KR-20260067733-A - A laundry treating apparatus

KR20260067733AKR 20260067733 AKR20260067733 AKR 20260067733AKR-20260067733-A

Abstract

The present invention provides a garment processing device. In one embodiment, the garment processing device comprises: a cabinet; a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet; an inner case forming a receiving space for holding garments; a refresh module disposed at the bottom of the inner case and including a circulation duct providing a flow path for air inside the inner case to circulate, a heat supply unit for heating the air flowing along the circulation duct, and a steam supply unit provided to supply steam inside the inner case; a storage housing disposed at the bottom of the inner case and having an iron storage space for receiving a steam iron that supplies steam to the surface of the garments, with an entry/exit opening formed at the top; an input port formed on the bottom surface of the inner case and communicating with the entry/exit opening of the storage housing for the steam iron to enter and exit; and a housing door provided on the bottom surface of the inner case or on the storage housing to open and close the input port, wherein the steam iron is withdrawn from the storage housing through the input port, and the housing door is provided at a position outside the rotational range of the door.

Inventors

박보경
송성호
예성민
박슬기

Assignees

엘지전자 주식회사

Dates

Publication Date: 20260513
Application Date: 20241106

Claims (17)

Cabinet; A door rotatably coupled to the above cabinet; An inner case forming a storage space for holding clothing; A refresh module comprising: a circulation duct disposed at the lower part of the inner case and providing a flow path for air inside the inner case to circulate; a heat supply unit for heating the air flowing along the circulation duct; and a steam supply unit configured to supply steam inside the inner case; A storage housing positioned at the bottom of the inner case, having an iron storage space for accommodating a steam iron that supplies steam to the surface of clothing, and having an access opening formed at the top; An input port formed on the bottom surface of the inner case and communicating with the entry/exit opening of the storage housing for the steam iron to enter and exit; and It includes a housing door provided on the bottom surface of the inner case or on the storage housing to open and close the input port, and The above steam iron is withdrawn from the storage housing through the above input port, and A clothing processing device characterized in that the housing door is provided at a position outside the rotation range of the door.
In paragraph 1, A clothing processing device characterized in that the above steam iron passes through the above receiving space and is drawn out to the outside of the above receiving space.
In paragraph 2, A clothing processing device characterized in that the housing door is hinge-connected to the inner case or the storage housing and is provided to rotate.
In paragraph 3, A clothing processing device characterized by the above-mentioned housing door being rotatable from front to rear.
In paragraph 1, A clothing processing device characterized in that when the door is closed, the steam iron is set to stop or be cut off from operation, and the refresh module is set to be operable.
In paragraph 5, A clothing processing device characterized by being configured such that if the housing door is open, the operation of the refresh module is blocked even if the door is closed.
In paragraph 6, A clothing processing device characterized in that when the above door is opened, the above steam iron is set to be operable and the above refresh module is set to be blocked from operation.
In paragraph 1, The upper surface of the above storage housing is formed to slope downward toward the front or rear, and A clothing processing device characterized by a contact portion extending downward along the circumference of the input opening in the inner case being formed at an angle in a direction that contacts the upper surface of the storage housing, and being provided to be in close contact with the storage housing.
In paragraph 8, A clothing processing device characterized by having a sealing portion provided on at least one of the upper surface of the storage housing or the lower surface of the contact portion of the inner case.
In paragraph 1, A through hole communicating with the circulation duct is formed in the bottom surface of the inner case, and A clothing processing device characterized in that the above-mentioned input port and the above-mentioned through hole are provided side by side from left to right.
In Paragraph 10, The bottom surface of the inner case includes a portion that slopes downward toward the front, and A clothing processing device characterized in that the above-mentioned through hole and the above-mentioned inlet are provided in the above-mentioned downward inclined portion.
In Paragraph 11, A clothing processing device characterized by further including a stepped portion formed along the circumference of the above-mentioned input port.
In Paragraph 11, A clothing processing device characterized by further including a sealing member formed along the perimeter of the input opening and contacting the housing door to seal the iron storage space.
In Paragraph 13, A water supply pipe connecting the steam iron and the steam supply unit to supply water or steam to the steam iron; and It further includes a power cable that supplies power to the above steam iron, and The above storage housing is It further includes a piping passage through which the above-mentioned moisture supply pipe and the above-mentioned power cable pass; A clothing processing device characterized by the above-mentioned piping passage being sealed to prevent moisture from passing through.
In Paragraph 14, The above storage housing is It further includes a connection terminal where the end of the above-mentioned water supply pipe and the end of the above-mentioned power cable are connected, The above steam iron is A clothing processing device characterized by further including a detachable connection part that is detachably provided with the above-mentioned connection terminal and connected to the above-mentioned moisture supply pipe and the above-mentioned power cable.
In Paragraph 14, A clothing processing device characterized by the above-mentioned connecting terminal being configured to seal the above-mentioned pipe passage.
In paragraph 1, The above storage housing is It is positioned on the left or right side of the above circulation duct, and A clothing processing device characterized by having a storage box for storing antibacterial sheets and various accessories provided in front of the above-mentioned storage housing.

Description

A laundry treating apparatus The present invention relates to a garment processing device and a control method thereof. More specifically, it relates to a garment processing device capable of performing refresh operations, such as sterilization, wrinkle removal, deodorization, and drying of garments, by supplying steam and hot air to the garments. Recently, clothing processing devices have emerged that can perform clothing care (refresh), such as sterilization, deodorization, and drying, through the supply of hot air and steam without washing clothes with water and detergent. Examples of such conventional clothing processing devices include Korean Published Patent Applications No. 10-2020-0057545 and No. 10-2011-0067832. The above-mentioned clothing processing device had the advantage of being able to manage clothing without water and detergent, thus preventing damage to the clothing, and allowing the time to manage and wear the clothing again to be faster than that of a washing machine and dryer. In addition, since the above-mentioned garment processing device manages the garment while it is mounted without folding, it has the advantage of preventing wrinkles from forming on the garment and removing creases during the management process. However, while the above-mentioned garment processing device has the advantage of allowing garments to be managed without being wet, wrinkles could not be completely removed. Furthermore, when removing wrinkles from garments without refreshing them, operating the garment processing device presented disadvantages in terms of time and cost. Therefore, even if the aforementioned garment processing device was provided, it was common practice to additionally place an iron in each household to remove wrinkles by supplying heat and steam to the surface of the garment. When the above iron is equipped as a steam iron capable of spraying steam, wrinkles in the clothing can be removed by supplying heat and steam to the clothing while the clothing is placed on a hanger, etc. Although the iron and the garment processing device have in common that they can manage dry clothes, purchasing the steam iron and the garment processing device together is inefficient, and there was a problem of reduced space utilization because the steam iron and the garment processing device had to be placed separately. Recently, to solve this problem, a garment processing device equipped with a steam iron capable of managing clothing has emerged. See Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1265602 and Korean Published Patent Publication No. 10-2022-0056090. The above garment processing device is configured to perform a refresh process by supplying hot air and steam as needed after placing the garment in an inner case (inside) without folding it, and to remove wrinkles by supplying heat and steam to the surface of the garment using the above steam iron. This conventional clothing processing device had the effect that the user did not need to purchase a separate steam iron and did not need a separate place to store the steam iron. This garment processing device could be equipped to connect a steam iron to the inner case. Therefore, after placing the garment in the inner case, the user could pull the steam iron out toward the inner case to supply heat and steam to the surface of the garment. In this case, there was an advantage in that no separate space other than the inner case was required to process the garment with the steam iron. However, when the inner case is refreshed, it is sealed from the outside and hot air and steam are supplied. Therefore, if the steam iron is configured to be connected to or exposed to the inner case, there was a problem in that the steam iron would corrode or be damaged by the hot air and steam supplied to the inner case. In particular, when foreign substances separated from clothing remained inside the inner case, there was a problem where the said foreign substances were exposed to the steam iron, causing the steam iron to become contaminated. To solve this problem, a garment processing device has been introduced in which a steam iron is pulled out to the side of the cabinet so as not to communicate with the inner case. See Chinese Patent Publication No. 112826234. This garment processing device had the advantage that the steam iron was not exposed to air, steam, or foreign substances inside the inner case, so there were no issues with corrosion or contamination. However, the above-mentioned garment processing device had a problem in that it required a separate configuration for holding the garment in order to use the steam iron. In addition, there were limitations in that a separate appliance could not be placed on the side of the garment processing device or the garment processing device could not be placed near a wall in order to pull out a steam iron or place a support member for the garment. FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a conventional method for storing a steam iron to solve