KR-20260067735-A - A laundry treating apparatus

KR20260067735AKR 20260067735 AKR20260067735 AKR 20260067735AKR-20260067735-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 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, and having an inlet formed at the front; and a housing door provided at the front of the storage housing for opening and closing the inlet; wherein the housing door is provided to slide in the forward and backward direction through the inlet when the inlet is open.

Inventors

박보경
송성호
예성민
박슬기

Assignees

엘지전자 주식회사

Dates

Publication Date: 20260513
Application Date: 20241106

Claims (13)

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 input opening formed at the front; A housing door provided at the front of the storage housing to open and close the input port; A clothing processing device characterized in that the housing door is configured to slide forward and backward through the input opening while the input opening is open.
In paragraph 1, A clothing processing device characterized by the above housing door moving from the front to the rear and being positioned outside the rotation range of the door.
In paragraph 2, With the above housing door in the state where the above input port is open, A clothing processing device characterized by the fact that when the housing door is in a position protruding forward from the input opening, the housing door slides backward when the door closes the receiving space.
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 4, 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 above housing door is The housing door can rotate vertically around a rotation axis provided at the top or bottom, and A clothing processing device characterized by being guided by the above-mentioned rotation axis and configured to be capable of sliding in the forward and backward directions.
In paragraph 6, The above housing door is The above-mentioned rotational axis is provided to protrude from the side of the housing door, and The above storage housing includes a receiving portion that accommodates the rotation axis, and The above receiving part A rotational receiving portion provided at the front of the storage housing; and It includes a sliding receiving portion extending rearward from the above-mentioned rotating receiving portion, and When the above-mentioned rotation axis is located in the above-mentioned rotation receiving part, movement in the forward and backward directions is restricted, and rotation in the up and down direction is possible. A clothing processing device characterized in that when the above-mentioned rotating shaft is located in the above-mentioned sliding receiving portion, the above-mentioned rotating shaft is guided in the above-mentioned sliding receiving portion so that the housing door is configured to slide in the forward and backward directions.
In Paragraph 7, Between the above-mentioned rotational receiving part and the above-mentioned sliding receiving part A clothing processing device characterized by having a limiting part that selectively restricts the forward and backward movement of the above-mentioned rotation axis.
In paragraph 6, It further includes a mounting slide provided in the storage housing above, on which the steam iron is mounted, and A clothing processing device characterized by the above-mentioned mounting slide being configured to slide forward and backward through the above-mentioned input opening.
In Paragraph 9, A clothing processing device characterized by the above-mentioned mounting slide being configured to slide in the forward and backward directions in conjunction with the above-mentioned housing door.
In Paragraph 10, With the above housing door in the state where the above input port is open, A clothing processing device characterized in that when the mounting slide is in a position protruding forward from the input opening, the mounting slide slide slides backward when the door closes the receiving space.
In Paragraph 11, A clothing processing device characterized by the above-mentioned mounting slide moving from the front to the rear and positioning itself outside the rotational range of the above-mentioned door.
In Paragraph 12, The above housing door is It is rotatable in the up and down direction around a rotation axis provided at the bottom of the housing door, and A clothing processing device characterized in that the above-mentioned mounting slide is provided above the above-mentioned rotation axis.

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 of not requiring the user to purchase a separate steam iron and not requiring 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