Hanger device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hanger devices lack multi-functional capabilities such as efficient drying, air purification, humidity control, and steam supply for wrinkle removal, which limits their effectiveness and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A hanger device with a main body featuring air suction and discharge ports, a fan module, a filtering module, and a steam supply system, including a steam generator, dehumidifying, and deodorizing filters, along with adjustable supports and a steam supply device for vertical movement, allowing for air circulation, purification, humidity control, and steam distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a hanger device is designed with only basic hanging function, then the device structure remains simple, but it lacks multi-functional capabilities such as drying, air purification, and wrinkle removal
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger device integrates multiple functions including air suction, steam generation, filtration, and drying capabilities into a single apparatus. The main body houses a fan module for air circulation, a steam generator for wrinkle removal, and filtering modules for air purification, allowing the device to perform hanging, drying, purification, and steam treatment functions simultaneously or separately.
2Productivity
If air circulation is increased for faster drying, then drying efficiency improves, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device utilizes phase transition of water from liquid to vapor through the steam generator, and the filtering module condenses water vapor back to liquid form. This phase transition approach enables efficient moisture removal from clothes through condensation rather than purely evaporative drying, reducing the energy required for continuous air heating and circulation.
3Ease of operation
If the hanging bar height is fixed, then the support structure remains simple, but user convenience for different height requirements is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates adjustable mechanisms that allow the hanging bar height to be dynamically changed according to user needs. The supports can be extended or repositioned vertically, enabling flexible height adjustment while maintaining structural stability, thus accommodating different user heights and clothing types without requiring a completely redesigned support system.
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 device enhances drying efficiency, purifies indoor air, controls humidity, straightens wrinkles, and provides user convenience through adjustable height and targeted air/steam distribution, improving the overall drying and air quality experience.
Implementation Method 1
a fan module provided inside the main body and configured to suction air through the at least one opening and force the suction air to the at least one discharge port
Implementation Method 2
a steam generator configured to convert liquid to steam
Implementation Method 3
a filtering module for removing foreign substances contained in the suctioned air
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AI summary
A hanger device of the present disclosure includes a body (11, 110) having at least one opening (openings of cover 13, 1232) to allow air to be suctioned into the body and at least one discharge port (1207, 1223a, 1223b, or 1223c) to allow suctioned air to be forced out of the body. A fan module (15, 15a) is provided inside the body and is configured to suction air through the opening and force the suction air to the at least one discharge port. A filtering module (60) removes foreign substances contained in the suctioned air. A hanging unit (50a) is coupled to the main body, wherein the hanging unit includes: a pair of supports (51a) extending from a bottom of the main body and having at least one lift unit (56, 57) to change a length of the supports in a vertical direction; a hanging bar (52) connecting the ends of the pair of supports; and an air flow path (L2) provided in the pair of supports to allow a portion of the suctioned air to pass through the pair of supports.