Laundry treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12146261-B2
Application number	US-202318221523-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2023
Priority date	Nov 11, 2016
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

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 therein to accommodate laundry;
a laundry support member provided in the accommodation space; and
a presser removably hung to the laundry support member and configured to apply pressure to laundry to remove wrinkles,
wherein the presser comprises:
a support part configured to face one surface of the laundry; and
a press part hingedly connected to the support part and configured to apply pressure to an opposite surface of laundry,

wherein the support part comprises:
a support body forming the external appearance of the support part; and
a support plate disposed in front of the support body to face the one surface of the laundry and configured to support the one surface of the laundry by elastic force.

2. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support body extends downwardly more than the support plate.

3. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support body extends downwardly more than the press part.

4. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the press part is wider than a width of the support plate.

5. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the presser further comprises:
a support spring provided between the support body and the support plate to apply elastic force to the support plate.

6. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the support plate provided with a support body recess formed concavely along a height direction of the presser.

7. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the support body recess extends from a lower end of the support plate to an upper end of the support plate.

8. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the presser further comprises:
a hinge structure provided at the support body and configured to support the presser part.

9. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge structure is spaced apart from the support plate in a width direction.

10. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the presser further comprises:
a locking structure rotatably provided on the support body and configured to selectively secure the presser part to the support part.

11. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the support body comprises:
a support plate seat portion concavely formed in a front surface of the support body,
wherein the support plate is seated in the support plate seat portion.

12. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the hinge structure is positioned at a position away from the left or right of the support plate seat portion.

13. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the support body comprises:
a front support body; and
a rear support body coupled to a rear surface of the front support body.

14. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the presser further comprises:
an extension frame coupled at upper side of the support body;
a laundry-fixing member disposed at the extension frame, and configured to fix laundry; and
a hanger hook provided at the extension portion, and configured to be hung to the laundry support member.

15. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the extension frame comprises:
a first extension frame fitted between the front support body and the rear support body; and
a second extension frame extending upwards from the first extension frame.

16. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the presser further comprises:
a separation frame forming a gap between the presser and the 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