Laundry treating apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treating apparatuses face challenges in effectively deodorizing and removing wrinkles from laundry when it is placed in a drum while wrinkled, as this can hinder the deodorization process and require additional ironing to form creases, and they lack a device to form creases during washing or drying.
Innovation Solution
A laundry treating apparatus with a receiving space that allows for the spread-out laundry to be treated with heated air or steam, incorporating a presser with support and compression devices to maintain laundry in a straight position and form creases using steam and heated water, ensuring efficient deodorization and wrinkle removal without the need for subsequent ironing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If laundry is placed in a drum while wrinkled for washing or drying, then the washing or drying process can proceed, but the deodorization effectiveness is reduced and additional ironing is required to form creases
Solution Approach 1:
The presser applies compression force to the laundry before and during the heating treatment, preliminarily forming the desired flat state and creases. This preliminary mechanical action prepares the laundry for effective steam and heated air treatment, ensuring proper flatness is achieved during the washing or drying cycle itself, eliminating the need for post-treatment ironing.
2Manufacturing precision
If a presser is added to maintain laundry in a straight position and form creases, then laundry flatness and crease formation are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The presser mechanism is integrated with the existing drum structure and heating system. The presser comprises a compression unit that works in conjunction with the steam supply unit and heated air circulation system, merging multiple functions (mechanical compression, steam treatment, and air circulation) into a coordinated system that achieves both flatness and deodorization without requiring separate independent devices.
3Manufacturing precision
If steam and heated water are used to form creases and remove wrinkles, then laundry appearance is improved, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The steam and heated air system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it generates heat for drying or washing, provides moisture for deodorization, and delivers thermal energy for wrinkle removal and crease formation. This multi-functionality allows the same energy input to achieve several treatment objectives (cleaning, drying, deodorizing, and pressing) in one cycle, improving overall energy utilization efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively deodorizes and removes wrinkles from laundry while forming creases during the treatment process, enhancing the efficiency of laundry operations and eliminating the need for post-treatment ironing.
Implementation Method 1
a supply device supplied with heated air to the receiving space
Implementation Method 2
a supply device supplied with steam to the receiving space
Implementation Method 3
a compression unit to compress the laundry supported by the support unit to form a crease on the laundry
Data Source
AI summary
A laundry treating apparatus is provided. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet having a receiving space in which laundry is received, a supply device supplying at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, and a presser provided in the receiving space, the presser including a support device to support the laundry and a compression device to compress the laundry supported by the support device to form a crease in the laundry.