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Granted Patent B2
US 8,413,471 · App. 12/594,155 · Granted Apr 9, 2013

Cloth treating apparatus

Inventors: Dong Joo Han (Changwon-si, KR); Chul Jin Choi (Changwon-si, KR); Young Bok Son (Changwon-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,413,471
App. No.
12/594,155
Granted
Apr 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cloth treating apparatus is disclose. The cloth treating apparatus comprises an auxiliary treating apparatus which includes a main body washing or drying clothes; a cabinet provided at one side of the main body; and a drawer slidably provided in the cabinet to form an accommodating space, having a hot air supply device provided in the accommodating space.

Claims (19)

1. A cloth treating apparatus comprising:

a main body washing or drying clothes; and

an auxiliary treating apparatus including:

a cabinet provided at one side of the main body; and

a drawer slidably provided in the cabinet to form an accommodating space, the drawer having a hot air supply device provided in the accommodating space, the hot air supply device including:

a housing provided at a corner side inside the drawer and having an inlet to flow an external air thereto and an outlet to exhaust the flown air;

a ventilating fan provided at a side inside the housing, to ventilate the air, which flows through the inlet, through the outlet; and

a heater provided at a side inside the housing to heat the flown air,

wherein the housing includes a front wall, a side wall, and a connection wall directly connecting the front wall to the side wall, the connection wall being arcuate, and the front wall, side wall and connection wall defining an inner space of the housing, and

wherein the outlet is a plurality of outlets formed in the connection wall.

2. The cloth treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cabinet is provided at an upper part or a lower part of the main body.

3. The cloth treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the outlet is provided with an air guide which guides flow of the air.

4. The cloth treating apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the air guide includes a plurality of plates spaced apart from one another along the outlet.

5. The cloth treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the drawer includes an opening into which the air flows, and an outlet which exhausts out the air inside the drawer.

6. The cloth treating apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the outlet is provided with a filter.

7. The cloth treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary treating apparatus further comprises a cover provided at an upper part of the drawer and selectively opened and closed.

8. The cloth treating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary treating apparatus further comprises a drying rack provided inside the drawer to arrange clothes thereon.

9. The cloth treating apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the drying rack is fixed to one side of the drawer and selectively unfolded, or is formed of a shelf which is detachably formed to partition the space inside the drawer up and down.

10. The cloth treating apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the drying rack is provided with a plurality of through holes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2010
From: HAN, DONG JOO; CHOI, CHUL JIN; SON, YOUNG BOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 024596/0898 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2007-0033314 · Apr 4, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110067457A1 · Mar 24, 2011