US2024026597A1PendingUtilityA1

Clothes treatment apparatus

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INCPriority: Dec 19, 2014Filed: Sep 25, 2023Published: Jan 25, 2024
Est. expiryDec 19, 2034(~8.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61L 2103/50D06F 58/10D06F 39/087D06F 58/203D06F 58/206D06F 34/14D06F 73/02D06F 58/34D06F 58/20D06F 2103/18D06F 2103/58D06F 58/24D06F 2103/62D06F 39/40A61L 2/07
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Abstract

A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a door, and a steam unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a heat pump unit that is located in the cycle chamber and that is configured to circulate and condition air in the treatment chamber. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a water supply tank that is installed in the tank installation space, that is connected to the steam unit, and that is configured to supply water to the steam unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a drainage tank that is separably installed in the tank installation space, that is configured to store condensed water generated in at least one of the treatment chamber or the heat pump unit. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a water supply level sensor. The clothes treatment apparatus further includes a drainage level sensor.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet;   a door disposed at a front of the cabinet and configured to open and close the cabinet;   a treatment chamber located inside the cabinet and configured to receive hung clothes, the treatment chamber being configured to be opened and closed by the door;   a cycle chamber located inside the cabinet and below the treatment chamber;   a steam unit disposed in the cycle chamber and configured to supply steam to the treatment chamber;   a heat pump disposed in the cycle chamber and configured to exchange heat with air in the treatment chamber;   a tank installation portion located inside the cabinet and disposed forward of the cycle chamber, the tank installation portion defining an opening at a front side thereof; and   a water tank defining a water-storing space therein and configured to at least one of (i) supply water to the steam unit based on the water tank being connected to the steam unit or (ii) receive condensed water generated in the treatment chamber or the heat pump,   wherein at least a portion of the water tank is configured to be inserted through the opening of the tank installation portion to thereby separably couple to the tank installation portion,   wherein, based on the door being open and the water tank being coupled to the tank installation portion, at least a part of a front of the water tank is positioned at the opening and exposed to an outside of the cabinet, and   wherein the water tank comprises:
 a water hole that is defined at an upper side of the water tank, and 
 a water hole cover that is configured to cover the water hole, wherein the water hole cover has a first end coupled to the upper side of the water tank and a second end being bent. 
   
     
     
         2 . The clothes treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the second end of the water hole cover is bent upwards. 
     
     
         3 . The clothes treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the water tank comprises:
 a tank body that defines a tank bottom; and   a tank cover coupled to a front of the tank body and defining the water-storing space with the tank body,   wherein the water hole is defined at an upper side of the tank body, and   wherein the first end of the water hole cover is coupled to the upper side of the tank body.   
     
     
         4 . The clothes treatment apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the upper side of the tank body is round, and the water hole is disposed at the round upper side of the tank body. 
     
     
         5 . The clothes treatment apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the water hole cover extends upwards at the second end and is bent corresponding to a shape of the upper side of the tank body. 
     
     
         6 . The clothes treatment apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein an upper side of the tank cover is disposed higher than the upper side of the tank body, and
 wherein the upper side of the tank cover is disposed higher than the second end.   
     
     
         7 . The clothes treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the water tank comprises:
 a water supply tank separably mountable at one of a left side or a right side of the tank installation portion and configured to supply water to the steam unit based on the water tank being fluidically connected to the steam unit; and   a drainage tank separably mountable at the other of the left side or the right side of the tank installation portion and configured to receive condensed water generated in the treatment chamber or the heat pump,   wherein the water hole comprises:
 a first water hole defined at an upper side of the water supply tank configured to receive water into the water supply tank, and 
 a second water hole defined at an upper side of the drainage tank and configured to discharge the collected condensed water from the drainage tank, and 
   wherein the water hole cover comprises:
 a first water hole cover coupled to the upper side of the water supply tank, and 
 a second water hole cover coupled to the upper side of the drainage tank.

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