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. 28. 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 and 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,
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 compression device includes a frame having at least one through-hole.
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; and
a laundry press provided at an inner surface of the door and 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,
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 compression device includes an inner surface facing the support and an outer surface facing the receiving space, the inner surface comprising a plurality of protruding surfaces configured to press against the support when the compression device is in a closed position.
0. 24. 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 and 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,
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 compression device includes:
a first compression plate vertically extending;
a second compression plate provided a prescribed distance from the first plate and vertically extending; and
a body connecting the first compression plate and the second compression plate to simultaneously rotate with the first compression plate and the second compression plate.
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 compression device further includes a body provided rotatably relative to the support, and
wherein the plurality of protruding surfaces includes:
a first protruding surface that is provided on the body and extends vertically and is configured to face a front surface of the support, and
a second protruding surface that is provided on the body and extends vertically and is configured to face the front surface of the support, the second protruding surface being provided a prescribed distance laterally from the first protruding surface.
0. 21. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 20, wherein a body through hole is provided on the body, and the body through hole is configured to allow the support to communicate with the receiving space.
0. 22. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 21, wherein each of the first protruding surface and the second protruding surface extends above and below the body through hole vertically.
0. 23. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 22, wherein a sew line of the laundry is located between the first protruding surface and the second protruding surface when the compression device presses the laundry against the support.
0. 25. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 24, wherein the compression device further includes a body through hole located below an upper end of the body and above a lower end of the body.
0. 26. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 24, wherein the body extends a predetermined length in a direction so as to connect the first compression plate and the second compression plate.
0. 27. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 26, wherein at least one of the first plate or the second plate is provided on a surface of the body that faces the support when the compression device is in a closed position.
0. 29. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 28, wherein the compression device includes
a first compression plate and a second compression plate provided on the frame to extend vertically, the first compression plate and the second compression plate being spaced apart from each other and provided adjacent to opposite sides of the at least one through-hole.
0. 30. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein the at least one through-hole is provided between an upper portion and a lower portion of the frame.
0. 31. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 29, wherein the laundry press is configured such that, when the compression device is in a closed position, a prescribed region of the laundry is not pressed by the laundry press.
0. 32. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 31, wherein a length of the frame is greater than a length of the support such that the compression device extends below a bottom end of the support.
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to communicate with the receiving space 31. The mesh 937 may be provided in the body through hole 935, which is formed through the body 931.
The support device 91 may include a support plate fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the door 11, received in a presser receiving groove 13 depressed in the inner surface of the door 11.
The support plate may include a first support plate 911 and a second support plate 913 spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance although in certain embodiments the support plate may be a single plate or board.
The support device 91 includes the first support plate 911 and the second support plate 913 such that a seam of a laundry item supported on this support device 91 may be positioned in a space S defined between the first support plate 911 and the second support plate 913 to prevent unnecessary wrinkles from being formed on the laundry due to the seam when the laundry is compressed toward the support device 91 by the compression device 93.
The first support plate 911 and the second support plate 913 may include through holes 917 formed through the respective support plates 911 and 913. The surfaces of the respective support plates 911 and 913 may be spaced apart from the surface of the presser receiving groove 13 by a predetermined distance. As a result, heated air or steam supplied through the mesh 937 may pass through the laundry supported by the respective support plates 911 and 913 and then be discharged into the receiving space 31.
The support device 91 may also include an elastic member 915 to fix the respective support plates 911 and 913 to the presser receiving groove 13 such that the laundry supported by the respective support plates 911 and 913 may come into tight contact with the body 931 of the compression device 93 in a state in which the respective support plates 911 and 913 are spaced apart from the surface of the presser receiving groove 13 by the predetermined distance.
In a case in which the support device 91 includes both the first support plate 911 mid the second support plate 913, the elastic member 915 may include a first elastic body 9151 to connect the first support plate 911 to the presser receiving groove 13 and a second elastic body 9153 to connect the second support plate 913 to the presser receiving groove 13.
The shape of the elastic member 915 is not particularly restricted as long as the elastic member 915 is capable of performing this function. In
That is, the elastic member 915 shown in
Fixing grooves 919, into which the free ends of the leaf spring are inserted, may be further provided at the rear surfaces of the respective support plates 911 and 913 facing the presser receiving groove 13 such that the elastic member 915 may be easily coupled to the support plates 911 and 913.
The presser 9 having the above-described structure may be operated as shown in
A user may fix a laundry item, such as trousers, having a crease preformed thereon, on a hanger and connect a hook of the hanger to the second laundry support bar 53 provided at the door 11 to position the laundry at the support device 91. The user may adjust the position of the laundry such that a sewing line SL, or seam, of the laundry is positioned in the space S defined between the first support plate 911 and the second support plate 913.
After the laundry is supported by the support device 91, the user rotates the body 931 of the compression device 93 toward the support unit 91 such that the protrusion(s) 971 provided at the door 11 are inserted into the receiving grooves 973 provided at the body 931 to fix the body 93 to the door 11.
In a case in which the laundry has a crease preformed thereon, the user may adjust the position of the laundry such that the crease may be compressed at interfaces between the body 931 and the respective support plates 911 and 913. In a case in which the user wishes to form a new crease on the laundry although the laundry has no crease preformed thereon, the user may position the laundry at the interfaces between the body 931 and the respective support plates 911 and 913 such that the crease can be formed at a desired position.
After the body 931 of the compression device 93 is fixed to the door 11 by the attaching and detaching device 971 and 973, the user closes the door 11 to close the receiving space 31 and then operates at least one of the air supply device 71 or the moisture supply device 72. Heated air or steam supplied into the receiving space 31 through the air supply device 71 or the moisture supply device 72 is supplied to the laundry through the mesh 937 provided at the compression device 93. The heated air or steam supplied to the laundry moves to the receiving space 31 via the presser receiving groove 13 through the through holes 917 provided at the respective support plates 911 and 913.
When the heated air or steam is supplied to the laundry fixed by the presser 9, wrinkles are removed from the laundry and the crease of the laundry positioned at an interface between the support device 91 and the compression device 93 may be set.
Consequently, a laundry treating apparatus 100, as embodied and broadly described herein, may form a crease on laundry as well as deodorize the laundry and remove wrinkles from the laundry.
In certain embodiments, the compression device 93 may further include a compression plate to more easily form the crease of the laundry positioned at the interface between the support device 91 and the compression device 93. The compression plate may include a first compression plate 938 and a second compression plate 939 fixed to the body 931 and extending in a longitudinal direction of the laundry. The edge of the first compression plate 938 may be, for example, parallel to that of the first support plate 911 and the edge of the second support plate 913 maybe, for example, parallel to that of the second compression plate 939.
In certain embodiments, the presser 9 may also include a fixing device 95 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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