suction is performed.
The clothing processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The pull-in suppressing portion is provided on the same surface as the contact surface between the suction port of the suction device and the object to be processed.
The clothing processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The clothing processing device controls to change the water supply amount of the water supply device according to the suction flow rate of the suction device.
The clothing processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
The clothing processing device is provided in the suction device and includes a liquid stain sensor that detects the stain of the moisture on which the suction is performed.
The clothing processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
The clothing processing device includes a clothing stain sensor that detects stains on an object to be processed.
The clothing processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
The clothing processing device includes a liquid stain display unit that displays the degree of the stain of the moisture detected by the liquid stain sensor.
The clothing processing apparatus according to claim 7.
The clothes processing device includes a clothes stain display unit that displays the degree of stains on the object to be processed, which is detected by the clothes stain sensor.
The clothing processing apparatus according to claim 8.