Laundry treatment apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJaemyung Lim, Wookjun Chung, Junghoi Choi, Byeongkook Kim
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Abstract
The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having a receiving space for reception of laundry, a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, a support structure placed in the receiving space, the support structure providing a support space to allow a surface of the laundry to be supported by the support space, a guide affixed in the receiving space, the guide being configured to set a movement range of the laundry to prevent the laundry from deviating from the support space, and a press structure separably coupled to the support structure, the press structure being configured to apply pressure to the laundry positioned in the support space.
Claims24
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet having a space configured to receive laundry;
- a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open or close the space;
- a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the space;
- and
- a press to flatten the laundry, wherein the press includes:
- a support having an area to support a surface of the laundry;
- a guide configured to limit a movement range of the laundry from deviating from the support area;
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- a plate structure separably coupled to the support, the plate structure being configured to apply pressure to the surface of the laundry positioned in the support area, wherein the guide restricts the laundry's movement in a direction parallel to a bottom of the cabinet.
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet having a space to receive laundry and an opening provided front thereof;
- a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open or close the opening;
- a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the space;
- a support member affixed to the door and configured to hold the laundry;
- and
- a laundry press provided on an inner side of the door to press the laundry held on the support member,
- wherein the laundry press includes:
- a support that supports a surface of the laundry;
- a guide configured to restrict a movement of the laundry relative to the support in a direction parallel to the bottom of the cabinet;
- and
- a plate structure provided to be movable relative to the support, the plate structure being configured to apply pressure to the surface of the laundry positioned on the support,
- wherein the door includes a receiving recess recessed from an inner surface of the door, and
- wherein the support member and the support are disposed in the receiving recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.