Clothing treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12077901-B2
Application number	US-201917250861-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2019
Priority date	Sep 14, 2018
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

A clothing treatment apparatus according to the present disclosure may comprise: a body including a receiving chamber disposed therein to receive clothing; a door for opening or closing the body; a spraying member for spraying steam toward the clothing; and a steam generator for supplying steam to the spraying member, wherein the receiving chamber may include a discharge port through which condensate water generated inside the receiving chamber is discharged, and a flow path through which the condensate water flows to the discharge port.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clothing treatment apparatus comprising:
a main body configured to include an accommodation chamber for accommodation clothing, wherein the accommodation chamber comprises a guide member;
a door configured to open or close the main body, the door comprising a gasket configured to contact the guide member along a width of the door;
a spraying port configured to spray steam toward clothing accommodated in the accommodation chamber; and
a steam generator configured to supply steam to the spraying port,
wherein the accommodation chamber comprises a flow path for guiding movement of condensate water generated in the accommodation chamber.

2. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a discharge port for discharging the condensate water is formed on a bottom surface of the accommodation chamber, and
wherein one end of the flow path is connected to the discharge port.

3. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the accommodation chamber comprises a guide member disposed on a bottom of the accommodation chamber, and
wherein the guide member is configured to guide the condensate water falling down along an inner side surface of the accommodation chamber to move to the discharge port.

4. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the guide member comprises:
a tilt surface tilting downwards to the discharge port; and
a rib formed on a front surface of an upper portion of the tilt surface and formed to extend in a direction of the door.

5. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the rib is formed to protruded to an outer side surface of the main body.

6. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the door comprises a gasket configured to be disposed on an inner side surface of the door, and based on the door being closed, be overlapped with the rib to shield leakage of the condensate water.

7. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the gasket, based on the door being closed, is disposed on the door so as to surround the accommodation chamber.

8. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the rib comprises a first rib and a second rib formed to be protruded to a front surface of the tilt surface with heights different from each other.

9. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the guide member further comprises a shielding member disposed on one end of the tilt surface opposing the discharge port and formed to be protruded upwards from the tilt surface.

10. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the shielding member is disposed symmetrically on both side ends of the guide member.

11. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the rib is formed to extend from a front surface of the shielding member.

12. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the door further comprises a cover member formed to be protruded towards the accommodation chamber, and
wherein the cover member guides condensate water falling down along an inner side surface of the door to move to the discharge port.

13. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the cover member comprises a drop part formed on a lower end in an undercut shape.

14. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the cover member further comprises a curved part which is formed on both ends of the cover member and tilts to inside of the curved part to guide the condensate water to the drop part.

15. The clothing treatment apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the cover member is formed to tilt downwards to the discharge port, based on the door being closed.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Kwonchul
• Park Jaeryong
• Lim Heetae
• Chang Euiyoung
• Kim Taegwang
• Jang Yongjoon

Classifications

• D06F35/00

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

• D06F58/203

  Laundry conditioning arrangements · CPC title

• D06F73/02 Primary

  having one or more treatment chambers · CPC title

• D06F58/24

  Condensing arrangements · CPC title

• D06F58/10 Primary

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