Clothing treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11965283-B2
Application number	US-202318103578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2023
Priority date	Apr 3, 2018
Publication date	Apr 23, 2024
Grant date	Apr 23, 2024

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothing treatment apparatus. The clothing treatment apparatus comprises: a cabinet; a first clothing treatment chamber for accommodating clothes in the cabinet; a machine chamber for supplying steam or air to the first clothing treatment chamber; and a door assembly for opening and closing an opening. The door assembly comprises: a first panel having a second clothing treatment chamber for treating clothes formed therein, the first panel being open at one side and being pivotably connected to the cabinet; a second panel for opening and closing the open one side of the first panel; and a partition plate, disposed between the first panel and the second panel, for applying pressure to each of the clothes placed on the first panel and the clothes placed on the second panel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet in which a first laundry treating chamber to receive laundry therein is defined and which is opened forward so that the laundry is taken in or taken out; and
a door assembly disposed in front of the cabinet to open or close the first laundry treating chamber,
where in the door assembly includes:
a second laundry treating chamber in which laundry is stored, and
an auxiliary steam supply unit for supplying steam to the second laundry treating chamber.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet includes a machine chamber disposed below the first laundry treating chamber.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a supply which supplies at least one of circulating air or steam to the first laundry treating chamber, wherein the supply is disposed in the machine chamber.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , the auxiliary steam supply operates independently of the supply.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the door assembly covers the front surface of the machine chamber when the door assembly closes the first laundry treating chamber.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the door assembly includes a plurality of discharge holes through which steam generated from the auxiliary steam supply is supplied to the second laundry treating chamber.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the door assembly is rotatably coupled to one side of the cabinet.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the door assembly further comprises:
a first panel which has the second laundry treating chamber defined therein, and which opens or closes the first laundry treating chamber; and
a second panel which opens or closes the second laundry treating chamber.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second panel is rotatably coupled to one side of the first panel.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second laundry treating chamber is opened forward so that the laundry is taken in or taken out, wherein the second panel is disposed in front of the first panel.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second laundry treating chamber is formed by recessing a portion of the first panel.

12. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet in which a laundry treating chamber to receive laundry therein is defined and which is opened forward so that the laundry is taken in or taken out; and
a door assembly disposed in front of the cabinet to open or close the laundry treating chamber,
where in the door assembly includes:
a partitioning portion which is disposed on one surface of the door assembly;
an auxiliary treating chamber which is defined between the partitioning portion and the surface of the door assembly, and which accommodates laundry; and
an auxiliary steam supply which supplies steam to the auxiliary treating chamber.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the cabinet comprises:
a machine chamber which is disposed below the laundry treating chamber; and
a supply which is disposed in machine chamber, and which supplies at least one of circulating air or steam to the laundry treating chamber.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the auxiliary steam supply is disposed at a position corresponding to the lower part of the auxiliary treating chamber.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the auxiliary steam supply is disposed at a lower portion of the partitioning portion.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the door assembly includes a plurality of discharge hole which supplies steam generated from the auxiliary steam supply to the auxiliary treating chamber.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the door assembly includes a heater which supplies heat to the auxiliary treating chamber.

18. The apparatus of the claim 12 , wherein the partitioning portion is an ironing partitioning portion in which laundry is seated on one surface, wherein the ironing partitioning portion includes a heater generating heat to supply to laundry.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the ironing partitioning portion includes plurality of discharge holes which fluid is communicated.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , further comprising a pressing body which pressurizes laundry seated on the ironing partitioning portion, and which is rotatably coupled to the door assembly.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Kihyuk
• Bae Jaeil
• Kim Seonkyu
• Chung Wookjun
• Kim Jaehyung
• Jang Semin

Classifications

• D06F2105/30

  Blowers · CPC title

• D06F2103/62

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

• D06F2103/56

  related to air ducts, e.g. position of flow diverters · CPC title

• D06F35/00

  Washing machines, apparatus, or methods not otherwise provided for · 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