Clothing Treatment Device Filter Module for Foreign Substance Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Clothing treatment devices face issues with foreign substances accumulating at the lower side of the treatment space, which can redeposit onto clothing, preventing effective refreshing and maintenance of a clean treatment environment.
Innovation Solution
A clothing treatment device with a filter module positioned below the treatment space, featuring a detachable filter unit and module cover that collects and filters foreign substances, allowing for easy removal and maintenance, ensuring the treatment space remains clean and refreshed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a bottom surface with suction port and discharge port is formed at the lower side of the treatment space, then air circulation for refreshing clothing is improved, but foreign substances accumulate at the bottom surface except for the suction and discharge ports
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the foreign substance collection function from the bottom surface structure by introducing a separate filter module. This module includes a collection space that specifically captures foreign substances falling from the treatment space, separating this function from the air circulation system's bottom surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter module acts as an intermediary component between the treatment space and the machine compartment. It includes a collection space that intercepts foreign substances before they reach the machine compartment, and a filter that processes the air flow, preventing foreign substances from being redistributed.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If foreign substances are collected at the lower side of the treatment space, then the treatment space can be kept clean, but the structure becomes more complex requiring additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into the filter module: foreign substance collection, air filtration, and access to the machine compartment. The module cover serves both as a protective cover and as access to the collection space, while the filter unit both filters air and structures the collection space.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter module is designed with multi-functionality: it collects foreign substances, filters air circulation, provides access to the machine compartment through the same cover, and maintains the treatment space environment. This consolidates multiple functions into a single integrated component.
3Ease of repair
If the filter module is made detachable, then maintenance and cleaning become easier, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The filter module is segmented into detachable components: the module cover that provides access to the collection space, and the filter unit that can be removed from the module cover. This segmentation allows independent maintenance of each component without disassembling the entire device.
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 filter module effectively prevents foreign substances from redepositing onto clothing, maintaining a clean treatment space and allowing for convenient cleaning and replacement, ensuring the device can efficiently refresh and treat clothing.
Implementation Method 1
a filter unit (110) disposed inside the module cover (130) so that the filter unit (110) is allowed to be withdrawn toward a front of the module cover (130) when the door (30) opens the opened front of the cabinet (10), the filter unit (110) which filters out foreign substances falling down on the module cover (130)
Implementation Method 2
a machine compartment (20) disposed below the treatment space in the cabinet (10) and having a suction port (22a) and a discharge port (24a), the suction port (22a) through which air of the treatment space is suctioned
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment device. The clothing treatment device includes: a cabinet (10) forming a treatment space in which clothing is accommodated; a door (30) configured to open and close the opened front of the cabinet (10); a machine compartment (20) having a suction port (22a) and a discharge port (24a), the suction port (22a) through which air of the treatment space is suctioned, the discharge port (24a) through which air is discharged to the treatment space; and a filter module (100) disposed below the treatment space. The filter module (100) includes: a module cover (130) disposed at a lower side of the treatment space; and a filter unit (110) disposed inside the module cover (130) so that the filter unit is allowed to be withdrawn toward a front of the module cover (130) when the door (30) opens the opened front of the cabinet, the filter unit (110) which filters out foreign substances falling down on the module cover (130).