Clothing treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10086103-B2
Application number	US-201615573384-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2016
Priority date	May 13, 2015
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

A clothes deodorizing apparatus includes: a bag body for accommodating clothes; an ozone supply apparatus to supply air with the ozone into the bag body; a throwing inlet arranged on the bag body and opened and closed through a zipper; and a locking detection unit configured to detect that the throwing inlet is locked by the zipper. The locking detection unit includes: a detection lock connected with a slider of the zipper; and a lock detection part arranged on the ozone supply apparatus and configured to detect a lock inserting concave part that accepts the detection lock and the detection lock. The detection lock does not reach the lock inserting concave part in a state that the zipper is completely opened, and reaches the lock inserting concave part in a state that the zipper is completely closed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clothing treatment apparatus, comprising:
a bag body configured to accommodate clothes;
an ozone supply apparatus configured to supply ozone-containing air into the bag body;

a throwing inlet arranged on the bag body and configured to be opened and closed through a zipper; and
a locking detection unit configured to detect that the throwing inlet is closed by the zipper;
wherein the locking detection unit comprises: a detected body connected with a slider of the zipper; an accepting part arranged on the ozone supply apparatus and configured to accept the detected body; and a detection part arranged on the ozone supply apparatus and configured to detect the detected body accepted by the accepting part;
wherein the detected body is configured to not insert into the accepting part in a state where the zipper is opened and configured to insert into the accepting part in a state where the zipper is closed; and
the detection part comprises a relay rod and a detection switch, the relay rod is configured to be pressed and moved by the detected body in a state where the detected body is accepted by the accepting part; the detection switch is configured to be pressed by the relay rod through movement of the relay rod.

2. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the zipper is arranged on the throwing inlet in such a manner that the throwing inlet is closed when the slider of the zipper is pulled downwards and the throwing inlet is opened when the slider is pulled upwards.

3. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the ozone supply apparatus comprises:
an exhaust port configured to exhaust the ozone-containing air supplied into the bag body;
an ozone generator;
a blowing fan configured to deliver air to the ozone generator;
a vent pipe configured to guide the ozone-containing air generated by the ozone generator to the exhaust port; and
a control part configured to control the ozone generator and the blowing fan, wherein
the control part is configured to enable the ozone generator and the blowing fan to operate based on a closed state of the throwing inlet detected by the locking detection unit.

4. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the ozone supply apparatus comprises:
an exhaust port configured to exhaust the ozone-containing air supplied into the bag body;
an ozone generator;
a blowing fan configured to deliver air to the ozone generator;
a vent pipe configured to guide the ozone-containing air generated by the ozone generator to the exhaust port; and
a control part configured to control the ozone generator and the blowing fan, wherein
the control part is configured to enable the ozone generator and the blowing fan to operate based on a closed state of the throwing inlet detected by the locking detection unit.

Assignees

• Aqua Co Ltd
• Qingdao Haier Washing Mach Co
• Aqua Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakamoto Shigeharu
• Suzuki Hazime
• Nagai Takayuki
• Yamauchi Tomohiro
• Tanikoshi Osamu
• Onishi Katsuji

Classifications

• A61L2103/50

  Textiles, e.g. bedwear or towels · CPC title

• A61L2/20

  Gaseous substances, e.g. vapours · CPC title

• A61L2209/111

  Sensor means, e.g. motion, brightness, scent, contaminant sensors · CPC title

• A61L9/122

  comprising a fan · CPC title

• A61L9/046 Primary

  with the help of a non-organic compound · CPC title