Laundry treating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11613841-B2
Application number	US-201916684061-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2019
Priority date	Nov 16, 2018
Publication date	Mar 28, 2023
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a laundry treating apparatus comprising a cabinet comprising an opening, a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet, an inner case disposed in the cabinet and configured to provide an accommodation space, a supply part configured to communicate with the inner case to supply at least one of air or moisture to the accommodation space, and a mount part disposed on at least one of the inner case or the door and configured to place the laundry in the accommodation space. The mount part comprises a support part disposed on at least one of the inner case or the door to support a surface of the laundry, and a pressing part. The pressing part comprises a pressing body rotatably coupled to one of the inner case, the door, or the support part, and a position change part and a position change part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet comprising an opening;
a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the opening;
an inner case disposed in the cabinet and configured to provide an accommodation space to accommodate laundry;
a supply part configured to communicate with the inner case to supply at least one of air or moisture to the accommodation space; and
a mount part disposed on at least one of the inner case or the door and configured to place the laundry in the accommodation space,
wherein the mount part comprises:
a support part disposed on at least one of the inner case or the door to support a surface of the laundry; and
a pressing part configured to rotate toward the support part, and

wherein the pressing part comprises:
a pressing body rotatably coupled to one of the inner case, the door, or the support part;
a fixing hinge disposed on one of the inner case, the door, or the support part, the fixing hinge being configured to rotate the pressing body to a position where the pressing body faces the support part while being spaced apart from the support part; and
a position change part configured to move the pressing body toward the support part when the pressing body is positioned facing the support part.

2. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the position change part is coupled to the fixing hinge to move the pressing body toward the support part when the pressing body is positioned facing the support part.

3. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the position change part further comprises:
a body coupling part connected to the fixing hinge and coupled to the pressing body; and
a body moving part coupled to the body coupling part and configured to move the pressing body toward the support part or move the pressing body and the body coupling part toward the support part simultaneously.

4. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the body moving part comprises:
a radial rotation part coupled to the fixing hinge and configured to rotate the body coupling part in a direction parallel to a height direction of the support part to move the pressing body toward the support part.

5. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the radial rotation part further comprises:
a movement groove formed in the fixing hinge in the height direction of the support part; and
a rotation coupling pin coupled to one end of the movement groove and configured to rotatably couple to one end of the body coupling part.

6. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the body coupling part is fixed to the fixing hinge, and
wherein the body moving part is arranged inside the pressing body and configured to allow the pressing body to slidably move on the body coupling part.

7. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the body coupling part further comprises:
an extension part extending from the fixing hinge;
a coupling hook protruding from one side or both sides of the extension part; and
a body fixing part arranged inside the pressing body and coupled to the coupling hook, and
wherein the body moving part further comprises:
a sliding part coupled to the body fixing part and configured to allow the coupling hook to move.

8. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sliding part further comprises:
a sliding groove extending from the body fixing part configured to allow the coupling hook to reciprocate therethrough,
wherein the sliding groove is inclined to allow the pressing body to press the support part by moving downward.

9. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the body moving part further comprises:
a stopper protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the sliding groove and configured to allow the coupling hook to remain fixed at one end or both ends of the sliding groove.

10. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the fixing hinge comprises:
a fixing bar connected to the body coupling part and configured to rotate the pressing body; and
a fastening part rotatably coupled to the fixing bar on the door or the support part and configured to support the pressing body.

11. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the fixing hinge is disposed on both sides of the pressing body and configured to allow one surface of the pressing body to be pressed while maintaining a space between the one surface and the support part.

12. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the fixing bar is disposed on both sides of the pressing body,
wherein the fastening part comprises a plurality of fastening parts coupled to the support part or the door,
wherein each of the fastening parts is detachably coupled to each of the fixing bars.

13. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the fixing hinge is configured to:
allow the fixing bar to be separated from the fastening part when the pressing body is positioned facing the support part; and
prevent the fixing bar from being separated from the fastening part when the pressing body is rotated away from the support part.

14. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the fastening part comprises:
a fastening body configured to accommodate the fixing bar;
a fastening groove configured to allow the fixing bar to be inserted into and withdrawn from the fastening body; and
a catching part protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the fastening groove and configured to prevent the fixing bar from being separated, and
wherein the fixing bar comprises:
a fixing body accommodated in the fastening body; and
a step body coupled to the fixing body in a stepped manner and separable from the catching part.

15. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the fixing bar further comprises:
a release rib extending from the fixing body and configured to rotate the step body, and
wherein the pressing body further comprises:
a rotatable installation part configured to press the release rib.

16. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the rotatable installation part comprises:
a handle body rotatably arranged in the pressing body;
a handle rotation pin configured to rotatably couple the handle body to the pressing body; and
a rib contact bar extending from the handle rotation pin and configured to press the release rib.

17. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the step body is coupled to one or both ends of the fixed body and configured to axially rotate on the fixing body, and
wherein the release rib extends from the step body.

18. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the step body, the fixing body, and the release rib are integrally formed,
wherein the body coupling part comprises:
an extension part extending from the fixing hinge; and
a coupling hook protruding from one side or both sides of the extension part, and

wherein the pressing body further comprises:
a body fixing part coupled to the body coupling part and configured to allow the body coupling part to rotate in an axial direction of the fixing body.

19. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the body fixing part comprises:
a rotation bar disposed inside the pressing body and configured to guide movement of a free end of the coupling hook;
a fixing rib disposed on both sides of the rotation bar and configured to guide movement of the rotation bar;
an anti-separation part coupled to one end of th

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Jaehyung
• Jang Semin

Classifications

• D06F71/36

  Pressing elements (for use in pressing particular garments or parts thereof D06F71/18; coverings or pads therefor D06F83/00) · CPC title

• D06F73/02 Primary

  having one or more treatment chambers · CPC title

• D06F58/203

  Laundry conditioning arrangements · CPC title

• D06F58/10 Primary

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

• D06F71/29

  Trousers · CPC title