Clothes care apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clothes care apparatuses face inefficiencies in maximizing clothes shaking with minimal kinetic energy due to the support and action points for hanging members being coincident, leading to increased wear and noise.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus separates the support and action points for the hanging member, utilizing a slider and swing hook mechanism to perform a linear reciprocating motion, driven by a motor, allowing for efficient shaking with reduced energy consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the support point and action point for the hanging member are coincident, then the structure is simple, but the clothes shaking efficacy is insufficient and wear and noise increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the hanging member into two separate functional points: the support point (where the hanging member is suspended from the support bar) and the action point (where the swing hook contacts the lower end). This segmentation allows independent optimization of each point's function, enabling effective clothes shaking while reducing wear and noise through proper mechanical separation.
2Reliability
If a slider and swing hook mechanism is used to separate support and action points, then clothes shaking efficacy is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic slider-swing hook mechanism where the swing hook can swing freely while the slider moves linearly along the support bar. This dynamic design allows the system to adapt to different operating conditions, maximizing clothes shaking efficacy while keeping the mechanism relatively simple through natural motion rather than complex actuation.
Solution Approach 2:
The linear reciprocating motion of the slider creates periodic action that drives the swing hook to oscillate, thereby shaking the clothes. This periodic motion is more efficient than continuous motion, reducing energy consumption and minimizing wear on the mechanism components while maintaining effective clothes shaking.
3Use of energy by moving object
If linear reciprocating motion is used for the slider, then energy consumption is reduced, but the mechanism requires precise guidance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a guide groove (a form of flexible guidance structure) instead of rigid mechanical guides to constrain the slider's motion. This allows the slider to move linearly with minimal friction and wear, reducing energy consumption while avoiding the complexity of multiple guide rails or precision bearings. The guide groove provides sufficient constraint with minimal structural complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This separation of points enhances clothes shaking efficacy while minimizing part wear and noise, achieving effective odor removal and wrinkle reduction with reduced energy use.
Implementation Method 1
the interlocking protrusion may be insertable into the interlocking slit to convert a rotational motion of the motor into the linear reciprocating motion of the slider
Implementation Method 2
the lower end of the hanging portion reciprocates as the swing hook moves while the slider performs the linear reciprocating motion, thereby the hanging portion is to shake the clothes hung on the holding member
Data Source
AI summary
A clothes care apparatus comprises: a care chamber; a support bar to extend along an extending direction; a holding member which includes a hanging portion, at upper end of the holding member, supportable by the support bar; a support portion arrangeable such that while an upper end of the hanging portion is hung on the support portion the hanging portion is supported by the support bar; a slider to perform a linear reciprocating motion; and a swing hook, to grip a lower end of the hanging portion, and moveable while the slider performs the linear reciprocating motion. The upper end of the hanging portion is supported at one point by the support portion while the lower end of the hanging portion reciprocates as the swing hook moves while the slider performs the linear reciprocating motion, thereby the hanging portion is to shake the clothes hung on the holding member.