US 2026/0168167 A1 · CLOTHES TREATMENT DEVICE

Abstract

A clothes treatment device includes a cabinet including a storage space, an inner door, on a front of the cabinet to open and close the storage space, including an ironing space, an outer door to open and close the ironing space, a support device on the inner door such that the support device including a hanger is configured to move along a vertical direction, a fixing device configured to fix a lower end of clothes, a linear movement device, on the inner door, configured to move the support device along the vertical direction, a load sensor to measure a load applied to the support device, an image sensor configured to capture an image of the clothes, and a processor configured to control operations of the image sensor, the load sensor, the support device, and the linear movement device such that a predetermined tension is applied to the clothes.

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Dependent claims

A clothes treatment device comprising:

a cabinet including a storage space;
an inner door, on a front of the cabinet to open and close the storage space, including an ironing space;
an outer door, on the inner door, to open and close the ironing space;
a support device on an upper surface of the inner door such that the support device which includes a hanger for hanging clothes is configured to move along a vertical direction;
a fixing device, in the ironing space, configured to fix a lower end of the clothes hung on the hanger;
a linear movement device, on the upper surface of the inner door, configured to move the support device linearly along the vertical direction;
a load sensor configured to measure a load applied to the support device;
an image sensor, in the inner door, configured to capture an image of the clothes;
and
a processor configured to control operations of the image sensor, the load sensor, the support device, and the linear movement device such that a predetermined tension for ironing is applied to the clothes mounted between the hanger and the fixing device.

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A clothes treatment device comprising:

a cabinet including a storage space;
a door, on a front of the cabinet, to open and close the storage space;
a support device on an upper surface of the cabinet such that the support device including a hanger for hanging clothes is configured to move along a vertical direction;
a fixing device, in the storage space, configured to fix a lower end of the clothes hung on the hanger;
a linear movement device on the upper surface of the cabinet and configured to move the support device linearly along the vertical direction;
a load sensor configured to measure a load applied to the support device;
an image sensor in the cabinet to capture an image of the clothes;
and
a processor configured to control operations of the image sensor, the load sensor, the support device, and the linear movement device such that a predetermined tension for ironing is applied to the clothes mounted between the hanger and the fixing device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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