Clothes treating apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016355965-A1
Application number	US-201615166543-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 27, 2016
Priority date	Jun 2, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a steam generator configured to generate steam, and a solution storing container configured to store a solution. The clothes treating apparatus also includes a steam spraying portion that is coupled to the steam generator and that is configured to spray steam and a solution spraying portion that is coupled to the solution storing container and that is configured to spray the solution. The steam spraying portion is configured to spray steam to control air pressure at the outlet of the solution spraying portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A clothes treating apparatus, comprising:
a cabinet; a steam generator configured to generate steam; a solution storing container configured to store a solution; a steam spraying portion that is coupled to the steam generator and that is configured to spray steam; and a solution spraying portion that is coupled to the solution storing container and that is configured to spray the solution, wherein an outlet of the steam spraying portion is adjacent to an outlet of the solution spraying portion and the steam spraying portion is configured to spray steam to control air pressure at the outlet of the solution spraying portion.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a fixed supporting portion configured to fixedly support the steam spraying portion and the solution spraying portion.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a movable supporting portion configured to support the solution spraying portion to be movable with respect to the steam spraying portion.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the movable supporting portion includes a first coupling portion detachably coupled to the steam spraying portion.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the movable supporting portion includes a second coupling portion detachably coupled to the solution spraying portion.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outlet of the steam spraying portion is oriented toward a first direction, the outlet of the solution spraying portion is oriented toward a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction intersect at a certain angle.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the outlet of the steam spraying portion is in a range of 1.0 mm to 2.0 mm.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the outlet of the solution spraying portion is in a range of 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an air supply device disposed in a first area inside the cabinet,
wherein the air supply device is configured to condition temperature or humidity of air discharged from a second area inside the cabinet and return the conditioned air to the second area inside the cabinet.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a steam pipe,
wherein a first end of the steam pipe is connected to the steam spraying portion and a second end of the steam pipe is connected to the steam generator that is disposed in the first area inside the cabinet.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:
a second steam spraying portion configured to spray steam; a second solution spraying portion that is coupled to the solution storing container and that is configured to spray the solution; and a second steam pipe, wherein a first end of the second steam pipe is connected to the steam spraying portion and a second end of the steam pipe is connected to the steam generator.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the steam spraying portion and the solution spraying portion are disposed inside the cabinet and detachable from the cabinet.

13 . The apparatus of claim of 1 , further comprising:
a solution pipe, wherein a first end of the solution pipe is connected to the solution storing container and a second end of the solution pipe is connected to the solution spraying portion; and a switching valve configured to open and close the solution pipe.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising a discharge portion configured to discharge a solution through the solution pipe that is connected to the discharge portion, wherein the discharge portion is located at a lower portion of the solution storing container.

15 . The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:
a mode selecting unit configured to determine that the solution is supplied to the second area inside the cabinet; and a controller configured to control the switching valve based on the determination that the solution is supplied to the second area inside the cabinet.

16 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the certain angle is in a range of 45 degrees to 90 degrees.

17 . The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a tub inside the cabinet, wherein the tub defines an inner space of the tub as the first area.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the steam pipe upwardly extends between the cabinet and the tub, the steam pipe being inserted into the tub.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Ye Sungmin
• Song Sungho
• Lee Taehee

Classifications

• D06F39/022 Primary

  in a liquid state (D06F39/024 takes precedence) · CPC title

• D06F39/04

  Heating arrangements · CPC title

• D06F39/088

  Liquid supply arrangements · CPC title

• D06F17/12 Primary

  solely by gases, e.g. air or steam, introduced into the washing liquid · CPC title

• B05B7/2429

  the carried liquid and the main stream of atomising fluid being brought together after discharge (B05B7/2435 takes precedence) · CPC title