Laundry treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-RE48255-E
Application number	US-201816002610-A
Country	US
Kind code	E1
Filing date	Jun 7, 2018
Priority date	Dec 5, 2013
Publication date	Oct 13, 2020
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020

Abstract

The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having a receiving space for reception of laundry, a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, a support structure placed in the receiving space, the support structure providing a support space to allow a surface of the laundry to be supported by the support space, a guide affixed in the receiving space, the guide being configured to set a movement range of the laundry to prevent the laundry from deviating from the support space, and a press structure separably coupled to the support structure, the press structure being configured to apply pressure to the laundry positioned in the support space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having a space configured to receive laundry;
a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open or close the space;
a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the space; and
a press to flatten the laundry, wherein the press includes:
a support having an area to support that supports a surface of the laundry;
a guide configured to limit a movement range of the laundry from deviating from relative to the supportarea; and
a plate structure separably coupled to the support the door, the plate structure being configured to apply pressure to the surface of the laundry positioned in on the supportarea,

wherein the guide is positioned below the plate structure and restricts the laundry's movement in a direction parallel to a bottom of the cabinet.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further including a clamp to fix a position of the laundry supported in on the supportarea.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the support and the guide are affixed to an inner circumferential surface of the receiving space, and the plate structure and the clamp are rotatably coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the support and the guide are affixed to an inner surface of the door facing the receiving space, and the plate structure and the clamp are rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the door.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the inner surface of the door is provided with a recess, and wherein the support, the plate structure, the clamp and the guide are positioned in the recess.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the support structure includes a support bodyproviding the support area, and the plate structure includes a press body configured to be separably coupled to with the support body to apply pressure to the laundry, the press body being rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the door, and a body through-hole perforated provided in the press body.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the support body is configured to form a plane parallel to the inner surface of the door.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of the press body or the support body has a groove configured to define a space for non-application of pressure to the laundry.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the support further includes a support body groove formed in a height direction of the door, the support body groove being recessed to cause a surface of the support body to be further away from the receiving space.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the plate structure further includes a press body groove recessed in a surface of the press body, the press body groove being aligned with the support body groove to define a space for non-application of pressure to the laundry.

11. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the clamp is located under the support body, and the plate structure further includes a fixing member receiving groove formed in the press body for covering the clamp.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the guide is located under the clamp for non-interfere with rotation of the press body.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the guide includes:
a first guide configured to receive one end of the laundry parallel to a height direction of the door, and
a second guide configured to receive the other end of the laundry parallel to the height direction of the door.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein
the first guide includes a first fixing plate protruding from the inner surface of the door, and a first extension plate extending from the first fixing plate toward the second guide to define a space for reception of one end of the laundry, and
the second guide includes a second fixing plate protruding from the inner surface of the door, and a second extension plate extending from the second fixing plate toward the first guide to define a space for reception of the other end of the laundry.

15. The apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising a laundry support member or a hook affixed to the inner surface of the door at a position above the press, one end of the laundry being secured to the laundry support member or the hook.

16. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having a space to receive laundry; a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open or close the space; a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the space; and a press to flatten the laundry, wherein the press includes:
a support that is affixed to an inner surface of the receiving space to support a surface of the laundry;
a guide that is affixed to the inner surface of the receiving space and configured to limit a movement range of the laundry relative to the support; and
a plate structure configured to apply pressure to the surface of the laundry positioned on the support,
wherein the guide is positioned below the plate structure and restricts the laundry's movement in at least one of a width direction or a depth direction of the cabinet.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising a hinge to rotatably couple the plate structure to the support.

18. The apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising a hinge to rotatably couple the plate structure to the inner surface of the door on which the support is mounted.

19. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having a space to receive laundry; a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open or close the space; a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the space; and a press to flatten the laundry, wherein the press includes:
a support that is affixed to an inner surface of the door facing the receiving space to support a surface of the laundry;
a guide affixed to the inner surface of the door and configured to limit a movement range of the laundry relative to the support; and
a plate structure configured to apply pressure to the surface of the laundry positioned on the support,
wherein the guide is positioned below the plate structure and restricts the laundry's movement in a lateral direction of the door.

20. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a hinge to rotatably couple the plate structure to the support.

21. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a hinge to rotatably couple the plate structure to the inner surface of the door.

22. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the inner surface of the door is provided with a recess, and wherein at least one of the support, the plate structure, or the guide is positioned in the recess.

23. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the support structure includes a support body, and the plate structure includes a press body configured to be separably coupled with the support to apply pressure to the laundry, and a body through-hole provided in the press body.

24. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein at least one of the press body or the support body has a groove configured to define a space in which the laundry is not pressed.

25. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the guide includes:
a first guide configured to receive one end of the laundry parallel to a direction corresponding to a height of

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lim Jaemyung
• Chung Wookjun
• Kim Byeongkook
• Choi Junghoi

Classifications

• D06F71/40

  Holders or stretchers for the article to be pressed · 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

• D06F71/34

  Heating arrangements; Arrangements for supplying or removing steam or other gases · CPC title

• D06F71/29

  Trousers · CPC title

• D06F73/02

  having one or more treatment chambers · CPC title