Laundry treating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11168438-B2
Application number	US-201916427705-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2019
Priority date	Jun 1, 2018
Publication date	Nov 9, 2021
Grant date	Nov 9, 2021

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a laundry treating apparatus comprising a cabinet comprising an accommodation space configured to hold clothes therein, a support body disposed in the accommodation space and configured to define a predetermined space in which the clothes are supported, a compression body rotatably secured to the support body and configured to rotate in a direction towards the support body and a direction away from the support body, the compression body being configured to press the clothes towards the support body, a moisture chamber disposed in at least one of the compression body or the support body, and a moisture supply unit configured to supply steam or moisture to the moisture chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having an accommodation space configured to hold clothes;
a support body disposed in the accommodation space to provide a space where the clothes are pressed;
a compression body provided rotatably relative to the support body to press the clothes towards the support body;
a moisture chamber provided as a groove that is recessed in a direction away from a surface of the compression body that faces the support body, and wherein the groove extends along a height direction of the accommodation space; and
a moisture supply unit configured to supply steam or moisture to at least one of the moisture chamber or the supply body or the compression body, and
wherein the compression body comprises:
a first body provided to a left of the moisture chamber, extending in the height direction of the accommodation space and configured to press the clothes to the support body; and
a second body provided to a right of the moisture chamber, extending in the height direction of the accommodation space and configured to press the clothes to the support body.

2. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the moisture supply unit is disposed in the compression body.

3. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the compression body further comprises:
a mounting portion configured to detachably accommodate the moisture supply unit; and
a power supply unit disposed in the mounting portion and connected to an electric power, and
wherein the moisture supply unit comprises,
a storage body detachably disposed in the mounting portion and configured to store water;
a heater disposed in the storage body;
a connection terminal fixed to the outside of the storage body and configured to connect the power supply unit to the heater; and
a discharge unit configured to discharge the steam or moisture from the storage body to the moisture chamber.

4. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the support body comprises:
a support body groove disposed along the height direction of the accommodation space and configured to define a predetermined space for accommodating a sewing line of the clothes, corresponding to the moisture chamber;
a first support surface disposed in an area of the support body groove and configured to support the clothes pressed by the first body; and
a second support surface disposed in another area of the support body groove and configured to support the clothes pressed by the second body.

5. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:
a heat plate disposed in one surface of the compression body towards the support body, the heat plate being formed of a conductive material; and
a heat source disposed between the heat plate and the compression body, the heat source being configured to supply heat to the heat plate.

6. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3 , wherein at least a predetermined area of the support body is formed of a conductive material, and wherein the laundry treating apparatus further comprises a heat source for heating the conductive material.

7. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the support body is provided as one of the surfaces defining the accommodation space or secured to one of the surfaces, and
the compression body is rotatably coupled to the support body or the surface having the support body secured thereto.

8. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:
an opening penetrating a front surface of the cabinet, the opening being configured to allow the accommodation space to communicate with the accommodation space; and
a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet, the door being configured to open and close the opening,
wherein the support body is fixed to the door and the compression body is rotatably coupled to the support body or the door.

9. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:
a first clothes-support unit configured to secure the clothes to the door to locate the clothes in a surface of the support body;
a second clothes-support unit provided in the accommodation space and configured to dispose the clothes in the accommodation space; and
an air supply unit configured to supply heated-air to the accommodation space.

10. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the compression body further comprises:
a mounting portion configured to detachably accommodate the moisture supply unit; and
a power supply unit disposed in the mounting portion, and
wherein the moisture supply unit comprises,
a storage body detachably disposed in the mounting portion and configured to store water;
an oscillator configured to generate moisture by vibrating the water stored in the storage body;
a connection terminal fixed to the outside of the storage body and configured to connect the power supply unit to the heater; and
a discharge unit configured to discharge steam or moisture from the storage body to the moisture chamber.

11. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:
a first heat plate fixed to the first body and formed of a conductive material;
a second heat plate fixed to the second body and formed of a conductive material;
a first heat source disposed between the first heat plate and the first body and configured to supply heat to the first heat plate; and
a second heat source disposed between the second heat plate and the second body and configured to supply heat to the second heat plate.

12. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a partition unit rotatably disposed between the support body and the compression body towards the support body or the compression body, the partition unit being configured to press the clothes to both sides.

13. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the partition unit comprises,
a partition body rotatably disposed between the support body and the compression body; and
a second heating unit provided in at least one of two opposite surfaces of the partition body and configured to supply heat to the clothes.

14. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the second heating unit comprises:
a heating body exposed outside of at least one of the two opposite surfaces of the partition body; and
a heat wire disposed in the partition body or the heating body, the heat wire being configured to heat the heating body.

15. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the second heating unit comprises:
a heating body exposed outside of at least one of the two opposite surfaces of the partition body;
a supply path disposed in at least one of the partition body or the heating body, the supply path being configured to supply steam or moisture; and
a plurality of discharge holes provided through the heating body and configured to discharge the steam or moisture to the clothes.

16. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the supply path comprises:
one or more spray paths disposed along a height direction of the partition body, and
the plurality of the discharge holes disposed in a longitudinal direction of the spray paths.

17. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising:
a machine room disposed below the accommodation space and configured to supply at least one of heated air or steam to the accommodation space; and
a moisture supply source disposed in at least one of the cabinet, the machine room, the door, the compression unit, the moisture supply source being configured to generate steam or m

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Jaehyung
• Jang Semin

Classifications

• D06F67/005 Primary

  Stands or cabinets · CPC title

• D06F58/10

  Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means · CPC title

• D06F73/02 Primary

  having one or more treatment chambers · CPC title

• D06F58/203 Primary

  Laundry conditioning arrangements · CPC title

• D06F71/34

  Heating arrangements; Arrangements for supplying or removing steam or other gases · CPC title