US20200040504A1 - Clothes-treatment apparatus and control method therefor - Google Patents
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- Apparatuses and methods consistent with the disclosure relate to a clothes-treatment apparatus capable of improving a state of clothes, and a control method therefor.
- a washing machine has been widely used as an apparatus for washing articles made of fabrics, such as clothes or bedclothes. Because the washing machine washes the laundry through friction between washing water contained in a water tank and the laundry, separate dehydration and drying processes were additionally required.
- clothes-treatment apparatuses having functions of removing wrinkles of clothes or removing dust or odors of clothes without using a separate washing process through the washing water have been used as apparatuses for easily treating or managing clothes than a conventional washing machine.
- a conventional clothes-treatment apparatus softens a texture of the clothes through spraying of high-temperature steam to the clothes to flatten the wrinkles of the clothes, and then dry again the clothes to remove the wrinkles of the clothes, but an effect of the wrinkle removal was not high.
- the conventional clothes-treatment apparatus removes the wrinkles by pressing the clothes through a separate pressing means having a flat plate shape to more effectively remove the wrinkles.
- a user should separately operate the pressing means, which is troublesome, and a volume of the clothes-treatment apparatus is increased due to the pressing means, which is disadvantageous.
- the disclosure provides a clothes-treatment apparatus capable of having a reduced size and having improved clothes treating and managing performance, and a control method therefor.
- a clothes-treatment apparatus includes: a case configured to include a door; a clothes supporting unit configured to support clothes and disposed in an accommodation space of the case; a steam spraying unit configured to spray steam toward the clothes; and first and second air spraying units disposed to face each other with the clothes interposed therebetween and configured to simultaneously spray compressed air to a front surface and a rear surface of the clothes while simultaneously moving and include air slits.
- a control method of a clothes-treatment apparatus includes: disposing a clothes supporting unit supporting clothes in an accommodation space of a case; spraying steam to a front surface and a rear surface of the clothes through first and second steam spraying units disposed to face each other with the clothes interposed therebetween and simultaneously moving vertically along the accommodation space; and simultaneously spraying linear compressed air to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes through first and second air spraying units disposed to face each other with the clothes interposed therebetween and simultaneously moving vertically along the accommodation space.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes-treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of the clothes-treatment apparatus which is illustrated in FIG. 1 and in which clothes is disposed.
- FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the clothes-treatment apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a channel of the clothes-treatment apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 5 is a front view of a spraying unit of the clothes-treatment apparatus illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the spraying unit illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 7 is a partially cut-away perspective view of the spraying unit illustrated in FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a hot air circulating unit illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for the clothes-treatment apparatus according to the embodiment of the disclosure.
- clothes-treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure to be described below will be described with respect to an example of treating a state of clothes, but the clothes-treatment apparatus is not limited thereto, and may improve states of various kinds of articles made of fabrics, such as bedclothes, in addition to the clothes.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes-treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
- the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 includes a case 10 having an accommodation space S formed therein, a clothes supporting unit 20 supporting or fixing and disposed in the accommodation space S in the case 10 , a spraying unit spraying steam and compressed air, a moving unit 40 vertically moving the spraying unit 30 within the case 10 , and a hot air circulating unit 50 circulating hot air in the accommodation space S in the case 10 .
- the clothes supporting unit 20 , the spraying unit 30 , and the moving unit 40 are disposed in the accommodation space S of the case 10 , and the hot air circulating unit 50 is disposed at a lower side of the accommodation space S.
- the clothes supporting unit 20 is used to hang the clothes C in the accommodation space S, and may be drawn out from the accommodation space S in a state in which it is completely separated from the case 10 .
- the clothes supporting unit 20 may be drawn into the accommodation space S through a door 11 disposed at one side of the case 10 in a state in which it supports the clothes C outside the case 10 .
- the clothes supporting unit 20 may be slidably coupled to an upper portion of an inner side of the case 10 to be drawn out from or drawn into the accommodation space S.
- the clothes C may be easily disposed in the accommodation space S of the case 10 by sliding and drawing out the clothes supporting unit 20 toward the outside of the case 10 in a state in which the door 11 is opened, allowing the clothes C to be supported by the clothes supporting unit 20 , and then sliding the clothes supporting unit 20 to the accommodation space S in the case 10 .
- the clothes supporting unit 20 may have a general clothes hanger shape as illustrated in FIG. 1 , but is not limited thereto, and may have any shape as long as it may stably support the clothes, the bedclothes, or the like.
- the clothes supporting unit 20 includes a body 21 , a pair of wings 22 disposed, respectively, at both sides of the body 21 , and a hook 23 disposed at an upper end of the body 21 .
- the pair of wings 22 are inserted into the clothes C to support or fix the clothes C in a state in which they flatten the clothes C.
- the hook 23 may be hooked to a ring portion (not illustrated) provided inside the case 10 . That is, the clothes supporting unit 20 may support and fix the clothes C outside the case 10 as illustrated in FIG. 1 and hang the clothes C inside the case 10 .
- the spraying unit 30 is disposed to be vertically movable in the accommodation space S of the case 10 , and sprays the steam and the compressed air toward the clothes C.
- the moving unit 40 is installed to be vertically movable along the accommodation space S of the case 10 .
- the spraying unit 30 may be coupled to the moving unit 40 to vertically move within the accommodation space S according to vertical movement of the moving unit 40 .
- the hot air circulating unit 50 is disposed at the lower side of the accommodation space S of the case 10 .
- the hot air circulating unit 50 may introduce the hot air into the accommodation space S and again suck the air introduced into the accommodation space S to continuously circulate the hot air in the accommodation space S. A detailed description for the hot air circulating unit 50 will be provided below.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 in which the clothes C is disposed
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of some components centered on the spraying unit 30 of the clothes-treatment apparatus 1
- FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a channel of the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 .
- FIG. 2 a state in which a part of an external panel configuring the case 10 is removed is illustrated to show an internal structure of the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 .
- FIG. 4 channels of the compressed air and the steam sprayed toward the clothes C are denoted by arrows, and forms of first and second spraying units 30 a and 30 b moving from an upper portion of the accommodation space S to a lower portion of the accommodation space S are denoted by dotted lines.
- the spraying unit 30 includes an air spraying unit 31 spraying the compressed air toward the clothes C and a steam spraying unit 32 spraying the steam toward the clothes C.
- a compressed air generator 60 and a steam generator 70 are disposed at an upper side of the accommodation space S.
- the compressed air generator 60 includes a compression motor, a compression pump, or the like, compressing air, and the compressed air generated from the compressed air generator 60 may be supplied to the air spraying unit 31 and then sprayed to the clothes C at a high speed and a high pressure.
- the steam generator 70 includes a heater 71 heating water to generate steam and a water tank 72 storing the water supplied to the heater 71 .
- the number of air spraying units 31 may be plural, and the air spraying units 31 may include a first air spraying unit 31 a and a second air spraying unit 31 b disposed to face each other with the clothes C interposed therebetween and simultaneously spraying the compressed air to a front surface and a rear surface of the clothes C.
- the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may extend along a width direction of the accommodation space S, and thus spray the compressed air at a width corresponding to a width of the accommodation space S.
- the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b include, respectively, air slits 3111 a and 3111 b formed to spray the compressed air in a substantially linear form in a direction perpendicular to surfaces of the clothes.
- the air slits 3111 a and 3111 b may spray the compressed air in a horizontal direction of the clothes C, and the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may vertically move by the moving unit 40 to vertically spray the compressed air to an entire region of the clothes S.
- the number of steam spraying units 32 may be plural, and the steam spraying units 32 may include a first steam spraying unit 32 a and a second steam spraying unit 32 b disposed to face each other with the clothes C interposed therebetween and simultaneously spraying the steam to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C.
- the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may extend along the width direction of the accommodation space S, and thus spray the steam at the width corresponding to the width of the accommodation space S.
- first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may also be coupled to the moving unit 40 to vertically move, thereby spraying the steam to the entire region of the clothes C.
- first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may have a structure in which they are fixed to inner surfaces of opposite sides of the case 10 , respectively, and spray the steam.
- a single steam spraying unit 32 may spray the steam to fill the accommodation space S with the steam.
- the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may simultaneously spray the compressed air to the front surface and the rear surface on the same position of the clothes C to apply a pressure to the front surface and the rear surface on the same position of the clothes C.
- the pressure of the compressed air sprayed from the first air spraying unit 31 a and the pressure of the compressed air sprayed from the second air spraying unit 31 b are the same as each other.
- the front surface and the rear surface on the same position of the clothes C may be compressed to each other to be flat flattened, and wrinkles of the clothes C may be removed.
- first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b vertically move by the moving unit 40 while spraying the compressed air. Therefore, the compressed air is sprayed over the entire areas of the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C. As a result, the entire regions of the clothes C is sequentially compressed by the compressed air, such that the entire clothes C may be flat flattened, and the wrinkles of the entire clothes C may be removed.
- first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may perform various functions of variously controlling a speed and a pressure of the sprayed air by a controller (not illustrated) to remove moisture or dust of the clothes C as well as spraying the high-speed and high-temperature compressed air to the clothes C to effectively remove the wrinkles of the clothes C.
- the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may spray high-temperature steam to the clothes C to change a fabric texture configuring the clothes C into a soft state through high-temperature hot air and moisture.
- first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may simultaneously spray the steam to the front surface and the rear surface on the same position of the clothes C to uniformly spray the steam to the front surface and the rear surface on the same position of the clothes C.
- the clothes C is compressed through the compressed air sprayed from the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 32 a , such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more effectively removed.
- the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a may be coupled integrally with each other, and the second air spraying unit 31 b and the second steam spraying unit 32 b may be coupled integrally with each other. Therefore, the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a may simultaneously spray the compressed air and the steam to the front surface of the clothes C, and the second air spraying unit 31 b and the second steam spraying unit 32 b may simultaneously spray the compressed air and the steam to the rear surface of the clothes C.
- first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a may be separated from each other, and the second air spraying unit 31 b and the second steam spraying unit 32 b may also be separated from each other.
- first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b and the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b will be described below.
- the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may spray the high-pressure and high-temperature compressed air to the clothes C to detach dust, dirt, or the like, attached to the clothes C from the clothes C.
- the dust, the dirt, or the like, detached from the clothes C and floating in the accommodation space S may be agglutinated in the steam sprayed from the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b , and the agglutinated dust, dirt, or the like, may fall together with the steam to the bottom to be taken away.
- the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may spray a liquid or steam with which a detergent, a bleaching agent, a fabric softener, and the like, are mixed in addition to water to the clothes C to improve a state of the clothes C in various manners.
- first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b and the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may be coupled to the moving unit 40 to simultaneously move vertically in the accommodation space S.
- the moving unit 40 includes a first moving unit 40 a and a second moving unit 40 b.
- the first moving unit 40 a may be coupled to the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a to vertically move the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a.
- the second moving unit 40 b may be coupled to the second air spraying unit 31 b and the second steam spraying unit 32 b to vertically move the second air spraying unit 31 b and the second steam spraying unit 32 b.
- the first moving unit 40 a includes a first motor 41 a , a first pinion gear 411 a coupled to the first motor 41 a to rotate, a first rack gear 42 a engaged with the first pinion gear 411 a , and a plurality of first guide members 43 a guiding movement of the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a.
- the first motor 41 a may be coupled to the first air spraying unit 31 a or the first steam spraying unit 32 a , and may be coupled to the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a coupled integrally with each other as illustrated in FIG. 3 .
- the first rack gear 42 a vertically extends in the accommodation space S.
- the first pinion gear 411 a engaged with the first rack gear 42 a rotates by the first motor 41 a , such that the first air spraying unit 31 a or the first steam spraying unit 32 a may vertically move along the first rack gear 42 a.
- the plurality of first guide members 43 a are disposed in parallel with the first rack gear 42 a at both sides of the first rack gear 42 a.
- the first guide members 43 a may extend in a vertical direction of the accommodation space S in a shape corresponding to the first rack gear 42 a.
- a plurality of first guide holes 33 a are formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of first guide members 43 a in the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a coupled integrally with each other.
- the plurality of first guide members 43 a are inserted into the plurality of first guide holes 33 a.
- the first air spraying unit 31 a or the first steam spraying unit 32 a may vertically move along the plurality of first guide members 43 a.
- the first air spraying unit 31 a or the first steam spraying unit 32 a may be guided by and move along the plurality of first guide members 43 a together with the first rack gear 42 a to vertically move stably without being shaken.
- the second moving unit 40 b is disposed to face the first moving unit 40 a described above.
- the second moving unit 40 b includes a second motor 41 b , a second pinion gear 411 b coupled to the second motor 41 b to rotate, a second rack gear 42 b engaged with the second pinion gear 411 b , and a plurality of second guide members 43 b guiding movement of the second air spraying unit 31 b and the second steam spraying unit 32 b , similar to the first moving unit 40 a described above.
- a configuration of the second moving unit 40 b is the same as that of the first moving unit 40 a , and a detailed description thereof is thus omitted.
- the moving units are not limited thereto, and may also be configured in various structures such as a cylinder, a chain structure, and the like.
- first and second moving units 40 a and 40 b vertically move in the accommodation space S, but a moving direction and a moving manner of the first and second moving units 40 a and 40 b may be variously modified.
- the moving unit may rotate along a circumference of the clothes C. Therefore, the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b and the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may uniformly spray the steam and the compressed air to the clothes C while rotating along the circumference of the clothes C.
- the moving unit to which the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b and the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b are coupled may vertically move within the case 10 while rotating the circumference of the clothes C. Therefore, the steam and the compressed air may be more rapidly and uniformly sprayed to the entire region of the clothes C.
- the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b include first and second air blowing hoses 312 a and 312 b , respectively, and are connected to the compressed air generator 60 through the first and second air blowing hoses 312 a and 312 b.
- the first and second air blowing hoses 312 a and 312 b include extendable bellows that may extend according to vertical movement of the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 32 b.
- first and second air blowing hoses 312 a and 312 b are formed to be longer than a distance at which the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b are furthest spaced apart from the compressed air generator 60 due to the movement, to smoothly transfer the compressed air.
- the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b include first and second steam transferring hoses 322 a and 322 b , respectively, and are connected to the steam generator 70 through the first and second steam transferring hoses 322 a and 322 b.
- first and second steam transferring hoses 322 a and 322 b include extendable bellows that may extend according to vertical movement of the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b.
- first and second steam transferring hoses 322 a and 322 b are formed to be longer than a distance at which the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b are furthest spaced apart from the compressed steam generator 70 due to the movement, to smoothly transfer the compressed air.
- FIG. 5 is a front view of the first spraying unit 30 a
- FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the first spraying unit 30 a
- FIG. 7 is a partially cut-away perspective view of the first spraying unit 30 a illustrated in FIG. 6 .
- the first spraying unit 30 a includes the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a.
- the first steam spraying unit 32 a may be coupled to a lower portion of the first air spraying unit 31 a .
- the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a may simultaneously move vertically.
- the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a may simultaneously spray the compressed air and the steam toward the clothes C. Therefore, the compressed air may be continuously sprayed to the clothes C immediately after the steam is sprayed to the clothes C, such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more rapidly and effectively removed.
- first steam spraying units are coupled to upper and lower portions of the first air spraying unit 31 a , respectively.
- only any one of the plurality of first steam spraying units may spray steam depending on a vertical movement direction. That is, when the first air spraying unit 31 a moves from the upper portion of the accommodation space S to the lower portion of the accommodation space S, the steam is sprayed from the first steam spraying unit 32 a disposed below the first air spraying unit 31 a , and at the same time, the compressed air is sprayed from the first air spraying unit 31 a , such that the compressed air may be continuously sprayed to the clothes C to which the steam is sprayed.
- the steam is sprayed from the first steam spraying unit 32 a disposed above the first air spraying unit 31 a , and at the same time, the compressed air is sprayed from the first air spraying unit 31 a , such that the compressed air may be continuously sprayed to the clothes C to which the steam is sprayed.
- the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b and the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may be disposed behind the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b to spray the compressed air while following the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b moving while spraying the steam.
- the first steam spraying unit 32 a and the first air spraying unit 31 a spray the steam and the compressed air sequentially to the clothes C while moving together simultaneously with each other. Therefore, the pressure by the compressed air is continuously applied to the clothes C of which the fabric texture is softened through the steam, such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more efficiently removed.
- the first steam spraying unit 32 a does not spray the steam and the first air spraying unit 31 a sprays only the compressed air to the clothes C while the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a again move from the lower portion of the accommodation space S to the upper portion of the accommodation space S, such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be removed.
- the movement of the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a and the spraying of the compressed air and the steam through the first air spraying unit 31 a and the first steam spraying unit 32 a as described above may be controlled by a controller.
- the first air spraying unit 31 a includes a first air sprayer 311 a extending along the width direction of the accommodation space S and the first air blowing hose 312 a connecting the compressed air generator 60 and the first air sprayer 311 a to each other.
- the first air sprayer 311 a includes a channel formed so that the compressed air transferred from the first air blowing hose 312 a is sprayed in a width direction of the clothes C along a length direction of the first air sprayer 311 a.
- the compressed air introduced into the first air sprayer 311 a is sprayed to the clothes C through first air slits 3111 a.
- the first air slits 3111 a which are holes formed on the first air sprayer 311 a to extend along the width direction of the accommodation space S, extend along the length direction of the air sprayer 311 a .
- the first air slit 3111 a may be a long hole having a rectangular shape.
- the compressed air passing through the first air slits 3111 a may be sprayed to the clothes C at a high speed and a high pressure, and the wrinkles of the clothes C may thus be more effectively removed.
- the number of first air slits 3111 a may be plural, and the plurality of first air slits 3111 a may be arranged at regular intervals along the width direction of the accommodation space S.
- pressures and speeds of the compressed air sprayed from the first air slits 3111 a may become uniform, and may be increased.
- the first air slits 3111 a may spray the compressed air in a linear form in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C.
- the compressed air sprayed from the first air slits 3111 a may be sprayed in a shape corresponding to that of the first air slits 3111 a . Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 7 , the compressed air A may be sprayed in a linear shape corresponding to a length of the first air slits 3111 a.
- the compressed air A continuously sprayed in the linear shape from the first air slits 3111 a may have a shape perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C.
- an entire shape of the compressed air sprayed from the plurality of first air slits 3111 a is the linear shape corresponding to a length of the first air sprayer 311 a , and the compressed air sprayed from the plurality of first air slits 3111 a may be sprayed perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C.
- the linear compressed air sprayed from the plurality of first air slits 3111 a applies a pressure to a front surface of the clothes C.
- a plurality of second air slits 3111 b of the second air spraying unit 31 b that face the first air slits 3111 a applies a pressure to the rear surface of the clothes C corresponding to the front surface of the clothes C to which the pressure is applied from the first air slits 3111 a , such that the clothes C may be compressed in a linear shape corresponding to the width direction of the accommodation space S.
- the compressed air compressing the clothes C in the linear shape may also be sprayed while vertically moving.
- the entire region of the clothes C may be sequentially compressed in the linear shape corresponding to the width direction of the accommodation space S, and the wrinkles of the entire clothes C may be effectively removed by the sequential compression of the entire region of the clothes C.
- the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 may simultaneously spray the linear compressed air to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C in the horizontal direction of the clothes C to compress the clothes C.
- the linear compressed air compressing the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C in the horizontal direction vertically moves, such that the entire region of the clothes C may be sequentially compressed. Therefore, the wrinkles of the clothes C may be removed.
- the first air sprayer 311 a may include a first protrusion portion 3112 a protruding toward the front surface of the clothes C along the length direction.
- the first protrusion portion 3112 a may form a channel having a size that becomes small from the inside of the first air sprayer 311 a toward the outside of the first air sprayer 311 a.
- a pressure of the compressed air passing through the first protrusion portion 3112 a and sprayed to the outside of the first air sprayer 311 a may be increased during a period in which the compressed air passes through the first protrusion portion 3112 a . Therefore, the pressure applied to the surface of the clothes C may be increased.
- the first protrusion portion 3112 a includes a first downward inclined portion 31121 a inclined downward toward the front surface of the clothes C and a first upward inclined portion 31122 a disposed below the first downward inclined portion 31121 a and inclined upward toward the front surface of the clothes C.
- the first downward inclined portion 31121 a and the first upward inclined portion 31122 a of the first protrusion portion 3112 a are coupled to each other, such that a channel of the compressed air sprayed from the first air sprayer 311 a has a size that becomes small from the inside of the first air sprayer 311 a toward the outside of the first air sprayer 311 a.
- the plurality of first air slits 3111 a are arranged along a tip of the first protrusion portion 3112 a , such that the compressed air passing through the first protrusion portion 3112 a to have the increased pressure may be sprayed perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C through the first air slits 3111 a . Therefore, the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more effectively removed.
- the compressed air sprayed from the plurality of first air slits 3111 a arranged at the tip of the first protrusion portion 3112 a may be sprayed toward the clothes C in a direction and at an angle that are adjusted by adjusting inclinations of the first downward inclined portion 31121 a and the first upward inclined portion 31122 a , in addition to being sprayed in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C.
- the configuration of the second spraying unit 31 a is the same as that of the second spraying unit 31 a , and linear compressed air may be sprayed to the rear surface of the clothes C in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface of the clothes C through the second air slits 3111 b.
- a first steam sprayer 321 a is disposed below the first air sprayer 311 a , and is connected to the first steam transferring hose 322 a connected to the steam generator 70 .
- the first steam sprayer 321 a may extend along the width direction of the accommodation space S, and may have a shape corresponding to the length of the first air sprayer 311 a.
- the first steam sprayer 321 a includes a plurality of first steam nozzles 3211 a arranged along a length direction thereof.
- Steam in the first steam sprayer 321 a may be uniformly sprayed to the front surface of the clothes C along the length direction of the first steam sprayer 321 a through the plurality of first steam nozzles 3211 a.
- the second steam spraying unit 32 b which has the same configuration as that of the first steam spraying unit 32 a , may uniformly spray the steam to the rear surface of the clothes C through a plurality of second steam nozzles 3211 b arranged along a length direction of a second steam sprayer 321 b.
- first and second steam sprayers 321 a and 321 b may be coupled to the first and second moving units 40 a and 40 b , respectively, to spray the steam while vertically moving, thereby uniformly spraying the steam to the entire regions of the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C.
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the hot air circulating unit 50 illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- the hot air circulating unit 50 may be disposed at a lower side of the case 10 , introduce hot air into the accommodation space S through first and second vent holes 101 and 102 formed in the bottom of the accommodation space S, and again discharge air of the accommodation space S to the outside of the accommodation space S, that is, toward the hot air circulating unit 50 .
- the hot air circulating unit 50 includes a first housing 51 forming an appearance, a second housing 52 coupled to a lower portion of the first housing 51 , a hot air generator (not illustrated), and an air blowing unit 53 blowing hot air generated in the hot air generator to the accommodation space S.
- An intake port 511 and an exhaust port 512 formed at positions corresponding to the first and second vent holes 101 and 102 are disposed in an upper surface of the first housing 51 .
- the intake port 511 of the first housing 51 is disposed to be in communication with the first vent hole 101 of the case 10
- the exhaust port 512 of the first housing 51 is disposed to be in communication with the second vent hole 102 of the case 10 .
- First and second cover members 5111 and 5121 including a plurality of through-holes are coupled to the intake port 511 and the exhaust port 512 , respectively, and may thus prevent other foreign materials from being introduced into the hot air circulating unit 50 or from being discharged from the hot air circulating unit 50 .
- Channels through which the air passing through the intake port 511 and the exhaust port 512 moves are formed in the second housing 52 coupled to the lower portion of the first housing 51 .
- the air blowing unit 53 and the hot air generator are disposed in the first housing 51 .
- the air blowing unit 53 includes an air blowing motor 531 , a centrifugal fan 532 coupled to the air blowing motor 531 to rotate, and a guide fan 533 guiding air sucked from the centrifugal fan 532 to the accommodation space S.
- the centrifugal fan 532 may be an axial-flow fan capable of sucking air in a direction parallel to the rotational axis.
- the centrifugal fan 532 rotating by the air blowing motor 531 may be disposed to a position corresponding to the intake port 511 to suck the air of the accommodation space S into the second housing 52 .
- the air sucked through the centrifugal fan 532 may pass through the guide fan 533 and then move to the hot air generator.
- the hot air generator may include a heating member that may heat the transferred air, and the heating member may be formed of, for example, a heat generation coil or the like.
- the air heated through the hot air generator may be introduced into the accommodation space S through an exhaust port 512 and the second vent hole 102 .
- the hot air is introduced into the accommodation space S through the hot air circulating unit 50 , and the air of the accommodation space S is again discharged to the hot air circulating unit 50 , such that the hot air may be circulated in the accommodation space S.
- moisture remaining in the clothes C of which the wrinkles are removed may be removed through the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b and the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b.
- the hot air circulating unit 50 may maintain the accommodation space S at a high temperature to maintain the fabric texture of the clothes C in a soft state. Therefore, the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more effectively removed.
- a configuration of the hot air circulating unit 50 is not limited to the configuration described above, and may be modified into various configurations in which the hot air may be circulated by blowing the hot air into the case 10 and again sucking the air in the case 10 .
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the disclosure.
- the clothes supporting unit 20 supporting the clothes C is disposed in the accommodation space S of the case 10 (S 10 ).
- the clothes supporting unit 20 may be separated from the case 10 , and a target clothes C to be treated and managed is supported by the clothes supporting unit 20 and is disposed in the accommodation space S to prepare the treatment of the clothes C through the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 .
- the steam is sprayed to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C through the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b disposed to face each other with the clothes C interposed therebetween and simultaneously moving vertically along the accommodation space S (S 20 ).
- the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may be disposed to face each other to simultaneously spray the steam to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C.
- first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may be coupled to the first and second moving units 40 a and 40 b , respectively, to spray the steam while vertically moving.
- the steam is uniformly sprayed to the entire clothes C, such that the fabric texture of the clothes C may be changed into the soft state.
- the linear compressed air is sprayed to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C through the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b disposed to face each other with the clothes C interposed therebetween and simultaneously moving vertically along the accommodation space S (S 30 ).
- the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may spray the compressed air to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C of which the fabric texture is changed into the soft state through the steam, thereby simultaneously applying a pressure to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C. Therefore, the clothes C may be compressed.
- first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may be coupled to the first and second moving units 40 a and 40 b , respectively, to spray the compressed air while vertically moving.
- the compressed air compressing the clothes C may vertically move to sequentially compress the entire region of the clothes C and remove the wrinkles of the entire clothes C.
- the compressed air may be sprayed in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C through the first and second spraying units 31 a and 31 b . Therefore, the pressure applied to the surface of the clothes C may be increased to more effectively remove the wrinkles of the clothes C.
- the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b and the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b move together with each other, and the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b and the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may simultaneously spray the steam and the compressed air to the clothes C in a state in which the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b are disposed behind the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b when the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b and the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b move together with each other.
- the first and second steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b and the first and second air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may simultaneously spray the steam and the compressed air to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C while moving together with each other.
- the compressed air is continuously sprayed to the clothes C immediately after the steam is sprayed to the clothes C, such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more rapidly and effectively removed.
- the hot air may be circulated in the accommodation space S in which the clothes C is disposed (S 40 ).
- the moisture remaining in the clothes C may be evaporated by circulating the hot air in the accommodation space S. Therefore, the clothes C of which the wrinkles are removed may be dried.
- the circulating (S 40 ) of the hot air in the accommodation space S may be performed simultaneously with the spraying (S 20 ) of the steam and the spraying (S 30 ) of the compressed air.
- the steam is sprayed to the clothes C (S 20 ), and the compressed air is sprayed to the clothes C (S 30 ), such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be removed through the compression of the compressed air in a state in which the fabric texture of the clothes C is softer. Therefore, an effect of removing the wrinkles of the clothes C may be improved.
- some of the steps may overlap each other, be performed in a changed sequence, or may be replaced with other steps.
- the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 may simultaneously spray the steam to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C and then spray the compressed air to the front surface and the rear surface on the same position of the clothes C to compress the clothes C, thereby effectively removing the wrinkles of the clothes C.
- the air spraying units 31 a and 31 b and the steam spraying units 32 a and 32 b may spray the compressed air and the steam while moving, thereby removing the wrinkles of the entire clothes C.
- the air spraying units 31 a and 31 b may simultaneously spray the linear compressed air corresponding to the horizontal direction of the clothes C through the air slits 3111 a and 3111 b to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C to more effectively compress the clothes C.
- the air spraying units 31 a 32 b may vertically move to sequentially press the entire clothes C, thereby removing the wrinkles.
- the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 may simply and effectively remove the wrinkles of the entire clothes C.
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Description
- Apparatuses and methods consistent with the disclosure relate to a clothes-treatment apparatus capable of improving a state of clothes, and a control method therefor.
- Generally, a washing machine has been widely used as an apparatus for washing articles made of fabrics, such as clothes or bedclothes. Because the washing machine washes the laundry through friction between washing water contained in a water tank and the laundry, separate dehydration and drying processes were additionally required.
- Recently, clothes-treatment apparatuses having functions of removing wrinkles of clothes or removing dust or odors of clothes without using a separate washing process through the washing water have been used as apparatuses for easily treating or managing clothes than a conventional washing machine.
- However, a conventional clothes-treatment apparatus softens a texture of the clothes through spraying of high-temperature steam to the clothes to flatten the wrinkles of the clothes, and then dry again the clothes to remove the wrinkles of the clothes, but an effect of the wrinkle removal was not high.
- In addition, the conventional clothes-treatment apparatus removes the wrinkles by pressing the clothes through a separate pressing means having a flat plate shape to more effectively remove the wrinkles. However, a user should separately operate the pressing means, which is troublesome, and a volume of the clothes-treatment apparatus is increased due to the pressing means, which is disadvantageous.
- The disclosure provides a clothes-treatment apparatus capable of having a reduced size and having improved clothes treating and managing performance, and a control method therefor.
- According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a clothes-treatment apparatus includes: a case configured to include a door; a clothes supporting unit configured to support clothes and disposed in an accommodation space of the case; a steam spraying unit configured to spray steam toward the clothes; and first and second air spraying units disposed to face each other with the clothes interposed therebetween and configured to simultaneously spray compressed air to a front surface and a rear surface of the clothes while simultaneously moving and include air slits.
- According to another embodiment of the disclosure, a control method of a clothes-treatment apparatus includes: disposing a clothes supporting unit supporting clothes in an accommodation space of a case; spraying steam to a front surface and a rear surface of the clothes through first and second steam spraying units disposed to face each other with the clothes interposed therebetween and simultaneously moving vertically along the accommodation space; and simultaneously spraying linear compressed air to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes through first and second air spraying units disposed to face each other with the clothes interposed therebetween and simultaneously moving vertically along the accommodation space.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes-treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of the clothes-treatment apparatus which is illustrated inFIG. 1 and in which clothes is disposed. -
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the clothes-treatment apparatus illustrated inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a channel of the clothes-treatment apparatus illustrated inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 5 is a front view of a spraying unit of the clothes-treatment apparatus illustrated inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the spraying unit illustrated inFIG. 5 . -
FIG. 7 is a partially cut-away perspective view of the spraying unit illustrated inFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a hot air circulating unit illustrated inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for the clothes-treatment apparatus according to the embodiment of the disclosure. - Hereinafter, embodiments of the disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments to be described below will be described on the basis of embodiments most appropriate for understanding technical features of the disclosure, and these embodiments do not limit the technical features of the disclosure, but exemplify that the disclosure may be implemented like these embodiments.
- Therefore, the disclosure may be variously modified without departing from the technical scope of the disclosure through embodiments to be described below, and these modifications will be to fall within the technical scope of the disclosure. In addition, to assist in the understanding of embodiments to be described below, components performing the same operations and related components in the respective embodiments will be denoted by the same or similar reference numerals throughout the accompanying drawings.
- Although a clothes-treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure to be described below will be described with respect to an example of treating a state of clothes, but the clothes-treatment apparatus is not limited thereto, and may improve states of various kinds of articles made of fabrics, such as bedclothes, in addition to the clothes.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes-treatment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the disclosure includes acase 10 having an accommodation space S formed therein, aclothes supporting unit 20 supporting or fixing and disposed in the accommodation space S in thecase 10, a spraying unit spraying steam and compressed air, a movingunit 40 vertically moving thespraying unit 30 within thecase 10, and a hotair circulating unit 50 circulating hot air in the accommodation space S in thecase 10. - The
clothes supporting unit 20, thespraying unit 30, and the movingunit 40 are disposed in the accommodation space S of thecase 10, and the hotair circulating unit 50 is disposed at a lower side of the accommodation space S. - The
clothes supporting unit 20 is used to hang the clothes C in the accommodation space S, and may be drawn out from the accommodation space S in a state in which it is completely separated from thecase 10. Theclothes supporting unit 20 may be drawn into the accommodation space S through adoor 11 disposed at one side of thecase 10 in a state in which it supports the clothes C outside thecase 10. - In addition, the
clothes supporting unit 20 may be slidably coupled to an upper portion of an inner side of thecase 10 to be drawn out from or drawn into the accommodation space S. In this case, the clothes C may be easily disposed in the accommodation space S of thecase 10 by sliding and drawing out theclothes supporting unit 20 toward the outside of thecase 10 in a state in which thedoor 11 is opened, allowing the clothes C to be supported by theclothes supporting unit 20, and then sliding theclothes supporting unit 20 to the accommodation space S in thecase 10. - In addition, the
clothes supporting unit 20 may have a general clothes hanger shape as illustrated inFIG. 1 , but is not limited thereto, and may have any shape as long as it may stably support the clothes, the bedclothes, or the like. - As an example, the
clothes supporting unit 20 includes a body 21, a pair of wings 22 disposed, respectively, at both sides of the body 21, and a hook 23 disposed at an upper end of the body 21. The pair of wings 22 are inserted into the clothes C to support or fix the clothes C in a state in which they flatten the clothes C. The hook 23 may be hooked to a ring portion (not illustrated) provided inside thecase 10. That is, theclothes supporting unit 20 may support and fix the clothes C outside thecase 10 as illustrated inFIG. 1 and hang the clothes C inside thecase 10. - The
spraying unit 30 is disposed to be vertically movable in the accommodation space S of thecase 10, and sprays the steam and the compressed air toward the clothes C. - The moving
unit 40 is installed to be vertically movable along the accommodation space S of thecase 10. Thespraying unit 30 may be coupled to the movingunit 40 to vertically move within the accommodation space S according to vertical movement of the movingunit 40. - In addition, the hot
air circulating unit 50 is disposed at the lower side of the accommodation space S of thecase 10. - The hot
air circulating unit 50 may introduce the hot air into the accommodation space S and again suck the air introduced into the accommodation space S to continuously circulate the hot air in the accommodation space S. A detailed description for the hotair circulating unit 50 will be provided below. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 in which the clothes C is disposed,FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of some components centered on thespraying unit 30 of the clothes-treatment apparatus 1, andFIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a channel of the clothes-treatment apparatus 1. - In
FIG. 2 , a state in which a part of an external panel configuring thecase 10 is removed is illustrated to show an internal structure of the clothes-treatment apparatus 1. In addition, inFIG. 4 , channels of the compressed air and the steam sprayed toward the clothes C are denoted by arrows, and forms of first andsecond spraying units - Hereinafter, components of the clothes-
treatment apparatus 1 will be described in detail with reference toFIGS. 2 to 4 . - The
spraying unit 30 includes an air spraying unit 31 spraying the compressed air toward the clothes C and a steam spraying unit 32 spraying the steam toward the clothes C. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , acompressed air generator 60 and asteam generator 70 are disposed at an upper side of the accommodation space S. - The
compressed air generator 60 includes a compression motor, a compression pump, or the like, compressing air, and the compressed air generated from thecompressed air generator 60 may be supplied to the air spraying unit 31 and then sprayed to the clothes C at a high speed and a high pressure. - The
steam generator 70 includes aheater 71 heating water to generate steam and awater tank 72 storing the water supplied to theheater 71. - The number of air spraying units 31 may be plural, and the air spraying units 31 may include a first
air spraying unit 31 a and a secondair spraying unit 31 b disposed to face each other with the clothes C interposed therebetween and simultaneously spraying the compressed air to a front surface and a rear surface of the clothes C. - The first and second
air spraying units - In detail, the first and second
air spraying units air slits 3111 a and 3111 b formed to spray the compressed air in a substantially linear form in a direction perpendicular to surfaces of the clothes. - The air slits 3111 a and 3111 b may spray the compressed air in a horizontal direction of the clothes C, and the first and second
air spraying units unit 40 to vertically spray the compressed air to an entire region of the clothes S. - The number of steam spraying units 32 may be plural, and the steam spraying units 32 may include a first
steam spraying unit 32 a and a secondsteam spraying unit 32 b disposed to face each other with the clothes C interposed therebetween and simultaneously spraying the steam to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C. - The first and second
steam spraying units - In addition, the first and second
steam spraying units unit 40 to vertically move, thereby spraying the steam to the entire region of the clothes C. - In addition, the first and second
steam spraying units case 10, respectively, and spray the steam. - In addition, a single steam spraying unit 32 may spray the steam to fill the accommodation space S with the steam.
- Hereinafter, operations of the first and second
air spraying units steam spraying units - The first and second
air spraying units air spraying unit 31 a and the pressure of the compressed air sprayed from the secondair spraying unit 31 b are the same as each other. - Therefore, the front surface and the rear surface on the same position of the clothes C may be compressed to each other to be flat flattened, and wrinkles of the clothes C may be removed.
- In addition, the first and second
air spraying units unit 40 while spraying the compressed air. Therefore, the compressed air is sprayed over the entire areas of the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C. As a result, the entire regions of the clothes C is sequentially compressed by the compressed air, such that the entire clothes C may be flat flattened, and the wrinkles of the entire clothes C may be removed. - In addition, the first and second
air spraying units - The first and second
steam spraying units - In addition, the first and second
steam spraying units - Further, after the fabric texture of the clothes C is changed into the soft state through the first and second
steam spraying units air spraying units - As illustrated in
FIGS. 2 to 4 , the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a may be coupled integrally with each other, and the secondair spraying unit 31 b and the secondsteam spraying unit 32 b may be coupled integrally with each other. Therefore, the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a may simultaneously spray the compressed air and the steam to the front surface of the clothes C, and the secondair spraying unit 31 b and the secondsteam spraying unit 32 b may simultaneously spray the compressed air and the steam to the rear surface of the clothes C. - In addition, the first
air spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a may be separated from each other, and the secondair spraying unit 31 b and the secondsteam spraying unit 32 b may also be separated from each other. - Detailed configurations of the first and second
air spraying units steam spraying units - Meanwhile, the first and second
air spraying units steam spraying units - The first and second
steam spraying units - As described above, the first and second
air spraying units steam spraying units unit 40 to simultaneously move vertically in the accommodation space S. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , the movingunit 40 includes a first movingunit 40 a and a second moving unit 40 b. - The first moving
unit 40 a may be coupled to the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a to vertically move the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a. - The second moving unit 40 b may be coupled to the second
air spraying unit 31 b and the secondsteam spraying unit 32 b to vertically move the secondair spraying unit 31 b and the secondsteam spraying unit 32 b. - The first moving
unit 40 a includes afirst motor 41 a, afirst pinion gear 411 a coupled to thefirst motor 41 a to rotate, afirst rack gear 42 a engaged with thefirst pinion gear 411 a, and a plurality offirst guide members 43 a guiding movement of the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a. - The
first motor 41 a may be coupled to the firstair spraying unit 31 a or the firststeam spraying unit 32 a, and may be coupled to the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a coupled integrally with each other as illustrated inFIG. 3 . - The
first rack gear 42 a vertically extends in the accommodation space S. Thefirst pinion gear 411 a engaged with thefirst rack gear 42 a rotates by thefirst motor 41 a, such that the firstair spraying unit 31 a or the firststeam spraying unit 32 a may vertically move along thefirst rack gear 42 a. - In addition, the plurality of
first guide members 43 a are disposed in parallel with thefirst rack gear 42 a at both sides of thefirst rack gear 42 a. - The
first guide members 43 a may extend in a vertical direction of the accommodation space S in a shape corresponding to thefirst rack gear 42 a. - A plurality of first guide holes 33 a are formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of
first guide members 43 a in the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a coupled integrally with each other. The plurality offirst guide members 43 a are inserted into the plurality of first guide holes 33 a. - Therefore, the first
air spraying unit 31 a or the firststeam spraying unit 32 a may vertically move along the plurality offirst guide members 43 a. - As described above, the first
air spraying unit 31 a or the firststeam spraying unit 32 a may be guided by and move along the plurality offirst guide members 43 a together with thefirst rack gear 42 a to vertically move stably without being shaken. - The second moving unit 40 b is disposed to face the first moving
unit 40 a described above. - The second moving unit 40 b includes a
second motor 41 b, asecond pinion gear 411 b coupled to thesecond motor 41 b to rotate, asecond rack gear 42 b engaged with thesecond pinion gear 411 b, and a plurality ofsecond guide members 43 b guiding movement of the secondair spraying unit 31 b and the secondsteam spraying unit 32 b, similar to the first movingunit 40 a described above. - A configuration of the second moving unit 40 b is the same as that of the first moving
unit 40 a, and a detailed description thereof is thus omitted. - In the embodiment of the disclosure, it has been described by way of example that the pinion gears of the first and second moving
units 40 a and 40 b engaged with the rack gears of the first and second movingunits 40 a and 40 b rotate to move the first and secondair spraying units steam spraying units - In addition, it has been described by way of example that the first and second moving
units 40 a and 40 b vertically move in the accommodation space S, but a moving direction and a moving manner of the first and second movingunits 40 a and 40 b may be variously modified. For example, the moving unit may rotate along a circumference of the clothes C. Therefore, the first and secondair spraying units steam spraying units - In addition, the moving unit to which the first and second
air spraying units steam spraying units case 10 while rotating the circumference of the clothes C. Therefore, the steam and the compressed air may be more rapidly and uniformly sprayed to the entire region of the clothes C. - The first and second
air spraying units air blowing hoses compressed air generator 60 through the first and secondair blowing hoses - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , the first and secondair blowing hoses air spraying units - In addition, it is preferable that the first and second
air blowing hoses air spraying units compressed air generator 60 due to the movement, to smoothly transfer the compressed air. - The first and second
steam spraying units steam transferring hoses steam generator 70 through the first and secondsteam transferring hoses - In addition, the first and second
steam transferring hoses steam spraying units - In addition, it is preferable that the first and second
steam transferring hoses steam spraying units steam generator 70 due to the movement, to smoothly transfer the compressed air. -
FIG. 5 is a front view of thefirst spraying unit 30 a,FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of thefirst spraying unit 30 a, andFIG. 7 is a partially cut-away perspective view of thefirst spraying unit 30 a illustrated inFIG. 6 . - Hereinafter, a configuration of the spraying unit including the air spraying unit and the steam spraying unit will be described in detail with reference to
FIGS. 5 to 7 . - Because a configuration of the
first spraying unit 30 a and a configuration of thesecond spraying unit 30 b are the same as each other, a structure of the spraying unit will be described on the basis of thefirst spraying unit 30 a, and a description for a structure of thesecond spraying unit 30 b will be omitted. - As described above, the
first spraying unit 30 a includes the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , the firststeam spraying unit 32 a may be coupled to a lower portion of the firstair spraying unit 31 a. In this case, it is preferable that a channel through which the compressed air of the firstair spraying unit 31 a and a channel through which the steam of the firststeam spraying unit 32 a are blocked from each other. - The first
air spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a may simultaneously move vertically. - As illustrated in
FIG. 4 , when the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a move from the upper portion of the accommodation space S to the lower portion of the accommodation space S, the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a may simultaneously spray the compressed air and the steam toward the clothes C. Therefore, the compressed air may be continuously sprayed to the clothes C immediately after the steam is sprayed to the clothes C, such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more rapidly and effectively removed. - In addition, a configuration in which a plurality of first steam spraying units are coupled to upper and lower portions of the first
air spraying unit 31 a, respectively, is possible. In this case, only any one of the plurality of first steam spraying units may spray steam depending on a vertical movement direction. That is, when the firstair spraying unit 31 a moves from the upper portion of the accommodation space S to the lower portion of the accommodation space S, the steam is sprayed from the firststeam spraying unit 32 a disposed below the firstair spraying unit 31 a, and at the same time, the compressed air is sprayed from the firstair spraying unit 31 a, such that the compressed air may be continuously sprayed to the clothes C to which the steam is sprayed. In addition, when the firstair spraying unit 31 a moves from the lower portion of the accommodation space S to the upper portion of the accommodation space S, the steam is sprayed from the firststeam spraying unit 32 a disposed above the firstair spraying unit 31 a, and at the same time, the compressed air is sprayed from the firstair spraying unit 31 a, such that the compressed air may be continuously sprayed to the clothes C to which the steam is sprayed. - As described above, when the first and second
air spraying units steam spraying units air spraying units steam spraying units steam spraying units - As described above, the first
steam spraying unit 32 a and the firstair spraying unit 31 a spray the steam and the compressed air sequentially to the clothes C while moving together simultaneously with each other. Therefore, the pressure by the compressed air is continuously applied to the clothes C of which the fabric texture is softened through the steam, such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more efficiently removed. - In addition, after the first
air spraying unit 31 a does not spray the compressed air and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a sprays only the steam to the clothes C while the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a move from the upper portion of the accommodation space S to the lower portion of the accommodation space S, the firststeam spraying unit 32 a does not spray the steam and the firstair spraying unit 31 a sprays only the compressed air to the clothes C while the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a again move from the lower portion of the accommodation space S to the upper portion of the accommodation space S, such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be removed. - The movement of the first
air spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a and the spraying of the compressed air and the steam through the firstair spraying unit 31 a and the firststeam spraying unit 32 a as described above may be controlled by a controller. - The first
air spraying unit 31 a includes afirst air sprayer 311 a extending along the width direction of the accommodation space S and the firstair blowing hose 312 a connecting thecompressed air generator 60 and thefirst air sprayer 311 a to each other. - The
first air sprayer 311 a includes a channel formed so that the compressed air transferred from the firstair blowing hose 312 a is sprayed in a width direction of the clothes C along a length direction of thefirst air sprayer 311 a. - In addition, the compressed air introduced into the
first air sprayer 311 a is sprayed to the clothes C throughfirst air slits 3111 a. - The
first air slits 3111 a, which are holes formed on thefirst air sprayer 311 a to extend along the width direction of the accommodation space S, extend along the length direction of theair sprayer 311 a. For example, the first air slit 3111 a may be a long hole having a rectangular shape. - The compressed air passing through the
first air slits 3111 a may be sprayed to the clothes C at a high speed and a high pressure, and the wrinkles of the clothes C may thus be more effectively removed. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 5 to 7 , the number offirst air slits 3111 a may be plural, and the plurality offirst air slits 3111 a may be arranged at regular intervals along the width direction of the accommodation space S. - Therefore, pressures and speeds of the compressed air sprayed from the
first air slits 3111 a may become uniform, and may be increased. - The
first air slits 3111 a may spray the compressed air in a linear form in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C. - In detail, the compressed air sprayed from the
first air slits 3111 a may be sprayed in a shape corresponding to that of thefirst air slits 3111 a. Therefore, as illustrated inFIG. 7 , the compressed air A may be sprayed in a linear shape corresponding to a length of thefirst air slits 3111 a. - In addition, the compressed air A continuously sprayed in the linear shape from the
first air slits 3111 a may have a shape perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C. - Therefore, an entire shape of the compressed air sprayed from the plurality of
first air slits 3111 a is the linear shape corresponding to a length of thefirst air sprayer 311 a, and the compressed air sprayed from the plurality offirst air slits 3111 a may be sprayed perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C. - The linear compressed air sprayed from the plurality of
first air slits 3111 a applies a pressure to a front surface of the clothes C. A plurality of second air slits 3111 b of the secondair spraying unit 31 b that face thefirst air slits 3111 a applies a pressure to the rear surface of the clothes C corresponding to the front surface of the clothes C to which the pressure is applied from thefirst air slits 3111 a, such that the clothes C may be compressed in a linear shape corresponding to the width direction of the accommodation space S. - In addition, as the first and second
air spraying units - Therefore, the entire region of the clothes C may be sequentially compressed in the linear shape corresponding to the width direction of the accommodation space S, and the wrinkles of the entire clothes C may be effectively removed by the sequential compression of the entire region of the clothes C.
- As described above, the clothes-
treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the disclosure may simultaneously spray the linear compressed air to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C in the horizontal direction of the clothes C to compress the clothes C. - In addition, the linear compressed air compressing the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C in the horizontal direction vertically moves, such that the entire region of the clothes C may be sequentially compressed. Therefore, the wrinkles of the clothes C may be removed.
- Referring to
FIG. 7 , thefirst air sprayer 311 a may include afirst protrusion portion 3112 a protruding toward the front surface of the clothes C along the length direction. - The
first protrusion portion 3112 a may form a channel having a size that becomes small from the inside of thefirst air sprayer 311 a toward the outside of thefirst air sprayer 311 a. - Therefore, a pressure of the compressed air passing through the
first protrusion portion 3112 a and sprayed to the outside of thefirst air sprayer 311 a may be increased during a period in which the compressed air passes through thefirst protrusion portion 3112 a. Therefore, the pressure applied to the surface of the clothes C may be increased. - The
first protrusion portion 3112 a includes a first downwardinclined portion 31121 a inclined downward toward the front surface of the clothes C and a first upwardinclined portion 31122 a disposed below the first downwardinclined portion 31121 a and inclined upward toward the front surface of the clothes C. - The first downward
inclined portion 31121 a and the first upwardinclined portion 31122 a of thefirst protrusion portion 3112 a are coupled to each other, such that a channel of the compressed air sprayed from thefirst air sprayer 311 a has a size that becomes small from the inside of thefirst air sprayer 311 a toward the outside of thefirst air sprayer 311 a. - In addition, the plurality of
first air slits 3111 a are arranged along a tip of thefirst protrusion portion 3112 a, such that the compressed air passing through thefirst protrusion portion 3112 a to have the increased pressure may be sprayed perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C through thefirst air slits 3111 a. Therefore, the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more effectively removed. - Further, the compressed air sprayed from the plurality of
first air slits 3111 a arranged at the tip of thefirst protrusion portion 3112 a may be sprayed toward the clothes C in a direction and at an angle that are adjusted by adjusting inclinations of the first downwardinclined portion 31121 a and the first upwardinclined portion 31122 a, in addition to being sprayed in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C. - As described above, the configuration of the
second spraying unit 31 a is the same as that of thesecond spraying unit 31 a, and linear compressed air may be sprayed to the rear surface of the clothes C in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface of the clothes C through the second air slits 3111 b. - Again referring to
FIGS. 5 to 7 , afirst steam sprayer 321 a is disposed below thefirst air sprayer 311 a, and is connected to the firststeam transferring hose 322 a connected to thesteam generator 70. - The
first steam sprayer 321 a may extend along the width direction of the accommodation space S, and may have a shape corresponding to the length of thefirst air sprayer 311 a. - In addition, the
first steam sprayer 321 a includes a plurality offirst steam nozzles 3211 a arranged along a length direction thereof. - Steam in the
first steam sprayer 321 a may be uniformly sprayed to the front surface of the clothes C along the length direction of thefirst steam sprayer 321 a through the plurality offirst steam nozzles 3211 a. - The second
steam spraying unit 32 b, which has the same configuration as that of the firststeam spraying unit 32 a, may uniformly spray the steam to the rear surface of the clothes C through a plurality of second steam nozzles 3211 b arranged along a length direction of asecond steam sprayer 321 b. - In addition, the first and second steam sprayers 321 a and 321 b may be coupled to the first and second moving
units 40 a and 40 b, respectively, to spray the steam while vertically moving, thereby uniformly spraying the steam to the entire regions of the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C. -
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the hotair circulating unit 50 illustrated inFIG. 1 . - Hereinafter, a structure of the hot
air circulating unit 50 will be described with reference toFIG. 8 . - The hot
air circulating unit 50 may be disposed at a lower side of thecase 10, introduce hot air into the accommodation space S through first and second vent holes 101 and 102 formed in the bottom of the accommodation space S, and again discharge air of the accommodation space S to the outside of the accommodation space S, that is, toward the hotair circulating unit 50. - The hot
air circulating unit 50 includes afirst housing 51 forming an appearance, asecond housing 52 coupled to a lower portion of thefirst housing 51, a hot air generator (not illustrated), and anair blowing unit 53 blowing hot air generated in the hot air generator to the accommodation space S. - An
intake port 511 and anexhaust port 512 formed at positions corresponding to the first and second vent holes 101 and 102 are disposed in an upper surface of thefirst housing 51. - As illustrated in
FIG. 8 , theintake port 511 of thefirst housing 51 is disposed to be in communication with thefirst vent hole 101 of thecase 10, and theexhaust port 512 of thefirst housing 51 is disposed to be in communication with thesecond vent hole 102 of thecase 10. - First and
second cover members intake port 511 and theexhaust port 512, respectively, and may thus prevent other foreign materials from being introduced into the hotair circulating unit 50 or from being discharged from the hotair circulating unit 50. - Channels through which the air passing through the
intake port 511 and theexhaust port 512 moves are formed in thesecond housing 52 coupled to the lower portion of thefirst housing 51. - In addition, the
air blowing unit 53 and the hot air generator are disposed in thefirst housing 51. - The
air blowing unit 53 includes anair blowing motor 531, acentrifugal fan 532 coupled to theair blowing motor 531 to rotate, and aguide fan 533 guiding air sucked from thecentrifugal fan 532 to the accommodation space S. - The
centrifugal fan 532 may be an axial-flow fan capable of sucking air in a direction parallel to the rotational axis. - The
centrifugal fan 532 rotating by theair blowing motor 531 may be disposed to a position corresponding to theintake port 511 to suck the air of the accommodation space S into thesecond housing 52. - The air sucked through the
centrifugal fan 532 may pass through theguide fan 533 and then move to the hot air generator. - The hot air generator may include a heating member that may heat the transferred air, and the heating member may be formed of, for example, a heat generation coil or the like.
- The air heated through the hot air generator may be introduced into the accommodation space S through an
exhaust port 512 and thesecond vent hole 102. - As described above, the hot air is introduced into the accommodation space S through the hot
air circulating unit 50, and the air of the accommodation space S is again discharged to the hotair circulating unit 50, such that the hot air may be circulated in the accommodation space S. - Therefore, moisture remaining in the clothes C of which the wrinkles are removed may be removed through the first and second
air spraying units steam spraying units - In addition, the hot
air circulating unit 50 may maintain the accommodation space S at a high temperature to maintain the fabric texture of the clothes C in a soft state. Therefore, the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more effectively removed. - A configuration of the hot
air circulating unit 50 is not limited to the configuration described above, and may be modified into various configurations in which the hot air may be circulated by blowing the hot air into thecase 10 and again sucking the air in thecase 10. -
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for the clothes-treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the disclosure. - Hereinafter, the control method for the clothes-
treatment apparatus 1 and a sequence of the control method will be described with reference toFIG. 9 . - First, the
clothes supporting unit 20 supporting the clothes C is disposed in the accommodation space S of the case 10 (S10). - As described above, the
clothes supporting unit 20 may be separated from thecase 10, and a target clothes C to be treated and managed is supported by theclothes supporting unit 20 and is disposed in the accommodation space S to prepare the treatment of the clothes C through the clothes-treatment apparatus 1. - Then, the steam is sprayed to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C through the first and second
steam spraying units - The first and second
steam spraying units - In addition, the first and second
steam spraying units units 40 a and 40 b, respectively, to spray the steam while vertically moving. - Therefore, the steam is uniformly sprayed to the entire clothes C, such that the fabric texture of the clothes C may be changed into the soft state.
- Then, the linear compressed air is sprayed to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C through the first and second
air spraying units - The first and second
air spraying units - In addition, the first and second
air spraying units units 40 a and 40 b, respectively, to spray the compressed air while vertically moving. The compressed air compressing the clothes C may vertically move to sequentially compress the entire region of the clothes C and remove the wrinkles of the entire clothes C. - In addition, the compressed air may be sprayed in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the clothes C through the first and
second spraying units - In addition, in the spraying (S30) of the compressed air, the first and second
air spraying units steam spraying units steam spraying units air spraying units air spraying units steam spraying units air spraying units steam spraying units - That is, in a state in which the first and second
air spraying units steam spraying units steam spraying units air spraying units - Therefore, the compressed air is continuously sprayed to the clothes C immediately after the steam is sprayed to the clothes C, such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be more rapidly and effectively removed.
- Then, the hot air may be circulated in the accommodation space S in which the clothes C is disposed (S40).
- Because some moisture may remain in the clothes C of which the wrinkles are removed by spraying the steam and the compressed air, the moisture remaining in the clothes C may be evaporated by circulating the hot air in the accommodation space S. Therefore, the clothes C of which the wrinkles are removed may be dried.
- In addition, the circulating (S40) of the hot air in the accommodation space S may be performed simultaneously with the spraying (S20) of the steam and the spraying (S30) of the compressed air.
- Therefore, in the accommodation space S in which the hot air is circulated, the steam is sprayed to the clothes C (S20), and the compressed air is sprayed to the clothes C (S30), such that the wrinkles of the clothes C may be removed through the compression of the compressed air in a state in which the fabric texture of the clothes C is softer. Therefore, an effect of removing the wrinkles of the clothes C may be improved.
- In the control method for the clothes-
treatment apparatus 1 described above, some of the steps may overlap each other, be performed in a changed sequence, or may be replaced with other steps. - The clothes-
treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the disclosure described above may simultaneously spray the steam to the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C and then spray the compressed air to the front surface and the rear surface on the same position of the clothes C to compress the clothes C, thereby effectively removing the wrinkles of the clothes C. - In addition, the
air spraying units steam spraying units - In addition, the
air spraying units - In addition, in a state in which the front surface and the rear surface of the clothes C are compressed through the compressed air sprayed from the air slits 3111 a and 3111 b, the
air spraying units 31 a 32 b may vertically move to sequentially press the entire clothes C, thereby removing the wrinkles. - As described above, the clothes-
treatment apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the disclosure may simply and effectively remove the wrinkles of the entire clothes C. - Although the diverse embodiments of the disclosure have been individually described hereinabove, the respective embodiments are not necessarily implemented alone, and may also be implemented so that configurations and operations thereof are combined with those of one or more other embodiments.
- Although the embodiments of the disclosure have been illustrated and described hereinabove, the disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and may be variously modified by those skilled in the art to which the disclosure pertains without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure as claimed in the claims. These modifications should also be understood to fall within the technical spirit and scope of the disclosure.
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