Clothes treatment apparatus

Abstract

A clothes treatment apparatus including a case including a treatment chamber, a door configured to open or close the treatment chamber, and a pants crease management apparatus provided on a side of the door facing the treatment chamber. The pants crease management apparatus includes a press plate disposed at the door such that pants are in contact therewith, a press door configured to be movable relative to the press plate, and a film configured to press the laundry towards the press plate and disposed between the press plate and the press door.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:
 a case including a treatment chamber;   a door configured to open or close the treatment chamber; and   a pants crease management apparatus provided on a side of the door facing the treatment chamber,   wherein the pants crease management apparatus includes:
 a press plate disposed at the door such that pants are in contact therewith; 
 a press door configured to be movable relative to the press plate; and 
 a film configured to press the laundry towards the press plate and disposed between the press plate and the press door. 
   
     
     
         2 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the film is configured to press at least one of a left side of the laundry and a right side of the laundry towards the press plate. 
     
     
         3 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the film provided on the press plate. 
     
     
         4 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the film is configured to be contacted to the press door when the press door presses the laundry toward the press plate. 
     
     
         5 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the film includes a first film portion and a second film portion that are provided on the press plate, and the second film portion is disposed on the opposite side of the first film portion. 
     
     
         6 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the first film portion and the second film portion are located to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. 
     
     
         7 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the press door has a through-hole formed therein, and wherein the distance between the first film portion and the second film portion is shorter than the width of the through-hole. 
     
     
         8 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a first film fixing portion configured to couple the first film portion to the press plate; and   a second film fixing portion configured to couple the second film portion to the press plate.   
     
     
         9 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the first film fixing portion and the second film fixing portion are provided on the rear surface of the press plate through which the press plate is mounted on the door. 
     
     
         10 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the film is formed of a flexible material. 
     
     
         11 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the film is formed of a plastic material. 
     
     
         12 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a pants hanger that is provided on the door to hang pants on the door and located above the pants crease management apparatus. 
     
     
         13 . The clothes treatment apparatus of  claim 12 , further comprising a clip that is provided on the door to press pants hanging from the pants hanger towards the door and located under the pants crease management apparatus.