1. A clothing managing apparatus comprising:
a top cover;
a control panel installed on the top cover;
a panel coupling protrusion including a plurality of sub protrusions for supporting the control panel in different directions, the panel coupling protrusion formed on one of the top cover and the control panel and being higher than a surrounding uppermost end of the one by a predetermined length; and
a protrusion coupling hole portion into which the panel coupling protrusion is inserted.
2. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the panel coupling protrusion comprises:
a first sub protrusion for supporting the control panel in front and back directions; and
a second sub protrusion for supporting the control panel in right and left directions.
3. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion coupling hole portion is in contact with the respective sub protrusions.
4. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub protrusions comprises:
a first sub protrusion; and
a second sub protrusion connected to an end of the first sub protrusion.
5. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub protrusions is curved with a predetermined curvature.
6. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub protrusions comprises:
a first sub protrusion; and
a second sub protrusion connected with the first sub protrusion at a predetermined position between both ends of the first sub protrusion.
7. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a holder including one portion coupled to the control panel and the other portion coupled to the top cover, for supporting the control panel and the top cover.
8. A clothing managing apparatus comprising:
a top cover;
a control panel installed on the top cover; and
a holder coupled to the control panel and the top cover for supporting the control panel and the top cover, the holder including a front hook formed on a front and inserted into the top cover, and a rear protrusion formed on a rear and inserted into the control panel and having a lower edge chamfered or rounded.
9. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the holder comprises a stopping plate formed on a lateral side, the stopping plate being abutted on the top cover.
10. A clothing managing apparatus comprising:
a top cover;
a control panel installed on the top cover;
a panel coupling protrusion including a plurality of sub protrusions for supporting the control panel in different directions;
a protrusion coupling hole portion into which the panel coupling protrusion is inserted; and
a holder coupled to the control panel and the top cover for supporting the control panel and the top cover.
11. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the panel coupling protrusion and the protrusion coupling hole portion are used to support rear sides of the top cover and the control panel, and the holder supports front sides of the top cover and the control panel.
12. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the panel coupling protrusion and the protrusion coupling hole portion are formed on corners of top cover and the control panel.
13. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the top cover comprises a stepped portion on which a front end of the control panel is placed.
14. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the panel coupling protrusion is formed on the top cover, and the protrusion coupling hole portion is formed on the control panel.
15. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the panel coupling protrusion is higher than a surrounding uppermost end of the top cover by a predetermined length.
16. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the holder comprises a stopping plate formed on a lateral side, the stopping plate being abutted on the top cover.
17. The clothing managing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the holder comprises a rear protrusion having a lower edge chamfered or rounded.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Electrochemical method of activating a doped diamond-based electrode, the method including bringing the electrode into contact with an aqueous solution containing an electrolyte that does not contain electroactive species and applying an electrical excitation to said electrode in the form of one or several electrical pulses, in which each pulse contributes to activation of the electrode for a time ta provided that:
1\xb0) the absolute value of the amplitude of this pulse during this time ta exceeds a threshold amplitude with one of the following values:
1 \u03bcA\xb7cm\u22122 if the pulse is a cathodic current pulse;
3 mA\xb7cm\u22122 if the pulse is an anodic current pulse;
200 mV if the pulse is a cathodic voltage pulse; and
2 V if the pulse if an anodic voltage pulse; and
2\xb0) the activation time ta expressed in seconds is less than or equal to 10 for each pulse, and satisfies one of the following formulas for each pulse:
t
a
\u2265
1
n
c
\u2a2f
\uf603
J
cMax
\uf604
\u2a2f
K
1
\u2003for a cathodic current pulse;
t
a
\u2265
1
n
a
\u2a2f
\uf603
J
aMax
\uf604
\u2a2f
K
2
\u2003for an anodic current pulse;
t
a
\u2265
1
n
c
\u2a2f
\uf603
V
cMax
\uf604
\u2a2f
K
3
\u2003for a cathodic voltage pulse;
t
a
\u2265
1
n
a
\u2a2f
\uf603
V
aMax
\uf604
\u2a2f
K
3
\u2003for an anodic voltage pulse;
in which:
nc is the total number of cathodic pulses forming the electrical excitation;
na is the total number of anodic pulses forming the electrical excitation;
|JcMax| is the maximum value expressed as an absolute value in amperes per cm2, of the cathodic current among the nc pulses;
|JaMax| is the maximum value expressed as an absolute value in amperes per cm2, of the anodic current among the nc pulses;
|VcMax| is the maximum value expressed as an absolute value in Volts, of the cathodic voltage among the nc pulses;
|VaMax| is the maximum value expressed as an absolute value in Volts, of the anodic voltage among the na pulses;
K1=104 A\u22121\xb7cm2\xb7s\u22121;
K2=102 A\u22121\xb7cm2\xb7s\u22121;
K3=0.1 V\u22121\xb7s\u22121;
and in which the electrical excitation is applied for a total time ttot according to the following formula:
t
tot
=
\u2211
j
=
1
\u2062
\xe1n
\u2062
\u2062
(
t
aj
+
t
ij
)
where n is the total number of pulses forming the electrical excitation with n=nc+na and taj is the activation time ta during which the jth pulse is active, tij is the time ti during which the jth pulse is inactive and the tajtij ratio is greater than 10\u22124.
2. Method according to claim 1, in which said electrical pulse(s) has(have) a maximum amplitude in a minimum activation time ta.
3. Method according to claim 1, in which the ratio tati is greater than or equal to 1 for each pulse.
4. Method according to claim 1, in which there are between 10 and 50 pulses.
5. Method according to claim 1, in which the pulses are periodic.
6. Method according to claim 1, in which the maximum amplitude of the cathodic current pulses is between 400 \u03bcAcm2 and 5 mAcm2.
7. Method according to claim 1, in which the maximum amplitude of the cathodic voltage pulses is between 2 V and 5 V.
8. Method according to claim 1, in which the activation time ta of a pulse is about 100 milliseconds.
9. Method according to claim 1, in which, when the electrical excitation is in the form of several electrical pulses, at least one of the pulses is an anodic pulse and at least one of the pulses is a cathodic pulse.
10. Method according to claim 1, in which, when the electrical excitation is in the form of several electrical pulses, at least one of the pulses is an anodic pulse and at least one of the pulses is a cathodic pulse, and in which the anodic pulse(s) are alternated with the cathodic pulse(s).
11. Method according to claim 1, in which the electrolyte that does not contain any electroactive species is chosen from among LiClO4, NaClO4, KClO4 or a mix of them, Li2SO4, du Na2SO4, K2SO4 or a mix of them.
12. A method according to claim 1, wherein the method is used to restore the electrochemical reactivity of a doped diamond-based electrode.
13. A method according to claim 1, wherein the method is used to restore the electrochemical reactivity of a doped diamond-based electrode, in which the aqueous solution containing an electrolyte used to restore the electrochemical reactivity of said electrode is the same aqueous solution in which the electrode lost its electrochemical reactivity.