Clothes treating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10132024-B2
Application number	US-201514802286-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2015
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

A clothes treating apparatus includes a reception unit for receiving clothes, a discharge duct for guiding air coming from an interior of the reception unit to the outside, a filter unit including a frame that is detachably inserted into the discharge duct and a filter provided in the for filtering air, and an attachment unit to detachably couple the filter unit to the discharge duct. The attachment unit includes a body provided in the frame and configured to rotate to allow coupling between the filter unit and the discharge duct, and a coupling part located at one side of the body for selectively coupling to the discharge duct through a through hole in the frame. The body defines a body through hole passing through the body, the body through hole being configured to prevent foreign substances from remaining.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A filter assembly for a clothes treating apparatus comprising:
a filter unit including a frame that is configured to be detachably inserted into a discharge duct of the clothes treating apparatus and a filter provided in the frame that is configured to filter air; and
an attachment unit configured to detachably couple the filter unit to the discharge duct,
wherein the attachment unit includes:
a body provided in the frame and configured to rotate to thereby allow coupling between the filter unit and the discharge duct, and
a coupling part located at one side of the body and configured to be selectively coupled to the discharge duct through a through hole that is defined in the frame,
wherein the body defines a body through hole passing through the body, the body through hole being configured to prevent foreign substances from remaining in an inside of the frame between the body and the frame.

2. The filter assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment unit further includes a rotary shaft configured to rotatably couple the body to the frame,
wherein the body through hole includes at least one of a lower through hole located between the rotary shaft and the coupling part or an upper through hole located between the rotary shaft and a free end of the body opposite the coupling part.

3. The filter assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the filter unit further includes:
an elastic support part configured to apply a force to the body so as to maintain the state of the coupling part inserted into the through hole; and
a handle configured to apply pressure to the free end of the body so as to withdraw the coupling part from the through hole.

4. The filter assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the elastic support part includes an elastic body connecting the free end of the body to the handle.

5. The filter assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the elastic body defines a support part through hole located between the free end of the body and the handle to provide a moving path for foreign substances.

6. The filter assembly according to claim 2 , wherein:
the filter unit further includes a handle configured to rotate the free end of the body to withdraw the coupling part from the through hole; and
the handle is fixed to the free end of the body.

7. The filter assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a second through hole located above the through hole to communicate the inside of the frame with an outside of the frame.

8. The filter assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the filter unit further includes a scraper provided within the frame and configured to reciprocate within the filter unit to thereby separate foreign substances remaining on an interior surface of the filter from the filter.

9. The filter assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the attachment unit is located within a rotation region of the scraper.

10. A clothes treating apparatus comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive clothes;
a discharge duct configured to guide air coming from an interior of the reception unit to an outside of the reception unit;
a filter unit including a frame that is configured to be detachably inserted into the discharge duct and a filter provided in the frame that is configured to filter air; and
an attachment unit configured to detachably couple the filter unit to the discharge duct,
wherein the attachment unit includes:
a body provided in the frame and configured to rotate to thereby allow coupling between the filter unit and the discharge duct, and
a coupling part located at one side of the body and configured to be selectively coupled to the discharge duct through a through hole that is defined in the frame,
wherein the body defines a body through hole passing through the body, the body through hole being configured to prevent foreign substances from remaining in an inside of the frame between the body and the frame.

11. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the attachment unit further includes a rotary shaft configured to rotatably couple the body to the frame,
wherein the body through hole includes at least one of a lower through hole located between the rotary shaft and the coupling part or an upper through hole located between the rotary shaft and a free end of the body opposite the coupling part.

12. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the filter unit further includes:
an elastic support part configured to apply a force to the body so as to maintain the state of the coupling part inserted into the through hole; and
a handle configured to apply pressure to the free end of the body so as to withdraw the coupling part from the through hole.

13. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the elastic support part includes an elastic body connecting the free end of the body to the handle.

14. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the elastic body defines a support part through hole located between the free end of the body and the handle to provide a moving path for foreign substances.

15. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein:
the filter unit further includes a handle configured to rotate the free end of the body to withdraw the coupling part from the through hole; and
the handle is fixed to the free end of the body.

16. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the body includes a bending part located between the rotary shaft and the handle and having a concave shape.

17. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the frame includes a second through hole located above the through hole to communicate the inside of the frame with an outside of the frame.

18. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the filter unit further includes a scraper provided within the frame and configured to reciprocate within the filter unit to thereby separate foreign substances remaining on an interior surface of the filter from the filter.

19. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the attachment unit is located within a rotation region of the scraper.

20. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 19 , further comprising:
a shaft passing through the frame, the scraper being fixed to the shaft;
a driven gear fixed to the shaft and located externally of the frame;
a driving gear located within the discharge duct and configured to couple to and drive the driven gear; and
a motor located outside of the discharge duct and configured to rotate the driving gear.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Sangik
• Jung Kyungmun

Classifications

• B01D46/681

  by scrapers, brushes or the like · CPC title

• B01D46/0065

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01D46/0002

  Casings; Housings; Frame constructions · CPC title

• B01D46/4227

  Manipulating filters or filter elements, e.g. handles or extracting tools · CPC title

• D06F58/22 Primary

  Lint collecting arrangements · CPC title