# US 8,539,694 B2 · Clothes treatment apparatus

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- Number: US 8,539,694 B2
- Document ID: US8539694B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/083,137
- Filed: 2011-04-08
- Published: 2011-11-10
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2007-08-03
- Assignees: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicants: Jung Wook Moon; Sog Kie Hong; Dong Won Kim; Seung Gyu Ryu; Hye Yong Park; Chang Gyu Choi; Dae Yun Park; Jong Seok Kim
- Inventors: Jung Wook Moon; Sog Kie Hong; Dong Won Kim; Seung Gyu Ryu; Hye Yong Park; Chang Gyu Choi; Dae Yun Park; Jong Seok Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8539694B2

## CPC

- D06F 58/10: Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
- D06F 58/20: General details of domestic laundry dryers (D06F59/00 takes precedence)
- D06F 58/206: {Heat pump arrangements}
- D06F: LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES

## Abstract

A clothes treatment apparatus is disclosed. The clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet comprising an accommodating space formed therein to accommodate clothes, an air supply device configured to supply air or heated air to the accommodating space, a duct configured to guide the air or the heated air supplied by the air supply device toward the accommodating space, the duct comprising a communication part configured to draw external air into the accommodating space and a circulation fan configured to flow air along the duct, wherein the communication part is located in a rear portion of the circulation fan.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet comprising an accommodating space formed therein to accommodate clothes;
an air supply device configured to supply air or heated air to the accommodating space;
a duct configured to guide the air or the heated air supplied by the air supply device toward the accommodating space, wherein the duct comprises:
an inlet duct configured to supply the air inside the accommodating space to the air supply device; and
an outlet duct configured to supply the air exhausted from the air supply device to the accommodating space,
a circulation fan provided in the duct and configured to circulate the air inside the accommodating space along the duct; and
a communication part comprising at least one opening provided in the outlet duct and a door provided to open and close the opening to draw external air into the accommodating space.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a mechanism chamber provided below the accommodating space within the cabinet,
wherein the air supply device and the duct are provided in the mechanism chamber.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1, wherein the door opens the opening by using a self weight thereof and the door closes the opening by using air having a predetermined pressure supplied by the circulation fan.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:
a connection duct configured to connect the outlet duct with an air outlet provided in the accommodating space to communicate with the outlet duct, and
the communication part is provided in the connection duct.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1, wherein the air supply device is configured of a heat pump comprising an evaporator, a compressor and a condenser where refrigerant is circulated.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a moving hanger having clothes hung thereon, the moving hanger configured to apply a predetermined motion to the clothes.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a moisture generating device configured to supply water, mist or steam to the accommodating space selectively.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication part draws external air into the accommodating space when the air supply device does not operate.