Detachable Water Supply Module for Steam Wrinkle-Removal Laundry Machines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry dryers fail to completely remove wrinkles from laundry during the drying process, requiring additional ironing, and there is a need for a compact laundry machine that can enhance space usage while addressing wrinkle removal.
Innovation Solution
A laundry machine with a drum, a substance supply device for generating and supplying water-based substances like mist or steam, a pump, and a supporting module to connect these components, allowing for the removal of wrinkles during the drying process without the need for additional ironing, while maintaining a compact structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional drying is used, then the drying function is achieved, but wrinkles cannot be completely removed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces steam injection as a parameter change during the drying process. Water in liquid form is converted to steam and injected into the drum, changing the thermal and moisture parameters of the air-laundry system. This enables wrinkle removal while maintaining drying function.
Solution Approach 2:
Steam acts as an intermediary substance between the heating system and the laundry. Instead of direct contact between hot air and laundry for wrinkle removal, steam is introduced as a mediating agent that provides moisture and heat simultaneously, achieving both drying and wrinkle removal.
2Volume of moving object
If a compact structure is implemented, then space usage is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple components (water supply source, pump, substance supply device) into an integrated supporting module. This consolidation reduces the overall machine volume while managing the complexity through functional integration rather than separate discrete components.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting module is designed as a detachable, modular unit that can be segmented from the main dryer body. This allows for easier installation, maintenance, and space optimization while managing system complexity through modular architecture.
3Ease of operation
If a detachable water supply system is used, then ease of operation is improved, but connection reliability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The water supply system transitions from a fixed connection to a dynamic, detachable connection. The coupling member is designed to be securely connectable and disconnectable, allowing the system to adapt between stable operation mode and easy maintenance/refilling mode.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable water supply system enables users to easily refill, clean, or replace the water supply source without requiring technical expertise or special tools. The self-service design improves ease of operation while maintaining adequate connection reliability through user-friendly coupling 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
The machine effectively removes wrinkles from laundry during the drying process without the need for ironing and enhances space efficiency through a compact design.
Implementation Method 1
a pump positioned between the substance supply device and the water supply source
Implementation Method 2
a substance supply device to generate water based substance and to supply the water based substance to the drum
Data Source
AI summary
A washing machine is disclosed. A laundry machine includes a drum rotatably provided in a cabinet, a substance supply device to generate water based substance and to supply the water based substance to the drum, a water supply source to supply water to the substance supply device, a pump positioned between the substance supply device and the water supply source, a connection unit to connect the pump with the water supply source, and a supporting module to support the water supply source, the pump and the substance supply device. The connection unit is configured of a coupling member having both opposite ends connected with the water supply source and the pump, respectively, the connection unit formed at a predetermined portion of the supporting module.