Clothes treatment apparatus and control method thereof
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1. 0031 FIG 3 is a perspective view illustrating the moving hanger 50 and FIG 4 is an exploded perspective view illus trating the moving hanger 50 0032 Inreference to FIGS 3 and 4 the moving hanger 50 includes a hanger bar 250 configured to support clothes hung on a hanger 200 and a supporting part 280 configured to support both ends of the hanger bar 250 A plurality of hanger recesses 251 may be provided in the banger bar 250 to fix the location of the hanger 200 hung on the hanger bar 250 The supporting part 280 is connected to a moving hanger frame 213 and the moving hanger frame 213 is provided beyond a ceiling of the cabinet 10 not to be seen outside Both ends of Jan 31 2013 the hanger bar 250 include supporting part ribs 254 respec tively and the supporting rib 254 is covering the end of the supporting part 280 0033 Asa result the clothes received in the clothes treat ment apparatus according to the present invention are hung on at least one hanger Because of that not only an improved refreshing effect but also improved drying efficiency for the clothes may be expected compared with the conventional clothes treatment apparatus 0034 In the meanwhile the moving hanger 50 includes a motor 230 a power converting part 260 configured to convert a rotational force provided by the motor 230 into a horizon tally linear motion of the hanger bar 250 and a power trans mitting part 240 configured to transmit the2. 513 is rotated Moreover when the driving cam 513 is located at the initial position the rotational cover is closed As the driving cam 513 is rotated further from the initial position the rotational cover is opened However the present invention is not limited thereto and the rotational angle of the driving cam can be adjusted properly 0083 FIG 12 a illustrates that the driving cam 513 is rotated normally between the initial position and the final position normally That is the driving cam 513 is rotated 180 degrees between the initial position and the final position to open and close the rotational cover 0084 FIG 12 b illustrates that the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped abnormally by a condition such as a blackout In other words the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped while the rotational cover is moving to the final position in other words before the rota tional cover reaches the final position or it is stopped while the rotational cover is opening or getting closed In this case when the clothes treatment apparatus is re operated after the abnormal condition is solved the control part fails to recog nize a state of the rotational cover in other words opening and closing of the rotational cover and to recognize an open ing angle of the rotational cover accordingly Because of that there might be a control error of the aroma treating part when the user re operates the clothes tre
3. 513 is prevented from rotating any further in the counter clockwise direction In other words the driving cam 513 reaches the final position where the driving cam 513 cannot be rotated any further along the counter clockwise direction Because of that when the driving cam 513 is rotated the rotational angle of the projection 531 may be restrained by the interference between the ends of the projection 531 and the projection receiving groove 533 For example the rotational angle of the driving cam 513 may be limited to 180 as shown in FIG 11 0080 As a result when the driving cam 513 is rotated at the initial position along a predetermined direction either of the main and reverse directions that is the clockwise and counter clockwise directions the end of the projection receiving groove contacts with the end of the projection to prevent the driving cam from being rotated any further such that it may be determined that the driving cam reaches the final position In the meanwhile when the driving cam is rotated 180 along a different direction the other one of the main and reverse directions that is the clockwise and counter clockwise directions the other end of the projection receiving groove contacts with the other end of the projection and the driving cam is prevented from rotating any further US 2013 0025154 Al such that the control part may determine that the driving cam is located at the initial position 0081 In ot
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5. US 2013 0025154 Al CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF TECHNICAL FIELD 0001 The present invention is relating to a clothes treat ment apparatus more particularly to a clothes treatment apparatus which has an aroma effect given to clothes treated therein BACKGROUND ART 0002 Recently various types of clothes treatment appara tuses as well as washing machines capable of washing clothes have been developed and used 0003 For example there have been developed drum type dryers capable of drying washed clothes cabinet type dryers capable of drying clothes hung therein and cabinet type refreshers capable of refreshing clothes by using heated air supplied to the clothes Here the term refresh means a pro cess in which wrinkle removing and deodorizing are per formed by supplying heat and water elements to clothes 0004 The refresher or the dryer out of the clothes treat ment apparatuses usually uses a heater to heat air to supply heated air to clothes Such a heater may be categorized into a gas type heater which combusts gas to heat air and an electric type heater which heats air by using electrical resistance Electric type heaters having a simple structure and easy installation structure have been popular recently 0005 However if air is heated by the electric type heater a high temperature heat of the heater might be transmitted to the clothes directly to damage to fabric of the clothes or fire
6. is not illustrated 0041 In reference to FIG 5 the air supplying device 22 configured to supply air or heated air to the accommodating space 12 may be located within the mechanism chamber 20 0042 A heat pump 22 embodied as the air supplying device according to the present invention may include an evaporator 24 a compressor 26 a condenser 28 and an expan sion valve not shown which allow refrigerant to flow there through Because of that air is dehumidified and heated 0043 In other words latent heat of ambient air is absorbed while refrigerant is evaporated in the evaporator 24 After that air is cooled and moisture contained in the air is condensed and eliminated When refrigerant is condensed in the condenser 28 after passing the compressor 26 latent heat is exhausted toward ambient air After that the ambient air may be heated As a result the evaporator and the condenser 28 are functioned as heat exchanger The air sucked into the mechanism chamber 20 may be dehumidified and heated while passing the evaporator 24 and the condenser 28 to be supplied to the accommodating space 12 0044 The air heated by the heat pump 22 has a relatively lower temperature than the air heated by a conventional elec tric heater However the air heated by the heat pump 22 may be dehumidified without using any auxiliary dehumidifying device As a result the air re supplied to the accommodating space 12 by the heat pump 22 may be corres
7. longitudinal direction of the hanger bar 250 By extension the length of the slot 252 is larger than a rotational locus of the slot connecting portion 263 Because of that the slot 252 may perform a linear motion along a horizontal direction even when the slot inserting portion 263 performs a circular motion 0039 Inthe meanwhile amechanism chamber 20 config ured to accommodate the air supplying device 22 and the moisture generating device 30 may be provided in the cabinet 10 The mechanism chamber 20 may be located below the accommodating space 12 and it includes the air supplying device 22 and the moisture generating device 30 received therein The reason why the mechanism chamber 20 is located below the accommodating space 12 is that the heated air or steam supplied to the accommodating space 12 has a property of ascending and that the mechanism chamber 20 is located below the accommodating space 12 to supply the heated air or steam upwardly 0040 FIG 5 is a perspective view schematically illustrat ing an inner configuration of the mechanism chamber 20 To illustrate the inner configuration of the mechanism chamber 20 only a frame 11 of the cabinet 10 is shown in FIG 5 for convenience sake In addition only main components includ ing the air supplying device 22 and the moisture generating US 2013 0025154 Al device 30 are illustrated in FIG 5 for convenience sake and a drainage line connecting those components with each other
8. provided between the body portion and the rotational cover to apply a predetermined elastic force to rotate the rotational cover toward the body portion 7 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 5 wherein a motor is provided in the mounting part to rotate a driving cam and a driven cam corresponding to the driving cam is pro vided in the rotational cover to open the rotational cover selectively based on the rotation of the driving cam Jan 31 2013 8 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 further com prising a moving hanger provided in the accommodating space to provide the clothes accommodated in the accommodat ing space with a predetermined motion 9 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 wherein the air supply device is configured of a heat pump 10 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a water generating device configured to supply water ele ments to the accommodating space selectively 11 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 wherein the aroma treating part further comprises restraining means con figured to restrain the rotation of the driving cam to rotate the driving cam in a predetermined range 12 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 11 wherein the restraining means comprises a projection receiving groove provided in the driving cam and a projection provided in the accommodating space to be insertedly received in the projection receiving groove 13 The cl
9. rotated the surface of the driving cam 513 is apart from the surface of the driven cam 529 For example when the driving cam 513 is rotated to approximately 180 as shown in FIG 9 a projected portion of the driving cam 513 contacts with a projected portion of the driven cam 529 as a result the rotation of the driving cam 513 makes the driving cam 513 apart a predeter mined distance from the driven cam 529 such that the rota tional cover 527 connected with the driven cam 529 is rotated to be open After that the aroma inserting grill 522 mounted in the rotational cover 527 is open and aromatic fragrance of the aroma 521 is exhausted The exhausted aromatic fra grance is drawn into the accommodating space where the clothes are treated and an aroma effect may be given to the clothes held in the accommodating space In addition when the motor 512 is re driven to rotate the driving cam 513 to approximately 180 in the state shown in FIG 9 the surfaces of the driving and driven cams 513 and 529 contact closely and the rotational cover 527 is closed 0067 Here when replacing the aroma 521 the rotational cover 527 is open and the aroma inserting grill 522 is detached from the rotational cover 527 After that the folded aroma inserting grill 522 is unfolded and the used aroma 521 is replaced with a new aroma 521 0068 As follows another embodiment of the present invention will be described in reference to FIGS 10 to 12 0069 A cl
10. the clothes treatment apparatus in a predetermined direction When the driving cam is located in a preset initial position the driving cam cannot be rotated any further by the restraining means such that an initial posi tion of the rotational cover may be identified Moreover the restraining means may be means enabling aroma to be sup plied accurately according to a clothes treating course selected by the user when a clothes treating course selected by the user does not require a aromatic fragrance supplying step after the abnormal condition is solved or when a clothes treating course selected by the user is set to supply aroma to the clothes at a specific point after the clothes treatment apparatus is put into operation for example several minutes after a clothes treating course is implemented and several minutes before the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is completed 0073 Here in this case the control part not shown is required to control the motor and detailed description thereof will be provided in description of FIG 13 0074 FIG 10 is an exploded perspective view partially illustrating that the driving cam 513 is separated from a rota tional shaft 5121 of the motor 512 and FIG 11 is a rear view of the driving cam 513 0075 In reference to FIGS 10 and 11 the restraining means may include a projection 531 provided in a driving cam receiving groove 514 and a projection receiving groove 533 provided in the dri
11. The dehumidified and heated air may be re supplied to the accommodating space 12 via an outlet duct 33 and an air outlet 21B by a fan 32 0046 Here although not shown in the drawings a filter may be provided in the air inlet 21A The filter provided in the air inlet 21A may filter various foreign substances contained in the air drawn into the mechanism chamber 20 from the accommodating space 12 and only fresh air can be re sup plied to the accommodating space 12 0047 Furthermore the moisture generating device 30 may be provided in the mechanism chamber 20 to supply Jan 31 2013 water mist or steam hereinafter referenced to as steam to the accommodating space 12 selectively 0048 The moisture generating device 30 includes a heater not shown configured to heat water and the water is heated to generate steam The moisture generating device 30 sup plies the generated steam to the accommodating space 12 An external water tap may be used as water supply source sup plying water to the moisture generating device 30 or a water supplying tank not shown may be provided in a predeter mined portion of the mechanism chamber 20 as water supply source 0049 The water supplying tank may be provided in a door module 60 detachably installed in a predetermined portion of the mechanism chamber 20 Because of that a user may separate the water supplying tank from the mechanism cham ber 20 for water refill and he or she may re i
12. air supply device configured to supply air to the accom modating space of the cabinet an aroma treating part configured to perform aroma treat ment in the accommodating space and a control part configured to control the air supply device and the aroma treating part 2 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 wherein the cabinet comprises an accommodating space door configured to open the accommodating space selectively and the aroma treating part is provided in the accommodating space door 3 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 wherein a mounting space part is formed in a surface of the accommo dating space where the aroma treating part is installed to mount the aroma treating part therein without being projected from the surface 4 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 wherein the aroma treating part comprises amounting part formed in a surface of the accommodating space and an aroma module detachably mounted in the mounting part to exhaust aromatic fragrance based on the operation of the mounting part 5 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 4 wherein the aroma module comprises a body portion mounted to the mounting part a rotational cover rotatably installed in the body portion and an aroma inserting grill detachably mounted to the rota tional cover to be exposed and closed based on the rota tion of the rotational cover 6 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 5 wherein a spring is
13. as United States US 20130025154A1 a2 Patent Application Publication 10 Pub No US 2013 0025154 Al Park et al 43 Pub Date Jan 31 2013 54 CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS AND 52 US CL sessenta sara 34 443 68 5 R CONTROL METHOD THEREOF 76 Inventors Hyeyong Park Changwon si KR 57 ABSTRACT Kwanghee Lee Changwon si KR A clothes treatment apparatus 100 includes a cabinet 10 21 Appl No 13 639 696 configured to define an accommodating space 12 where clothes are accommodated an air supply device 22 config 22 PCT Filed Apr 7 2011 ured to supply air to the accommodating space 12 of the 86 PCT No PCT KR11 02442 cabinet 10 an aroma treating part 500 configured to per 7 form aroma treatment toward the accommodating space 12 371 c I and a control part configured to control the air supply device 2 4 Date Oct 5 2012 22 and the aroma treating part 500 The aroma treating part 500 includes a mounting part 510 and an aroma module 30 Foreign Application Priority Data 520 installed in the mounting part 510 Within the accom modating space door 14 the mounting part 510 is detach Apr 9 2010 KR 10 2010 0032550 ably mounted to a mounting space part 312 and a control Publication Classification part 314 A motor 512 opens and closed the aroma module 520 and a driving cam 513 coupled to a rotation shaft of 51 Int Cl the motor 512 is provided in a lower ar
14. atment apparatus with the rotational cover maintaining the open state 0085 Asa result the control part of the clothes treatment apparatus according to this embodiment rotates the rotational cover along a predetermined direction for example the counter clockwise direction as shown in FIG 12 c when the user re operates the clothes treatment apparatus after solving the abnormal condition Because of that the driving cam 513 is rotated until the rotation thereof is restrained by the restraining means described above in other words until the driving cam 513 reaches the initial position When the driving reaches the initial position any further rotation of the driving cam is limited and the control part recognizes that the driving Jan 31 2013 cam reaches the initial position After that the control part recognizes that the rotational cover is closed because it rec ognizes the driving cam is located at the initial position When it is required to supply aroma according to the next course the control part rotates the driving cam 0086 FIG 13 is a flow chart illustrating a control method of the clothes treatment apparatus and the control method of the clothes treatment apparatus will be described in reference to FIG 13 as follows 0087 First of all the power is supplied S1 and the con trol part not shown determines whether the clothes treat ment apparatus is stopped by an abnormal condition such as a blackout just before
15. ction 531 from A position 0 to B position 270 as shown in FIG 11 the shape of the projection 531 may occupy a corresponding length of a circumference in a range of 0 to 90 for example a length of a circumference corresponding to A position to C position to be rotatable inside the projec tion receiving groove 533 in a range of 180 degrees or less 0078 Because of that when the position of the projection 531 shown in FIG 11 is set to be an initial position an end of the projection 531 may contact with B position 0 of the projection receiving groove 533 and the other end of the projection 531 is located at C position 90 inside the pro jection receiving groove 533 In this case even if the driving cam 513 tries to rotate in a clockwise direction the projection 531 is interfered with by the projection receiving groove 533 and the rotation of the driving cam 513 is restrained 0079 Here when the driving cam 513 is rotated to 180 along a counter clockwise direction the end of the projection 531 is located at D position inside the projection receiving groove 533 by the rotation of the projection receiving groove 533 and the other end of the projection 531 is located at B position inside the projection receiving groove 533 When the other end of the projection 531 is located at B position of the projection receiving groove 533 the projection receiving groove 533 interferes with the projection 531 and the driving cam
16. dition 18 The control method of the clothes treatment apparatus of claim 17 further comprising exposing the aroma to the accommodating space by open ing the rotational cover after moving the rotational cover to the initial position when the clothes treating course comprising the supplying of the aromatic fragrance is input 19 The control method of the clothes treatment apparatus of claim 17 further comprising determining whether an opening point of the rotational cover is set in the input clothes treating course when the clothes treating course comprising the supplying of the US 2013 0025154 Al aromatic fragrance to the clothes is input and opening the rotational cover to expose the aroma to the accom modating space at the set opening point 20 The control method of the clothes treatment apparatus of claim 16 further comprising Jan 31 2013 moving the rotational cover to the initial position when a time period set in the supplying of the aromatic fra grance to the clothes passes
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18. es treating course starts the control part moves the rotational US 2013 0025154 Al cover at the initial position S6 and it determines whether a preset time for the aromatic fragrance supplying point here inafter referenced to as waiting time passes S7 after that 0093 When the waiting time passes the control part opens the rotational cover S8 to supply aroma to the accommodat ing space and it determines whether an aromatic fragrance supplying time set in the selected course passes S9 The control part removes the rotational cover to the initial position based on the result of the determination S10 and it closes the rotational cover 0094 Inthe meanwhile the control method may be varied to perform the step S10 for moving the rotational cover to the initial position even if the input of the clothes treating course is not input S3 after determining whether the abnor mal condition is generated S2 0095 It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions Thus it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention pro vided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents 1 A clothes treatment apparatus comprising a cabinet configured to define an accommodating space where clothes are accommodated an
19. es a cabinet configured to define an accommodating Jan 31 2013 space where clothes are accommodated an air supply device configured to supply air to the accommodating space of the cabinet an aroma treating part configured to perform aroma treatment toward the accommodating space and a control part configured to control the air supply device and the aroma treating part Advantageous Effects of Invention 0010 According to the clothes treatment apparatus according an aroma effect is given to the treated clothes and convenience may be given to a user As a result product satisfaction may be enhanced advantageously BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 0011 The accompanying drawings which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and which are are incorporated in and constitute a part of this applica tion illustrate embodiment s of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the disclosure 0012 In the drawings 0013 FIG 1 is a perspective view illustrating a clothes treatment apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention 0014 FIG 2 is a perspective view illustrating a moving hanger of the clothes treatment apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention 0015 FIG 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the moving hanger of the clothes treatment apparatus accord ing to the embodiment of the present inventio
20. her words the clothes treatment apparatus according to this embodiment sets the state of the rotational cover being closed as the initial position of the driving cam described above When the driving cam is rotated at the initial position the rotational cover may be open according to the rotational angle of the driving cam Because of that the clothes treatment apparatus according to this embodiment may prevent the rotational cover from being open at a smaller angle than a preset opening angle or the aroma from being exposed to the accommodating space by incomplete closure of the rotational cover Another effect that the rotational cover is kept open If the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped by an abnormal condition with the rotational cover being open may be embodied by the restraining means and the control part not shown 0082 FIG 12 is a conceptual diagram illustrating control for the driving cam 513 performed by the control part if the rotational cover fails to reach the final position because the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped by the abnormal condition FIG 12 illustrates movement of the driv ing for explanation sake In other words a circular are with an arrow shown in FIG 12 a refers to the rotational angle and rotational direction of the driving cam 513 As follows it is assumed that the rotational angle of the driving cam 513 is limited to 180 degrees for example when the driving cam
21. ithin the accommodating space door 14 A recessed portion 511 is recessed toward the inner space of the accommodating space door 14 from a center of the mounting part 510 A motor 512 configured to open and close the aroma module 520 and a driving cam 513 coupled to a rotation shaft of the motor 512 may be provided in a lower area of the recessed portion 511 0058 The aroma module 520 includes a body portion 523 inserted in the recessed portion of the mounting part 510 a rotational cover 527 rotatably coupled to the body portion 523 and an aroma inserting grill 522 detachably coupled to the rotational cover 527 to be exposed and closed based on the rotation of the rotational cover 527 0059 Here the body portion 523 is recessed correspond ing to the recessed shape of the recessed portion 511 formed in the mounting part 510 and it includes a hooking projection 523a formed in an outer circumferential area there to be detachably coupled to the recessed portion 511 0060 In addition in a lower area of the body portion 523 may be provided a rotational shaft 524 having the rotational cover 527 rotatably coupled thereto a rotational shaft groove 525 inserting the rotational shaft 524 thereto and a spring 526 provided in the rotational shaft 524 to apply an elastic force toward a direction of the rotational cover 527 moving to be closed 0061 The rotational cover 527 is rotatably coupled to a surface of the body portion 523 to form a predete
22. llustrates the rotational cover 527 which is closed in close contact with the body portion 423 because the aroma treating part 500 is not put into operation In other words the rotational cover 527 of the aroma module 520 is rotated toward the body portion 523 by the elastic force of the spring 526 provided in the body portion 523 Because of that a closed space is formed between the body portion 5223 and Jan 31 2013 the rotational cover 527 After that the aroma 521 of the aroma inserting grill 522 mounted in the rotational cover 527 is not exhausted outside by the closed space formed between the body portion 523 and the rotational cover 527 In this case as shown in the drawings sectional surfaces of the driving and driven cams 513 and 529 maintain close contact with each other correspondingly 0066 In the meanwhile FIG 9 illustrates the rotational cover 527 which is open by the rotation of the motor 512 The aroma treating part 500 is put into operation and the motor is rotated then If then the driving cam 513 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 512 When the driving cam 513 is rotated the sectional surfaces of the driving and driven cams 513 and 529 are not corresponding to each other to be apart This is because the surfaces of the driving and driven cams 513 and 529 are slope at a predetermined angle not perpen dicular to the ground and the driven cam 529 is fixed not rotated As a result when the driving cam 513 is
23. n 0016 FIG 4 is a perspective view illustrating a mecha nism chamber of the clothes treatment apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention 0017 FIG 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an aroma treating part according to an embodiment of the present invention 0018 FIG 6 is a perspective view illustrating an aroma module of the aroma treating part according to the embodi ment of the present invention 0019 FIG 7 is a sectional view illustrating the aroma treating part which is closed 0020 FIG 8 is a sectional view illustrating the aroma treating part which is open 0021 FIG 9 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an aroma treating part according to another embodiment of the present invention 0022 FIG 10 is a diagram illustrating a connecting rela tion between a driving cam and a driving cam receiving groove 0023 FIG 11 is a diagram illustrating movement of the driving cam in an abnormal condition and a normal condition and 0024 FIG 12 is a flow chart illustrating a control method of the clothes treatment apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 0025 Reference will now be made in detail to the specific embodiments of the present invention examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings Wherever pos sible the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to
24. nstall the tank 0050 Also the steam generated in the moisture generat ing device 30 is supplied to the accommodating space 12 via a steam hose 36 and a steam nozzle 40 see FIGS 1 and 2 In this case it is more preferable as the shorter the steam hose 36 is to prevent the temperature of the steam from being lowered or condensed while the steam moving through the steam hose 36 When the mechanism chamber 20 is located below the accommodating space 12 the steam nozzle 40 may supply steam via a top of the mechanism chamber 20 which is a bottom of the accommodating space 12 0051 A circulating fan not shown may be provided in a rear portion of the mechanism chamber 20 and the circulating fan supplies external air to the mechanism chamber 20 Because of that the internal air of the mechanism chamber 20 may be prevented from increasing too much when the heat pump 22 and the moisture generating device 30 are put into operation 0052 An aroma treating part 500 is configured to add aromatic fragrance to the clothes treated in the accommodat ing space 12 The aroma treating part 500 may be located in an inner room formed in an accommodating space door 14 which opens and closes the accommodating space 12 How ever the location of the aroma treating part 500 is not limited thereto and the aroma treating part 500 may be installed in an inner room of the cabinet 10 defining the accommodating space or any places formed in the accommodating s
25. of components which will be described later are provided in the cabinet 10 and the accommodating space 12 is formed in the cabinet 10 to accommodate clothes therein The accommodating space 12 is selectively in com munication with an outside by a door 14 Various supporters 16 may be provided in the accommodating space 12 to hang clothes thereon The supporters 16 are configured to stand still or to maintain a fixed state to keep the clothes motionless Here the supporters may be configured to apply predeter mined movement to the clothes when air heated air water mist or steam is supplied to the clothes which will be described later In reference to FIGS 2 and 3 this configura tion will be described as follows 0029 FIG 2is a front view illustrating a clothes treatment apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention Compared with the above embodiment the clothes treatment apparatus according to this embodiment includes a moving hanger configured to apply a predetermined motion to clothes hung thereon As follows this difference will be described in detail 0030 Inreference to FIG 2 clothes are hung on a moving hanger 50 provided in the accommodating space 12 and the moving hanger 50 is configured to apply a predetermined motion to the clothes hung thereon If the predetermined motion is applied to the clothes supplied air heated air water mist or steam the effect of clothes refreshing may be enhanced
26. othes treatment apparatus according to this embodiment has a technical characteristic that the aroma treating part can be operated accurately during the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus if the aroma treating part is stopped abnormally by abnormal stop of the clothes treatment apparatus in an abnormal condition For example if the driv ing of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped in an abnor mal condition such as a blackout the control part fails to recognize a state of the aroma treating part specifically infor mation on opening of a rotational cover In other words the control part cannot recognize information about whether the rotational cover is closed or open or how much it is open Because of that when the clothes treatment apparatus is put into operation again after the abnormal stop the information on the opening degree or the opening closure of the rotational cover is not acquired and it is then difficult to control the aroma treating part accurately As a result the clothes treat ment apparatus according to this embodiment provides a structure and method for controlling an aroma treating part accurately in re operation thereof when its operation is stopped abnormally Here a sensor configured to determine US 2013 0025154 Al whether a rotational cover is open or closed before the clothes treatment apparatus is operated and to sense a rotation angle of the rotational cover may be further provided in the clothes
27. othes treatment apparatus of claim 12 wherein a rotational angle of the projection is restrained by the projec tion receiving groove 14 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 13 further comprising a driving cam receiving groove provide in the surface of the accommodating space where the rotational cover is pro vided to receive the driving cam therein wherein the projection is provided in the driving cam receiving groove 15 The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 13 wherein the projection receiving groove is configured to contact with an end of the projection when the rotational cover is closed and with the other end of the projection when the rotational cover is open 16 A control method of a clothes treatment apparatus comprising a rotational cover and an aroma treating part provided in the rotational cover the control method compris ing determining whether a driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped by an abnormal condition and moving the rotational cover to a position at which an aroma is not exposed to the accommodation space an initial position when the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped by the abnormal 17 The control method of the clothes treatment apparatus of claim 16 further comprising determining whether a clothes treating course comprising supplying aromatic fragrance to clothes is input when the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped by the abnormal con
28. ourse the control part can determine whether the selected clothes treating course requires aromatic fragrance supply S4 0090 If it determines that the clothes treating course selected by the user is a course requiring no aromatic fra grance supply the control part may rotate the motor along the direction configured to close the rotational cover and it locates the rotational cover at the initial position After that each cycles set in the selected clothes treating course are implemented S10 0091 However when it determines that the clothes treat ing course selected by the user requires aromatic fragrance supply to the clothes the control part determines whether an aromatic fragrance supplying point is specified in the selected clothes treating apparatus S5 When the aromatic fragrance supplying is performed from a starting point of clothes treat ing course without a specified aromatic fragrance supplying point the control part move the rotational cover to the initial position S51 and it controls the motor to open the rotational cover S8 after that Hence the control part determines whether a predetermined time period set in the clothes treat ing course passes S9 When the time period set in the clothes treating course passes the control part closes the rotational cover to stop the aromatic fragrance supply 0092 When a aromatic fragrance supplying point is speci fied for example a predetermined time after the cloth
29. pace door 14 0053 In the meanwhile a mounting space part 312 see FIG 6 may be formed in the accommodating space door 14 or the predetermined inner room of the cabinet 10 to install the aroma treating part 500 therein The aroma treating part 500 is insertedly mounted in the mounting space part 312 When the aroma treating part 500 is installed in a state of being exposed the mounting space part 312 does not have to be provided 0054 As follows the aroma treating part 500 of the clothes treatment apparatus will be described in detail in reference to FIGS 6 and 7 0055 An embodiment of the present invention presents the aroma treating part 500 is formed in the inner room of the accommodating space door 14 for explanation sake How ever the location where the aroma treating part 500 is installed is not limited thereto as mentioned above 0056 As shown in FIG 6 the aroma treating part 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a mounting part 510 mounted in the mounting space part 312 formed in the accommodating space door 14 to define a predetermined space where the aroma treating part US 2013 0025154 Al 500 will be installed and an aroma module 520 installed in the mounting part 510 to generate aroma 0057 The mounting part 510 is detachably mounted to the mounting space part 312 and the control part 314 described above may be located in an inner portion of the mounting part 510 that is w
30. ponding to relatively low dry air here the term of low temperature means not an absolutely low temperature but a relatively lower temperature than the temperature of conventional heated air The clothes treatment apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may supply low tem perature dry air to the clothes Because of that the clothes treatment apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may prevent deformity or damage which might be generated by the high temperature of heated air used in performing refreshing or drying for the clothes That is the air supplied by the heat pump 22 in the clothes treatment apparatus according to the embodiment of the present inven tion may have the lower temperature than the hot air supplied in the conventional clothes treatment apparatus but it may be dehumidified without any auxiliary dehumidifying device to dry and refresh the clothes efficiently and smoothly 0045 Specifically an air inlet 21A see FIG 5 is formed in a front portion of a top of the mechanism chamber 20 suck air of the accommodating space 12 into the mechanism cham ber 20 An air path of the air may be formed by an inlet duct 29 configured to connect the air inlet 21A the evaporator 24 the condenser 28 and the fan 32 with each other The air drawn into the mechanism chamber 20 via the air inlet 21A by the inlet duct 29 may be dehumidified and heated while passing the heat pump 22
31. power generated from the motor 230 to the power transmitting part 260 0035 The power transmitting part 240 includes a driving pulley 241 provided in the motor 230 a driven pulley 242 connected to the driving pulley 241 by a belt 243 and a shaft 244 coupled to a center of the driving pulley 242 The shaft 244 may be rotatably provided in a bearing housing 270 provided in the moving hanger frame 213 0036 The hanger bar 250 may further include a slot 252 which lies at right angles to its longitudinal direction Spe cifically a slot housing 253 is provided on the hanger bar 250 and the slot 252 is located approximately in a center of the slot housing 252 The power converting part 260 may include a slot inserting portion 263 inserted in the slot 252 a shaft connecting portion 261 connected to the shaft 244 and a rotation arm 262 connecting the slot inserting portion 263 and the shaft connecting portion 261 with each other The power converting part 260 is covered by a cover 214 not to be seen outside and the cover 214 is provided between the moving hanger frame 213 and the slot housing 253 0037 Under this configuration when the motor 230 is rotated the driving pulley 242 is rotated and the shaft 244 coupled to the driving pulley 242 is rotated At this time the slot inserting portion 263 will perform a circular motion with a predetermined diameter 0038 Here the slot 252 provided in the hanger bar 250 may be orthogonal to the
32. refer to the same or like parts US 2013 0025154 Al 0026 This specification embodies a refresher configured to refresh clothes with being capable of supplying heated air as clothes treatment apparatus and the present invention is not limited thereto A subject matter of the present invention may beapplicable to any devices having a heat pump which will be described later Here refresh means a process of performing wrinkle removal deodorization static electricity prevention and clothes warming and the like by supplying air heated air water mist and steam to clothes cloth items and the like hereinafter referenced to as clothes the term clothes includes clothes apparel shoes socks gloves hats and muf flers which are wearable by people and dolls towels and beddings which useable That is clothes includes all kinds of objects of which washing may be performed 0027 Inreference to FIG 1 aclothes treatment apparatus 100 includes a cabinet 10 having a predetermined accommo dating space 12 formed therein to accommodate clothes an air supplying device 22 see FIG 5 configured to supply air or heated air to the accommodating space 12 a moisture generating device 30 see FIG 2 configured to spray water mist or steam to the accommodating space 12 selectively and a control part not shown configured to control the air sup plying device 22 and the moisture generating device 30 0028 A variety
33. rmined space with the body portion 523 the aroma inserting grill 522 is detachably mounted on an inner surface of the rotational cover 527 A driven cam 529 is provided in a lower area of the rotational cover 527 corresponding to the driving cam 513 provided in the mounting part 510 When the driving can 513 is rotated at 180 the rotational cover 527 is rotated by the operation of the driving cam 513 and the driven cam 529 along a direction in which it is open against the elastic force applied by the spring 526 When the driving cam 513 is rotated to 360 or 180 in an opposite direction the rota tional cover 527 is rotated by the elastic force of the spring 526 along a direction in which it is closed The operation of the rotational cover 527 will be described in detail layer 0062 The aroma inserting grill 522 is formed of a pair of foldable surfaces and an aroma 521 is inserted between folded surfaces It is preferable that the aroma 521 is configured of a thin slice of aroma 521 A mesh or a plurality of slits may be formed at each surface to exhaust aromatic fragrance of the aroma 521 0063 As follows the operation of the aroma treating part according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail in reference to FIGS 8 and 9 0064 The aroma treating part 500 may be operable based on the control of the control part 314 or the user s manual control according to the user s setting 0065 FIG 8 i
34. s might occur in the clothes treating apparatus In addition the electric type heater heats air by using electricity and electric ity consumption will be increased to heat the air up to a desired temperature Because of that maintenance expenses might be increased 0006 In the meanwhile in case of the clothes treatment apparatus described above hot air is supplied to an accom modating space where clothes are held and the clothes are treated Preferably the hot air supplied to the accommodating space is circulated and re heated to improve treating effi ciency After that the re heated air is re supplied to the accommodating space to treat the clothes which is a circula tion system 0007 Such the clothes treatment apparatuses are simpli fied to have only the drying and wrinkle removal functions Because of that the user desiring various functions cannot be provided with product satisfaction and there have been increasing demands for taking actions for this deterioration of the user satisfaction DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Technical Problem 0008 To solve the problem described above an object of the present invention is to provide a clothes treatment appa ratus which has an aroma effect given to clothes treated therein Solution to Problem 0009 To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention as embodied and broadly described herein a clothes treatment apparatus includ
35. the power supply S2 To determine whether the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped by the abnormal condition S2 the control part identifies an actual driving time of the clothes treatment appa ratus frequently and it compares the actual driving time with an operation time preset in a clothes treating course selected by the user Various ways capable of determining the abnor mal operation stop of the clothes treatment apparatus may be applied 0088 When it determines that the driving of the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped by the abnormal condition the control part determines whether an operation command of the clothes treatment apparatus is input by the user S3 It may be determined based on input of a clothes treating course recog nized by the control part whether a reoperation command of the clothes treatment apparatus is input by the user 0089 After that when the control part determines that the clothes treatment apparatus is stopped abnormally and the user inputs a new clothes treating course the control part determines whether the new clothes treating course selected by the user requires aromatic fragrance supply with respect to the clothes S4 The control part may store information on clothes treating course which can be selected by the user or it may receive the information from a database not shown storing information on the clothes treating courses When the user inputs the new clothes treating c
36. treatment apparatus to solve the above problem However in this case there may be disadvantages of production cost increase installation process increase and an additional logic required to control the sensor 0070 Compared with the above embodiment this embodiment shown in FIGS 10 to 12 includes restraining means configured to restrain rotation of the driving cam 513 and this difference will be described as follows 0071 In reference to FIGS 10 and 11 the aroma treating part 500 according to this embodiment includes restraining means 530 In other words the aroma treating part 500 according to this embodiment includes the mounting part 510 provided in a predetermined surface of the accommodating space 320 configured to accommodate the clothes the aroma module 520 hingedly mounted to the mounting part to exhaust aromatic fragrance to the accommodating space selectively and restraining means 531 and 533 further pro vided to restrain the rotational cover of the aroma module to be rotated only within a preset range of angles Here the restraining means 530 may be means for locating the driving cam at a preset initial position and or a final position accu rately 0072 As a result the restraining means may be a compo nent configured to solve the above problem without an aux iliary device such as the sensor for determining whether the rotational cover is open or closed In this case the driving cam is rotated during the driving of
37. ving cam to receive the projection 531 therein In other words when the driving cam 513 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 512 the rotation of the driving cam 513 is restrained by the restraining means not rotated by the rotation of the motor continuously Specifically when the driving cam 513 is rotated by the driving of the motor 512 a rotational angle of the driving cam 413 may be restrained by interference of the projection receiving groove 533 and the projection 531 Jan 31 2013 0076 The rotational shaft 5121 of the motor 512 is inserted in a shaft inserting groove 5131 provided in a rear surface of the driving cam 513 In this case the projection is insertedly received in the projection receiving groove 533 The projection 531 is an alternated long and short line in FIG 11 0077 The configuration of the projection and the projec tion receiving groove 533 used to determine the rotational angle of the driving cam 513 may be set variously For example in case of an embodiment presenting that the rota tional cover is open completely if the driving cam is rotated to 180 the shapes of the projection 531 and the projection receiving groove 533 may be determined to allow the driving cam to be rotated in a range of 180 degrees or less along a clockwise or counter clockwise direction along a main direction ora reverse direction That is when the shape of the projection receiving groove 533 is provided to receive the proje
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