Clothing processing apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treating apparatuses require separate preparation of an ironing board and sleeve ironing board, lack a mechanism to maintain unfolded laundry post-ironing, and pose a risk of damage from prolonged contact with a heating plate.
Innovation Solution
A laundry treating apparatus with integrated supports for ironing boards and sleeve ironing, capable of maintaining laundry in an unfolded state and minimizing damage by using a heating plate with movable withdrawable bodies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the ironing board and sleeve ironing board are disposed separately, then each can be optimized for its specific function, but the user has to prepare both independently which increases device complexity and inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the ironing board and sleeve ironing board into a single integrated apparatus. The ironing board includes a main body with a heating plate for general ironing, and a detachable sleeve ironing board that can be attached to the main body or used separately. This merging allows both functions to be optimized while reducing the need for separate independent preparations.
Solution Approach 2:
The sleeve ironing board is designed as a separate detachable component that can be attached to the main ironing board body or used independently. This segmentation allows the sleeve ironing function to be optimized separately while still being part of the integrated system, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
2Reliability
If the heating plate maintains a preset temperature to prevent overheating, then power supply is cut off at the preset temperature, but damage to laundry cannot be avoided when laundry remains in contact with the heating plate for a long time
Solution Approach 1:
The heating plate automatically raises its temperature when laundry is detected to be in contact with it for a prolonged period. This self-service mechanism detects the prolonged contact condition and automatically increases temperature to prevent damage, eliminating the need for external monitoring and intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system includes a sensor that detects the contact time between laundry and the heating plate, and a control unit that adjusts the heating plate temperature based on this feedback. When prolonged contact is detected, the control unit increases the temperature to prevent damage, creating a closed-loop feedback system that actively prevents laundry damage.
3Productivity
If conventional ironing apparatus lacks a mechanism to maintain unfolded laundry, then the structure is simpler, but the laundry wrinkles again after ironing which reduces productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The ironing board includes a support structure that can be dynamically adjusted to maintain the laundry in an unfolded state after ironing. The support can be positioned at different angles and heights to accommodate different types of laundry, providing a dynamic solution that prevents rewrinkling without requiring complex additional mechanisms.
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
Facilitates storage and use of both ironing and sleeve ironing boards, maintains laundry in an unfolded state, and reduces the risk of damage from the heating plate by allowing it to move away when not in use.
Implementation Method 1
a heating plate for supplying heat to the laundry
Implementation Method 2
an apparatus for supplying steam to the laundry hung in an unfolded state in a chamber
Data Source
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AI summary
The present application relates to a clothing processing apparatus comprising: a cabinet provided with a first housing and a second housing which provide an accommodation space; an outlet passing through the upper surface of the cabinet and communicating with the second housing; a first support part that can rotate from one surface of the cabinet toward the upper surface of the cabinet, and provides a space in which clothing is supported; a processing part which can be withdrawn from the first housing and provided so as to supply at least one of heat or moisture to the clothing; a body which can be withdrawn from the second housing via the outlet; and a second support part which is provided in the body and located above the first support part, provides a space in which the clothing is supported, and has a smaller area than the first support part. The second support part includes: a first board which is fixed to the body so as to be capable of rotating from the body toward the upper surface of the first support part; and a second board which is rotatably fixed to the first board so as to be capable of rotating on a plane parallel to the upper surface of the first support part, and which provides a space in which the clothing is supported.