Clothes-handling apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11021836-B2
Application number	US-201716315823-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2017
Priority date	Jul 7, 2016
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes-handing apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a holder opening provided at an upper panel; an air moving part provided inside the cabinet so as to generate an air flow; a holder which is withdrawable from the cabinet through the holder opening and on which clothes are hung; and holder air holes provided at the holder so as to supply air to the clothes hung on the holder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clothes-treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet comprising:
an upper panel that defines a holder opening, and
a rear panel that defines one or more suction holes configured to receive air from an outside of the cabinet and positioned at an upper portion of the rear panel;

an air flow unit located in the cabinet and configured to generate air flow; and
a holder configured to insert into the cabinet through the holder opening and configured to hang clothes thereon,
wherein the holder defines a holder air hole configured to supply air to the clothes hung on the holder.

2. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a Peltier module located in the cabinet; and
a heating unit that is located in the cabinet, that is coupled to the Peltier module, and that is configured to heat air flowing towards the holder air hole.

3. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:
a steam generator located in the cabinet and configured to generate steam,
wherein the holder further defines a holder steam hole configured to supply steam to the clothes hung on the holder.

4. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet further defines an upper exhaust hole positioned at the upper panel and configured to supply heated air or unheated air to the clothes hung on the holder.

5. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
an iron panel rotatably coupled to a front panel of the cabinet and configured to press the clothes towards the front panel of the cabinet.

6. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the front panel of the cabinet defines a cabinet steam hole configured to spray steam toward the iron panel.

7. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the front panel further defines a front exhaust hole configured to discharge heated air or unheated air.

8. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the holder defines at least one of a holder air path configured to allow flow of air in the holder or a holder steam path configured to allow flow of steam in the holder.

9. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the front panel of the cabinet defines at least one of (i) a front panel air path configured to allow flow of air in the front panel or (ii) a front panel steam path configured to allow flow of steam in the front panel.

10. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises:
a first vertical member that extends in a vertical direction with respect to the upper panel of the cabinet;
a second vertical member that extends in the vertical direction with respect to the upper panel of the cabinet and that is spaced apart from the first vertical member; and
a connection member that connects an upper end of the first vertical member to an upper end of the second vertical member.

11. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the connection member is inclined upward with respect to the first vertical member and the second vertical member.

12. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the holder defines a plurality of holder air holes that are configured to supply air to the clothes hung on the holder, that are spaced apart from one another, and that are arranged along at least one of the first vertical member, the second vertical member, or the connection member.

13. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the holder further defines a plurality of holder steam holes that are configured to supply steam to the clothes hung on the holder, that are spaced apart from one another, and that are arranged along at least one of the first vertical member, the second vertical member, or the connection member.

14. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of holder air holes are positioned outward of the plurality of holder steam holes at the first vertical member, the second vertical member, and the connection member.

15. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the holder further defines:
a holder air path that is configured to allow flow of air along the first vertical member, the connection member, and the second vertical member; and
a holder steam path that is configured to allow flow of steam along the first vertical member, the connection member, and the second vertical member, and
wherein the plurality of holder air holes are arranged in the holder air path, and the plurality of holder steam holes are arranged in the holder steam path.

16. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the holder air path is parallel to the holder steam path and configured to allow flow of air in a first direction along the first vertical member, the connection member, and the second vertical member, and
wherein the holder steam path is configured to allow flow of steam in a second direction opposite to the first direction along the second vertical member, the connection member, and the first vertical member.

17. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the cabinet further comprises a front panel that defines a front panel air path configured to allow flow of air in the front panel and that defines a front panel steam path configured to allow flow of steam in the front panel.

18. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:
an air connection path that connects the front panel air path to one of the first vertical member or the second vertical member the holder; and
a steam connection path that connects the front panel steam path to one of the first vertical member or the second vertical member the holder.

19. The clothes-treating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the air flow unit comprises one or more fans located between the holder and the rear panel and configured to cause air to be suctioned from the outside of the cabinet through the one or more suction holes.

20. A clothes-treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet comprising an upper panel that defines a holder opening;
an air flow unit located in the cabinet and configured to generate air flow;
a holder configured to insert into the cabinet through the holder opening and configured to hang clothes thereon; and
an iron panel rotatably coupled to a front panel of the cabinet and configured to press the clothes towards the front panel of the cabinet,
wherein the holder defines a holder air hole configured to supply air to the clothes hung on the holder.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Shin Miju
• Kim Seonglak

Classifications

• A61L2103/50

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

• D06F58/20 Primary

  General details of domestic laundry dryers  (D06F59/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61L2/04 Primary

  Heat (radiation A61L2/08) · CPC title

• D06F59/02

  for garments · CPC title

• D06F2103/62

  related to systems for water or steam used for conditioning or finishing · CPC title