Clothes Treating Apparatus Guide Unit for Uniform Hot Air Dispersion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Clothes treating apparatuses fail to uniformly disperse hot air within the clothes accommodating space, leading to inadequate drying or refreshing processes for clothes positioned away from the direct air supply.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of a guide unit with guide ribs and a guide member within the circulation duct to redirect hot air flow, ensuring uniform dispersion through multiple supply holes and a moisture supplying device for enhanced treatment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If hot air is supplied into the clothes accommodating space through a single direction, then the air supplying device structure is simple, but the hot air is not uniformly dispersed in the clothes accommodating space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single hot air supply into multiple supply holes distributed across different surfaces (front, rear, left, right sides) of the accommodating space. Each supply hole receives hot air through separate circulation ducts, segmenting the original single-direction supply into multi-directional dispersed supply, thereby achieving uniform hot air distribution throughout the space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements different local supply characteristics by positioning supply holes at specific locations on different surfaces of the accommodating space. Each local region receives hot air optimized for its position, with the front supply hole facing inward and other supply holes positioned to cover their respective areas, ensuring uniform treatment across all local regions of the clothes accommodated space.
2Device complexity
If hot air is supplied only in a specific direction, then the air supply path is simple, but clothes at positions where hot air is not sufficiently supplied cannot be properly dried or refreshed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the air supply path into multiple independent circulation ducts, each connected to a specific supply hole location. This segmentation allows hot air to travel through separate paths to different regions of the accommodating space, ensuring that clothes at all positions receive sufficient hot air for proper drying and refreshing treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from single-direction air supply to multi-dimensional supply by positioning supply holes on multiple surfaces (front, rear, left, right) of the accommodating space. This spatial distribution across different dimensions ensures comprehensive coverage and reliable treatment effectiveness for clothes regardless of their position within the space.
3Manufacturing precision
If guide ribs are disposed inside the circulation duct adjacent to the supply hole, then hot air is horizontally dispersed uniformly, but the guide unit structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies guide ribs with specific local orientations adjacent to each supply hole to achieve horizontal dispersion of hot air. The guide ribs are positioned and angled to direct airflow horizontally into the accommodating space, creating uniform distribution across the horizontal plane while maintaining a relatively simple overall guide unit structure.
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 ensures uniform hot air distribution across the clothes accommodating space, preventing non-uniform treatment and direct high-temperature exposure, while maintaining an aesthetically pleasing design.
Implementation Method 1
the guide unit includes a plurality of guide ribs for horizontally dispersing the hot air flowing along the circulation duct through the at least one supply hole
Implementation Method 2
an air supplying device for drying air circulating into the accommodating space
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AI summary
A clothes treating apparatus is disclosed. The clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet defining a accommodating space for receiving clothes, an air supplying device for drying air circulating into the accommodating space, and a guide unit for guiding dry air generated by the air supplying device to be uniformly dispersed into the accommodating space