CN102131975A

CN102131975A - Total laundry treating system

Info

Publication number: CN102131975A
Application number: CN2008801028083A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 崔京娥; 金珠贤
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2007-08-16
Filing date: 2008-08-11
Publication date: 2011-07-20
Also published as: WO2009022831A2; EP2074250A2; WO2009022831A3; EP2074250A4; CN101328659A; BRPI0804490A2; AU2008287684A1; KR20090017826A; US20100236296A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a total clothes treating system, including a plurality of clothes treating apparatuses positioned adjacent to one another for treating clothes, a display unit for receiving states of the plurality of clothes treating apparatuses and data on the clothes being treated at the plurality of clothes treating apparatuses, and displaying for a user to notice, and a data exchange unit for data exchange among the clothes treating apparatuses and the display unit.

Description

Integral body laundry treatment system

Technical field

The present invention relates to whole laundry treatment system.More specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of clothing therein and handle the whole laundry treatment system that can be undertaken by a system.

Background technology

Usually, the washing of clothes processing system execution laundry, oven dry, company wash drying.In this case, device for clothing processing only carry out washing function or drying function or its two.In addition, device for clothing processing is popularized recently, and wherein each all is provided with steam generator, to have the renovation function of fold, peculiar smell and the static of removing clothing.Present trend is that the volume of device for clothing processing becomes bigger according to user's request.

Meanwhile, used all device for clothing processing all to be as required and independent the use.That is to say, want to wash, dry, renovate or store under the situation of clothing that the user need carry out required function by using the independent device for clothing processing that is positioned at diverse location each other the user.

Summary of the invention

Technical problem

Yet,, between described device for clothing processing, share the information relevant and also be considered to difficult with the clothing of handling even the user has bought independently device for clothing processing so that carry out all functions of washing, oven dry, renovation or the storage of clothing.At this moment, under the situation that the processing of clothing is undertaken by independent device for clothing processing, just require to import one by one the data that comprise the information relevant with clothing, this is inconvenient.

Technical scheme

In order to solve described problem, target of the present invention provides a kind of whole device for clothing processing, and it can be carried out washing, oven dry, renovation and/or store in parcel.

In order to realize these targets and other advantage, and according to purpose of the present invention, as embody and wide in range description here, a kind of whole clothes processing system comprises a plurality of device for clothing processing that are used for process clothes of setting adjacent one another are, be used to receive described a plurality of device for clothing processing state and with the relevant data of handling at described a plurality of device for clothing processing of clothing, and show display unit to the user, and be used between described device for clothing processing and display unit, carrying out the exchanges data unit of exchanges data to notify.

Described a plurality of device for clothing processing comprises washing machine and dryer, and further comprises retreading machine.Perhaps, described a plurality of device for clothing processing can comprise laundry and dryer, and retreading machine, and further comprise the clothing housing unit.

Meanwhile, described exchanges data unit is connected between described a plurality of device for clothing processing and the display unit with cable, and perhaps wireless communication unit is respectively installed to described a plurality of device for clothing processing and display unit so that carry out the wireless data exchange.

In addition, described display unit is LCD (LCD).Meanwhile, described display unit can further comprise and is used for selecting respectively input block to described a plurality of device for clothing processing input operation orders according to the user.

Meanwhile, the clothing that is accommodated in respectively in described a plurality of device for clothing processing has identification (RFID) tag, described identification (RFID) tag comprises the information relevant with clothing, and each in described a plurality of device for clothing processing has mark sensor, and described mark sensor is used to respond to the clothing information on the described identification (RFID) tag and described clothing information is sent to display unit.

In this case, described display unit is presented at the clothing information that sense in described mark sensor place.In addition, described display unit further comprises the memory cell that is used for storing therein described clothing information.

Described clothing information comprises the information relevant with the clothing state, and described memory cell has and the relevant information of processing method that is used for clothing being handled at described a plurality of device for clothing processing place according to the state of clothing respectively in advance, and the clothing information of described display unit tagging in the future sensor compares with the relevant information with processing method that is stored in advance in the memory cell, and demonstration is used for the processing method clothing handled at described a plurality of device for clothing processing respectively.

In this case, described display unit provides order from the trend device for clothing processing, and is processed thereby clothing is able to according to described processing method, if perhaps the user has selected processing method, then display unit provides order to device for clothing processing respectively.

Meanwhile, described clothing information comprises and manages the relevant information of clothing at device for clothing processing everywhere, and described display unit receives described clothing information, stores into described clothing information in the memory cell and shows described clothing information simultaneously.

Described display unit also provides order from the trend device for clothing processing, thereby clothing is able to respectively according to described processing method and processed, if perhaps the user has selected processing method, then display unit provides order to device for clothing processing respectively.

In addition, described display unit further comprises the receiver that is used for from the outside reception of the whole clothes processing system information relevant with weather.In this case, described display unit is controlled described a plurality of device for clothing processing with respect to clothing information and Weather information respectively.

Beneficial effect

The present invention has following beneficial effect.

Whole clothes processing system of the present invention allows to utilize a system that clothing is carried out all types of processing, i.e. disposed of in its entirety.

Owing to do not need separately to the device for clothing processing input information relevant, so, make clothing handle yet and become easy even device for clothing processing is handled separately clothing with clothing.

By not only considering the information relevant with clothing, but also the consideration Weather information can calculate clothes processing method.

Can control a plurality of device for clothing processing at the display unit place easily, and need not to carry out the independent control of a plurality of device for clothing processing.

Can determine and the state of device for clothing processing and the processed relevant information of clothing at the display unit place easily, and need not the state of definite device for clothing processing one by one.

Description of drawings

Comprised the further understanding that is used to provide disclosure, and be combined in the application and the accompanying drawing that constitutes the application's part illustrates the embodiment of disclosed content, and with describing the principle that is used for explaining disclosed content.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates the perspective view according to the whole clothes processing system of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 indicative icon according to the block diagram of the whole clothes processing system among Fig. 1 of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 indicative icon according to the block diagram of the whole clothes processing system among Fig. 1 of second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 illustrates the perspective view of the clothing housing unit among Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 illustrates the plane of the clothing housing unit among Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 illustrates the sectional view of the line VI-VI in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 indicative icon according to the block diagram of the clothing housing unit among Fig. 4 of first preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 indicative icon according to the block diagram of the clothing housing unit among Fig. 4 of second preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 illustrates the perspective view of the dryer among Fig. 1;

Figure 10 illustrates the perspective view according to the dryer among Fig. 9 of first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 11 illustrates the perspective view of the dryer among Figure 10, wherein show move to the below on/following mobile unit;

Figure 12 illustrates the part zoomed-in view according to the dryer among Fig. 9 of second embodiment of the invention;

Figure 13 illustrates the front view of the clothing housing unit among Fig. 1;

Figure 14 indicative icon the block diagram of the air conditioner system among Figure 13;

Figure 15 indicative icon the block diagram of the clothing housing unit system among Figure 13;

Figure 16 indicative icon the block diagram of the relation between air conditioner and the associated components is shown; And

Figure 17 indicative icon the block diagram of the clothing housing unit system among Figure 13.

The specific embodiment

Now will be in detail with reference to specific embodiment of the present invention, its example illustrates in the accompanying drawings.In the case of any possible, in institute's drawings attached, will use identical Reference numeral to refer to same or analogous parts.

Fig. 1 illustrates the perspective view according to the whole clothes processing system of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1 and 2 respectively indicative icon the block diagram of the whole clothes processing system among Fig. 1.

Referring to Fig. 1, described whole clothes processing system comprises a plurality of device for clothing processing that are used for process clothes that are mounted adjacent, and the exchanges data unit (not shown) that is used for swap data between described device for clothing processing.Especially, the described whole clothes processing system with a plurality of device for clothing processing comprises at least one clothing housing unit 100.

Referring to Fig. 1, the institute that described whole clothes processing system makes family's clothing handle can both finish in a system in steps.For example, all clothing treatment steps can both be finished in described whole clothes processing system, comprise taking in and subsequent washing, oven dry, flatiron, renovation and long-time storage temporarily, perhaps only comprise washing, oven dry and flatiron, perhaps only comprise washing and oven dry, perhaps only comprise renovation.

In order to carry out all clothing treatment steps, described whole clothes processing system comprises a plurality of device for clothing processing that are mounted adjacent.Therefore as shown in Figure 1, be used for the space of enough areas of installation system as long as have, the whole clothes processing system with described device for clothing processing can be installed in Anywhere, such as in the family or in the laundromat.

Meanwhile, referring to Fig. 2 and 3, described whole clothes processing system is connected with the exchanges data unit, is used at its swap data each other.Fig. 2 indicative icon according to the block diagram of the whole clothes processing system among Fig. 1 of first embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 then indicative icon according to the block diagram of the whole clothes processing system among Fig. 1 of second embodiment of the invention.

Referring to Fig. 2, described exchanges data unit can be connected between described a plurality of device for clothing processing with cable, and perhaps the wireless communication unit (not shown) is respectively installed to described a plurality of device for clothing processing and sentences and carry out wireless data exchange.Dotted line among Fig. 2 and 3 illustrates the path of being moved by described cable or the performed data of wireless data unit.

That is to say that described a plurality of device for clothing processing can come the information relevant with clothing stored or that handle is exchanged by the exchanges data unit between described a plurality of device for clothing processing.Therefore, be sent under the situation of another device for clothing processing from a device for clothing processing at clothing, the user need not to import one by one the information relevant with described clothing, but can import desired data easily by the information in initial device for clothing processing place input is sent.

In addition, a plurality of device for clothing processing among Fig. 3 also comprise display unit 600 extraly, it is used for receiving data from described a plurality of device for clothing processing, and shows the various information relevant with the clothing of handling at device for clothing processing, perhaps the operation of device for clothing processing is controlled.

That is to say, in the whole clothes processing system in second embodiment of Fig. 2, the user need utilize the display unit that is installed to each device for clothing processing to determine the information relevant with clothing, owing to the user need move between the device for clothing processing of process clothes, so this is inconvenient.Therefore, in the whole clothes processing system in the 3rd embodiment of Fig. 3, no matter whether display unit is installed to device for clothing processing, all provide display unit 600 to whole clothes processing system, thereby the user can determine the information relevant with the clothing of just handling at the device for clothing processing place, can control the operation of device for clothing processing in addition.

At first will describe the whole clothes processing system among Fig. 2, and then will the whole clothes processing system that display unit 600 is installed on wherein that has among Fig. 3 be described.

In the whole clothes processing system of the foundation preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one in described a plurality of device for clothing processing is the clothing housing unit 100 that is used to take in and store clothing.Clothing was taken in temporarily or stored to described clothing housing unit 100 before carrying out such as comprehensive (full scale) processing to washing, oven dry, flatiron or renovation that clothing carried out that the user wore.

That is to say, though under the situation of clothing being carried out, can wash and dry clothing one by one such as the processing of washing or drying, yet, in order effectively to carry out washing and to dry, the common clothing of before process clothes, collecting predetermined quantity.Under the situation that clothing is collected, if collect clothing in the clothing basket, then how the kind of clothing all is collected in a place, thereby the user needs one by one clothing to be sorted out so that wash and dry, and this is inconvenient for the user.Yet if a plurality of clothing baskets are provided, the clothing basket will occupy very large space, and the user also need sort out clothing according to kinds of laundry before clothing is put into the clothing basket one by one in this case, and this remains inconvenient.In view of the above, need research and develop a kind of being used for and before the clothing of collecting predetermined quantity, clothing be taken in and stored, and clothing be carried out the equipment of automatic clustering.

Clothing housing unit 100 to the whole clothes processing system of the embodiment that researches and develops according to above requirement in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings is described.

Fig. 4 illustrates the perspective view of the clothing housing unit of the whole clothes processing system that is installed to described embodiment.

Referring to Fig. 4, clothing housing unit 100 comprises having open-topped main body 101 and be in the mobile device 102 that conveniently is used for mobile clothing housing unit 100 on main body 101 downsides, and the outward appearance of clothing housing unit 100 is formed on described top 101.Meanwhile, preferably, main body 101 has the open-topped lid 105 that is used for opening/closing main body 101 on its top.

Preferably, main body 101 has and is used for coming a plurality of receivers 101 that clothing is taken in the kinds of laundry of classification.Have and be used for four receivers 110 that the clothing of classifying with four kinds is taken in though Fig. 4 illustrates clothing housing unit 100, the number of receiver 110 is not limited to four, but can change with the clothing kind.

Because clothing housing unit 100 has a plurality of receivers 110,,, user's utilization carries out washing thereby being suitable for the washing procedure of the clothing relevant information such as garment material, color so the user can sort out clothing according to kinds of laundry.For example, the user can be placed on clothing in four receivers that come clothing is sorted out based on underwear, band look clothing, wet towel and shabby clothing (overwear).

Meanwhile, preferably, receiver 110 can separate from main body 101.In view of the above, if collected the clothing of a predetermined level is exceeded at each receiver 110, then making receiver 110 after separatings, the user puts into device for clothing processing 100 such as washing machine with clothing.

Fig. 5 illustrates the plane outside the lid 105 removed of clothing housing unit 100 among Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 illustrates along the sectional view of the line VI-VI of Fig. 5.

Referring to Fig. 5, main body 101 has control panel 120 in center of top, and it is used for clothing housing unit 100 is operated.

Control panel 120 comprises the input block 121 that is used to import kinds of laundry, and display unit 122, it is used to show the data relevant with kinds of laundry that are input to input block 121 according to it, and the user need put into clothing one in a plurality of receivers 110.

In view of the above, if the user has imported kinds of laundry to input block 121,,, thereby clothing is sorted out so the user can place clothing according to kinds of laundry because display unit 122 explicit users need be put into clothing in one in receiver 110.Preferably, clothing housing unit 100 has four classification reference values that are set to its default value.Certainly, the user can change described four classification reference values.

Referring to Fig. 6, clothing housing unit 100 is included in the main body 101, and more specifically, the weight sensor of installing below each receiver 110 130 is measured the weight that is positioned over clothing wherein to be respectively applied for.Therefore, the weight that is placed on the clothing in each receiver 110 is measured by weight sensor 130, and measured clothes weight is presented on the display unit 122 thus.By show the weight that is placed on the clothing in each receiver 110 on display unit 122, the user can determine wash time thus, and the capacity of described weight in device for clothing processing 200 compared.

Meanwhile, though what described embodiment described is, all information relevant and clothing need be positioned over the relevant information of wherein receiver with the user and be displayed on the display unit 122 with clothes weight, but the present invention is not limited thereto, but extra display unit can be provided, clothing need be positioned over wherein receiver to be used for explicit user.

Preferably, when weight sensor 130 was sensed the laundry amounts of being taken in greater than the amount that sets in advance at each receiver 110 place, the aviso device 140 that is installed to each receiver 110 was used for described induction is notified to the user.In view of the above, because can noticing, the user placed too much clothing in the receiver 110, so can prevent from advance clothing is stayed the clothing housing unit for a long time.

In addition, main body 101 has the dehumidifier 150 that is installed on wherein, and it is used for removing moisture from the clothing that is placed on each receiver 110.

Dehumidifier 150 comprises the shell that is under the control panel 120, and with a side of each receiver 110, and the fan in the described shell 151 152 links to each other, and is used for deflating from each receiver 110.Receiver 152 and shell 151 have air vent 110a box 151a respectively on its side, to be used for that air is drawn into shell 151 from receiver 152.By utilizing fan 152 that air is drawn into outside the receiver 110 from receiver 110, can make the wet clothes drying to prevent in clothing, multiplying fungi.

Meanwhile, preferably, shell 151 has the hole that is used for air draught at downside, and described hole is equipped with the odor removal filter 153 that is used for removing from the air that receiver 152 is discharged smell.Described odor removal filter 153 is installed to shell 151 can remove undesirable smell from the wet clothes the receiver 110 thus.

Refer again to Fig. 5, control panel 120 has memory cell 124 and exchanges data unit, described memory cell 124 is used for storing washing information relevant with the clothing of receiver 110 and the information relevant with the washing procedure that calculates based on described washing information, as example, the described exchanges data unit that is used for memory cell 124 washing information relevant with clothing that stored or washing procedure are transferred to device for clothing processing 200 is a delivery unit 160.Though Fig. 5 illustrates the example of wherein utilizing radio that information is transmitted from delivery unit, transmission means is not limited to radio, and also may be to carry out wire transmission.

Control panel 120 also has control module 150 and transmission button 161, described control module 150 is used for respect to the information that is received from input block 121, memory cell 124 and weight sensor 130 operation of clothing housing unit being controlled, and washing information or the information relevant with washing procedure that described transmission button 161 is used for being stored in memory cell 124 are sent to device for clothing processing 200.

Fig. 7 illustrates the block diagram of the relation between the system of system that clothing housing unit 100 is shown and device for clothing processing 200.

Referring to Fig. 7, the device for clothing processing 200 that clothing in the clothing housing unit 100 is handled comprises: receiving element 210, it forms the exchanges data unit with delivery unit 160, is used for receiving washing information or the information relevant with washing procedure from delivery unit 160; Inductor 230 is used to respond to clothing and is fed to device for clothing processing 200; And control module 220, be used for the operation of device for clothing processing 200 is controlled.Though do not illustrate, weight sensor can be installed on wherein, to be used to measure the weight of the clothing of sending into device for clothing processing 200.

Next, will be described the operation of clothing housing unit 100 of the present invention referring to Fig. 7.

If the user is input to input block 121 with the information relevant with clothing, then display unit 122 demonstrations are sent into the receiver 110 of clothing to it.In view of the above, the user can easily utilize the clothing classification and clothing is stored.

The weight of the clothing that receiver 110 is taken in is measured by weight sensor 130, and is presented at respectively on the display unit 122.If the clothes weight in the receiver 110 exceeds the weight that sets in advance, clothing housing unit 100 just utilizes notifying device 140 to notify to the user at this point.

Meanwhile, memory cell 124 is stored in the washing information of the clothing stored in the receiver 110 wherein.If there is not erection weight sensor on device for clothing processing 200, control module 150 can with reference to the information relevant with the clothing stored in the memory cell 124 and with the clothes weight of measuring in the weight sensor place relevant information calculate washing procedure, and thus the washing procedure that is calculated is stored in the memory cell 124.

Washing information or the washing procedure stored in the memory cell 124 are sent to receiving element 210 thus, and the control module 220 of device for clothing processing 200 is carried out washing procedure with reference to the washing information or the washing procedure that are received at receiving element 210.

In this case, the control module 150 of clothing housing unit 100 is responded to the changes in weight of the weight sensor 130 below the receivers 110, and only transmits the washing information or the washing procedure information of the clothing of being taken in from the receiver 110 that main body 101 is separated.

Have under the situation that is installed on weight sensor wherein at device for clothing processing 200, the control module 220 of device for clothing processing 200 can be in reference and the relevant washing information of clothing that receives from clothing housing unit 100, calculate with the information relevant after the washing procedure, carry out described washing procedure with the clothes weight that receives from the weight sensor that is installed to device for clothing processing 200.

Meanwhile, washing information or the information relevant with washing procedure can change to some extent from the time that delivery unit 160 is sent to the receiving element 210 of exchanges data unit.

For example, at first, can when pushing transmission button 161 on the clothing housing unit 100 in person, the user make the washing information or the information relevant that are stored in the clothing housing unit 100 be transmitted with washing procedure.That is to say, if the user pushes transmission button 161, control module 150 makes and is stored in washing information in the memory cell 124 or the information relevant with washing procedure are sent to device for clothing processing 200 by the delivery unit 160 of clothing housing unit 100 receiving element 210.

Secondly, can also receiver 110 be separated when carrying out clothes washing from main body 101, make the washing information or the information relevant that are stored in the memory cell 124 be transmitted with washing procedure the user.In this case, the changes in weight of control module 150 inductive pick-ups 130 is separated receiver 110 to determine the user from main body 101.

The 3rd, can when obtaining clothing and be admitted to device for clothing processing 200, sensor 230 induction that is installed to device for clothing processing 200 make the control module 150 of clothing housing unit 100 that washing information or the information relevant with washing procedure are sent to receiving element 210 from delivery unit 160.

The 4th, can when making that device for clothing processing 200 begins to operate, the user make the control module 150 of clothing housing unit 100 that washing information or the information relevant with washing procedure are sent to receiving element 210 from delivery unit 160.

Every now and then washing information or the information relevant with washing procedure are being sent under the situation of device for clothing processing 100 by method, are all needing communication to be used in transmission/received signal between clothing housing unit 100 and the device for clothing processing 200 as third and fourth kind of situation.

Therefore, because the washing procedure that the relevant information of the clothing of sorting out according to reference and foundation kinds of laundry is calculated is carried out washing procedure, so the efficient of washing procedure can get a promotion.

Fig. 8 illustrates the block diagram according to the clothing housing unit of second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 8, compare with embodiment before, the clothing housing unit 100 of this embodiment comprises sensing unit 123 and receives single 170, described sensing unit 123 is used for responding to the information that is stored in the identification (RFID) tag that is attached to clothing, replace input block is installed to control panel 120, described receiving element 170 is used for receiving the information relevant with weather from the external wireless of whole clothes processing system.

Though there is the identification (RFID) tag of many types, preferably, the identification (RFID) tag that is attached to clothing is RF (radio frequency) or bar coded sticker.

Will the operation of the clothing housing unit of this embodiment be described.

When the identification (RFID) tag (not shown) with the clothes washing information such as garment material and color that will be attached to clothing as the user contacts with sensing unit 123, sensing unit 123 reads the information relevant with clothing that is stored in the described identification (RFID) tag, and control module 150 determines clothing to be put into wherein receiver 310 with reference to the information relevant with clothing, and on display unit 322 the relevant information of demonstration and described receiver 310.The information in the described identification (RFID) tag of being stored in can be material, size, washing methods, processing method, bake out temperature, storing temperature and the storage humidity from clothing selected at least one.Because memory cell 150 has and the relevant database of classification reference that is stored in clothing wherein, so when sensing unit 123 is sensed the information relevant with clothing that is stored in the clothing label that is attached to clothing, the database that control module 150 will be stored in the memory cell 124 compares with the relevant information with clothing in being stored in identification (RFID) tag, is suitable for most clothing is put into one of them receiver in four receivers determining.

In addition, the Weather information that is received from receiving element 170 is stored in the memory cell 124 of clothing housing unit 100.Described Weather information can be one that selects from temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, yellow dirt, UV ray index, dust concentration, typhoon, precipitation and snow depth.Therefore, control module 150 is with reference to calculating the washing procedure that is suitable for the clothing in the receiver 310 at sensing unit 123 information relevant with clothing that responded to, the information relevant with the clothes weight of measuring at weight sensor 130 and the Weather information that receives at receiving element 170.

For example, control module 150 can calculate washing procedure by making up in sensing unit 123 information relevant with clothing that responded to in weight sensor 130 information relevant with clothes weight that measure, perhaps can make up by the information relevant with clothing that will store in sensing unit 123 with at the Weather information of receiving element 170 receptions and calculate the washing procedure that is suitable for the clothing stored in the receiver 310.Certainly, all information can be combined so that calculate suitable washing procedure.

The washing procedure that calculates at control module 150 is sent to the receiving element 210 of device for clothing processing thus from the delivery unit 160 of clothing housing unit 100, and the control module 150 of device for clothing processing 220 is carried out the washing procedure of device for clothing processing 200 according to the washing procedure that receives thus.

Therefore, owing to carried out following washing procedure, described washing procedure be considered the information relevant with clothing and even considered the information relevant and the optimum washing procedure of the clothing taken in each receiver 310 of calculating with weather, so the clothing housing unit of this embodiment can improve detersive efficiency.

Will the dryer 300 of the device for clothing processing in the whole clothes processing system among Fig. 1 be described.

Under the effective situation of whole clothes processing system of embodiment, need a plurality of device for clothing processing be installed greater than the installing space of preliminary dimension.Therefore, if the space is little, then the installation of a plurality of device for clothing processing just has difficulties, and is forced to select some device for clothing processing in a plurality of device for clothing processing.

In view of the above, whole clothes processing system of the present invention comprises the device for clothing processing in described a plurality of device for clothing processing, for example, can be installed on the washing machine and therebetween with preset distance dryer 300 at interval.Therefore, if be installed to,, thereby improved space utilization even under the little situation of installing space, also can install to dryer with on the outer wall surface on preset distance other device for clothing processing spaced apart.

To be described dryer with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 9 illustrates the perspective view that illustrates according to the installment state of the dryer 300a of two embodiment of whole clothes processing system of the present invention and 300.That is to say that Fig. 9 illustrates according to the dryer 300a of two embodiment of the present invention and 300 installment state.Dryer 300 is according to the embodiment that will at first describe, and dryer 300a is then according to another embodiment that will describe.

Referring to Fig. 9, preferably, dryer 300 comprises the housing 303 that forms dryer 300 outward appearances, is mounted the door 301 that is used for opening housing 303 front portions, and is installed to housing 303 1 sides, to be used for tangling at Qi Chu the clothes hanger 310 of clothing.

Preferably, dryer 300 is installed on the device for clothing processing 200 such as washing machine or Water Extraction Machinery etc., and clothing housing unit 400 preset distances with interval.That is to say that dryer 300 of the present invention is not installed on the floor with predetermined area, but be installed on the side wall of building etc., effectively utilize the space thus.Therefore, also the device for clothing processing 200 such as washing machine etc. may be installed in downside and dryer 300 is installed in upside even the space is little.

In this case, if washing machine 200 is installed under the dryer 300, in order to dry clothing,, be easily for the user so dry because clothing does not move to dryer through long distance but is moved upwards up to dryer on the washing machine in washing machine washing.

Meanwhile, preferably, housing 303 has the space of taking in clothing therein.Certainly, described housing can have hexahedral shape, triangle columnar shape or column type.Preferably, the side that door 301 is fixed to housing 303, thus revolving and preferably around fixation side, clothes hanger 310 is for having circular arc portion

Shape.Certainly, polygon also is feasible.

Figure 10 illustrates the perspective view according to the dryer 300 of the embodiment of the invention, and Figure 11 illustrates the perspective view of the dryer 300 among Figure 10, wherein show move to the below on/following mobile unit.

Referring to Figure 10 and 11, preferably, dryer 300 comprises: housing 303; Hot-air provides unit 317, and it is installed to housing 303 1 sides, is used for supplying to the inside of housing 303; And control module, be used for providing the operation of unit 317 to control to hot-air.

Hot-air provides unit 317 to provide hot-air to housing 303 inside.Preferably, the heat that adds hot-air generates the body (not shown) hot-air fan (not shown) that provides unit 317 to have to be used for blow air and being used to such as heater.Certainly, a plurality of hot-airs can be installed therein unit 317 is provided.

In addition, housing 303 can have the clothes hanger of being fixed to 310 and be installed in the housing 303, thus can by housing 303 to the opening of downside and last/following direction move on/following mobile unit 331.Preferably, on/following mobile unit 331 has U-shaped.Preferably, on/opposite side of following mobile unit 331 is respectively in the face of the opposite side of housing 303.In this case, clothes hanger is supported on/apparent surface of following mobile unit 331 on, and on/following mobile unit 331 has respectively and is installed on/tooth bar 332 in the outside of the opposite side of following mobile unit 331.Housing 303 have with corresponding position, the position of tooth bar 332, be installed to the gear 319 of the inboard of housing 303 opposite sides so that gear 319 respectively with tooth bar 332 interlocks.

To the operation of last/following mobile unit 331 be described.When gear 319 by be installed to housing 303 1 sides such as the first driver element (not shown) of motor etc. during with routine or opposite direction rotation, carry out linear movement with the tooth bar 332 of gear 319 interlocks, with on moving up or down/following mobile unit 331.In this case, because housing 303 has bottom side openings, institute is above/following mobile unit 331 undertaken by the bottom side of housing 303 on/mobile down.In view of the above, if on/following mobile unit 331 upwards drawn in the housing 303, then go up/bottom of following mobile unit 331 is just with the sealing of housing 303 bottom openings, thus the inside of closed dryer 300.

Because dryer 300 is on the device for clothing processing 200, so if the not high user of height uses dryer 300, then described user can feel to be not easy to stretch out one's hand get at clothes hanger 310 when it hangs clothes.Therefore, the user not high in height will go up/following mobile unit 331 moves down after it can enough hands gets at clothes hanger 310, and this user hangs up clothes, and then will go up once more/following mobile unit 331 moves up.

Preferably, housing 303 has and is installed on being used to before the housing 303 and shows that housing 303 internal states and hot-air provide the display unit 302 of the mode of operation of unit 317.Display unit 302 can be installed to a side of door 301.Preferably, display unit 302 comprises control panel, is used to make the user to dryer 300 input data.Display unit shows the internal state of housing 303, and the information that is received from the first sensor 315 described subsequently and second sensor 316, and wherein, the internal state of described housing 303 is housing 303 temperature inside, humidity etc.In addition, display unit 302 show hot-airs provide whether unit 317 is in the operation, the temperature of hot-air and wind speed etc.

Meanwhile, described hot-air provided unit 317 but also utilizes available light to come drying clothes before the dryer 300 of this embodiment not only utilized.That is to say that in order to utilize the available light drying clothes that incides housing 303 inside, housing 303 can have the skylight in its at least one side.Therefore, preferably, dryer 300 is installed, to receive available light by skylight 313.That is to say that as shown in figure 10, if dryer 300 has the skylight 313 that is formed at the rear portion, then dryer 300 preferably is installed to be and makes the rear portion of dryer 300 be exposed to outside the dryer 300, perhaps the window (not shown) with the room is adjacent.

Preferably, skylight 313 forms with the transparent material such as glass and transparent plastic, so that the transmission available light.Certainly, need the inside of dryer 300 with outside closed.In addition, preferably, described skylight forms with the material that can transmit the UV ray.By making the UV ray pass through skylight 313, can expect that it has Disinfection Effect from outside directive clothing.

Also preferably, skylight 313 has the lid 314 that is mounted thereon, thereby regulates the incident of available light and the amount of available light incident thereon with the opening degree that is used to regulate the skylight.Housing 303 can have the second driver element (not shown) such as motor that is installed on skylight 313 1 sides, is used for lid 314 is wound into the shifting axle (not shown) of motor, to close or to open lid 314, perhaps operates in no optical mode.Lid 314 can have multiple opening degree, such as complete opening, semi-open, part unlatching.

Meanwhile, housing 303 has the first sensor 315 that is used for responding to the available light by skylight 313 incidents and is used to identify second sensor 316 of the clothing information of housing 303 clothings, and clothing provides and has the clothing packets of information and be contained in wherein identification (RFID) tag 351.In addition, housing 303 has UV lamp 318 and clothing is carried out disinfection being used on a side.

In this case, preferably, the side that first sensor 315 is installed on skylight 313 is responded to the available light of incident on the skylight 313 conveniently being used for.In addition, can provide a plurality of first sensors 315, second sensor 316, UV lamp 318 and identification (RFID) tag 351.

In this case, the UV ray from described UV lamp is that its wavelength is shorter than the electronics divergent-ray that wavelength of visible light still is longer than the wavelength of X ray.Though the UV ray is owing to the short wavelength has low transmission power, the UV ray has high-energy quickening chemical reaction, and makes the organic substance oxidation, and microorganism is carried out disinfection.

Meanwhile, identification (RFID) tag 351 has and the relevant various information of clothing that are stored in wherein.In clothing housing unit before, carried out description owing to be stored in the type of the information in the identification (RFID) tag 351, so will omit being repeated in this description to it.

To be described with reference to another embodiment of figure 9 and 12 couples of dryer 300a.

Referring to Fig. 9, compare with described dryer 300 before, the difference of the dryer 300a of this embodiment is not provide/following mobile unit 331, and clothes hanger 310 have with embodiment before in the different structure of clothes hanger.To concentrate on described difference is described this embodiment.

That is to say that dryer 300a has the clothes hanger 310 that is installed on housing 303 inwalls, it can be rotated around the opposite end of the clothes hanger 310 that is installed on housing 303 opposed inner walls.In this case, preferably, if clothes hanger 310 turns to downside from upside, then clothes hanger 310 just leans out housing 303.

That is to say that if clothes hanger 310 is rotated down, then clothes hanger 303 leans out outside the housing 303 gradually, and in contrast, if clothes hanger 310 rotates up, then clothes hanger 310 is return housing 303 inside gradually.This makes the user can touch clothes hanger 310 easily, so that clothes is placed on the clothes hanger 310.

Referring to Figure 12, though the rotation angle range of clothes hanger 310 is preferably about 0～135 °, described scope is not limited thereto, but can be greater than 135 °.

Meanwhile, preferably, side at housing 303 forms maintenance step (holding step) 311, so that be positioned at the peak of clothes hanger 310 mobile ranges (that is to say at clothes hanger 310, the anglec of rotation at clothes hanger 310 is 0 place) and the position that keeps clothes hanger 310 during the minimum point of clothes hanger 310 mobile ranges (that is to say, be 135 places in the anglec of rotation of clothes hanger 310).At length say, preferably, clothes hanger 310 has the projection 305 that forms at the one end, and housing 303 has at the maintenance step 311 such as recessed that forms with projection 305 positions that are complementary, promptly, when described clothes hanger was at the highest notch with minimum point, described projection was positioned at these some places, thereby made projection 305 insert wherein.

In view of the above, if clothes hanger 310 is positioned at peak or minimum point, projection 305 is just inserted and is kept in the step 311.In this case, described maintenance step 311 is used for keeping clothes hanger 310 so that in a single day clothes hanger 310 is positioned to keep step 311 places just no longer to rotate.

In addition, also possible is will comprise that the rotatable driver element (not shown) of motor etc. is installed to the position that clothes hanger 310 engages with housing 303, so that utilize described rotatable driver element to make clothes hanger 310 be rotated.If rotatable driver element has been installed, then, can come drying clothes by making clothes hanger 310 carry out stable rotation placing under the situation of a large amount of clothings on the clothes hanger 310.

Meanwhile, can the handle 312 that can be rotated around the axle of clothes hanger 310 be installed in a side of clothes hanger 310.When clothes hanger 310 was in the housing 303, user's handling handle 312 rotated clothes hanger 310 so that clothes hanger 310 is moved down, and clothing can be placed on the clothes hanger 310.After all clothings all are placed on the clothes hanger 310, clothes hanger 310 is upwards rotated so that clothes hanger 310 is placed the higher position by using handle 312.Then, after the door 301 on closing housing 303, dryer 100 is operated with drying clothes.

Certainly, the foregoing description among Figure 10 can be combined with this embodiment.That is to say, on having/dryer of following mobile unit and rotatable clothes hanger also is feasible.In this case, will go up in order to place clothing/after following mobile unit moves down, clothes hanger is pivotally lowered into housing the place ahead, so that clothes hanger is further placed than lower before position so that clothing is placed thereon.

Meanwhile, though do not illustrate, dryer also can have the receiving element (not shown) extraly, is used for receiving the information relevant with weather outside dryer.Because the description of reception and Weather information is similar with the description in the clothing housing unit, therefore will omit being repeated in this description of identical content.

Operation to dryer 300 with reference to the accompanying drawings is described.

Carry out the input of drying time etc. if available light incident is considered in user input, control module 321 just correspondingly provides the operation of unit 317 to control to hot-air.Provide in the operation of unit 317 at hot-air, comprised that the temperature of hot-air or the speed and the opening/closing hot-air of hot-air provide the unit.For example, if available light incident is arranged, then the user can be so that the velocity ratio of hot-air be faster or make when hot-air provides the operating time period ratio of unit 317 not have available light incident longer when not having available light incident.

In addition, at whole drying time in the cycle, control module 321 is regulated the ratio that hot-air provides the drying time cycle of drying time cycle of unit 317 and available light according to the incident of available light.

In detail, if be provided with the whole drying time cycle of described clothing according to the information that identification (RFID) tag provided on the clothing that will dry, then when utilizing hot-air to provide unit 317 to dry, lid 314 is closed to isolate available light, and hot-air provides unit 317 to be operated so that only utilize hot-air to dry.In addition, finish drying time that hot-air provides unit 317 after the cycle, lid 314 was opened in the time cycle of utilizing available light to dry, and closed hot-air and provide unit 317 so that only utilize available light to dry.Certainly, utilize the order that available light dries and utilize hot-air to be dried to change to some extent.

In addition, whether the drying time cycle of utilizing hot-air to provide unit 317 and available light to dry is provided respectively in incident according to available light for 321 pairs of control modules.In this case, lid 314 can be opened, and hot-air provides unit 317 to be operable as that the two is dried by using available light and hot-air.

For example, if the whole drying time cycle of clothing is 6 hours, the oven dry that then utilizes hot-air to provide unit 317 to be carried out can be set to 4 hours, and the oven dry that utilizes available light to carry out can be set to 4 hours.In this case, make and in two hours, utilize hot-air to provide unit 317 and available light to dry simultaneously.That is to say that the whole drying time cycle can be shorter than utilizes hot-air that unit 317 time cycle of drying and the time cycle sum of utilizing available light to dry are provided.

Next, control module 321 is with reference to controlling the operation that hot-air provides unit 317 from second sensor, 316 information relevant with clothing that received.

In addition, control module 321 can be controlled hot-air with reference to the suitable oven dry pattern of selecting unit 317 and lid 314 are provided from operator scheme memory cell 322, described operator scheme memory cell 322 has and the relevant information of suitable drying operation pattern that is used for clothing that is provided in advance wherein.

For example, if control module 321 information relevant with clothing that receive are: kinds of laundry is that neat knee trousers, clothing size are that 32 inches, clothing cloth are cotton, it has the explanation that described clothing need be dried in the temperature that is lower than 70 ℃, and then described control module 321 is just dried clothing according to the hot-air speed, hot air temperature, operating with hot air time cycle and the whole drying time cycle that pre-determine and be stored in the operator scheme memory cell 322.Certainly, the temperature of hot-air will remain on below 70 ℃.Under this kind situation, uncap 314 also is feasible with the situation of utilizing available light and drying.

In addition, control module 321 shows on display unit 302 from second sensor, 316 information relevant with clothing that received.According to described information, hot-air provides the operation of unit 317 to import 361 by the user and controls.

Next, control module 321 provides the operation of unit 317 to control according to Weather information to hot-air.For example, preferably, provide cycle operating time and the temperature of unit 317 to control to hot-air.In addition, also be feasible by uncap 314 to utilize available light to dry.

In addition, by show Weather information on display unit 302, control module 321 can be imported 361 pairs of hot-airs according to the user provides the operation of unit 317 and lid 314 to control.For example,, then work as the Weather information that is received and be the strong and UV ray index of sunlight when high, isolating the incident of available light, and only utilize hot-air to dry with regard to close cap 314 if clothing is a type of utilizing sunlight will damage its oven dry.

In addition, control module 321 can come the operation of UV lamp 318 is controlled so that clothing is carried out disinfection according to the information relevant with clothing.If control module 321 information relevant with clothing that receive are: clothing is child's clothes, patient's clothes, irritated personnel's clothes etc., then control module 321 just control UV etc. 318 to increase its operating time so that prolong the disinfecting process of clothing.

Certainly, control module 321 can control/following mobile unit 331 is so that move up or down.

Figure 13 illustrates the front view of the clothing housing unit of the device for clothing processing in the whole clothes processing system of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 13, the clothing housing unit has cabinet 510.Described cabinet forms the outward appearance of clothing housing unit and the space that is formed for taking in clothing.Cabinet 510 has the door 511 that is used to take in clothing that is in the front side.The air conditioner 520 (seeing Figure 14) that is used for providing to cabinet 510 inside cold air is installed in cabinet 510.Display unit 570 forwardly is installed to be used to show the clothing receiving state.

Will be respectively to being described in detail with upper-part.

Cabinet 510 forms the outward appearance of clothing housing unit and is formed for taking in therein the space of clothing.Preferably, thus to the front portion seal in the cabinet 510 air not can with the external communications of cabinet 510.In addition, preferably, cabinet 510 is constructed by the parts of low-heat conduction, takes in the influence that environment is subjected to external condition so that prevent the clothing in the cabinet 510.

In addition, preferably, form a plurality of compartments 530.The storage environment of clothing changes with the material and the purposes of clothing.Therefore, the clothing accommodation space has a plurality of separate compartments 530 so that form independently memory space according to the clothing that will be stored in wherein.Therefore, preferably, the casing component of described compartment is formed by the material of low-thermal conductivity.

Though be described with reference to 510 couples of these embodiment of cabinet with a plurality of compartments 530, clearly, the inner space of cabinet 510 do not divided but the situation that is used as a space is also included within the scope of the present invention.

Preferably, cabinet 510 has the door 511 that is used for On/Off cabinet 510.The state that door is opened makes it possible to place clothing in cabinet 510, and door 511 closing state make it possible to keep the clothing storage environment of cabinet 510.Certainly, preferably, door 511 has and is used for seal member (not shown) that cabinet 510 is sealed.

Meanwhile, the machine 520 that in cabinet 510, installs an air-conditioner.If consider the clothing memory space in the cabinet 510, preferably air conditioner 520 is installed to an end of cabinet 510.More preferably, air conditioner 520 is installed to the top of cabinet 510.To be described in detail air conditioner 520 after a while.

Described cabinet also has display unit 570 in its front portion, is used for showing the clothing storage environment and the mode of operation of cabinet 510.

Figure 14 illustrates the system block diagram of air conditioner 520.To be described in detail air conditioner 520 referring to Figure 14.

According to the present invention, preferably, air conditioner is installed to cabinet 510 (seeing Figure 13) inside so that provide cold air to cabinet 510.Relevant clothing housing unit can not installed, if but can't suitably manage the clothing of long-time storage and will cause clothing to damage owing to fungi and flat lice (tick).Therefore, notice that fungi and flat lice can survive under temperature is higher than the condition of room temperature, thus provide cold air to the clothing memory space so that with low temperature storage clothing to prevent fungi and flat lice.

Though use chemicals to prevent fungi and flat lice in association area, chemicals damages clothing easily.In contrast, provide cold air can prevent fungi and flat lice and can not cause damage clothing.In addition, optimum clothing storage environment is lower than room temperature, provides cold air that the effect that prevents fungi and flat lice not only is provided, and good clothing storage environment is provided.

Air conditioner 520 comprises compressor 524, second heat exchanger 523, expansion cell 522 and first heat exchanger 521, and cold-producing medium forms refrigerant loop by air conditioner 520 circulations.According to the loop direction of cold-producing medium, described first and

second heat exchangers

521 and 523 are as condenser and evaporimeter, perhaps as evaporimeter and condenser.

Compressor 524 is the gaseous refrigerant adiabatic compression of the low-temp low-pressure gaseous refrigerant to High Temperature High Pressure, and the gaseous refrigerant of High Temperature High Pressure is cooled and condenses to the liquid refrigerant of room temperature high pressure.Then, cold-producing medium becomes the two-phase fluid of low-temp low-pressure by having bloating plant 522 capillaceous, and when cold-producing medium absorbs heat by condenser and when being evaporated to gaseous refrigerant from air conditioner is outside, and arrive compressor 524 then, form the loop thus.In view of the above, because the potential heat that condenser utilizes cold-producing medium to be discharged when it is condensed heats surrounding air, so condenser can provide warm air when heat exchange, and because the potential heat cooling surrounding air that evaporimeter utilizes cold-producing medium to be absorbed when it evaporates, so evaporimeter can provide cold air when heat exchange.

Preferably, air conditioner 520 is installed in the top in the cabinet 510, preferably, first heat exchanger 521 is installed so that utilize the upper surface of cabinet 510 outsides and lower surface to carry out heat exchange, and second heat exchanger 523 preferably is installed so that can carry out heat exchange with cabinet 510 internal communication ground.

Meanwhile, in this embodiment, can in the part that is connected to compressor 524, further comprise four way valve door 525.The cold-producing medium that described four way valve door 525 switches compressor 524 sucks and delivery pipe, so that with second heat exchanger 523 of cabinet 510 internal communication when it attempts cold air is provided as evaporator operation, and make described second heat exchanger 523 when it attempts warm air is provided, operate as condenser.Therefore, air conditioner 520 can provide cold air or warm air according to the switching of four way valve door 525.That is to say,, may carry out temperature control in cabinet 510 inside by the flow direction of control cold-producing medium.

Utilize the air conditioner of present embodiment, storing temperature is controlled the storage environment of the optimum that makes it possible to be formed for garment material.Especially, high-quality winter, clothing was only concentrated dress in the winter time, and was stored in 1 year most of the time and does not wear.If consider the price that clothing is expensive especially, the user attempts the storage environment that keeps optimum so that prolong the life-span of clothing.If possible carry out the temperature control of clothing housing unit, just may under the state of the optimal storage temperature that keeps clothing, store, make the characteristic of when the life-span of clothing farthest prolongs maintenance clothing clothing.Simultaneously, can provide warm air to allow the user in arctic weather, utilizing warm air that the clothing in the clothing housing unit is put on described clothing after heating again in this embodiment.

Clothing housing unit of the present invention comprises the air conditioner 520 that cold air even warm air can be provided.Therefore, though this embodiment has adopted the air conditioner 520 that uses from the cold-producing medium of compressor, the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, also may adopt following various types of air conditioners, be used to the nitrogen cooling unit of cold air and the system of fan are provided, perhaps have the system of the heater and the fan that are used to provide warm air such as having.If economic capability allows, also may use the air conditioner of thermoelectric components.

Figure 15 illustrates the compartment 530 of placing clothing therein and the block diagram of the connected system between the air conditioner, and Figure 16 then illustrates the block diagram that the relation between the associated component in described air conditioner and the compartment is shown.To the structure of the compartment in the cabinet 510 530 be described.

As previously described, cabinet 510 has a plurality of separate compartments 530 therein, and compartment 530 is formed for storing the space of clothing.Each compartment 530 is communicated with the flow channel that circulates by its cold air and warm air to form with air conditioner 520, and it has and is used for the flow control apparatus 532 of the described flow channel of On/Off selectively.

Be used to make compartment 530 to be communicated with, and make cold air and warm air can control the temperature of compartment by the heat exchange at air conditioner place by its flow channel that circulates with air conditioner 520.Preferably, the flow channel that is communicated with air conditioner 520 is provided for each compartment, thereby can form independently storage environment for each compartment 530.

In order to form flow channel, provide the pipeline 531 that is communicated with air conditioner 520 for each compartment.Pipeline 531 is offered each compartment 530 separately to form the flow channel that is connected with air conditioner 520.

Preferably, provide flow control apparatus 532 so that every pipeline of On/Off 531 selectively.Each compartment 530 has the pipeline 531 that is communicated with air conditioner 520.Therefore, if air conditioner 520 heat-shifts are so that carry out temperature control to a compartment 530, then the pipeline 531 that is connected with other compartment just is closed to keep independently storage environment.

More preferably, provide flow control apparatus 532 to the part that air is drawn into the part of compartment 530 and discharges air from compartment 530 from air conditioner 520 respectively.In addition, preferably, described flow control apparatus 532 and air conditioner 520 controlled unit 550 controls (seeing Figure 17).

If flow control apparatus 532 is formed into the air circulation channel of compartment 530, then flow rate control device 533 can be installed to cabinet 510 inside, to be used for controlling along the flow rate of the air of the flow channel circulation of cabinet 510.Preferably, flow rate control device 533 is controlled by control module 550.Utilize it can be to controlling, so that the speed of control variations in temperature from the cold air of air conditioner 520 or the flow rate of warm air.In addition, under the situation of operation of need blowing to compartment 530, control flow rate control device 533 is so that control air blowing intensity.

As flow rate control device 533, fan 533 is installed in the position of air from air-conditioner 520 suction compartments 530, to be used to control flow rate.Though fan 533 is used for air circulation 530 is introduced compartment 530 from air conditioner 533, fan 533 is controlled the flow rate of the air that is introduced into compartment 530 by rotary speed.Preferably, fan 533 is controlled by control module 550.

Yet the flow rate control device is not limited to fan 533, and described flow rate control device can not be installed to the part of air being introduced compartment 530, but can be installed in other parts.

Figure 16 schematically illustrates the associated components that illustrates in the compartment and the block diagram of the relation between the air conditioner.To be described the system that is used to the clothing housing unit to form the optimal storage environment with reference to Figure 16.

Preferably, provide the humidity of humidity controlling unit 534 in cabinet 510 inside with the control air.Preferably, described humidity controlling unit 534 is controlled humidity under the control of the control module 550 (seeing Figure 17) of the humidity that is used to control compartment 530.Because fungi and flat lice can survive in the environment that keeps suitable humidity, thus preferably keep low humidity to prevent the effect of fungi and flat lice with raising, and help to form the optimal storage environment of clothing.

Therefore, referring to Figure 16, provide humidity controlling unit 534 so that the humidity of control air to the inside of cabinet 510.Preferably, adopt the humidity controlling unit 534 of drier so that the drier rotating cylinder (rotor) of association area to be installed in this embodiment.Described drier rotating cylinder comprises drier, be used for by at room temperature from surrounding air absorb or adsorbed moisture removing the dehumidifying step of airborne moisture, and evaporate the regeneration step that removes the moisture in the drier with the moisture that high temperature will absorb thus and come controlled humidity.

Thus, if carry out dehumidification operation under the control of control module 550, described humidity controlling unit 534 is carried out dehumidification operation, and if carried out dehumidification operation, described humidity controlling unit 534 is just carried out regenerative operation so that controlled humidity.

Though the humidity controlling unit 534 of having described drier in this embodiment is as the equipment that is used for controlled humidity, the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, also possible is that bypath valve is connected to the expansion cell 522 of air conditioner 520 so that second heat exchanger 523 can carry out condensation, expansion and evaporation so that humidity is controlled.Yet, owing to preferably carry out temperature and humidity control simultaneously, so humidity controlling unit 534 preferably independently is provided.Certainly, can independently provide humidifier and dehumidifier so that controlled humidity.

Meanwhile, comprise among this embodiment that filter 535 is to be used for that the air of compartment 530 inner loop is carried out deodorizing and purification.This is because if the clothes that is passed once is placed directly in the housing unit, then has been stored in other clothing wherein even also can be influenced by bad smell and dust.

In addition, for aromatic function is provided, fragrant unit 536 can be installed to optimize store status.Therefore, preferably, this fragrance unit 536 comprises and has aromatic function and prevent fungi and the propolis of flat lice effect (vegetable resin).

Preferably, consider operating efficiency, be installed in the flow channel of air circulation described humidity controlling unit 534, air cleaning filter 535 and fragrant unit 536, so that most of air is able to from wherein passing through.Yet the erection sequence in Figure 16 of the described humidity controlling unit 534 in air circulation duct, air cleaning filter 535 and fragrant unit 536 obviously only is an example, and the erection sequence of described unit is inessential.

To the operation of the clothing housing unit of this embodiment be described.In case the clothing housing unit is begun operation, and then second heat exchanger, the 523 adjacent parts at air conditioner 520 begin heat exchange.

Operation together with air conditioner 520 begins, and flow control apparatus 532 forms the required flow channel of operation selectively.That is to say that flow control apparatus 532 is opened the pipeline 531 of the compartment 530 that carries out air conditioning from the air conditioner to needs, and close pipeline 531 from air conditioner to the compartment 530 that need not to carry out air conditioning.In view of the above, only needs are carried out the compartment formation air circulation flow channel of air conditioning.

Meanwhile, when the fan in the compartment 530 533 begins to operate, introduce air circulation, and the rotating speed by control fan 533, be able to controlled to the flow rate of compartment to described flow channel.In view of the above, by the operation of fan 533, when after the air of heat exchange thus is provided to the inside of the compartment 530 that wherein stores clothing by pipeline 531, air once more from compartment 530 rows when the air conditioner, form the air circulation path.

Though circulate by flow channel, but the air of compartment inside by humidity controlling unit 534 so that its humidity controlled, and it so that its state is optimised, forms the clothing storage environment by polishing filter 535 and fragrant unit 536 thus.

The present invention includes and be used for control module 550 that the air conditioner 520 of clothing housing unit is controlled.If clothing housing unit 534 has humidity controlling unit 534, then preferably, control module 550 is also controlled the operation of humidity controlling unit 534.If clothing housing unit 534 has flow rate control module 533, then preferably, the control module 550 also operation of flow rate control module 533 is controlled.Simultaneously, if clothing housing unit 534 has pipeline 531 and flow control apparatus 532, then preferably, control module 550 is also controlled flow control apparatus 532, and described flow control apparatus 532 can be controlled the On/Off of pipeline 531.

Figure 17 illustrates and illustrates to/the block diagram that carries out I/O from the control module 550 of clothing housing unit.To be described the operation of control module 550 with reference to Figure 17.

The clothing housing unit of this embodiment comprises and is used for the air conditioner 520 that air is regulated, the humidity controlling unit 534 that is used for controlled humidity, the pipeline 531 that is connected to each compartment 530 and flow control apparatus 532, and also comprises simultaneously and be used for control module 550 that air conditioner 520, humidity controlling unit 534, flowing velocity control device 533 and flow control apparatus 532 are controlled.Therefore, control module 550 can be controlled the required temperature and humidity of different operation modes of compartment 530.

The clothing housing unit of this embodiment also comprises and is used for temperature sensor 551 that the storing temperature of clothing is measured and the humidity sensor 552 that is used to measure its humidity.Preferably, described temperature sensor 551 and humidity sensor 552 are installed in the cabinet 510.

Because having, the clothing housing unit of this embodiment is used for a plurality of compartments 530 that the storage environment of compartment 530 is controlled separately, so preferably to each compartment 530 mounting temperature sensors 551 and humidity sensor 552.

Be reported to control module 550 by described temperature sensor 551 and humidity sensor 552 measured temperature and humidities.Therefore, control module 550 may compare required clothing storage environment and measured clothing storage environment, and control air conditioner 520, humidity controlling unit etc.

In addition, preferably, be displayed on the display unit 570 at the measured value of the measured temperature and humidity of temperature sensor 551 and humidity sensor 552.The user can determine the whether normal running of clothing housing unit with reference to measured value shown on display unit 570.

To the operation setting of control module 550 be described.

The present invention can comprise the come in person input block 560 of setting operation pattern for the user.In person to the set operator scheme of input block 560, control module 550 can be controlled the operation of clothing housing unit according to the user.

Referring to Figure 13, cabinet 510 forwardly has the input block 560 that makes it possible to the clothing housing unit is carried out user's operation setting.

Preferably, the operator scheme setting not only can be come in person by the user and carry out, and can be undertaken by determining the proper handling pattern automatically and described operator scheme being set by control module 550.Owing to there are the many factors that can determine optimum clothing storage environment, clothing state when they are garment material, the weather condition when placing clothing, storage etc., and various clothing management information are provided, so want the user to consider that all factors determine to be unusual difficulty in person.Therefore, the present invention can be included in control module 550 wherein carries out the automatic setting of proper handling pattern according to clothing state etc. system.

Control module 550 comprises memory cell 553, and it has the proper handling pattern of the state that is used for the clothing that the clothing housing unit stored, and its reason is that storage operation is with clothing material and weather condition and different.For example, under the situation of fur, remain on 15 ℃ temperature and 55% humidity and be optimum.If yellow dirt is serious,, need at first in the air blowing step, to utilize polishing filter 535 to remove dust in order to remove yellow dirt from clothing.Thus because memory cell 553 has the proper handling pattern that is used for various clothing materials and various Weather informations that is stored in wherein, so memory cell 553 advise to control module 550, to determine the proper handling pattern automatically.Preferably, the content that offers memory cell 553 can be stored when original production, is perhaps providing subsequently or is revising.

The proper handling pattern of memory cell 553 storage various factors (for example, clothing material, Weather information etc.).In order to determine or suggestion is stored in one or several proper handling pattern in the memory cell 553 that preferably, this embodiment has the system that is used to receive the information relevant with described factor.Therefore, this embodiment comprises the system that is used to collect information needed and subsequently described information is transmitted to control module 550.

This embodiment is provided with can be from the identification (RFID) tag 554 of clothing dismounting, to be used to import its clothing information.In addition, this embodiment is provided with read sensor 555, to be used for reading the clothing information of described identification (RFID) tag 554.

Described identification (RFID) tag 554 has the device that is used for removably it being attached to clothing, and makes the information relevant with the material of identification (RFID) tag 554 clothing attached to it etc. to be imported into wherein.Preferably, the information of being imported relevant with clothing can show with electronic signal thus.

Mark sensor 555 can be responded to the signal from identification (RFID) tag 554.With reference to the appearance of described signal, mark sensor 555 determines whether to receive clothing, and recognizes and the relevant information of clothing that receives thus by described signal is made an explanation.

In view of the above, mark sensor 555 recognize clothing reception and with the relevant information of clothing that receives thus, and determine the proper handling pattern with the information that is had according to memory cell 553 for control module 550 provides its required information.It can if the time cycle that is not received of wherein specific high-quality clothing is longer than the time cycle that sets in advance, just be notified the user with this fact by following application, determines for the user whether clothing is lost or recognized not this clothing of user.

Comprise among this embodiment that communication module 556 is to be used to receive Weather information and management information.Described communication module 556 can communicate with the server (not shown) that above-mentioned information is provided that is in outside the whole clothes processing system, and described server is preferably home network server.

Described communication module 556 receives Weather information and the management information relevant with clothing from server.For example, described communication module 556 receives Weather information place time cycle of clothing the user during, and receives management and the stored information relevant with clothing extraly.

Described identification (RFID) tag 554, mark sensor 555 and communication module 556 make it possible to receive the information relevant with the clothing state, and described information is used as the variable that is used for selecting the proper handling pattern from the operator scheme that memory cell 553 is stored.In view of the above, control module 550 can be provided with suitable operator scheme automatically by using the information that receives thus.

Preferably, the proper handling pattern of advising with reference to described information in the information and the memory cell 553 of control module 550 receptions thus is displayed on the display unit 570.In this case, control module 550 can carry out the automatic operation mode setting with reference to described information, and perhaps the user can come to input block 560 suitable pattern to be set in person with reference to the proper handling pattern of advising thus and being presented on the display unit 570.

As described, being provided with of the operator scheme of clothing housing unit can utilize input block 560 to carry out in person by the user, perhaps utilizes control module 550 by selecting the proper handling pattern to carry out automatically with reference to the operator scheme of the information that receives thus from be stored in memory cell 553.Perhaps, the user can be provided with the proper handling pattern with reference to the shown operator scheme that is stored in the memory cell 553 on information that receives thus and the display unit 570.

To the control that control module 550 is carried out be described.

The user is attached to identification (RFID) tag 554 on the clothing that will store, and described clothing is put into the clothing housing unit.In this case, be installed in mark sensor 555 in the clothing housing unit and sense signal from described identification (RFID) tag 554, collect with clothing and receive relevant information and the information relevant, and described information is transmitted to control module 550 with the clothing that receives thus.The communication module 556 that is installed to the clothing housing unit receives weather signal etc. from server, and described Weather information is transmitted to control module 550, if available, described server is preferably home network server.Control module 550 determines to be stored in the proper handling pattern of the operator scheme in the memory cell 553 according to the information relevant with the clothing state that receives thus, so that form optimum storage environment.By the automatic setting of determining the proper handling pattern carried out of control module 550, and the setting of the proper handling pattern that the user carries out in person under the suggestion of the proper handling pattern that control module 550 is carried out all is possible.

In case be provided with suitable operator scheme by above step, then control module 550 is according to controlling air conditioner 520, humidity controlling unit 534, flow rate control device 533 and flow control apparatus 532 to having the compartment 530 set operator schemes that clothing is stored in wherein thus.Temperature sensor 551 in the compartment 530 and humidity sensor 552 are measured temperature and humidity and are reported to control module 550, and control module 550 is controlled the operation of clothing housing unit with reference to the temperature and humidity of reporting thus.

Meanwhile, referring to Fig. 1 and 3, if provide a plurality of device for clothing processing, whole clothes processing system then of the present invention can further comprise display unit 600, it is used to receive the state of described a plurality of device for clothing processing and the data relevant with the clothing of handling at each device for clothing processing, and shows that to the user described information is to notify.

Though described display unit 600 is preferably LCD (LCD), display unit 600 is not limited thereto, but may suitably change.

The data that 600 pairs of display units are relevant with the various information of processed clothing show that in real time described information is washing information, oven dry information etc. for example.As described, preferably, described information is stored in the identification (RFID) tag of clothing, responds to and sends display unit 600 to by being provided at sensor in the device for clothing processing.

Meanwhile, the state of device for clothing processing and described data can show on display unit 600 in many ways.For example, if the user is to operating more than one device for clothing processing, then can show the state of the device for clothing processing of operating and the information relevant continuously with the clothing of handling.That is to say,, then at first show the state of washing machine and clothing information wherein, then showing the state of dryer and clothing information wherein through after the predetermined period of time if washing machine and dryer are operated simultaneously.In this case, can make display unit 600 show the state of washing machine and shown clothing information simultaneously, perhaps at first show the state of washing machine, and then show the information relevant with the clothing of handling at washing machine.

Preferably,, then make display unit 600 show the state of the device for clothing processing of selecting thus if the user selects a device for clothing processing during showing, and with the relevant information of in the device for clothing processing of selecting thus, just handling of clothing.

Meanwhile, if provide a plurality of device for clothing processing, then described a plurality of device for clothing processing are provided with independent control module usually.Therefore, if attempt to utilize independent control module to come control operation, then the user need move to another device for clothing processing with input operation order respectively from a device for clothing processing, and this is inconvenient.In addition, if the interface of using in the control module place of device for clothing processing differs from one another, then the user need understand the interface function that the control module with device for clothing processing changes.

Therefore, preferably, display unit 600 is designed to not only be used for showing the data relevant with the clothing of just handling at device for clothing processing, but also the operation of device for clothing processing is controlled.For this reason, preferably, described display unit 600 is provided with input block 610, and it is used for to a plurality of device for clothing processing input operation orders.

Though do not illustrate, can suitably design to input block 610 so that operational order is given a plurality of device for clothing processing.For example, input block 610 can comprise and is used to select the user to want the device selected cell (not shown) of the device for clothing processing controlled and the command selection unit (not shown) that is used for selecting actions menu on the device for clothing processing that described device selected cell is selected.

Meanwhile, if operational order is sent to device for clothing processing, though the user can be one by one to the condition of device for clothing processing assigned operation order, the for example operation sequence of washing machine, water temperature, rotation number, rinsing number etc., but display unit 600 can show the optimum processing method that is used for the clothing handled at the device for clothing processing place.

For this reason, preferably, display unit 600 has the database that is stored in wherein, and according to the clothing state, described database is relevant with the optimum processing method of handled clothing wherein.In addition, preferably, described display unit 600 also has the memory cell (not shown) that is provided to extraly wherein, is used to store the clothing information from device for clothing processing.

Therefore, if the data relevant with clothing are transmitted from device for clothing processing, then described display unit 600 at first stores data into memory cell, the clothing information and date storehouse of described data is compared, and from described database, retrieve the clothes processing method that is suitable for described clothing information.Jian Suo clothes processing method is displayed on the display unit 600 thus.

If show clothes processing method thus, if then the user has selected described clothes processing method, display unit 600 just can be controlled the operation of device for clothing processing.In addition, after thus described clothes processing method being shown, also may control automatically the device for clothing processing that will operate according to shown processing method.

Meanwhile, though what above embodiment described is, at first store the information relevant with clothing from laundry care device, and retrieval is suitable for the clothes processing method of described clothing information from the database of having stored, but the present invention is not limited thereto, but can store the optimum processing method of the clothing state that is suitable for identification (RFID) tag in advance.That is to say that if the information of responding at mark sensor relevant with clothing is sent to display unit 600, then described information can comprise the processing method at the clothing state that is used for device for clothing processing.In this case, display unit 600 is needed only to be to show the processing method that is comprised in the information that transmits thus, and can omit with database in clothing information compare.

In addition, display unit 600 can further be provided with the receiver (not shown), is used for receiving the information relevant with weather outside whole clothes processing system.In view of the above, display unit 600 not only can be with reference to the information relevant with clothing, but also can calculate the clothes processing method that will handle at device for clothing processing with reference to the information relevant with weather that receives from described receiver.

For this reason, described database not only can be according to the clothing state, and according to the state of weather that is stored in wherein, and has the clothes processing method that is used for device for clothing processing according to the clothing state of the identification (RFID) tag on the clothing further.

At last, display unit 600 not only can carry out real-time storage to the information relevant with the clothing of just handling at device for clothing processing, but also to device for clothing processing input operation order, thereby be convenient to device for clothing processing is controlled.

Will it is evident that for those skilled in the art, under the situation that does not break away from the spirit or scope of the present invention, can carry out various modifications and variations in the present invention.Therefore, the invention is intended to cover its modifications and variations, as long as they fall within the scope of claims and equivalent thereof.

Claims

1. whole clothes processing system comprises:

A plurality of device for clothing processing of setting adjacent one another are are used for process clothes;

Display unit, be used to receive described a plurality of device for clothing processing state and with the relevant data of handling at described a plurality of device for clothing processing place of clothing, and show to notify to the user; And

The exchanges data unit is used for carrying out exchanges data between described device for clothing processing and described display unit.

2. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described a plurality of device for clothing processing comprise washing machine and dryer.

3. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described a plurality of device for clothing processing further comprise retreading machine.

4. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described a plurality of device for clothing processing further comprise laundry and dryer, and retreading machine.

5. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described a plurality of device for clothing processing further comprise the clothing housing unit.

6. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described exchanges data unit is connected between described a plurality of device for clothing processing and the described display unit with cable, perhaps wireless communication unit is respectively installed on described a plurality of device for clothing processing and the described display unit, is used to carry out the wireless data exchange.

7. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described display unit is LCD (LCD).

8. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described display unit further comprises input block, described input block is used for selection according to the user respectively to described a plurality of device for clothing processing input operation orders.

9. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the clothing that is accommodated in respectively in described a plurality of device for clothing processing has the identification (RFID) tag that comprises the information relevant with described clothing, and

In described a plurality of device for clothing processing each all has mark sensor, and described sign inductor is used to respond to the clothing information on the described identification (RFID) tag, and described clothing information is sent to described display unit.

10. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described display unit is presented at the clothing information of described mark sensor place induction.

11. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described display unit further comprises the memory cell that is used for storing therein described clothing information.

12. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described clothing information comprises the information relevant with the clothing state, and described memory cell has and the relevant information of processing method that is used for clothing being handled at described a plurality of device for clothing processing place according to the clothing state respectively in advance, and described display unit will compare with the relevant information with processing method in being stored in described memory cell in advance from the clothing information of described mark sensor, and show and be respectively applied for the processing method of clothing being handled at described a plurality of device for clothing processing place.

13. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described display unit automatically provides order to described device for clothing processing, thereby clothing is handled according to described processing method, if perhaps the user has selected processing method, then described display unit provides order to described device for clothing processing respectively.

14. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described clothing information comprises and manages the relevant information of clothing at device for clothing processing everywhere, and

Described display unit receives clothing information, stores described clothing information into described memory cell, and shows described clothing information simultaneously.

15. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described display unit automatically provides order to described device for clothing processing, thereby by described processing method clothing is handled respectively, if perhaps the user has selected processing method, then described display unit provides order to described device for clothing processing respectively.

16. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described display unit further comprises receiver, and described receiver is used for receiving the information relevant with weather outside described whole clothes processing system.

17. whole clothes processing system as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described display unit is controlled described a plurality of device for clothing processing with reference to described Weather information and described clothing information respectively.