US2025354313A1PendingUtilityA1

Laundry treating apparatus

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INCPriority: May 28, 2021Filed: Jul 29, 2025Published: Nov 20, 2025
Est. expiryMay 28, 2041(~14.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus including a dryer including a first cabinet, and a first drum rotatably disposed in the first cabinet, a washing machine including a second cabinet disposed under the first cabinet, a tub disposed in the second cabinet, and a second drum rotatably disposed in the tub, a refresher disposed at a lateral side of the first cabinet and the second cabinet, the refresher having an inner space for receiving laundry, a heating device disposed under the tub, the heating device being configured to heat air supplied into the inner space of the refresher, and a drain pump for discharging water in the tub, wherein the heating device includes a heat exchange unit, and wherein the drain pump is disposed below the tub and is disposed in the heating device.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a dryer including:
 a first cabinet; and 
 a first drum rotatably disposed in the first cabinet; 
   a washing machine including:
 a second cabinet disposed under the first cabinet; 
 a tub disposed in the second cabinet; and 
 a second drum rotatably disposed in the tub; 
   a refresher disposed at a lateral side of the first cabinet and the second cabinet, the refresher having an inner space for receiving laundry;   a heating device disposed under the tub, the heating device being configured to heat air supplied into the inner space of the refresher; and   a drain pump for discharging water in the tub,   wherein the heating device includes a heat exchange unit, and   wherein the drain pump is disposed below the tub and is disposed in the heating device.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a drain pan for storing condensate, the drain pan disposed under the heat exchange unit. 
     
     
         3 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising a first drain pipe connecting the drain pan and the drain pump. 
     
     
         4 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the drain pump discharge water which is stored in the tub and the drain pan respectively. 
     
     
         5 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a first pipe connecting the tub and the drain pump;   a first drain pipe connecting the drain pan and the drain pump; and   a second pipe extending from the drain pump to an outside of the laundry treating apparatus.   
     
     
         6 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the washing machine further includes a partition wall disposed under the tub in the second cabinet, and
 wherein the heating device and the drain pump are disposed under the partition wall in the second cabinet.   
     
     
         7 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the heating device further includes:
 a heat exchange channel in which the heat exchange unit is disposed; and   a cover disposed over the heat exchange channel, the cover having a shielding wall extending downwardly, and   wherein the shielding wall separates a first space, in which the drain pump is disposed, from a second space in which the heat exchange channel is disposed.   
     
     
         8 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first supply air duct extending upwardly from the heating device and connected to the first drum;   a second supply air duct extending laterally from the heating device and connected to the refresher; and   a third supply air duct extending upwardly from the heating device and connected to the tub.

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