Clothes treating device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional clothes treating apparatuses with combined functions require multiple pumps, leading to increased volume, space consumption, and energy usage, as well as higher material costs.
Innovation Solution
A clothes treating apparatus with a single pump assembly that generates water flow in either the water supply or discharge pipe based on the motor's rotational direction, allowing for independent cycles in each passage, reducing installation space and material costs while consuming less energy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pumps are installed to perform washing, drying, deodorizing and wrinkles-removing functions, then the clothes treating apparatus can provide diverse treating processes, but the overall volume and installation space of the apparatus increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by designing a single pump assembly that can perform multiple treating processes (washing, drying, deodorizing, wrinkles-removing) through different operational modes. The pump assembly includes a water supply system and water discharge system that can be controlled to achieve various treating functions, eliminating the need for separate pumps for each function and thereby reducing the overall apparatus volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the water supply pump and water discharge pump into a single integrated pump assembly. This consolidation combines multiple pumping functions into one device, reducing the number of components and the space they occupy, while still enabling diverse treating processes through coordinated operation of the merged systems.
2Reliability
If multiple pumps are installed to generate water flow for various functions, then the water supply and discharge requirements are met, but the material cost and manufacturing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The single pump assembly is designed to fulfill multiple water flow generation requirements for different treating functions. By making the pump assembly universal, the patent reduces material costs associated with manufacturing multiple separate pumps and simplifies the manufacturing process while maintaining reliable water flow generation for all necessary functions.
3Ease of operation
If multiple pumps are used to perform independent cycles for water supply and discharge, then each function can be controlled independently, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the water supply and discharge pumping functions into a single pump assembly that can operate in different modes. This merging allows the system to achieve independent cycle control through intelligent operation of the unified pump, reducing the total energy consumption compared to running multiple separate pumps simultaneously or alternately.
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 apparatus achieves independent cycles in each passage with a single pump assembly, reducing space and material costs, and lowering energy consumption compared to conventional systems.
Implementation Method 1
A pump assembly may be configured to generate flow of the water inside the water supply pipe and the water discharge pipe, using rotation of a motor, wherein the flow of the water is generated only in the water supply pipe or only in the water discharge pipe depending on a rotational direction of the motor.
Data Source
AI summary
A clothes treating device includes a clothes accommodation part for accommodating clothes or laundry, a water supply pipe for supplying water into the clothes treating device, and a drain pipe for discharging water to the outside of the clothes treating device. A pump assembly generates a flow of water inside the water supply pipe and the drain pipe by using the rotation of a motor. The flow of water is generated only in one of the water supply pipe and the drain pipe depending on the rotating direction of the motor.