CLOTHES TREATING SYSTEM
A clothes treating system including a first clothes treating apparatus including a circuitry module to control the first clothes treating apparatus, the circuitry module including a circuitry case, a connection circuit board mounted inside the circuitry case, and a control panel to cover the circuitry module. The connection circuit board is configured to be connectable by wire to a second clothes treating apparatus positioned at one side of the first clothes treating apparatus. The circuitry module is configured to control the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
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The present disclosure relates to a clothes treating system including at least one clothes treating apparatus.
2. Description of Related ArtA clothes treating apparatus is an apparatus for treating and/or managing clothes. The clothes treating apparatus may include a washing machine and a dryer.
A washing machine is an apparatus that performs washing through friction between laundry, water, and detergent put into a tub by stirring the laundry, water, and detergent together using a driving force of a driving motor. A procedure to be performed by the washing machine may include a washing process of supplying detergent and water to the tub accommodating laundry and washing the laundry while rotating a drum, a rinsing process of supplying water to the tub and rotating the drum to rinse the laundry, and a dewatering process of discharging the water from the tub and rotating the drum to remove moisture from the laundry, regardless of the type of washing machine.
A dryer is an apparatus that dries an object with high-temperature dry air. The dryer dries an object by allowing hot air to pass through a drum while rotating the drum in which the object is accommodated at low speed. A procedure to be performed by the dryer may include a drying process of drying an object.
For convenience of use, a plurality of clothes treating apparatuses may be connected and used.
SUMMARYAspects of embodiments of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodiments.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a clothes treating system includes a first clothes treating apparatus including a circuitry module to control the first clothes treating apparatus, the circuitry module including a circuitry case, a connection circuit board mounted inside the circuitry case, and a control panel to cover the circuitry module. The connection circuit board is configured to be connectable by wire to a second clothes treating apparatus positioned at one side of the first clothes treating apparatus. The circuitry module is configured to control the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the first clothes treating apparatus may include a first controller. The second clothes treating apparatus may include a second controller. The circuitry module may include a transmission circuit board configured to transmit a control command to the first controller, and to transmit a control command to the second controller when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the circuitry case may include a first surface on which the transmission circuit board is mounted, and a second surface on which the connection circuit board is mounted, the second surface facing a direction different from a direction in which the first surface faces.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the circuitry case may be configured such that the second surface faces downward when the first surface faces rearward.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the circuitry case may include a first part on which the transmission circuit board is mounted, a second part configured to rotate relative to the first part.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the connection circuit board may be mounted on the second part.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the second part may be configured to cover the transmission circuit board.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the transmission circuit board and the connection circuit board may be arranged side by side.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus, the first controller may be connected to the transmission circuit board, the second controller may be connected to the connection circuit board, and the connection circuit board may be connected to the transmission circuit board.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the connection circuit board may be configured to convert a signal received from the transmission circuit board and transmit the converted signal to the second controller the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the circuitry module may be disposed at the one side of the first clothes treating apparatus close to the second clothes treating apparatus when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the control panel may be disposed on a front surface of the first clothes treating apparatus. The circuitry module may be disposed at a rear of the control panel.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the second clothes treating apparatus may be mounted above the first clothes treating apparatus
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the first clothes treating apparatus may be a washing machine. The second clothes treating apparatus may be a dryer.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the control panel may include an input interface configured to receive a user input, and an output interface configured to display visualized information related to the first clothes treating apparatus, and visualized information related to the second clothes treating apparatus when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the clothes treating system may further include the second clothes treating apparatus.
These and/or other embodiments of the disclosure will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
Various embodiments and terms in this document are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutes of the embodiments.
In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numbers may be used for like or related elements.
The singular form of a noun corresponding to an item may include one item or a plurality of items, unless the relevant context clearly dictates otherwise.
In this document, each of phrases such as “A or B,” “at least one of A and B,” “at least one of A or B,” “A, B or C,” “at least one of A, B and C,” and “at least one of A, B, or C” may include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding one of the phrases, or all possible combinations thereof.
The term “and/or” includes any combination of a plurality of related components or any one of a plurality of related components.
Terms such as “first,” “second,” “primary,” and “secondary” may simply be used to distinguish a given component from other corresponding components, and do not limit the corresponding components in any other respect (e.g., importance or order).
When any (e.g., first) component is referred to as being “coupled” or “connected” to another (e.g., second) component with or without the terms “functionally” or “communicatively”, this means that the any component may be connected to the other component directly (e.g., by a wire), wirelessly, or through a third component.
The terms “comprises” and “has” are intended to indicate that there are features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in this document, and do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.
When any component is referred to as being “connected”, “coupled”, “supported” or “in contact” with another component, this includes a case in which the components are indirectly connected, coupled, supported, or in contact with each other through a third component as well as directly connected, coupled, supported, or in contact with each other.
When any component is referred to as being located “on” or “over” another component, this includes not only a case in which any component is in contact with another component but also a case in which another component is present between the two components.
A washing machine according to various embodiments may perform washing, rinsing, dewatering, and drying processes. A washing machine is an example of a clothes treating apparatus, and the clothes treating apparatus is a concept encompassing an apparatus for washing clothes (objects to be washed, objects to be dried), an apparatus for drying clothes, and an apparatus capable of washing and drying clothes.
A washing machine according to various embodiments may include a top-loading washing machine in which a laundry inlet for putting in or taking out laundry is provided to face upward or a front-loading washing machine in which a laundry inlet is provided to face forward. A washing machine according to various embodiments may include a washing machine of another loading method other than a top-loading washing machine and a front-loading washing machine.
In the case of a top-loading washing machine, laundry may be washed using a water current occurred by a rotating body such as a pulsator. In the case of a front-loading washing machine, laundry may be washed by rotating a drum to repeatedly raise and drop laundry. The front-loading washing machine may include a drying combined washing machine capable of drying laundry accommodated inside a drum. The drying combined washing machine may include a hot air supply device for supplying high-temperature air into the drum and a condensing device for removing moisture from air discharged from the drum. For example, the drying combined washing machine may include a heat pump device. A washing machine according to various embodiments may include a washing machine using a washing method other than the above-described washing method.
Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a clothes treating system having an improved manufacturing process.
Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a clothes treating system capable of efficiently utilizing an internal space.
Embodiments of the disclosure may provide a clothes treating system in which a connection structure between a first clothes treating apparatus and a second clothes treating apparatus is improved.
Embodiments of the disclosure may are not limited to the various aspects mentioned above, and other aspects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.
Hereinafter, a clothes treating system according to various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may be a washing machine or a dryer. For example, the first clothes treating apparatus 10 may be a washing machine.
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The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include a first front frame 11a forming a front surface thereof. The laundry inlet 12 may be formed on the first front frame 11a.
The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include a first door 13 provided to open and close the laundry inlet 12. The first door 13 may be rotatably mounted to the first housing 11 by a first hinge 14. At least one portion of the first door 13 may be provided to be transparent or translucent so that the inside of the first housing 11 may be seen.
The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include a tub 20 provided inside the first housing 11 to store water. The tub 20 may be provided in a substantially cylindrical shape with a tub opening 22 formed on one side thereof, and disposed inside the first housing 11 such that the tub opening 22 is disposed to correspond to the laundry inlet 12.
The tub 20 may be connected to the first housing 11 by a damper 29. The damper 29 may absorb vibration occurred when a first drum 30 rotates to damp the vibration transferred to the first housing 11.
The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include the first drum 30 provided to accommodate laundry.
The first drum 30 may be disposed inside the tub 20 such that a first drum opening 32 provided on one side thereof corresponds to the laundry inlet 12 and the tub opening 22. Laundry may be accommodated in the first drum 30 or taken out of the first drum 30 by sequentially passing through the laundry inlet 12, the tub opening 22, and the first drum opening 32.
The first drum 30 may perform respective operations according to washing, rinsing, and/or dewatering processes while rotating inside the tub 20. A plurality of passing holes 34 is formed on a cylindrical wall of the first drum 30 so that water stored in the tub 20 may flow into the first drum 30 or flow out of the first drum 30. At least one first lifter 35 may be installed on an inner circumferential surface of the first drum 30 so that laundry may be raised and dropped when the first drum 30 rotates.
The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include a first driving device 40 configured to rotate the first drum 30. The first driving device 40 may include a first drum motor 41 and a first rotating shaft 42 provided to transmit a driving force generated by the first drum motor 41 to the first drum 30. The first rotating shaft 42 may pass through the tub 20 to be connected to the first drum 30.
The first driving device 40 may perform each operation according to the washing, rinsing, and/or dewatering, or drying process by forward or reversely rotating the first drum 30.
The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include a water supply device 50 configured to supply water to the tub 20. The water supply device 50 may include a water supply pipe 51 and a water supply valve 52 provided on the water supply pipe 51. The water supply pipe 51 may be connected to an external water supply source. The water supply pipe 51 may extend from an external water supply source to a detergent supply device 53 and/or the tub 20. Water may be supplied to the tub 20 through the detergent supply device 53. Water may be supplied to the tub 20 without passing through the detergent supply device 53.
The water supply valve 52 may open or close the water supply pipe 51 in response to an electrical signal of a first controller 23 (see
The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include the detergent supply device 53 configured to supply detergent to the tub 20. The detergent supply device 53 may include a manual detergent supply device requiring a user to put detergent to be used for each washing, and an automatic detergent supply device storing a large amount of detergent and automatically putting a predetermined amount of detergent during washing. The detergent supply device 53 may include a detergent box for storing detergent. The detergent supply device 53 may be configured to supply the detergent into the tub 20 during a water supply process. Water supplied through the water supply pipe 51 may be mixed with the detergent by passing through the detergent supply device 53. Water mixed with detergent may be supplied into the tub 20. The detergent may be used as a term encompassing detergent for pre-washing, detergent for main washing, fabric softener, bleach, and the like, and the detergent box may be divided into a detergent storage area for pre-washing, a detergent storage area for main washing, a fabric softener storage area, and a bleaching agent storage area.
The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include a drainage device 54 configured to discharge water accommodated in the tub 20 to the outside. The drainage device 54 may include a drain pipe 55 extending from a bottom of the tub 20 to the outside of the first housing 11, a drain valve 56 provided on the drain pipe 55 to open and close the drain pipe 55, and a pump 57 provided on the drain pipe 55. The pump 57 may pump water in the drain pipe 55 to the outside of the first housing 11.
According to various embodiments, the first clothes treating apparatus 10 may further include a heater for heating water stored in the tub 20.
According to various embodiments, the first clothes treating apparatus 10 may further include a heater for heating water that is supplied through the water supply device 50.
The second clothes treating apparatus 60 may be a washing machine or a dryer. For example, the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may be a dryer.
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The second clothes treating apparatus 60 may include a second front frame 61a forming a front surface thereof. The object inlet 62 may be formed on the second front frame 61a.
The second clothes treating apparatus 60 may include a second door 63 provided to open and close the object inlet 62. The second door 63 may be rotatably mounted to the second housing 61 by a second hinge 64. At least one portion of the second door 63 may be provided to be transparent or translucent so that the inside of the second housing 61 may be seen.
The second clothes treating apparatus 60 may include a second drum 70 provided to accommodate an object. The second drum 70 may be disposed inside the second housing 61 such that a second drum opening 72 provided on one side thereof corresponds to the object inlet 62. The object may be accommodated in the second drum 70 or taken out of the second drum 70 by sequentially passing through the object inlet 62 and the second drum opening 72. The second drum 70 may be rotatably provided inside the second housing 61.
The second clothes treating apparatus 60 may include a second driving device 73 configured to rotate the second drum 70. The second driving device 73 may include a second drum motor and a second rotating shaft provided to transmit a driving force generated by the second drum motor to the second drum 70.
The second drum 70 may include an air inlet 71 through which air is introduced into the second drum 70. Air inside the second drum 70 may be discharged to the outside of the second drum 70 through the second drum opening 72. The air inlet 71 may be positioned on a side opposite to one side of the second drum 70 where the second drum opening 72 is positioned. For example, the air inlet 71 may be positioned at the rear of the second drum 70, and the second drum opening 72 may be positioned at the front of the second drum 70.
High-temperature dry air may be introduced into the second drum 70 through the air inlet 71 to dry the object accommodated in the second drum 70. Air containing a large amount of moisture after drying the object may be discharged from the second drum 70 through the second drum opening 72.
At least one second lifter 74 may be provided inside the second drum 70. The second lifter 74 may raise and drop the object so that the object comes into contact with the hot air while floating in an inner space of the second drum 70.
Inside the second housing 61, a heat pump 80 configured to heat and condense air may be provided. An evaporator 81, a condenser 82, a compressor 83, an expansion device, and the like constituting the heat pump 80 may be disposed below the second drum 70. Refrigerant may be circulated through a series of processes leading to compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation. Specifically, the heat pump 80 may include the evaporator 81, the condenser 82, the compressor 83, and the expansion device. The evaporator 81 and the condenser 82 may exchange heat with air.
The compressor 83 compresses and discharges the refrigerant in a high-temperature and high-pressure state, and the discharged refrigerant may be introduced into the condenser 82. The condenser 82 may condense the compressed refrigerant and dissipate heat to the surroundings through the condensation process. The expansion device may expand the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant condensed in the condenser 82 to a low-pressure state. The evaporator 81 may evaporate the expanded refrigerant and take heat from the surroundings through the evaporation process.
As an operating RPM of the compressor 83 increases, an amount of heat radiated to the surroundings through the condensation process of the condenser 82 may increase.
When an object is put into the second clothes treating apparatus 60 and operated in a drying mode, high-temperature and high-humidity air discharged from the second drum 70 may pass through the evaporator 81. Accordingly, the high-temperature and high-humidity air discharged from the second drum 70 may be cooled while passing through the evaporator 81 and thus changed into low-temperature dry air. At this time, condensed water may be generated as the high-temperature and high-humidity air is cooled in the evaporator 81. The condensed water may be moved to a recovery water container or drained to the outside of the second housing 61. Air in a low-temperature dry state after passing through the evaporator 81 may pass through the condenser 82. Accordingly, the low-temperature dry air discharged from the evaporator 81 may be heated while passing through the condenser 82 and thus changed into high-temperature dry air. The high-temperature dry air may be introduced into the second drum 70 through the air inlet 71 to dry the object. As the object is dried, high-temperature and high-humidity air containing a large amount of moisture may be discharged through the second drum opening 72. The discharged air may pass through the evaporator 81 again. In summary, air may dry an object accommodated in the second drum 70 while circulating inside the second housing 61.
In the drying mode, a closed type flow path may be formed inside the second housing 61 of the second clothes treating apparatus 60. The closed type flow path may be an air movement path (refer to arrows in
The second clothes treating apparatus 60 may include a heater 86 provided in the closed type flow path. The heater 86 may be implemented through a heating coil, but is not limited thereto, and may be implemented through various known devices. The heater 86 may further heat the air heated while passing through the condenser 82 or heat the air sucked in from the outside without being heated through the heat pump 80.
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In a state in which the housing cover 67 closes the housing opening 69, as a front surface of the housing cover 67 and the front surface of the second housing 61 are connected, a surface connected smoothly without a step is formed. When the filter device 96 is not mounted inside the second housing 61, the user may access the heat pump 80 through the housing opening 69. When the dryer is used for a long time, foreign substances such as lint may be attached to a heat exchanger, and the user may remove these foreign substances through the housing opening 69.
The filter device 96 may be detachably mounted on the second clothes treating apparatus 60. Specifically, the filter device 96 may be detachably mounted inside the second housing 61 through the housing opening 69. The filter device 96 may be mounted on the device accommodating part 68 or may be separate from the device accommodating part 68.
A fan 90 may be disposed below the second drum 70. The fan 90 may circulate air inside the second housing 61. The fan 90 may form a circulating airflow passing through the second drum 70 inside the second housing 61.
The second clothes treating apparatus 60 may include a fan motor 91 configured to rotate the fan 90.
The fan 90 may be rotated by a driving force generated from the fan motor 91.
According to various embodiments, the fan motor 91 for rotating the fan 90 and a second drum motor 73a for rotating the second drum 70 may be the same configuration.
In an embodiment, one of the motors 91 and 73a may be connected to rotating shafts different from each other to simultaneously rotate the fan 90 and the second drum 70.
When one of the motors 91 and 73a is connected to rotating shafts different from each other to simultaneously rotate the fan 90 and the second drum 70, a rotational speed of the fan 90 and a rotational speed of the second drum 70 may be different from each other. For example, the rotational speed of the fan 90 may be faster than the rotational speed of the second drum 70.
According to various embodiments, the fan motor 91 for rotating the fan 90 and the second drum motor 73a for rotating the second drum 70 may be provided separately from each other.
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The first user interface device 15 may provide a user interface for interaction between the user and the first clothes treating apparatus 10.
The first user interface device 15 may include at least one first input interface 16 and at least one first output interface 17.
In an embodiment, the first user interface device 15 may be disposed on one side of the first housing 11, but the position of the first user interface device 15 is not limited thereto.
The at least one first input interface 16 may convert sensory information received from the user into an electrical signal.
The at least one first input interface 16 may include a power button, an operation button, a course selection dial (or course selection button), and washing/rinsing/dewatering setting buttons. The at least one first input interface 16 may include, for example, a tact switch, a push switch, a slide switch, a toggle switch, a micro switch, a touch switch, a touch pad, a touch screen, a jog dial, and/or a microphone, and the like.
The at least one first output interface 17 may transfer various data related to operations of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 to the user by generating sensory information.
For example, the at least one first output interface 17 may transfer information related to a washing course, an operating time of the first clothes treating apparatus 10, and washing/rinsing/dewatering settings to the user. Information on the operations of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 may be output through a screen, indicator, voice, and the like. The at least one first output interface 17 may include, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a light emitting diode (LED) panel, a speaker, and the like.
The washing course may include washing settings (e.g., washing temperature, number of rinsing, dewatering intensity, etc.) preset by a designer of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 depending on the type (e.g., blanket, underwear, etc.) and material (e.g., wool, etc.) of laundry. For example, standard washing may include washing settings that may be applied to most laundry, and blanket washing may include an optimized washing setting for washing a blanket. The washing course may be classified into, for example, standard washing, strong washing, delicate clothing washing, blanket washing, baby clothing washing, towel washing, small amount washing, boiling washing, power saving washing, outdoor clothing washing, rinsing/dewatering, dewatering, and the like.
According to various embodiments, the washing course may include a plurality of courses tailored to user needs. For example, the washing course may include an energy saving course, a time saving course, a low noise course, and the like.
The energy saving course corresponds to a course for minimizing energy required to perform a washing cycle. When the first clothes treating apparatus 10 performs the washing cycle corresponding to the energy saving course, an operation of the heater for heating water stored in the tub 20 may be minimized.
The time saving course corresponds to a course for minimizing the time required to perform the washing cycle. When the first clothes treating apparatus 10 performs the washing cycle corresponding to the time saving course, the number of times of washing process, rinsing process, and/or dewatering process may be minimized, or the time required for washing process, rinsing process, and/or dewatering process may be minimized.
The low noise course corresponds to a course for minimizing noise occurred from the first clothes treating apparatus 10 while performing the washing cycle. When the first clothes treating apparatus 10 performs the washing cycle corresponding to the low noise course, a maximum RPM of the first drum 30 may be minimized in the washing process, the rinsing process and/or the dewatering process.
In the present disclosure, courses depending on special needs of the user, such as the energy saving course, the time saving course, and the low noise course, may be defined as specialized courses.
In the present disclosure, the courses other than the specialized courses (e.g., standard courses) may be defined as general courses.
A first memory 25 may store algorithms of a plurality of the washing courses corresponding to the plurality of washing courses. The algorithms of the plurality of washing courses refer to algorithms for controlling a plurality of components (e.g., the first driving device 40, the water supply device 50, the drainage device 54, and/or the heater) in the washing cycle.
A first processor 24 may perform a washing course based on an algorithm of an operation course set based on a user input among the algorithms of the plurality of washing courses stored in the first memory 25.
The first driving device 40 may include the first drum motor 41 for providing a driving force for rotating the first drum 30. The first driving device 40 may operate based on a control signal of the first controller 23.
The water supply device 50 may include the water supply valve 52 provided to open and close the water supply pipe 51 extending from an external water supply source to the detergent supply device 53 and/or the tub 20. The water supply valve 52 may be opened and closed based on a control signal of the first controller 23.
The drainage device 54 may include the drainage pump 57 provided to discharge water from the tub 20 to the outside of the washing machine housing 11. The drainage pump 57 may operate based on a control signal of the first controller 23.
The first sensor unit 18 may include at least one sensor provided to obtain information related to an operating state of the first clothes treating apparatus 10.
For example, the first sensor unit 18 may include at least one of a water level sensor provided to detect a water level of the tub 20, a sensor provided to detect an operating state of the first driving device 40, a flow sensor provided to detect a flow rate introduced into the tub 20 through the water supply device 50, and a sensor provided to detect an operating state of the drainage device 54.
According to various embodiments, the first sensor unit 18 may include at least one sensor provided to detect a weight of laundry accommodated in the first drum 30.
According to various embodiments, the first sensor unit 18 may include a vibration sensor provided to detect a vibration value of the tub 20. The vibration sensor may detect vibration of the tub 20. Specifically, the vibration sensor may detect vibration of the tub 20 occurred by rotation of the first drum 30 during the washing cycle (e.g., the dewatering process). Eccentricity of the first drum 30 may occur due to unbalance of laundry disposed inside the first drum 30, and vibration of the tub 20 may occur due to the eccentricity of the first drum 30. When a rotational speed of the first drum 30 increases in a state in which the laundry is disposed to be unbalanced, the vibration of the tub 20 may increase, and the noise caused by the vibration of the tub 20 may also increase.
According to various embodiments, even when the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60 operate together, the vibration of the tub 20 may increase due to frequency resonance.
The vibration sensor may output a vibration signal related to vibration of the tub 20. An amplitude of the vibration signal may be defined as a vibration value when the tub 20 vibrates.
In an embodiment, the first controller 23 may convert a vibration signal in a time domain output from the vibration sensor into a vibration signal in a frequency domain, and process the vibration signal in the frequency domain. The vibration sensor may include a six-axis sensor capable of detecting displacement in six axes (X, Y, Z, Pitch, Roll, and Yaw).
The sensor provided to detect the operating state of the first driving device 40 may include, for example, a current sensor provided to measure a driving current applied to the first drum motor 41, but is not limited thereto.
The sensor provided to detect the operating state of the drainage device 54 may include, for example, a current sensor provided to measure a driving current applied to the drainage pump 57, but is not limited thereto.
The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include the first communicator 19 for wired and/or wireless communication with external devices (e.g., servers, user devices, and/or other home appliances).
The user devices and/or other home appliances may include various electronic devices such as smartphones, notebooks, laptops, smart watches, IoT hub devices, other home appliances such as a television and/or the second clothes treating apparatus 60, holder-type tablets, and speakers.
The first communicator 19 may include a short-range communication module and/or a long-range communication module.
The first communicator 19 may transfer data to an external device or receive data from an external device. For example, the first communicator 19 may establish communication with servers, user devices, and/or other home appliances, and transfer/receive various types of data.
To this end, the first communicator 19 may support establishment of a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or wireless communication channel between external devices, and communication through the established communication channel. According to an embodiment, the first communicator 19 may include a wireless communication module (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module (e.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module, or a power line communication module). A corresponding communication module among these communication modules may communicate with external devices through a first network (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct, and infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network (e.g., a long-range communication network such as a legacy cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation telecommunications network, the Internet, and a computer network (e.g. LAN or WAN)). These various types of communication modules may be integrated as one component (e.g., a single chip) or implemented as a plurality of separate components (e.g., a plurality of chips).
The short-range wireless communication modules may include, but are not limited to, a Bluetooth communication module, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication module, a near field communication module, a WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication module, a ZigBee communication module, an infrared data association (IrDA) communication module, a Wi-Fi direct (WFD) communication module, an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication module, an Ant+ communication module, a microwave (uWave) communication module, and the like.
The long-range communication modules may include communication modules that perform various types of long distance communications, and may include mobile communicators. The mobile communicator transfers and receives radio signals with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network.
In an embodiment, the first communicator 19 may communicate with an external device such as a server, user device, and other home appliance through a nearby access point (AP). The access point may connect a local area network (LAN) to which the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and/or a user device and/or other home appliance are connected, to a wide area network (WAN) to which a server is connected. The first clothes treating apparatus 10 and/or the user device and/or the other home appliance may be connected to the server through the wide area network (WAN).
The first controller 23 may control various components (e.g., the first driving device 40, the water supply device 50, and the drainage device 54) of the first clothes treating apparatus 10. The first controller 23 may control various components of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 to perform at least one process including water supply, washing, rinsing, and/or dewatering depending on the user input. For example, the first controller 23 may control the first drum motor 41 of the first driving device 40 to adjust the rotational speed (RPM) of the first drum 30, control the water supply valve 52 of the water supply device 50 to supply water to the tub 20, or control the drainage pump 57 of the drainage device 54 to discharge water in the tub 20 to the outside.
The first controller 23 may include hardware such as a CPU, a microcomputer and a memory, and software such as a control program. For example, the first controller 23 may include algorithms for controlling operations of the components in the first clothes treating apparatus 10, the at least one first memory 25 for storing data in the form of a program, and the at least one first processor 24 for performing the above-described operations and operations, which will be described later, using data stored in the at least one first memory 25. The first memory 25 and the first processor 24 may be implemented as separate chips. The first processor 24 may include one or more processor chips or may include one or more processing cores. The first memory 25 may include one or more memory chips or may include one or more memory blocks. The first memory 25 and the first processor 24 may be implemented as a single chip.
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The second user interface device 75 may provide a user interface for interaction between the user and the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
The second user interface device 75 may include at least one second input interface 76 and at least one second output interface 77.
In an embodiment, the second user interface device 75 may be disposed on one side of the second housing 61, but the position of the second user interface device 75 is not limited thereto.
The at least one second input interface 76 may convert sensory information received from the user into an electrical signal.
The at least one second input interface 76 may include a power button, an operation button, a course selection dial (or course selection button), and a drying setting button. The at least one second input interface 76 may include, for example, a tact switch, a push switch, a slide switch, a toggle switch, a micro switch, a touch switch, a touch pad, a touch screen, a jog dial, and/or a microphone, and the like.
The at least one second output interface 77 may transfer various data related to operations of the second clothes treating apparatus 60 to the user by generating sensory information.
For example, the at least one second output interface 77 may transfer information related to a drying course, an operating time of the second clothes treating apparatus 60 and a drying setting to the user. Information on the operations of the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may be output through a screen, indicator, voice, and the like. The at least one second output interface 77 may include, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a light emitting diode (LED) panel, a speaker, and the like.
The drying course may include drying settings (e.g., drying temperature, drying time, drying intensity, etc.) preset by a designer of the second clothes treating apparatus 60 depending on the type (e.g., blanket, underwear, etc.) and material (e.g., wool, etc.) of an object. For example, standard drying may include drying settings that may be applied to most objects, and blanket drying may include an optimized drying setting for drying a blanket. The drying course may be classified into, for example, standard drying, strong drying, delicate clothing drying, blanket drying, baby clothing drying, towel drying, small amount drying, power saving drying, outdoor clothing drying, and the like.
According to various embodiments, the drying course may include a plurality of courses tailored to user needs. For example, the drying course may include an energy saving course, a time saving course, a low noise course, and the like.
The energy saving course corresponds to a course for minimizing energy required to perform a drying process. When the second clothes treating apparatus 60 performs the drying process corresponding to the energy saving course, an operation of the heater 86 may be minimized.
The time saving course corresponds to a course for minimizing the time required to perform the drying process. When the second clothes treating apparatus 60 performs the drying process corresponding to the time saving course, an operating time of the heater 86 and/or an operating frequency of the compressor 83 may increase.
The low noise course corresponds to a course for minimizing noise occurred from the second clothes treating apparatus 60 while performing the drying process. When the second clothes treating apparatus 60 performs the drying process corresponding to the low noise course, a maximum RPM of the second drum 70 may be minimized.
In the present disclosure, courses depending on special needs of the user, such as the energy saving course, the time saving course, and the low noise course, may be defined as specialized courses.
In the present disclosure, the courses other than the specialized courses (e.g., standard courses) may be defined as general courses.
A second memory 99 may store algorithms of a plurality of the drying courses corresponding to the plurality of drying courses. The algorithms of the plurality of drying courses refer to algorithms for controlling a plurality of components (e.g., the second driving device 73, the heater 86, the fan motor 91, and/or the compressor 83) in the drying process.
A second processor 98 may perform a drying process based on an algorithm of an operation course set based on the user input among the algorithms of the plurality of drying courses stored in the second memory 99.
The second driving device 73 may include the second drum motor 73a providing a driving force for rotating the second drum 70. The second driving device 73 may operate based on a control signal of the second controller 97.
According to various embodiments, the second controller 97 may control the second driving device 73 based on the algorithm of the operation course selected by the user.
The heater 86 may further heat the air heated while passing through the condenser 82 or heat the air sucked in from the outside without being heated through the heat pump 80.
The heater 86 may operate based on a control signal of the second controller 97.
According to various embodiments, the second controller 97 may control the heater 86 based on the algorithm of the operation course selected by the user.
The fan motor 91 may rotate the fan 90 for circulating air in the second housing 61.
The fan motor 91 may operate based on a control signal of the second controller 97.
According to various embodiments, the second controller 97 may control the fan motor 91 based on the algorithm of the operating course selected by the user.
As described above, the fan motor 91 for rotating the fan 90 and the second drum motor 73a for rotating the second drum 70 may be the same configuration.
In an embodiment, when one of the motors 91 and 73a is connected to rotating shafts different from each other to simultaneously rotate the fan 90 and the second drum 70, the second controller 97 may drive one of the motors 91 and 73a at a target RPM corresponding to a target RPM of the fan 90 or a target RPM of the second drum 70.
According to various embodiments, when the fan motor 91 for rotating the fan 90 and the second drum motor 73a for rotating the second drum 70 are provided separately from each other, the second controller 97 may drive the fan motor 91 based on the target RPM of the fan 90, and drive the second drum motor 73a based on the target RPM of the second drum 70.
The heat pump 80 configured to generate hot air to be supplied to the second drum 70 may include the compressor 83 compressing the refrigerant.
The compressor 83 may operate based on a control signal of the second controller 97.
According to various embodiments, the second controller 97 may control the compressor 83 based on the algorithm of the operation course selected by the user.
The second sensor unit 79 may include at least one sensor provided to obtain information related to an operating state of the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
According to various embodiments, the second sensor unit 79 may include at least one sensor provided to detect a weight of an object accommodated in the second drum 70.
According to various embodiments, the second sensor unit 79 may include a temperature sensor provided to detect a temperature in the second housing 61 and/or a sensor provided to detect an operating state of the second driving device 73.
The temperature sensor detecting the temperature in the second housing 61 may be provided anywhere inside the second housing 61. According to various embodiments, the temperature sensor may be provided on an outlet side of the condenser 82 or may be provided on a downstream side of the heater 86.
According to various embodiments, the second sensor unit 79 may include a vibration sensor provided to detect a vibration value of the second housing 61.
The second clothes treating apparatus 60 may include the second communicator 94 for wired and/or wireless communication with external devices (e.g., servers, user devices, and/or other home appliances).
The user devices and/or other home appliances may include various electronic devices such as smartphones, notebooks, laptops, smart watches, IoT hub devices, other home appliances such as a television and/or the second clothes treating apparatus 60, holder-type tablets, and speakers.
The second communicator 94 may include a short-range communication module and/or a long-range communication module.
The second communicator 94 may transfer data to an external device or receive data from an external device. For example, the second communicator 94 may establish communication with servers, user devices, and/or other home appliances, and transfer/receive various types of data.
To this end, the second communicator 94 may support establishment of a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or wireless communication channel between external devices, and communication through the established communication channel. According to an embodiment, the second communicator 94 may include a wireless communication module (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module (e.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module, or a power line communication module). A corresponding communication module among these communication modules may communicate with external devices through a first network (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct, and infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network (e.g., a long-range communication network such as a legacy cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation telecommunications network, the Internet, and a computer network (e.g. LAN or WAN)). These various types of communication modules may be integrated as one component (e.g., a single chip) or implemented as a plurality of separate components (e.g., a plurality of chips).
The short-range wireless communication modules may include, but are not limited to, a Bluetooth communication module, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication module, a near field communication module, a WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication module, a ZigBee communication module, an infrared data association (IrDA) communication module, a Wi-Fi direct (WFD) communication module, an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication module, an Ant+ communication module, a microwave (uWave) communication module, and the like.
The long-range communication modules may include communication modules that perform various types of long distance communications, and may include mobile communicators. The mobile communicator transfers and receives radio signals with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network.
In an embodiment, the second communicator 94 may communicate with an external device such as a server, user device, and other home appliance through a nearby access point. The access point may connect a local area network (LAN) to which the second clothes treating apparatus 60 and/or a user device and/or other home appliance are connected, to a wide area network (WAN) to which a server is connected. The second clothes treating apparatus 60 and/or the user device and/or the other home appliance may be connected to the server through the wide area network (WAN).
The second controller 97 may control various components (e.g., the second driving device 73, the heater 86, the fan motor 91, and/or the compressor 83) of the second clothes treating apparatus 60. The second controller 97 may control various components of the second clothes treating apparatus 60 to perform the drying process depending on the user input. For example, the second controller 97 may control the second drum motor 73a of the second driving device 73 to adjust the rotational speed (RPM) of the second drum 70, control the operation of the heater 86 to quickly heat air in the second drum 70, control an operation of the compressor 83 to generate hot air to be supplied to the second drum 70, or control an operation of the fan motor 91 to circulate hot air generated by the heat pump 80 into the second drum 70.
The second controller 97 may include hardware such as a CPU, a microcomputer and a memory, and software such as a control program. For example, the second controller 97 may include algorithms for controlling operations of the components in the second clothes treating apparatus 60, the at least one second memory 99 for storing data in the form of a program, and the at least one second processor 98 for performing the above-described operations and operations, which will be described later, using data stored in the at least one second memory 99. The second memory 99 and the second processor 98 may be implemented as separate chips. The second processor 98 may include one or more processor chips or may include one or more processing cores. The second memory 99 may include one or more memory chips or may include one or more memory blocks. The second memory 99 and the second processor 98 may be implemented as a single chip.
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The first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may be operatively and/or electrically connected to each other.
A variety of information obtained from the first clothes treating apparatus 10 may be transferred to the second clothes treating apparatus 60, and a variety of information obtained from the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may be transferred to the first clothes treating apparatus 10.
In an embodiment, the clothes treating system 1 may include a user interface device 100.
The user interface device 100 may be provided in the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and/or the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
In an embodiment, the user interface device 100 may be disposed on one side surface of the first housing 11.
The user interface device 100 of the clothes treating system 1, which is a component for controlling both the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60, may be defined as the integrated user interface device 100.
In an embodiment, as the clothes treating system 1 includes the user interface device 100, the first clothes treating apparatus 10 may not include the first user interface device 15 for controlling only the first clothes treating apparatus 10.
In an embodiment, as the clothes treating system 1 includes the user interface device 100, the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may not include the second user interface device 75 for controlling only the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
According to various embodiments, even when the clothes treating system 1 includes the user interface device 100, the first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include the first user interface device 15 for controlling only the first clothes treating apparatus 10. As another example, even when the clothes treating system 1 includes the user interface device 100, the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may include the second user interface device 75 for controlling only the second clothes treating apparatus 60. As another example, even when the clothes treating system 1 includes the user interface device 100, the first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include the first user interface device 15 for controlling only the first clothes treating apparatus 10, and the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may include the second user interface device 75 for controlling only the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
That is, in an embodiment, the clothes treating system 1 may include the user interface device 100 for controlling the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60, and the first user interface device 15 for controlling the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and/or the second user interface device 75 for controlling the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
The user interface device 100 may provide a user interface for interaction between the user and the clothes treating system 1. The user interface for interaction between the user and the clothes treating system 1 may refer to user interfaces for interaction between the user and the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
The user interface device 100 may include at least one input interface 106 and at least one output interface 107.
The at least one input interface 106 may convert sensory information received from the user into an electrical signal and transfer the electrical signal to the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and/or the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
The at least one input interface 106 may include a tact switch, a push switch, a slide switch, a toggle switch, a micro switch, a touch switch, a touch pad, a touch screen, a jog dial, and/or a microphone, and the like.
In an embodiment, the at least one input interface 106 may transmit a control command corresponding to a user input to the first controller 23 of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second controller 97 of the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
The at least one output interface 107 may transfer various data related to operations of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60 to the user by generating sensory information.
The at least one output interface 107 may include, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a light emitting diode (LED) panel, a speaker, and the like.
A panel on which the at least one input interface 106 and the at least one output interface 107 are formed may be defined as a control panel 101. The at least one input interface 106 and the at least one output interface 107 may be provided on the control panel 101.
The first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may communicate with each other through the first communicator 19 of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second communicator 94 of the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
In an embodiment, the first communicator 19 and the second communicator 94 may directly communicate with each other using a D2D wireless communication module (e.g., a Bluetooth module).
In an embodiment, the first communicator 19 and the second communicator 94 may communicate with each other through a server using a wide area network (WAN).
According to various embodiments, the first communicator 19 and the second communicator 94 may include wired communication modules (e.g., communication connectors and/or communication wires), and the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may be connected to each other by wires.
According to various embodiments, the user interface device 100 may further include a connection circuit board 123. The connection circuit board 123 may be implemented as a printed circuit board.
The connection circuit board 123 may include a communication wire and/or a communication connector to be connected to the first communicator 19 and the second communicator 94.
The connection circuit board 123 may connect the first communicator 19 and the second communicator 94 by a wire.
Each of the first communicator 19 and the second communicator 94 may be connected to the connection circuit board 123.
The connection circuit board 123 may mediate data exchange between the first controller 23 and the second controller 97.
For example, the connection circuit board 123 may transfer a signal transferred from the first controller 23 through the first communicator 19 to the second controller 97 through the second communicator 94.
As another example, the connection circuit board 123 may transfer a signal transferred from the second controller 97 through the second communicator 94 to the first controller 23 through the first communicator 19.
According to various embodiments, the connection circuit board 123 may transfer course information selected by the at least one input interface 106 to the first controller 23 through the first communicator 19.
According to various embodiments, the connection circuit board 123 may transfer course information selected by the at least one input interface 106 to the second controller 97 through the second communicator 94.
According to the present disclosure, as the user interface device 100 includes the connection circuit board 123, communication between the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may be smoothly performed, and at the same time, communication between the user interface device 100 and the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may be smoothly performed.
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The first clothes treating apparatus 10 may include the user interface device 100 mounted on the bracket 102.
The user interface device 100 may include the control panel 101 mounted on the bracket 102. The control panel 101 may be disposed on a front surface of the clothes treating system 1. The control panel 101 may include the input interface 106 provided to receive a user input and the output interface 107 provided to display visualized information related to the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60. The control panel 101 may be connected to the circuitry module 110.
The user interface device 100 may include the circuitry module 110 provided to control the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60. The circuitry module 110 may be connected to the control panel 101.
The circuitry module 110 may be covered by the control panel 101. The circuitry module 110 may be disposed at the rear of the control panel 101. The circuitry module 110 may be disposed at one end of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 close to the second clothes treating apparatus 60. The circuitry module 110 may be positioned at the upper end of the first clothes treating apparatus 10. The circuitry module 110 may be positioned between the first front frame 11a and the second front frame 61a. The circuitry module 110 may be mounted on the first front frame 11a of the first clothes treating apparatus 10.
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The circuit board 121 may include a transmission circuit board 122 provided to transmit control commands to the first controller 23 of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second controller 97 of the second clothes treating apparatus 60. The transmission circuit board 122 may be implemented as a printed circuit board.
The transmission circuit board 122 may be connected to the first controller 23 of the first clothes treating apparatus 10. The transmission circuit board 122 may be connected to the first controller 23 through a control wire 134. The transmission circuit board 122 may include a control connection part 126 provided to allow the control wire 134 to be connected.
The transmission circuit board 122 may be connected to the control panel 101 through a panel wire 135. The transmission circuit board 122 may include a panel connection part 127 provided to allow the panel wire 135 to be connected. The transmission circuit board 122 may transmit a control command to the first controller 23 of the first clothes treating apparatus 10 based on a user input inputted through the control panel 101.
The circuit board 121 may include the connection circuit board 123 provided to connect the second clothes treating apparatus 60 to the first clothes treating apparatus 10.
The connection circuit board 123 may be connected to the first clothes treating apparatus 10 through a first connector 131a of a first connection wire 131. The connection circuit board 123 may include a first connection part 124 provided to allow the first connector 131a to be connected. The connection circuit board 123 may be connected to the control panel 101 or the transmission circuit board 122.
The connection circuit board 123 may be connected to the second clothes treating apparatus 60 through a second connector 132a of a second connection wire 132. The connection circuit board 123 may include a second connection part 125 provided to allow the second connector 132a to be connected.
As a device connector 132b provided at the end opposite to one end of the second connection wire 132 where the second connector 132a is provided is connected to the second clothes treating apparatus 60, the second connection wire 132 may connect the second clothes treating apparatus 60 to the circuitry module 110 of the first clothes treating apparatus 10. The connection circuit board 123 may be connected to the second controller 97 of the second clothes treating apparatus 60. For example, the device connector 132b of the second connection wire 132 may be connected to a connector provided in the second clothes treating apparatus 60 or a connector provided on a wire extending from the second clothes treating apparatus 60.
When the circuitry module 110 is provided in a separate structure for mounting the second clothes treating apparatus 60 on the first clothes treating apparatus 10, the module 110 is required to be connected to the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60, respectively, and thus the manufacturing process is increased, and the circuitry module 110 may be damaged in a process of mounting the second clothes treating apparatus 60 to the first clothes treating apparatus 10.
In the clothes treating system 1 according to an embodiment, because the circuitry module 110 for controlling the first clothes treating apparatus 10 and the second clothes treating apparatus 60 is provided in the first clothes treating apparatus 10, the second clothes treating apparatus 60 may be connected to the first clothes treating apparatus 10 as the second clothes treating apparatus 60 and the circuitry module 110 are connected when the second clothes treating apparatus 60 is mounted on the first clothes treating apparatus 10, so that the manufacturing process may be improved, and the circuitry module 110 may be prevented from being damaged in the process of mounting the second clothes treating apparatus 60 on the first clothes treating apparatus 10.
The connection circuit board 123 may be connected to the transmission circuit board 122. For example, the connection circuit board 123 may be connected to the transmission circuit board 122 through the module wire 133. The transmission circuit board 122 may include a module connection part 128 provided to allow the module wire 133 to be connected. The connection circuit board 123 may convert a signal received from the transmission circuit board 122 and transfer the converted signal to the second controller 97.
The transmission circuit board 122 may be connected to the second controller 97 of the second clothes treating apparatus 10 through the connection circuit board 123. The transmission circuit board 122 may transmit a control command to the second controller 97 of the second clothes treating apparatus 60 based on a user input inputted through the control panel 101.
The circuitry case 111 may include a first part 112 and a second part 113 rotatably provided on the first part 112. The transmission circuit board 122 may be mounted on the first part 112 of the circuitry case 111. The connection circuit board 123 may be mounted on the second part 113 of the circuitry case 111.
In the circuitry module 110 according to an embodiment, the circuit board 121 may be mounted on the circuitry case 111 in a state in which the second part 113 of the circuitry case 111 is unfolded with respect to the first part 112 (a state illustrated in
The second part 113 of the circuitry case 111 according to an embodiment may be provided to cover the transmission circuit board 122 when in the folded state with respect to the first part 112. The second part 113 of the circuitry case 111 may be disposed above the transmission circuit board 122 in the direction of gravity. The second part 113 of the circuitry case 111 covers the transmission circuit board 122 from an upper side, so that the transmission circuit board 122 may be prevented from being damaged by foreign substances. For example, the second part 113 of the circuitry case 111 may block water, which is generated in the second clothes treating apparatus 60 and penetrates into the user interface device 100, from moving to the circuit board 121 of the circuitry module 110.
The second part 113 of the circuitry case 111 according to an embodiment may be provided to cover the connection circuit board 123 when in the folded state with respect to the first part 112. The second part 113 of the circuitry case 111 may be disposed above the connection circuit board 123 in the direction of gravity. In the circuitry module 110 according to an embodiment, as the connection circuit board 123 is mounted on a bottom surface of the second part 113 of the circuitry case 111, damage to the connection circuit board 123 due to foreign substances may be prevented. In addition, an inner space of the circuitry module 110 according to an embodiment is efficiently utilized so that the transmission circuit board 122 and the connection circuit board 123 may be disposed.
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According to this structure, the circuitry module 110 may be configured such that the circuitry case 111 protects the transmission circuit board 122 and the connection circuit board 123 from foreign substances.
As the transmission circuit board 122 is mounted on the first surface 111a provided on the first part 112 and the connection circuit board 123 is mounted on the second surface 111b provided on the second part 113, the circuitry module 110 according to an embodiment may be configured such that the transmission circuit board 122 and the connection circuit board 123 are arranged side by side in the direction of gravity.
The first part 112 of the circuitry case 111 may include a side cover 114 extending in a substantially vertical direction from both ends of a portion forming the first surface 111a. The side cover 114 may cover the circuit board 121 to prevent the circuit board 121 mounted on the circuitry case 111 from being damaged by foreign substances.
The circuitry case 111 may include a mounting part 119 detachably mountable on the first front frame 11a of the first clothes treating apparatus 10. As the mounting part 119 is mounted on the first front frame 11a, the circuitry module 110 may be mounted on the first clothes treating apparatus 10.
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A user input received through the input interface 106 may be transmitted to the circuitry module 110. The circuitry module 110 may transmit a control command to the first controller 23 and/or the second controller 97 based on the user input received from the input interface 106.
The transmission circuit board 122 of the circuitry module 110 may transmit a control command to the first controller 23 based on the user input transmitted from the input interface 106. The transmission circuit board 122 of the circuitry module 110 may transmit a control command to the second controller 97 through the connection circuit board 123 based on the user input received from the input interface 106.
A circuitry module 210 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to
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The connection circuit board 123 according to an embodiment may be mounted on a second surface 211b of the circuitry case 111. The second surface 211b may be provided on the second part 113. The second surface 211b may be provided as an outer surface of the circuitry case 111. When the second part 113 is in the folded state with respect to the first part 112, in the case of the embodiment illustrated in
The circuitry module 210 according to an embodiment may include a board cover 218 provided to cover the connection circuit board 123. The board cover 218 may be detachably mounted on the circuitry case 111. The board cover 218 may prevent the connection circuit board 123 from being damaged by protecting the connection circuit board 123 from foreign substances. For example, the board cover 218 may be omitted.
A circuitry module 310 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to
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The connection circuit board 123 according to an embodiment may be mounted on a second surface 311b of the circuitry case 111. The second surface 311b may be provided on the first part 112. The second surface 311b may be provided on the side cover 114 of the first part 112. The second surface 311b may be provided to face a right direction. The connection circuit board 123 may be positioned on a side surface of the circuitry case 111. The second surface 311b may be provided as an outer surface of the circuitry case 111.
For example, the second surface 311b may be provided as an outer surface facing a left side of the side cover 114 of the first part 112 of the circuitry case 111. The connection circuit board 123 may be mounted on an outer surface facing a left side of the circuitry case 111.
The circuitry module 310 according to an embodiment may include the board cover 218 provided to cover the connection circuit board 123. The board cover 218 may be detachably mounted on the circuitry case 111. The board cover 218 may prevent the connection circuit board 123 from being damaged by protecting the connection circuit board 123 from foreign substances. For example, the board cover 218 may be omitted.
A circuitry module 410 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to
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The connection circuit board 123 according to an embodiment may be mounted on a second surface 411b of the circuitry case 111. The second surface 411b may be provided on the first part 112. The second surface 411b may be provided on the side cover 114 of the first part 112. The second surface 411b may be provided to face a right direction. The connection circuit board 123 may be positioned on a side surface of the circuitry case 111. The second surface 411b may be provided as an inner surface of the circuitry case 111.
For example, the second surface 411b may be provided as an inner surface facing a left side of the side cover 114 of the first part 112 of the circuitry case 111. The connection circuit board 123 may be mounted on an outer surface facing a left side of the circuitry case 111.
The clothes treating system 1 according to an embodiment includes the first clothes treating apparatus 10, the second clothes treating apparatus 60 provided on one side of the first clothes treating apparatus, the circuitry module 110 provided in the first clothes treating apparatus to control the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus, and the control panel 101 provided in the first clothes treating apparatus to cover the circuitry module. The circuitry module includes the circuitry case 111, and the connection circuit board mounted inside the circuitry case to connect the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus. According to this configuration, in the clothes treating system 1 according to an embodiment, a circuitry module including a connection circuit board for connecting the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus is provided in the first clothes treating apparatus, manufacturing process may be reduced.
The first clothes treating apparatus may include the first controller 23, the second clothes treating apparatus may include the second controller 97, and the circuitry module may include the transmission circuit board 122 provided to transmit control commands to the first controller and the second controller. According to this configuration, the clothes treating system according to an embodiment may control the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus through one of the circuitry module.
The circuitry case may include the first surface 111a on which the transmission circuit board is mounted, and a second surface 111b on which the connection circuit board is mounted and facing a direction different from a direction in which the first surface faces. As the transmission circuit board and the connection circuit board are mounted on different surfaces, the clothes treating system according to an embodiment may efficiently utilize a space.
The circuitry case may be provided such that the second surface faces downward when the first surface faces rearward.
The circuitry case may include the first part 112 on which the transmission circuit board is mounted, and the second part 113 rotatably provided on the first part. The clothes treating system according to an embodiment may efficiently utilize a space because the second part is rotatably provided on the first part.
The connection circuit board may be mounted on the second part.
The second part may be provided to cover the transmission circuit board. The clothes treating system according to an embodiment may prevent damage to the transmission circuit board.
The transmission circuit board and the connection circuit board may be arranged side by side in the direction of gravity. The clothes treating system according to an embodiment may efficiently utilize a space.
The first controller may be connected to the transmission circuit board. The second controller may be connected to the connection circuit board. The connection circuit board may be connected to the transmission circuit board. In the clothes treating system according to an embodiment, a connection structure between the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus may be simplified.
The connection circuit board may convert a signal received from the transmission circuit board and transmit the converted signal to the second controller.
The circuitry module may be disposed at one end of the first clothes treating apparatus close to the second clothes treating apparatus.
The control panel may be disposed on the front surface of the first clothes treating apparatus. The circuitry module may be disposed at a rear of the control panel. The clothes treating system according to an embodiment may easily access the circuitry module.
The second clothes treating apparatus may be mounted above the first clothes treating apparatus.
The first clothes treating apparatus may be provided as a washing machine. The second clothes treating apparatus may be provided as a dryer.
The control panel may include the input interface 106 provided to receive a user input, and the output interface 107 provided to display visualized information related to the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus.
The clothes treating system 1 according to an embodiment includes the first clothes treating apparatus 10 including the first controller 23, the second clothes treating apparatus 60 provided above the first clothes treating apparatus and including the second controller 97, and the circuitry module 110 provided in the first clothes treating apparatus to control the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus. The circuitry module includes the connection circuit board 123 provided to connect the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus, the transmission circuit board 122 provided to transmit control commands to the first controller and the second controller, and the circuitry case 111 provided to mount the connection circuit board and the transmission circuit board. In the clothes treating system according to an embodiment, the connection structure of the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus may be simplified, so that the manufacturing process may be improved.
The circuitry case may include a first part 112 on which the transmission circuit board is mounted, and a second part 113 rotatably provided on the first part and on which the connection circuit board is mounted. The clothes treating system according to an embodiment may efficiently utilize a space.
The second part may be provided to cover the transmission circuit board. The clothes treating system according to an embodiment may protect the transmission circuit board from foreign substances.
The first controller may be connected to the transmission circuit board. The second controller may be connected to the connection circuit board. The connection circuit board may be connected to the transmission circuit board. In the clothes treating system according to an embodiment, a connection structure between the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus may be simplified.
The clothes treating system according to an embodiment further includes the control panel 101 provided in the first clothes treating apparatus to cover the circuitry module, and including the output interface 107 provided to display visualized information related to the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus and the input interface 106 provided to receive a user input.
According to a clothes treating system of the present disclosure, as a user interface device is provided in a first clothes treating apparatus and a second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the user interface device provided in the first clothes treating apparatus, the user interface device can control the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus, so that a manufacturing process can be improved.
According to the clothes treating system of the present disclosure, a transmission circuit board is mounted on a first part of a circuitry case, a connection circuit board is mounted on a second part, and the second part is rotatably provided on the first part, so that an internal space can be efficiently utilized.
According to the clothes treating system of the present disclosure, as the user interface device is provided in the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the user interface device provided in the first clothes treating apparatus, the user interface device can control the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus, so that a connection structure between the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus can be improved.
Effects obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.
The foregoing has illustrated and described specific embodiments. However, it should be understood by those of skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the technical idea of the present disclosure described in the following claims.
Claims
1. A clothes treating system comprising:
- a first clothes treating apparatus including: a circuitry module to control the first clothes treating apparatus, the circuitry module including: a circuitry case, and a connection circuit board mounted inside the circuitry case, and a control panel to cover the circuitry module,
- wherein the connection circuit board is configured to be connectable by wire to a second clothes treating apparatus positioned at one side of the first clothes treating apparatus, and
- the circuitry module is configured to control the first clothes treating apparatus and the second clothes treating apparatus when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
2. The clothes treating system according to claim 1, wherein
- the first clothes treating apparatus includes a first controller,
- the second clothes treating apparatus includes a second controller, and
- the circuitry module includes a transmission circuit board configured to transmit a control command to the first controller, and to transmit a control command to the second controller when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
3. The clothes treating system according to claim 2, wherein
- the circuitry case includes: a first surface on which the transmission circuit board is mounted, and a second surface on which the connection circuit board is mounted, the second surface facing a direction different from a direction in which the first surface faces.
4. The clothes treating system according to claim 3, wherein
- the circuitry case is configured such that the second surface faces downward when the first surface faces rearward.
5. The clothes treating system according to claim 2, wherein
- the circuitry case includes: a first part on which the transmission circuit board is mounted, a second part configured to rotate relative to the first part.
6. The clothes treating system according to claim 5, wherein
- the connection circuit board is mounted on the second part.
7. The clothes treating system according to claim 5, wherein
- the second part is configured to cover the transmission circuit board.
8. The clothes treating system according to claim 2, wherein
- the transmission circuit board and the connection circuit board are arranged side by side.
9. The clothes treating system according to claim 2, wherein
- when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus, the first controller is connected to the transmission circuit board, the second controller is connected to the connection circuit board, and the connection circuit board is connected to the transmission circuit board.
10. The clothes treating system according to claim 9, wherein
- the connection circuit board is configured to convert a signal received from the transmission circuit board and transmit the converted signal to the second controller when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
11. The clothes treating system according to claim 1, wherein
- the circuitry module is disposed at the one side of the first clothes treating apparatus close to the second clothes treating apparatus when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
12. The clothes treating system according to claim 1, wherein
- the control panel is disposed on a front surface of the first clothes treating apparatus, and
- the circuitry module is disposed at a rear of the control panel.
13. The clothes treating system according to claim 1, wherein
- the second clothes treating apparatus is mounted above the first clothes treating apparatus.
14. The clothes treating system according to claim 1, wherein
- the first clothes treating apparatus is a washing machine, and
- the second clothes treating apparatus is a dryer.
15. The clothes treating system according to claim 1, wherein
- the control panel includes: an input interface configured to receive a user input, and an output interface configured to display visualized information related to the first clothes treating apparatus, and visualized information related to the second clothes treating apparatus when the second clothes treating apparatus is connected to the first clothes treating apparatus.
16. The clothes treating system according to claim 1, further comprising: the second clothes treating apparatus.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 27, 2023
Publication Date: May 23, 2024
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Suwon-si)
Inventors: Hyounyoung LEE (Suwon-si), Hyemin CHA (Suwon-si), Dongyun HAN (Suwon-si)
Application Number: 18/519,765
