Laundry Cabinet Layout With Tilt Door and Auxiliary Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Laundry treating apparatuses with integrated drying functions face challenges in providing auxiliary storage space and efficient loading due to complex internal structures and spatial constraints, making it difficult to offer separate spaces for washing and drying.
Innovation Solution
A laundry treating apparatus with a first treating device and a support part that includes a cabinet with an opening for loading and unloading laundry, a second treating device underneath for additional space, and a door that tilts to facilitate easy access and loading without bending, along with a detergent introduction part and steam generator, allowing for flexible internal structure adjustments based on laundry type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a drying function is integrated into a washing machine, then both washing and drying can be performed in a single device, but the internal structure becomes complex and auxiliary storage space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The washing machine is divided into functionally independent modules: a washing tub assembly for washing operations and a separate drying rack assembly for drying operations. This segmentation allows each module to be optimized independently while maintaining overall system versatility, resolving the contradiction between multi-functionality and structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The drying rack is configured to extend horizontally from the washing tub rather than vertically stacking components. This dimensional arrangement creates auxiliary storage space beneath the washing tub while maintaining both washing and drying functions, reducing internal structural complexity compared to vertical integration.
2Quantity of substance
If a drawer is provided in a washing machine, then auxiliary storage space is provided, but the installation space required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drawer is nested within the washing machine cabinet structure, utilizing the vertical space above the washing tub. This nesting approach provides auxiliary storage space without increasing the horizontal installation footprint, as the drawer occupies otherwise unused vertical volume within the existing machine envelope.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the front part of the washing machine is perpendicular to the ground, then structural stability is maintained, but it is not easy for users to load laundry
Solution Approach 1:
The washing tub assembly is mounted on an adjustable support structure that allows the front of the tub to be tilted to an inclined position during loading operations. This dynamic adjustment improves ease of loading by reducing the bending required, while the tub can be returned to a perpendicular stable position during washing operations. The support structure maintains structural stability in both configurations.
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AI summary
An apparatus includes a first device to perform a first laundry treating operation and a second device to perform a second laundry treating operation. The first device has a first space to receive laundry through a first opening and the second device has a second space to receive laundry through a second opening. A controller controls the first and second devices to perform the first and second laundry treating operations respectively. The first device is coupled over the first device, and the first and second laundry treating operations are both washing operations or the first and second laundry treating operations are both drying operations.