A laundry treating apparatus is provided. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet having a receiving space in which laundry is received, a supply device supplying at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, and a presser provided in the receiving space, the presser including a support device to support the laundry and a compression device to compress the laundry supported by the support device to form a crease in the laundry.
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0. 14. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
a cabinet having a receiving space formed therein;
a machinery compartment formed in the cabinet, below the receiving space and partitioned from the cabinet;
a supply device provided in the machinery cabinet and configured to supply at least one of heated air or moisture into the receiving space;
a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet so as to selectively open and close an access opening into the receiving space; and
a presser provided on an interior wall defining the receiving space, wherein the presser includes:
a support device provided on the interior wall and configured to support a laundry item thereon; and
a compression device rotatably coupled to the interior wall, at a position corresponding to the support device, and configured to rotate relative to the support device so as to extend across the support device and compress the laundry item between the support device and the compression device,
wherein the compression device includes:
a body formed as a frame that is rotatably coupled to the interior wall, the frame of the body defining an opening; and
a body through hole formed through the body.
0. 19. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
a cabinet having a receiving space to receive laundry;
a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close an access opening of the receiving space;
a supply device that supplies at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space;
a laundry press provided at an inner surface of the door, facing an interior of the receiving space in a closed position of the door, the laundry press including a support and a compression device configured to compress the laundry against the support; and
at least one holder provided at the inner surface of the door and configured to hold a position of the laundry relative to the support,
wherein the support is mounted on the inner surface of the door, and the compression device is rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the door so as to rotate relative to the support, and
wherein the at least one holder includes a first portion mounted to the inner surface of the door and a second portion that extends below the support.
0. 29. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
a cabinet having a receiving space to receive laundry;
a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close an access opening of the receiving space;
a supply device that supplies at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space; and
a laundry press provided at an inner surface of the door, facing an interior of the receiving space in a closed position of the door, the laundry press including a support and a compression device configured to compress the laundry against the support;
a first holder, at least a portion of the first holder extending in a first direction;
a second holder, the first holder and the second holder being configured to hold the laundry stationary on a front surface of the support, and at least a portion of the second holder extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction when holding the laundry stationary on the front surface of the support,
wherein the support is mounted on the inner surface of the door, and the compression device is rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the door so as to rotate relative to the support, and
wherein the second holder is positioned below the support to hold at least a portion of the laundry.
0. 1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
a cabinet having a receiving space to receive laundry;
a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close an access opening of the receiving space;
a supply device that supplies at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space; and
a presser provided at an inner surface of the door, facing an interior of the receiving space in a closed position of the door, the presser including a support device configured to support the laundry in the receiving space and a compression device configured to compress the laundry between the compression device and the support device,
wherein the support device is fixed to the inner surface of the door, and the compression device is rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the door so as to rotate relative to the support device and selectively extend across the support device.
0. 2. The apparatus of
a body rotatably coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the door and configured to rotate to a position against the support device so as to compress the laundry supported by the support device between the support device and the compression device; and
a body through hole formed through the body.
0. 3. The apparatus of
0. 4. The apparatus of
0. 5. The apparatus of
a first compression plate fixed to the body; and
a second compression plate fixed to the body, spaced apart from the first compression plate by a predetermined distance.
0. 6. The apparatus of
the support device includes at least one support plate provided in the presser receiving groove.
0. 7. The apparatus of
0. 8. The apparatus of
a first support plate provided in a longitudinal direction in the presser receiving groove and configured to support the laundry; and
a second support plate provided in the longitudinal direction in the presser receiving groove and configured to support the laundry, the second support plate being spaced apart from the first support plate by a predetermined distance, and
wherein the at least one elastic device includes:
a first elastic device elastically supporting the first support plate in the presser receiving groove; and
a second elastic device elastically supporting the second support plate in the presser receiving groove.
0. 9. The apparatus of
0. 10. The apparatus of
0. 11. The apparatus of
0. 12. The apparatus of
0. 13. The apparatus of
a machinery compartment provided under the receiving space, the machinery compartment being partitioned from the receiving space, wherein the supply device includes an air supply device provided in the machinery compartment to supply heated air to the receiving space and a moisture supply device provided in the machinery compartment to supply steam to the receiving space.
0. 15. The apparatus of
first and second support plates positioned side by side, with a space therebetween, in a presser receiving groove formed as a recess in the interior wall;
a first elastic device provided between the first support plate and the presser receiving groove and a second elastic device provided between the second support plate and the presser receiving groove, the first and second elastic devices elastically supporting the first and second support plates and maintaining a predetermined gap between the first and second support plates and the presser receiving groove, respectively; and
a plurality of first through holes formed in the first support plate and a plurality of second through holes formed in the second support plate.
0. 16. The apparatus of
a mesh panel provided in the opening formed in the body, and
a first compression plate and a second compression plate coupled to the body, positioned side by side and spaced apart from each other a predetermined distance,
wherein the compression device is rotatably coupled to the interior wall by a hinge provided at a first lateral edge of the body, and
wherein the compression device and the support device are selectively coupled against each other by an attaching device provided at a second lateral edge of the body of the compression device, opposite the first lateral edge thereof.
0. 17. The apparatus of
0. 18. The apparatus of
0. 20. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one holder has a bar shape.
0. 21. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 20, wherein the bar shape includes a length of the at least one holder that is greater than a height or a thickness of the at least one holder.
0. 22. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 20, wherein the at least one holder includes a plate having the bar shape and positioned to apply pressure to a surface of the laundry toward the inner surface of the door.
0. 23. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 20, wherein one of the at least one holder is fixed to the inner surface of the door near a first lateral side of the door near a door hinge.
0. 24. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one holder extends laterally, parallel to a bottom edge of the support.
0. 25. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one holder is positioned a prescribed distance below a bottom end of the support.
0. 26. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 25, wherein the at least one holder includes a first surface that faces the inner surface of the door, the first surface being positioned adjacent to a front surface of the support such that the laundry is held stationary by the first surface of the at least one holder.
0. 27. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 26, wherein the at least one holder is configured to hold the laundry stationary by applying pressure on the laundry below the bottom end of the support.
0. 28. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 25, wherein the compression device extends down below the bottom end of the support such that the compression device covers the at least one holder positioned below the support when the compression device is in a closed state.
0. 30. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein the first holder is positioned above the support and the second holder is positioned below the support.
0. 31. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein the second holder has a bar shape, the bar shape having a length that is greater than a height or a thickness of the bar shape.
0. 32. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein the second holder includes a plate having the bar shape and positioned to apply pressure to a surface of the laundry toward the inner surface of the door.
0. 33. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein the second holder is fixed to the inner surface of the door near a first lateral side of the door near a door hinge.
0. 34. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein the second holder extends laterally, parallel to a bottom edge of the support.
0. 35. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein the second holder is positioned a prescribed distance below a bottom end of the support.
0. 36. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 35, wherein the second holder includes a first surface that faces the inner surface of the door, the first surface being positioned adjacent to the front surface of the support such that the laundry is held stationary by the first surface of the second holder.
0. 37. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 36, wherein the second holder is configured to hold the laundry stationary by applying pressure on the laundry below the bottom end of the support.
0. 38. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein the compression device extends down below the bottom end of the support such that the compression device covers the second holder positioned below the support when the compression device is in a closed state.
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or ‘first holder’(hereinafter, also referred to as a ‘holder’ or ‘second holder’) rotatably provided at the door 11 to more easily fix the position of the laundry supported by the support device 91. The fixing device 95 may include a fixing plate 951 formed in the shape of a bar or a board and a fixing plate hinge 953 to rotatably fix the fixing plate 951 to the inner surface of the door 11. In a case in which the second laundry support bar 53 is provided above the support device 91, the fixing device 95 may be positioned under the support device 91.
More specifically, the presser 9 according to this embodiment also includes a support device 91 provided in the presser receiving groove 13 and a compression device 93 rotatably provided at the door 11 to compress laundry toward the support device 91. The support device 91 includes a first support plate 911 and a second support plate 913 provided in the presser receiving groove 13, spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance S.
The compression device 93 may include a body 931 rotatably provided at the inner surface of the door 11, a body through hole 935 formed through the body 931, and a mesh 937 fixed in the body through hole 935.
The compression device 93 may also include a first compression plate 938 supported at the body 931 by a first elastic body 9151 and a second compression plate 939 supported at the body 931 by a second elastic body 9153. In this case, the first compression plate 938 and the second compression plate 939 may further include through holes 917 formed through the respective compression plates 938 and 939 such that steam or heated air supplied through the mesh 937 may flow to the support device 91.
A presser 9 shown in 5B has essentially the same basic structure as the presser 9 shown in
That is, the first compression plate 938 may be connected to the body 931 via a first link 9155 and the second compression plate 939 may be connected to the body 931 via a second link 9157.
In certain embodiments, elastic bodies, such as springs, may also be provided at interfaces between the respective links 9155 and 9157 and the respective compression plates 938 and 939, and at interfaces between the respective links 9155 and 9157 and the body 931, such that the respective links 9155 and 9157 may return to initial positions thereof when the body 931 is separated from a support device 91.
The respective compression plates 938 and 939 may be connected to the body 931 via the respective links 9155 and 9157 to prevent wrinkles from being formed on laundry due to the respective compression plates 938 and 939 when the body 931 is rotated toward the support device 91.
In the embodiment shown in
In the presser shown in
A laundry treating apparatus is provided that is capable of easily drying, deodorizing, and sterilizing laundry and easily removing wrinkles from the laundry.
A laundry apparatus, as embodied and broadly described herein, may include a cabinet having a receiving space to receive laundry, a supply unit to supply at least one selected from between air and moisture into the receiving space, and a presser including a support unit provided in the receiving space to support the laundry and a compression unit to compress the laundry supported by the support unit to form a crease on the laundry.
The support unit may be fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the receiving space, and the compression unit may be rotatably provided at the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space.
The laundry treating apparatus may also include a door rotatably provided at the cabinet to open and close the receiving space, wherein the presser may be provided at an inner circumferential surface of the door facing the receiving space.
The support unit may be fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the door, and the compression unit may be rotatably fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the door.
The compression unit may include a body rotatably fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the door to compress the laundry support by the support unit, and a body through hole formed through the body.
The compression unit may also include a mesh provided in the body through hole.
The compression unit may also include a compression plate provided at the body to compress the crease of the laundry toward the support unit.
The compression plate may also include a first compression plate and a second compression plate fixed to the body while being spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.
The door may also include a presser receiving groove depressed in an inner circumferential portion thereof, and the support unit may include a support plate disposed in the presser receiving groove.
The support unit may also include an elastic member provided in the presser receiving groove to elastically support the support plate.
The support plate may include a first support plate disposed in the presser receiving groove to support the laundry in a longitudinal direction and a second support plate disposed in the presser receiving groove to support the laundry in the longitudinal direction, the second support plate being spaced apart from the first support plate by a predetermined distance, and the elastic member may include a first elastic body to support the first support plate and a second elastic body to support the second support plate.
The first support plate and the second support plate may also include through holes formed through the respective support plates, and the first support plate and the second support plate may be spaced apart from the presser receiving groove by a predetermined distance due to the first elastic body and the second elastic body.
The door may also include a laundry support bar to which one end of the laundry is fixed, and the presser may further include a fixing unit to fix the other end of the laundry supported by the laundry support bar to the door.
The laundry support bar may be positioned above the support unit, and the fixing unit may be positioned under the support unit.
The laundry treating apparatus may also include a machinery compartment provided under the receiving space in a state in which the machinery compartment is isolated from the receiving space, wherein the supply unit may include an air supply unit provided in the machinery compartment to supply heated air to the receiving space and a moisture supply unit provided in the machinery compartment to supply steam to the receiving space.
Any reference in this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “example embodiment,” etc., means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with any embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the purview of one skilled in the art to effect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other ones of the embodiments.
Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number of illustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerous other modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled in the art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles of this disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modifications are possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subject combination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawings and the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications in the component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also be apparent to those skilled in the art.
Park, Jiyoung, Min, Jiyeon, Lee, Ayeong, Hong, Sogkie
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