Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

The utility model relates to a clothes processing device which comprises a processing space provided with a front face with a feeding opening, a back face arranged at the position opposite to the front face, a first side face and a second side face, the first side face and the second side face are connected with the front face and the back face, and the processing space provides a space for containing clothes. A supply device for supplying at least one of air and steam to the processing space; the retainers are respectively fixed on the first side surface and the second side surface; and a support body supported by the holder and dividing the processing space into an upper space and a lower space. The holder includes: a holder body fixed to the first side surface or the second side surface; a through-hole provided in one surface of the holder body, the one surface facing one of the first side surface and the second side surface to which the holder body is fixed; a light source provided inside the holder body; and a light guide part which is formed in a rod shape inside the holder main body and transmits light supplied from the light source in the longitudinal direction of the through hole.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a clothing processing device. Background Art

[0002] Clothes treatment devices are devices developed for washing and drying clothes and removing wrinkles from clothes at home and in laundries. Equipment classified as clothes treatment devices include washing machines for washing clothes, dryers for drying clothes, dual-purpose washing machines and dryers with both washing and drying functions, clothes management machines for refreshing clothes, steamers for removing wrinkles from clothes, etc.

[0003] In particular, a clothes management machine is a device that can keep clothes comfortable and clean. The clothes management machine can remove dust attached to clothes, remove odors, dry clothes, and add fragrance to clothes. In addition, it can prevent the generation of static electricity, use dehumidified air or steam to remove wrinkles on clothes, and sterilize clothes.

[0004] Conventional clothes processing devices have a light emitting unit that illuminates a processing space that provides a clothes storage space. Conventional clothes processing devices have a light emitting unit that emits light from the upper surface of the processing space toward the bottom surface, which has the disadvantage of not being able to uniformly maintain the brightness of the entire processing space. If different areas of the processing space have different brightness, it may be difficult to confirm whether there are foreign objects left on the clothes, and may cause glare to the user. Utility Model Content

[0005] The problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a clothes processing device capable of evenly maintaining the brightness of a processing space accommodating a processing object.

[0006] In addition, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a clothes processing device in which a light source and a light guide are provided on a holder of a supporting body that provides a space for placing a processing object.

[0007] The utility model provides a clothing processing device, comprising: a processing space, having a front side with an inlet, a back side arranged at a position facing the front side, a first side surface and a second side surface connecting the front side and the back side, providing a space for accommodating clothing; a supply device, supplying at least any one of air and steam to the processing space; a retaining member, respectively fixed to the first side surface and the second side surface; and a space forming portion, having a supporting body, the supporting body being supported by the retaining member and dividing the processing space into an upper space and a lower space.

[0008] The retaining member may include: a retaining member body, fixed on the first side surface or the second side surface; a through hole, arranged on one side of the retaining member body, the one side facing the side surface of the first side surface and the second side surface to which the retaining member body is fixed; a light source, arranged inside the retaining member body; and a light guiding portion, formed in a bar shape inside the retaining member body, transmitting the light supplied from the light source along the length direction of the through hole.

[0009] The through hole may be formed as a slit having a length longer than a height.

[0010] The light source may be configured as a single LED that emits light toward one of both ends of the rod-shaped light guide portion.

[0011] The light source is fixed to the holder body and contacts one end of the light guide portion.

[0012] The light source may include a first LED that emits light toward one of both ends of the rod-shaped light guide portion, and a second LED that emits light toward the other of the both ends of the light guide portion.

[0013] The light guide portion may be fixed to the holder body and close the through hole.

[0014] The laundry treating apparatus may further include a sealing portion that blocks external air from flowing into a space between the light guide portion and the through hole.

[0015] The processing device may further include a diffusion portion provided in the light guide portion and configured to diffuse the light supplied from the light source into the interior of the light guide portion.

[0016] The diffusion portion may be formed as a plurality of grooves provided in the light guide portion along a length direction of the through hole.

[0017] At least one of the width of the plurality of grooves and the interval between the plurality of grooves may be set differently according to the distance between the corresponding groove and the light source.

[0018] The width of each of the grooves may be set to be shorter as it is farther away from the light source.

[0019] The intervals between the grooves may be set to be shorter as they are farther away from the light source.

[0020] At least either one of the depths of the plurality of grooves and the curvatures of the apexes of the plurality of grooves may be set differently according to the distance between the corresponding groove and the light source.

[0021] The depths of the plurality of grooves may be set to be shallower as they are farther away from the light source.

[0022] The curvature of the vertices of the plurality of grooves may be set to be smaller as they are farther away from the light source.

[0023] The retaining member body may include: a lower body, forming the lower surface of the retaining member body and supporting the light guiding part; and an upper body, fixed to the lower body, forming the upper surface of the retaining member body and covering the upper surface of the light guiding part; the thickness of the lower body may be set to be thicker than the thickness of the upper body.

[0024] The clothes treating apparatus may further include a fixing body that fixes the retainer body to the first side surface or the second side surface and maintains a gap between the side surface to which the retainer body is fixed and the through hole.

[0025] The utility model provides a clothing processing device which can evenly maintain the brightness of a processing space accommodating a processing object.

[0026] In addition, the utility model provides a clothes processing device in which a light source and a light guide portion are arranged on a holder of a supporting body that provides a space for placing a processing object. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 and Figure 2 It is a figure which shows an example of a clothes processing apparatus.

[0028] Figure 3 This is a diagram showing an example of an air supply device.

[0029] Figure 4 This is a diagram showing an example of a steam supply device.

[0030] Figure 5 and Figure 6 This is a diagram showing an example of a holder for fixing and supporting the main body.

[0031] Figure 7 This is a diagram showing an example of a light guide portion provided in a holder.

[0032] Figure 8 It is a diagram showing another embodiment of the retainer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise specifically defined, all terms in this specification have the same general meaning as those understood by ordinary technicians in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. If a term used in this specification conflicts with the general meaning of the term, the definition used in this specification shall prevail.

[0034] like Figure 1As shown, the clothes treating device 100 may include: a housing 1, forming an appearance; a treating space 11, provided inside the housing, providing a space for accommodating a treated object (hereinafter, clothes); and a setting space 13, in which supply devices 3 and 4 for supplying fluid to the treating space 11 are installed. The treating space 11 and the setting space 13 may be divided from each other by a partition wall 15.

[0035] The front side 113 of the housing 1 is provided with an inlet 111 communicating with the processing space 11 and a mounting groove 131 providing a space for mounting at least one of the drain 5 and the water supply 6. The water supply 6 is configured to supply water to the supply devices 3 and 4, and the drain 5 is configured to store water discharged from the supply devices 3 and 4.

[0036] The inlet 111 can be opened and closed by a door 17 rotatably fixed to the box body 1. The door 17 can be set to a shape that can only open and close the inlet 111, or can be set to a shape that can open and close the inlet 111 and expose the installation groove 131 (exposing the drainage part and the water supply part) as shown in the figure.

[0037] A hanging support portion 2 may be provided on the upper surface 118 of the processing space 11, and clothes or a hanger with clothes may be detachably fixed to the hanging support portion 2. A first connecting hole 151, a second connecting hole 152 and a third connecting hole 153 connecting the processing space 11 and the setting space 13 may be provided on the partition wall 15.

[0038] The processing space 11 may be provided with a space forming part 7 for providing a space for placing clothes. The space forming part 7 may include: a support body 71, which provides a space for supporting clothes; and a retaining member 73, which is fixed to the processing space 11 and fixes the position of the support body 71. The support body 71 may be configured as a board that divides the interior of the processing space 11 into an upper space and a lower space.

[0039] like Figure 2 As shown, the hanging support part 2 may include: a support rod 21 fixed to the upper surface 118 of the processing space to support the clothes; and a driving part 22 to vibrate the support rod 21 inside the processing space 11.

[0040] The supply devices 3 , 4 may include at least one of an air supply device 3 for supplying air to the processing space 11 and a steam supply device 4 for supplying steam to the processing space 11 .

[0041] The air supply device 3 may remove moisture from the air exhausted from the processing space 11 , heat the dehumidified air, and supply the heated air to the processing space 11 .

[0042] The air supply device 3 may include: a pipe 31 connecting the first connecting hole 151 and the second connecting hole 152; a fan 32 rotatably arranged inside the pipe to move air from the first connecting hole 151 to the second connecting hole 152; and heat exchangers 33, 34, 36, and 37 to dehumidify and heat the air flowing into the pipe 31 in sequence.

[0043] The heat exchanger may be constituted by a heat pump. That is, the heat exchanger may include: a refrigerant pipe 37 forming a circulation flow path of the refrigerant; an evaporator 33 (located between the first communication hole and the fan), fixed to the refrigerant pipe 37 and located inside the pipe 31; and a condenser 34 (located between the evaporator and the fan), fixed to the refrigerant pipe 37 and located inside the pipe 31. The refrigerant may circulate along the refrigerant pipe 37 using a compressor 36 fixed to the outside of the pipe 31, and the refrigerant pipe 37 may have a means (pressure regulator) for regulating the pressure of the refrigerant moving from the condenser to the evaporator.

[0044] The air exhausted from the processing space 11 may be condensed while passing through the evaporator 33. Condensed water exhausted from the air passing through the evaporator 33 may be exhausted from the duct 31 via the drain part 5.

[0045] The drainage part 5 may include: a drainage tank 51 which is detachably fixed to the mounting groove 131 ; a first drainage pipe 531 which guides the condensed water inside the pipe 31 to the drainage pump 53 ; and a second drainage pipe 532 which guides the condensed water discharged from the drainage pump 53 to the drainage tank 51 .

[0046] The installation space 13 may be connected to the installation groove 131 through the installation groove communicating hole 132, and the second drain pipe 532 may be connected to the drain tank 51 through the installation groove communicating hole 132. In this case, the drain tank 51 may include: a drain tank connecting pipe, into which the second drain pipe 532 is inserted; and a drain tank valve 511, which controls the opening and closing of the drain tank connecting pipe.

[0047] The second drain pipe 532 may not only be exposed to the mounting groove 131 through the mounting groove communicating hole 132, but also be inserted into the drain tank connecting pipe when the drain tank 51 is fixed to the mounting groove 131. When the second drain pipe 532 is inserted into the drain tank connecting pipe, the drain tank valve 511 may be configured as a check valve that opens the drain tank connecting pipe.

[0048] like Figure 3 As shown, the steam supply device 4 may include: a storage part 41, which is disposed in the installation space 13 and stores water; a heating part 43, which heats the water inside the storage part; and a supply pipe 44, which guides the steam discharged from the storage part 41 to the processing space 11. One end of the supply pipe 44 may be fixed to the storage part 41, and the other end may be fixed to the third communication hole 153 of the partition wall.

[0049] The steam supply device 4 can receive water through the water supply part 6. The water supply part 6 may include: a water supply tank 61, which is detachably fixed to the mounting groove 131; a water supply pump 63, which is fixed to the installation space 13; a first water supply pipe 631, which guides the water in the water supply tank 61 to the water supply pump 63; and a second water supply pipe 632, which guides the water discharged from the water supply pump 63 to the storage part 41.

[0050] The water supply tank 61 may include: a water supply tank connecting pipe, into which the first water supply pipe 631 is inserted; and a water supply tank valve 611 for controlling the opening and closing of the water supply tank connecting pipe.

[0051] The first water supply pipe 631 may not only be exposed to the mounting groove 131 through the mounting groove communicating hole 132, but also be inserted into the water supply tank connecting pipe when the water supply tank 61 is fixed to the mounting groove 131. When the first water supply pipe 631 is inserted into the water supply tank connecting pipe, the water supply tank valve 611 may be configured as a check valve that opens the water supply tank connecting pipe.

[0052] like Figure 4 As shown, the storage part 41 may include: an inlet 411, to which the second water supply pipe 632 is fixed; and an outlet 412, to which the supply pipe 44 is fixed. The storage part 41 may receive water through the inlet 411, and may discharge steam from the storage part 41 through the outlet 412.

[0053] The heating unit 43 may include a first heater 431 and a second heater 432 located inside the storage unit 41. The power (capacity, W) of the first heater 431 and the power of the second heater 432 may be set to be different from each other. Figure 4 The case where the power of the first heater 431 is set to be larger than the power of the second heater 432 is shown.

[0054] The steam supply device 4 may further include a temperature detection unit 46 for detecting the temperature of the water stored in the storage unit 41. The temperature detection unit 46 may be fixed to the bottom surface of the storage unit 41.

[0055] The steam supply device 4 may include a water level detector 45 for detecting the amount of water stored in the storage part 41. The water level detector 45 may include a first electrode 451, a second electrode 452, and a common electrode 454 extending from the upper surface of the storage part 41 toward the bottom surface of the storage part 41.

[0056] When the second heater 432 is located at a higher position than the first heater 431, the free end of the first electrode 451 can be located between the first heater 431 and the second heater 432, the free end of the second electrode 453 can be located at a higher position than the second heater 432, and the height of the free end of the common electrode 454 can be set to be the same as the height of the free end of the first electrode 451.

[0057] If the free end of the first electrode 451 and the free end of the common electrode 454 are connected by the water supplied to the storage part 41, the control part (not shown) may determine that the water level of the storage part 41 is the height of the free end of the first electrode 451. On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the free end of the second electrode 452 and the free end of the common electrode 454 are connected by the water supplied to the storage part 41, the control part will determine that the water level of the storage part 41 is the height of the free end of the second electrode 452. The height of the free end of the second electrode 452 may be set to be the same as the highest water level of the storage part 41.

[0058] In order to measure the voltage of the power supplied to the heating unit 43 , the laundry treating apparatus 100 may further include a voltage detecting unit (such as a voltage detecting circuit) 8 .

[0059] Figure 5 1 is a diagram showing an example of the holder 73 constituting the space forming portion 7 .

[0060] The holder 73 may be disposed on at least one of the first side surface 115 and the second side surface 116 of the processing space 11 and support the support body 71. As an example, Figure 5 The embodiment shows a case where the retaining member 73 includes a first retaining member 73 a fixed to the first side surface 115 and a second retaining member 73 b fixed to the second side surface 116 .

[0061] Although not shown in the drawings, the holder 73 may further include a third holder fixed to the back side 114 of the processing space and supporting the support body 71 .

[0062] A retainer mounting hole (first retainer mounting hole) 112 for fixing the first retainer 73a may be provided on the first side surface 115, and a retainer mounting hole (second retainer retainer hole) 112 for fixing the second retainer 73b may be provided on the second side surface 116.

[0063] The first retainer 73a and the second retainer 73b may have the same structure or different structures. The following description is based on the case where the first retainer 73a and the second retainer 73b have the same structure.

[0064] The retaining member 73 may include: a retaining member body 731, which can be fixed on the first side surface 115 or the second side surface 116; a through hole 734, which is arranged on one side of the retaining member body and faces the side surfaces 115 and 116 of the first side surface 115 and the second side surface 116 to which the retaining member body 731 is fixed; a light source 74, which is fixed inside the retaining member body 731; and a light guide portion 75, which transmits the light supplied from the light source 74 toward the length direction of the through hole 734.

[0065] like Figure 6 As shown, the holder body 731 may include: a lower body 732, forming the lower surface of the holder body and supporting the light guide 75; and an upper body 733, forming the upper surface of the holder body and covering the upper surface of the light guide 75. Considering the durability of the holder body 731, preferably, the thickness T2 of the lower body is set to be thicker than the thickness T1 of the upper body.

[0066] The holder body 731 may be fixed to the side surfaces 115 and 116 by means of a fixing body 735. The fixing body 735 may be formed in a bar shape protruding from opposite ends of the holder body 731. A connecting protrusion 736 may be provided on each of the fixing bodies 735, and the connecting protrusion 736 is inserted into the holder mounting hole 112 provided on each of the side surfaces 115 and 116.

[0067] The through hole 734 may be formed in a slit shape having a length greater than a height (the length in the X-axis direction is greater than the length in the Z-axis direction), and the light guide portion 75 may be fixed to the retaining member body 731 to close the through hole 734 .

[0068] In order to block the air or moisture inside the processing space 11 from flowing into the space between the light guiding portion 75 and the through hole 734 , the retaining member 73 may further include a sealing portion 77 .

[0069] The light source 74 may be configured as a light emitting body fixed inside the holder body 731 and emitting light toward one end of the light guide 75 . As an example, the light emitting body may be an LED (light emitting diode).

[0070] like Figure 6 As shown, the light source 74 may include: a first LED 741, emitting light toward the left end of the light guide portion 75; and a second LED 752, emitting light toward the right end of the light guide portion 75; or, as shown Figure 7 As shown, the light source 74 may also be composed of an LED that emits light toward one end of the light guide portion 75 .

[0071] In any case, the light source 74 may be fixed to the holder body 731 and maintained in contact with the light guide 75 , because maintaining the light source 74 in contact with the light guide 75 is conducive to diffusing light along the light guide 75 .

[0072] The light guide portion 75 may be formed by a transparent bar or a semi-transparent bar with a circular cross-section. Figure 7 As shown, when light is incident from only one end of the light guide portion 75, the brightness of the left end of the light guide portion 75 adjacent to the light source 74 may be brighter than the brightness of the right end of the light guide portion 75 located on the opposite side of the light source 74. In order to minimize the brightness difference between the two ends of the light guide portion 75, a diffusion portion may be provided on the light guide portion 75.

[0073] The diffusion portion is provided in the light guide portion 75 and is a means for diffusing the light incident from the light source 74 to the light guide portion 75 into the interior of the light guide portion 75. As an example, the diffusion portion 76 may be a plurality of grooves 762 provided along the length direction (X-axis direction) of the light guide portion.

[0074] A plane 761 may be provided on one side of the light guide portion 75 (the side of the light guide portion that is not exposed to the outside through the through hole), and the plurality of grooves 762 may be located on the plane 761 to facilitate the molding of the plurality of grooves 762 .

[0075] On the other hand, the width R of the plurality of grooves 762 , the interval L between the plurality of grooves 762 , the depth H of the plurality of grooves 762 , and the vertex curvature of the plurality of grooves 762 may be set differently according to the distance between the corresponding grooves and the light source 74 .

[0076] like Figure 7As shown, the width of each groove can be set to be shorter (R1>R2) as it is farther away from the light source 74, and the interval between each groove can be set to be shorter (L1>L2) as it is farther away from the light source 74. In addition, the depth of the plurality of grooves can be set to be shallower (H1>H2) as it is farther away from the light source 74, and the vertex curvature (vertex sharpness) of the plurality of grooves can be set to be smaller as it is farther away from the light source.

[0077] Figure 8 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the holder 73. The holder 73 according to this embodiment is characterized in that it includes: a plurality of light sources 74 fixed on a surface facing the through hole 734 in a space provided by the holder body 731; and a cover (transparent or translucent material) 78 fixed to the holder body 731 to close the through hole 734. In order to block air or moisture from flowing into the interior of the holder body 731, preferably, a sealing portion 77 is provided between the edge of the cover 78 and the through hole 734.

[0078] The cover 78 may have a cross section that is convex toward the surfaces 115 and 116 on which the retainer 73 is provided. Figure 8 The figure shows an example in which the cross-section of the cover 78 is formed into a roughly triangular shape. If the cover 78 is formed into a shape that protrudes toward the surface on which the retaining member is provided, light can be provided not only to the surfaces 115 and 116 on which the retaining member is provided, but also to the upper area of ​​the processing space 11 and the lower area of ​​the processing space 11.

[0079] In the clothes treating apparatus 100 provided with the above-mentioned holder 73, the light emitted from the light source 74 will be reflected by the plurality of side surfaces 115 and 116 of the treating space 11, so the clothes treating apparatus 100 can illuminate the treating space 11 by indirect lighting.

[0080] When the light source 74 and the light guide portion 75 serve as indirect lighting for the processing space 11, light can be uniformly supplied to the interior of the processing space 11 to prevent glare to users, and foreign matter remaining on clothes placed in the processing space 11 can be easily confirmed.

[0081] Furthermore, when the light source 74 and the light guide 75 play the role of indirect lighting, the processing space 11 can be illuminated by soft light, so that a favorable effect can be expected in terms of aesthetics.

[0082] The utility model can be implemented in various forms, so the scope of the rights of the utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Therefore, if the modified embodiments include constituent elements within the scope of the claims of the utility model, they should be regarded as belonging to the scope of the rights of the utility model.

Claims

1. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: include: A processing space having a front side with an inlet, a back side disposed at a position facing the front side, a first side side and a second side side connecting the front side and the back side, and providing a space for accommodating clothes; A supply device for supplying at least one of air and steam to the processing space; A retaining member, fixed to the first side surface and the second side surface respectively; as well as A supporting body, supported by the holding member, dividing the processing space into an upper space and a lower space; The retaining member comprises: A retaining member body, fixed to the first side surface or the second side surface; a through hole, arranged on one side of the retainer body, the one side facing the side of the first side and the second side to which the retainer body is fixed; a light source disposed inside the holder body; and The light guide portion is formed in a rod shape inside the holder body and transmits the light supplied from the light source along the longitudinal direction of the through hole.

2. The clothes treating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The through hole is formed as a slit having a length longer than a height.

3. The clothes treating device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The light source is configured as a single LED that emits light toward one of both ends of the rod-shaped light guide portion.

4. The clothes treating device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The light source is fixed to the holder body and contacts one end of the light guide portion.

5. The clothes treating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light source comprises: a first LED that emits light toward one of the two ends of the rod-shaped light guide portion; and The second LED emits light toward the other end of the two ends of the light guide portion.

6. The clothes treating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The light guide portion is fixed to the holder body and closes the through hole.

7. The clothes treating device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The invention further includes a sealing portion for blocking external air from flowing into a space between the light guide portion and the through hole.

8. The clothes treating device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The light guide further includes a diffusion unit that is provided in the light guide unit and diffuses the light supplied from the light source into the interior of the light guide unit.

9. The clothes treating device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The diffusion portion is formed as a plurality of grooves disposed on the light guide portion along a length direction of the through hole.

10. The clothes treating device according to claim 9, characterized in that: At least one of the widths of the plurality of grooves and the intervals between the plurality of grooves is set differently according to the distance between the corresponding groove and the light source.

11. The clothes treating device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The width of each of the grooves is set to be shorter as it is farther away from the light source.

12. The clothes treating device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The intervals between the grooves are set to be shorter as they are farther away from the light source.

13. The clothes treating device according to claim 9, characterized in that: At least one of the depths of the plurality of grooves and the curvatures of the apexes of the plurality of grooves is set differently according to the distance between the corresponding groove and the light source.

14. The clothes treating device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The depths of the plurality of grooves are set to be shallower as they are farther away from the light source.

15. The clothes treating device according to claim 14, characterized in that: The vertex curvatures of the plurality of grooves are set to be smaller as they are farther away from the light source.

16. The clothes treating device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The retaining element body comprises: a lower body, forming a lower surface of the holder body and supporting the light guide; and An upper body, fixed to the lower body, forming an upper surface of the holder body and covering an upper surface of the light guide; The thickness of the lower body is set to be thicker than the thickness of the upper body.

17. The clothes treating device according to claim 16, characterized in that: Also includes a fixed body, The fixing body fixes the holder body to the first side surface or the second side surface, and maintains a gap between the side surface to which the holder body is fixed and the through hole.

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