Clothing care devices

Abstract

A clothing care device includes a care room, the care room includes a first area and a second area, the first area includes a first bottom plane, the second area includes a second bottom plane positioned lower than the first bottom plane, and the second bottom plane includes a drainage outlet arranged in a front end portion of the second bottom plane to drain water and an inclined portion inclined downward from a rear wall of the care room toward the drainage outlet, so that the clothing care device can accommodate and care for clothing with normal length in the first area and clothing longer than normal clothing in the second area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a clothing care device capable of removing dust or odor from clothing. Background Art

[0002] A clothing care device is a device for performing clothing care, such as drying wet clothing, removing dust or odor from clothing, reducing wrinkles on clothing, and the like.

[0003] The clothes care apparatus includes a main body defining a care chamber for accommodating clothes and a door for opening or closing the care chamber.

[0004] The clothing care apparatus further includes a cooling circulation part for supplying hot air to a care chamber accommodating clothing to care for the clothing, and a steam generating device for performing a refreshing function such as removing wrinkles, odor, static electricity, etc. from the clothing.

[0005] The main body includes a machine room arranged below the nursing room for accommodating cold cycle components and a steam generating device. A drainage bucket for collecting water generated in the nursing room and a water supply bucket for storing water to be used by the steam generating device are detachably installed in front of the machine room.

[0006] For such a clothing care device, the top of the care room has a limited height so that the user can easily use the care room, and the bottom of the care room has a height greater than a certain height because the machine room is disposed below the care room.

[0007] Therefore, it is difficult to increase the length from the top to the bottom of the nursing room beyond a certain length. Summary of the invention

[0008] The present invention provides a clothing care device capable of accommodating and caring for clothing that is longer than normal clothing.

[0009] The present invention also provides a display device with enhanced light diffusion properties.

[0010] According to one aspect of the present invention, a clothing care device includes a main body; and a care chamber, which is arranged in the main body to accommodate clothing, wherein the care chamber includes a first area, a second area and a drainage outlet, the first area includes a first bottom plane, the second area includes a second bottom plane positioned lower than the first bottom plane, and the drainage outlet is arranged in the front end portion of the second bottom plane to drain water.

[0011] The second bottom plane may include an inclined surface inclined downward from a rear wall of the nursing room toward the drainage outlet.

[0012] The second bottom plane may include a first inclined portion extending from a rear wall of the nursing room at a first inclined angle, and a second inclined portion extending from a front end of the first inclined portion at a second inclined angle greater than the first inclined angle.

[0013] The clothing care apparatus may further include: a machine room disposed below the first area, and the first inclined portion may be inclined downward from one side of the care room toward the machine room.

[0014] The clothing care device may further include a filter net disposed at the drain outlet for filtering foreign matter, and a grill member covering and hiding the filter net.

[0015] The clothing care device may also include: a machine room arranged below the first area; a lower outlet arranged on the first bottom plane; a lower outlet pipe guiding the air discharged through the lower outlet; a first water collector arranged in the lower part of the lower outlet pipe, for collecting water brought into the lower outlet pipe; and a drain pan installed below the drain outlet, for collecting water brought through the drain outlet.

[0016] The first water collector may be positioned lower than the drain pan.

[0017] The drain pan may include a bottom plane that slopes downwardly toward the first sump.

[0018] The clothes care apparatus may further include a first water collecting pipe inclined downward toward the first water collecting pipe, one end of which is connected to the drain pan and the other end of which is connected to the first water collecting pipe.

[0019] The clothing care device may also include a drain bucket into which water is drained; a pump configured to pump the water to be drained into the drain bucket; a first drain pipe that guides water from the first water collector to the pump; a second drain pipe that guides water discharged from the pump to the drain bucket; and a first water collecting pipe that is inclined downward toward the first drain pipe and has one end connected to the water tray and the other end connected to the first drain pipe.

[0020] The clothing care apparatus may further include an evaporator and a condenser for dehumidifying the air, and a lower blower for forcing the air through the evaporator and the condenser.

[0021] The lower blower may include a lower outlet duct, a lower fan for forcing air flow, and a lower inlet duct that guides air exhausted from the lower fan to the nursing room and accommodates an evaporator and a condenser, and the lower inlet duct may include a second water collector disposed below the space accommodating the evaporator and the condenser for collecting water.

[0022] The clothing care apparatus may further include a second water collecting pipe having one end connected to the second water collecting container and the other end connected to the lower outlet pipe.

[0023] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a clothing care device may include a main body; and a care room, which is arranged in the main body to accommodate clothing, wherein the care room includes a first area having a first vertical length and a second area arranged side by side with the first area and having a second vertical length greater than the first vertical length, wherein the second area includes a bottom plane, a drain outlet for draining water is arranged at the bottom plane, and wherein the bottom plane of the second area includes a slope inclined downward toward the drain outlet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art by describing in detail exemplary embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0025] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clothing care device with a door opened according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] Figure 2 is a side sectional view of a clothing care device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 is an exploded view of a clothing care device showing a drainage outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 is a perspective view of a drainage system included in a clothing care device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 5 is a front view of a drainage system included in a clothing care device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 6 is a front view of a drainage system included in a clothing care device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] Figure 7 is a perspective view of a clothing care device showing a second bottom plane of a second area according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0032] Figure 8 is a front view of a clothing care device showing a second bottom plane of a second area according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The embodiments and features described and shown in the present disclosure are merely examples, and various modifications of alternative embodiments and drawings may exist at the time of filing the present application.

[0034] The terms used herein are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the present invention. It should be understood that the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will be further understood that when used in this specification, the terms "include" and / or "comprise" specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.

[0035] Terms including ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" may be used to explain various components, but these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish a component from another component. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or chamber discussed below may be referred to as a second element, component, region, layer or portion without departing from the teachings of the present disclosure.

[0036] Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present disclosure, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

[0037] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clothing care device with a door opened according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and Figure 2 is a side sectional view of a clothing care device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] Reference Figure 1 and 2 , the clothing care apparatus 1 includes a main body 10 defining an exterior and a door 20 pivotally connected to the main body 10 .

[0039] The main body 10 also defines a care room 11 shaped like a rectangular parallelepiped to accommodate clothes.

[0040] The door 20 is pivotally installed on the front edge of the main body 10 to open or close the nursing room 11 .

[0041] The main body 10 includes an outer shell 10A defining the exterior, and an inner shell 10B placed within the outer shell 10A to define a nursing room 11 .

[0042] The nursing room 11 includes a top plane, two side walls 112 and 113 , a rear wall 114 , and bottom planes 115 and 116 , and there is a support member 30 in the form of a hanger to hold clothes placed in the nursing room 11 .

[0043] The support member 30 is installed on the top plane 111 of the care room 11, and air may flow through the inside of the support member 30. The air supplied into the support member 30 is applied to the clothes hung on the support member 30 to remove dust or foreign matter from the clothes.

[0044] The supporting member 30 includes an air hole 31 through which air is supplied to the laundry. The air hole 31 is formed at a top end of the supporting member 30, and air is supplied to the supporting member 30 through the air hole 31.

[0045] The support member 30 is detachably installed in the nursing room 11. There may be a plurality of support members 30, and since the support member 30 is detachable, the support member 30 may be selectively installed and used by the user in the nursing room 11.

[0046] The main body 10 includes a machine room 12 disposed below the nursing room 11. The machine room 12 forms a space partitioned by an inner shell 10B below the nursing room 11. The machine room 12 accommodates components of a cold cycle to dehumidify or heat the air in the nursing room 11.

[0047] The nursing room 11 includes a first area 11A provided at one side and having a first vertical length, and a second area 11B provided at the other side and having a second vertical length greater than the first vertical length.

[0048] The second area 11b is placed close to the first area 11A, that is, the first area 11A and the second area 11B are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. In the drawings, the first area 11A is on the right side of the nursing room 11, and the second area 11B is on the left side of the nursing room 11. However, the arrangement of the first area 11A and the second area 11B is not limited thereto, and on the contrary, the first area 11A may form the left part of the nursing room 11, and the second area 11B may form the right part of the nursing room 11.

[0049] The bottom plane 116 includes a first bottom plane 115 corresponding to the bottom of the first region 11A and a second bottom plane 116 corresponding to the bottom of the second region 11B. The second bottom plane 116 is about 40.5 cm lower than the first bottom plane 116, that is, the vertical length of the second region 11B is greater than the vertical length of the first region 11A.

[0050] The length difference between the first region 11A and the second region 11B is about 40.5 cm, which is just an example but not limited thereto. The vertical length of the second region 11B may also be greater than the vertical length of the first region 11A by about 20 cm or more.

[0051] In this way, the first area 11A may be formed to have a shorter vertical length than the second area 11B, and the machine room 12 is formed below the first area 11A.

[0052] The top planes of the first region 11A and the second region 11B are coplanar, but the second bottom plane 116 of the second region 11B is lower than the first bottom plane 115 of the first region 11A. Therefore, the second region 11B can accommodate longer clothing than the first region 11A.

[0053] The nursing room 11 is equipped with a lower inlet 11c, a lower outlet 11d, an upper inlet 11e, an upper outlet 11f, a steam inlet 11g, and a drain outlet 11h (see Figure 4 ).

[0054] The lower inlet 11 c is formed at the rear of the first bottom plane 115 of the nursing room 11 , and the lower outlet 11 d is formed at the front of the first bottom plane 115 of the nursing room 11 .

[0055] An upper inlet 11 e is formed on a top plane of the nursing room 11 , and an upper outlet 11 f is formed in an upper rear portion of the nursing room 11 .

[0056] The upper inlet 11e of the nursing room 11 is connected to the support 30. The air brought through the upper inlet 11e moves into the support 30 through the air holes 31, and then moves to the clothes hung on the support 30.

[0057] The steam inlet 11g may be provided at the lower portion of the rear wall of the nursing room 12a. The steam inlet 11g is higher than the lower inlet 11c.

[0058] The drainage outlet 11h is formed at the front of the second bottom plane 116 of the nursing room 11, and extends longitudinally from left to right. Figure 3 The water flowing along the wall of the second area 11B of the nursing room 11 and the second bottom plane 116 is discharged through the drainage outlet 11h.

[0059] The drain outlet 11h includes a discharge grille 15 and a filter 16 to prevent foreign matter from flowing in. The drain grille 15 is arranged above the filter 16 to cover and hide the filter 16, and is used to filter relatively large-sized foreign matter. The filter 16 is arranged below the drain grille 16 to filter small-sized foreign matter that has passed through the drain grille 16. Similar to the drain outlet 11h, the filter 16 and the drain grille 15 are formed longitudinally from left to right.

[0060] like Figure 4 As shown, the second bottom plane 116 of the nursing room 11 is formed as an inclined surface that slopes downward from the rear wall of the nursing room 11 toward the front portion where the drainage outlet 11h is located, so as to guide water into the drainage outlet 11h.

[0061] The second bottom plane 116 of the nursing room 11 may include a first inclined portion 116a inclined downward from the rear wall 113 of the nursing room 11 toward the front at a first inclined angle, and a second inclined portion 116b inclined downward from the front end of the first inclined portion 116a toward the front at a second inclined angle greater than the first inclined angle. This is to make it easy to remove the inner shell 10B defining the nursing room 11 from the mold for manufacturing the inner shell 10B.

[0062] like Figure 1As shown, the drainage bucket 13 and the water supply bucket 14 are installed in front of the machine room 12.

[0063] The drain bucket 13 collects water generated by the nursing room 11 and the cold cycle, and is detachably installed in the main body 10. Therefore, when the water level in the drain bucket 13 is higher than a certain level, the user can remove and empty the drain bucket 13 by shaking off the water, and then connect the drain bucket 13 to the main body 10 for use.

[0064] The water supply barrel 14 stores water for the steam generating device 60 to generate steam and is detachably installed in the main body 10. Therefore, when the water level in the water supply barrel 14 is lower than a certain water level, the user can remove the water supply barrel 14 and fill it with water, and then connect the water supply barrel 14 to the main body 10 for use.

[0065] like Figure 2 As shown, components of a cold cycle 40 for heating and dehumidifying the air in the nursing room 11 are arranged in the machine room 12 as needed.

[0066] The cold cycle 40 includes a compressor 41 for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser 42 for performing heat exchange between the refrigerant and the air to cool the refrigerant and heat the air, an expansion valve (not shown) for decompressing and expanding the refrigerant, and an evaporator 43 for allowing the refrigerant to absorb heat from the air to evaporate the refrigerant while cooling the air.

[0067] Therefore, when the air passes through the condenser 42, the air is cooled and moisture contained in the air is condensed, thereby generating condensed water and dehumidifying; when the air passes through the evaporator 43, the air is heated so that the dehumidified and heated air can be supplied to the nursing room 11.

[0068] The machine room 12 includes a lower blower 50 for forcing the air in the nursing room 11 to pass through the evaporator 43 and the condenser 42 and then be supplied back to the nursing room 11 .

[0069] The lower blower 50 includes a lower fan 51 for forcing air to flow, a lower fan housing 52 for covering the lower fan 51, a lower outlet duct 53 for guiding the air of the nursing room 11 discharged through the lower outlet 11d to the lower fan 51, and a lower inlet duct 54 for guiding the air discharged from the lower fan 51 to flow into the nursing room 11.

[0070] The lower outlet duct 53 connects the lower outlet 11 d to the lower fan housing 52 , and the lower inlet duct 54 connects the lower inlet 11 c to the lower fan housing 52 .

[0071] The condenser 42 and the evaporator 43 are accommodated in the lower inlet duct 54 to dehumidify and heat the air passing through the lower inlet duct 54 .

[0072] Therefore, when the lower fan 51 rotates, the air in the nursing room 11 flows into the lower fan housing 52 through the lower outlet 11d and the lower outlet duct 52, is dehumidified and heated while passing through the lower inlet duct 54, and flows back to the nursing room 11 through the lower inlet duct 54.

[0073] As described above, the lower inlet 11c is arranged at the rear of the nursing room 11 and the lower outlet 11d is arranged at the front of the nursing room 11, but the arrangement of the lower inlet 11c and the lower outlet 11d is not limited thereto. The positions of the lower inlet 11c and the lower outlet 11d may be changed as needed.

[0074] Furthermore, a steam generating device 60 for generating steam is arranged in the machine room 12 .

[0075] The steam generating device 60 is connected to the water supply tub 14 for receiving water from the water supply tub 14 to generate steam.

[0076] The steam generating device 60 includes a steam generator 61 for generating steam by applying heat to water supplied from the water supply barrel 14, a steam supply pipe 62 for guiding the steam generated from the steam generator 61 to the steam inlet 11g, and a steam injector 63, which is disposed at the steam inlet 11g and is shaped like a nozzle to inject steam. The steam generated by the steam generator 61 moves to the steam inlet 11g through the steam supply pipe 62 and is injected into the nursing room 11 through the steam injector 63.

[0077] The main body 10 includes an upper blower 70 provided at an upper portion of the main body 10 to circulate air in the nursing room 11. The upper blower 70 includes an upper fan 71 for circulating air, an upper fan housing 72 for covering the upper fan 71, an upper outlet duct 73 for guiding the air of the nursing room 11 to the upper fan housing 72, and an upper inlet duct 74 for guiding the air exhausted from the upper fan 71 into the nursing room 11.

[0078] The upper outlet duct 73 is connected between the upper outlet 11 f and the upper fan housing 72 , and the upper inlet duct 74 is connected between the upper inlet 11 e and the upper fan housing 72 .

[0079] A filter 14 is provided at the upper outlet 11f. The filter 14 is used to capture foreign matter such as dust contained in the passing air, or to remove odors.

[0080] The support member 30 is installed at the lower inlet 11c to be connected between the lower inlet 11c and the air hole 31 of the support member 30. Therefore, air is brought to the air hole 31 in the support member 30 through the lower inlet 11c.

[0081] Therefore, in the process that the air in the care room 11 is discharged through the upper outlet 11f, foreign matter is filtered and odor is removed by the filter 14. The air moves to the upper fan housing 72, where the air in which the upper fan 71 is installed passes through the upper outlet duct 73, and is forced by the upper fan 71 to reach the air holes 31 of the support member 30 through the upper outlet duct 73 and the top outlet 11f. The air is applied to the clothes hung on the support member 30 through the air holes 31 to remove foreign matter and odor from the clothes.

[0082] The clothing care device 1 may include a drainage system 80 to drain water generated from the evaporator 43 and the condenser 42 or the care chamber 11 into the drainage tub 13, such as Figure 4 and Figure 5 shown.

[0083] A first water collector 53a for collecting water brought into the lower outlet pipe 53 is formed at the lower portion of the lower outlet pipe 53, and a second water collector 54a for collecting condensed water generated from the condenser 42 and the evaporator 43 is formed in a portion of the lower inlet pipe 54 located below the space accommodating the condenser 42 and the evaporator 43. Although the first water collector 53a is shown as being arranged in the lower portion of the lower outlet pipe 53, it is not limited thereto. For example, an additional tray placed in the machine room 12 may be used as the first water collector.

[0084] In addition, a drain pan 82 is installed below the drain outlet 11h to collect water brought through the drain outlet 11h.

[0085] The drain pan 82 includes a bottom plane 82a formed as an inclined plane to guide water to the first water collector 53a in the machine room 12. As shown in the figure, the machine room 12 is located on the right side of the drain pan 82, and the bottom plane 82a of the drain pan 82 is formed to be inclined downward to the left toward the first water collector 53a located at the lower part of the machine room 12. The inclination angle θ1 of the bottom plane 82a of the drain pan 82 is about 9 degrees with the horizontal plane. Although the inclination angle θ1 of the bottom plane 82a of the drain pan 82 is described as about 9 degrees, it is not limited thereto. When the inclination angle θ1 of the bottom plane 82a of the drain pan 82 is equal to or greater than 5 degrees, water can flow downward through the bottom plane 82a of the drain pan 82.

[0086] The drainage system 80 may include a pump 81 for discharging water to be discharged into the drainage bucket 13; water collecting pipes 83 and 84 for collecting water into the first water collector 53a; and drainage pipes 85 and 86 for discharging water from the first water collector 53a into the drainage bucket 13.

[0087] The water level sensor 87 may be disposed in the first water collector 53a to detect the water level collected in the first water collector 53a. When the water level sensor 87 detects that the water level collected in the first water collector 53a is equal to or higher than a certain water level, the pump 81 operates to discharge the water collected in the first water collector 53a into the drain bucket 13.

[0088] The water collecting pipes 83 and 84 may include a first water collecting pipe 83 and a second water collecting pipe 84, wherein one end of the first water collecting pipe 83 is connected to the drain pan 82 and the other end is connected to the first water collector 53a, and one end of the second water collecting pipe 84 is connected to the second water collector 54a and the other end is connected to the lower outlet pipe 53.

[0089] The first water collector 53a is located lower than the lowest part of the bottom plane 82a of the drain pan 82, and the first water collecting pipe 83 has an end connected to the lowest part of the bottom plane 82a of the drain pan 82 and is inclined downward to the side where the machine room 12 is located. Figure 5 As shown, the bottom plane 82a of the drain pan 83 is formed to be inclined downward and rightward, so one end of the first water collecting pipe 83 is connected to the right end of the bottom plane of the drain pan 82 and extends downward and rightward until the other end of the first water collecting pipe 83 is connected to the first water collecting tank 53a. Therefore, the water collected in the drain pan 82 moves to the first water collecting tank 53a through the first water collecting pipe 83 under the action of gravity.

[0090] The second water header 54a is located higher than the first water header 53a. When the second water header 84 is connected to the lower outlet pipe 53 defining the first water header 53a, the second water header 84 is connected to the first water header 53a through the lower outlet pipe 53.

[0091] The drain pipes 85 and 86 may include a first drain pipe 85 connected at one end to the first collector 53 a and at the other end to the pump 81 , and a second drain pipe 86 connected at one end to the pump 81 and at the other end to the drain tub 13 .

[0092] Therefore, water collected in the drain pan 82 and the second sump 54a moves to the first sump 53a through the sump pipes 83 and 84, is collected in the first sump 53a, and is discharged to the drain tub 13 through the drain pipes 85 and 86 according to the operation of the pump 81.

[0093] Although the first water header 83 is shown as being connected to the drain pan 82 at one end and connected to the first water header 53a at the other end, this is merely an example and is not limited thereto.

[0094] In addition, the drain outlet 11 h is formed at the front of the second bottom plane 116 , but is not limited thereto. For example, the drain outlet 11 h may be formed at a different position on the second bottom plane 116 .

[0095] For example, although not shown, the drain outlet may be formed in the front end portion, the rear end portion, or at least one end portion on both sides of the second bottom plane 116. In particular, the drain outlet may be formed only in the rear end portion of the second bottom plane 116, or in each of the front end portion and the rear end portion of the second bottom plane 116. In addition, the drain outlet may be formed only in one of the left end portion and the right end portion of the second bottom plane 116, or in each of the front end portion and the rear end portion of the second bottom plane 116. In addition, the drain outlet may be formed at the center of the second bottom plane 116, or in one of the four corners of the second bottom plane 116.

[0096] Even when the drain outlet is formed at any of the various positions as described above, the other portion of the second bottom plane 116 where the drain outlet is not formed is formed as an inclined plane inclined downward toward the drain outlet to guide water to the drain outlet.

[0097] For example, when the drain outlet is formed in the rear end portion of the second bottom plane 116, the second bottom plane 116 may be formed as an inclined plane that is inclined downward from the front to the rear, and when the drain outlet is formed in the end portion on the right side of the second bottom plane 116, the second bottom plane 116 may be formed as an inclined plane that is inclined downward from the left end to the right of the second bottom plane 116. In addition, when the drain outlet is installed at the center of the second bottom plane 116, the second bottom plane 116 may be formed to be inclined downward from the four edges (i.e., the front end, the rear end, the left end, and the right end of the second bottom plane 116) to the center. In addition, when the drain outlet is formed at one of the four corners of the second bottom plane 116, the second bottom plane 116 may be formed to be inclined downward from the other three corners to the corner.

[0098] When a plurality of drain outlets are formed on the second bottom plane 116 , a drain pan 82 is installed below each drain outlet for guiding water discharged through the drain outlet to the first sump 53 a or the pump 81 .

[0099] like Figure 6 As shown, the first header 83 may have one end connected to the drain pan 82 , may be inclined downward toward the first drain pipe 85 , and have the other end connected to the middle of the first drain pipe 85 .

[0100] Although in the present embodiment, the first inclined portion 116 a of the second bottom plane 116 is inclined toward the lower front, it is not limited thereto.

[0101] Reference Figure 7 and Figure 8, the second bottom plane 117 includes a first inclined portion 117a and a second inclined portion 117b. In this case, the first inclined portion 117a may be inclined downward toward the lower front portion, and may also be inclined downward from the side wall of the nursing room 11 toward the machine room 12 at an inclination angle θ2. Figure 7 and Figure 8 In the figure, when the machine room 12 is located at the lower right of the nursing room 11, the first inclined portion 117a is inclined downward to the right from the left wall of the nursing room 11.

[0102] When the first inclined portion 117a is formed as described above, water is moved and collected to the machine room 12, while moving through the first inclined portion 117a to the front, thereby allowing water to move faster. Therefore, water can quickly pass through the second bottom plane 117 of the nursing room 11 and can be guided to the drainage outlet 11h.

[0103] According to the present disclosure, the clothes care apparatus can accommodate and care for clothes having a normal length in a first area and clothes longer than the normal length in a second area.

[0104] Several embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, but those skilled in the art will appreciate and understand that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the true scope of technical protection is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A clothing care device, include: main body; as well as a care room provided in the main body to accommodate clothing; The nursing room includes a first area, a second area, a lower outlet, and a drainage outlet, the first area includes a first bottom plane, the second area includes a second bottom plane positioned lower than the first bottom plane, the lower outlet is disposed on the first bottom plane and configured to discharge air, and the drainage outlet is disposed in a front end portion of the second bottom plane to drain water, wherein the first area and the second area are arranged side by side relative to the front of the nursing room, and The second area and the drainage outlet are located on the same side relative to the first area.

2. The clothing care device according to claim 1, in, The second bottom plane includes an inclined surface that slopes downward from a rear wall of the nursing room toward the drainage outlet.

3. The clothing care device according to claim 2, in, The second bottom plane includes a first inclined portion extending from the rear wall of the nursing room at a first inclined angle, and a second inclined portion extending from a front end of the first inclined portion at a second inclined angle greater than the first inclined angle.

4. The clothing care device according to claim 3, further comprising: include: The machine room is located below the first area. The first inclined portion is inclined downward from one side of the nursing room toward the machine room.

5. The clothing care device according to claim 1, further comprising: include: a filter screen disposed at the drain outlet for filtering foreign matter, and A grille member covers and conceals the filter screen.

6. The clothing care device according to claim 1, further comprising: include: The machine room is located below the first area. a lower outlet duct that guides the air exhausted through the lower outlet, a first water collector disposed in a lower portion of the lower outlet pipe for collecting water brought into the lower outlet pipe, and A drain pan is installed below the drain outlet and is used to collect water brought in through the drain outlet.

7. The clothing care device according to claim 6, in, The first water collector is positioned lower than the drain pan. 8 . The clothing care apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the drain pan comprises a bottom plane that slopes downward toward the first sump.

9. The clothing care device according to claim 7, further comprising: include: A first water collecting pipe is inclined downward toward the first water collecting tank, one end of the first water collecting pipe is connected to the drain pan, and the other end of the first water collecting pipe is connected to the first water collecting tank.

10. The clothing care device according to claim 6, further comprising: include: a drain bucket into which the water is drained, a pump configured to pump the water to be discharged into the drainage bucket, a first drain pipe directing water from the first sump to the pump, a second drain pipe that guides the water discharged from the pump to the drain bucket, and The first water collecting pipe is inclined downward toward the first drain pipe and has one end connected to the drain pan and the other end connected to the first drain pipe.

11. The clothing care device according to claim 6, further comprising: include: an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and the condenser dehumidifying the air, and A lower blower forces air through the evaporator and the condenser.

12. The clothing care device according to claim 11, wherein the lower blower comprises the lower outlet duct, a lower fan forcing air flow, and a lower inlet duct for guiding air exhausted from the lower fan to the care chamber and accommodating the evaporator and the condenser, and in, The lower inlet pipe includes a second water collector disposed below the space accommodating the evaporator and the condenser to collect water.

13. The clothing care device according to claim 12, further comprising: include: A second water collecting pipe has one end connected to the second water collecting tank and the other end connected to the lower outlet pipe.

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