Clothes treatment apparatus, and method for assembling clothes treatment apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treatment apparatuses face issues with structural stability, complex assembly processes, increased volume, and higher manufacturing costs due to the individualized components in the machine compartment.
Innovation Solution
The proposed laundry treatment apparatus integrates a base and a circulation duct to form a unified structure that supports various components and defines a flow channel for air circulation, simplifying assembly and enhancing structural stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If individualized components are used in the machine compartment, then ease of manufacture is improved, but structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The base and circulation duct are merged into a single integrated component formed by injection molding. This combines two previously separate parts into one unified structure that provides both support function (base) and air circulation function (circulation duct), resolving the contradiction by achieving structural stability through integration while maintaining ease of manufacture through molding processes
2Ease of manufacture
If individualized components are used in the machine compartment, then ease of manufacture is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base and circulation duct are integrated into a single molded part, reducing the number of components from two separate parts to one unified structure. This integration simplifies the overall device complexity while maintaining manufacturing ease through injection molding processes
3Ease of operation
If individualized components are used in the machine compartment, then ease of assembly is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The base and circulation duct are combined into a single integrated component that is pre-formed through injection molding. This eliminates the need for separate assembly steps between these two parts, improving productivity by reducing assembly operations while the molded design maintains ease of installation into the machine compartment
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
This integrated design improves structural stability, simplifies the assembly process, reduces the overall volume of the apparatus, and lowers manufacturing and production costs by allowing for denser component placement.
Implementation Method 1
an evaporator configured to remove moisture from air introduced from the laundry treatment space
Implementation Method 2
a condenser configured to heat the air introduced from the laundry treatment space
Implementation Method 3
a compressor configured to supply compressed refrigerant to the condenser
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a clothes treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet for forming the exterior thereof, an inner case for forming a clothes treatment space in which clothes are accommodated; a machine room positioned at the lower portion of the inner case inside the cabinet; an evaporator and a condenser provided inside the machine room; a heat supply part including a compressor for supplying a compressed refrigerant to the condenser; a control part which is provided inside the machine room and which controls the compressor; a circulation duct, which is provided in the machine room, includes a heat exchanger provision part in which the evaporator and the condenser are provided, and provides a flow path through which air of the clothes treatment space circulates; and a base part, which is provided in the machine room, supports the lower portion of the circulation duct, and includes a control part provision part disposed below the heat exchanger provision part so as to provide a space in which the control part is provided.