Clothing care apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothing care apparatus that performs washing and a control method thereof. The clothing care apparatus of the present invention controls movement of a cleaning device on the basis of the reception of location information of contaminants through a control panel, controls, on the basis of the location of the cleaning device being the location of the contaminants, supply of an inert gas to a gas chamber and injection of a plurality of agents of the cleaning device, controls output of ultraviolet light, and, on the basis of completion of curing of the plurality of agents by the ultraviolet light, controls the operation of a blower fan.

Description

Clothing care device

[0001] The disclosed invention relates to a clothing management device for removing dust or odor from clothing hung on a hanger and a control method thereof.

[0002] A clothing care device is a device that performs clothes care, such as drying wet clothes, removing dust or odors attached to clothes, and reducing wrinkles in clothes.

[0003] Typically, a clothing management device includes a main body in which a clothing management room for accommodating clothing is formed, and a door provided to open and close the main body.

[0004] The clothing care device includes a refrigeration cycle device that supplies hot air to a clothing care room to dry clothing, a steam device that performs refreshing functions such as removing wrinkles from clothing, deodorizing, sterilizing, and removing static electricity, a water supply device that supplies water to the steam device, and a drain device that drains residual water from the steam device.

[0005] Existing clothing care devices are designed to provide clothing care services, such as drying, deodorizing, sterilizing, and wrinkle removal, for clothes hung on hangers in a clothing care room. However, they lack a washing tub for washing clothes. This inherent disadvantage makes them incapable of washing clothes.

[0006] One aspect of the disclosed invention provides a clothing care device and a control method thereof that recognize a contaminant on clothing, sprays a plurality of agents on the recognized contaminant on clothing, and removes the contaminant on clothing by curing the sprayed plurality of agents and the contaminant on clothing.

[0007] A clothing care device according to one aspect of the disclosed invention comprises: a main body having a clothing care room for accommodating clothing; a gas chamber for storing an inert gas and supplying the inert gas to the clothing care room; a washing device movably provided within the clothing care room, the washing device spraying a plurality of agents that can bind to contaminants and are cured by ultraviolet light and outputting ultraviolet light; and a processor for controlling the operations of the gas chamber and the washing device. The processor of the clothing care device according to one aspect controls the supply of the inert gas and the spraying of the plurality of agents based on whether the clothing is being washed, and controls the output of ultraviolet light during a reference curing time.

[0008] A plurality of agents of a garment care device according to one aspect include a first agent including a surfactant, a second agent bonded to the first agent and having a double bond, and a third agent that dissociates the double bond of the second agent.

[0009] A processor of a clothing management device according to one aspect controls the spraying of a plurality of agents, controls the spraying of a first agent, and controls the spraying of second and third agents based on the passage of a reference time from the time of spraying of the first agent.

[0010] The garment care device according to one aspect further includes an exhaust device for exhausting air from the garment care room. The processor of the garment care device according to one aspect controls the operation of the exhaust device before supplying the inert gas.

[0011] A washing device of a clothing care device according to one aspect further includes a light source whose wavelength can be adjusted to a wavelength of ultraviolet light and a wavelength of visible light, and a reflectivity sensor that detects reflectivity of light reflected from clothing. A processor of the clothing care device according to one aspect controls the light source to output visible light based on the elapse of a reference curing time, recognizes whether the reflectivity of the contaminant is in a convergent state based on reflectivity information of the contaminant detected by the reflectivity sensor while the visible light is being output, and recognizes that the curing of the contaminant and the multiple agents is completed based on the recognition that the reflectivity of the contaminant is in a convergent state.

[0012] A processor of a garment care device according to one aspect controls a light source to output ultraviolet light for a standard curing time based on the recognition that the reflectance of the contaminant is in an unconverged state.

[0013] A garment care device according to one aspect further includes a garment support member on which garments are placed and on which air holes are provided; and a blower fan for supplying air to the air holes. A processor of the garment care device according to one aspect controls the operation of the blower fan based on recognition that the reflectivity of the contaminant has converged.

[0014] A garment care device according to one aspect further includes a garment support member on which garments are placed and on which air holes are provided; and a blower fan for supplying air to the air holes. A processor of the garment care device according to one aspect controls the operation of the blower fan based on the elapse of a reference curing time.

[0015] A washing device of a clothing care device according to one aspect further includes a light source whose wavelength can be adjusted to a wavelength of ultraviolet light and a wavelength of visible light, and a reflectivity sensor that detects the reflectivity of light reflected from clothing. A processor of the clothing care device according to one aspect controls the light source to output visible light, and recognizes contaminants based on reflectivity information detected by the reflectivity sensor while the visible light is output.

[0016] A clothing care device according to one aspect further includes a control panel for receiving a user input and outputting at least one piece of information; and a position sensor for recognizing a position of a washing device. A processor of the clothing care device according to one aspect recognizes position information of a contaminant corresponding to the position information of the washing device detected by the position sensor, controls the control panel to output the position information of the recognized contaminant, and controls a washing operation of the washing device based on the position information of the contaminant received through the control panel.

[0017] A processor of a clothing management device according to one aspect controls the movement of a washing device based on a clothing management command received through a control panel, recognizes reflectance information of each region of clothing based on reflectance information detected by a reflectance sensor while performing movement control of the washing device, recognizes reference reflectance information based on the recognized reflectance information of each region of clothing, and recognizes contaminants based on the recognized reference reflectance information and the recognized reflectance information of each region of clothing.

[0018] A washing device of a garment care device according to one aspect further includes an image sensor for acquiring an image of garments. A processor of the garment care device according to one aspect controls a control panel to output an image of garments acquired by the image sensor, and determines whether a recognized contaminant is a non-contaminant based on the location information of the non-contaminant received by the control panel.

[0019] A clothing care device according to one aspect further includes a control panel that receives a user input and outputs at least one piece of information. A washing device of a clothing care device according to one aspect further includes a light source whose wavelength can be adjusted to visible light, a reflectivity sensor that detects reflectivity of light reflected from clothing, and an image sensor that acquires an image of clothing. A processor of the clothing care device according to one aspect controls the light source to output visible light, recognizes a contaminant based on reflectivity information detected by the reflectivity sensor while the visible light is output, and controls the control panel to output an image of clothing corresponding to the recognized contaminant.

[0020] A garment management device according to one aspect further includes a grid panel provided between the periphery of a garment support member on which garments are placed and an image sensor. A processor of the garment management device according to one aspect controls a control panel to output images of the grid panel and garments acquired by the image sensor, and stores location information of non-contaminated objects or location information of contaminated objects received in the control panel.

[0021] A garment care device according to one aspect further includes a control panel that receives user input and outputs at least one piece of information. A processor of the garment care device according to one aspect determines the number of sprays of a plurality of agents and the duration of ultraviolet light output based on at least one of the degree of contamination of a contaminant, the type of contaminant, and the material of the garment received by the control panel.

[0022] A garment care device according to one aspect further comprises a plurality of chambers each storing a plurality of agents; and a plurality of valves provided between the plurality of chambers and the washing device. A processor of the garment care device according to one aspect controls the opening of the plurality of valves, respectively, to control the spraying of the plurality of agents through the washing device.

[0023] A method for controlling a clothing management device according to another aspect comprises: controlling the operation of an exhaust device for exhausting a clothing management room based on the time when the clothing is washed; controlling the supply of an inert gas stored in a gas chamber; controlling the spraying of a first agent among a plurality of agents through the washing device; controlling the spraying of the remaining agents among the plurality of agents based on the passage of a reference time from the time when the first agent is sprayed; controlling the output of ultraviolet light during a reference curing time; and controlling the operation of a blower fan based on the completion of curing of the plurality of agents by ultraviolet light.

[0024] A plurality of agents of a garment care device according to another aspect include a first agent including a surfactant, a second agent bonded to the first agent and having a double bond, and a third agent that dissociates the double bond of the second agent. A control method of a garment care device according to another aspect further includes determining the number of times to spray the plurality of agents based on at least one of the degree of contamination of a contaminant, the type of the contaminant, and the material of the garment received by a control panel.

[0025] A method for controlling a clothing care device according to another aspect further includes controlling movement of a washing device and output of visible light based on a clothing care command received through a control panel, recognizing a contaminant based on reflectance information of clothing detected through a reflectance sensor while performing movement control of the washing device, recognizing position information of the washing device detected by a position sensor based on recognizing the contaminant, controlling the control panel to output the position information of the washing device as position information of the contaminant, and controlling a washing operation of the contaminant based on the position information of the contaminant received through the control panel.

[0026] A method for controlling a clothing management device according to another aspect further includes controlling a light source to output visible light based on the elapse of a reference curing time, recognizing whether the reflectance of the contaminant is in a converged state based on reflectance information of the contaminant detected by a reflectance sensor while the visible light is output, recognizing that the curing of the contaminant and the multiple agents is completed based on the recognition that the reflectance of the contaminant is in a converged state, and controlling the light source to output ultraviolet light for the reference curing time based on the recognition that the reflectance of the contaminant is in a non-converged state.

[0027] According to the disclosed invention, the disclosed invention can further remove contaminants from clothing, in addition to the deodorizing, antibacterial, wrinkle-preventing, static electricity-removing, and dust-removing functions of clothing.

[0028] The disclosed invention can reduce damage to clothing compared to existing washing machines when compared to clothing care devices (i.e. washing machines) that wash clothes using water.

[0029] The disclosed invention can reduce waste of water resources because it can remove contaminants from clothing without using water, and can prevent water pollution due to non-discharge of wastewater.

[0030] The disclosed invention can prevent damage to the printing material or embroidery of clothing by recognizing contaminants according to the user's selection and removing only the recognized contaminants.

[0031] The disclosed invention can improve the safety of a clothing management device, improve the quality and marketability of the clothing management device, and further secure the competitiveness of the clothing management device.

[0032] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram of a clothing management room of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a garment management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of a washing device provided in a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram of a contaminant recognition device and a contaminant removal device of a washing device of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram of a first agent sprayed in a washing device of a clothing care device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are modified examples of a washing device of a clothing care device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] FIG. 9 is a control configuration diagram of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are exemplary display diagrams of a control panel of a garment management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0041] FIG. 12 is an example of a reaction between a contaminant of clothing and a plurality of agents contained in a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0042] FIG. 13 is an exemplary diagram of the types of contamination of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of times multiple agents are sprayed corresponding to the material of the clothing, and the irradiation time of ultraviolet light.

[0043] FIG. 14 is a control flowchart of contamination recognition of a clothing management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0044] FIG. 15 is a control flowchart for removing contaminants in a clothing management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0045] FIG. 16 is an exemplary diagram of a clothing management device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, which is described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19.

[0046] FIG. 17 is an exemplary layout diagram of a washing device of a clothing care device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0047] FIG. 18a is an exemplary diagram of a grid panel of a washing device of a garment care device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0048] FIG. 18b is an exemplary diagram of a contamination recognition device of a washing device of a clothing care device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0049] FIG. 18c is an exemplary diagram of a contaminant removal device of a washing device of a clothing care device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0050] FIG. 19 is a modified example of a contamination recognition device of a washing device of a clothing management device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0051] Fig. 20 is a control configuration diagram of a clothing management device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0052] FIG. 21 is an exemplary display diagram of a control panel of a clothing management device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0053] It should be understood that the various embodiments and terms used in this document are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, but rather to encompass various modifications, equivalents, or alternatives of the embodiments.

[0054] In connection with the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used for similar or related components.

[0055] The singular form of a noun corresponding to an item may include one or more of said items, unless the relevant context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0056] In this document, each of the phrases "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B", "A, B, or C", "at least one of A, B, and C", and "at least one of A, B, or C" may include any one of the items listed together in that phrase, or all possible combinations thereof.

[0057] The term "and / or" includes any combination of a plurality of related described elements or any one of a plurality of related described elements.

[0058] Terms such as "first," "second," or "first" or "second" may be used simply to distinguish one component from another and do not qualify the components in any other respect (e.g., importance or order).

[0059] When a component (e.g., a first component) is referred to as being "coupled" or "connected" to another component (e.g., a second component), with or without the terms "functionally" or "communicatively," it means that the component can be connected to the other component directly (e.g., wired), wirelessly, or through a third component.

[0060] The terms "include" or "have" are intended to specify the presence of a feature, number, step, operation, component, part or combination thereof described in this document, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

[0061] When a component is said to be “connected,” “coupled,” “supported,” or “in contact with” another component, this includes not only cases where the components are directly connected, coupled, supported, or in contact, but also cases where the components are indirectly connected, coupled, supported, or in contact through a third component.

[0062] When we say that a component is "on" another component, this includes not only cases where the component is in contact with the other component, but also cases where there is another component between the two components.

[0063] Hereinafter, a clothing management device according to various embodiments will be specifically described with reference to the attached drawings.

[0064] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8.

[0065] FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram of a clothing management room of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional diagram of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram of a washing device provided in a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram of a contaminant recognition device and a contaminant removal device of a washing device of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0066] FIG. 6 is an exemplary drawing of a first agent sprayed in a washing device of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are exemplary drawings of variations of a washing device of a clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0067] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the clothing management device (1) may include a main body (10) forming an exterior, a door (20) rotatably coupled to the main body (10), and a control panel (60) provided on the door (20) or the main body (10).

[0068] The control panel (60) may provide a user interface for interaction between a user and a clothing care device (1). The control panel (60) may include an input unit (61) and an output unit (62).

[0069] The input unit (61) can convert sensory information received from the user into an electrical signal.

[0070] The input unit (61) may include a power button, multiple course buttons, an action command button, and a pause command button.

[0071] The multiple course buttons may include a standard course button, a fine dust course button, a rapid course button, a sterilization course button, a dehumidification course button, a drying course button, a wool course button, a knit course button, a bedding course button, and a padding course button.

[0072] The input unit (61) may include a course selection button for selecting one of the courses output to at least one output unit.

[0073] The input unit (61) can receive location information for each pollutant and pollution level information for each pollutant.

[0074] The input unit (61) can receive information on the type of contamination and the material of clothing.

[0075] The input unit (61) may include, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a tact switch, a push switch, a slide switch, a toggle switch, a micro switch, a touch switch, a touch pad, a touch screen, a jog dial, and / or a microphone.

[0076] The output unit (62) can visually or audibly convey information related to the operation of the clothing management device to the user.

[0077] For example, the output unit (62) can transmit information related to clothing care to the user. Information related to clothing care can be output through a screen, indicator, voice, etc.

[0078] The output section (62) may include a display section and a speaker, etc.

[0079] The display unit can display multiple courses selectable by the user, a course selected by the user, total management time information of the selected course, remaining management time information of the selected course, and can display error information and filter replacement information.

[0080] The display section can output text-like video such as notification information for the start of clothing care, notification information for the end of clothing care, notification information for emptying water, and notification information for filling water.

[0081] The display unit can display location information and pollution level information for each selectable pollutant.

[0082] The location information of contaminants on selectable clothing may be location information of contaminants suspected of being contaminants. For example, the location information of contaminants suspected of being contaminants may include information on the printing location of the clothing and the location information of embroidery on the clothing. In other words, the location information of contaminants on selectable clothing may include, in addition to the location information of contaminants, location information of contaminants on misidentified clothing.

[0083] The display unit can also display location information of the contaminant presumed to be contaminant and image information of the contaminant presumed to be contaminant together.

[0084] The display unit can display location information and pollution level information for each pollutant received by the input unit (61).

[0085] The display section can display information on the type of contamination and the material of the clothing by selectable contaminant.

[0086] The display unit can display information on the type of contamination and the material of clothing received by the input unit (61).

[0087] The display unit may be formed of, but is not limited to, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a digital light processing (DLP) panel, a plasma display panel, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, an electroluminescence (EL) panel, an electrophoretic display (EPD) panel, an electrochromic display (ECD) panel, a light emitting diode (LED) panel, or an organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel.

[0088] The speaker can output sound notification information for the start of clothing care, notification information for the end of clothing care, notification information for emptying water, notification information for filling water, etc.

[0089] The speaker can output guidance information in voice format requesting input of location information for each pollutant and pollution level information for each pollutant.

[0090] The speaker can output guidance information in voice format requesting input of information on the type of contamination and the material of clothing.

[0091] The input and output sections of the control panel illustrated in Fig. 1 are structured separately, but they can also be provided as a GUI (Graphical User Interface), i.e., a software device, such as a touch screen.

[0092] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body (10) may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape with one side open.

[0093] The clothing management device may include a clothing management room (11) provided inside the main body (10) where clothing is received and managed.

[0094] A clothing management room (11) may be provided with a drain tank (15a) and a water tank (15b) that are detachable from the main body (10). The drain tank (15a) and the water tank (15b) may be provided detachable from the main body (10) to facilitate water removal and water replenishment.

[0095] The drain tank (15a) and the water tank (15b) can be placed at the bottom of the clothing management room (11).

[0096] The drain (15a) is provided to facilitate condensate disposal.

[0097] The water tank (15b) can store water for generating steam.

[0098] An opening may be provided on one side of the main body (10), i.e., the front.

[0099] A door (20) that can open and close the main body (10) is provided at the opening of the main body (10). The door (20) may be provided to open and close the clothing management room (11). The door (20) may be provided on the front of the main body (10) via a connecting member such as a hinge (21) or a link.

[0100] The door (20) may include a door guide (22) for guiding the movement of condensate. The door guide (22) may be provided to guide condensate formed by condensation on the back surface of the door (20). The door guide (22) may be formed to be inclined from the back surface of the door (20) toward the clothing management room (11), but may be formed to be inclined downward.

[0101] The clothing management room (11) forms a space where clothing is stored. A clothing support member (12) on which clothing is placed may be provided in the clothing management room (11).

[0102] The clothing support member (12) is provided on the upper side of the clothing management room (11) and may be provided in a detachable manner. There may be one or more clothing support members (12). The clothing support member (12) may include a hanger. The clothing support member (12) may be provided with an air hole (12a) through which air flows inside. The clothing support member (12) can remove dust, foreign substances, and contaminants from clothing using the air supplied through the air hole (12a) inside.

[0103] The clothing management room (11) may include a first airflow inlet (13a), a second airflow inlet (13b), a first airflow outlet (14a), a second airflow outlet (14b), and a steam outlet (14c).

[0104] The first airflow inlet (13a) and the first airflow outlet (14a) may be formed on the lower surface of the clothing management room (11). The first airflow inlet (13a) may be arranged at the front of the lower surface of the clothing management room (11), and the first airflow outlet (14a) may be arranged at the rear of the lower surface of the clothing management room (11).

[0105] Condensate flowing in through the first airflow inlet (13a) can be moved to the drain (15a).

[0106] The clothing management device may further include a sump (not shown). The sump can store condensate flowing in through the first air inlet (13a) of the clothing management room (11) and deliver the stored condensate to a drain (15a).

[0107] The second airflow inlet (13b) may be formed at the rear of the clothing management room (11). The second airflow outlet (14b) may be formed at the center of the upper surface of the clothing management room (11). The second airflow inlet (13b) and the second airflow outlet (14b) may be positioned adjacent to each other.

[0108] The second airflow outlet (14b) can be connected to the clothing support member (12). Air discharged through the second airflow outlet (14b) can be delivered to clothing placed on the clothing support member (12) through air holes formed in the clothing support member (12).

[0109] The main body (10) may further include a machine room (15). The machine room (15) may be provided at the lower side of the main body (10) and may be provided at the lower side of the clothing management room (11). The machine room (15) may be provided at the rear of the drain tank (15a) and the water tank (15b).

[0110] A refrigeration cycle device (30) for heating or dehumidifying the air inside the clothing management room (11) may be provided in the machine room (15).

[0111] The refrigeration cycle device (30) can generate hot air and supply the generated hot air into the clothing management room (11).

[0112] The refrigeration cycle device (30) may include a compressor (31), a condenser (32), an evaporator (33), and an expansion valve (not shown) through which refrigerant circulates, and may further include a first blower fan (34).

[0113] When the refrigerant vaporized in the evaporator (33) is sucked in, the compressor (31) compresses the sucked refrigerant and delivers the compressed refrigerant to the condenser (32). The compressed refrigerant may be a high-temperature, high-pressure gaseous refrigerant.

[0114] The condenser (32) is connected between the compressor (31) and the expansion valve, and receives compressed refrigerant from the compressor (31). It performs heat exchange with the surrounding air of the condenser (32), and can be liquefied through this. The condenser (32) can change the phase of the refrigerant supplied from the compressor (31) into a high-temperature, high-pressure liquid refrigerant. The condenser (32) transfers the high-temperature, high-pressure liquid refrigerant to the expansion valve.

[0115] The expansion valve reduces the pressure of the refrigerant supplied from the condenser (32) through a throttling action. The expansion valve transfers the refrigerant with reduced pressure to the evaporator (33).

[0116] The evaporator (33) changes the refrigerant supplied from the expansion valve into a gaseous state and transfers the phase-changed refrigerant to the compressor (31). The refrigerant passing through the evaporator (33) may be a low-temperature, low-pressure gaseous refrigerant. The refrigerant in the evaporator (33) can exchange heat with the surrounding air and thereby be vaporized. The refrigerant in the evaporator (33) can evaporate on its own while absorbing the heat required for evaporation from the surrounding air. In other words, the evaporator (33) can absorb heat through heat exchange and condense and remove moisture in the air through heat absorption.

[0117] The evaporator (33) and condenser (32) of the refrigeration cycle device can dehumidify or heat air through heat exchange.

[0118] The first blower fan (34) can suck in air from the clothing management room (11) and allow the sucked air to flow into the machine room (15).

[0119] More specifically, the first blower fan (34) can draw air into the machine room (15) and move air from the lower part of the clothing care room (11) into the clothing care room (11). In other words, the first blower fan (34) can move air from the lower part of the clothing care room (11) toward the upper part of the clothing care room (11). The first blower fan (34) can include a fan motor that generates rotational force and blades that are arranged to rotate by the fan motor.

[0120] The first blower fan (34) may be provided as a centrifugal fan that sucks in air in the axial direction of the fan motor and discharges the air radially outward of the blades, but is not limited thereto.

[0121] The air flowing through the first blower fan (34) can be dried by passing through the refrigeration cycle device (30). Through this, clothes located in the clothing management room (11) can be supplied with dried air from the lower part of the clothing management room (11).

[0122] In the machine room (15), a first duct (35) connecting the evaporator (33) and condenser (32) of the refrigeration cycle device (30) and the first blower fan (34) may be further provided.

[0123] The first duct (35) can be connected to the clothing management room (11) to form a first circulation path that circulates between the clothing management room (11) and the first duct (35).

[0124] The first duct (35) can be connected to the first airflow inlet (13a) and the first airflow outlet (14a) of the clothing care room (11). As a result, air from the clothing care room (11) can be introduced into the first duct (35) through the first airflow inlet (13a). The air introduced into the first duct (35) can be dehumidified by the refrigeration cycle device (30) and then moved back into the clothing care room (11) through the first airflow outlet (14a).

[0125] The first duct (35) can be provided to dehumidify the air introduced through the first airflow inlet (13a) and discharge it through the first airflow outlet (14a).

[0126] The main body (10) includes a second blower fan (40) and a second duct (41) for circulating air inside the clothing management room (11), and may further include a filter (50).

[0127] The second blower fan (40) can be installed at the top of the clothing management room (11). The second blower fan (40) can move air from the top of the clothing management room (11) toward the bottom of the clothing management room (11).

[0128] The second blower fan (40) can allow air inside the clothing management room (11) to be sucked in through the second airflow inlet (13b) and the sucked air to be discharged through the second airflow outlet (14b).

[0129] The second airflow outlet (14b) can be connected to the air hole (12a) of the clothing support member.

[0130] The air discharged through the second airflow outlet (14b) can move to the lower part of the clothing management room through the air hole (12a) of the clothing support member.

[0131] The second blower fan (40) may include a fan motor that generates rotational force and blades that rotate by the fan motor. The second blower fan (40) may be provided as a centrifugal fan that sucks in air in the axial direction of the fan motor and discharges the air radially outwardly of the blades, but is not limited thereto.

[0132] The second duct (41) can be connected to the clothing management room (11) to form a second circulation path that circulates between the clothing management room (11) and the second duct (41).

[0133] A second blower fan (40) may be provided inside the second duct (41). That is, the second blower fan (40) may be provided on the second circulation path.

[0134] The second duct (41) may be formed at the rear of the second airflow inlet (13b) of the clothing management room (11). The second duct (41) may be provided at the upper rear side of the clothing management room (11) and may include a filter (50) therein.

[0135] The second duct (41) can be connected to the second airflow inlet (13b) and the second airflow outlet (14b) of the clothing management room (11). The second airflow outlet (14b) is connected to the clothing support member (12) so that the air of the second duct (91) is delivered to the clothing support member (12).

[0136] Foreign substances contained in the internal air of the clothing management room (11) can be filtered by the filter (50) of the second airflow inlet (13b) when introduced into the second duct (41). Foreign substances and odors can be removed from the air introduced into the second duct (41) by the filter (50).

[0137] The clothing management device may further include a steam device (70) provided in the machine room (15) and supplying water from a water tank (15b) to generate steam and supplying the generated steam into the clothing management room (11).

[0138] The steam generated from the steam device (70) can remove foreign substances such as dust attached to clothing in the clothing management room (11) and sterilize viruses and bacteria.

[0139] The steam device (70) may further include a steam supply pipe (71) that guides the generated steam to the clothing management room (11).

[0140] The steam outlet (14c) can spray steam. The steam outlet (14c) can be arranged on the upper side (+Z side) of the clothing care room (11). The steam outlet (14c) can include a plurality of nozzles for spraying steam. The plurality of nozzles can be arranged at regular intervals on the upper side of the clothing care room (11).

[0141] The steam outlet (14c) can be coupled to the upper surface of the clothing care room (11) to spray steam from the upper surface of the clothing care room (11) toward the lower side (-Z side) through a plurality of nozzles.

[0142] Although the steam generated in the steam device (70) is shown as being sprayed from the upper side to the lower side of the clothing care room (11) through the steam outlet (14c), this is only an example, and the steam outlet (14c) may be arranged to be introduced into the clothing care room (11) through the side or lower side of the clothing care room of the main body (10).

[0143] The clothing management device may further include a first hole (11a) and a second hole (11b) provided on at least one of the surfaces forming the clothing management room (11).

[0144] The surfaces forming the clothing management room (11) may include a first side (s1) adjacent to the hinge (21) side of the door, a second side (s2) facing the first side, and a rear side (s3) facing the closed door (20) provided between the first side and the second side, and may include an upper side (s4) to which the clothing support member (12) is connected, and a lower side (s5) facing the upper side.

[0145] For example, the first hole (11a) and the second hole (11b) may be arranged vertically on the back (s3) of the clothing management room (11). The first hole (11a) may be arranged above the second hole (11b), and the second hole (11b) may be arranged below the first hole (11a), but the arrangement of the two holes vertically is not limited thereto.

[0146] As another example, the first hole (11a) and the second hole (11b) can be provided on the left and right sides of the rear (s3) of the clothing management room (11).

[0147] As another example, the first hole (11a) and the second hole (11b) may be provided within the clothing management room (11), but may also be provided on different sides of the surfaces forming the clothing management room (11). For example, the first hole (11a) may be provided on the first side (s1) of the clothing management room (11), and the second hole (11b) may be provided on the second side (s2) of the clothing management room (11). This is merely an example of the arrangement of the first and second holes, and the arrangement structure of the first and second holes is not limited thereto.

[0148] The clothing management device may further include an exhaust device (90) provided in the first hole (11a). The exhaust device (90) may suck in air from the clothing management room (11) through an exhaust operation and discharge the sucked air to the outside of the clothing management room (11). The air from the clothing management room (11) may be discharged through the first hole (11a) through the exhaust operation of the exhaust device (90).

[0149] The exhaust device (90) may include a fan or a pump, but the type of exhaust device is not limited thereto.

[0150] The exhaust device (90) is a device for creating an environment in which the first, second, and third agents can harden on the contaminants in the clothing, and can remove oxygen inside the clothing care room (11) by exhausting the air in the clothing care room (11).

[0151] The clothing management device may further include a gas chamber (80) for storing an inert gas, and a pipe (81) connected to the gas chamber (80) and connected to the second hole (11b) for supplying the inert gas stored in the gas chamber (80) to the clothing management room (11) through the second hole (11b).

[0152] An inert gas is a gas used to block contact between clothing contaminants, multiple agents, and oxygen within a clothing care room. It can also be a gas used to maximize the curing reaction of clothing contaminants and multiple agents. For example, the inert gas may include argon (Ar), but the types of inert gases are not limited thereto.

[0153] The garment care device can create an inert environment in the garment care room to remove contaminants from the garments.

[0154] As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the clothing care device may further include a washing device (100) for washing a contaminated portion of the clothing.

[0155] The cleaning device (100) may include a contaminant recognition device (110) and a contaminant removal device (120).

[0156] A contaminant recognition device (110) may be installed in the clothing management room (11).

[0157] The contaminant recognition device (110) may be provided on the first side (s1) of the clothing management room (11) and may also be provided on the second side (s2) of the clothing management room.

[0158] The contaminant recognition device (110) can recognize the reflectivity of each area of ​​clothing.

[0159] The contaminant recognition device (110) can also acquire images of clothing.

[0160] The contaminant recognition device (110) can recognize and divide the area of ​​clothing into a non-contaminant area and a contaminant area based on the reflectivity of each area of ​​the clothing.

[0161] The contaminant recognition device (110) can recognize the location information of the contaminant presence area and recognize the location information of the recognized contaminant presence area as the location information of the contaminant.

[0162] The contaminant removal device (120) is installed in the clothing management room (11), but may be installed adjacent to the clothing.

[0163] The contaminant removal device (120) can be provided as an integral part with the contaminant recognition device (110).

[0164] The contaminant removal device (120) may also be provided separately from the contaminant recognition device (110).

[0165] The contaminant removal device (120) can move to a location adjacent to the contaminant based on the location information of the contaminant and remove the contaminant from the clothing.

[0166] This embodiment describes a structure in which a contaminant removal device (120) and a contaminant recognition device (110) are provided as one unit.

[0167] The clothing care device may further include a moving device (130) for moving the washing device (100). The moving device (130) may be one of the components of the washing device (100).

[0168] The contaminant recognition device (110) and the contaminant removal device (120) may be arranged to be movable by a moving device (130).

[0169] A contaminant recognition device (110) and a contaminant removal device (120) may be provided in a movable manner in the moving device (130). The moving device (130) may guide the movement of the contaminant recognition device (110) and the contaminant removal device (120).

[0170] The moving device (130) may include a first rail (131) that allows the contaminant recognition device (110) and the contaminant removal device (120) to move in a first direction, and a second rail (132) that allows the contaminant recognition device (110) and the contaminant removal device (120) to move in a second direction.

[0171] The first direction may be a direction corresponding to the Y-axis of the main body of the clothing management device.

[0172] The second direction may be a direction corresponding to the Z-axis of the main body of the clothing management device.

[0173] The first rail (131) is provided on the first side (s1) of the clothing management room, and may be provided to extend in the Y-axis direction.

[0174] A contaminant recognition device (110) and a contaminant removal device (120) may be movably provided on the first rail (131). For example, a contaminant recognition device (110) may be provided on the first rail (131), and a contaminant removal device (120) may be provided on the contaminant recognition device (110). Accordingly, the contaminant removal device (120) may be movable in conjunction with the contaminant recognition device (110).

[0175] The contaminant recognition device (110) and the contaminant removal device (120) can move in the first direction along the first rail (131).

[0176] The second rail (132) is provided on the first side (s1) of the clothing management room, and may be provided in the center of the first side or may be provided in the corner of the first side (s1). The second rail (132) may be provided to extend in the Z-axis direction.

[0177] There may be two second rails (132). In this case, the second rails (132) may be provided at each of the corners on both sides of the first side (s1) of the clothing management room. That is, the two second rails (132) may be provided to extend in the Z-axis direction from the corners on both sides of the first side (s1).

[0178] A first rail (131) may be provided movably between two second rails (132). That is, a second rail (132) may be provided at each end of the first rail (131).

[0179] The first rail (131) can move in the second direction along two second rails (132). At this time, the contaminant recognition device (110) and contaminant removal device (120) provided on the first rail (131) can move in the second direction in conjunction with the first rail (131).

[0180] The moving device (130) may include first and second motors (133, 134, see FIG. 9).

[0181] The first motor applies a moving force to the contaminant recognition device (110) so that the contaminant recognition device (110) moves in the first direction.

[0182] The first motor may be provided in the contaminant recognition device (110) or the first rail (131).

[0183] The second motor applies a moving force to the first rail (131) so that the contaminant recognition device (110) moves in the second direction.

[0184] The second motor can be installed on the first rail (131) or the second rail (132).

[0185] The second motor can be one or two.

[0186] The two second motors may be provided at both ends of the first rail (131) or may be provided on each of the two second rails (132).

[0187] The structure and operation method of the above-described moving device (130) are one of several examples for moving the washing device (100). If the washing device (100) can be moved within the clothing management room (11), the structure and operation method of the moving device (130) can be provided in various ways.

[0188] The contaminant recognition device (110) and contaminant removal device (120) of the cleaning device (100) are described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

[0189] As illustrated in FIG. 5, the contaminant recognition device (110) may include a first body (111) and a reflectivity sensor (112) provided in the first body (111).

[0190] The reflectivity sensor (112) can detect the reflectivity of light reflected from the surface of clothing.

[0191] For example, the reflectance sensor (112) can detect the reflectance of light at 10 nm intervals in the visible light range.

[0192] The contaminant recognition device (110) may further include an image sensor (113) provided in the first body (111). The image sensor (113) may include a camera.

[0193] The image sensor (113) may include a CCD or CMOS image sensor.

[0194] The camera may also include a 3D spatial recognition camera such as a KINECT (RGB-D sensor), TOF (Time of Flight) camera, or stereo camera.

[0195] A contaminant removal device (120) may include a second body (121), at least one light source (122) provided in the second body, a light hole (123) provided in the second body and configured to penetrate from a first surface (121a) of the second body to a second surface and through which light reflected from clothing passes, a first spray nozzle (124) provided in the second body and through which a first agent is sprayed, a second spray nozzle (125) provided in the second body and through which a second agent is sprayed, and a third spray nozzle (126) provided in the second body and through which a third agent is sprayed.

[0196] The clothing care device may further include a first flow path (not shown) connected to the first spray nozzle (124), a second flow path (not shown) connected to the second spray nozzle (125), and a third flow path (not shown) connected to the third spray nozzle (126).

[0197] The clothing care device may further include a first chamber (not shown) that stores a first agent and supplies the stored first agent to a first spray nozzle through a first flow path, a second chamber (not shown) that stores a second agent and supplies the stored second agent to a second spray nozzle through a second flow path, and a third chamber (not shown) that stores a third agent and supplies the stored third agent to a third spray nozzle through a third flow path.

[0198] The first agent may comprise a surfactant. The first agent may comprise an aqueous surfactant solution.

[0199] As illustrated in FIG. 6, the surfactant may include a hydrophobic part that does not mix well with water but mixes well with contaminants, and a hydrophilic part that is connected to the hydrophobic part and mixes well with water.

[0200] H-(OCH2CH2)nOR,

[0201] Here, R is the hydrophobic tail portion, which can be a hydrocarbon chain C9 to C18.

[0202] The hydrophobic portion may be a lipophilic substance containing hydrocarbon chains that can interact with and surround the contaminant.

[0203] (OCH2CH2)n is a hydrophilic head group, which can have between 40 and 100 ethylene oxide (EO) molecules.

[0204] The hydrophilic portion of the surfactant may be a substance with a structure in which hydrophilic units, such as ethylene oxide units, are sufficiently long, with 40 to 100 units, rather than a short structure of a single ionic substance.

[0205] The hydrophilic portion of the surfactant may be a material that can be entangled and then cured, such as a second agent.

[0206] The second agent may include a cross-linker.

[0207] The second agent is a substance that mixes well with the hydrophilic portion of the surfactant and may be a substance having a double bond at the end of its chemical structure.

[0208] The second agent may be a substance with a hydrophilic structure, such as ethylene oxide.

[0209] The second agent may be a polymeric material having a double bond structure at both ends and containing an ethylene glycol unit in the middle.

[0210] The second agent may be, for example, poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) or poly(ethylene glycol) dimethylacrylate (PEGDMA).

[0211] The second agent can be applied to the hydrophilic portion of the surfactant and can be cured together with the surfactant.

[0212] The second agent may be a substance capable of reacting with the third agent.

[0213] The third agent may include a photo-initiator.

[0214] For example, the third agent is DMPA (2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone).

[0215] The third agent may be a substance that forms a radical by ultraviolet (UV) light and breaks the double bond of the second agent by ultraviolet (UV) light to form a radical.

[0216] It is also possible for the second and third agents to be stored in one chamber.

[0217] The second and third agents may be materials that are cured by ultraviolet (UV) light.

[0218] At least one light source (122) may be a wavelength-adjustable light source.

[0219] At least one light source (122) can emit light of the first wavelength or the second wavelength.

[0220] The first wavelength may include a wavelength between 400 and 700 nm. The light of the first wavelength may be visible light or spectral light. The light of the first wavelength is used to detect contaminants on clothing, and when emitted onto the surface of the clothing, it may be reflected from the surface of the clothing.

[0221] The second wavelength may be a wavelength of 254 nm or 365 nm. The light of the second wavelength may be ultraviolet (UV) light. The light of the second wavelength may be light capable of curing the first, second, and third agents and contaminants.

[0222] When a plurality of light sources (122) are provided in the contaminant removal device (120), the plurality of light sources (122) may be arranged at a certain interval on the edge of the first surface (121a) of the second body, and the arrangement of the plurality of light sources (122) is not limited thereto.

[0223] The light hole (123) may be provided in the central region of the second body (121), and may be provided in the center of the region formed by a plurality of light sources (122), but the position of the light hole (123) is not limited thereto.

[0224] The light hole (123) may be an optical path along which light reflected from clothing moves when light of the first wavelength is output through at least one light source. At this time, the reflected light moving through the light hole (123) may be incident on a reflectivity sensor.

[0225] The position of the light hole (123) can correspond to the position of the reflectivity sensor.

[0226] The first injection nozzle (124) is provided in the second body (121), but may be provided between the light source (122) and the light hole (123), and the position of the first injection nozzle (124) is not limited thereto.

[0227] The second injection nozzle (125) and the third injection nozzle (126) are provided between the light source (122) and the light hole (123), but may be provided adjacent to each other, and the positions of the second and third injection nozzles (125, 126) are not limited thereto.

[0228] The second injection nozzle (125) and the third injection nozzle (126) can be provided spaced apart from the first injection nozzle (124) with a light hole (123) between them.

[0229] The washing device (100) may further include a position sensor (127) for detecting the position of the contaminant removal device (120) within the clothing management room (11).

[0230] The position sensor (127) may include a first position sensor (127a) that detects the position of the contaminant removal device (120) in the direction of the Y-axis of the main body of the clothing management device and a second position sensor (127b) that detects the position of the contaminant removal device in the direction of the Z-axis of the main body of the clothing management device.

[0231] The first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) may include distance sensors for detecting the distance from the contaminant removal device (120) to the surface of the clothing management room. For example, the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) may include at least one of a light sensor, a lidar sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or a radar sensor.

[0232] For example, the first position sensor (127a) can detect the distance between the second body of the contaminant removal device (120) and the rear side (s3) of the clothing management room, or the distance between the second body of the contaminant removal device (120) and the inner plate of a closed door.

[0233] The second position sensor (127b) can detect the distance between the second body of the contaminant removal device (120) and the upper surface (s4) of the clothing management room, or can detect the distance between the second body of the contaminant removal device (120) and the lower surface (s5) of the clothing management room.

[0234] The first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) may also include a first angle sensor for detecting a rotation angle of the first motor and a second angle sensor for detecting a rotation angle of the second motor. Here, the rotation angle of the first motor may be used as information for recognizing a movement distance of the contaminant removal device in the first direction. The rotation angle of the second motor may be used as information for recognizing a movement distance of the contaminant removal device in the second direction. For example, each of the first and second angle sensors may be a Hall sensor.

[0235] The first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) can also be installed on the surfaces of the clothing management room (11).

[0236] The image sensor (113) of the contaminant recognition device may also be provided in the contaminant removal device (120). For example, the image sensor (113) may be provided in the second body (121) and may be provided adjacent to the light hole (123).

[0237] If the contaminant removal device and the contaminant recognition device are provided separately and the contaminant removal device and the contaminant recognition device are structured to move independently by different moving devices, at least one light source (122) of the contaminant removal device may include a light source that emits only light of the second wavelength. In this case, the light source that emits only light of the first wavelength may be provided in the contaminant recognition device (110) or may be provided on any one of the surfaces forming the clothing management room (11).

[0238] As illustrated in FIG. 7, the garment management device may include a washing device corresponding to the number of garment support members in the garment management room (11). For example, if there are two garment support members, the garment management device may include two washing devices.

[0239] The moving device of one washing device may be installed on the first side of the clothing care room, and the moving device of the other washing device may be installed in the center of the clothing care room. In this case, the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device of one washing device may be installed on the first side of the clothing care room to wash clothing hung on the right side of the clothing care room. The contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device of the other washing device may be installed on the left side of the clothing care room to wash clothing hung on the left side of the clothing care room.

[0240] The structure and arrangement of the two moving devices (130) shown in Fig. 7 is only one of several examples for moving the two washing devices (100), respectively.

[0241] As another example, if there are three garment support members, the garment care device may include three washing devices.

[0242] As illustrated in Fig. 8, the clothing care device may include a plurality of clothing support members and a washing device (100). The second rail (132) of the moving device (130) of the washing device may be provided to extend from the first side (s1) of the clothing care room (11) to the lower surface (s5) and to the center of the clothing care room. In this case, the first rail (131) of the moving device of the washing device may be guided by the second rail (132) and moved within the clothing care room (11).

[0243] By moving the first rail (131), the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device can move from the first side (s1) of the clothing management room (11) to the center of the clothing management room via the lower surface (s5).

[0244] The clothing management device can also wash two or more clothes hanging in the clothing management room (11) using one washing device.

[0245] As another example, the second rail (132) of the moving device (130) of the washing device may be provided to extend from the first side (s1) of the clothing management room (11) through the lower surface (s5) to the second side (s2) of the clothing management room. In this case, the first rail (131) of the moving device of the washing device may be guided by the second rail (132) to move the clothing management room (11) from the first side (s1) to the second side (s2).

[0246] By moving the first rail (131), the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device can move from the first side (s1) of the clothing management room (11) to the second side (s2) through the lower side (s5).

[0247] In this way, if the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device can be moved, the structure and arrangement location of the moving device (130) can be provided in various ways.

[0248] FIG. 9 is a control configuration diagram of a clothing management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0249] The clothing care device may include a blower fan (40), a control panel (60), a gas chamber (80), an exhaust device (90), a reflectivity sensor (112), an image sensor (113), a light source (122), first and second position sensors (127a, 127b), first and second motors (133, 134), a plurality of valves (161, 162, 163, 164), a plurality of chambers (165, 166, 167), and a control unit (200).

[0250] A blower fan (40) may be installed at the top of the clothing management room (11). The blower fan (40) may allow air to move from the top of the clothing management room (11) toward the bottom of the clothing management room (11).

[0251] The blower fan (40) can move air to the lower side of the clothing management room (11) through the air hole (12a) of the clothing support member.

[0252] The blower fan (40) can perform an air jet operation to apply physical force to clothing stored in the clothing management room (11). This air jet operation can cause the clothing to shake, thereby removing dust, foreign substances, and contaminants attached to the clothing.

[0253] The blower fan (40) may include a fan motor that generates rotational force and a blade that rotates by the fan motor.

[0254] The blower fan (40) may be the second blower fan in FIG. 3.

[0255] The control panel (60) may provide a user interface for interaction between a user and a clothing care device (1). The control panel (60) may include an input unit (61) and an output unit (62).

[0256] The input unit (61) can receive user input.

[0257] User input may include location information for each contaminant and contamination level information for each contaminant, and may further include contamination type information for each contaminant and material information for clothing.

[0258] The output section may include a display section and may further include a speaker.

[0259] The display unit can display location information and pollution level information for each selectable pollutant.

[0260] The location information of contaminants on selectable clothing may be location information of contaminants suspected of being contaminants. For example, the location information of contaminants suspected of being contaminants may include information on the printing location of the clothing and the location information of embroidery on the clothing. In other words, the location information of contaminants on selectable clothing may include, in addition to the location information of contaminants, location information of contaminants on misidentified clothing.

[0261] The display unit can also display location information of the contaminant presumed to be contaminant and image information of the contaminant presumed to be contaminant together.

[0262] The display unit can display location information and pollution level information for each pollutant received by the input unit (61).

[0263] The display section can display information on the type of contamination and the material of the clothing by selectable contaminant.

[0264] The display unit can display information on the type of contamination and the material of clothing received by the input unit (61).

[0265] The gas chamber (80) can store an inert gas. The gas chamber (80) can supply the stored inert gas to the clothing management room (11) based on a control command from the control unit (200).

[0266] The exhaust device (90) can exhaust air from the clothing management room (11) to the outside of the clothing management room (11) through an exhaust operation.

[0267] The exhaust device (90) is a device for creating an environment in which the first, second, and third agents can harden on the contaminants in the clothing, and can remove oxygen inside the clothing care room (11) by exhausting the air in the clothing care room (11).

[0268] The exhaust device (90) may include a fan or a pump, but the type of exhaust device is not limited thereto.

[0269] The inert gas may be a gas for removing oxygen from the interior of the garment care room. The exhaust device may be a device for removing oxygen from the interior of the garment care room.

[0270] An inert gas is a gas used to block contact between clothing contaminants, multiple agents, and oxygen within a clothing care room. It can also be a gas used to maximize the curing reaction of clothing contaminants and multiple agents. For example, the inert gas may include argon (Ar), but the types of inert gases are not limited thereto.

[0271] The clothing management device (1) can effectively cure contaminants and first, second, and third agents on clothing by removing oxygen inside the clothing management room using an inert gas and an exhaust device (90).

[0272] A blower fan (40), a gas chamber (80) and an exhaust device (90) may be included as components of the cleaning device.

[0273] A reflectivity sensor (112), an image sensor (113), a light source (122), first and second position sensors (127a, 127b), first and second motors (133, 134), a plurality of valves (161, 162, 163, 164), and a plurality of chambers (165, 166, 167) may be components of a cleaning device (100).

[0274] The reflectivity sensor (112) and the image sensor (113) may be components of a contaminant recognition device. The light source (122), the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b), the plurality of valves (161, 162, 163, 164) and the plurality of chambers (165, 166, 167) may be components of a contaminant removal device.

[0275] The first motor (133) and the second motor (134) may be components of a moving device (130). The moving device (130) may be included in a component of a washing device.

[0276] Let's talk a little more about these cleaning devices.

[0277] The reflectivity sensor (112) can detect the reflectivity of light reflected from the surface of clothing and transmit reflectivity information corresponding to the reflectivity of the detected light to the control unit (200).

[0278] The image sensor (113) can acquire an image of clothing and transmit image information about the acquired image of clothing to the control unit (200).

[0279] The light source (122) may include one or more light sources.

[0280] The light source (122) may be a light source whose wavelength can be adjusted based on a control command of the control unit (200).

[0281] The light source (122) can emit light of the first wavelength or the second wavelength.

[0282] The first wavelength may include a wavelength between 400 and 700 nm. The light of the first wavelength may be visible light or spectral light. The light of the first wavelength is used to detect contaminants on clothing, and when emitted onto the surface of the clothing, it may be reflected from the surface of the clothing.

[0283] The second wavelength may be a wavelength of 254 nm or 365 nm. The light of the second wavelength may be ultraviolet (UV) light, which may be used to cure contaminants and multiple agents.

[0284] The first position sensor (127a) detects the first position of the washing device (100) with respect to the Y-axis direction of the main body (10) of the clothing management device and transmits first position information about the detected first position to the control unit (200).

[0285] The second position sensor (127b) detects the second position of the washing device (100) with respect to the direction of the Z-axis of the main body (10) of the clothing management device and transmits second position information about the detected second position to the control unit (200).

[0286] The first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) may include distance sensors for detecting the distance from the washing device (100) to at least two surfaces of the clothing care room, respectively. For example, the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) may include at least one of an optical sensor, a lidar sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or a radar sensor. In this case, the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) may detect the distance between the object sensor and the object based on the difference (or phase difference) between the transmission time of at least one of infrared, ultrasonic, or radio waves and the reception time of at least one of infrared, ultrasonic, or radio waves.

[0287] For example, the first position sensor (127a) can detect the distance between the washing device (100) and the rear side (s3) of the clothing management room, or the distance between the washing device (100) and the inner panel of the closed door (20).

[0288] The second position sensor (127b) can detect the distance between the washing device (100) and the upper surface (s4) of the clothing management room, or the distance between the washing device (100) and the lower surface (s5) of the clothing management room.

[0289] The first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) may also include a first angle sensor that detects the rotation angle of the first motor (133) and a second angle sensor that detects the rotation angle of the second motor (134).

[0290] Here, the rotation angle of the first motor (133) can be used as information for recognizing the movement distance of the washing device in the first direction. The rotation angle of the second motor (134) can be used as information for recognizing the movement distance of the washing device in the second direction. For example, each of the first and second angle sensors can be a Hall sensor.

[0291] The first motor (133) can move the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device in the first direction. The first motor (133) can move the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device left and right within the clothing management room (11).

[0292] The second motor (134) can move the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device in the second direction. The second motor (134) can move the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device up and down within the clothing management room (11).

[0293] The first direction may be a direction corresponding to the Y-axis of the main body of the clothing management device.

[0294] The second direction may be a direction corresponding to the Z-axis of the main body of the clothing management device.

[0295] The second direction may be a direction perpendicular to the first direction.

[0296] The first and second motors (133, 134) can generate torque to move the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device.

[0297] The first and second motors can rotate in the first direction or the second direction based on the control command of the control unit (200).

[0298] The contaminant removal device of the washing device (100) may include a first spray nozzle (124), a second spray nozzle (125), and a third spray nozzle (124) (see FIG. 4).

[0299] The clothing management device may further include a first chamber (165) for storing a first agent, a second chamber (166) for storing a second agent, a third chamber (167) for storing a third agent, a first valve (161) for opening and closing a first passage provided between the first chamber (165) and the first injection nozzle (124), a second valve (162) for opening and closing a second passage provided between the second chamber (166) and the second injection nozzle (125), a third valve (163) for opening and closing a third passage provided between the third chamber (167) and the third injection nozzle (124), and a fourth valve (164) for opening and closing a pipe (81) connected to a gas chamber (80).

[0300] The first agent may include a surfactant.

[0301] A surfactant may include a hydrophobic part that does not mix well with water but mixes well with contaminants, and a hydrophilic part that is linked to the hydrophobic part and mixes well with water.

[0302] The second agent may include a cross-linker.

[0303] The second agent is a substance that mixes well with the hydrophilic portion of the surfactant and may be a substance having a double bond at the end of its chemical structure.

[0304] The second agent may be a substance with a hydrophilic structure, such as ethylene oxide.

[0305] The second agent may be a polymeric material having a double bond structure at both ends and containing an ethylene glycol unit in the middle.

[0306] The second agent may be, for example, poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) or poly(ethylene glycol) dimethylacrylate (PEGDMA).

[0307] The second agent can be applied to the hydrophilic portion of the surfactant and can be cured together with the surfactant.

[0308] The second agent may be a substance capable of reacting with the third agent.

[0309] The third agent may include a photo-initiator.

[0310] For example, the third agent is DMPA (2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone).

[0311] The third agent may be a substance that forms a radical by ultraviolet (UV) light and breaks the double bond of the second agent by ultraviolet (UV) light to form a radical.

[0312] It is also possible for the second and third agents to be stored in one chamber.

[0313] The second and third agents may be materials that are cured by ultraviolet (UV) light.

[0314] The clothing management device may further include a first flow sensor for detecting the flow rate of the first agent flowing in the first flow path, a second flow sensor for detecting the flow rate of the second agent flowing in the second flow path, a third flow sensor for detecting the flow rate of the third agent flowing in the third flow path, and a fourth flow sensor for detecting the flow rate of the inert gas flowing in the pipe (81).

[0315] The clothing management device may include a control unit (200) for controlling the clothing management device.

[0316] The control unit (200) can control operations such as washing, steaming, deodorizing, sterilizing, wrinkle removal, and drying of clothing based on clothing care commands received through the input unit (61) of the control panel.

[0317] The configuration of the control unit that controls the washing of clothing will be described in more detail. Below, a washing device equipped with an integrated contaminant detection device and contaminant removal device will be described as an example.

[0318] The control unit (200) controls the wavelength of the light source (122) and controls the movement of the washing device based on the clothing care command received through the input unit (61) of the control panel.

[0319] The control unit (200) can adjust the wavelength of the light source (122) to the first wavelength so that light of the first wavelength is output through the light source (122).

[0320] The control unit (200) can control the movement of the washing device from a predetermined initial position to a predetermined path.

[0321] For example, the predetermined path may include a vertically formed 'ㄹ'-shaped path. As another example, the predetermined path may include a horizontally formed 'ㄹ'-shaped path. As another example, the predetermined path may include an '11'-shaped path, but examples of predetermined paths are not limited thereto.

[0322] Controlling the movement of the washing device may include controlling the rotation of the first and second motors (133, 134) of the moving device.

[0323] The control unit (200) can recognize the position of the washing device based on position information received from the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) while controlling the movement of the washing device.

[0324] The control unit (200) can recognize the position information of the washing device on the Y-axis of the main body based on the position information received from the first position sensor (127a), and can recognize the position information of the washing device on the Z-axis of the main body based on the position information received from the second position sensor (127b).

[0325] The position information of the washing device on the Y-axis of the main body may include distance information between the rear of the clothing management room and the washing device or distance information between the inner panel of a closed door and the washing device.

[0326] The position information of the washing device on the Z-axis of the main body may include distance information between the upper surface of the clothing management room and the washing device or distance information between the lower surface of the clothing management room and the washing device.

[0327] The control unit (200) can recognize distance information based on the intensity of at least one of infrared, ultrasonic or radio waves received from the first and second position sensors, respectively.

[0328] Information about the distance corresponding to at least one of infrared, ultrasonic or radio waves may be obtained experimentally and stored in memory.

[0329] The control unit (200) controls the movement of the cleaning device and receives reflectance information detected by the reflectance sensor (112).

[0330] The control unit (200) can control the movement of the washing device and store the reflectivity information detected by the reflectivity sensor (112) and the location information of the washing device.

[0331] Receiving the detected reflectivity information while controlling the movement of the washing device may include scanning the surface of the garments housed in the garment care room.

[0332] Matching and storing the detected reflectivity information and the location information of the washing device while controlling the movement of the washing device may include recognizing and storing reflectivity information for each area of ​​clothing.

[0333] The washing device can move along the surface of clothing hung on a clothing support member in the clothing management room. Accordingly, the location information of the washing device can correspond to the location information of each area of ​​the clothing.

[0334] The control unit (200) can control the movement of the washing device and store the reflectivity information for each area of ​​clothing detected by the reflectivity sensor (112) and the location information for each area of ​​clothing.

[0335] The control unit (200) can control the off of the light source when the scanning of the clothing is completed, control the stop of the first and second motors (133, 134), and control the deactivation of the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) and the reflectivity sensor (112).

[0336] The control unit (200) can recognize reference reflectance information based on the reflectance information of each region of clothing, recognize contaminants based on the recognized reflectance information, the reflectance information of each region of clothing, and the location information of each region of clothing, and recognize location information of the recognized contaminants.

[0337] The location information of the recognized contaminant may be location information of a contaminated area among areas of clothing.

[0338] The control unit (200) can recognize the highest reflectivity among the reflectivity of each region based on the reflectivity information of each region of the clothing and recognize the recognized reflectivity as the reference reflectivity. For example, if the number of regions with a reflectivity of 85% is 15 and the number of regions with a reflectivity of 40% is 3, the reflectivity of 85% can be recognized as the reference reflectivity.

[0339] The control unit (200) can recognize identical or similar reflectivity based on the reflectivity information of each region of the clothing, and can recognize a reference reflectivity based on the number of regions with identical or similar reflectivity. For example, if the number of regions with a reflectivity of 80-85% is 20 and the number of regions with a reflectivity of 35-40% is 3, the control unit can also recognize a reflectivity of 80-85% as the reference reflectivity.

[0340] As another example, if the number of areas with a reflectivity of 80-85% is 20 and the number of areas with a reflectivity of 35-40% is 3, the control unit can also recognize the average value of the reflectivity of the 20 areas with a reflectivity of 80-85% as the reference reflectivity.

[0341] The control unit (200) can recognize the average value of reflectivity based on the reflectivity information for each area of ​​clothing and recognize the reference reflectivity based on the recognized average value, and examples of recognizing the reference reflectivity are not limited thereto.

[0342] The control unit (200) can recognize an area of ​​clothing with a reflectivity other than the reference reflectivity based on the reflectivity information of each area of ​​the clothing and recognize the recognized area as a contaminant.

[0343] The control unit (200) can recognize an area of ​​clothing where the difference from the standard reflectance is greater than a standard value based on the reflectance information of each area of ​​clothing, and can also recognize the recognized area as a contaminant.

[0344] The control unit (200) can recognize the location information of the recognized contaminant based on the reflectivity information and location information of each area of ​​the clothing, and control the control panel (60) to display the location information of the recognized contaminant.

[0345] The location information of contaminants output through the control panel may include location information of contaminants presumed to be contaminants, as well as location information of non-contaminants. For example, the non-contaminants may be printed materials printed on clothing.

[0346] The control unit (200) can control the control panel to output location information of the contaminant and simultaneously control the control panel (60) to output guidance information requesting selection of the location of the contaminant.

[0347] The control unit (200) can control the control panel (60) to output guidance information requesting selection of the contamination level of the contaminant.

[0348] As illustrated in Fig. 10, a control panel with integrated input and output sections can display the entire area of ​​the garment, the location of an area suspected of being contaminated within the entire area, and guidance information requesting selection of the location of the contaminant and the degree of contamination. Here, the area suspected of being contaminated may be the area where the contaminant is located or may be a printed area.

[0349] The control panel can transmit the location information and contamination level information of the contaminant received by the user to the control unit (200).

[0350] The control unit (200) can recognize contaminants and non-contaminants based on the location information of the contaminants received through the control panel (60).

[0351] For example, the control unit (200) can recognize the recognized contaminant as the final contaminant if the location information of the recognized contaminant and the location information of the contaminant received through the control panel are the same.

[0352] The control unit (200) can also recognize whether the recognized contaminant is non-contaminant based on whether or not location information of the contaminant is received through the control panel (60).

[0353] The control unit (200) can also recognize the recognized contaminant as a non-contaminant based on the selection information of the non-contaminant received through the control panel (60).

[0354] The control unit (200) can recognize the recognized contaminant as a non-contaminant based on the fact that the location information of the recognized contaminant is not received through the control panel.

[0355] The control unit (200) can control the control panel (60) to output guidance information requesting selection of the type of contaminant and guidance information requesting selection of the material of clothing.

[0356] The control unit (200) can control the image sensor (113) to obtain image information of clothing while controlling the movement of the washing device.

[0357] The control unit (200) matches and stores the location information of the washing device and the image information of the clothing, and can also match and store reflectance information.

[0358] The control unit (200) can store image information for each region of clothing by matching it with location information for each region of clothing and reflectivity information for each region.

[0359] The control unit (200) can recognize the location information of the recognized contaminant based on the reflectivity information and location information of each region of the clothing, recognize image information corresponding to the location information of the contaminant based on the image information of each region of the clothing and the location information of each region of the clothing, and control the control panel (60) to display the location information of the recognized contaminant and the recognized image information together.

[0360] As illustrated in Fig. 11, a control panel with an integrated input and output section can display the entire area of ​​clothing, the location of an area presumed to be contaminated within the entire area, and an image of the area presumed to be contaminated, and can display guidance information requesting selection of the location of the contaminant and selection of the degree of contamination.

[0361] The control panel can transmit the location information and contamination level information of the contaminant received by the user to the control unit (200).

[0362] The control unit (200) can control the contaminant removal operation based on the location information of the contaminant received through the control panel (60). The configuration for controlling the contaminant removal operation will be described in more detail.

[0363] The control unit (200) can store the location information of the contaminants received through the control panel (60), determine the removal order of the contaminants based on the stored locations of the contaminants, and control the rotation of the first and second motors based on the determined removal order of the contaminants. That is, the control unit (200) controls the movement of the cleaning device based on the determined removal order of the contaminants, recognizes the location information of the cleaning device based on the first and second location information detected by the first and second location sensors, recognizes whether the location of the cleaning device is the location of the contaminants based on the recognized location information of the cleaning device, and controls the spraying of a plurality of agents based on whether the location of the cleaning device is the location of the contaminants.

[0364] The control unit (200) controls the operation of the exhaust device (90) based on the location of the washing device being the location of the contaminant, thereby allowing the air in the clothing care room to be discharged to the outside, and controls the opening of the fourth valve (164) so ​​that the inert gas in the gas chamber (80) is supplied to the clothing care room.

[0365] Controlling the operation of the exhaust device (90) may include exhausting air from the clothing care room using a pump.

[0366] Controlling the operation of the exhaust device (90) may include using a fan to suck in air from the clothing care room and exhausting the sucked air to the outside.

[0367] The control unit (200) can control the closing of the fourth valve (164) when the supply of the inert gas is completed.

[0368] The control unit (200) can recognize that the supply of the inert gas is completed when the supply time of the inert gas reaches a preset time.

[0369] The control unit (200) can recognize that the supply of the inert gas is complete if the flow rate detected by the fourth flow rate sensor is a preset flow rate.

[0370] The control unit (200) can also control the operation of the exhaust device (90) and the supply of inert gas before recognizing the contaminant.

[0371] The control unit (200) can control the opening of the first valve (161) based on the location of the cleaning device being the location of the contaminant, thereby allowing the first agent of the first chamber to be sprayed onto the contaminant.

[0372] The control unit (200) can control the closing of the first valve (161) based on the completion of the injection of the first agent.

[0373] The control unit (200) can recognize that the injection of the first agent is completed based on the fact that the injection amount of the first agent detected by the first flow sensor is the first reference injection amount. For example, the first reference injection amount may be approximately 50 μL.

[0374] The control unit (200) can also recognize that the injection of the first agent is completed based on the fact that the injection time of the first agent is the first reference injection time.

[0375] The injection of the first agent may include injection of a surfactant through a first injection nozzle.

[0376] The control unit (200) can control the opening of the second valve (162) based on the completion of the injection of the first agent, thereby allowing the second agent of the second chamber to be injected into the contaminant.

[0377] The control unit (200) can also control the opening of the second valve (162) based on the elapse of a first reference time from the time when the injection of the first agent is completed.

[0378] That is, the control unit (200) can control the injection of the second agent after waiting for a first reference time after the injection of the surfactant so that the reaction between the surfactant and the contaminant can be activated. For example, the first reference time may be approximately 30 seconds.

[0379] The control unit (200) can control the closing of the second valve (162) based on the completion of the injection of the second agent.

[0380] The control unit (200) can recognize that the injection of the second agent is completed based on the fact that the injection amount of the second agent detected by the second flow sensor is the second reference injection amount. The second reference injection amount may be the same as the first reference injection amount.

[0381] The control unit (200) can also recognize that the injection of the second agent is completed based on the fact that the injection time of the second agent is the second reference injection time.

[0382] Injecting the second agent may include injecting the crosslinking agent through the second injection nozzle.

[0383] The control unit (200) can control the opening of the third valve (163) based on the completion of the injection of the third agent, thereby allowing the third agent of the third chamber to be injected into the contaminant.

[0384] The control unit (200) can control the closing of the third valve (163) based on the completion of the injection of the third agent.

[0385] The control unit (200) can recognize that the injection of the third agent is completed based on the fact that the injection amount of the third agent detected by the third flow sensor is the third reference injection amount. The third reference injection amount may be the same as the first and second reference injection amounts.

[0386] The control unit (200) can also recognize that the injection of the third agent is completed based on the fact that the injection time of the third agent is the third reference injection time.

[0387] The injection of the third agent may include injection of the photoinitiator through the third injection nozzle.

[0388] The control unit (200) can control the wavelength of the light source based on the completion of the injection of the third agent.

[0389] The control unit (200) can control the wavelength of the light source (122) to output light of the second wavelength.

[0390] Outputting light of the second wavelength may include outputting ultraviolet light to cure contaminants, first, second, and third agents.

[0391] The control unit (200) can control the light source (122) to output light of the second wavelength during a reference curing time. For example, the reference curing time may be approximately 1 minute. In another example, the reference curing time may be less than 1 minute.

[0392] The control unit (200) can control the light source (122) to be turned off based on the elapse of the standard curing time from the time the light of the second wavelength is output.

[0393] As illustrated in Figure 12, when a surfactant is sprayed onto a contaminant on clothing, the contaminant is surrounded by the surfactant. Subsequently, a crosslinker and a photoinitiator are sprayed onto the contaminant and irradiated with ultraviolet light. The crosslinker bonds with the hydrophilic portion of the surfactant, and the photoinitiator forms radicals under the ultraviolet light. These radicals chemically attack the double bonds of the crosslinker, causing the crosslinker and surfactant to harden and the hydrophilic portion of the surfactant to cross-link and precipitate.

[0394] The control unit (200) can control the light source (122) to output light of a first wavelength, determine whether additional curing is necessary based on whether the reflectance detected by the reflectance sensor (112) during the second reference time has converged, determine that additional curing is necessary based on the detected reflectance not being converged, and control the light source (122) to output light of a second wavelength based on the determination that additional curing is necessary.

[0395] The control unit (200) can control the light source to be turned off when the standard curing time has elapsed from the time the light of the second wavelength is output.

[0396] The control unit (200) can recognize the completion of curing of the contaminant based on the detected reflectance being in a convergent state.

[0397] The non-convergence of the detected reflectance may include the detected reflectance not converging to the target reflectance.

[0398] The sensed reflectivity being in a convergent state may include the sensed reflectivity converging to a target reflectivity.

[0399] Here, the target reflectance may be one of the reflectances detected during the second reference time.

[0400] The target reflectance may be the reflectance when the reflectance detected during the second reference time becomes constant.

[0401] Completion of curing of the contaminant means that the contaminant has been cured to a degree that the contaminant can be separated from the clothing by an air jet, with the curing rate of the contaminant being higher than the standard curing rate.

[0402] The control unit (200) controls the rotation of the first and second motors (133, 134) based on the location information of the next order of contaminants, recognizes the location information of the washing device based on the first and second location information detected by the first and second position sensors, and controls the contaminant removal operation based on the location of the washing device (100) being the location of the next order of contaminants based on the recognized location information of the washing device and the location information of the contaminants.

[0403] The contaminant removal operation may include spraying and curing operations of the first, second, and third agents.

[0404] The control unit (200) can determine the number of contaminant removal operations based on the contamination level information of the contaminant and control the contaminant removal operation based on the determined number of contaminant removal operations. That is, the control unit (200) can repeat the spraying and curing operations of the first, second, and third agents based on the determined number of contaminant removal operations.

[0405] The control unit (200) can determine the number of contaminant removal operations based on information on the type of contaminant and control the contaminant removal operation based on the determined number of contaminant removal operations.

[0406] The control unit (200) can determine the number of contaminant removal operations based on the material information of the clothing and control the contaminant removal operation based on the determined number of contaminant removal operations.

[0407] As illustrated in FIG. 13, the control unit (200) can determine the number of contaminant removal operations based on at least one of the material information of the clothing, the type information of the contaminant, and the contamination level information of the contaminant, and control the contaminant removal operation based on the determined number of contaminant removal operations.

[0408] For example, the number of contaminant removal operations may be determined to be 5 based on the selection of cotton material, oily contaminants, and contamination level 3. As another example, the number of contaminant removal operations may be determined to be 1 based on the selection of wool material, water-soluble contaminants, and contamination level 1.

[0409] The control unit (200) can also determine a standard curing time based on information about the material of the clothing, information about the type of contaminant, and information about the degree of contamination of the contaminant. The standard curing time may include a standard output time of light of a second wavelength.

[0410] The control unit (200) controls the output of the light source so that light of the second wavelength is output based on the determined standard curing time, and can control the output time of the light source (122) that outputs light of the second wavelength. Here, the output time of the light source (122) that outputs light of the second wavelength may be the curing time.

[0411] The control unit (200) can control the blower fan (40) to apply physical force by an air jet to clothes in the clothes management room based on the completion of curing after the first, second, and third agents are sprayed on all contaminants.

[0412] By applying physical force to the clothing by means of an air jet, contaminants on the clothing can be separated from the clothing.

[0413] The control unit (200) can also control the blower fan (40) to apply physical force by an air jet to clothing in the clothing management room whenever hardening of the contaminant is completed.

[0414] The control unit (200) can also automatically control the removal of contaminants based on the location information of the recognized contaminants, omitting the output of the location information of the recognized contaminants based on the automatic cleaning command received through the input unit of the control panel.

[0415] The control unit (200) may include a memory (210) that stores or memorizes a program and / or data for controlling a clothing management device, and a processor (220) that outputs a control signal for controlling a steam device, a refrigeration cycle device, a washing device, a moving device, etc. according to the program and / or data stored in the memory.

[0416] The memory stores or records various information, data, commands, programs, etc. required for the operation of the garment care device. The memory can store temporary data generated during the generation of control signals for controlling the components included in the garment care device.

[0417] The memory may be implemented as at least one of, but is not limited to, non-volatile memory devices such as cache, ROM (Read Only Memory), PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and flash memory, or volatile memory devices such as RAM (Random Access Memory), or storage media such as a hard disk drive (HDD), CD-ROM. The memory may include at least one of volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or a combination thereof.

[0418] The memory may include one or more memory chips or one or more memory blocks.

[0419] The memory can store location information within the clothing management room corresponding to distance information detected by the first location sensor and distance information detected by the second location sensor.

[0420] Location information within the clothing management office may include coordinate information.

[0421] The memory can store the first and second reference times.

[0422] The memory can store the number of times the first agent is sprayed and the number of times the second agent and the third agent are sprayed corresponding to the degree of contamination of the clothing, the number of times the first agent is sprayed and the number of times the second agent and the third agent are sprayed corresponding to the type of contamination of the clothing, and the number of times the first agent is sprayed and the number of times the second agent and the third agent are sprayed corresponding to the material of the clothing.

[0423] The memory may store the output time of the second wavelength light corresponding to the degree of contamination of the clothing, the output time of the second wavelength light corresponding to the type of contamination of the clothing, and the output time of the second wavelength light corresponding to the material of the clothing. The output time of the second wavelength light may be a curing time.

[0424] The processor controls the overall operation of the garment care device.

[0425] A processor can process various data and various signals using instructions, data, programs and / or software stored in memory.

[0426] The processor can control components of a garment care device by executing programs stored in memory. The processor may include a separate NPU that performs the operations of an artificial intelligence model. The processor may also include a central processing unit (CPU), a dedicated graphics processor (GPU), and more.

[0427] Additionally, the processor can process user input of the control panel and control the operation of the control panel according to programs and / or data stored / stored in the memory.

[0428] The processor can receive user input from the control panel. Additionally, the processor can transmit display control signals and image data to the control panel for displaying images on the user interface in response to the user input.

[0429] A processor may include one or more processors. For example, a processor may include a main processor and at least one subprocessor.

[0430] The main processor and subprocessors may include one or more processor chips or one or more processing cores that perform the aforementioned operations using data stored in at least one memory.

[0431] The processor may be integrated with the memory or may be provided separately.

[0432] At least one component may be added or deleted to correspond to the performance of the garment care device illustrated in Fig. 9. Furthermore, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the relative positions of the components may be altered to correspond to the performance or structure of the garment care device.

[0433] Meanwhile, each component illustrated in FIG. 9 represents software and / or hardware components such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC).

[0434] FIG. 14 is a control flowchart of contamination recognition of a clothing management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0435] The clothing management device controls the movement of the washing device (402) based on the receipt of a clothing management command through the input unit (61) of the control panel (401).

[0436] The garment care device can control the movement of the washing device along a predetermined path from a predetermined initial position.

[0437] Controlling the movement of the washing device may include controlling the rotation of the first and second motors (133, 134) of the moving device.

[0438] The clothing management device can output light of the first wavelength through the light source (122) by adjusting the wavelength of the light source (122) to the first wavelength (403).

[0439] The clothing management device can recognize the location information of the washing device based on the location information received from the first and second location sensors (127a, 127b) while controlling the movement of the washing device.

[0440] The clothing management device can recognize the position information of the washing device in the Y-axis of the main body based on the position information received from the first position sensor (127a), and can recognize the position information of the washing device in the Z-axis of the main body based on the position information received from the second position sensor (127b).

[0441] The position information of the washing device on the Y-axis of the main body may include distance information between the rear of the clothing management room and the washing device or distance information between the inner panel of a closed door and the washing device.

[0442] The position information of the washing device on the Z-axis of the main body may include distance information between the upper surface of the clothing management room and the washing device or distance information between the lower surface of the clothing management room and the washing device.

[0443] The clothing management device can detect the reflectivity of clothing using a reflectivity sensor (112) while controlling the movement of the washing device (404), and match and store reflectivity information about the detected reflectivity with location information of the washing device (405).

[0444] Matching and storing the detected reflectivity information and the location information of the washing device while controlling the movement of the washing device may include recognizing and storing reflectivity information for each area of ​​clothing.

[0445] The washing device can move along the surface of clothing hung on a clothing support member in the clothing management room. Accordingly, the location information of the washing device can correspond to the location information of each area of ​​the clothing.

[0446] That is, the clothing management device can control the movement of the washing device, and store the reflectivity information for each area of ​​the clothing detected by the reflectivity sensor (112) and the location information for each area of ​​the clothing.

[0447] The garment care device can terminate the movement of the washing device for reflectivity detection when the position of the washing device is at a predetermined end position. Terminating the movement of the washing device may include stopping the first and second motors (133, 134).

[0448] The clothing management device can control the light source to be turned off and the deactivation of the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) and the reflectivity sensor (112).

[0449] The clothing management device can recognize reference reflectance information based on the reflectance information of each region of clothing, recognize contaminants based on the recognized reflectance information, the reflectance information of each region of clothing, and the location information of each region of clothing, and recognize location information of the recognized contaminants (406).

[0450] The location information of the recognized contaminant may be location information of a contaminated area among the areas of clothing.

[0451] Recognizing the reference reflectance may include recognizing the highest number of reflectances among the reflectances of each region based on reflectance information of each region of the clothing, and recognizing the highest number of reflectances as the reference reflectance. For example, if the number of regions with a reflectance of 85% is 15 and the number of regions with a reflectance of 40% is 3, the reflectance of 85% may be recognized as the reference reflectance.

[0452] Recognizing the reference reflectance may include recognizing the same or similar reflectance based on reflectance information for each region of the clothing, and recognizing the reference reflectance based on the number of regions having the same or similar reflectance. For example, if the number of regions having a reflectance of 80-85% is 20 and the number of regions having a reflectance of 35-40% is 3, the control unit may recognize the reflectance of 80-85% as the reference reflectance, and may include recognizing the average value of the reflectances of the 20 regions having a reflectance of 80-85% as the reference reflectance.

[0453] Similar reflectances may be reflectances where the difference between two reflectances is the reference error.

[0454] The clothing management device can recognize an area of ​​clothing having a reflectivity other than a reference reflectivity based on reflectivity information of each area of ​​the clothing, and recognize the recognized area as an area contaminated by a contaminant.

[0455] The clothing management device can recognize areas of clothing where the difference value from the standard reflectance is greater than the standard value based on the reflectance information of each area of ​​the clothing, and can also recognize the recognized area as an area contaminated by a contaminant.

[0456] The clothing management device can recognize the location information of recognized contaminants based on the reflectivity information and location information of each area of ​​the clothing, and output the location information of the recognized contaminants through the control panel (60) (407).

[0457] Outputting the location information of the recognized contaminant through the control panel (60) may include displaying the location information of the recognized contaminant through the display unit of the control panel.

[0458] The location information of contaminants output through the control panel may include location information of contaminants presumed to be contaminants, as well as location information of non-contaminants. For example, the non-contaminants may be printed materials printed on clothing.

[0459] The clothing management device can output guidance information requesting selection of the location of the contaminant through the control panel (60), and can also output guidance information requesting selection of the degree of contamination of the contaminant through the control panel (60).

[0460] The clothing management device can also output guidance information that guides the selection of clothing material or type of contaminant through the control panel (60).

[0461] The clothing management device can store the received location information of the contaminant when the location information of the contaminant is received through the control panel (408).

[0462] Among the location information of the contaminants output through the control panel (60), the location information of the contaminants selected by the user may be the location information of the actual contaminants.

[0463] Among the location information of contaminants output through the control panel (60), the location information of contaminants not selected by the user may be location information of non-contaminants. That is, the clothing management device may recognize a recognized contaminant as a non-contaminant based on the fact that the location information of the recognized contaminant is not received through the control panel.

[0464] The clothing management device can also recognize recognized contaminants as non-contaminants based on the selection information of non-contaminants received through the control panel (60).

[0465] The garment management device can also acquire image information about the garment while controlling the movement of the washing device. In this case, the garment management device can match and store the positional information of the washing device with the image information of the garment, and can also match and store reflectance information.

[0466] That is, the clothing management device can store image information for each region of the clothing by matching it with location information for each region and reflectivity information for each region of the clothing.

[0467] When the clothing management device outputs location information of contaminants through the control panel (60), it is also possible to output image information corresponding to the location information of contaminants.

[0468] This allows users to easily select the location information of the contaminant.

[0469] FIG. 15 is a control flowchart for removing contaminants in a clothing management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0470] The clothing management device can recognize the current time as the time to wash the clothing based on the location information of the contaminant received through the control panel (60).

[0471] The garment care device can perform a washing operation to remove contaminants from the garment based on what is recognized as the time for washing the garment.

[0472] In addition, the clothing management device can also recognize the point in time at which the recognition of contaminants in the entire area of ​​the clothing and the recognition of the location information of the recognized contaminants are completed, based on the automatic washing mode being received through the control panel, as the point in time at which the clothing is washed.

[0473] That is, the clothing care device can recognize the time of washing the clothing based on the recognition of the location of the contaminant, which is the location of the area of ​​the clothing that requires washing.

[0474] The configuration for controlling the contaminant removal operation for washing clothes is described in more detail.

[0475] The clothing management device can determine the order of removing contaminants based on the location information of contaminants received through the control panel (60), and can control the rotation of the first and second motors (133, 134) based on the determined order of removing contaminants. That is, the clothing management device can control the movement of the washing device based on the determined order of removing contaminants (411).

[0476] The clothing management device recognizes the location information of the washing device based on the first and second location information detected by the first and second location sensors (127a, 127b) (412), recognizes whether the location of the washing device is the location of the contaminant based on the recognized location information of the washing device (413), and can stop the movement of the washing device based on the location of the washing device being the location of the contaminant (414).

[0477] Recognizing the location information of the washing device based on the first location information may include recognizing the first distance information between the washing device and the rear of the clothing management room, or recognizing the first distance information between the washing device and the inner panel of the closed door.

[0478] Recognizing the location information of the washing device based on the second location information may include recognizing the second distance information between the washing device and the upper surface of the clothing care room, or recognizing the second distance information between the washing device and the lower surface of the clothing care room.

[0479] Recognizing the position information of the washing device based on the first position information may include recognizing the first movement distance based on the rotation angle of the first motor and recognizing the first position information of the washing device based on the recognized first movement distance.

[0480] Recognizing the position information of the washing device based on the second position information may include recognizing the second movement distance based on the rotation angle of the second motor and recognizing the second position information of the washing device based on the recognized second movement distance.

[0481] Stopping movement of the washing device may include stopping rotation of the first and second motors.

[0482] The clothing management device controls the operation of the exhaust device (90) to exhaust air from the clothing management room to the outside (415), and controls the opening of the fourth valve (164) to supply inert gas from the gas chamber (80) to the clothing management room (416).

[0483] Controlling the operation of the exhaust device (90) may include exhausting air from the clothing care room using a pump.

[0484] Controlling the operation of the exhaust device (90) may include using a fan to suck in air from the clothing care room and exhausting the sucked air to the outside.

[0485] The clothing management device can control the closing of the fourth valve (164) when the supply of the inert gas is completed.

[0486] The clothing care device can also control the operation of the exhaust device (90) and the supply of inert gas before recognizing the contaminant.

[0487] The clothing management device can control the opening of the first valve (161) to spray the first agent in the first chamber onto the contaminant (417).

[0488] The clothing management device can control the closing of the first valve (161) based on the completion of the spraying of the first agent.

[0489] The clothing care device can recognize that the spraying of the first agent is complete based on the fact that the spray amount of the first agent detected by the first flow sensor is a first reference spray amount. For example, the first reference spray amount may be approximately 50 μL.

[0490] The injection of the first agent may include injection of a surfactant through a first injection nozzle.

[0491] The clothing management device can control the opening of the second valve (162) based on the passage of a first reference time from the time when the injection of the first agent is completed (418), thereby allowing the second agent in the second chamber to be injected (419).

[0492] That is, the clothing care device can control the spraying of the second agent after a first reference time has elapsed after spraying the surfactant so that the reaction between the surfactant and the contaminant can be activated. For example, the first reference time may be approximately 30 seconds.

[0493] The clothing management device can control the closing of the second valve (162) based on the completion of the spraying of the second agent.

[0494] The clothing care device can recognize that the spraying of the second agent is complete based on the fact that the spray amount of the second agent detected by the second flow sensor is the second reference spray amount. The second reference spray amount may be the same as the first reference spray amount.

[0495] Injecting the second agent may include injecting the crosslinking agent through the second injection nozzle.

[0496] The clothing management device can control the opening of the third valve (163) based on the completion of the spraying of the second agent, thereby allowing the third agent in the third chamber to be sprayed onto the contaminant.

[0497] The clothing management device can control the closing of the third valve (163) based on the completion of the spraying of the third agent.

[0498] The clothing care device can recognize that the spraying of the third agent is complete based on the fact that the spray amount of the third agent detected by the third flow sensor is the third reference spray amount. The third reference spray amount may be the same as the first and second reference spray amounts.

[0499] The injection of the third agent may include injection of the photoinitiator through the third injection nozzle.

[0500] The clothing care device can output light of a second wavelength through a light source (122) based on the completion of spraying of the third agent (421).

[0501] Outputting light of the second wavelength may include outputting ultraviolet light to cure contaminants, first, second, and third agents.

[0502] The garment care device can control the light source (122) to output light of a second wavelength for a reference curing time. As an example, the reference curing time may be approximately one minute. As another example, the reference curing time may be less than one minute.

[0503] The clothing management device can control the light source (122) to be turned off (423) based on the elapse of a standard curing time from the time the light of the second wavelength is output (422).

[0504] As illustrated in Figure 12, when a surfactant is sprayed onto a contaminant on clothing, the contaminant is surrounded by the surfactant. Subsequently, a crosslinker and a photoinitiator are sprayed onto the contaminant and irradiated with ultraviolet light. The crosslinker bonds with the hydrophilic portion of the surfactant, and the photoinitiator forms radicals under the ultraviolet light. These radicals chemically attack the double bonds of the crosslinker, causing the crosslinker and surfactant to harden and the hydrophilic portion of the surfactant to cross-link and precipitate.

[0505] The clothing care device controls the light source (122) to output light of the first wavelength (424) and detects the reflectance of the contaminant through the reflectance sensor (425). Here, the reflectance of the contaminant may be a reflectance corresponding to the curing of the contaminant and the first, second, and third agents.

[0506] The clothing management device can detect reflectivity through the reflectivity sensor (112) during the second reference time.

[0507] The clothing management device can recognize whether the reflectivity detected during the second reference time is in a convergence state (426) and recognize whether additional curing is necessary based on the convergence state of the reflectivity.

[0508] The clothing management device can recognize that additional curing is necessary based on the detected reflectance being in a non-converged state, and can control the light source (122) to output light of a second wavelength based on the recognition that additional curing is necessary.

[0509] The garment care device can perform curing for a standard curing time.

[0510] The garment care device can recognize that the curing of the contaminant is complete based on the sensed reflectance being in a convergent state and can turn off the light source (427).

[0511] The non-convergence of the detected reflectance may include the detected reflectance not converging to the target reflectance.

[0512] The sensed reflectivity being in a convergent state may include the sensed reflectivity converging to a target reflectivity.

[0513] Here, the target reflectance may be one of the reflectances detected during the second reference time.

[0514] The target reflectance may be the reflectance when the reflectance detected during the second reference time becomes constant.

[0515] Completion of curing of the contaminant means that the contaminant has been cured to a degree that the contaminant can be separated from the clothing by an air jet, with the curing rate of the contaminant being higher than the standard curing rate.

[0516] The clothing management device can control the blower fan (40) (428). By controlling the blower fan, the clothing management device can apply physical force by an air jet to clothing in the clothing management room.

[0517] By applying physical force to the clothing by means of an air jet, contaminants on the clothing can be separated from the clothing.

[0518] The control unit (200) can also control the blower fan (40) to apply physical force by an air jet to clothing in the clothing management room whenever hardening of the contaminant is completed.

[0519] When contaminants exist in multiple clothing areas, the clothing management device controls the rotation of the first and second motors (133, 134) based on the location information of the contaminants in the next order, recognizes the location information of the washing device based on the first and second location information detected by the first and second location sensors, and controls the contaminant removal operation based on the location of the washing device (100) being the location of the contaminants in the next order based on the recognized location information of the washing device and the location information of the contaminants.

[0520] The contaminant removal operation may include spraying and curing operations of the first, second, and third agents.

[0521] The clothing care device can determine the number of contaminant removal operations based on the contamination level information of the contaminant and control the contaminant removal operation based on the determined number of contaminant removal operations. That is, the clothing care device can repeat the spraying and curing operations of the first, second, and third agents based on the determined number of contaminant removal operations.

[0522] The clothing management device can determine the number of contaminant removal operations based on information on the type of contaminant and control the contaminant removal operation based on the determined number of contaminant removal operations.

[0523] The clothing management device can determine the number of contaminant removal operations based on the material information of the clothing and control the contaminant removal operation based on the determined number of contaminant removal operations.

[0524] The garment care device can also determine a standard curing time based on information about the material of the garment, information about the type of contaminant, and information about the degree of contamination of the contaminant. The standard curing time may include a standard output time of light of a second wavelength.

[0525] The clothing management device controls the output of a light source so that light of a second wavelength is output based on a determined standard curing time, and can control the output time of the light source (122) that outputs light of a second wavelength. Here, the output time of the light source (122) that outputs light of a second wavelength may be a curing time.

[0526] The clothing management device can control the blower fan (40) to apply physical force by an air jet to clothing in the clothing management room based on the completion of curing after spraying the first, second, and third agents on all contaminants.

[0527] By applying physical force to the clothing by the air jet, contaminants on the clothing can be separated from the clothing.

[0528] FIG. 16 is an exemplary diagram of a clothing management device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, which is described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19.

[0529] FIG. 17 is an exemplary layout diagram of a washing device of a clothing care device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0530] FIG. 18a is an exemplary diagram of a grid panel of a washing device of a clothing care device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 18b is an exemplary diagram of a contaminant recognition device of a washing device of a clothing care device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 18c is an exemplary diagram of a contaminant removal device of a washing device of a clothing care device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0531] FIG. 19 is a modified example of a contamination recognition device of a washing device of a clothing management device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0532] As illustrated in FIG. 17, the clothing management device (3) may further include a washing device (100) for washing contaminated parts of the clothing.

[0533] The cleaning device (100) may include a contaminant recognition device (110) and a contaminant removal device (120), and may further include a grid panel (150).

[0534] The clothing management device (3) may include a first moving device (130) and a second moving device (150). The first moving device (130) and the second moving device (150) may be one of the components of the washing device (100). That is, the washing device (100) may further include the first moving device (130) and the second moving device (150).

[0535] A contaminant recognition device (110) may be installed in the clothing management room (11).

[0536] The contaminant recognition device (110) may be provided on the first side (s1) of the clothing management room (11) and may also be provided on the second side (s2) of the clothing management room.

[0537] The contaminant recognition device (110) can detect the reflectivity of light reflected from the clothing management room (11).

[0538] The contaminant recognition device (110) can acquire an image of clothing.

[0539] The contaminant recognition device (110) can acquire an image of the grid panel (150) together with an image of clothing. The contaminant recognition device (110) can acquire an image of clothing having a grid image of the grid panel (150).

[0540] Here, the grid image may be an image including a plurality of horizontal lines spaced at regular intervals and a plurality of vertical lines spaced at regular intervals.

[0541] The contaminant recognition device (110) can be arranged to be movable within the clothing management room by the first moving device (130).

[0542] A contaminant removal device (120) may be installed in the clothing management room (11) and may be installed between the grid panel (150) and the clothing (2).

[0543] The contaminant removal device (120) can move to a location adjacent to the contaminant based on the location information of the contaminant and remove the contaminant from the clothing.

[0544] The contaminant removal device (120) can be arranged to be movable within the clothing management room by a second moving device (150).

[0545] The grid panel (150) is provided inside the clothing management room (11) and can be provided between the contaminant recognition device (110) and the contaminant removal device (120).

[0546] As illustrated in FIG. 18a, the grid panel (150) may include a plurality of horizontal lines arranged at regular intervals and a plurality of vertical lines arranged at regular intervals and intersecting the plurality of horizontal lines. In other words, the grid panel (150) may have a grid pattern.

[0547] The grid panel (150) can be provided in the shape of a plate made of a transparent material, excluding the grid pattern.

[0548] A contaminant recognition device (110) may be provided in a movable manner on the first moving device (130). The first moving device (130) may guide the movement of the contaminant recognition device (110).

[0549] A contaminant removal device (120) may be provided in a movable manner in the second moving device (140). The second moving device (140) may guide the movement of the contaminant removal device (120).

[0550] This washing device (100) is described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 18a, 18b, and 18c.

[0551] As illustrated in FIG. 18b, the contaminant recognition device (110) may include a first body (111) and a reflectivity sensor (112) provided in the first body (111).

[0552] The reflectivity sensor (112) can detect the reflectivity of light reflected from the surface of clothing.

[0553] The contaminant recognition device (110) may further include an image sensor (113) provided in the first body (111). The image sensor (113) may include a camera.

[0554] The field of view of the image sensor (113) of the contaminant recognition device (110) can be directed toward the grid panel (150) and clothing (2).

[0555] As illustrated in FIG. 18c, the contaminant removal device (120) may include a second body (121), at least one light source (122) provided in the second body, a light hole (123) provided in the second body and configured to penetrate from a first surface (121a) of the second body to a second surface and through which light reflected from clothing passes, a first spray nozzle (124) provided in the second body and through which a first agent is sprayed, a second spray nozzle (125) provided in the second body and through which a second agent is sprayed, and a third spray nozzle (126) provided in the second body and through which a third agent is sprayed.

[0556] At least one light source (122) may be a wavelength-adjustable light source.

[0557] At least one light source (122) can emit light of the first wavelength or the second wavelength.

[0558] The first wavelength may include a wavelength between 400 and 700 nm. The light of the first wavelength may be visible light or spectral light. The light of the first wavelength is used to detect contaminants on clothing, and when emitted onto the surface of the clothing, it may be reflected from the surface of the clothing.

[0559] The second wavelength may be a wavelength of 254 nm or 365 nm. The light of the second wavelength may be ultraviolet (UV) light. The light of the second wavelength may be light capable of curing the first, second, and third agents and contaminants.

[0560] The light hole (123) may be provided in the central region of the second body (121), and may be provided in the center of the region formed by a plurality of light sources (122), but the position of the light hole (123) is not limited thereto.

[0561] The contaminant removal device (120) may further include a position sensor (127) for detecting the position of the contaminant removal device (120) within the clothing management room (11).

[0562] The position sensor (127) may include a first position sensor (127a) that detects the position of the contaminant removal device (120) in the direction of the Y-axis of the main body of the clothing management device and a second position sensor (127b) that detects the position of the contaminant removal device in the direction of the Z-axis of the main body of the clothing management device.

[0563] The first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) may include distance sensors for detecting the distance from the contaminant removal device (120) to the surface of the clothing management room. For example, the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) may include at least one of a light sensor, a lidar sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or a radar sensor.

[0564] As illustrated in FIG. 19, the contaminant recognition device (120) may include a light source (114) that emits only light of a first wavelength. In this case, at least one light source (122) of the contaminant removal device (120) may include a light source that emits only light of a second wavelength.

[0565] As illustrated in FIG. 18b, the first moving device (130) may include a first rail (131) that allows the contaminant recognition device (110) to move in a first direction, and a second rail (132) that allows the contaminant recognition device (110) to move in a second direction.

[0566] The first direction may be a direction corresponding to the Y-axis of the main body (10) of the clothing management device.

[0567] The second direction may be a direction corresponding to the Z-axis of the main body (10) of the clothing management device.

[0568] The first rail (131) is provided on the first side (s1) of the clothing management room, and may be provided to extend in the Y-axis direction.

[0569] A contaminant recognition device (110) may be movably provided on the first rail (131).

[0570] The contaminant recognition device (110) can move in the first direction along the first rail (131).

[0571] The second rail (132) is provided on the first side (s1) of the clothing management room, and may be provided in the center of the first side or may be provided in the corner of the first side (S1). The second rail (132) may be provided to extend in the Z-axis direction.

[0572] There may be two second rails (132). In this case, the second rails (132) may be provided at each of the corners on both sides of the first side (s1) of the clothing management room. That is, the two second rails (132) may be provided to extend in the Z-axis direction from the corners on both sides of the first side (s1) of the clothing management room.

[0573] A first rail (131) can be provided to be movable between the two second rails (132).

[0574] The first rail (131) can move in the second direction along two second rails (132). At this time, the contaminant recognition device (110) provided on the first rail (131) can move in the second direction in conjunction with the first rail (131).

[0575] The first moving device (130) may include first and second motors.

[0576] The first motor applies a moving force to the contaminant recognition device (110) so that the contaminant recognition device (110) moves in the first direction.

[0577] The first motor may be provided in the contaminant recognition device (110) or the first rail (131).

[0578] The second motor applies a moving force to the first rail so that the contaminant recognition device (110) moves in the second direction.

[0579] The second motor can be installed on the first rail (131) or the second rail (132).

[0580] The second motor can be one or two.

[0581] The two second motors may be provided at both ends of the first rail (131) or may be provided on each of the two second rails (132).

[0582] The second moving device (140) may include a third rail (141) that allows the contaminant removal device (120) to move in the first direction, and a fourth rail (142) that allows the contaminant removal device (120) to move in the second direction.

[0583] The third rail (141) is installed in the center of the clothing management room, but can be installed to extend in the Y-axis direction.

[0584] A contaminant removal device (120) may be movably provided on the third rail (141).

[0585] The contaminant removal device (120) can move in the first direction along the third rail (141).

[0586] The fourth rail (142) is provided at the rear of the clothing management room, but may be provided at the central portion of the rear. The fourth rail (142) may be provided to extend in the Z-axis direction.

[0587] There may be two fourth rails (142). In this case, the fourth rails (142) may be provided at the center of the rear side of the clothing management room and at the opening side of the front side. In other words, the two fourth rails (142) may be provided to extend from the rear in the Z-axis direction.

[0588] A third rail (141) can be provided movably between the two fourth rails (142).

[0589] The third rail (141) can move in the second direction along the two fourth rails (142). At this time, the contaminant removal device (120) provided on the third rail (141) can move in the second direction in conjunction with the third rail (141).

[0590] The second moving device (140) may include third and fourth motors.

[0591] The third motor applies a moving force to the contaminant removal device (120) so that the contaminant removal device (120) moves in the first direction.

[0592] The third motor may be provided in the contaminant removal device (120) or the third rail (141).

[0593] The fourth motor applies a moving force to the third rail (141) so that the contaminant removal device (120) moves in the second direction.

[0594] The fourth motor can be installed on the third rail (141) or the fourth rail (142).

[0595] The fourth motor can be one or two.

[0596] The two fourth motors may be provided at both ends of the third rail (141) or may be provided on each of the two fourth rails (142).

[0597] The structure and operation method of the first moving device (130) and the second moving device (140) described above are one of several examples for moving the contaminant recognition device (110) and the contaminant removal device (120). If the contaminant recognition device (110) and the contaminant removal device (120) can be moved within the clothing management room (11), the structure and operation method of the first and second moving devices (130, 140) can be provided in various ways.

[0598] FIG. 20 is a control configuration diagram of a clothing management device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, which is described with reference to FIG. 21.

[0599] FIG. 21 is an exemplary display diagram of a control panel of a clothing management device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0600] A clothing management device (3) according to another embodiment includes a blower fan (40), a control panel (60), a gas chamber (80), an exhaust device (90), a reflectivity sensor (112), an image sensor (113), a light source (122), first and second position sensors (127a, 127b), first and second motors (133, 134), a plurality of valves (161, 162, 163, 164), a plurality of chambers (165, 166, 167), and a control unit (230), and may further include a third and fourth motors (143, 144).

[0601] The blower fan (40), the control panel (60), the gas chamber (80), the exhaust device (90), the plurality of valves (161, 162, 163, 164), and the plurality of chambers (165, 166, 167) provided in the clothing management device (3) according to another embodiment are the same as the blower fan (40), the control panel (60), the gas chamber (80), the exhaust device (90), the plurality of valves (161, 162, 163, 164), and the plurality of chambers (165, 166, 167) provided in the clothing management device (3) according to one embodiment, and thus, the description thereof is omitted.

[0602] According to another embodiment, a reflectivity sensor (112), an image sensor (113), a light source (122), first and second position sensors (127a, 127b), first and second motors (133, 134), a plurality of valves (161, 162, 163, 164), and a plurality of chambers (165, 166, 167) provided in a clothing management device (3) may be components of a washing device (100).

[0603] The reflectivity sensor (112) and image sensor (113) provided in the clothing management device (3) according to another embodiment may be components of a contaminant recognition device.

[0604] According to another embodiment, the light source (122), the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b), the plurality of valves (161, 162, 163, 164) and the plurality of chambers (165, 166, 167) provided in the clothing management device (3) may be components of a contaminant removal device.

[0605] In another embodiment, the contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device of the clothing management device may be provided within the clothing management room, but may be provided separately from each other.

[0606] The contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device, which are provided separately from each other, can be moved by different moving devices. That is, the contaminant recognition device can be moved by a first moving device, and the contaminant removal device can be moved by a second moving device.

[0607] The contaminant recognition device and the contaminant removal device, which are provided separately from each other, are moved by different moving devices, but the positions along the Y-axis and the Z-axis can move in the same manner during contaminant recognition and contaminant removal.

[0608] The arrangement of the reflectivity sensor (112), the image sensor (113), the light source (122), and the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) provided in the clothing management device (3) according to another embodiment is different from the arrangement of the reflectivity sensor (112), the image sensor (113), the light source (122), and the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) provided in the clothing management device (3) according to one embodiment, but the functions may be the same. Accordingly, the description of the reflectivity sensor (112), the image sensor (113), the light source (122), and the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b) provided in the clothing management device (3) according to another embodiment is omitted.

[0609] The first motor (133) and the second motor (134) may be components of the first moving device (130). Here, the first moving device (130) may further include third and fourth position sensors (not shown) for detecting the position of the contaminant recognition device.

[0610] The third and fourth position sensors may each include a distance sensor for detecting the distance between the contamination detection device and at least two surfaces of the clothing care room.

[0611] For example, the third position sensor can detect the distance between the contaminant recognition device and the rear of the clothing management room (s3), or the distance between the contaminant recognition device and the inner panel of the closed door (20).

[0612] The fourth position sensor can detect the distance between the contaminant recognition device and the upper surface (s4) of the clothing management room, or the distance between the contaminant recognition device and the lower surface (s5) of the clothing management room.

[0613] The third motor (143) and the fourth motor (14) may be components of the second moving device (140).

[0614] The first and second moving devices (130, 140) may be included in the components of the washing device.

[0615] A garment management device according to another embodiment may include a control unit (230) for controlling the garment management device.

[0616] The control unit (230) can control operations such as washing, steaming, deodorizing, sterilizing, wrinkle removal, and drying of clothing based on clothing care commands received through the input unit (61) of the control panel.

[0617] The control unit (230) controls the exhaust device to exhaust air from the clothing care room, supplies an inert gas to the clothing care room, controls the light source (122) and the reflectivity sensor (112) to recognize contaminants on clothing, controls the contaminant removal device (120) to spray the first, second, and third agents, hardens the sprayed first, second, and third agents and the contaminants, and then controls the blower fan (40) to generate an air jet so that the contaminants can be removed.

[0618] The washing operation control configuration of the control unit (230) may be identical to the washing operation control configuration of the control unit (200) of one embodiment. Accordingly, a detailed description of the washing operation control configuration of the control unit (230) is omitted.

[0619] When the control unit (230) recognizes a contaminant on clothing, it can control the rotation of the third and fourth motors based on the position information of the contaminant removal device (120) detected by the first and second position sensors, and can control the rotation of the first and second motors based on the position information of the contaminant recognition device (110) detected by the third and fourth position sensors.

[0620] When the control unit (230) recognizes a contaminant on clothing, it can control the rotation of the first, second, third, and fourth motors (133, 134, 143, and 144) so ​​that the position information of the contaminant removal device (120) with respect to the Y-axis and Z-axis of the main body and the position information of the contaminant recognition device (110) with respect to the Y-axis and Z-axis of the main body are the same.

[0621] When removing contaminants from clothing, the control unit (230) can control the rotation of the third and fourth motors based on the position information of the contaminant removal device (120) detected by the first and second position sensors (127a, 127b).

[0622] The control unit (230) can also control the movement of the contaminant recognition device (110) to the same position as the position of the contaminant removal device (120) in order to detect the reflectivity of the contaminant and the hardened contaminant after the curing of the first, second, and third agents. In this case, the control unit (230) can control the rotation of the first and second motors (133, 134) based on the position information of the contaminant recognition device (110) detected by the third and fourth position sensors.

[0623] The control unit (230) can control the rotation of the first and second motors (133, 134) so ​​that the position information of the contaminant removal device (120) for the Y-axis and Z-axis of the main body and the position information of the contaminant recognition device (110) for the Y-axis and Z-axis of the main body are the same.

[0624] The control unit (230) may control the movement of the contaminant recognition device (110) before the injection control of the first, second, and third agents, and may also control the movement of the contaminant recognition device (110) after the curing control of the contaminant and the first, second, and third agents.

[0625] When recognizing a contaminant on clothing, the control unit (230) can receive an image of the clothing and a grid image acquired by the image sensor (113).

[0626] As illustrated in Fig. 21, the image of the clothing and the grid image may be a single image, which may be an image in which the grid pattern of the grid panel (150) is superimposed on the clothing. The grid pattern of the grid panel (150) may be the coordinates of the YZ axis within the clothing management room.

[0627] The control unit (230) can match and store the reflectivity and the image acquired by the image sensor (113) for each area of ​​the clothing.

[0628] When controlling the movement of the contaminant recognition device, the control unit (230) can also recognize the location information of the contaminant recognition device (110) based on the coordinate information of the grid panel (150) acquired by the image sensor (113).

[0629] When controlling the movement of the contaminant recognition device, the control unit (230) can store the location information of the contaminant recognition device (110) and the image of each area of ​​the grid panel together.

[0630] The control unit (230) matches and stores the reflectivity and the image acquired by the image sensor (113) for each area of ​​the clothing, and can also store the location information of the contaminant recognition device.

[0631] When input information on selection of a pollutant is received through the control panel (60), the control unit (230) can recognize coordinate information of a grid panel corresponding to the selected pollutant and recognize location information of the pollutant based on the recognized coordinate information.

[0632] When recognizing the coordinate information of the grid panel corresponding to the selected pollutant, the coordinate information of the grid panel corresponding to the selected pollutant can be recognized based on the coordinate of the upper left or upper right.

[0633] When recognizing the coordinate information of the grid panel corresponding to the selected pollutant, it is also possible to recognize the coordinate information of the grid panel corresponding to the selected pollutant based on the position of at least one reference point (rp) provided on the grid panel.

[0634] The control unit (230) controls the control panel (60) to output an image acquired by the image sensor, omitting the light output and reflectance detection of the first wavelength, and when input information on the selection of a contaminant is received through the control panel (60), it is also possible to recognize the coordinate information of the grid panel corresponding to the selected contaminant and recognize the location information of the contaminant based on the recognized coordinate information. Here, the image acquired by the image sensor may be an image in which the grid pattern of the grid panel (150) is superimposed on clothing.

[0635] The control unit (230) controls the image sensor to acquire images of clothing and grid panels before recognizing contaminants, and controls the control panel (60) to output the acquired images. When input information for selection of non-contaminants is received through the control panel (60), the control unit recognizes coordinate information of the grid panel corresponding to the selected non-contaminants, recognizes location information of the non-contaminants based on the recognized coordinate information, and can store the location information of the recognized non-contaminants. In this case, when recognizing contaminants, the control unit (230) recognizes whether the location information of the recognized contaminants and the stored location information of the non-contaminants are the same, and if it is recognized that the location information of the recognized contaminants and the stored location information of the non-contaminants are the same, the location information of the recognized contaminants can be stored as the location information of the non-contaminants. Through this, it is possible to prevent a contaminant removal operation from being performed at the location of the non-contaminants.

[0636] The control unit (230) can recognize whether the inert gas in the gas chamber needs to be filled based on the number of times the cleaning operation is performed, recognize whether the first agent in the first chamber needs to be filled based on the number of times the first agent is sprayed, recognize whether the second agent in the second chamber needs to be filled based on the number of times the second agent is sprayed, and recognize whether the third agent in the third chamber needs to be filled based on the number of times the third agent is sprayed.

[0637] The control unit (230) controls the output of guidance information for guiding the charging of the inert gas based on the need for charging of the inert gas, and can also control the output of guidance information for guiding the charging of an agent requiring charging based on the need for charging of at least one of the first, second, and third agents.

[0638] The control unit (230) may also control removal of contaminants based on the location information of the recognized contaminants without performing image output for clothing based on the automatic washing command being received through the input unit of the control panel and without performing output of location information of the recognized contaminants.

[0639] The control unit (230) may include a memory (231) that stores or memorizes a program and / or data for controlling a clothing management device, and a processor (232) that outputs a control signal for controlling a steam device, a refrigeration cycle device, a washing device, a moving device, etc. according to the program and / or data stored in the memory.

[0640] Examples of the memory and processor of the control unit (230) of another embodiment may be the same as examples of the memory and processor of the control unit (200) of one embodiment, so descriptions of the memory and processor of the control unit (230) of another embodiment are omitted.

[0641] At least one component may be added or deleted to correspond to the performance of the garment care device illustrated in Fig. 20. Furthermore, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the relative positions of the components may be altered to correspond to the performance or structure of the garment care device.

[0642] Meanwhile, each component illustrated in FIG. 20 refers to software and / or hardware components such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC).

[0643] Meanwhile, the disclosed embodiments may be implemented in the form of a recording medium storing computer-executable instructions. The instructions may be stored in the form of program code, and when executed by a processor, may generate program modules to perform the operations of the disclosed embodiments. The recording medium may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium.

[0644] Computer-readable storage media include all types of storage media that store instructions that can be deciphered by a computer. Examples include read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic tape, magnetic disks, flash memory, and optical data storage devices.

[0645] The disclosed embodiments have been described with reference to the attached drawings as described above. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be implemented in forms other than the disclosed embodiments without altering the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. The disclosed embodiments are illustrative and should not be construed as limiting.

Claims

1. A main body with a clothing management room that accommodates clothing; A gas chamber for storing inert gases and supplying the inert gases to the clothing management room; A washing device that is movably installed within the clothing management room and sprays a plurality of agents that can bind to contaminants and are cured by ultraviolet light and outputs ultraviolet light; and A processor for controlling the operation of the gas chamber and the cleaning device, A clothing care device in which the processor controls the supply of the inert gas and the spraying of the plurality of agents based on the washing time of the clothing, and controls the output of the ultraviolet light during a standard curing time.

2. In paragraph 1, a plurality of chambers each storing the plurality of agents; and Further comprising a plurality of valves provided between the plurality of chambers and the washing device, The processor controls the opening of the plurality of valves, respectively, to control the spraying of the plurality of agents through the cleaning device, A clothing care device comprising a first agent including a surfactant, a second agent bonded to the first agent and having a double bond, and a third agent that dissociates the double bond of the second agent.

3. In the second paragraph, the processor, A clothing management device that controls the spraying of the first agent when controlling the spraying of the plurality of agents, and controls the spraying of the second and third agents based on the passage of a reference time from the time of spraying the first agent.

4. In paragraph 1, Further comprising an exhaust device for exhausting air from the above clothing management room, The above processor is a clothing care device that controls the operation of the exhaust device before supplying the inert gas.

5. In paragraph 1, The washing device further includes a light source whose wavelength can be adjusted to the wavelength of the ultraviolet light and the wavelength of the visible light, and a reflectance sensor that detects the reflectance of light reflected from the clothing. The above processor controls the light source to output the visible light based on the elapse of the reference curing time, recognizes whether the reflectance of the contaminant is in a convergence state based on the reflectance information of the contaminant detected by the reflectance sensor while the visible light is output, and recognizes that the curing of the contaminant and the multiple agents is completed based on the reflectance of the contaminant being recognized as being in a convergence state. A clothing care device.

6. In paragraph 5, the processor, A clothing care device that controls the light source so that the ultraviolet light is output for the reference curing time based on the recognition that the reflectance of the contaminant is in an unconverged state.

7. In paragraph 5, A clothing support member on which the above clothing is placed and in which air holes are provided; and Further comprising a blower fan for supplying air to the above air hole, The above processor is a clothing care device that controls the operation of the blower fan based on the recognition that the reflectivity of the contaminant is in a convergent state.

8. In paragraph 1, A clothing support member on which the above clothing is placed and in which air holes are provided; and Further comprising a blower fan for supplying air to the above air hole, The above processor is a clothing management device that controls the operation of the blower fan based on the elapse of the standard curing time.

9. In paragraph 1, The washing device further includes a light source whose wavelength can be adjusted to the wavelength of the ultraviolet light and the wavelength of the visible light, and a reflectance sensor that detects the reflectance of light reflected from the clothing. A clothing care device in which the processor controls the light source to output visible light, and recognizes contaminants based on reflectance information detected by the reflectance sensor while the visible light is output.

10. In paragraph 9, A control panel that receives user input and outputs at least one piece of information; and Further comprising a position sensor that recognizes the position of the washing device, A clothing care device in which the processor recognizes the location information of the contaminant corresponding to the location information of the washing device detected by the location sensor, controls the control panel to output the location information of the recognized contaminant, and controls the washing operation of the washing device based on the location information of the contaminant received through the control panel.

11. In the 10th paragraph, the processor, A clothing care device that controls the movement of the washing device based on a clothing care command received through the control panel, recognizes reflectance information for each area of ​​clothing based on reflectance information detected by the reflectance sensor while performing movement control of the washing device, recognizes reference reflectance information based on the recognized reflectance information for each area of ​​clothing, and recognizes the contaminant based on the recognized reference reflectance information and the recognized reflectance information for each area of ​​clothing.

12. In paragraph 10, The washing device further includes an image sensor that acquires an image of the clothing, A clothing management device in which the processor controls the control panel to output an image of clothing acquired by the image sensor, and recognizes whether the recognized contaminant is a non-contaminant based on the location information of the non-contaminant received by the control panel.

13. In paragraph 1, Further comprising a control panel for receiving user input and outputting at least one piece of information, The washing device further includes a light source capable of controlling wavelengths with visible light, a reflectivity sensor for detecting reflectivity of light reflected from the clothing, and an image sensor for obtaining an image of the clothing. A clothing care device in which the processor controls the light source to output visible light, recognizes a contaminant based on reflectance information detected by the reflectance sensor while the visible light is output, and controls the control panel to output an image of clothing corresponding to the recognized contaminant.

14. In paragraph 13, Further comprising a grid panel provided between the periphery of the clothing support member on which the clothing is placed and the image sensor, A clothing management device in which the processor controls a control panel to output images of the grid panel and the clothing acquired by the image sensor, and stores location information of non-contaminated objects or location information of contaminated objects received in the control panel.

15. In paragraph 1, Further comprising a control panel for receiving user input and outputting at least one piece of information, A clothing care device in which the processor determines the number of times the plurality of agents are sprayed and the time for which the ultraviolet light is output based on at least one of the degree of contamination of the contaminant, the type of the contaminant, and the material of the clothing received by the control panel.

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