Clothes treatment apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clothes treatment apparatuses lack an efficient mechanism for managing and directing condensed water within the treatment chamber, leading to potential leakage and inefficient drainage, which can affect the apparatus's performance and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A clothes treatment apparatus design featuring a partition plate with a drainage grill and a condensed water guide member, along with a door liner and gasket, that directs condensed water from the treatment chamber to the drainage grill, utilizing a backward slope to prevent leakage and ensure effective drainage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If condensed water is allowed to drain freely in the treatment chamber, then drainage efficiency is improved, but water leakage and accumulation occur causing harmful effects
Solution Approach 1:
The door liner acts as an intermediary component that guides condensed water from the treatment chamber to the drainage grill. It provides a controlled path for water flow, preventing uncontrolled leakage while maintaining efficient drainage. The liner mediates between the treatment chamber environment and the drainage system, ensuring water is directed properly without causing harm.
Solution Approach 2:
The drainage grill extracts condensed water from the treatment chamber environment and removes it to the external drainage system. By providing a dedicated extraction point and path through the door liner, the system separates the drainage function from the treatment chamber, preventing water accumulation and leakage within the chamber while maintaining high drainage efficiency.
2Ease of operation
If the door liner guides condensed water to the partition plate, then water flow control is improved, but complex structural components are required
Solution Approach 1:
The door liner serves multiple functions: it seals the door, provides structural support, and guides condensed water to the drainage grill. By making the door liner multi-functional, the patent avoids adding separate complex guiding structures. The existing door liner is simply extended or modified to include water guidance features, achieving effective water flow control without significantly increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The water guidance function is merged with the door liner structure itself rather than being a separate component. The door liner is designed to naturally guide water through its geometry or integrated features, combining the sealing and water guidance functions into a single element. This reduces the number of parts and simplifies the overall structure while maintaining effective water flow control.
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 effectively prevents condensed water leakage, facilitates efficient drainage, and minimizes the risk of water accumulation, enhancing the apparatus's operational efficiency and user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
condensed water generated in the treatment chamber
Implementation Method 2
guide the condensed water from the door liner into the treatment chamber
Implementation Method 3
a condensed water guide member disposed at the partition plate and configured to guide the condensed water from the door liner into the treatment chamber
Implementation Method 4
the partition plate may include a drainage grill configured to discharge the condensed water from the treatment chamber
Data Source
AI summary
A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet defining a treatment chamber configured to accommodate hanging clothes and a cycle chamber configured to house machinery, the cycle chamber being positioned vertically below the treatment chamber. The clothes treatment apparatus also includes a partition plate that partitions the treatment chamber from the cycle chamber, a door configured to open and close the cabinet, a door liner disposed at an inside of the door and configured to guide condensed water generated in the treatment chamber to an upper side of the partition plate, a condensed water guide member disposed at the partition plate and configured to guide the condensed water from the door liner into the treatment chamber.