Press module and clothes treatment apparatus having press module

Abstract

The present application relates to a press module comprising: a support body having a support surface on which one surface of a pair of trousers can be supported; a cover rotatably fixed to the support body and, when opened-out, forming a mounting surface on which one surface of the trousers can be fixed or supported on the top of the support surface; a first rotary body rotatably provided to the cover to press one side surface of the trousers in the direction in which the mounting surface is located; a second rotary body rotatably provided to the cover to press the other side surface of the trousers in the direction in which the mounting surface is located; a first protrusion part which protrudes from the first rotary body toward the mounting surface and forms a line of folding in the trousers when the cover rotates toward the support body; and a second protrusion part which protrudes from the second rotary body toward the mounting surface and forms a line of folding in the trousers when the cover rotates toward the support body.

Description

Press module and garment processing device equipped with press module

[0001] The present application relates to a press module and a garment treatment device equipped with a press module.

[0002] A clothing treatment device can be understood as a concept that includes a washing machine that washes laundry (clothing, etc.), a dryer that dries dry items (clothing, etc.), and a clothing care device that supplies steam or air (heated air, etc.) to the treatment object (clothing, etc.) to remove odors or wrinkles.

[0003] Among conventional clothing treatment devices, there was one that included a first chamber for accommodating clothing, a second chamber located below the first chamber, a supply device provided inside the second chamber to supply steam or hot air to the first chamber, a door for opening and closing the first chamber, and a presser provided in the door to remove wrinkles from clothing (Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0136295).

[0004] The presser may be provided to include a support plate fixed to one side of the door to support clothing, and a rotary plate rotatably fixed to the support plate to press clothing against the support plate.

[0005] Since the rotary plate equipped in the conventional press presses the clothing by rotating toward the support plate based on an axis formed parallel to the direction in which the clothing is placed, one side of the left and right sides of the clothing is pressed first, and the other side is pressed later.

[0006] Therefore, the conventional presser may have problems such as the position of the clothing being changed as one side of the clothing is first pressed, and the clothing being pressed while the position of the clothing has been changed may cause new wrinkles (wrinkles caused by the presser) to be created in the clothing.

[0007] The present invention aims to solve the problem of providing a press module capable of removing wrinkles from clothing using tensile force due to self-weight, and a clothing treatment device equipped with the press module.

[0008] The present invention aims to solve the problem of providing a press module capable of minimizing changes in the position of clothing during the process of pressing clothing, and a clothing treatment device equipped with a press module.

[0009] The present invention aims to solve the problem of providing a press module capable of minimizing the formation of new wrinkles in the process of pressing clothes and a clothes treatment device equipped with the press module.

[0010] The present application provides a press module including: a support body having a support surface on which one side of a pair of pants is supported; a cover rotatably fixed to the support body and forming a mounting surface capable of fixing or supporting one side of the pants on top of the support surface when unfolded; a first rotating body rotatably provided on the cover to press one side of the pants in a direction in which the mounting surface is positioned; a second rotating body rotatably provided on the cover to press the other side of the pants in a direction in which the mounting surface is positioned; a first protrusion protruding from the first rotating body toward the mounting surface and forming a line of folding of the pants when the cover rotates toward the support body; and a second protrusion protruding from the second rotating body toward the mounting surface and forming a line of folding of the pants when the cover rotates toward the support body.

[0011] The widthwise thickness of the first protrusion may be set to become thicker as it moves from the rotational axis of the first rotating body toward the free end of the first rotating body, and the widthwise thickness of the second protrusion may be set to become thicker as it moves from the rotational axis of the second rotating body toward the free end of the second rotating body.

[0012] The height direction thickness of the first protrusion may be provided to decrease as it gets farther away from one end of the first protrusion forming the fold line, and the height direction thickness of the second protrusion may be provided to decrease as it gets farther away from one end of the second protrusion forming the fold line.

[0013] A first curved surface may be formed on one end of the first protrusion that contacts the pants to form the above-mentioned fold line, and a second curved surface may be formed on one end of the second protrusion that contacts the pants to form the above-mentioned fold line.

[0014] The first curved surface and the second curved surface may be provided to have the same curvature.

[0015] The above press module may further include a through hole formed to penetrate the cover and form a path for fluid movement.

[0016] The first rotating body and the second rotating body may be provided in a shape that does not close the through hole.

[0017] The press module may further include a first extension body extending from a free end of the first rotation body toward the second rotation body; and a second extension body extending from a free end of the second rotation body toward the first rotation body.

[0018] In order to not close the above-mentioned through hole, the first extension body and the second extension body may be positioned at a point lower than the lower end of the above-mentioned through hole.

[0019] The first protrusion may extend along the width direction of the first rotating body to the free end of the first extension body, and the second protrusion may extend along the width direction of the second rotating body to the free end of the second extension body.

[0020] The press module may further include a seam receiving portion provided along the height direction of the support body to prevent the seam (or outseam) of the pants from being pressed by the cover.

[0021] A press module characterized in that when the cover is folded by rotating toward the support body, the through hole is located at the upper portion of the seam receiving portion.

[0022] The above press module may further include a fixing member provided on the cover to fix the lower part of the pants to the cover.

[0023] The press module may further include a first guide provided on the support body to prevent one side of the pants from leaving the support surface; and a second guide provided on the support body to prevent the other side of the pants from leaving the support surface.

[0024] The present application provides a garment treatment device comprising: a cabinet having a treatment space for accommodating garments and an inlet connected to the treatment space; a door capable of opening and closing the inlet; and a press module provided on one side of the space provided by the door that forms the treatment space, the press module capable of reinforcing wrinkles on garments or removing wrinkles formed on garments.

[0025] The press module may include a support body having a support surface on which one side of the pants is supported; a cover rotatably fixed to the support body and forming a mounting surface capable of fixing or supporting one side of the pants on top of the support surface when unfolded; a first rotating body rotatably provided on the cover to press one side of the pants in a direction in which the mounting surface is located; a second rotating body rotatably provided on the cover to press the other side of the pants in a direction in which the mounting surface is located; a first protrusion protruding from the first rotating body toward the mounting surface and forming a line of folding of the pants when the cover rotates toward the support body; and a second protrusion protruding from the second rotating body toward the mounting surface and forming a line of folding of the pants when the cover rotates toward the support body.

[0026] The widthwise thickness of the first protrusion may be provided such that it becomes thicker as it moves from the rotational axis of the first rotating body toward the free end of the first rotating body, and the widthwise thickness of the second protrusion may be provided such that it becomes thicker as it moves from the rotational axis of the second rotating body toward the free end of the second rotating body.

[0027] The present invention provides a press module capable of removing wrinkles from clothing using tensile force due to self-weight, and a clothing treatment device equipped with the press module.

[0028] The present invention provides a press module capable of minimizing changes in the position of clothing during the process of pressing clothing, and a clothing treatment device equipped with the press module.

[0029] The present invention provides a press module capable of minimizing the formation of new wrinkles in the process of pressing clothes, and a clothes treatment device equipped with the press module.

[0030] Figure 1 illustrates an example of a garment processing device equipped with a press module.

[0031] Figures 2 and 3 illustrate examples of a supply device provided in a garment treatment device.

[0032] Figure 4 illustrates an example of a press module.

[0033] Figure 5 illustrates an example of the operation of the press module.

[0034] Figure 6 illustrates another embodiment of a press module.

[0035] Figures 7 and 8 illustrate examples of the first contact portion and the second contact portion provided in the press module.

[0036] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. As used herein, singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

[0037] As illustrated in FIG. 1, a garment treatment device (100) may be provided to include a cabinet (1), a first chamber (treatment space, 11) provided inside the cabinet to provide a space for accommodating a treatment object (hereinafter, clothing), and a second chamber (machine room, 13) equipped with a supply device (3, 4) for supplying fluid to the first chamber (11). The first chamber (11) and the second chamber (13) may be separated from each other by a partition wall (15).

[0038] The front surface (113) of the cabinet (1) is provided with an inlet (111) communicating with the first chamber (11), and a mounting portion (131) providing a space in which at least one of a drain portion (5) and a water supply portion (6) is mounted. The water supply portion (6) may be provided to supply water to the supply device (3, 4), and the drain portion (5) may be provided to store water discharged from the supply device (3, 4).

[0039] The above-mentioned inlet (111) may be provided to be opened and closed by a door (17) rotatably fixed to the cabinet (1). The door (17) may be provided in a shape that allows only the inlet (111) to be opened and closed, or may be provided in a shape that allows opening and closing of the inlet (111) and exposure of the mounting portion (131) (exposure of the drain and water supply portions) as shown in the drawing.

[0040] A hanger support member (2) to which clothes or a hanger with clothes on it is detachably fixed is provided on the upper surface (118) of the first chamber (11), and a first communication hole (151), a second communication hole (152), and a third communication hole (153) connecting the first chamber (11) and the second chamber (13) may be provided on the partition wall (15).

[0041] The first chamber (11) may be provided with a space forming part (7) that provides a space for clothing to be placed. The space forming part (7) may be provided to include a forming part body (71) that provides a space for clothing to be supported, and a holder (73) that is fixed to the first chamber (11) and fixes the position of the forming part body (71). The forming part body (71) may be provided as a board that divides the inside of the first chamber (11) into an upper space and a lower space.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 2, the hanger support member (2) may be provided to include a support bar (21) fixed to the upper surface (118) of the first chamber and on which the hanger is mounted, and a driving member (22) that vibrates the support bar (21) inside the first chamber (11).

[0043] The above supply device (3, 4) may be provided to include at least one of an air supply device (3) that supplies air to the first chamber (11) and a steam supply device (4) that supplies steam to the first chamber (11).

[0044] The above air supply device (3) may be provided to dehumidify air discharged from the first chamber (11), heat the dehumidified air, and supply the heated air to the first chamber (11).

[0045] The above air supply device (3) may be provided to include a duct (31) configured to connect the first communication hole (151) and the second communication hole (152), a fan (32) rotatably provided inside the duct to move air from the first communication hole (151) to the second communication hole (152), and a heat exchanger (33, 34, 35, 36, 37) that sequentially performs dehumidification and heating of air introduced into the duct (31).

[0046] The above heat exchanger may be provided as a heat pump. That is, the heat exchanger may be provided to include a refrigerant pipe (37) forming a refrigerant circulation path, an evaporator (33, positioned between the first communication hole and the fan) fixed to the refrigerant pipe (37) and positioned inside the duct (31), and a condenser (34, positioned between the evaporator and the fan) fixed to the refrigerant pipe (37) and positioned inside the duct (31). The refrigerant circulates along the refrigerant pipe (37) through a compressor (36) fixed to the outside of the duct (31), and a means (pressure regulator) for controlling the pressure of the refrigerant moving from the condenser to the evaporator may be provided in the refrigerant pipe (37).

[0047] The air discharged from the first chamber (11) is condensed while passing through the evaporator (33). The condensate discharged from the air passing through the evaporator (33) can be discharged from the duct (31) through the drain (5).

[0048] The above drainage unit (5) may be provided to include a drainage tank (51) detachably fixed to the mounting unit (131), a first drainage pipe (531) that guides condensate inside the duct (31) to a drainage pump (53), and a second drainage pipe (532) that guides condensate discharged from the drainage pump (53) to the drainage tank (51).

[0049] The second chamber (13) may be connected to the mounting portion (131) through the mounting portion communication hole (132), and the second drain pipe (532) may be provided to be connected to the drain tank (51) through the mounting portion communication hole (132). In this case, the drain tank (51) may be provided with a drain tank connection pipe into which the second drain pipe (532) is inserted, and a drain tank valve (511) that controls the opening and closing of the drain tank connection pipe.

[0050] The free end of the second drain pipe (532) may be positioned not only inside the mounting portion (131) by penetrating the mounting portion communication hole (132), but may also be provided to be inserted into the drain tank connection pipe when the drain tank (51) is fixed to the mounting portion (131). When the second drain pipe (532) is inserted into the drain tank connection pipe, the drain tank valve (511) may be provided as a check valve that opens the drain tank connection pipe.

[0051] As illustrated in Fig. 3, the steam supply device (4) may be provided to include a storage unit (41) provided in the second chamber (13) to store water, a heating unit (43) for heating the water inside the storage unit, and a supply pipe (43) for guiding steam discharged from the storage unit (41) to the first chamber (11). One end of the supply pipe (43) may be fixed to the storage unit (41) and the other end may be fixed to the third communication hole (153) of the bulkhead.

[0052] The above steam supply device (4) may be provided to receive water through the water supply unit (6). The water supply unit (6) may be provided to include a water supply tank (61) detachably fixed to the mounting unit (131), a water supply pump (63) fixed to the second chamber (13), a first water supply pipe (631) that guides water inside the water supply tank (61) to the water supply pump (63), and a second water supply pipe (632) that guides water discharged from the water supply pump (63) to the storage unit (41).

[0053] The above water supply tank (61) may be provided with a water supply tank connection pipe into which the first water supply pipe (631) is inserted, and a water supply tank valve (611) that controls the opening and closing of the water supply tank connection pipe.

[0054] The free end of the first water supply pipe (631) may be positioned inside the mounting portion (131) by penetrating the mounting portion communication hole (132), and may be provided to be inserted into the water supply tank connection pipe when the water supply tank (61) is fixed to the mounting portion (131). When the first water supply pipe (631) is inserted into the water supply tank connection pipe, the water supply tank valve (611) may be provided as a check valve that opens the water supply tank connection pipe.

[0055] As illustrated in Fig. 1, a press module (8) may be provided on the inner surface of the door (17) (the surface of the door forming one side of the first chamber). The press module (8) is a device capable of performing at least one of the following functions: a function of holding wrinkles in pants (wrinkles included in the design of pants) and a function of removing wrinkles formed in pants due to wearing or washing (wrinkles not included in the design of pants).

[0056] The inner surface of the door (17) may be provided with a mounting groove (171) for mounting the press module (8). The mounting groove (171) may be provided as a groove in which the inner surface of the door is concavely bent in a direction away from the first chamber (11).

[0057] The above-described mounting groove (171) is a means for minimizing the reduction in the volume of the first chamber (11) due to the press module (8). That is, if the door (17) is not provided with the mounting groove (171), the press module (8) is fixed to the inner surface of the door, in which case the press module (8) will protrude toward the inside of the first chamber (11). This means that the volume of the first chamber (11) is reduced (meaning that the space for accommodating clothing is narrowed), and therefore, it is preferable that the door (17) be provided with the above-described mounting groove (171).

[0058] As shown in Fig. 4, the press module (8) may be provided to include a support body (81) fixed to the mounting groove (171) of the door, and a cover (82) rotatably fixed to one end of the support body (81) via a cover rotation shaft (822).

[0059] The above support body (81) is a means for forming a support surface (81a) on which one side of the pants is supported, and the cover (82) may be provided as a means for forming a mounting surface (82a) that extends from the support surface (81a) when unfolded from the support body (81) to fix or support one side of the pants.

[0060] FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which the cover (82) is rotatably fixed to the upper part of the support body (81), in which case the mounting surface (82a) will be positioned on the upper part of the support surface (81a).

[0061] In order to secure the pants to the press module (8), the cover (82) may be provided with a fixing member (83) that secures the lower end of the pants to the mounting surface (82a). The fixing member (83) may be provided to be positioned outside the mounting surface (82a), or may be provided to be positioned inside the mounting surface (82a). The fixing member (83) may be provided with various structures as long as it can detachably secure the pants to the cover (82), and a clamp structure may be an example.

[0062] In order to prevent both sides of the pants fixed to the cover (82) by the fixing member (83) from leaving the support surface (81a) of the support body, the press module (8) may further be provided with a guide (84).

[0063] The above guide (84) may be provided to include a first guide (841) provided on the support body (81) to prevent one side of the pants from leaving the support surface (81a), and a second guide (842) provided on the support body (81) to prevent the other side of the pants from leaving the support surface (81a).

[0064] The first guide (841) may be provided in a shape that protrudes from the support body (81) and is then bent toward the second guide (842), and the second guide (842) may be provided in a shape that protrudes from the support body (81) and is then bent toward the first guide (841).

[0065] That is, the first guide (841) may be provided to include a first protruding body protruding from the support body (81) and a first guide body extending from the first protruding body toward the second guide, and the second guide (842) may be provided to include a second protruding body protruding from the support body (81) and a second guide body extending from the second protruding body toward the first guide.

[0066] The first guide body may be provided parallel to the support surface (81a) or may be provided so as to be inclined downward toward the support surface (81a). Similarly, the second guide body may be provided parallel to the support surface (81a) or may be provided so as to be inclined downward toward the support surface (81a).

[0067] In order to minimize the thickness of the press module (8) when the cover (82) is folded on the support body (81), the cover (82) may be provided with a guide receiving groove (823) that provides a space in which the guide (84) is received.

[0068] The above guide receiving groove (823) may be provided as a groove in which the surface of the cover (82) facing the support body (81) is concavely bent. In this case, when the cover (82) is folded, the first guide body and the second guide body will be positioned in the guide receiving groove (823).

[0069] The cover (82) may be provided with a through hole (821) so that moisture (steam or mist, etc.) or air (heated air or unheated air) supplied to the first chamber (11) can be supplied to the space formed between the support surface (81a) and the mounting surface (82a) (a space formed by the cover rotating toward the support body).

[0070] In addition, in order to prevent wrinkles from occurring due to the seam provided on the pants when the pants are pressed toward the support body (81) by the cover (82), the support body (81) may be provided with a seam receiving portion (811). The seam receiving portion (811) may be provided as a groove formed long along the height direction (Z-axis direction) of the support body (81).

[0071] When the cover (82) is folded by rotating toward the support body (81), the through hole (821) may be provided in the cover (82) so as to be positioned above the seam receiving portion (811). This is to prevent the seam from being pressed by the cover (82) when the cover (82) is folded by rotating toward the support body (81) (to minimize wrinkling caused by the seam).

[0072] In order to prevent the position of the pants from being distorted when the cover (82) rotates by fixing the pants to the mounting surface (82a), the press module (8) may be provided with a first contact portion (84) and a second contact portion (85).

[0073] The first contact portion (84) may be provided to include a first rotation body (841) that is rotatably provided on the cover (82) and presses one side of the pants in the direction in which the mounting surface (82a) is located, and the second contact portion (85) may be provided to include a second rotation body (851) that is rotatably provided on the cover (82) and presses the other side of the pants in the direction in which the mounting surface (82a) is located.

[0074] The first rotation body (841) may be rotatably fixed to one side of the cover (82) via a first rotation axis (845), and the second rotation body (851) may be rotatably fixed to the other side of the cover (82) via a second rotation axis (855). FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which the first rotation body and the second rotation body are respectively positioned on the left and right sides of the mounting surface (82a).

[0075] It is preferable that the first rotating body (841) and the second rotating body (851) are provided in a shape that does not close the through hole (821). This is because if the through hole (821) is covered by the rotating bodies (841, 851), it will be difficult for the fluid supplied to the first chamber (11) by the supply device (3, 4) to be supplied to the pants.

[0076] When the cover (82) is rotated toward the support body (81) (when the cover is folded), the pants fixed to the cover (82) are folded based on the folding line (L1, lind of folding) connecting the lower end of the first rotating body (841) and the lower end of the second rotating body (851).

[0077] In order to minimize the formation of wrinkles in the pants when the pants are folded based on the above folding line (L1), the press module (8) may include a first extension body (842) extending from the free end of the first rotation body (841) toward the second rotation body (851), and a second extension body (852) extending from the free end of the second rotation body (851) toward the first rotation body.

[0078] In order to prevent the through hole (851) from being closed by the first extension body (842) and the second extension body (852), the upper end of the first extension body (842) and the upper end of the second extension body (852) may be positioned at a point lower than the lower end of the through hole (821).

[0079] When the first extension body (842) and the second extension body (852) are provided, the folding line (L1) will be formed by the lower end of the first rotation body (841), the lower end of the first extension body (842), the lower end of the second rotation body (851), and the lower end of the second extension body (852).

[0080] If the thickness of the above-described rotating bodies (841, 851) and the extension bodies (842, 852) is thin, the creasing at the folding line (L1) may be strengthened. Therefore, the first contact portion (84) may be provided with a first protrusion (843) having a thickness thicker than the thickness of the first rotating body and the thickness of the first extension body, and the second contact portion (85) may be provided with a second protrusion (853) having a thickness thicker than the thickness of the second rotating body and the thickness of the second extension body. The first protrusion (843) and the second protrusion (853) may be provided with a structure that protrudes convexly toward the mounting surface (82a).

[0081] The first protrusion (843) may be provided to extend along the width direction (Y-axis direction, width direction of the mounting surface) of the first rotating body (841) to the free end of the first extension body (842), and the second protrusion (853) may be provided to extend along the width direction of the second rotating body (Y-axis direction, width direction of the mounting surface) to the free end of the second extension body (852). In this case, the folding line (L1) will be formed by the lower end of the first protrusion (843) and the lower end of the second protrusion (853).

[0082] In order to minimize the folding line (L1) formed by the above protrusions (843, 853) from reinforcing the wrinkling of the pants, the lower surface of the first protrusion (843) and the lower surface of the second protrusion (853) may each be provided with a curved surface. The curvature of the first curved surface formed on the lower surface of the first protrusion (843) and the curvature of the second curved surface formed on the lower surface of the second protrusion (853) may be set to be the same.

[0083] When a first curved surface is provided at the bottom of the first protrusion (843) and a second curved surface is provided at the bottom of the second protrusion (853), the folding line (L1) will be formed by a line connecting the lowest end of the first curved surface and the lowest end of the second curved surface.

[0084] The first contact portion (84) and the second contact portion (85) may be provided to be fixed to the cover (82) by the attractive force between the magnet and the magnetic body.

[0085] FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which a first magnet (844) is provided in the first contact portion (84), a second magnet is provided in the second contact portion (85), and a cover (82) is provided with a cover first magnetic body (825) and a cover second magnetic body (826).

[0086] The first magnet (844) may be positioned inside the first protrusion (843), and the second magnet (854) may be provided inside the second protrusion (853). In this case, the cover first magnetic body (825) and the cover second magnetic body (826) may be fixed inside the cover (82).

[0087] When the first contact portion (84) and the second contact portion (85) are rotated toward the mounting surface (82a) (when each contact portion is folded), the first contact portion (84) will be fixed to the cover (82) by the attractive force between the first magnet (844) and the cover first magnetic body (825), and the second contact portion (85) will be fixed to the cover (82) by the attractive force between the second magnet (854) and the cover second magnetic body (826).

[0088] Meanwhile, the cover (82) may also be provided to be fixed to the support body (81) by the attractive force between the magnet and the magnetic body. FIG. 4 illustrates an example in which the cover (82) is provided with a cover magnet (824) and the support body (811) is provided with a support body magnetic body (812).

[0089] The cover magnet (824) may be provided inside the cover (82) so as to be positioned outside the mounting surface (82a), and the support body magnetic body (812) may be provided inside the support body (81) so as to be positioned outside the support surface (81a). When the cover (82) rotates toward the support body (81), the cover (82) will be fixed to the support body (81) by the attractive force between the cover magnet (824) and the support body magnetic body (812).

[0090] Figure 5 illustrates an operation example of a press module (8) having the above-described structure.

[0091] When the door (17) is opened and the cover (82) is unfolded (the cover is rotated away from the support body), the support surface (81a) is exposed. When the first rotation body (841) and the second rotation body (851) are unfolded while the support surface (81a) is exposed (the first rotation body and the second rotation body are rotated away from the cover), the mounting surface (82a) is exposed.

[0092] As illustrated in Fig. 5 (a), with the support surface (81a) and the mounting surface (82a) exposed, the user can fix the lower part of the pants (P) to the cover (82) via the fixing portion (83). At this time, the seam (L2) provided on the pants must be positioned so as not to go beyond the seam receiving portion (811) and the through hole (821).

[0093] When the lower part of the pants (P) is fixed to the cover (82) and the position of the seam (L2) is adjusted, the user can prevent the pants from coming off the support surface (81a) by inserting one side of the pants into the first guide (841) and the other side of the pants into the second guide (842) (the position of the pants can be fixed so that the seam of the pants does not come off the seam receiving portion and the through hole).

[0094] When the position of the pants (P) is fixed, the user can fold the first rotating body (841) and the second rotating body (851) to fix the lower area of ​​the pants (P) (area including the lower part of the pants) to the mounting surface (82a).

[0095] As illustrated in FIG. 5(b), when the first rotating body (841) and the second rotating body (851) rotate toward the mounting surface (82a), the pants (P) will be pressed toward the mounting surface (82a). Accordingly, the wrinkles formed on the pants (P) will be spread out by the rotating bodies (841, 851). Meanwhile, if the pants (P) are designed with wrinkles formed on both sides, the wrinkles on both sides of the pants will be reinforced by the first rotating body (841) and the second rotating body (851).

[0096] As shown in Fig. 5(c), the cover (82) is coupled to the support body (81) through the cover rotation axis (822), so that the user can rotate the cover (82) toward the support body (81) (the cover can be folded).

[0097] When the cover (82) is folded, the pants (P) will be folded based on the folding line (L1), and both sides of the pants (P) placed on the support surface (81a) will be pressed toward the support surface (81a) by the first rotation body (841) and the second rotation body (851). Accordingly, the wrinkles formed on the pants (P) will be spread out by the rotation bodies (841, 851), and the creases provided on both sides of the pants (P) will be reinforced by the first rotation body (841) and the second rotation body (851).

[0098] The above-described press module (8) divides the upper and lower regions of the pants (P) based on the fold line (L1). Therefore, in the situation of Fig. 5(c), the upper and lower regions of the pants (P) face the lower portion of the press module (8) (the upper and lower portions of the pants are positioned lower than the fold line).

[0099] Accordingly, the press module (8) can remove wrinkles formed on the pants by using not only the force that presses the pants (P) through the above-described support surface (81a), mounting surface (82a), and rotating bodies (841, 851), but also the tensile force due to the weight of the pants.

[0100] FIG. 5 illustrates an example in which the cover rotation axis (822) and the folding line (L1) are formed at the same height, but the cover rotation axis (822) and the folding line (L1) may be formed at different heights.

[0101] As illustrated in Fig. 6, the support surface (81a) may be provided to be movable along the thickness direction of the support body (81) (the thickness direction of the door, the X-axis direction). Such a structure has the effect of making it easier to reinforce wrinkles formed on the pants (P) and remove wrinkles.

[0102] That is, the support body (81) may be provided to include a fixed body (813) fixed to the mounting groove (171) of the door, a pull-out body (814) provided to be pull-out from the fixed body to form the support surface (81a), and a restoring force providing part (815) provided to connect the fixed body and the pull-out body to provide restoring force to the pull-out body.

[0103] Figure 7 illustrates examples of the first contact portion (84) and the second contact portion (85).

[0104] As illustrated in Fig. 7(a), the thickness of the first protrusion (843) and the thickness of the second protrusion (853) may be set to be the same along the width direction (Y-axis direction) of the mounting surface (82a). However, if the thickness of the first protrusion (843) and the thickness of the second protrusion (853) are set to be the same along the width direction of the mounting surface (82a), there is a possibility that the wrinkling caused by the fold line (L1) on both sides of the pants may be reinforced.

[0105] In order to reduce the wrinkle reinforcement caused by the above-mentioned folding line on both sides of the pants, the thickness of the first protrusion (843) and the thickness of the second protrusion (853) in the width direction (Y-axis direction) of the above-mentioned mounting surface may be provided as shown in Fig. 7(b).

[0106] That is, the thickness of the first protrusion (843) in the width direction (Y-axis direction) of the mounting surface (82a) may be set to become thicker as it gets farther away from the rotation axis (845) of the first rotation body (841), and the thickness of the second protrusion (853) may be set to become thicker as it gets farther away from the rotation axis (855) of the second rotation body (851).

[0107] As illustrated in FIG. 8, if the thickness (T1) of the first protrusion (843) and the thickness (T3) of the second protrusion (853) located at the center of the fold line (L1) are set to be thicker than the thickness (T2) of the first protrusion (843) and the thickness (T4) of the second protrusion (853) located at the edge of the fold line (L1), the wrinkling caused by the fold line (L1) will be concentrated only near the seam (811) of the pants, so that the formation of wrinkling caused by the fold line at both ends of the pants can be minimized.

[0108] In addition, since the area where the seam is formed is less prone to wrinkling than other areas of the pants, the press module (8) having the above-described structure will be able to minimize wrinkling caused by the above-described fold line.

[0109] Furthermore, in order to minimize wrinkling due to the folding line (L1), the height direction thickness (Z-axis direction thickness) of the first protrusion (843) may be provided to decrease as it gets farther away from one end of the first protrusion forming the folding line (L1), and the height direction thickness (Z-axis direction thickness) of the second protrusion (853) may be provided to decrease as it gets farther away from one end of the second protrusion forming the folding line (L1).

[0110] In addition, it was confirmed that the curvatures of the first curved surface (R1) formed on the first protrusion (843) and the second curved surface (R2) formed on the second protrusion (853) are the same, which minimizes the wrinkling caused by the folding line (L1).

[0111] Furthermore, the first protrusion (843) may be provided in a shape having a first maintenance section (843a) having a constant thickness (T1) and a first reduction section (843b) whose thickness decreases as it moves from the first maintenance section (843a) toward the first rotation axis (845). Similarly, the second protrusion (853) may be provided in a shape having a second maintenance section (853a) having a constant thickness (T3) and a second reduction section (853b) whose thickness decreases as it moves from the second maintenance section (853a) toward the second rotation axis (855).

[0112] Although the above-described embodiment is described based on a press module that removes wrinkles from pants and reinforces creases in pants, the above-described press module may also be used to remove wrinkles or reinforce creases in clothing other than pants.

[0113] Furthermore, the shape of the press module described above may be modified in various ways, and the scope of the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. If a modified embodiment includes elements of the claims of the present invention, it should be considered to fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A support body having a support surface on which one side of the pants is supported; A cover that is rotatably fixed to the above support body and, when unfolded, forms a mounting surface capable of fixing or supporting one side of the pants on the upper part of the above support surface; A first rotating body rotatably provided on the cover to press one side of the pants in the direction in which the mounting surface is positioned; A second rotating body rotatably provided on the cover to press the other side of the pants in the direction in which the mounting surface is positioned; A first protrusion that protrudes from the first rotating body toward the mounting surface and forms a line of folding of the pants when the cover rotates toward the support body; and A second protrusion is included, which protrudes from the second rotating body toward the mounting surface and forms a folding line of the pants when the cover rotates toward the support body; The width direction thickness of the first protrusion increases as it moves from the rotation axis of the first rotating body toward the free end of the first rotating body. A press module characterized in that the widthwise thickness of the second protrusion becomes thicker as it moves from the rotational axis of the second rotating body toward the free end of the second rotating body.

2. In paragraph 1, The height direction thickness of the first protrusion is arranged to decrease as it gets farther away from one end of the first protrusion forming the folding line, A press module characterized in that the height direction thickness of the second protrusion is provided to decrease as it moves away from one end of the second protrusion forming the folding line.

3. In paragraph 1, A first curved surface is formed at one end of the first protrusion that contacts the pants to form the above-mentioned folding line, A press module characterized in that a second curved surface is formed at one end of the second protrusion that contacts the pants to form the above-mentioned folding line.

4. In paragraph 3, A press module characterized in that the first curved surface and the second curved surface are provided to have the same curvature.

5. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 4, A press module further comprising a through hole formed to penetrate the cover and form a path for moving a fluid.

6. In paragraph 5, A press module characterized in that the first rotating body and the second rotating body are provided in a shape that does not close the through hole.

7. In paragraph 6, A first extension body extending from the free end of the first rotation body toward the second rotation body; and Further comprising a second extension body extending from the free end of the second rotation body toward the first rotation body; A press module characterized in that the first extension body and the second extension body are positioned at a point lower than the lower end of the through hole so as not to close the through hole.

8. In paragraph 7, The above first protrusion extends along the width direction of the first rotating body to the free end of the first extension body, A press module characterized in that the second protrusion extends along the width direction of the second rotating body to the free end of the second extension body.

9. In paragraph 7, A press module characterized by further comprising a seam receiving portion provided along the height direction of the support body to prevent the seam of the trousers from being pressed by the cover.

10. In paragraph 9, A press module, characterized in that when the cover is folded by rotating toward the support body, the through hole is located at the upper portion of the seam receiving portion.

11. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 4, A press module further comprising a fixing member provided on the cover and fixing the lower part of the pants to the cover.

12. In paragraph 11, A first guide provided on the above support body to prevent one side of the pants from leaving the support surface; and A press module characterized by further comprising a second guide provided on the support body to prevent the other side of the pants from leaving the support surface.

13. A cabinet having a processing space for accommodating clothing and an inlet connected to the processing space; A door capable of opening and closing the above inlet; and A press module is provided on one side of the space provided by the above door to form the processing space, and is capable of reinforcing wrinkles on clothing or removing wrinkles on clothing; The above press module, A support body having a support surface on which one side of the trousers is supported; A cover that is rotatably fixed to the above support body and, when unfolded, forms a mounting surface capable of fixing or supporting one side of the pants on the upper part of the above support surface; A first rotating body rotatably provided on the cover to press one side of the pants in the direction in which the mounting surface is positioned; A second rotating body rotatably provided on the cover to press the other side of the pants in the direction in which the mounting surface is positioned; A first protrusion that protrudes from the first rotating body toward the mounting surface and forms a line of folding of the pants when the cover rotates toward the support body; and A second protrusion is included, which protrudes from the second rotating body toward the mounting surface and forms a folding line of the pants when the cover rotates toward the support body; The width direction thickness of the first protrusion increases as it moves from the rotation axis of the first rotating body toward the free end of the first rotating body. A clothing treatment device, characterized in that the widthwise thickness of the second protrusion becomes thicker as it moves from the rotational axis of the second rotating body toward the free end of the second rotating body.

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