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.
Claims22
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;
- and
- 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 receiving 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 receiving space;
- a laundry 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 laundry support member, wherein the laundry press includes:
- a support that supports a surface of the laundry;
- a guide configured to limit a movement range of the laundry from deviating from the support in a direction parallel to a bottom of a cabinet;
- and
- a plate provided to be movable relative to the support, the plate being configured to apply pressure to a surface of the laundry supported on the support,
- wherein the laundry support member is positioned above the support, and
- wherein the laundry support member includes:
- a first hook;
- and
- a second hook positioned lower than the first hook along a height direction of the door, and
- wherein the support is a surface of the door facing the receiving space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.