Movable Laundry Airflow Unit With Jetting and Suction Filtration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Laundry treating apparatuses face inefficiency in refreshing laundry due to contaminants being circulated and re-adsorbed, leading to contamination within the machine and reduced effectiveness in deodorizing and smoothing wrinkles.
Innovation Solution
A laundry treating apparatus with a movable laundry care device featuring a jetting unit and a suction unit, where air is jetted and then suctioned in a controlled manner to prevent re-contamination, utilizing a filter system and air circulation device to enhance the treatment of the entire range of laundry while maintaining a clean environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If air is jetted toward laundry to smooth wrinkles and deodorize, then laundry care effectiveness is improved, but contaminants are circulated and re-adsorbed to laundry reducing refreshing efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The laundry care device is divided into separate functional units: a jetting unit for emitting air/steam and a suction unit for removing contaminants. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each function - the jetting unit focuses on wrinkle smoothing and deodorizing while the suction unit handles contaminant removal, preventing the circulation and re-adsorption of contaminants onto laundry
Solution Approach 2:
The harmful function of contaminant circulation is extracted and separated from the useful function of laundry care. The suction unit specifically targets and removes contaminants from the air flow, taking out the harmful aspect (contaminant circulation) while preserving the beneficial aspect (air jetting for wrinkle smoothing and deodorizing)
2Device complexity
If a stationary laundry care device is used, then the structure is simple, but the entire range of laundry cannot be treated effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The laundry care device incorporates a moving unit that enables the device to move along the laundry, transforming it from a stationary to a dynamic system. This allows the jetting and suction units to treat the entire range of laundry by moving across different areas, significantly improving coverage while maintaining relatively simple device structure through guided linear motion
3Productivity
If air circulation is used to enhance laundry treatment, then treatment efficiency is improved, but contaminants may be redistributed throughout the cabinet
Solution Approach 1:
The suction unit acts as an intermediary between the jetting unit and the cabinet environment. It captures contaminants that are loosened by the jetting unit before they can redistribute throughout the cabinet, serving as a mediator that prevents harmful contaminant spread while allowing the beneficial air circulation for treatment to continue
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 effectively enhances laundry care efficiency by ensuring the entire range of laundry is treated, improving freshness and reducing contamination within the machine, thus maintaining a pleasant and clean environment.
Implementation Method 1
a jetting unit configured to jet air to the laundry
Implementation Method 2
a suction unit into which air jetted by the jetting unit, after passing through the laundry, is suctioned
Implementation Method 3
The filter part may include at least one of a pre filter, a hepa filter, an activated carbon filter, and a photo-catalyst filter
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet, a laundry care device movably provided inside the cabinet, wherein the laundry care device includes a jetting unit configured to jet air to the laundry, and a suction unit into which air jetted by the jetting unit, after passing through the laundry, is suctioned. Inside of the laundry treating apparatus is kept pleasant and laundry care efficiency is enhanced.