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EP-4737631-A2 - CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS

EP4737631A2EP 4737631 A2EP4737631 A2EP 4737631A2EP-4737631-A2

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a clothes treatment apparatus. The clothes treatment apparatus includes a pants crease management apparatus provided on a rear surface of a door, thereby removing wrinkles of pants and putting a crease in the pants.

Inventors

  • PARK, JIYEON

Assignees

  • LG Electronics Inc.

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20190213

Claims (12)

  1. A clothes treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet (20) including a treatment chamber (25); a door (30) configured to open or close the treatment chamber (25); a pants crease management apparatus (100) provided on a side of the door (10) facing the treatment chamber (25); and a pants hanger (32) provided on the door (10) to be located above the pants crease management apparatus (100) for hanging pants, wherein the pants crease management apparatus (100) includes: a press plate (110) disposed at the door (10) to provide a space for the pants hanged on the pants hanger (32) to be placed on; a press door (150) configured to be movable relative to the press plate; and a film (130) disposed between the press plate (110) and the press door (150) to press the pants towards the press plate (110).
  2. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1, wherein the film (130) is configured to press at least one of the left side of the pants and the right side of the pants towards the press plate (110).
  3. The clothes treatment apparatus of claims 1 or 2, wherein the film (130) is provided on the press plate (110).
  4. The clothes treatment apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the film (130) is configured to be contacted to the press door (150) when the press door (150) presses the pants toward the press plate (110).
  5. The clothes treatment apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the film (130) includes a first film portion (130a) coupled to the left portion of the press plate (110), and a second film portion (130b) coupled to the right portion of the press plate (110).
  6. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first film portion (130a) and the second film portion (130b) are located to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.
  7. The clothes treatment apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the press door (150) has a through-hole (153).
  8. The clothes treatment apparatus of any one of claims 5 to 7, further comprising: a first film fixing portion (135a, 135b) configured to couple the first film portion (130a) to the press plate (110); and a second film fixing portion (135a, 135b) configured to couple the second film portion (130b) to the press plate (110).
  9. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first film fixing portion (135a, 135b) and the second film fixing portion (135a, 135b) are provided on the rear surface of the press plate (110) through which the press plate (110) is mounted on the door (30).
  10. The clothes treatment apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the film (130) is formed of a flexible material.
  11. The clothes treatment apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the film is formed of a plastic material.
  12. The clothes treatment apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising a clip (34) that is provided on the door (30) to press pants hanging from the pants hanger (32) towards the door (30) and located under the pants crease management apparatus (100).

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1.Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothes treatment apparatus. 2. Discussion of the Related Art A clothes treatment apparatus refers to an apparatus for managing clothes such as washing, drying or wrinkle reduction of clothes in the home or at a laundry. For example, the clothes treatment apparatus includes a washing machine for washing clothes, a dryer for drying clothes, a washing and drying machine for performing a washing function and a drying function, a refresher for refreshing clothes, and a steamer for reducing unnecessary wrinkles of clothes. A refresher is an apparatus for making the condition of clothes pleasant and fresh, and performs a function for drying clothes, supplying fragrance, preventing static electricity from occurring in clothes, or reducing wrinkles of clothes. The steamer is an apparatus for supplying steam to clothes to remove wrinkles of the clothes. The steamer removes wrinkles of clothes without directly applying heat to the clothes like a general iron. The clothes treatment apparatus including the functions of the refresher and the steamer may perform a function for removing wrinkles and odors of clothes received therein using steam and hot air. The clothes treatment apparatus may include a pants crease management apparatus for putting a crease in pants received therein. Due to the features of the pants, it is difficult to accurately align both portions (a portion into which a left leg is fitted and a portion into which a right leg is fitted) of the pants in the pants crease management apparatus. Accordingly, it is necessary to firmly fix the pants in the pants crease management apparatus in a state in which both portions, in which creases need to be put, of the pants are aligned. However, in a conventional pants crease management apparatus, both portions of the pants are not firmly fixed and thus are moved by steam or hot air. When a creasing process is performed in this state, creases may be put in a direction undesired by a user, thereby causing wrinkles. Related Art Document Patent Document 1. Publication No. (Publication Date) 10-2017-0084454 (July 20, 2017)2. Title of the Invention: Clothes treatment apparatus SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a clothes treatment apparatus including a pants crease management apparatus capable of firmly fixing both portions of pants. In particular, another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes treatment apparatus capable of easily fixing pants by providing a film for pressing both portions of the pants. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes treatment apparatus capable of pressing pants while a film is not easily deformed by heat, by optimally setting a material or thickness of the film. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes treatment apparatus capable of enabling a user to easily operate a film and pants while both portions of the pants are pressed by the film, by improving the structure of the film. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes treatment apparatus including a film movably provided in a state of being firmly supported by a pants crease management apparatus. A clothes treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pants crease management apparatus provided on a rear surface of a door, thereby removing wrinkles of pants and putting a crease in the pants. The pants crease management apparatus includes a film disposed between a press plate and a press door and sandwiched between both portions of the pants P. The film is configured to press both portions of the pants P, thereby easily putting a crease in the pants. Since the film is formed of a flexible material and has a relatively small thickness, the film can be easily manipulated and apply excellent pressing force to the pants. The film includes a plurality of film portions fixed to both sides of the press plate, thereby easily inserting the plurality of film portions into the pants P. The film includes a first film portion fixed to one side of the press plate and a second film portion fixed to the other side of the press plate. The film is hooked to the press plate. The film includes a film body located on a front side of the press plate and a film fixing portion extending backward from the film body and coupled to a back surface of the press plate. The first film portion and the second film portion are disposed to be symmetrical with respect to a vertical center line ℓ1 of the press plate. A first side end forming a right end of the first film portion and a second side end forming a left end of the second film portion are spaced apart from each other. An inclined surface inclined downward toward the first side end is formed in an upper end of the first film portion, and the inclined surface is inclined from the upper e