Bathroom management apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10835036-B2
Application number	US-201815914100-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2018
Priority date	Mar 7, 2017
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

A bathroom management apparatus includes: a cabinet having an front surface; at least one frame configured to be attached to the cabinet; and at least one function module including at least one of a towel care module, a sterilizing module, a secret box module, a refrigerating module, a charging module, and an air conditioning module configured to be installed in the at least one frame, wherein the at least one frame provides a first mounting space, a second mounting space provided beneath the first mounting space, and a third mounting space provided beneath the second mounting space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bathroom management apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having an open front surface;
at least one frame configured to be attached to the cabinet to reinforce stiffness of the cabinet, the at least one frame including a left side frame and a right side frame; and
at least one function module box configured to be attached to the frame, and forming a space therein, wherein the at least one frame includes a plurality of mounting spaces arranged in a vertical direction,
wherein module locking ribs are formed at both sides of the at least one function module box to be locked with front ends of each of the left and right side frames, respectively,
wherein at least one first module locking protrusion having a module locking groove is formed in the module locking rib, and second module locking protrusions are formed at left and right side panels of the cabinet and are inserted into respective module locking grooves to be locked with the at least one first module locking protrusion.

2. The bathroom management apparatus of claim 1 , wherein guide ribs are formed at both sides of the at least one function module box, respectively, and inner ribs are formed at the left side frame and the right side frame of the at least one frame to guide and support the guide ribs when the at least one function module box is inserted into the at least one frame.

3. The bathroom management apparatus of claim 2 , wherein first slots are formed in the left and right side frames, respectively, and the inner ribs protrude inward from a top side and a bottom side of each of the first slots.

4. The bathroom management apparatus of claim 3 , wherein outer ribs protrude outward from a front side and a rear side of each of the first slots in outer sides of the left and right side frames, respectively.

5. The bathroom management apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an upper frame of the at least one frame is spaced apart from an upper panel of the cabinet, and a lower frame of the at least one frame is spaced apart from a lower panel of the cabinet, and wherein the bathroom management apparatus further includes:
an upper cover provided between the upper panel and the upper frame, coupled with the upper panel and the upper frame, and configured to cover a space between the upper panel and the upper frame, and
a control panel provided between the lower panel and the lower frame, coupled with the lower panel and the lower frame.

6. The bathroom management apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the cabinet includes a first air outlet spaced apart from the lower frame, and a second air outlet formed in the lower panel, and the function module box includes a heating device for blowing heated air, and an exhauster provided inside the control panel to switch air blown from the heating device to one of the first air outlet and the second air outlet.

7. The bathroom management apparatus of claim 5 , further including:
a door configured to open the open front surface of the cabinet; and
a hinge provided at a rear top side of the door to be coupled with the upper frame, wherein a concave groove in which the hinge is received when the door is closed is formed at a front surface of the upper cover.

8. The bathroom management apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the upper frame and the lower frame of the at least one frame each include cut lines configured to be punched out to form second slots,
a third slot is formed beneath the second slot in the control panel, and
a fourth slot is formed beneath the third slot of the lower panel of the cabinet.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Jeongyun
• Park Daeyun
• Jeon Jinhyeon

Classifications

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/70

  characterised by the mechanical construction · CPC title

• H02J7/50

  acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• A47B67/005 Primary

  Mirror cabinets; Dressing-tables · CPC title

• A47B47/0091 Primary

  Modular arrangements of similar assemblies of elements (for elements or assemblies mainly made of wood or plastic A47B47/047, sectional furniture A47B87/00, stackable furniture A47B87/02) · CPC title