Clothes treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-RE48559-E
Application number	US-201816180206-A
Country	US
Kind code	E1
Filing date	Nov 5, 2018
Priority date	Dec 19, 2014
Publication date	May 18, 2021
Grant date	May 18, 2021

Abstract

A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet that defines a treatment chamber. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a door that is configured to open and close at least a portion of the cabinet. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a wrinkle removal module that is located on an inside of the door, that is configured to remove wrinkles from clothes by applying pressure to the clothes. The wrinkle removal module includes a base plate that is located at the door and that is configured to support clothes. The wrinkle removal module further includes a press plate that is coupled to the base plate, that is configured to rotate relative to the base plate, and that is configured to remove wrinkles from clothes based on pressing against the base plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet that defines a treatment chamber;
a door that is configured to open and close at least a portion of the cabinet; and
a wrinkle removal module that is located on an inside of the door, that is configured to remove wrinkles from clothes by applying pressure to the clothes, and that comprises:
a base plate that is located at the door and that is configured to support clothes; and
a press plate that is coupled to the base plate, that is configured to rotate relative to the base plate, and that is configured to remove wrinkles from clothes based on pressing against the base plate,

wherein at least one of the base plate or the press plate includes a press avoiding part that is configured to receive a sewn part of clothes and that defines a groove.

2. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the base plate is separated from the door by a predetermined distance.

3. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate comprises a material that generates an elastic force that presses the base plate against the press plate.

4. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the press plate comprises a material that generates an elastic force that presses the press plate against the base plate.

5. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the press plate is configured to rotate relative to the base plate in upward and downward directions or in leftward and rightward directions.

6. A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet that defines a treatment chamber;
a door that is configured to open and close at least a portion of the cabinet; and
a wrinkle removal module that is located on an inside of the door, that is configured to remove wrinkles from clothes by applying pressure to the clothes, and that comprises:
a base plate that is located at the door, that is configured to support clothes, and that comprises:
a fixed base part that is fixed to the door; and
an elastic base part that extends from the fixed base part, that is separated from the door by a greater distance than the fixed base part, and that is configured to support clothes using elastic force; and

a press plate that is coupled to the base plate, that is configured to rotate relative to the base plate, and that is configured to remove wrinkles from clothes based on pressing against the base plate.

7. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the fixed base part includes a press avoiding part that is configured to receive a sewn part of clothes and that defines a groove.

8. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the fixed base part is configured to be closer to the door than the elastic base part.

9. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the fixed base part includes a fastening part that protrudes toward the door, that is supported by the door, and that is configured to separate the fixed base part from the door.

10. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the base plate is configured to rotate about the fastening part through a predetermined angle based on being pressed by the press plate.

11. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the elastic base part comprises:
a left elastic base part that extends from the fixed base part in a leftward direction; and
a right elastic base part that extends from the fixed base part in a rightward direction.

12. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the press plate defines an opening that is configured to expose clothes to the treatment chamber.

13. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the base plate further comprises an elastic member that is located between the elastic base part and the door and that is configured to provide elastic force to the elastic base part.

14. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the base plate further comprises an elastic member fixing part that is located at the elastic base part, that protrudes toward the door, that is configured to connect at least a portion of the elastic base part to the elastic member fixing part.

15. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein:
the elastic member is a coil spring, and
at least a portion of the coil spring is connected to the elastic member fixing part.

16. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the wrinkle removal module further comprises:
a first hinge that is coupled to a first side of the base plate, that is coupled to a first side of the press plate, and that is configured to allow rotation of the press plate;
a second hinge that is coupled to the first side of the base plate, that is coupled to the first side of the press plate, and that is configured to allow rotation of the press plate; and
a latch that is located at a second side of the base plate or a second side of the press plate, that is located opposite the first hinge and the second hinge, and that is configured to latch the press plate and the base plate.

17. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the wrinkle removal module further comprises a cap cover that is located between the first hinge and the second hinge and that is located between the base plate and the press plate.

18. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the wrinkle removal module further comprises a camouflage cover that is located at the second side of the base plate or the second side of the press plate and that is located at positions opposite the first hinge, the second hinge, and the cap cover.

19. A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet that defines a treatment chamber;
a door that is configured to open and close at least a portion of the cabinet; and
a wrinkle removal module that is located on an inside of the door, that is configured to remove wrinkles from clothes by applying pressure to the clothes, and that comprises:
a base plate that is located at the door and that is configured to support clothes;
a press plate that is coupled to the base plate, that is configured to rotate relative to the base plate, and that is configured to remove wrinkles from clothes based on pressing against the base plate;
a first hinge that is coupled to a first side of the base plate, that is coupled to a first side of the press plate, and that is configured to allow rotation of the press plate;
a second hinge that is coupled to the first side of the base plate, that is coupled to the first side of the press plate, and that is configured to allow rotation of the press plate;
a latch that is located at a second side of the base plate or a second side of the press plate, that is located opposite the first hinge and the second hinge, and that is configured to latch the press plate and the base plate;
a cap cover that is located between the first hinge and the second hinge and that is located between the base plate and the press plate; and
a camouflage cover that is located at the second side of the base plate or the second side of the press plate and that is located at positions opposite the first hinge, the second hinge, and the cap cover.

20. The clothes treatment apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening part that is located between the base plate and the door to space apart the base plate from the door,
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Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Jumin
• Ahn Duckwoo
• Doh Youngjin
• Lim Hyunggyu

Classifications

• D06F71/02 Primary

  actuated wholly by hand or foot (D06F71/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• D06F71/026 Primary

  the upper movable member rotating about a fixed axis · CPC title

• D06F73/02

  having one or more treatment chambers · CPC title

• D06F71/00 Primary

  Apparatus for hot-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles, i.e. wherein there is substantially no relative movement between pressing element and article while pressure is being applied to the article; Similar machines for cold-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles · CPC title

• D06F58/10

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