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US 12,595,618 · App. 17/748,864 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Laundry treating apparatus

Inventors: Hye Yong Park (Changwon-si, KR); Hyung Gyu Lim (Changwon-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
D06F58/10D06F58/20D06F58/203D06F73/02D06F58/12
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Patent No.
US 12,595,618
App. No.
17/748,864
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus which can facilitate clothes drying, deodorizing, crumple-removing and sterilizing, thereby preventing the clothes from damage and providing them with improved thermal insulation.

Claims (65)

1 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:

an outer cabinet;

an inner cabinet located within the outer cabinet defining a clothes receiving space to receive clothes;

a structural frame located between the inner cabinet and the outer cabinet to support the inner cabinet and the outer cabinet;

a hanger bar located in an upper portion of the inner cabinet and configured to place the clothes thereon;

a motor located between a top side of the inner cabinet and a top side of the outer cabinet, the motor generating a rotational motion for inducing a reciprocating motion of the hanger bar;

a supply unit portion having an air supply unit for supplying air or hot air to the inner cabinet; the supply unit portion provided in an outside of the inner cabinet and in an inside of the outer cabinet, and arranged below the inner cabinet; and

a moving hanger frame extended along a width direction of the inner cabinet, located between the top side of the inner cabinet and the top side of the outer cabinet, and defining an accommodating space to accommodate and support the motor,

wherein, with respect to the top side of the inner cabinet, a maximum height of the motor is less than a maximum height of the moving hanger frame,

wherein the moving hanger frame includes:

a base portion; and

a first end portion and a second end portion extending from respective ends of the base portion,

wherein the accommodating space is defined by the base portion, the first end portion, and the second end portion, and

wherein a top side, a front side, and a rear side of the moving hanger frame are open.

2 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1 , the moving hanger frame having two ends, wherein the motor is located closer to one end of the moving hanger frame than the other end of the moving hanger frame.

3 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is disposed at the base portion offset with respect to a center of the base portion.

4 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the motor disposed at the base portion is less than a height of the ends of the first end portion and the second end portion.

5 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the base portion includes a frame hole penetrating though the base portion.

6 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a power converting portion connected to the motor and the hanger bar for converting the rotational motion of the motor into a reciprocating motion of the hanger bar,

wherein the power converting portion is inserted into the frame hole and connected with the hanger bar.

7 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the first end portion includes a first supporting hole penetrating through the first end portion, and

wherein the second end portion includes a second supporting hole penetrating through the second end portion.

8 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first supporting hole and the second supporting hole are located higher than the frame hole with respect to the base portion.

9 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a first holder and a second holder respectively coupled to both ends of the hanger bar for supporting the hanger bar,

wherein the first holder is inserted into the first supporting hole, is supported by the first end portion, and is coupled to one end of the hanger bar, and

wherein the second holder is inserted into the second supporting hole, is supported by the second end portion, and is coupled to the other end of the hanger bar.

10 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the structural frame includes:

a top frame located between the top side of the inner cabinet and the top side of the outer cabinet and connected with a top portion of the body frame.

11 . The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hanger bar is extended along the width direction of the inner cabinet.

12 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:

an outer cabinet;

an inner cabinet located within the outer cabinet defining a clothes receiving space to receive clothes;

a structural frame located between the inner cabinet and the outer cabinet to support the inner cabinet and the outer cabinet;

a hanger bar located in an upper portion of the inner cabinet and configured to place the clothes thereon;

a motor located between a top side of the inner cabinet and a top side of the outer cabinet, the motor generating a rotational motion for inducing a reciprocating motion of the hanger bar;

a supply unit portion having an air supply unit for supplying air or hot air to the inner cabinet; the supply unit portion provided in an outside of the inner cabinet and in an inside of the outer cabinet, and arranged below the inner cabinet; and

a moving hanger frame extended along a width direction of the inner cabinet, located between the top side of the inner cabinet and the top side of the outer cabinet, and defining an accommodating space to accommodate and support the motor,

wherein, with respect to the top side of the inner cabinet, a maximum height of the motor is less than a maximum height of the moving hanger frame,

wherein the moving hanger frame includes:

a base portion; and

a first end portion and a second end portion extending from respective ends of the base portion,

wherein the base portion includes a frame hole penetrating though the base portion,

wherein the first end portion includes a first supporting hole penetrating through the first end portion, and

wherein the second end portion includes a second supporting hole penetrating through the second end portion,

wherein the first supporting hole and the second supporting hole are located higher than the frame hole with respect to the base portion.

13 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:

an outer cabinet;

an inner cabinet located within the outer cabinet defining a clothes receiving space to receive clothes;

a structural frame located between the inner cabinet and the outer cabinet to support the inner cabinet and the outer cabinet;

a hanger bar located in an upper portion of the inner cabinet and configured to place the clothes thereon;

a motor located between a top side of the inner cabinet and a top side of the outer cabinet, the motor generating a rotational motion for inducing a reciprocating motion of the hanger bar;

a supply unit portion having an air supply unit for supplying air or hot air to the inner cabinet; the supply unit portion provided in an outside of the inner cabinet and in an inside of the outer cabinet, and arranged below the inner cabinet;

a moving hanger frame extended along a width direction of the inner cabinet, located between the top side of the inner cabinet and the top side of the outer cabinet, and defining an accommodating space to accommodate and support the motor, and

a first holder and a second holder respectively coupled to both ends of the hanger bar for supporting the hanger bar,

wherein, with respect to the top side of the inner cabinet, a maximum height of the motor is less than a maximum height of the moving hanger frame,

wherein the moving hanger frame includes:

a base portion; and

a first end portion and a second end portion extending from respective ends of the base portion,

wherein the base portion includes a frame hole penetrating though the base portion,

wherein the first end portion includes a first supporting hole penetrating through the first end portion,

wherein the second end portion includes a second supporting hole penetrating through the second end portion,

wherein the first holder is inserted into the first supporting hole, is supported by the first end portion, and is coupled to one end of the hanger bar, and

wherein the second holder is inserted into the second supporting hole, is supported by the second end portion, and is coupled to the other end of the hanger bar.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2022
From: PARK, HYE YONG; LIM, HYUNG GYU
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2009-0124596 · Dec 15, 2009 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16549339 · Aug 23, 2019
Division 13513769
Related Publication 20220275567A1 · Sep 1, 2022
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