IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,738,414
Granted Patent B2
US 10,738,414 · App. 16/136,823 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Clothes treatment apparatus and control method thereof

Inventors: Seung Hyun Song (Changwon-si, KR); Hui Jae Kwon (Changwon-si, KR); Ki Hyuk Kim (Changwon-si, KR); Min Jung You (Changwon-si, KR); Ye Ji Um (Changwon-si, KR); Eun Young Jee (Changwon-si, KR); Ho Il Jeon (Changwon-si, KR); Jung Hwan Lee (Changwon-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
D06F73/02D06F58/10D06F58/203
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Patent No.
US 10,738,414
App. No.
16/136,823
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clothes treatment apparatus and a control method thereof are disclosed. The clothes treatment apparatus includes a fixed nozzle device and a moving nozzle device to supply at least one of steam and heated air to clothes. As a result, the clothes may be washed effectively or refreshed.

Claims (19)

1. A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:

a cabinet including an accommodation space to accommodate clothes therein;

a moving nozzle device configured to move within the accommodation space, the moving nozzle device comprising a pair of nozzle arms arranged with a space between the nozzle arms; and

a plurality of nozzles provided along each of the nozzle arms and directed towards the clothes located in the space between the nozzle arms,

wherein the moving nozzle device includes a nozzle moving part having a rotation axis corresponding to a center of rotation of the pair of nozzle arms,

wherein the rotation axis is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the nozzle arm, and

wherein the pair of nozzle arms are configured to rotate with respect to the rotation axis of the moving nozzle device so as to change a distance between each of the nozzle arms and the clothes located in the space between the nozzle arms.

2. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle moving part is configured to reciprocate along an inner surface of the accommodation space.

3. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:

a guide part to linearly guide the reciprocation of the nozzle moving part.

4. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the guide part is configured to guide the nozzle moving part vertically.

5. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 2 , wherein each of the nozzle arms is coupled to the nozzle moving part.

6. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the moving nozzle device includes an arm supporting part configured to connect each of the nozzle arms with the nozzle moving part.

7. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the arm supporting part is rotatably coupled to the nozzle moving part.

8. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 7 , wherein each of the pair of nozzle arms is provided at opposite ends of the arm supporting part.

9. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the nozzle arms is coupled to the nozzle moving part.

10. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 9 , wherein each of the nozzle arms is configured to rotate in both directions within a preset angle.

11. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of nozzles are configured to supply steam and/or hot air to the clothes located in the space between the nozzle arms.

12. The clothes treatment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pair of nozzle arms rotate so that a spray angle of the plurality of nozzles relative to the clothes is constant.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2018
From: SONG, SEUNG HYUN; KWON, HUI JAE; KIM, KI HYUK; YOU, MIN JUNG; UM, YE JI; JEE, EUN YOUNG; JEE, HO IL; LEE, JUNG HWAN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2010-0018929 · Mar 3, 2010 · national
KR 10-2010-0018930 · Mar 3, 2010 · national
KR 10-2010-0018931 · Mar 3, 2010 · national
KR 10-2010-0018932 · Mar 3, 2010 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15704826 · Sep 14, 2017
Division 13581979
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