Clothing treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023116412-A1
Application number	US-202117912363-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 17, 2021
Priority date	Mar 18, 2020
Publication date	Apr 13, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet having an input hole formed on one surface thereof; a clothing treatment chamber positioned inside the cabinet so as to accommodate clothing; a hanger part including hangers on which the clothing is hung; and a back-and-forth moving part for generating rotating force in order to move the hanger part back and forth, wherein the hanger part and the back-and-forth moving part are horizontally coupled.

First claim

1 - 54 . (canceled)

55 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet defining an inlet; a top panel that defines a top surface of the cabinet; a laundry treating chamber positioned inside the cabinet and configured to accommodate therein laundry through the inlet; a laundry treating chamber top surface that defines a top surface of the laundry treating chamber; a hanger assembly including a hanger, the hanger being configured to the laundry thereon in the laundry treating chamber; and a reciprocating portion spaced apart from the hanger assembly in a first direction or a second direction, the first direction extending along a width of the cabinet, and the second direction extending along a depth of the cabinet, wherein the reciprocating portion is configured to reciprocate the hanger assembly in the first direction.

56 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 55 , wherein the reciprocating portion includes:
a power motor assembly including a power motor rotation shaft assembly that extends in parallel with the first direction, the power motor assembly being configured to rotate the power motor rotation shaft assembly based on a rotating magnetic field, and a moving body coupled to the power motor rotation shaft assembly in a direction parallel to the first direction, the moving body being configured convert a rotational motion of the power motor into a reciprocating motion along the second direction to thereby reciprocate the hanger assembly in the first direction and in a direction parallel to the second direction.

57 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 55 , wherein the hanger assembly further includes a hanger support positioned outside the laundry treating chamber and supporting the hanger,
wherein the hanger support and the reciprocating portion are located between the top panel and the laundry treating chamber top surface, wherein the reciprocating portion is configured to reciprocate the hanger support in the first direction.

58 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 57 , wherein the hanger support includes:
a hanger support frame supporting the hanger and configured to allow the hanger to rotate relative to the hanger support frame, a hanger supporting stage configured to guide the hanger support frame and the hanger to reciprocate in the first direction and move in the second direction, and a movement guide hole extending through the hanger supporting stage and extending along the second direction.

59 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 58 , wherein the reciprocating portion is connected to the hanger supporting stage and configured to reciprocate the hanger supporting stage in the first direction, the reciprocating portion being located farther away from the inlet than the hanger assembly along the second direction.

60 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 58 , further comprising:
a transport driver configured to move the hanger support frame in the second direction along the movement guide hole, wherein the transport driver is positioned at the hanger supporting stage between the hanger support frame and at least one of opposite side surfaces of the cabinet.

61 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 58 , further comprising:
a dividing portion located inside the laundry treating chamber and dividing the laundry treating chamber into one or more accommodation spaces; and a moving driver configured to move the dividing portion along the first direction inside the laundry treating chamber.

62 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 61 , wherein the moving driver is positioned between the hanger supporting stage and at least one of opposite side surfaces of the cabinet.

63 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 55 , further comprising:
a cutout extending through the laundry treating chamber top surface in a third direction, the third direction extending along a height of the cabinet, wherein the hanger includes a plurality of hangers, and wherein the laundry treating apparatus includes a hanger arranging portion configured to move one or more of the plurality of hangers into or out of the laundry treating chamber via the cutout.

64 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 63 , wherein the cutout includes a plurality of cutout holes corresponding to the plurality of hangers, respectively, and
wherein the hanger arranging portion is configured to pivot and move the one or more of the plurality of hangers into or out of the laundry treating chamber via one or more of the plurality of cut holes corresponding to the one or more of the plurality of hangers, respectively.

65 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 64 , wherein the hanger assembly includes:
a hanger supporting stage located between the laundry treating chamber top surface and the top panel and supporting the plurality of hangers, a plurality of movement guide holes extending through the hanger supporting stage along the first direction and defined along the second direction, wherein the plurality of movement guide holes correspond to the plurality of cutout holes, respectively, and a hanger support frame coupled to the hanger supporting stage and coupled to the plurality of hangers, the plurality of hangers being respectively inserted into the plurality of movement guide holes and the plurality of cutout holes, the plurality of cutout holes respectively facing the plurality of movement guide holes, wherein the hanger arranging portion is coupled to the hanger support frame and configured to pivot one of the plurality of hangers into or out of the laundry treating chamber.

66 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 65 , wherein the hanger support frame includes a plurality of pivoting support frames, the plurality of pivoting support frames being respectively positioned above the plurality of movement guide holes and configured to support pivoting of the plurality of hangers, respectively, and
wherein the hanger arranging portion is located between adjacent two of the plurality of pivoting support frames.

67 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 65 , wherein the hanger arranging portion includes:
an arranging motor assembly including one or more arranging motors, the one or more arranging motors being configured to rotate the one or more of the plurality of hangers, respectively, and an arranging motor rotation shaft assembly including one or more arranging motor rotation shafts that are provided at the one or more arranging motors and configured to rotate, wherein each of the one or more arranging motor rotation shafts is connected to each of the one or more hangers by being inserted into and extending through one or both of opposite surfaces of each of one or more pivoting support frames that receive the one or more of the plurality of hangers, respectively.

68 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 55 , wherein the hanger includes a plurality of hangers.

69 . The laundry treating apparatus of claim 68 , further comprising:
a plurality of cutout holes extending through the laundry treating chamber top surface in a third direction, the third direction extending along a height of the cabinet, wherein the hanger assembly includes:
a hanger supporting stage located between the laundry treating chamber top surface and the top panel and configured to support the plurality of hangers,
a plurality of movement guide holes extending through the hanger supporting stage along the first direction and defined along the second direction, wherein the plurality of movement guide holes face the plurality of cutout holes, respectively, and
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Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Heo Junyi
• Nam Bohyun
• Lee Donghwan
• Lee Wonjun
• Kim Seonkyu

Classifications

• D06F58/10

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

• D06F58/203

  Laundry conditioning arrangements · CPC title

• D06F73/02 Primary

  having one or more treatment chambers · CPC title

• D06F71/36

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

• D06F58/12 Primary

  having conveying means for moving clothes, e.g. along an endless track · CPC title