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US 8,136,273 B2Granted
Clothes refreshing apparatus and method for controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJong Seok Kim, Si Moon Jeon
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Abstract
A fabric refreshing apparatus is provided. The refreshing apparatus may include a case, and a receiving compartment, provided in the case to receive fabric articles. The apparatus may also include a steam generator, a fluid supply tank, and a drain tank. The steam generator supplies steam to receiving compartment to steam the fabric articles. The fluid supply tank supplies fluid the steam generator. The drain tank collects residual fluid from the steam generator.
Claims20
A fabric refreshing apparatus, comprising:
- a case comprising an inner case that defines a receiving compartment and an outer case that surrounds the inner case;
- a steam generator configured to supply steam to the receiving compartment;
- a fluid supply configured to supply fluid to the steam generator;
- a drain configured to collect residual fluid from the steam generator;
- a condenser comprising a passage formed at a rear of the inner case, between the inner case and the outer case, and configured to condense air discharged from the receiving compartment;
- and
- a partition wall provided at a top portion of the case extending between the inner and outer cases, wherein the partition wall is configured to direct air discharged from the receiving compartment into the condenser and to prevent air discharged from the receiving compartment from flowing into a top portion of the case formed between the inner and outer cases.
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A fabric refreshing apparatus, comprising:
- a case comprising an inner case that defines a receiving compartment and an outer case that surrounds the inner case;
- a steam generator configured to supply steam to the receiving compartment;
- a fluid supply configured to supply fluid to the steam generator;
- a drain configured to collect residual fluid from the steam generator;
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- a condenser, comprising:
- a passage formed at a rear of the inner case, between the inner case and the outer case, and configured to condense air discharged from the receiving compartment;
- a plurality of first condensation pins provided with the inner case;
- and
- a plurality of second condensation pins provided with the outer case.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.