Clothes treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11624148-B2
Application number	US-202117316274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2021
Priority date	Jan 8, 2018
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

A clothes treatment apparatus is disclosed. The clothes treatment apparatus includes a case defining the external appearance and having an open front, a first clothes treatment chamber defining a space in the case to treat clothes using steam or air circulation, a second clothes treatment chamber defining a space at one side of the first clothes treatment chamber in the case to remove wrinkles from clothes by applying pressure to the clothes, a machine chamber provided in the case to spray steam to or circulate air through the first clothes treatment chamber or the second clothes treatment chamber, and a partition plate configured to be movable to a position for closing the second clothes treatment chamber so that the second clothes treatment chamber is separated from the first clothes treatment chamber and to the open front of the case to open the second clothes treatment chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:
a case that defines an external appearance of the clothes treatment apparatus, the case having an opening at a front surface thereof;
a door coupled to the case and configured to open and close at least a portion of the opening;
a first clothes treatment chamber defined in the case and configured to treat first clothes based on circulation of steam or air;
a second clothes treatment chamber that is recessed from an inner side surface of the case, that faces the first clothes treatment chamber, and that is configured to reduce wrinkles from second clothes in the second clothes treatment chamber based on pressure applied to the second clothes toward the inner side surface of the case; and
a machine chamber configured to (i) supply steam to the first clothes treatment chamber or the second clothes treatment chamber or (ii) circulate air through the first clothes treatment chamber or the second clothes treatment chamber.

2. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a partition plate that is disposed in the case and that partitions the second clothes treatment chamber from the first clothes treatment chamber, the partition plate being configured to open and close the second clothes treatment chamber.

3. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second clothes treatment chamber is configured to hold the second clothes in an orientation vertical to a rear surface of the case.

4. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second clothes treatment chamber is configured to, based on the partition plate closing the second clothes treatment chamber, hold the second clothes in an orientation parallel to the inner side surface of the case.

5. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a moving member coupled to the partition plate and configured to rotate the partition plate to thereby open and close the second clothes treatment chamber; and
a stopper configured to limit rotation of the partition plate based on the partition plate opening the second clothes treatment chamber.

6. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the partition plate is configured to, based on opening the second clothes treatment chamber, define an inclination angle with respect to the first clothes in the first clothes treatment chamber.

7. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the second clothes treatment chamber is configured to, based on the partition plate closing the second clothes treatment chamber, hold the second clothes in an orientation parallel to the first clothes in the first clothes treatment chamber.

8. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the moving member is disposed at a rear side of the partition plate.

9. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a hanger that is disposed in the first clothes treatment chamber, that extends in a width direction of the case, and that is configured to support the first clothes.

10. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the second clothes treatment chamber is configured to, based on the partition plate closing the second clothes treatment chamber, hold the second clothes in an orientation parallel to the first clothes supported by the hanger.

11. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a clothes-fixing member that is disposed at an inner surface of the partition plate, that is configured to hang the second clothes in the second clothes treatment chamber, and that is configured to face the inner side surface of the case based on the partition plate closing the second clothes treatment chamber.

12. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a base plate disposed at the inner side surface of the case and configured to face the partition plate based on the partition plate closing the second clothes treatment chamber, the base plate being configured to support the second clothes in the second clothes treatment chamber; and
a press plate disposed at the inner surface of the partition plate and positioned vertically below the clothes-fixing member, the press plate being configured to press the second clothes toward the base plate.

13. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the base plate comprises:
a fixed base plate fixed to the inner side surface of the case; and
an elastic base plate that is disposed on the fixed base plate and that protrudes toward the second clothes treatment chamber relative to the fixed base plate.

14. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the partition plate comprises:
a separation portion that protrudes from the inner surface of the partition plate and that is configured to, based on the partition plate closing the second clothes treatment chamber, define a space between the inner surface of the partition plate and the inner side surface of the case.

15. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein at least a part of the separation portion defines a part of the front surface of the case.

16. A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:
a case that defines an external appearance of the clothes treatment apparatus, the case having an opening at a front surface thereof;
a door coupled to the case and configured to open and close at least a portion of the opening;
a first clothes treatment chamber defined in the case and configured to treat first clothes based on circulation of steam or air;
a second clothes treatment chamber defined at a side of the first clothes treatment chamber and configured to reduce wrinkles from second clothes based on pressure applied to the second clothes;
a machine chamber configured to supply steam to the first clothes treatment chamber or to circulate air through the first clothes treatment chamber; and
a partition plate that partitions the second clothes treatment chamber from the first clothes treatment chamber and that is configured to open and close the second clothes treatment chamber,
wherein the partition plate defines an opening portion that is configured to communicate steam or air between the first clothes treatment chamber and the second clothes treatment chamber, and
wherein the partition plate comprises a press plate that is disposed at an inner surface of the partition plate and that is disposed at both sides of the opening portion, the press plate being configured to face and apply pressure to the second clothes based on the partition plate closing the second clothes treatment chamber.

17. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 16 , further comprising a clothes-fixing member disposed at the inner surface of the partition plate and disposed vertically above the opening portion, the clothes-fixing member being configured to hang the second clothes in the second clothes treatment chamber.

18. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 16 , further comprising:
a moving member coupled to the partition plate and configured to rotate the partition plate to thereby open and close the second clothes treatment chamber.

19. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the moving member located at a rear side of the partition plate.

20. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 18 , further comprising a stopper configured to limit rotation of the partition pla

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Kihyuk
• Bae Jaeil
• Chung Wookjun

Classifications

• D06F58/16

  having heatable surfaces for contacting the laundry (D06F59/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• D06F58/10 Primary

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

• D06F73/02 Primary

  having one or more treatment chambers · CPC title

• D06F71/29

  Trousers · CPC title

• D06F71/32

  Details · CPC title