IP Library Granted Patent US 11,535,974
Granted Patent B2
US 11,535,974 · App. 17/053,610 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Multi-functional storage system comprising a recirculation module

Inventors: Dong Hun Lee (Seoul, KR); Gyeongcheol Sin (Seoul, KR); Byung Soo Yun (Seoul, KR); Jin Min Kim (Seoul, KR); Sung Hwan Heo (Seoul, KR); In Kyu Back (Seoul, KR); Hyo Sung Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyun Kuk Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: COWAY CO., LTD.
D06F58/10A47B61/00A47B95/00B01D46/00B01D46/42D06F73/02
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Patent No.
US 11,535,974
App. No.
17/053,610
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-functional storage system, provided with both an air cleaning function and a clothing management function, includes a storage room, a machine room positioned on and in fluid communication with one side of the storage room, and a recirculation module positioned on and in fluid communication with a recirculation module mounting part, which is an opening positioned on the other side of the storage room. The recirculation module, to improve circulation performance, includes a recirculation module frame covering the recirculation module mounting part, an air shot hanger mounted on the recirculation module frame, a plurality of recirculation intake ports positioned on the recirculation module frame, a plurality of recirculation discharge ports positioned on the recirculation module frame, and an air shot discharge port positioned on a bottom surface of the air shot hanger.

Claims (44)

1. A multi-functional storage system, comprising:

a storage room;

a machine room, which is provided on a side of the storage room, comprising flow paths positioned to be in fluid communication with the storage room;

a circulation filter unit filtering an air introduced into the flow paths;

a blower unit circulating the air that passes through the flow paths; and

a recirculation module positioned on and in fluid communication with a recirculation module mounting part, which is an opening positioned on a different side than the side of the storage room,

wherein the recirculation module comprises:

a recirculation module frame covering the recirculation module mounting part;

an air shot hanger mounted on the recirculation module frame;

a plurality of recirculation intake ports positioned on the recirculation module frame;

a plurality of recirculation discharge ports positioned on the recirculation module frame;

one or more air shot discharge ports positioned on a bottom surface of the air shot hanger;

a recirculation flow path positioned to be in fluid communication with the recirculation intake ports, the recirculation discharge ports, and air shot discharge ports; and

a recirculation blower unit circulating the air that passes through the recirculation flow path,

wherein the flow paths and the recirculation flow path are separated from one another based on the storage room.

2. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 1 , wherein

the other side is an upper surface of the storage room, and

the recirculation flow path is positioned on an upper surface of the recirculation module frame outside the storage room.

3. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 2 , wherein

the recirculation module frame comprises a first surface extending in parallel,

a second surface positioned at a rear side of the recirculation module frame compared to the first surface and bent downward, and

the plurality of recirculation intake ports are positioned on the second surface.

4. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 3 , wherein

the recirculation blower unit is positioned above the second surface, as an upper side of the plurality of recirculation intake ports.

5. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 4 , wherein

an upper surface of the recirculation flow path is parallel from a front end of the recirculation flow path to a front end of the recirculation blower unit.

6. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 2 , wherein

the recirculation module further comprises an air shot hanger mounting part which is protruded downward from the recirculation module frame, has a hollow shape, and is communicated with a front end portion of the recirculation flow path, and

the air shot hanger is attachable to or detachable from the air shot hanger mounting part.

7. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 6 , wherein

the air shot hanger has an inverted Y shape, and

the air shot discharge ports are provided in pairs and positioned to face downward at both ends of an inverted Y-shape, respectively.

8. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 1 , wherein

an air inside the storage room is circulated as a circulation air through the machine room and the recirculation module.

9. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 8 , wherein

a heating unit is positioned in the machine room, and

when the multi-functional storage system is operated in a clothing management mode,

while the storage room is blocked from an outside air, the machine room is heated by the heating unit, and then the air inside the storage room is flowed into the machine room, supplied with moisture by the circulation filter unit to become a natural humidified air, and then flowed back into the storage room as the circulation air, and the recirculation module is operated to recirculate the circulation air.

10. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 9 , wherein

an intake port, an exhaust port, and a clean filter unit are positioned in the machine room, and

when the multi-functional storage system is operated in an air cleaning mode, an air flowed into the machine room through the intake port is filtered by the clean filter unit and then discharged through the exhaust port.

11. The multi-functional storage system according to claim 10 , wherein, when the multi-functional storage system is operated in the air cleaning mode,

the storage room is blocked from the fluid communication with the machine room, and

an operation of the recirculation module is stopped.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2021
From: LEE, DONG HUN; SIN, GYEONGCHEOL; YUN, BYUNG SOO; KIM, JIN MIN; HEO, SUNG HWAN; BACK, IN KYU; KIM, HYO SUNG; CHOI, HYUN KUK
To: COWAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0052687 · May 8, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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