WO2023153709A1

WO2023153709A1 - Hanger-type automatic stream ironing apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2023153709A1
Application number: PCT/KR2023/001490
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이준영
Original assignee: 이준영
Priority date: 2022-02-14
Filing date: 2023-02-02
Publication date: 2023-08-17
Also published as: KR102459111B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hanger-type automatic steam ironing apparatus comprising: a cabinet having an inner space portion; a support body arranged horizontally in the upper portion of the space portion in the cabinet; a pair of steam plates which are hung from the support body and have a plurality of steam discharge holes in the surfaces thereof facing each other; a steam generation and supply unit for supplying steam to each of the steam plates; and an interval adjusting unit for moving forward and backward one or both of the steam plates in the direction facing each other, and thus, the hanger-type automatic steam ironing apparatus can carry out steam ironing by discharging steam after a hanger appropriate for a kind or characteristic of clothing is selected and hung from the support body and then the two interval-adjustable steam plates come into close contact with the clothing.

Description

Hanger type automatic steam ironing device

In the present invention, an ironing object such as clothes is placed between two steam plates installed facing each other, and one or both of the two steam plates move in a direction facing each other to adjust the distance between the two steam plates according to the type or amount of clothes. This is a technology related to a hanger-type automatic steam ironing device that can perform optimal steam ironing by enabling

In general, an electric iron or a steam iron is used to straighten the wrinkles of the washed laundry. That is, while the iron is placed on the ironing board and the iron is rubbed, the water remaining in the laundry is evaporated by high temperature, and the laundry is dried. The creases of the

Recently, an automatic ironing device has been developed that stores items to be ironed, such as laundry, in a cabinet, and finishes by drying while smoothing out wrinkles using steam generated therein.

As a technology related to such an ironing device,

Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0201898 (2000.08.24. Registration, hereinafter referred to as 'Document 1') 『Steam Ironing Device』 is proposed,

Document 1 has a sealed inner space with a door, and an ironing room in which a large amount of clothes can be hung, a water storage tank while storing a certain amount of water, and a water storage tank for vaporizing water supplied from the water storage tank into steam. A means for injecting steam into the clothes hanging in the ironing room, and a hot air supply means for supplying high-temperature heat into the ironing room to dry the clothes wrinkled by the high-temperature steam. , It is a technology related to a steam ironing device capable of spraying steam on washed laundry to smooth out wrinkles and dry them.

As another technology, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1341806 (registered on December 13, 2013, hereinafter referred to as 'Document 2') 『Automatic ironing device and its automatic ironing method』 is proposed,

Document 2 discloses a cabinet having an empty space inside to accommodate laundry, rail parts having rail grooves coupled to upper and lower surfaces of the cabinet, and movably installed on each rail to support and fix laundry. A laundry fixing unit, a steam generator installed inside the cabinet to spray high-temperature steam to the laundry, and a steam generator installed inside the cabinet to spray high-temperature air to dry the laundry by removing moisture contained in the ironed laundry An automatic ironing apparatus and an automatic ironing method for automatically ironing and drying the wrinkled laundry by spraying steam while the washed laundry is fixed by configuring a hot air generator It is a skill.

As another technology, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0103064 (published on August 23, 2021, hereinafter referred to as 'Document 3') "Steam Ironing Device" is proposed,

Document 3 includes a device for maintaining or fixing the shape of clothes to be steam ironed inside a cabinet, a steam supply device for injecting steam into the inside of clothes, a heating device for drying, and a steam iron with a switch attached, It is a technology related to a steam ironing device in which an air injection device to maintain or fix the shape of clothes, a steam supply device, and a heating device can be electrically controlled from outside the cabinet.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a hanger-type automatic steam ironing device that automatically performs steam ironing using steam discharged to the two steam plates after an ironing object such as clothes is hung between two movably installed steam plates. there is

Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a hanger-type automatic steam ironing device in which a hanger suitable for a type of clothing can be selected and used, and a user can directly iron through an auxiliary steam iron.

In addition, according to the present invention, the steam plate is implemented in a large or small size according to the type of clothes, so that steam ironing can be performed at once in the case of large clothes, and steam ironing can be performed several times by repeating an up and down motion in the case of small clothes. Its purpose is to provide an automatic mold ironing device.

In order to realize the above object, the hanger-type automatic steam ironing device according to the present invention

a cabinet 10 having an inner space 11;

a support body 20 horizontally disposed on the upper side of the space portion 11 of the cabinet 10;

a pair of steam plates 30 hanging from the support 20 and having a plurality of steam outlets 31 on surfaces facing each other;

a steam generating supply unit 40 for supplying steam to each of the steam plates 30; and

a spacing adjusting unit 50 for advancing and retreating one or all of the steam plates 30 in a direction facing each other;

including,

The distance adjusting unit 50 is disposed horizontally on the upper side of the support 20 in the space 11 of the cabinet 10 and includes a shaft 51 having a spiral portion 511 along an outer circumferential surface, A slider 52 having a corresponding spiral portion 521 coupled to the spiral portion 511 of the shaft 51 and connected to the upper end of the steam plate 30, and an axis coupled to the end of the shaft 51 It is composed of a driven gear 53, a drive gear 54 interlocking with the driven gear 53, and a distance adjusting motor 55 fixedly installed in the space 11 of the cabinet 10,

One side of the slider 52 is provided with a stopper 522 coupled to be moved up and down,

An insert 524 having a pair of fitting protrusions 523 protruding to one side is provided at the lower end of the slider 52,

On the other side of the steam plate 30, a recessed accommodating portion 32 into which the insert 524 is inserted, and a pair disposed on the bottom of the accommodating portion 32 into which each of the fitting protrusions 523 are inserted. Of the fitting hole 33 is formed,

The work of the steam plate 30 when the stopper 522 is lowered in a state in which each fitting protrusion 523 is inserted into each fitting hole 33 and the insert 524 is inserted into the receiving part 32 A hanger-type automatic steam ironing device characterized in that the side is supported.

Hanger type automatic steam ironing device according to the present invention,

Select a hanger suitable for the type or characteristics of clothing, hang it on a support body, and then press it into close contact with two steam plates that can adjust the distance. has the greatest effect.

In addition, there is an effect of steam ironing several times while partially repeating up and down the clothes through the small steam plate and its up and down movement.

1 is a front configuration diagram showing a hanger-type automatic steam ironing device according to the present invention;

2 is an enlarged configuration diagram of some main parts for showing a spacing adjustment unit;

3 is a configuration diagram showing that both steam plates adjust the interval by moving forward and backward in the direction facing each other;

4 is a three-dimensional configuration diagram for showing a coupling structure between a slider and a steam plate;

5 and 6 are cross-sectional configuration diagrams for showing the coupling process between the slider and the steam plate;

7 is a configuration diagram showing a structure capable of adjusting the vertical position of a steam plate by a lifting unit;

8 and 9 are three-dimensional and side configuration diagrams for showing a structure capable of adjusting the vertical position of the steam plate by the lifting unit;

10 is a block configuration diagram for showing the control flow of the controller;

11 is a configuration diagram for showing a structure further including a steam iron;

12 is a configuration diagram showing a first hanger;

13 is a configuration diagram showing a second hanger;

The steam ironing device according to the present invention relates to a hanger-type automatic steam ironing device that can automatically iron an ironing object by hanging it in the form of a hanger,

a cabinet 10 having an inner space 11;

including,

The work of the steam plate 30 when the stopper 522 is lowered in a state in which each fitting protrusion 523 is inserted into each fitting hole 33 and the insert 524 is inserted into the receiving part 32 It is characterized by supporting the side.

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

Prior to this, the terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to the usual or dictionary meaning, and the inventor appropriately uses the concept of the term in order to explain his/her invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as a meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, so various equivalents that can replace them at the time of this application. It should be understood that there may be waters and variations.

1 to 13, the hanger-type automatic steam ironing device according to the present invention,

It consists largely of a cabinet 10, a supporter 20, a steam plate 30, a steam generating supply unit 40, and an interval adjusting unit 50.

Looking at each component:

The cabinet 10 is

As shown in Figures 1 and 3,

It consists of an enclosure structure having an inner space (11).

Although not shown, the cabinet 10 may further include a castor for movement and a door for opening and closing the front, and a pocket for collecting foreign substances such as dust is provided at the bottom of the space 11. More may be provided.

The support 20 is

As shown in Figures 1 to 3,

It is horizontally disposed on the upper side of the space part 11 of the cabinet 10,

It may have a circular or triangular or more polygonal structure in cross section, and both ends are fixed to both inner walls of the space portion 11 of the cabinet 10.

The steam plate 30 is

For steam ironing clothes disposed in the space 11 of the cabinet 10,

It is made of a square plate structure having a plurality of steam outlets 31 on surfaces facing each other hanging from the support 20, and a pair is provided.

At this time, each discharge port 31 of the steam plate 30 is communicated with each other by an internal flow path, and the internal flow path is interconnected with a steam generator 42 to be described later by a hose, so that the steam generated by the steam generator 42 After being supplied to the inner passage through a hose, it is discharged through each discharge port 31 .

In addition, it is preferable that the hose has an appropriate length so that it can be changed according to the moving distance of the steam plate 30 moving so that the interval can be adjusted.

In the present invention, the steam plate 30 can be largely divided into two types. First of all, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the steam plate 30 of the first embodiment can hold clothes that are long up and down, such as coats, at once. The steam plate 30 of the second embodiment has a structure that is longer up and down than clothes that are long up and down so that it can be steam ironed, and as shown in FIGS. It has a structure having a size of about 1/5 of the size of the steam plate 30 of the first embodiment so that the steam iron can be steam-ironed at one time or the aforementioned long clothes can be steam-ironed several times while moving up and down.

The steam generating supply unit 40

As shown in Figures 1, 3 and 10,

For supplying steam to each of the steam plates 30,

The steam generating supply unit 40 includes a water tank 41,

A steam generator 42 generating steam by heating the water stored in the water tank 41;

A water level sensor 43 for detecting the water level stored in the water tank 41;

A temperature sensor 44 for detecting the temperature of the water stored in the water tank 41, and

A controller 47 that receives the sensing values of the water level sensor 43 and the temperature sensor 44 and controls the water shortage notification light 45 and the set temperature notification light 46

made including

At this time, the steam generator 42 has a conventional structure that generates steam by heating water by a heating element that generates heat by receiving external power.

The interval adjusting unit 50 is

As shown in Figures 1 to 3,

For moving one or both of the steam plates 30 forward and backward in a direction facing each other,

A shaft 51 disposed horizontally on the upper side of the support 20 in the space 11 of the cabinet 10 and having a spiral portion 511 along an outer circumferential surface;

A slider 52 having a corresponding spiral portion 521 coupled to the spiral portion 511 of the shaft 51 and connected to the upper end of the steam plate 30,

A driven gear 53 axially coupled to the end of the shaft 51, and

A spacing control motor 55 having a driving gear 54 meshing with the driven gear 53 and fixedly installed in the space 11 of the cabinet 10

made including

Eventually, by driving the distance adjusting motor 55, the driven gear 53 and the driving gear 54 engage with each other and rotate, and at this time, the spiral part 511 and the corresponding spiral part 521 are mutually fastened. and since the slider 52 is slidably coupled to the support 20, the steam plate 30 can make a linear reciprocating motion left and right. Through this, it is possible to adjust the left and right positions of the steam plates 30 as well as to adjust the distance between the two steam plates 30.

In other words, it may be implemented to adjust the position of only one steam plate 30 or to adjust the position of both steam plates 30.

And, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a stopper 522 is provided on one side of the slider 52 and coupled to be moved up and down, and a pair of fitting protrusions protruding to one side at the lower end of the slider 52 ( An insert 524 having 523) is provided, and on the other side of the steam plate 30, a recessed accommodating portion 32 into which the insert 524 is inserted, and disposed at the bottom of the accommodating portion 32, A pair of fitting holes 33 into which each fitting protrusion 523 is inserted is formed, each fitting protrusion 523 is inserted into each fitting hole 33, and the insert 524 is the receiving part ( 32), one side of the steam plate 30 is supported when the stopper 522 descends.

This support structure enables coupling and separation between the steam plate 30 and the slider 52 to facilitate replacement and repair.

On the other hand, as another example, when a small steam plate 30 is applied to iron clothes hung on a second hanger 80B to be described later, a lifting unit 60 is further included.

The lifting unit 60 is

As shown in Figures 7 to 9,

A vertically long rod 61 connected to the lower end of the slider 52,

An elevation part 62 provided on the other side of the steam plate 30 and coupled to the rod 61 by male and female;

A drive pulley 63 rotatably installed on the sidewall of the slider 52;

A driven pulley 64 installed to rotate at the lower end of the rod 61,

A belt 65 interconnecting the drive pulley 63 and the driven pulley 64;

An elevating motor 66 for transmitting rotational power to the driving pulley 63, and

A relay 67 interconnecting the lifting part 62 and a part of the belt 65 adjacent thereto

made including

Eventually, when the lifting motor 66 is driven, the belt 65 is rotated by the driving pulley 63 and the driven pulley 64, and at this time, the lifting part 62 connected to the belt 65 moves up and down together. As the steam plate 30 is moved in a certain section, the steam plate 30 connected to the lifting part 62 moves up and down.

The structure of the lifting unit 60 is an example, and may be variously modified and changed within a range that satisfies the condition for lifting the steam plate 30 up and down.

On the other hand, the hanger-type automatic steam ironing device according to the present invention further includes a steam iron 70 and a hanger,

First, the steam iron 70

As shown in Figure 11,

It is composed of a handheld structure capable of receiving steam from the steam generator 42 and performing ironing.

As a result, it is composed of a conventional iron structure in which clothes are spread on an ironing board, held by hand, and steam ironing is performed.

The steam iron 70 may be selected by the user and used as an auxiliary role during automatic ironing.

The hanger for hanging clothes hanging from the support 20 may be largely composed of first and second hangers,

First, the first hanger 80A is

As shown in Figure 12,

As for clothing tops, the ends of both arms support 81 are connected in a telescopic type so that the length can be adjusted, and the part connecting the torso support 82 and both arms support 81 is connected in a hinge type so that both arms The support part 81 can be folded or unfolded, and the end of the torso support part 82 is connected in a telescopic type so that the length can be adjusted.

The second hanger 80B is

As shown in Figure 13,

For clothing bottoms, it consists of a pair of horizontal support parts 83 arranged side by side and a vertical connection part 84 connecting them to each other, but the vertical connection part 84 is formed in a telescopic type so that the length can be adjusted.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, since each of the

support parts

81, 82, and 83 is further provided with tongs C, the movement of the hanging clothes can be more restricted and fixed to suit various types of clothes. help to be

In the above description of the present invention, the "hanger-type automatic steam ironing device" having a specific shape and structure has been mainly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is capable of various modifications and changes by those skilled in the art, and these modifications and changes should be construed as belonging to the protection scope of the present invention.

The hanger-type automatic steam ironing device according to the present invention can iron various types of clothes through steam after various clothes are hung in the form of a hanger by adjusting the distance between the two steam plates with the clothes in between. Of course, since the entire garment can be ironed at once, it has sufficient industrial applicability.

Claims

a cabinet 10 having an inner space 11;

a support body 20 horizontally disposed on the upper side of the space portion 11 of the cabinet 10;

a pair of steam plates 30 hanging from the support 20 and having a plurality of steam outlets 31 on surfaces facing each other;

a steam generating supply unit 40 for supplying steam to each of the steam plates 30; and

a spacing adjusting unit 50 for advancing and retreating one or all of the steam plates 30 in opposite directions;

including,

The distance adjusting unit 50 is disposed horizontally on the upper side of the support 20 in the space 11 of the cabinet 10 and includes a shaft 51 having a spiral portion 511 along an outer circumferential surface, A slider 52 having a corresponding spiral portion 521 coupled to the spiral portion 511 of the shaft 51 and connected to the upper end of the steam plate 30, and an axis coupled to the end of the shaft 51 It is composed of a driven gear 53, a drive gear 54 interlocking with the driven gear 53, and a distance adjusting motor 55 fixedly installed in the space 11 of the cabinet 10,

One side of the slider 52 is provided with a stopper 522 coupled to be moved up and down,

An insert 524 having a pair of fitting protrusions 523 protruding to one side is provided at the lower end of the slider 52,

On the other side of the steam plate 30, a recessed accommodating portion 32 into which the insert 524 is inserted, and a pair disposed on the bottom of the accommodating portion 32 into which each of the fitting protrusions 523 are inserted. of the fitting hole 33 is formed,

The work of the steam plate 30 when the stopper 522 is lowered in a state in which each fitting protrusion 523 is inserted into each fitting hole 33 and the insert 524 is inserted into the receiving part 32 Hanger-type automatic steam ironing device, characterized in that the side is supported.
According to claim 1,

A vertically long rod 61 connected to the lower end of the slider 52,

An elevation part 62 provided on the other side of the steam plate 30 and coupled to the rod 61 by male and female;

A drive pulley 63 rotatably installed on the sidewall of the slider 52;

A driven pulley 64 installed to rotate at the lower end of the rod 61;

A belt 65 interconnecting the drive pulley 63 and the driven pulley 64;

An elevating motor 66 for transmitting rotational power to the driving pulley 63;

A relay 67 interconnecting the lifting part 62 and a part of the belt 65 adjacent thereto

The hanger-type automatic steam ironing device further comprises an elevating unit (60) configured to elevate the steam plate (30) up and down.
According to claim 1 or 2,

The steam generating supply unit 40 includes a water tank 41, a steam generator 42 generating steam by heating water stored in the water tank 41, and a level of water stored in the water tank 41. A water level sensor 43 detects, a temperature sensor 44 detects the temperature of the water stored in the water tank 41, and a sensing value of each of the water level sensor 43 and the temperature sensor 44 It is composed of a controller 47 that receives and controls the water shortage notification lamp 45 and the set temperature notification lamp 46,

It further includes a handheld type steam iron 70 capable of receiving steam from the steam generator 42 and performing ironing,

Further comprising first and second hangers 80A and 80B for hanging clothes hanging from the support 20,

The first coat hanger 80A is for clothing, and the ends of the arms support 81 are connected in a telescopic type so that the length can be adjusted, and the body support 82 and the arms support 81 are connected to each other. The parts are connected in a hinge type so that the arms support 81 can be folded or unfolded, and the end of the torso support 82 is connected in a telescopic type so that the length can be adjusted.

The second hanger 80B is for clothing bottoms, and is composed of a pair of horizontal support parts 83 arranged side by side and a vertical connection part 84 interconnecting them, the vertical connection part 84 being formed in a telescopic type. It is made of a structure that can adjust the length,

Hanger-type automatic steam ironing device, characterized in that tongs (C) are provided at each of the support parts (81, 82, 83).