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US 2026/0258595 A1Published application
Clothing processing apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJeongyun KIM, Byeongjo RYOO, Dongwon KIM
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a clothing processing apparatus capable of drying clothes, the clothing processing apparatus comprising a plurality of filters which remove foreign matter from air circulating in the clothing processing apparatus, wherein the clothing processing apparatus can physically induce the plurality of filters to be coupled simultaneously or all together.
Claims30
1-30. (canceled)
A clothing processing apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet having an opening at a front surface thereof;
- a drum comprising an introduction port communicating with the opening and receiving laundry therein;
- a driving portion accommodated in the cabinet to rotate the drum;
- a circulation duct configured to circulate air discharged from the introduction port to supply the air to the drum;
- a heat supply portion comprising at least one heat exchanger installed in the circulation duct to condense moisture in the air or to heat the air;
- a mounting portion configured to allow the introduction port to communicate with the circulation duct to guide the air in the drum to the circulation duct;
- and
- a filter portion detachably coupled to the mounting portion to remove foreign substances from the air,
- wherein the filter portion comprises:
- an outer filter seated on the mounting portion to remove foreign substances introduced into the circulation duct;
- and
- an inner filter mounted on the mounting portion such that at least a portion of the inner filter is accommodated in the outer filter, and
- wherein at least a portion of the outer filter is configured to be withdrawn from the mounting portion until the inner filter is mounted on the mounting portion.
10 more elements
A clothing processing apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet having an opening at a front surface thereof;
- a drum comprising an introduction port communicating with the opening and receiving laundry therein;
- a driving portion accommodated in the cabinet to rotate the drum;
- a circulation duct configured to circulate air discharged from the introduction port at an outside of the drum to supply the air to the drum;
- a heat supply portion comprising at least one heat exchanger installed in the circulation duct to condense moisture in the air or to heat the air;
- a mounting portion configured to allow the introduction port to communicate with the circulation duct to guide the air in the drum to the circulation duct;
- and
- a filter portion detachably coupled to the mounting portion to remove foreign substances from the air,
- wherein the filter portion comprises:
- an outer filter seated on the mounting portion to remove foreign substances introduced into the circulation duct;
- and
- an inner filter mounted on the mounting portion such that at least a portion of the inner filter is accommodated in the outer filter, and
- wherein one of the outer filter and the inner filter is completely mounted on the mounting portion in case that another of the outer filter and the inner filter is mounted on the mounting portion.
10 more elements
A clothing processing apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet having an opening at a front surface thereof;
- a drum comprising an introduction port communicating with the opening and receiving laundry therein;
- a driving portion accommodated in the cabinet to rotate the drum;
- a circulation duct configured to circulate air discharged from the introduction port at an outside of the drum to supply the air to the drum;
- a heat supply portion comprising at least one heat exchanger installed in the circulation duct so as to condense moisture in the air or to heat the air;
- a mounting portion configured to allow the introduction port to communicate with the circulation duct to guide the air in the drum to the circulation duct;
- a filter portion detachably coupled to the mounting portion to remove foreign substances from the air;
- a signal generator coupled to the filter portion to generate an external signal;
- a sensor provided at the mounting portion to sense the signal generator;
- and
- a controller configured to permit operation of at least one of the heat supply portion or the driving portion in case that the sensor senses the signal generator,
- wherein the filter unit comprises:
- an inner filter mounted on the mounting portion and included an open surface through which air and foreign substances are introduced,
- an outer filter seated on the mounting portion below the inner filter to remove foreign substances air and foreign substances that have passed through the inner filter,
- wherein the signal generator is installed on the one of the mounting portion, the inner filter and the outer filter,
- wherein the signal generator is provided to be sensed by the sensor in case that the inner filter and the outer filter are completely mounted on the mounting portion.
13 more elements
The clothing processing apparatus of 55, wherein the filter further comprises a restoring portion provided to push the signal generator away from the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.