Laundry treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11713541-B2
Application number	US-202117379348-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2021
Priority date	Nov 11, 2016
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having an accommodation space formed therein to accommodate laundry, a laundry support member provided in the accommodation space, and a presser mounted to the laundry support member and configured to apply pressure to laundry to remove wrinkles from laundry. The presser includes a support part for supporting one surface of laundry, a hanger hook configured to be hung on the laundry support member, and a press part hingedly connected to the support part to apply pressure to the opposite surface of laundry.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having an accommodation space formed therein to accommodate laundry;
a laundry support member provided in the accommodation space and configured to support laundry in the accommodation space; and
a presser separably hung on the laundry support member and configured to apply pressure to laundry to remove wrinkles of laundry,
wherein the presser includes:
a support part configured to support one surface of the laundry, the support part includes a support plate provided with a support body recess formed concavely along a height direction of the presser and the support body that the support plate is coupled on one surface thereof; and
a presser part rotatably coupled to the support body and configured to apply pressure to an opposite surface of laundry,
wherein the support body recess extends from a lower end of the support plate to a upper end of the support plate.

2. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the support part further includes a support plate seat portion concavely formed in the front surface of the support body and configured to secure the support plate.

3. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the presser part includes:
a press body hingedly connected to the support body; and
a press body through-hole formed through the press body, and
wherein the support body recess extends upward and downward from the press body through-hole, respectively.

4. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a length of the support plate in a width direction of the presser is smaller than a length of the press body in the width direction of the presser.

5. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the presser further includes a hinge structure provided in the support body and configured to support rotation of the presser part.

6. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the hinge structure is spaced apart from both ends of the support plate in a width direction of the presser, respectively.

7. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the presser further includes a locking structure rotatably provided on the support body and configured to selectively secure the presser part to the support part.

8. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the presser part includes a locking recess concavely formed in front surface thereof and configured to secure the locking structure selectively.

9. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the support plate includes:
a fixing portion that fixed to the support body; and
a plate extension portion that extends from the fixing portion and spaced apart from the support body, and
wherein the fixing portion and the plate extension portion form the support body recess.

10. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the presser further includes a support spring provided between the plate extension portion and the support body and configured to apply elastic force to the support plate.

11. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the presser further includes a extension portion provided upper side of the support part.

12. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the presser further includes:
a hanger hook provided on the extension portion and configured to hung on the laundry support member; and
a laundry-fixing member provided on the extension portion and below the hanger hook, and configured to fix the laundry to the presser.

13. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the accommodation space, and
wherein the laundry support member is provided on at least one of inside of the cabinet, inner side of the door and an inner surface of the cabinet.

14. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the extension portion extends inclined upward from the support body.

15. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the extension portion is integrally formed with the support body.

16. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the support body includes a front support body and a rear support body coupled to a rear surface of the front support body, and
wherein the extension portion is coupled between the front support body and the rear support body.

17. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a separation frame configured to form a gap between presser and an inner surface of the accommodation space.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Yoon Taejun
• Kim Sunyong
• Park Hyoungsup
• Nam Junyoung

Classifications

• D06F73/02 Primary

  having one or more treatment chambers · CPC title

• D06F58/10

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

• D06F73/00

  Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam  (combined with external pressure means D06F71/00) · CPC title

• D06F59/02

  for garments · CPC title

• D06F71/36 Primary

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