Clothes care apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional clothes care apparatuses inadequately transmit physical force to outer fabrics due to airflow discharge design, leading to inefficient fabric care and requiring additional hook hanger devices, which complicates installation and reduces availability.
Innovation Solution
A clothes care apparatus with a support device featuring a first member with dischargers and a second member with supporters, where the supporters are positioned to deviate from the dischargers, allowing for improved airflow distribution and direct air transfer to fabrics, integrated with a hanger system for enhanced fabric care.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the air discharge port is located in the same line as the hanger, then the structure is simple, but the physical force transmitted to outer fabrics is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent repositions the air discharge port from a linear arrangement (same line as hanger) to a spatial arrangement (above the hanger), changing the dimensional relationship between components. This spatial repositioning allows air to be discharged downward onto the outer fabric surface, significantly improving the physical force transmission to the fabric while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a separate device is added to install standard hook hanger, then hanger installation is enabled, but availability is deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the hanger installation function into the existing support device structure by providing a through-hole in the support member that allows the hanger hook to pass through and engage with the air discharge port assembly. This integration eliminates the need for separate installation devices while maintaining full hanger installation capability, thereby improving availability.
3Device complexity
If supporters are positioned at the same locations as dischargers, then structural alignment is simplified, but airflow distribution to fabrics is inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality differentiation by positioning supporters at locations different from the dischargers. Specifically, the support member with through-hole is positioned below the air discharge port, creating distinct functional zones: the discharger handles air discharge while the supporter handles mechanical support. This spatial separation optimizes airflow distribution to the fabric by allowing air to be discharged directly onto the fabric surface without being blocked by the support structure, thereby improving productivity.
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
The solution increases the physical force of air transmitted to outer fabrics, improving fabric care efficiency and enhancing the availability of hook hangers by ensuring direct and uniform airflow distribution.
Implementation Method 1
a duct to guide the airflow generated by the air blower to the clothes care chamber through a plurality of discharge ports
Implementation Method 2
a first member with a plurality of dischargers corresponding to the plurality of outlets to guide air into the clothes care chamber
Data Source
AI summary
A clothes care apparatus including a support device with an improved structure to transmit the physical force of air to clothes. The clothes care apparatus includes a main body including a clothes care chamber with a plurality of outlets and a support device disposed in the clothes care chamber and configured to support clothes, wherein the support device includes a first member with a plurality of dischargers corresponding to the plurality of outlets to guide air into the clothes care chamber, and a second member disposed below the first member and including a plurality of supporters, where the plurality of supporters are between the plurality of dischargers whereby one supporter among the plurality of supporters is between one discharger and another discharger adjacent to the one discharger among the plurality of dischargers.