Laundry Pressing Mechanism for Even Pressure Without Garment Shift
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treating apparatuses fail to evenly press clothing, leading to misalignment, displacement, and the formation of unwanted wrinkles due to their limited movement and pressure distribution capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A laundry treating apparatus with a pressing part that can rotate and move slidably toward the front of the clothing, allowing even pressure application across the surface, including up and down movements, and enabling selective rotation to both sides while maintaining contact, thus preventing misalignment and unwanted creases.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the pressing part rotates from one side to the other side of the laundry, then the laundry can be pressed, but the laundry is pushed away and becomes disordered or displaced
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of rotating the pressing part from one side to the other side (conventional approach), the pressing part is configured to approach the laundry from the front side and press while moving forward. This inverted approach prevents the laundry from being pushed away and maintains proper alignment during the pressing operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressing part is designed with multiple degrees of freedom, allowing it to move not only rotate but also translate forward and backward. This dynamic configuration enables the pressing part to maintain optimal contact with the laundry surface while preventing displacement, achieving both effective pressing and alignment maintenance.
2Ease of operation
If the pressing part is arranged to rotate widthwise, then it can press laundry, but it tends to press only a specific area of the laundry
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing part is configured to operate in multiple dimensions: it can rotate about a vertical axis, move forward and backward along the vertical axis, and adjust its angular position. This multi-dimensional movement capability allows the pressing part to cover the entire laundry surface uniformly, eliminating the limitation of pressing only a specific area.
3Device complexity
If the pressing part rotates only in one direction, then the structure is simple, but it cannot press all portions of the laundry evenly and convenience is lowered
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing part is designed with dynamic movement capabilities in multiple directions: it can rotate about a vertical axis, translate forward and backward along this axis, and adjust its angular position. This dynamic configuration enables comprehensive coverage of the laundry surface while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through coordinated motion control.
4Ease of operation
If the pressing part moves from a higher position to a lower position, then it can press laundry, but it may not apply even pressure across the surface
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing part is configured to move dynamically in multiple directions including forward and backward along the vertical axis, rotation about this axis, and angular adjustment. This multi-directional dynamic movement allows the pressing part to maintain uniform contact pressure across the entire laundry surface by compensating for surface irregularities and achieving even distribution of force.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein is a laundry treating apparatus having a pressing part configured to prevent alignment, position or shape of the laundry from being changed in the process of pressing the laundry, said laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet (100) having an opening in a front thereof; a door (30) rotatably provided to the cabinet (100) to open and close the opening; an accommodation space (220) inside the cabinet (100) to accommodate laundry (P); a supply part configured to communicate with the accommodation space (220) to supply at least one of air or moisture to the accommodation space (220); and at least one mount part (400, 500) provided on at least one of an inner side of the accommodation space (220) or the door (30) to place or fix the laundry (P) in the accommodation space (220), wherein the mount part (400, 500) comprises: a support part (540) provided on at least one of the inner side or the door (30) to support a surface of the laundry (P); and a pressing part (600) arranged to be rotatable toward the support part (540), wherein the pressing part (600) comprises: a pressing body (610) rotatably coupled to one of the inner side of the accommodation space (220), the door (30), or the support part (540); and a position change part (800) configured to move the pressing body (610) toward the support part (540) when the pressing body (610) is positioned facing the support part (540).