Clothing processing apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothing processing apparatus comprising: a cabinet provided with a front surface panel and an inlet provided through the front surface panel; a door provided to open and close the inlet; an accommodation part for providing an accommodation space for an object to be processed, which is supplied to the inlet; a rotatable input part rotatably provided on the front surface panel, positioned above the door, and enabling selection of a control command or input of a control command; a button input part provided on the front surface panel to be positioned at a point spaced apart from the rotatable input part, positioned above the door, and enabling input of a control command; and a display part which is provided on the front surface panel to be positioned above the door and through which information is output, wherein the center of the rotatable input part, the center of the button input part, and the center of the display part are positioned on the same horizontal line.

Description

Garment processing equipment

[0001] This application relates to a clothing treatment device.

[0002] A garment treatment device is a device that washes or dries objects (clothes, bedding, etc.). The garment treatment device may include a cabinet forming an exterior, and may include a storage compartment provided inside the cabinet to accommodate garments.

[0003] The above cabinet may include an inlet connecting the exterior of the cabinet with the receiving portion. The garment treatment device may be classified into a front-loader type and a top-loader type depending on the location of the inlet. The front-loader type may be defined as a device having an inlet on the front panel of the cabinet, and the top-loader type may be defined as a device having an inlet on the top panel of the cabinet.

[0004] The above cabinet may be equipped with a control panel. The control panel may be defined by a portion of the exterior surface of the cabinet, or may be provided separately and installed so that at least a portion of the control panel is exposed to the exterior of the cabinet.

[0005] A control panel may be designed to provide various information to the user or to receive commands from the user. For example, the control panel may be designed to display a screen to provide visual information to the user, or may include buttons that, when operated by the user, generate a user operation signal.

[0006] In this regard, Korean Patent Publication No. KR10-1960309 discloses a control panel capable of outputting a screen and having buttons, etc. The control panel may include an output unit that outputs a screen for providing information to a user.

[0007] The above output unit may be provided on the front panel of the aforementioned cabinet together with the input port. In this case, the output unit may be positioned above the input port, taking into consideration user accessibility, convenience of operation, etc.

[0008] In the case of a front-loader type garment treatment device, devices such as the output unit, a moving unit such as a detergent storage unit, and an option unit that provides option information can be placed in the upper space of the front panel (the space located above the inlet). Therefore, in order to place all of the devices in a limited space while increasing the visibility of the output unit and enhancing user convenience, the design for the size and placement of each device was one of the important design considerations.

[0009] That is, if the output section occupies an excessively large area, not only will the external appearance of the product be degraded in relation to the moving unit or optional section, but the area in which the moving unit or optional section can be placed will be limited, which may impair user convenience. In addition, if the area of ​​the output section is excessively reduced, the visibility and convenience of the output section may be reduced.

[0010] The present invention aims to provide a garment treatment device having a highly visible and user-friendly interface.

[0011] The present invention aims to provide a garment processing device having an interface that efficiently uses the space provided by the front panel and has high visibility and user convenience through the positions and shapes of the components exposed on the front panel.

[0012] The present invention provides a garment treatment device including a front panel, a cabinet having an inlet provided on the front panel; a door provided to open and close the inlet; a receiving portion providing a receiving space for a treatment object supplied to the inlet; a rotation input portion rotatably provided on the front panel and positioned above the door, the rotation input portion being capable of selecting a control command or inputting a control command; a button input portion being provided on the front panel and positioned above the door at a point spaced apart from the rotation input portion, the button input portion being capable of inputting a control command; and a display portion provided on the front panel and positioned above the door, the display portion outputting information.

[0013] The center of the rotation input unit, the center of the button input unit, and the center of the display unit may be located on the same horizontal line.

[0014] The above clothing treatment device may further include an indicator provided in a space between the rotation input unit and the button input unit on the front panel, which displays a control command that can be selected through rotation of the rotation input unit.

[0015] The above indicator may include a printing section that displays the name of a control command on the front panel; and a light-emitting section that indicates whether the control command displayed on the printing section has been selected by emitting light.

[0016] The above indicator may be provided between a horizontal line passing through the upper part of the rotation input unit and a horizontal line passing through the lower part of the rotation input unit in a space formed between the rotation input unit and the button input unit.

[0017] The above indicator may be provided between a horizontal line passing through the upper part of the button input part and a horizontal line passing through the lower part of the button input part among the spaces formed between the rotation input part and the button input part.

[0018] The height of the above front panel can be set to be 13.6 times or more and 13.9 times or less than the height of the rotation input unit.

[0019] The height of the above front panel can be set to be 14.5 times or more and 14.8 times or less than the height of the display unit.

[0020] The height of the front panel may be set to be 25.5 times or more and 26 times or less of the distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the rotation input unit.

[0021] The height of the front panel may be set to be 13.1 times or more and 13.5 times or less of the distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the rotation input unit.

[0022] The height of the front panel may be set to be 8.8 times or more and 9.1 times or less of the distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit.

[0023] The height of the front panel may be set to be 15.5 times or more and 16 times or less of the distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the button input unit.

[0024] The height of the front panel may be set to be 13.1 times or more and 13.4 times or less of the distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the button input unit.

[0025] The height of the front panel may be set to be 11.3 times or more and 11.6 times or less of the distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the button input unit.

[0026] The height of the front panel may be set to be 31.2 times or more and 31.9 times or less of the shortest vertical distance between the bottom of the rotation input unit and the top of the door.

[0027] The height of the above door can be set to be 8.4 times or more and 8.6 times or less than the height of the rotation input unit.

[0028] The height of the above rotation input unit can be set to be 2.9 times or more and 3.2 times or less than the height of the above button input unit.

[0029] The height of the above rotation input unit can be set to be 1 to 1.1 times the height of the display unit.

[0030] The height of the above rotation input unit may be set to be 1.7 times or more and 2 times or less of the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the above rotation input unit.

[0031] The height of the above rotation input unit can be set to be 0.9 times or more and 1.1 times or less of the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the above rotation input unit.

[0032] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit can be set to be 1.4 times or more and 1.6 times or less of the height of the rotation input unit.

[0033] The height of the above rotation input unit may be set to be 2.1 times or more and 2.3 times or less of the shortest vertical distance between the lower end of the rotation input unit and the upper end of the door.

[0034] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the door can be set to be 1.9 times or more and 2 times or less than the height of the rotation input unit.

[0035] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the button input unit can be set to be 1.5 times or more and 1.8 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the rotation input unit.

[0036] The height of the front panel may be set to be 23.9 times or more and 24.5 times or less of the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the display.

[0037] The height of the front panel may be set to be 13.1 times or more and 13.4 times or less of the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the display unit.

[0038] The height of the front panel may be set to be 9 times or more and 9.3 times or less of the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the display unit.

[0039] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the display unit may be set to be 0.9 times or more and 1.2 times or less of the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the display unit.

[0040] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the rotation input unit can be set to be 1.1 times or more and 1.4 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the bottom of the rotation input unit and the top of the door.

[0041] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the door can be set to be 3.6 times or more and 3.8 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the rotation input unit.

[0042] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the door can be set to be 5.9 times or more and 6.1 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the rotation input unit.

[0043] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit can be set to be 0.9 times or more and 1.1 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the display unit.

[0044] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the door can be set to be 6.8 times or more and 6.9 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit.

[0045] The width of the above front panel can be set to be 9.7 times or more and 9.9 times or less than the width of the rotation input unit.

[0046] The width of the above front panel can be set to be 3.9 times or more and 4.1 times or less than the width of the display unit.

[0047] The width of the front panel may be set to be 12.6 times or more and 13 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the button input unit.

[0048] The width of the front panel may be set to be 20.1 times or more and 20.6 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the side edge of the front panel and the display unit.

[0049] The width of the front panel may be set to be 8.8 times or more and 9.1 times or less of the horizontal distance between one end of the rotation input unit and one end of the button input unit located further from the rotation input unit.

[0050] The width of the front panel may be set to be 6.8 times or more and 7.1 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the display unit.

[0051] The width of the above door can be set to be 8.4 times or more and 8.6 times or less than the width of the rotation input section.

[0052] The width of the above rotation input section can be set to be 2.8 times or more and 3.2 times or less than the width of the above button input section.

[0053] The width of the above display unit may be set to be 2.3 times or more and 2.5 times or less than the width of the above rotation input unit.

[0054] The width of the above rotation input unit can be set to be 1.2 times or more and 1.4 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the button input unit.

[0055] The width of the above rotation input unit may be set to be 1.9 times or more and 2.2 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the side edge of the front panel and the display unit.

[0056] The width of the above rotation input unit may be set to be 0.8 times or more and 1 time or less of the shortest horizontal distance between one end of the rotation input unit and one end of the button input unit, which is located further away from the one end of the rotation input unit.

[0057] The shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the display unit can be set to be 1.3 times or more and 1.5 times or less of the width of the rotation input unit.

[0058] The width of the above button input section can be set to be 0.3 times or more and 0.5 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance between the rotation input section and the button input section.

[0059] The distance between one end of the above-mentioned rotary input unit and one end of the above-mentioned button input unit, which is located further away from the one end of the above-mentioned rotary input unit, may be set to be 3.1 times or more and 3.5 times or less of the width of the above-mentioned button input unit.

[0060] The shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the display unit can be set to be 4.1 times or more and 4.4 times or less of the width of the button input unit.

[0061] The width of the above display portion may be set to be 4.9 times or more and 5.2 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the side edge of the front panel and the above display portion.

[0062] The width of the above display unit may be set to be 1.6 times or more and 1.8 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the display unit.

[0063] The shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the display unit can be set to be 1 to 1.2 times the shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the moving unit.

[0064] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the rotation input unit can be set longer than the shortest vertical distance between the bottom of the rotation input unit and the top of the door.

[0065] The above clothing treatment device may further include a discharge port provided on the front panel and positioned above the door; and a movement unit provided to be able to be withdrawn from the cabinet through the discharge port and providing a movement path for the liquid that is connected to the liquid storage space or the receiving portion.

[0066] The height of the above rotation input unit can be set to be 0.6 times or more and 0.7 times or less than the height of the above moving unit.

[0067] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the rotation input unit can be set to be 1.4 times or more and 1.7 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the moving unit.

[0068] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the moving unit may be set to be 1 to 1.2 times the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the rotation input unit.

[0069] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit can be set to be 0.8 times or more and 0.9 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the moving unit.

[0070] The width of the front panel may be set to be 2.5 times or more and 2.6 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the moving unit and the display unit.

[0071] The width of the above moving unit can be set to be 2.7 times or more and 2.9 times or less than the width of the above rotation input unit.

[0072] The shortest horizontal distance between the display unit and the moving unit can be set to be 3.7 times or more and 3.9 times or less of the width of the rotation input unit.

[0073] The width of the above rotation input unit can be set to be 0.7 times or more and 0.8 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the moving unit.

[0074] The shortest horizontal distance between the display unit and the moving unit can be set to be 11.4 times or more and 11.7 times or less of the width of the button input unit.

[0075] The above clothing treatment device may further include: a discharge port provided on the front panel and positioned above the door; a moving unit configured to be discharged from the cabinet through the discharge port and forming a path connected to a liquid storage space or the receiving portion; and a handle provided on the moving unit.

[0076] The center of the handle may be arranged to be located higher than the lower end of the display portion. That is, a horizontal line passing through the center of the handle may be arranged to pass through a point higher than the lower end of the display portion.

[0077] The height of the above rotation input unit can be set to be at least 2 times and at most 2.3 times the height of the handle.

[0078] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the handle may be set to be 2.1 times or more and 2.4 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the rotation input unit.

[0079] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the handle may be set to be 1.3 times or more and 1.5 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the center of the rotation input unit.

[0080] The shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit can be set to be 0.8 times or more and 0.9 times or less than the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the bottom of the handle.

[0081] The lower end of the display unit may be provided to be positioned between the center of the handle and the lower end of the rotation input unit. That is, a horizontal line passing through the lower end of the display unit may be provided to pass between the center of the handle and the lower end of the rotation input unit.

[0082] The lower end of the rotation input unit may be provided to be positioned between the lower end of the display unit and the lower end of the handle. That is, a horizontal line passing through the lower end of the rotation input unit may be provided to pass between the lower end of the display unit and the lower end of the handle.

[0083] The above clothing treatment device may further include a service hole (communication hole) that is provided to penetrate the front panel and is located at the bottom of the door, exposing a pump provided inside the cabinet, a heat exchanger provided inside the cabinet, or a filter provided inside the cabinet to the outside of the cabinet; and a service panel provided on the front panel to open and close the service hole.

[0084] The height of the above service panel can be set to be 1.5 times or more and 1.6 times or less than the height of the above rotation input unit.

[0085] The width of the above service panel may be set to be 2.2 times or more and 2.4 times or less than the width of the above rotation input unit.

[0086] The above clothing treatment device further includes a discharge port provided on the front panel and positioned at the top of the door; and a moving unit that is provided to be able to be withdrawn from the cabinet through the discharge port and forms a path connected to a liquid storage space or the receiving unit; and the button input unit may include a first button located between the rotation input unit and the moving unit, and a second button located between the rotation input unit and the display unit.

[0087] The shortest horizontal distance between the second button and the display unit can be set longer than the shortest horizontal distance between the first button and the moving unit.

[0088] The width of the front panel may be set to be 31 times or more and 31.7 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the second button and the display unit.

[0089] The width of the front panel may be set to be 55.3 times or more and 56.5 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the first button and the moving unit.

[0090] The width of the front panel may be set to be 3.6 times or more and 3.8 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the first button and the second button.

[0091] The width of the front panel may be set to be 2.9 times or more and 3 times or less of the longest horizontal distance between the first button and the second button.

[0092] The width of the above rotation input unit can be set to be 3 times or more and 3.4 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance between the second button and the display unit.

[0093] The width of the above rotation input unit can be set to be 5.4 times or more and 6 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the first button and the moving unit.

[0094] The width of the above rotation input unit may be set to be 3.3 times or more and 3.8 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the side edge of the front panel and the moving unit.

[0095] The shortest horizontal distance between the first button and the second button can be set to be 2.6 times or more and 2.8 times or less of the width of the rotation input unit.

[0096] The longest horizontal distance between the first button and the second button can be set to be 3.2 times or more and 3.4 times or less of the width of the rotation input unit.

[0097] The shortest horizontal distance between the second button and the display unit can be set to be 0.8 to 1.1 times the width of the button input unit.

[0098] The width of the first button and the width of the second button may be set to be 1.7 times or more and 2.2 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the first button and the moving unit.

[0099] The width of the first button and the width of the second button are set to be the same, and the shortest horizontal distance between the first button and the second button can be set to be 7.9 times or more and 8.2 times or less of the width of the first button.

[0100] The width of the first button and the width of the second button are set to be the same, and the longest horizontal distance between the first button and the second button can be set to be 9.9 times or more and 10.2 times or less of the width of the first button.

[0101] The width of the above display portion may be set to be 7.6 times or more and 7.9 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the above display portion and the second button.

[0102] The width of the above-mentioned moving unit may be set to be 15.6 times or more and 15.9 times or less of the shortest horizontal distance between the first button and the above-mentioned moving unit.

[0103] The shortest horizontal distance between the second button and the display unit may be set to be 1.5 times or more and 2.1 times or less than the shortest horizontal distance between the first button and the moving unit.

[0104] The width of the above display portion may be set shorter than the horizontal shortest distance between the first button and the second button.

[0105] The longest horizontal distance between the first button and the second button can be set longer than the width of the moving unit.

[0106] The width of the above rotation input unit may be set shorter than the horizontal distance between one end of the rotation input unit and one end of the button input unit, which is located further away from the one end of the rotation input unit.

[0107] The shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the display unit can be set longer than the shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the moving unit.

[0108] A vertical line passing through the left end of the first button may be located between the first reference line and the second reference line, a vertical line passing through the right end of the first button may be located between the second reference line and the third reference line, and the first reference line may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center of the door and the left end of the door, the third reference line may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center of the door and the first reference line, and the second reference line may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the first reference line and the third reference line.

[0109] A vertical line passing through the right end of the second button may be located between a fourth reference line and a fifth reference line, a vertical line passing through the left end of the second button may be located between the fifth reference line and a sixth reference line, and the fourth reference line may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center of the door and the right end of the door, the sixth reference line may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center of the door and the fourth reference line, and the fifth reference line may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the fourth reference line and the sixth reference line.

[0110] The present invention provides a garment treatment device having a highly visible and user-friendly interface.

[0111] The present invention provides a garment treatment device having an interface that efficiently uses the space provided by the front panel and has high visibility and user convenience through the positions and shapes of the components exposed on the front panel.

[0112] Figures 1 and 2 illustrate examples of a clothing treatment device.

[0113] Figures 3 and 4 illustrate examples of interfaces.

[0114] Figures 5 to 9 illustrate embodiments regarding the arrangement of a rotation input unit, a button input unit, and a display unit.

[0115] The configuration or control method of the device described below is only for explaining an embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and reference numbers used identically throughout the specification represent identical components.

[0116] Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise," "include," or "have" are intended to indicate the presence of a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and therefore, unless specifically defined, do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0117] Expressions indicating relative or absolute arrangements, such as "in which direction", "along which direction", "parallel", "perpendicularly", "centered", "concentric" or "coaxial", not only strictly indicate such arrangements, but also indicate a state of relative displacement with an angle or distance such that tolerance or the same function is obtained.

[0118] Additionally, terms including ordinal numbers, such as "first," "second," etc., used herein may be used to describe various components; however, these components are not limited by these terms, and these terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. Accordingly, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component.

[0119] In addition, terms such as “front,” “rear,” “upper,” “lower,” “side,” “front end,” “rear end,” “top,” and “bottom” used in this specification are defined based on the drawings or defined based on the configuration or arrangement / arrangement state between configurations, and the shape and position of each configuration are not limited by these terms.

[0120] Below, a preferred embodiment of a garment treatment device is described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0121] As illustrated in Fig. 1, the garment treatment device (100) includes a cabinet (1) and an interface (F) provided in the cabinet (1). The interface (F) may be provided as a means for receiving control commands from a user or providing information to the user.

[0122] The cabinet (1) may be provided to include a cabinet body (11) and a front panel (13) that is fixed to the cabinet body and forms the front surface of the garment treatment device. If a leg for supporting the garment treatment device (100) is provided on the bottom surface of the cabinet (1), the front panel (13) may be defined as the front surface of the garment treatment device excluding the leg. In addition, if the front surface of the garment treatment device (100) is formed by a combination of multiple panels, the front panel (13) may be defined as the entirety of the multiple panels.

[0123] As illustrated in Fig. 2, the front panel (13) is provided with an inlet (131) that connects the interior of the cabinet (1) with the exterior. The inlet (131) can be opened and closed by a door (132) that is rotatably fixed to the cabinet (1).

[0124] A receiving portion (2) for receiving objects to be treated, such as clothing, may be provided inside the cabinet (1). When the clothing treatment device is provided as a device for washing objects to be treated, the receiving portion (2) may be provided to include a tub (2a) provided inside the cabinet (1) to store water, and a drum (2b) rotatably provided inside the tub to receive objects to be treated.

[0125] The above tub (2a) may be provided with a tub body (21) having a cylindrical shape with an empty interior. The tub body (21) may be fixed to the inside of the cabinet (1) via a tub support member (22). FIG. 2 illustrates an example in which the tub support member (22) is provided with a spring (connecting the upper space of the tub body to the cabinet) and a damper (connecting the lower space of the tub body to the cabinet).

[0126] A tub inlet (211) is provided on the surface of the space provided by the tub body (21) facing the inlet (131), and the inlet (131) and the tub inlet (211) can be connected through a gasket (212). The gasket (212) is provided with an elastic body such as rubber and is a means for preventing water inside the tub body (21) from being discharged into the cabinet (1) and minimizing the transmission of vibration of the tub body (21) to the cabinet (1).

[0127] The above tub body (21) receives water through a water supply unit (23), and the water stored in the tub body (21) can be discharged to the outside of the cabinet (1) through a drain unit (25).

[0128] The above drainage unit (25) may be provided to include a pump (253) located at a point lower than the bottom surface of the tub body (21), a first drainage pipe (251) connecting the tub body (21) and the pump (253), and a second drainage pipe (252) guiding water discharged from the pump (253) to the outside of the cabinet.

[0129] In order to filter the water discharged from the tub body (21), the clothing treatment device (100) may further include a filter (254) provided in the drainage section. The filter (254) may be provided so as to be withdrawable to the outside of the cabinet (1).

[0130] In order to withdraw the filter (254) or remove residual water from the pump (253), the front panel (13) may further include a service hole (138) and a service panel (139) that can open and close the service hole. The service hole (138) may be provided as a through hole located at the bottom of the inlet (131) (located at the bottom of the door), and the service panel (138) may be provided as a panel whose lower end is rotatably fixed to the front panel (13). The service hole (138) may be provided at one of the left and right areas of the space of the front panel (13) located at the bottom of the door (132).

[0131] The above water supply unit (23) may be equipped with a water supply pipe (231) connecting a water source located outside the cabinet and the tub body (21), and a water supply valve (233) that controls the opening and closing of the water supply pipe (231).

[0132] Meanwhile, the garment treatment device (100) may be provided with a detergent supply unit (24) for storing detergent to be supplied to the tub body (21) (in some cases, the detergent supply unit may be omitted). When the detergent supply unit (24) is provided, the water supply pipe (231) may be provided to supply water to the tub body (21) through the detergent supply unit (24).

[0133] As shown in FIG. 3, the detergent supply unit (24) may be provided to include a housing (241) provided inside the cabinet (1), a connecting pipe (244) connecting the housing to the tub body (21), and a drawer (245, moving unit) that can be withdrawn from the housing (241) through a drawer inlet (133, drawer inlet) provided on the front panel (13).

[0134] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the housing (241) may be provided to include a housing body (241a) that provides a space in which the drawer (243) is accommodated, and a housing cover (241b) that is fixed to the housing body and forms an upper surface of the housing.

[0135] In this case, a housing flow path is provided inside the housing cover (241b), and the housing flow path can be provided as a flow path for supplying water supplied from the water supply pipe (231) into the inside of the drawer (245).

[0136] The drawer (243) may be provided with a chamber that provides a space for storing detergent, and a discharge path (247) that discharges the detergent inside the chamber to the housing body (241a). The discharge path (247) may be provided with a water trap (siphon path, etc.) that moves the liquid to the housing body (241a) when the level of the liquid stored in the chamber exceeds a preset level.

[0137] A drawer panel (248) may be provided on the front surface of the drawer (245). The drawer panel (248) is provided in a shape that closes the outlet (133), and a handle (249) may be provided on the drawer panel (248). The drawer panel (248) may be provided so as to form a part of the front panel (13) when the outlet (133) is closed.

[0138] The drum (2b) may be provided with a cylindrical drum body (26) positioned inside the tub body (21). A drum inlet (261) is provided on a surface of the space provided by the drum body (26) facing the tub inlet (211). Accordingly, the processing target can be moved to the drum body (26) through the inlet (131), the tub inlet (211), and the drum inlet (261).

[0139] The drum body (26) is provided with a drum penetration hole (262) that connects the inside of the drum body with the inside of the tub body. The drum penetration hole (262) may be provided on each of the circumference, the front surface (surrounding the drum inlet), and the rear surface of the drum body (26). Therefore, water or detergent supplied into the inside of the tub body (26) can move to the drum body (21) through the drum penetration hole (262).

[0140] The above drum body (26) is rotatable by a driving unit (3). The driving unit (3) may be provided to include a stator (31) that is fixed to the rear surface of the tub body (21) to form a rotating magnetic field, a rotor (32) that rotates by the rotating magnetic field, and a rotational shaft (33) that penetrates the rear surface of the tub body (21) and connects the drum body (26) and the rotor (32).

[0141] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the front panel (13) can be fixed to the cabinet body (11) via the panel support member (12). That is, the panel support member (12) can be fixed to the cabinet body (11), and the front panel (13) can be provided to be fixed to the panel support member (12). Unlike what is illustrated in the drawing, the front panel (13) can also be directly fixed to the cabinet body (11).

[0142] A control unit may be provided inside the cabinet (1). The control unit may be provided as a means for controlling at least one of the driving unit (3), the water supply valve (233), the pump (253), and the interface (F).

[0143] The above control unit may be equipped with a control board (4) equipped with a control circuit. The control board (4) may be fixed to the front panel (13) through a case (41).

[0144] As shown in Fig. 4, the interface (F) may be provided to include a rotation input unit (6), a display unit (7), and a button input unit (8) provided on the front panel (13) so as to be positioned above the door (132).

[0145] The above rotation input unit (6) and the above button input unit (8) are provided to receive control commands from a user, and the above display unit (7) can be provided to output visual information or audio information.

[0146] The above control board (4) may be provided to control at least one of the rotation input unit (6), the display unit (7), and the button input unit (8). Fig. 3 illustrates a case where the control board (4) is provided as a means for controlling the rotation input unit (6) and the button input unit (8).

[0147] In this case, the control board (4) may be provided with an encoder (42) to which the rotation input unit (6) is connected and a detection sensor (43, 44) to which the button input unit (8) is connected.

[0148] The above encoder (42) is a means for rotatably fixing the rotation input unit (6) to the control board (4), and may be provided as a means for generating an electrical signal when the rotation input unit (6) rotates (or generating an electrical signal set differently according to the rotation angle of the rotation input unit).

[0149] The above button input unit (8) may be provided with a first button (81) and a second button (82). In this case, the detection sensor may be provided with a first detection sensor (43) connected to the first button, and a second detection sensor (44) connected to the second button.

[0150] As shown in Fig. 3, the front panel (13) may be provided with a first button mounting hole (135) in which the first button (81) is mounted and a second button mounting hole (136) in which the second button (82) is mounted.

[0151] The first button (81) may be provided as a means for inputting a control command requesting power supply to the garment treatment device (100), and the second button (82) may be provided as a means for inputting an execution command requesting execution of a control command, or a stop command requesting temporary suspension of a control command being executed by the garment treatment device (100).

[0152] The shapes of the first button (81) and the second button (82) may be provided in various ways. The width or height of the first button (81) may be set to be the same as the width or height of the second button (82). The drawing illustrates an example in which both buttons are provided in a circular shape, in which case the diameters of the first button (81) and the second button (82) may be provided to be the same. The distance between the first button (81) and the rotation input unit (6) may be set to be the same as the distance between the second button (82) and the rotation input unit (6).

[0153] The first detection sensor (43) may be provided to generate a control signal when the user's body comes into contact with the first button (81), and the second detection sensor (44) may be provided to generate a control signal when the user's body comes into contact with the second button (82).

[0154] The first button (81) and the second button (82) may be provided separately in the left and right spaces of the rotation input unit (6). That is, the first button (81) may be provided to be located between the rotation input unit (6) and the drawer panel (248), and the second button (82) may be provided to be located between the rotation input unit (6) and the display unit (7).

[0155] Unlike what is shown in the drawing, the first button and the second button may be provided separately in the upper and lower spaces of the rotation input unit (6). In addition, the button input unit (8) may be provided with only one of the first button (81) and the second button (82).

[0156] The above rotation input unit (6) can be connected to the encoder (42) at one end by being located outside the front panel (13) and at the other end by passing through the front panel (13).

[0157] In order to mount the rotation input unit (6), the front panel (13) may be provided with a panel through hole (134). FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which the panel through hole (134) is provided between the first button mounting hole (135) and the second button mounting hole (136). Considering user convenience, it is preferable that the panel through hole (134), the first button mounting hole (135), and the second button mounting hole (136) be positioned at a higher point than the door (132).

[0158] As illustrated in Fig. 4, the display unit (7) may be provided in a cover mounting hole (137) provided in the front panel (13). The cover mounting hole (137) may be provided to be located at the upper portion of the door (132).

[0159] The above display unit (7) may be provided to include a display (71) that is fixed inside the cabinet (1) and outputs visual information, and a display unit cover (72) that closes the cover mounting hole (137) to form a part of the front panel (13).

[0160] A touch panel may be provided between the display (71) and the display cover (72) to determine whether the user's body has come into contact with it. Alternatively, the display cover (72) may be provided as a touch panel.

[0161] If the display cover (72) is provided with a touch panel or a touch panel is provided between the display cover and the display, the user will be able to change, select, and input control commands by touching the icons or control commands displayed on the display (71) with a finger.

[0162] The above interface (F) may further be equipped with an indicator (9). The indicator (9) is a means for enabling the user to recognize the control command selected by the user through the rotation input unit (6).

[0163] The above indicator (9) may be provided to include at least one of a printing portion (91) that displays the name of the control command on the front panel (13), and a light-emitting portion (92) that informs the user of the control command selected by emitting light.

[0164] When the above printing section (91) is provided in multiple units, the light emitting section (92) may be provided with multiple lamps assigned to each printing section (91). That is, when the above printing section (91) is provided in multiple units, the printing section (91) and the light emitting section (92) may be provided in a one-to-one correspondence. In this case, the light emitting section (92) may be arranged along the circumference of the rotation input section (6).

[0165] Considering visibility and aesthetics, the indicator (9) may be provided in the space between the rotation input unit (6) and the button input unit (81, 82) among the spaces provided by the front panel (13). Fig. 4 illustrates an example in which the indicator (9) is provided in the space formed between the rotation input unit (6) and the first button (81), and the space formed between the rotation input unit (6) and the second button (82).

[0166] Furthermore, the indicator (9) may be provided to be positioned between a horizontal line passing through the upper part of the rotation input unit (6) and a horizontal line passing through the lower part of the rotation input unit (6) in a space formed between the rotation input unit (6) and the button input unit (81, 82).

[0167] In addition, the indicator (9) may be provided to be positioned between a horizontal line passing through the upper part of the button input part (81, 82) and a horizontal line passing through the lower part of the button input part (81, 82) among the spaces formed between the rotation input part (6) and the button input part (81, 82).

[0168] Since the gaze of a user using the above interface (F) moves from the first button (81) to the second button (82), if the indicator (9) is arranged as described above, user convenience will be improved.

[0169] Meanwhile, when an indicator is provided between the rotation input unit (6) and the button input unit (81, 82), it is difficult to secure sufficient space for installing the button input unit (81, 82), so the button input unit may be placed lower than the center of the rotation input unit (8). However, since such an arrangement may cause a decrease in usability, the indicator (9) provided in the present invention is provided at the above-described position in the space formed between the rotation input unit (6) and the button input unit (81, 82), thereby improving usability.

[0170] As shown in Fig. 5, a horizontal line (KC) passing through the center of the rotation input unit (6) may be provided to pass between the upper end of the button input unit (8) and the lower end of the button input unit.

[0171] Considering the improved visibility and ease of use of the above interface (F), the center of the rotation input unit (6), the center of the button input unit (8), and the center of the display unit (7) may be arranged to be positioned on the same horizontal line. That is, the horizontal line (KC) passing through the center of the rotation input unit (6), the horizontal line (BC) passing through the center of the button input unit (8), and the horizontal line (WC) passing through the center of the display unit (7) may be set to be the same.

[0172] Considering the convenience of use, the horizontal line (HC) passing through the center of the handle (249) may be positioned higher than the horizontal line (WB) passing through the lower part of the display unit (7).

[0173] Furthermore, the horizontal line (WB) passing through the lower end of the display unit may be provided to be positioned between the center of the handle (249) and the lower end of the rotation input unit (6). In addition, the horizontal line passing through the lower end of the rotation input unit (6) may be provided to be positioned between the lower end (WB) of the display unit (7) and the lower end (HB) of the handle (249).

[0174] In order to efficiently place the interface (F), the door (132), the drawer (245), and the service panel (139) on the front panel (13) that provides limited space while increasing convenience of use, the height of the front panel (13) can be set as follows.

[0175] That is, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the height (H) of the front panel (13) may be set to be 13.6 times or more and 13.9 times or less of the height (h3) of the rotation input unit (6). In addition, the height (H) of the front panel may be set to be 14.5 times or more and 14.8 times or less of the height (h4) of the display unit (7). In addition, the height (H) of the front panel may be set to be 25.5 times or more and 26 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d1) between the top (P) of the front panel and the top of the rotation input unit (6).

[0176] The height (H) of the front panel may be set to be 13.1 times or more and 13.5 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d6) between the top (P) of the front panel and the center of the rotation input unit, or may be set to be 8.8 times or more and 9.1 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d1+h3) between the top (P) of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit (6).

[0177] In addition, the height (H) of the front panel may be set to be 15.5 times or more and 16 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d4) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the button input unit (8), may be set to be 13.1 times or more and 13.4 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d7) between the top of the front panel (P) and the center of the button input unit (8), and may be set to be 11.3 times or more and 11.6 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d4+h5)) between the top of the front panel (P) and the bottom of the button input unit (8).

[0178] Unlike the above, the height (H) of the front panel may be set to be 31.2 times or more and 31.9 times or less of the vertical shortest distance (d2) between the bottom of the rotation input unit (6) and the top of the door (132).

[0179] Meanwhile, considering the convenience of use and aesthetics, the height (h6) of the door (132) may be set to be 8.4 times or more and 8.6 times or less than the height (h3) of the rotation input unit (6), and the height (h3) of the rotation input unit may be set to be 2.9 times or more and 3.2 times or less than the height (h5) of the button input unit.

[0180] In addition, the height (h3) of the rotation input unit (6) may be set to be 1 to 1.1 times the height (h4) of the display unit, and is characterized in that it is set to be 1.7 to 2 times the shortest vertical distance (d1) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the rotation input unit (6).

[0181] In addition, the height (h3) of the rotation input unit (6) may be set to be 0.9 times or more and 1.1 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d6) between the top (P) of the front panel and the center of the rotation input unit (6), or may be set to be 2.1 times or more and 2.3 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d2) between the bottom of the rotation input unit (6) and the top of the door (132).

[0182] The vertical shortest distance (d1+h3) between the top (P) of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit (6) can be set to be 1.4 times or more and 1.6 times or less of the height (h3) of the rotation input unit.

[0183] In addition, the vertical shortest distance (d1+h3+d2) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the door (132) may be set to be 1.9 times or more and 2 times or less of the height (h3) of the rotation input unit (6), and the vertical shortest distance (d4) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the button input unit (8) may be set to be 1.5 times or more and 1.8 times or less of the vertical shortest distance (d1) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the rotation input unit (6).

[0184] Meanwhile, the height (h3) of the rotation input unit (6) is set to be 0.6 to 0.7 times the height of the moving unit (h1, height of the drawer panel), and the height (h2) of the service panel (139) can be set to be 1.5 to 1.6 times the height (h3) of the rotation input unit.

[0185] As shown in FIG. 7, the height (H) of the front panel (13) may be set to be 23.9 times or more and 24.5 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d5) between the top (P) of the front panel and the top of the display unit (7), may be set to be 13.1 times or more and 13.4 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d14) between the top (P) of the front panel and the center of the display unit (7), and may be set to be 9 times or more and 9.3 times or less of the shortest vertical distance (d5+h4) between the top (P) of the front panel and the bottom of the display unit (7).

[0186] The height (h3) of the above rotation input unit (6) can be set to be 2 to 2.3 times greater than the handle height (h7).

[0187] The vertical shortest distance (d5) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the display unit (7) can be set to be 0.9 times or more and 1.2 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d1) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the rotation input unit (6).

[0188] The vertical shortest distance (d1) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the rotation input unit (6) may be set longer than the vertical shortest distance (d2) between the bottom of the rotation input unit (6) and the top of the door (132). In this case, the vertical shortest distance (d1) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the rotation input unit (6) may be set to be 1.1 times or more and 1.4 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d2) between the bottom of the rotation input unit and the top of the door.

[0189] Meanwhile, the vertical shortest distance (d1+h3+d2) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the door (132) can be set to be 3.6 times or more and 3.8 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d1) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the rotation input unit (6).

[0190] In addition, the vertical shortest distance (d12) between the top of the front panel (P) and the center of the door (132) can be set to be 5.9 times or more and 6.1 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d6) between the top of the front panel (P) and the center of the rotation input unit (6).

[0191] The vertical shortest distance (d1) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the rotation input unit (6) can be set to be 1.4 times or more and 1.7 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d3) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the drawer panel (248) (the top of the moving unit).

[0192] In addition, the vertical shortest distance (d8) between the top (P) of the front panel and the center of the drawer panel (248) (center of the moving unit) may be set to be 1 to 1.2 times the vertical shortest distance (d6) between the top (P) of the front panel and the center of the rotation input unit (6).

[0193] The vertical shortest distance (d9) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the handle (249) can be set to be 2.1 times or more and 2.4 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d1) between the top of the front panel (P) and the top of the rotation input unit (6).

[0194] The vertical shortest distance (d10) between the top of the front panel (P) and the center of the handle (249) may be set to be 1.3 times or more and 1.5 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d6) between the top of the front panel (P) and the center of the rotation input unit (6).

[0195] The vertical shortest distance (d1+h3) between the top (P) of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit (6) can be set to be 0.9 times or more and 1.1 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d5+h4) between the top (P) of the front panel and the bottom of the display unit (7).

[0196] The vertical shortest distance (d1+h3+d2+h6) between the top of the front panel (P) and the bottom of the door (132) can be set to be 6.8 times or more and 6.9 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d1+h3) between the top of the front panel (P) and the bottom of the rotation input unit (6).

[0197] The vertical shortest distance (d1+h3) between the top (P) of the front panel and the bottom of the rotation input unit (6) can be set to be 0.8 times or more and 0.9 times or less than the vertical shortest distance (d11) between the top (P) of the front panel and the bottom (bottom of the moving unit) of the drawer panel (248).

[0198] A clothing treatment device characterized in that the vertical shortest distance (d1+h3) between the top of the front panel (P) and the bottom of the rotation input unit (6) is set to be 0.8 to 0.9 times greater than the vertical shortest distance (d13) between the top of the front panel (P) and the bottom of the handle (249).

[0199] In order to efficiently utilize the limited space of the front panel (13) and to increase convenience of use, the rotation input unit (6), button input unit (8), display unit (7), and drawer (245) may be provided as shown in Fig. 8.

[0200] The width (W) of the front panel (13) may be set to be 9.7 times or more and 9.9 times or less than the width (W2) of the rotation input unit (6), or may be set to be 3.9 times or more and 4.1 times or less than the width (W3) of the display unit (7).

[0201] In addition, the width (W) of the front panel may be set to be 12.6 times or more and 13 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw5) between the rotation input unit (6) and the button input unit (8). The horizontal shortest distance between the rotation input unit and the button input unit may be defined as either the distance between the left end of the rotation input unit (6) and the right end of the first button (81), or the distance between the right end of the rotation input unit (6) and the left end of the second button (82).

[0202] The width (W) of the front panel may be set to be 31 times or more and 31.7 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw4) between the second button (82) and the display unit (7), or may be set to be 55.3 times or more and 56.5 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw2) between the first button (81) and the drawer panel (248).

[0203] In addition, the width (W) of the front panel may be set to be 3.6 times or more and 3.8 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw12) between the first button (81) and the second button (82), or may be set to be 2.9 times or more and 3 times or less of the horizontal longest distance (dw3) between the first button (81) and the second button (82).

[0204] A clothing treatment device characterized in that the width (W) of the front panel is set to be 20.1 times or more and 20.6 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw11) between the side edge of the front panel (13) and the display unit (7).

[0205] The width (W) of the front panel may be set to be 8.8 to 9.1 times greater than or equal to the horizontal distance (dw6) between one end of the rotation input unit (6) and one end of the button input unit (8), which is located further from the rotation input unit. Fig. 8 illustrates an example in which the width (W) of the front panel is 8.8 to 9.1 times greater than or equal to the horizontal distance (dw6) between the left end of the rotation input unit (6) and the left end of the first button (81).

[0206] The width (W) of the front panel may be set to be 6.8 times or more and 7.1 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw7) between the rotation input unit (6) and the display unit (7), or may be set to be 2.5 times or more and 2.6 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw9) between the drawer panel (248) and the display unit (7).

[0207] The width (W4) of the door (132) may be set to be 8.4 times or more and 8.6 times or less of the width (W2) of the rotation input unit, the width (W2) of the rotation input unit (6) may be set to be 2.8 times or more and 3.2 times or less of the width (W6) of the button input unit (8), and the width (W3) of the display unit (7) may be set to be 2.3 times or more and 2.5 times or less of the width (W2) of the rotation input unit.

[0208] The width (W1) of the drawer panel (248) may be set to be 2.7 times or more and 2.9 times or less of the width (W2) of the rotation input section, and the width (W5) of the service panel (139) may be set to be 2.2 times or more and 2.4 times or less of the width (W2) of the rotation input section.

[0209] The width (W2) of the above rotation input unit (6) can be set to be 1.2 times or more and 1.4 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw5) between the above rotation input unit (6) and the above button input unit (8).

[0210] In addition, the width (W2) of the rotation input section may be set to be 3 times or more and 3.4 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw4) between the second button (82) and the display section (7), or may be set to be 5.4 times or more and 6 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw2) between the first button (81) and the drawer panel (248).

[0211] In addition, the width (W2) of the rotation input section (6) may be set to be 1.9 times or more and 2.2 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw11) between the side edge of the front panel (13) and the display section (7), or may be set to be 3.3 times or more and 3.8 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw1) between the side edge of the front panel (13) and the drawer panel (248).

[0212] The width (W2) of the above rotation input unit can be set shorter than the horizontal distance (dw6) between one end of the rotation input unit (6) and the one end of the button input unit (8) located further from the rotation input unit.

[0213] In addition, the width (W2) of the rotation input unit (6) may be set to be 0.8 to 1 times the horizontal distance (dw6). That is, the width (W2) of the rotation input unit (6) may be set to be 0.8 to 1 times the distance (dw6) between the left end of the rotation input unit (6) and the left end of the first button (81).

[0214] The shortest horizontal distance (dw7) between the rotation input unit (6) and the display unit (7) may be set to be 1.3 times or more and 1.5 times or less of the width (W2) of the rotation input unit, or 4.1 times or more and 4.4 times or less of the width (W6) of the button input unit.

[0215] The width (W6) of the button input unit (8) may be set to be 0.3 to 0.5 times the shortest horizontal distance (dw5) between the rotation input unit (6) and the button input unit (8). That is, at least one of the width of the first button (81) and the width of the second button (82) may be set to be 0.3 to 0.5 times the shortest horizontal distance (dw5).

[0216] The horizontal distance (dw6) between one end of the above-mentioned rotation input unit (6) and one end of the above-mentioned button input unit (8), which is located further away from one end of the above-mentioned rotation input unit, may be set to be 3.1 times or more and 3.5 times or less of the width (W6) of the above-mentioned button input unit.

[0217] The horizontal shortest distance (dw9) between the display unit (7) and the drawer panel (248) can be set to be 3.7 times or more and 3.9 times or less of the width (W2) of the rotation input unit, and the width (W2) of the rotation input unit can be set to be 0.7 times or more and 0.8 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw8) between the rotation input unit (6) and the drawer panel (248).

[0218] The shortest horizontal distance (dw12) between the first button (81) and the second button (82) may be set to be 2.6 times or more and 2.8 times or less of the width (W2) of the rotation input section, and the longest horizontal distance (dw3) between the first button (81) and the second button (82) may be set to be 3.2 times or more and 3.4 times or less of the width (W2) of the rotation input section.

[0219] The horizontal shortest distance (dw4) between the second button (82) and the display unit (7) may be set to be 0.8 to 1.1 times the width (W6) of the button input unit. In addition, at least one of the widths of the first button (81) and the second button (82) may be set to be 1.7 to 2.2 times the horizontal shortest distance (dw2) between the first button (81) and the drawer panel (248).

[0220] Furthermore, the width (W6) of the first button and the width of the second button (82) are set to be the same, and the shortest horizontal distance (dw12) between the first button and the second button can be set to be 7.9 times or more and 8.2 times or less of the width (W6) of the first button.

[0221] The width of the first button (81) and the width of the second button (82) are set to be the same, and the horizontal longest distance (dw3) between the first button and the second button may be set to be 9.9 times or more and 10.2 times or less than the width (W6) of the first button.

[0222] The horizontal shortest distance (dw9) between the display unit (7) and the drawer panel (248) can be set to be 11.4 times or more and 11.7 times or less than the width (W6) of the button input unit.

[0223] The width (W3) of the above display portion (7) may be set to be 7.6 times or more and 7.9 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw4) between the display portion (7) and the second button (82), may be set to be 4.9 times or more and 5.2 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw11) between the side edge of the front panel (13) and the display portion (7), and may be set to be 1.6 times or more and 1.8 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw7) between the rotation input portion (6) and the display portion (7).

[0224] The width (W1, width of the moving unit) of the above drawer panel (248) can be set to be 15.6 times or more and 15.9 times or less of the horizontal shortest distance (dw2) between the first button (81) and the drawer panel (248).

[0225] The horizontal shortest distance (dw4) between the second button (82) and the display unit (7) can be set longer than the horizontal shortest distance (dw2) between the first button (81) and the drawer panel (248).

[0226] The horizontal shortest distance (dw4) between the second button (82) and the display unit (7) can be set to be 1.5 times or more and 2.1 times or less than the horizontal shortest distance (dw2) between the first button (81) and the drawer panel (248).

[0227] The shortest horizontal distance (dw7) between the rotation input unit (6) and the display unit (7) can be set longer than the shortest horizontal distance (dw8) between the rotation input unit (6) and the drawer panel (248).

[0228] The shortest horizontal distance (dw7) between the rotation input unit (6) and the display unit (7) can be set to be 1 to 1.2 times the shortest horizontal distance (dw8) between the rotation input unit (6) and the drawer panel (248).

[0229] The width (W3) of the display portion (7) may be set shorter than the horizontal shortest distance (dw12) between the first button (81) and the second button (82), and the horizontal longest distance (dw3) between the first button (81) and the second button (82) may be set longer than the width (W1) of the drawer panel (248).

[0230] As shown in Fig. 12, a vertical line (L1) passing through the left end of the first button (81) may be positioned between the first reference line (V1) and the second reference line (V2), and a vertical line (L2) passing through the right end of the first button (81) may be positioned between the second reference line (V2) and the third reference line (V3).

[0231] The first reference line (V1) may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center (DC) of the door and the left end (DL) of the door, the third reference line (V3) may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center (DC) of the door and the first reference line (V1), and the second reference line (V2) may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the first reference line (V1) and the third reference line (V3).

[0232] Meanwhile, the vertical line (L3) passing through the right end of the second button (82) may be positioned between the fourth reference line (V4) and the fifth reference line (V5), and the vertical line (L4) passing through the left end of the second button (82) may be positioned between the fifth reference line (V5) and the sixth reference line (V6).

[0233] The fourth reference line (V4) may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center (DC) of the door and the right end (DR) of the door, the sixth reference line (V6) may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center (DC) of the door and the fourth reference line (V4), and the fifth reference line (V5) may be defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the fourth reference line (V4) and the sixth reference line (V6).

[0234] Although the above-described embodiment illustrates a case where the garment treatment device (100) is equipped as a device for washing the subject matter, the garment treatment device (100) may also be equipped as a device for drying the subject matter. In this case, the receiving portion (2) may be equipped only with a drum in which the subject matter is received.

[0235] Meanwhile, in order to dry the object to be treated, the garment treatment device (100) may be equipped with an air supply unit that supplies air to the drum. The air supply unit may be equipped to include a supply duct that supplies air to the drum, an exhaust duct through which air inside the drum is discharged, a connecting duct that connects the supply duct and the exhaust duct, and a fan that moves the air.

[0236] The above connecting duct may be equipped with a first heat exchanger that removes moisture from air discharged from the drum, and a second heat exchanger that heats air that has passed through the first heat exchanger. In this case, the drawer (245, moving unit) may be equipped to store moisture (condensate) discharged from air that has passed through the first heat exchanger.

[0237] That is, when the above-mentioned clothing treatment device (100) is provided as a device for washing the object to be treated, the drawer (245) will be a means for storing detergent or a means for forming a passage connected to the tub body (21). However, when the above-mentioned clothing treatment device (100) is provided as a device for drying the object to be treated, the drawer (245) may be a means for storing a liquid such as condensate (a liquid storage space).

[0238] To move the condensate inside the air supply unit to the drawer (245), the garment treatment device may be equipped with a condensate pump. In this case, the service hole (138) may serve as a means for cleaning the first heat exchanger or exposing the condensate pump to the outside of the cabinet. In this case, the user can clean the first heat exchanger and remove residual water from the condensate pump through the service hole.

[0239] Meanwhile, the garment treatment device (100) may be equipped with a steam generator located inside the cabinet to supply steam to the treatment target. In this case, the drawer (245) may serve as a means for supplying water to the steam generator (a liquid storage space).

[0240] Since the above-described clothing treatment device relates to an example of the present invention, the scope of the present invention cannot be limited to the above-described structure or control method.

Claims

1. A cabinet having a front panel and an input port provided on the front panel; A door provided to open and close the above-mentioned inlet; A receiving section that provides a receiving space for the processing target supplied to the above inlet; A rotation input unit that is rotatable on the front panel and located at the top of the door, and that allows selection of a control command or input of a control command; A button input unit provided on the front panel so as to be located at a point spaced apart from the rotation input unit and located on the upper part of the door, and capable of inputting a control command; and A display unit provided on the front panel and located on the upper part of the door, and including information output; A clothing treatment device characterized in that the center of the rotation input unit, the center of the button input unit, and the center of the display unit are located on the same horizontal line.

2. In paragraph 1, A garment treatment device characterized in that it further includes an indicator provided in a space between the rotation input unit and the button input unit among the front panels, and which displays a control command that can be selected through rotation of the rotation input unit.

3. In paragraph 2, The above indicator is A printing section indicating the names of control commands on the front panel; and A garment treatment device characterized in that it comprises a light-emitting unit that indicates whether a control command displayed on the printing unit has been selected by emitting light.

4. In paragraph 3, A garment treatment device characterized in that the indicator is provided between a horizontal line passing through the upper part of the rotation input unit and a horizontal line passing through the lower part of the rotation input unit in a space formed between the rotation input unit and the button input unit.

5. In paragraph 3, A garment treatment device characterized in that the indicator is provided between a horizontal line passing through the upper part of the button input part and a horizontal line passing through the lower part of the button input part among the spaces formed between the rotation input part and the button input part.

6. In paragraph 1, A clothing treatment device characterized in that the shortest vertical distance between the top of the front panel and the top of the rotation input unit is set longer than the shortest vertical distance between the bottom of the rotation input unit and the top of the door.

7. In paragraph 1, An outlet provided on the front panel and located at the top of the door; A movable unit that is provided to be withdrawn from the cabinet through the above-mentioned outlet and forms a passage connected to the liquid storage space or the receiving portion; and Further comprising a handle provided on the above moving unit; A garment treatment device characterized in that the center of the handle is located above the lower part of the display unit.

8. In paragraph 7, A garment treatment device characterized in that the lower part of the display part is located between the center of the handle and the lower part of the rotation input part.

9. In paragraph 7, A garment treatment device characterized in that the lower part of the rotation input part is located between the lower part of the display part and the lower part of the handle.

10. In paragraph 1, An outlet provided on the front panel and located at the top of the door; and Further comprising a moving unit that is provided to be withdrawn from the cabinet through the withdrawal port and forms a passage connected to the storage space for liquid or the receiving portion; The button input unit includes a first button located between the rotation input unit and the moving unit, and a second button located between the rotation input unit and the display unit. A garment treatment device characterized in that the horizontal shortest distance between the second button and the display is set longer than the horizontal shortest distance between the first button and the moving unit.

11. In paragraph 10, A garment treatment device characterized in that the width of the display portion is set shorter than the horizontal shortest distance between the first button and the second button.

12. In paragraph 10, A garment processing device characterized in that the longest horizontal distance between the first button and the second button is set longer than the width of the moving unit.

13. In paragraph 10, A clothing treatment device characterized in that the width of the rotation input unit is set shorter than the horizontal distance between one end of the rotation input unit and one end of the button input unit, which is located further away from the one end of the rotation input unit.

14. In paragraph 10, A garment treatment device characterized in that the shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the display unit is set longer than the shortest horizontal distance between the rotation input unit and the movement unit.

15. In paragraph 10, The vertical line passing through the left end of the first button is located between the first reference line and the second reference line, and the vertical line passing through the right end of the first button is located between the second reference line and the third reference line. A garment treatment device characterized in that the first reference line is defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center of the door and the left end of the door, the third reference line is defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center of the door and the first reference line, and the second reference line is defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the first reference line and the third reference line.

16. In paragraph 15, The vertical line passing through the right end of the second button is located between the fourth reference line and the fifth reference line, and the vertical line passing through the left end of the second button is located between the fifth reference line and the sixth reference line. A garment treatment device characterized in that the fourth reference line is defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center of the door and the right end of the door, the sixth reference line is defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the center of the door and the fourth reference line, and the fifth reference line is defined as a vertical line that bisects the space between the fourth reference line and the sixth reference line.

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