Clothing Treatment Door Assembly for Parallel Steam Pressing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treating apparatuses are inefficient in treating multiple garments simultaneously, as they often require sequential processing, apply uneven pressure, and fail to evenly supply steam or heat to partitioned areas, leading to distorted or creased laundry, especially with lower garments like pants.
Innovation Solution
A laundry treating apparatus with a door assembly featuring a partitioning plate that allows for simultaneous treatment of multiple garments, ensuring even pressure and steam distribution across partitioned areas, and includes a steam supply system with heating wires to efficiently remove wrinkles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single presser module is used to treat multiple garments, then the device complexity is reduced, but the productivity decreases due to sequential processing
Solution Approach 1:
The door assembly is divided into multiple panels (first panel, second panel, third panel) that can be independently positioned and operated. Each panel can hold and press garments simultaneously, allowing parallel processing of multiple items without increasing overall device complexity
2Device complexity
If a single pressing surface is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the manufacturing precision deteriorates due to uneven pressure distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing system is segmented into multiple independent panels, each with its own pressing surface. This allows each panel to apply pressure uniformly to garments placed on it, while the collection of panels provides comprehensive coverage without requiring a single complex pressing mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
Each panel is designed with specific local characteristics to optimize pressure distribution for different garment types and positions. The panels can be independently adjusted to provide appropriate pressure levels and contact areas for different regions of the door assembly
3Device complexity
If steam is supplied to the entire door assembly uniformly, then the device complexity is reduced, but the manufacturing precision deteriorates due to uneven steam distribution in partitioned areas
Solution Approach 1:
The steam supply system is segmented to provide dedicated steam channels to each panel. This allows independent control and optimization of steam distribution to each partitioned area, ensuring uniform steam exposure for garments on each panel while maintaining overall system simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
Each panel is equipped with localized steam supply features (steam holes, channels, or nozzles) positioned to deliver steam directly to the garments on that panel. This ensures each region receives appropriate steam treatment without requiring complex global distribution mechanisms
4Productivity
If multiple presser modules are added to treat multiple garments simultaneously, then the productivity increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple pressing functions are merged into the door assembly structure itself. The panels that form the door also serve as pressing surfaces, eliminating the need for separate presser modules. This combining of structural and functional elements increases treatment capacity while avoiding additional complexity
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 enables rapid wrinkle removal for multiple garments with uniform pressure and accurate crease formation, preventing distortion and reducing the need for additional ironing.
Implementation Method 1
a heating wire extending to surround an outer periphery of the supply channel such that the heating wire does not interfere with the supply channel
Implementation Method 2
supply steam and heat to partitioned areas of laundry
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a clothing treatment apparatus. The clothing treatment apparatus comprises: a cabinet; a first clothing treatment chamber for accommodating clothes in the cabinet; a machine chamber for supplying steam or air to the first clothing treatment chamber; and a door assembly for opening and closing an opening. The door assembly comprises: a first panel having a second clothing treatment chamber for treating clothes formed therein, the first panel being open at one side and being pivotably connected to the cabinet; a second panel for opening and closing the open one side of the first panel; and a partition plate, disposed between the first panel and the second panel, for applying pressure to each of the clothes placed on the first panel and the clothes placed on the second panel.