Clothing treatment device

Abstract

A clothing treatment device includes a cabinet having an open part provided at the front thereof, a door assembly for opening and closing the open part, a first clothing treatment room, which is provided inside the cabinet so as to provide a space for accommodating clothing therein, and communicates with the outside of the cabinet through the open part, and a machinery room for circulating steam or air in the first clothing treatment room. The door assembly includes an assembly housing which opens and closes the opened front surface of the cabinet and which has a space of a second clothing treatment room therein, and an assembly door for opening and closing, at the front of the cabinet, the second clothing treatment room formed in the assembly housing.

1 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet having an opening in a front direction;   a door assembly opening or closing the opening;   a first laundry treating chamber provided inside the cabinet to provide a space for accommodating laundry and in fluid communication with an outside of the cabinet through the opening; and   a machine chamber that is in fluid communication with the first laundry treating chamber and accommodates at least one of a steam supply unit supplying steam to the first laundry treating chamber and an air supply unit circulating air,   wherein the door assembly includes:
 an assembly housing opening or closing the opening, 
 a second laundry treating chamber formed inside the assembly housing to provide a space for accommodating the laundry, 
 an assembly door provided at the assembly housing to open or close the second laundry treating chamber in the front direction of the cabinet, 
 a base plate arranged at an inner side of any one of the assembly housing and the assembly door, and contacting the laundry arranged in the second laundry treating chamber, 
 a press plate arranged at an inner side of the other one of the assembly housing and the assembly door, positioned opposite of the base plate with respect to the laundry, and pressing the laundry when the laundry is arranged in the second laundry treating chamber, 
 a cabinet hinge unit rotatably connecting the door assembly with the cabinet, and 
 an assembly hinge unit rotatably connecting the door assembly to the assembly housing. 
   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a steam moving unit supplying steam generated from a steam supply unit to the second laundry treating chamber through the cabinet hinge unit and the assembly hinge unit or discharging the air of the second laundry treating chamber.   
     
     
         3 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising a connection pipe arranged inside the door assembly to connect the cabinet hinge unit with the assembly hinge unit. 
     
     
         4 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the connection pipe is inserted into an inner side of the assembly hinge unit and defines a connection pipe hole opened to move steam at one side of a circumferential surface that is in contact with the assembly hinge unit, and
 wherein the assembly hinge unit defines an assembly hinge unit hole opened to move steam at one side of a circumferential surface that is in contact with the connection pipe.   
     
     
         5 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the connection pipe hole and the assembly hinge unit hole are arranged in the same direction when the assembly door closes the second laundry treating chamber. 
     
     
         6 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the connection pipe hole and the assembly hinge unit hole are arranged in their respective directions different from each other when the assembly door opens the second laundry treating chamber. 
     
     
         7 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cabinet hinge unit includes:
 a first cabinet hinge unit arranged at an upper end of the door assembly; and   a second cabinet hinge unit arranged at a lower end of the door assembly, and   wherein the assembly hinge unit includes:
 a first assembly hinge unit arranged at an upper portion of the assembly door; and 
 a second assembly hinge unit arranged at a lower portion of the assembly door. 
   
     
     
         8 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the steam moving unit includes the steam supply unit generating steam and supplying the steam to the second laundry treating chamber through the first cabinet hinge unit and the first assembly hinge unit, and a steam discharge unit discharging the air inside the second laundry treating chamber to the first laundry treating chamber through the second cabinet hinge unit and the second assembly hinge unit. 
     
     
         9 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the door assembly further includes:
 a fixing member arranged at the inner side of the any one of the assembly housing and the assembly door, and fixing the laundry to hang the laundry toward a downward side, and   wherein the laundry contacts the base plate when the laundry is fixed by the fixing member.   
     
     
         10 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the door assembly further includes an upper hanging unit positioned at of an upper portion of the base plate, and fixing the laundry,
 wherein the upper hanging unit includes:
 an upper hanging body rotatably provided at upper portion of the base plate; and 
 an upper fixing body rotatably coupled with the upper hanging body at one side of the upper hanging body, and 
   wherein the upper hanging body and the upper fixing body are detachably be coupled to each other.