US 2026/0015784 A1Published application

Clothes care apparatus

AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

InventorsJinyounggeul OH, Sangho SHIN, Namjun YOON, Joongkeun CHOI

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Abstract

A clothes care apparatus may include: a clothes care device (CCD) including: a first housing including a care chamber configured to care for clothes, a circulation duct configured to receive air from, and discharge the received air to, the care chamber, and a controller; a clothes storage device (CSD) couplable to the CCD, the CSD including a second housing including a storage chamber configured to store clothes; a connecting duct detachably mountable to the CCD and the CSD; and a damper, wherein the connecting duct, damper, and controller are configured so that: with the connecting duct detachably mounted to the CCD and the CSD, a flow path through the connecting duct and between the circulation duct and storage chamber is formed, the damper is configured to open and close the flow path, and the controller is configured to control the damper to open or close the flow path.

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Dependent claims

A clothes care apparatus comprising:

a clothes care device including:
a first housing in which a care chamber configured to care for clothes is formed,
a circulation duct configured to receive air from inside the care chamber and discharge the received air to the care chamber to thereby circulate the air, and
a controller;
a clothes storage device couplable to the clothes care device, the clothes storage device including a second housing in which a storage chamber configured to store clothes is formed;
a connecting duct detachably mountable to the clothes care device and the clothes storage device;
and
a damper,
wherein the connecting duct, the damper, and the controller are configured so that:
with the connecting duct detachably mounted to the clothes care device and the clothes storage device,
a connecting flow path through the connecting duct and between the circulation duct and the storage chamber is formed,
the damper is configured to open and close to respectively open and close the connecting flow path, and
the controller is configured to control the damper to open or close so as to respectively open or close the connecting flow path.

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Facts

Application: 19/259,551Filed 3 Jul 2025
Priority: KR 10-2024-009307415 Jul 2024
Published: 15 Jan 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

D06F 58/203
General details of domestic laundry dryers: laundry conditioning arrangements
D06F 73/02
Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the…:…
A47B 61/00
Wardrobes
D06F 31/00
Washing installations comprising an assembly of several washing machines or washing units

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