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.
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0. 30. 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 laundry press provided on an inner side of the door to press the laundry, wherein the laundry press includes:
a support that supports a surface of the laundry;
a guide that is provided on the inner side of the door and below the support, the guide being configured to receive the laundry supported by the support and to restrict the laundry's movement in a direction parallel to a bottom of the cabinet; and
a plate provided to be movable relative to the support, the plate being configured to apply pressure to the surface of the laundry positioned on the support,
wherein the guide is configured to receive lateral ends of the laundry.
0. 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 laundry press provided on an inner side of the door to press the laundry, wherein the laundry press includes:
a support that supports a surface of the laundry;
a guide configured to receive the laundry supported by the support and to restrict a movement of the laundry supported by the support in a direction parallel to a bottom of the cabinet, the guide includes a fixing plate protruding from the inner side of the door and an extension plate extending in a width direction of the door from a free end of the fixing plate; and
a plate provided to be movable relative to the support, the plate being configured to apply pressure to the surface of the laundry positioned on the support.
0. 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 a surface of the laundry;
a guide configured to limit a movement range of the laundry from deviating from the support area; and
a plate structure separably coupled to the support, the plate structure being configured to apply pressure to the surface of the laundry positioned in the support area, wherein the guide restricts the laundry's movement in a direction parallel to a bottom of the cabinet.
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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.
0. 14. The apparatus according to
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.
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0. 17. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 16, wherein the extension plate extends in the width direction of the door so as to face the laundry.
0. 18. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 17, wherein the guide includes a plurality of guides, and the plurality of guides include a first guide and a second guide, the first guide and the second guide being provided a prescribed distance from each other.
0. 19. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first guide is positioned at a first side of the inner side of the door, and the second guide is positioned at a second side of the inner side of the door, the first side and the second side being opposite lateral sides.
0. 20. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first guide has a first extension plate that extends laterally from the first side towards the second side and the second guide has a second extension plate that extends laterally from the second side towards the first side.
0. 21. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first extension plate and the second extension plate have a prescribed length that extends partially across the inner side of the door.
0. 22. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 21, wherein the first extension plate and the second extension plate are spaced from each other in a width direction of the support to accommodate the laundry to be inserted between the first extension plate and the second extension plate.
0. 23. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first extension plate and the second extension plate are provided below a bottom end of the support, and
wherein a distance between a top end of the first extension plate and the bottom end of the support is substantially equal to a distance between a top end of the second extension plate and the bottom end of the support.
0. 24. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first extension plate and the second extension plate are provided at a prescribed distance relative to the support in a direction perpendicular to the door.
0. 25. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 20, wherein inner surfaces of the first extension plate and the second extension plate are configured to contact the laundry to restrict the movement of the laundry relative to the support.
0. 26. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 16, further comprising a fixing member movable in a direction perpendicular to the door to hold a portion of the laundry.
0. 27. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 26, wherein the fixing member is provided a prescribed distance below a bottom end of the support, and
wherein a length of the plate is greater than a length of the support such that when the plate is in a closed position on the support, the plate covers the fixing member so that the fixing member is not visible.
0. 28. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 16, wherein the laundry is pants, and the guide is configured to hold lateral ends of the pants to form a crease, the crease being held on the support to be pressed by the plate.
0. 29. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 16, wherein the plate extends below the support.
0. 31. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 30, wherein the guide includes a first guide and a second guide, wherein the first guide and the second guide are separated a prescribed distance from each other, and
wherein the first guide is configured to receive one of lateral ends of the laundry and the second guide is configured to receive another of the lateral ends of the laundry.
0. 32. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 31, wherein the first guide is positioned at a first side of the inner side of the door and the second guide is positioned at a second side of the inner side of the door, the first side and the second side being opposite lateral sides.
0. 33. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 32, wherein the first guide has a first plate that extends laterally from the first side towards the second side, and the second guide has a second plate that extends laterally from the second side towards the first side.
0. 34. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first plate and the second plate have a prescribed length that extends partially across the inner side of the door to accommodate the laundry to be inserted between the first plate and the second plate,
wherein the first plate and the second plate are provided below a bottom end of the support,
wherein a distance between a top end of the first plate and the bottom end of the support is substantially equal to a distance between a top end of the second plate and the bottom end of the support, and
wherein the first plate and the second plate are provided at a prescribed distance relative to the support in a direction perpendicular to the door.
0. 35. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 33, wherein inner surfaces of the first plate and the second plate are configured to contact the laundry to restrict the movement of the laundry relative to the support.
0. 36. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 30, wherein the plate extends below the support.
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(or clip) to fix laundry in the support space.
The fixing member 85 is separably coupled to the door 11 and has one end rotatably secured to the surface of the door 11. The guides 8 protrude from the surface of the door 11 to provide a space for reception of laundry.
The fixing member 85 and the guide 8 may be located at any positions of the surface of the door 11 so long as they do not interfere with rotation of the press body 931.
As exemplarily shown in
The first guide 81 may include a first fixing plate 811 protruding from the surface of the door 11 and a first extension plate 813 extending from the first fixing plate 811 toward the second guide 83. The second guide 83 may include a second fixing plate 831 protruding from the surface of the door 11 and a second extension plate 833 extending from the second fixing plate 831 toward the first guide 81.
A distance between the first fixing plate 811 and the second fixing plate 831 may be equal to a width of the support body 911 (i.e. a length of the support body 911 along the Y-axis). A distance between a top end of the first extension plate 813 and the bottom end of the support 91 is substantially equal to a distance between a top end of the second extension plate 833 and the bottom end of the support 91.
Accordingly, a free end of laundry supported by the second laundry support member 5 via the hook H of the hanger 200 is restricted in terms of movement along the Y-axis by the first fixing plate 811 and the second fixing plate 831 and restricted in terms of movement along the X-axis by the first extension plate 813 and the second extension plate 833.
The first extension plate 813 of the first guide 81 is extendable in length toward the second extension plate 833 and the second extension plate 833 of the second guide 83 is extendable in length toward the first extension plate 813.
This serves to prevent movement of laundry along the X-axis by adjusting lengths of the respective extension plates 813 and 833 according to a width of the laundry.
As exemplarily shown in
The fixing member 85 may be separably coupled to the door 11 via a fixing body coupling mechanism.
The fixing body coupling mechanism may include a hook 855 formed at any one of the fixing body 851 and the door 11, and a hook coupling recess 857 formed in the other one of the fixing body 851 and the door 11 to allow the hook 855 to be separably inserted thereinto.
Accordingly, the present disclosure allows the user to fix a position of laundry via the fixing member 85 after positioning a sewing line of the laundry in the support body groove 913. This may minimize deviation possibility of the sewing line of the laundry from the support body groove 913 while the press body 931 is coupled to the support body 911.
Meanwhile, the fixing member 85 may be installed so as not to be exposed out of the press body 931. To this end, the press body 931 may further include a fixing member receiving groove 935 in which the fixing member 85 is received.
Preventing the fixing member 85 from being exposed out of the press body 931 serves to prevent deterioration in the aesthetics of the interior of the receiving space 31 when the door 11 opens the receiving space 31.
The presser receiving recess 13 is recessed to cause the surface of the door 11 to be far away from the receiving space 31. As such, the support structure 91, the press structure 93, the fixing member 85, and the guide 8, which constitute the presser 9, are received in the presser receiving recess 13.
Accordingly, the present embodiment has the effects of reducing a weight of the door 11 by positioning the presser 9 in an inner space of the door 11 and minimizing a volume of the door 11.
Moreover, the surface of the press body 931 included in the presser 9 may be parallel to the surface of the door 11 where the press receiving recess 13 is not formed.
As is apparent from the above description, the present disclosure has the effect of providing laundry treatment apparatuses having a crease making means.
In addition, the present disclosure has the effect of providing laundry treatment apparatuses which provide easy drying, deodorization, removal of wrinkles, and sterilization of laundry.
Accordingly, the present disclosure is directed to laundry treatment apparatuses that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
One object of the present disclosure is to provide laundry treatment apparatuses having a crease making means.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide laundry treatment apparatuses which provide easy drying, deodorization, removal of wrinkles, and sterilization of laundry.
Additional advantages, objects, and features will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice. The objectives and other advantages may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.
To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a 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.
The laundry treatment apparatus according to the present disclosure may further include a fixing member separably coupled in the receiving space, the fixing member being configured to fix a position of the laundry supported in the support space.
The support structure and the guide may be affixed to an inner circumferential surface of the receiving space, and the press structure and the fixing member may be rotatably coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the receiving space.
The laundry treatment apparatus according to the present disclosure may further include a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open or close the receiving space, the support structure and the guide may be affixed to an inner surface of the door facing the receiving space, and the press structure and the fixing member may be rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the door.
The inner surface of the door may be provided with a presser receiving recess, the presser receiving recess being recessed to cause the inner surface of the door to be far away from the receiving space, and the support structure, the press structure, the fixing member and the guide may be received in the presser receiving recess.
The support structure may include a support body providing the support space, and the press structure may include a press body separably coupled to 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 in the press body for communication between the receiving space and the support structure.
The support body may be configured to form a plane parallel to the inner surface of the door.
At least one of the press body and the support body may have a groove configured to define a space for non-application of pressure to the laundry.
The support structure may further include 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 far away from the receiving space.
The press structure may further include 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.
The fixing member may be located under the support body, and the press structure may further include a fixing member receiving groove formed in the press body for reception of the fixing member.
The guide may be located under the fixing member so as not to interfere with rotation of the press body.
The guide may include 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.
The first guide may include 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 may include 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.
The laundry treatment apparatus according to the present disclosure may further include a laundry support member affixed to the inner surface of the door at a position above the support structure, one end of the laundry being secured to the laundry support member.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present disclosure are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the present disclosure as claimed.
A laundry treatment apparatus comprises: a cabinet having a space configured to receive laundry; 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 a surface of the laundry; a guide configured to limit a movement range of the laundry from deviating from the support area; and a plate structure separably coupled to the support, the plate structure being configured to apply pressure to the surface of the laundry positioned in the support area.
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 disclosure. 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.
Kim, Byeongkook, Chung, Wookjun, Lim, Jaemyung, Choi, Junghoi
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