EP3964621A2 - Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP3964621A2
EP3964621A2 EP21192982.3A EP21192982A EP3964621A2 EP 3964621 A2 EP3964621 A2 EP 3964621A2 EP 21192982 A EP21192982 A EP 21192982A EP 3964621 A2 EP3964621 A2 EP 3964621A2
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cabinet
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Jihong LEE
Wooseong KIM
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present disclosure relates to a laundry treatment apparatus.
  • a laundry treatment apparatus is understood to include an apparatus adapted to wash laundry, an apparatus adapted to dry laundry, and an apparatus adapted to perform both washing and drying of laundry.
  • a front-loading laundry treatment apparatus (also called a drum washing machine) is constructed to allow laundry to be put into the apparatus from the front of the apparatus and has an introduction port through which laundry can be put into the apparatus. Since the front-loading laundry treatment apparatus has an introduction port positioned at a level lower than a user's waist, use of the apparatus is inconvenient in that a user has to stoop when the user puts laundry into the apparatus or takes laundry out of the apparatus.
  • the support platform provided at the conventional laundry treatment apparatus is merely intended to raise the height of an introduction port and cannot perform a function of laundry treatment such as washing or drying of laundry.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus which is detachably coupled to another laundry treatment apparatus to perform functions of washing or/and drying of laundry.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus which is constructed to enable washing water to be easily supplied to or discharged from an accommodation unit retractably provided at a cabinet to accommodate laundry.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of condensing moisture discharged from the accommodation unit and returning the condensed water to the accommodation unit.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus capable of preventing washing water from remaining in a discharge unit serving to discharge washing water contained in an accommodation unit.
  • a laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a drawer retractably provided in the cabinet; an accommodation unit disposed in the drawer and defining a space configured to receive washing water; a water supply channel connected to a water supply source and configured to supply washing water to the accommodation unit; a body along which a water supply channel is provided, the body being rotatably provided at the cabinet; and a body guider provided at the cabinet and configured to guide a rotational movement of the body.
  • the water supply channel may be formed as an internal channel inside the body.
  • the water supply channel may be formed as an external water pipe supported by the body.
  • the body guider may be configured to provide upward directional support for the body.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a first guider holder provided at the body; and a second guider holder provided along the body guider and along which the first guider holder is movably supported.
  • the second guider holder may include at least one of: a protruding rail that is formed along the body guider, or a groove that is formed along the body guider, and wherein the first guider holder comprises a hook that is configured to protrude from the body and is configured to be movably coupled to the second guider holder.
  • the body guider may be fixed to the cabinet to be positioned above the drawer, and the body is vertically positioned between the body guider and the drawer.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a water discharge channel configured to discharge washing water from the accommodation unit to the outside of the cabinet; a first frame rotatably provided at the drawer and configured to support the water discharge channel; a second frame rotatably provided at the cabinet and configured to support the water discharge channel; and a frame rotating shaft configured to rotatably connect the first frame to the second frame.
  • a first end of the first frame may be rotatably connected to the drawer, a first end of the second frame may be rotatably connected to the cabinet, and the frame rotating shaft rotatably may connect a second end of the first frame with a second end of the second frame.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a water discharge channel provided along the body and configured to discharge washing water from the accommodation unit to the outside of the accommodation unit, wherein the body is positioned at an upper portion of a rear surface of the drawer.
  • the water discharge channel may be formed as an internal channel inside the body.
  • the water discharge channel may be formed as an external water pipe supported by the body.
  • the body may be configured to have a recessed portion that is configured to accommodate an upper edge of the rear surface of the drawer when the drawer in a closed position.
  • the body may define a washing water channel that is divided into a first supply channel and a first discharge channel by a partition, wherein the first supply channel may be vertically positioned above the drawer to be parallel to an upper surface of the drawer, and the first discharge channel is positioned behind the drawer to be parallel to a rear surface of the drawer when the drawer is in the closed position.
  • the water supply channel may comprise the first supply channel, a connecting pipe connected between the first supply channel and the water supply source, and a water supply pipe connected between the first supply channel and the accommodation unit; and wherein the water discharge channel may comprise the first discharge channel, a first water discharge pipe connected between the first discharge channel and the accommodation unit, and a second water discharge pipe connected between the first discharge channel and the outside of the cabinet.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a water discharge channel configured to discharge washing water from the accommodation unit to the outside of the accommodation unit, wherein the water supply channel comprises a first supply channel provided along an interior of the body, a connecting pipe connected between the first supply channel and the water supply source, and a water supply pipe connected between the first supply channel and the accommodation unit, and wherein the water discharge channel is supported along an exterior of the body.
  • the water supply channel comprises a first supply channel provided along an interior of the body, a connecting pipe connected between the first supply channel and the water supply source, and a water supply pipe connected between the first supply channel and the accommodation unit, and wherein the water discharge channel is supported along an exterior of the body.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a water discharge channel configured to discharge washing water from the accommodation unit to the outside of the accommodation unit, wherein the water supply channel is supported along an exterior of the body, and wherein the water discharge channel comprises a first discharge channel provided along an interior of the body, a first water discharge pipe connected between the first discharge channel and the accommodation unit, and a second water discharge pipe connected between the first discharge channel and the outside of the cabinet.
  • a water discharge channel configured to discharge washing water from the accommodation unit to the outside of the accommodation unit, wherein the water supply channel is supported along an exterior of the body, and wherein the water discharge channel comprises a first discharge channel provided along an interior of the body, a first water discharge pipe connected between the first discharge channel and the accommodation unit, and a second water discharge pipe connected between the first discharge channel and the outside of the cabinet.
  • the body may comprise a base rotatably coupled to the cabinet; and a cover coupled to the base such that the base and the cover together form a first supply channel comprising an enclosed portion of the water supply channel.
  • the water supply channel may comprise the first supply channel, a connecting pipe connected between the first supply channel and the water supply source, and a water supply pipe connected between the first supply channel and the accommodation unit.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a water discharge channel configured to discharge washing water from the accommodation unit to the outside of the accommodation unit, wherein the water discharge channel comprises: a first discharge channel formed by the base and the cover; a first water discharge pipe connected between the first discharge channel and the accommodation unit; and a second water discharge pipe connected between the first discharge channel and the outside of the cabinet.
  • the second water discharge pipe may comprise a flexible structure or an elastic material in at least a portion thereof.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a water discharge channel supported along an exterior of the body and configured to discharge washing water from the accommodation unit to the outside of the accommodation unit; and a discharge pipe configured to guide washing water supplied from the water discharge channel to the outside of the cabinet, wherein a portion of the water discharge channel that is connected to the discharge pipe comprises a flexible structure or an elastic material.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a water supply opening provided at the drawer and configured to be connected to an end portion of the first supply channel; a through hole provided at the accommodation unit and configured to provide a passage for water from the water supply opening; and a recovery unit positioned between the water supply opening and the through hole and configured to recover moisture discharged from the accommodation unit out of the through hole, and return the moisture back into the accommodation unit through the through hole.
  • the recovery unit may comprise a first recovery part provided at the drawer to be positioned above the through hole and configured to condense steam discharged out of the through hole into condensed water; and a second recovery part positioned above the through hole and configured to guide the condensed water falling from the first recovery part back down into the through hole.
  • the second recovery part may comprise a recovery body protruding toward the first recovery part from an upper surface of the accommodation unit, the recovery body defining a body through hole that corresponds to the through hole, and wherein the first recovery part may be configured to protrude toward the second recovery part from an upper surface of the drawer.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a reception recess formed at an upper surface of the accommodation unit and configured to be concave and having a diameter larger than a diameter of the through hole; a body flange protruding from an outer surface of the recovery body and configured to contact an inner surface of the reception recess; a flange through hole formed through the body flange and configured to provide a passage for condensed water to fall from the body flange into the reception recess; and a recovery hole configured to guide condensed water from the reception recess into the through hole, wherein the first recovery part is configured to have a maximum radial extent that is less than a maximum radial extent of the body flange.
  • the first recovery part may comprise a plurality of concentric protrusions from the first recovery part that are spaced apart in a radial direction and that define a plurality of walls of the first recovery part, wherein the plurality of concentric protrusions may be arranged to define concentric circles about the water supply opening, and wherein the plurality of concentric protrusions comprise a bottom portion having a maximum radial extent that is larger than a maximum radial extent of the body through hole but smaller than a maximum radial extent of the body flange, and the concentric protrusion having the smallest radial extent having a smaller radial extent than the maximum radial extent of the body through hole.
  • the accommodation unit may comprise a tub provided in the drawer and configured to receive washing water, and a drum rotatably provided in the tub to contain laundry, wherein the drawer may comprise a water supply opening through which an introduction port and the water supply channel are connected to each other, wherein the tub may comprise a through hole configured to provide a passage from the water supply opening to the drum, and a tub introduction port configured to provide a passage from the introduction port to the drum.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include an intermediate connecting member between the water supply opening and the through hole and comprising a flexible structure or an elastic material.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a door rotatably provided at the tub and configured to open and close the tub introduction port; a sealing body provided at the door and configured to be fitted within the tub introduction port; a first protrusion protruding from the sealing body and configured to contact an inner surface of the tub introduction port; and a second protrusion vertically positioned above the tub introduction port and protruding from the sealing body to contact an upper surface of the tub.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a through hole configured to provide a passage for washing water to be introduced into the accommodation unit, wherein the first supply channel is configured to extend through the drawer and an end portion of the first supply channel is configured to be connected to the through hole.
  • At least part of the first supply channel may comprise a flexible structure or an elastic material.
  • the end portion of the first supply channel that is positioned between the though hole and the drawer may comprise a flexible structure or an elastic material.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a support configured to hold the accommodation unit in the drawer in a movable manner.
  • a laundry treatment apparatus that includes both a first treatment apparatus T and a second treatment apparatus L.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example laundry treatment apparatus 100.
  • the first treatment apparatus T may include a first treatment apparatus cabinet 1 defining an exterior appearance, a first treatment apparatus tub (not shown) disposed in the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1 to contain washing water therein, a first treatment apparatus drum (not shown) rotatably disposed in the first treatment apparatus tub to contain laundry, a first treatment apparatus water supply unit (not shown) for supplying washing water to the first treatment apparatus tub, and a first treatment apparatus water discharge unit (not shown) for discharging washing water contained in the first treatment apparatus tub to the outside of the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1.
  • the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1 includes a first treatment apparatus introduction port (not shown) through which laundry is put into the cabinet 1 or taken out of the cabinet 1.
  • the first treatment apparatus introduction port is opened and closed by a first treatment apparatus door 11 hinged to the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1.
  • the first treatment apparatus tub includes a first treatment apparatus tub introduction port communicating with the first treatment apparatus introduction port, and thus a user can put laundry into the first treatment apparatus drum upon opening of the first treatment apparatus door 11.
  • the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1 has to be provided therein with a hot air supply unit (not shown) for supplying hot air to the first treatment apparatus tub.
  • the hot air supply unit may include a circulation duct for circulating air in the first treatment apparatus tub, and a heat exchange unit disposed at the circulation duct to dehumidify and heat the air discharged from the first treatment apparatus tub.
  • the hot air supply unit may also include a discharge duct for discharging air in the first treatment apparatus tub to the outside of the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1, a supply duct for supplying air outside the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1 to the first treatment apparatus tub, and a heat exchange unit disposed at the supply duct.
  • the first treatment apparatus T is designed to perform a function of drying of laundry, the first treatment apparatus may not need the first treatment apparatus tub.
  • the hot air supply unit has to supply hot air to the first treatment apparatus drum provided in the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1.
  • the second treatment apparatus L incorporated in the laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet 2 detachably provided at the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1, a drawer 3 disposed in the cabinet 2 to be retractable therefrom, and an accommodation unit 4-5 disposed in the drawer 3 and serving as a treatment space of laundry.
  • the accommodation unit 4-5 may include a tub 4 and a drum 5.
  • the cabinet 2, which defines an exterior appearance of the second treatment apparatus L, may support the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1. Unlike the cabinet shown in FIG. 1 , the cabinet 2 provided at the second treatment apparatus may be detachably provided at an upper surface or a side surface of the first treatment apparatus cabinet 1.
  • the cabinet 2 includes an open surface 21 such that the drawer 3 is withdrawn from the cabinet 2 through the open surface 21 or is accommodated in the cabinet 2.
  • the first treatment apparatus T is supported by an upper panel 25 (see FIG. 2 ) and the open surface 21 may be disposed at a side (a front side of the first treatment apparatus T) at which the first treatment apparatus door 11 is positioned.
  • the drawer 3 includes a drawer body 31 having an open upper surface, and a drawer cover 35 disposed at the open upper surface of the drawer body 31.
  • the drawer body 31 may be configured to have a hexahedral shape having a hollow cavity defined therein.
  • the drawer cover 35 is fixed to the drawer body 31 to define the upper surface of the drawer body 31.
  • the drawer body 31 is provided at a front surface thereof with a drawer panel 33.
  • the drawer panel 33 may include a handle (not shown). In this case, a user can draw the drawer body 31 disposed in the cabinet 2 from the cabinet 2 using the handle.
  • the drawer panel 33 may include a control panel 331 for controlling operation of the second treatment apparatus L.
  • the control panel 331 serves to allow a user to input control commands for control of units for supplying washing water to the accommodation unit 4-5 and discharging the washing water from the accommodation unit 4-5, a unit for rotating laundry, units for supplying steam or hot air to laundry and the like.
  • the control panel 331 may also serve to allow a user to check control commands input by a user and to display an execution state of the control commands input by the user.
  • the drawer cover 35 may be provided with an introduction opening 353 formed through the drawer cover 35 to communicate the inside of the drawer body 31 with the outside of the drawer body 31, and a water supply opening 355 formed through the drawer cover 35 to guide washing water to the accommodation unit 4-5.
  • the accommodation unit 4-5 provided in the drawer 3 may include a tub 4 provided in the drawer body 31 to provide a space for containing washing water, and a drum 5 rotatably provided in the tub 4 to contain laundry.
  • the tub 4 may include a tub body 41 having a space for containing washing water and having an open upper surface, and a tub cover 43 fixed to the upper surface of the tub body 41.
  • the drum 5 may be configured to have a cylindrical shape having an open upper surface.
  • the drum 5 may be rotatable in the tub body 41 by means of a driving unit provided outside the tub body 41.
  • the driving unit may include a stator M1 fixed to the tub body 41 to generate a rotating magnetic field, a rotor M2 which is rotated by the rotating magnetic field, and a driving shaft M3 extending through the tub body 41 and connecting the drum 5 to the rotor M2.
  • the drum 5 includes drum through holes 51 formed at an outer circumferential surface thereof to communicate the inside of the drum 5 with the inside of the tub body 41.
  • the tub body 41 is held in the drawer body 31 by means of tub supports D.
  • Each of the tub supports D may include a drawer connecting portion D1, a tub connecting portion D3, and a rod D5 connecting the tub connecting portion D3 to the drawer connecting portion D1.
  • the drawer body 31 may be provided with a first bracket 311 for supporting the drawer connecting portion D1, and the tub body 41 may be provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof with a second bracket 411 supported by the tub connecting portion D3.
  • the first bracket 311 may protrude toward the center of the drawer body 31 from an inner surface of the drawer body 31, and the second bracket 411 may protrude toward the inner surface of the drawer body 31 from the outer circumferential surface of the tub body 41.
  • the tub cover 43 includes a cover body 431 defining an upper surface of the tub body 41, and a tub introduction port 435 formed through the cover body 431 to communicate the introduction opening 353 with the drum 5.
  • the tub introduction port 435 is provided with a door 49 hinged to the cover body 431.
  • the door 49 is coupled to the cover body 431 of the tub cover 43 by means of a hinge (not shown).
  • the introduction opening 353 is positioned over the tub introduction port 435.
  • the door 49 or the tub introduction port 435 has a smaller size than that of the introduction opening 353. Accordingly, even though the tub introduction port 435 is positioned below the drawer cover 35, the tub introduction port 435 may be opened and closed by the door 49.
  • the outer circumferential surface of the door may be spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the introduction opening 353 by predetermined distances X1 and X2 in order to avoid a problem that the door 49 cannot be opened because of interference between the door 49 and the introduction opening 353 caused by geometric tolerance or positional tolerance.
  • the door 49 may be provided with a door handle 493 which detachably secures the door 49 to the drawer cover 35 or the cover body 431 of the tub cover 43.
  • the door 49 may be provided with a sealing unit 495 for mitigating or preventing washing water from leaking through the tub introduction port 435.
  • the sealing unit 495 may include a sealing body 496 fixed to a lower surface of the door 49, which is fitted in the tub introduction port 435 upon closing the tub introduction port 435, and first and second protrusions 497 and 498 protruding from the sealing body 496.
  • the first protrusion 497 protrudes toward the inner circumferential surface of the tub introduction port 435 from the outer circumferential surface of the sealing body 496.
  • the first protrusion 497 may have a length sufficient to contact the inner circumferential surface of the tub introduction port 435 when the tub introduction port 435 is closed by the door 49.
  • the first protrusion 497 may include two or more protrusions provided at the sealing body 496.
  • the two or more first protrusions 497 may be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval.
  • the second protrusion 498 may protrude from the outer circumferential surface of the sealing body 496 so as to close the tub introduction port 435 when the tub introduction port 435 is closed by the door 49.
  • the second protrusion 498 must have a length sufficient to contact the upper surface of the cover body 431 when the tub introduction port 435 is closed by the door 49.
  • the sealing unit 495 may be made of any materials so long as it can seal the tub introduction port 435 when the tub introduction port 435 is closed by the door 49, as an example, the sealing unit 495 may made of an elastic material such as rubber.
  • the cover body 431 which defines the upper surface of the tub body 41, includes a fitting rib 439 fitted in the inner circumferential surface of the tub body 41.
  • the fitting rib 439 may be provided with an inclined portion 4391 for guiding washing water in the tub body 41 into the drum 5.
  • the drum 5 disposed in the tub body 41 is configured to have a cylindrical shape having an open upper surface.
  • the drum 5 includes drum through holes 51 which are formed at an outer circumferential surface thereof to communicate the inside of the drum 5 with the inside of the tub body 41.
  • washing water contained in the tub body 41 may rise to the tub cover 43 from the bottom surface of the tub body 41 while rotating along the inner circumferential surface of the tub body 41.
  • the inclined portion 4391 serves to guide washing water having moved to the tub cover 43 from the bottom surface of the tub body 41, toward the upper surface of the drum 5.
  • washing water When the washing water is again supplied to the drum 5 through the upper surface of the drum 5, washing water can strike laundry contained in the drum 5. Consequently, the laundry treatment apparatus can improve washing performance by virtue of the inclined portion 4391.
  • the cover body 431 of the tub cover 43 includes a through hole 438 which is disposed under the water supply opening 355 formed through the drawer cover 35 to guide washing water introduced to the water supply opening 355 to the drum 5.
  • the connection between the through hole 438 and the water supply opening 355, may have a flexible hose or a bellows hose or may be made of an elastic material.
  • connection between the through hole 438 and the water supply opening 355 may be a separate intermediate connecting member, such as a pipe.
  • the water supply opening 355 may be configured to connect with a water supply pipe 77 that provides water to the tub 4. As such, water may be supplied from the water supply pipe 77 through the water supply opening 355 in the drawer cover 35, through the intermediate connecting member, and through the tub cover 43 via the through hole 438.
  • connection between the through hole 438 and the water supply opening 355 may be part of the water supply pipe 77 itself.
  • the water supply pipe 77 may be configured with an end portion that extends into the inside of the drawer through the water supply opening 355 and is directly connected to the through hole 438 of the tub cover 43.
  • the water supply pipe 77 may have an end portion that is an elastic or flexible structure in at least a portion thereof.
  • the end portion of the water supply pipe 77, which has the flexible or elastic structure, may be positioned between the through hole 438 and the drawer cover 35 (the upper surface of the drawer).
  • connection between the through hole 438 and the water supply opening 355 may vibrate significantly when vibration generated during rotation of the drum 5 is transmitted to the tub body 41. In this case, problems may arise with the durability of the connection becoming deteriorated such that the laundry treatment apparatus may be configured with a structure for attenuating vibration of the connection.
  • washing water may be supplied to the tub 4 by positioning the through hole 438 under the water supply opening 355 without using a connection between the through hole 438 and the water supply opening 355.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a recovery unit for minimizing moisture that is discharged from the tub body 41 into the cabinet 2 through the through hole 438.
  • the recovery unit 45 incorporated in the laundry treatment apparatus may include a first recovery part 451 provided at the drawer cover 35 and contacting moisture discharged from the through hole 438, and a second recovery part 453 for guiding moisture supplied from the first recovery part 451 to the through hole 438.
  • the second recovery part 453 may include a recovery body 454 protruding toward the first recovery part 451 from the upper surface of the tub cover 43, and a body through hole 456 formed through the recovery body 454 and communicating with the through hole 438.
  • the first recovery part 451 may be configured to have any shape so long as it can guide moisture discharged from the through hole 438 to the second recovery part 453.
  • the first recovery part 451 may be configured into a flat or curved board shape protruding toward the second recovery part 453 from the drawer cover 35, and may also be configured into a hollow bar shape having an open surface facing the second recovery part 453.
  • the first recovery part can be configured to have a plurality of concentric protrusions from the first recovery part that are spaced apart in a radial direction and that define a plurality of walls of the first recovery part.
  • the hollow bar may be variously configured.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example in which the hollow bar is configured into a cylindrical shape.
  • the first recovery part 451 When the first recovery part 451 is configured into the flat board, the first recovery part 451 may be positioned in the body through hole 456.
  • the plurality of boards may be positioned in a space which is defined by projection of the through hole 456 to the drawer cover 35 (through hole projection space) in order to supply moisture (water or condensed water) falls toward the second recovery part 453 from the plurality of boards to the through hole 438 through the body through hole 456.
  • the hollow bars may be positioned in the through hole projection space.
  • the hollow bar having the largest surface area has to be positioned in the through hole projection space.
  • the plurality of hollow bars are not arranged to have the same center, the space defined by the plurality of hollow bars has to be positioned in the through hole projection space.
  • the first recovery part 451 may be configured so as to not interfere with the water supply opening 355 regardless of the shaped of the first recovery part 451. Furthermore, the free ends of the first recovery part 451 may be configured so as to not interfere with the free end of the recovery body 454.
  • the first recovery part 451 may be made of any materials so long as the first recovery part 451 is constituted by means for mitigating or preventing water discharged from the tub 4 from spreading in the drawer 3 (for guiding water discharged from the tub 4 to the second recovery part).
  • the first recovery part 451 When the first recovery part 451 is constituted by means for condensing moisture discharged from the tub 4 (exchanging heat with moisture discharged from the tub 4) and guiding the condensed water to the second recovery part, the first recovery part 451 may be made of a metal material. In this case, the second recovery part 453 may be made of an elastic material.
  • the recovery unit 45 may further include the following components in order to increase recovered amount and condensed amount of moisture.
  • the tub cover 43 may further include a reception recess 437 formed at the cover body 431 to be concave and at which the through hole 438 is positioned.
  • the second recovery part 453 may further include a body flange 455 protruding from an outer surface of the recovery body 454 and positioned over the reception recess 437, and a flange through hole 457 formed through the body flange 455.
  • the first recovery part 451 may be positioned in a space which is defined by projection of the body flange 455 to the drawer cover 35 (flange projection space).
  • the first recovery part 451 when the first recovery part 451 is constituted by a board, the first recovery part 451 may protrude toward the recovery body 454 from the drawer cover 35 such that the first recovery part 451 is positioned in the flange projection space.
  • the first recovery part 451 when the first recovery part 451 is constituted by a plurality of hollow bars, the plurality of hollow bars may be positioned in the flange projection space.
  • the plurality of hollow bars are arranged so as not to have the same center, it is no problem that a range defined by connection of hollow bars positioned at the periphery is positioned in the flange projection space.
  • the hollow bar having the greatest diameter may be positioned in the flange projection space positioned outside the through hole projection space and the hollow bar having the smallest diameter may be positioned in the through hole projection space.
  • the hollow bar having the greatest surface area may be positioned in the flange projection space and the hollow bar having the smallest surface area may be positioned in the through hole projection space.
  • the centers of the respective hollow bars may be positioned at the water supply opening 355. In this case, distances between the respective hollow bars may be regular or irregular.
  • the surface temperature of the first recovery part 451 can be maintained to be lower than the temperature of air discharged from the through hole 438.
  • the first recovery part 451 may further decrease in surface temperature by directly exchanging heat with cool water supplied through the water supply opening 355 or outside air introduced through an area around the water supply opening 355, thus improving cooling performance of the first recovery part 451.
  • the recovery unit 45 has to further include a recovery hole 47 for guiding moisture introduced into the reception recess 437 through the flange through hole 457 to the through hole 438.
  • the recovery hole 47 may be formed through the support pipe 4381.
  • the recovery body 454 is directly fixed to a circumferential surface of the through hole 438, the recovery hole 47 has to be formed through the recovery body 454.
  • the inner surface of the reception recess 437 may be inclined such that condensed water in the reception recess 437 flows toward the recovery hole 47.
  • the recovery unit 45 may include only the first recovery part 451 positioned over the through hole 438.
  • the tub cover 43 may further include a first fitting groove 432 having a larger diameter than that of the fitting rib 439, and a second fitting groove 433 positioned between the first fitting groove 432 and the fitting rib 439.
  • the upper end of the tub body 41 may be fitted in the second fitting groove 433 and a fitting member 413-415 provided at an outer circumferential surface of the tub body 41 may be fitted in the first fitting groove 432.
  • the fitting member may include a first fitting member body 413 protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the tub body 41 outward, and a second fitting member body 415 protruding toward the tub cover 43 from the first body 413 and fitted in the second fitting groove 433.
  • the tub cover 43 may further include a fitting groove partition 434 for discriminating the first fitting groove 432 from the second fitting groove 433.
  • the fitting groove partition 434 is fitted in a groove formed between the second fitting member body 415 and the outer circumferential surface of the tub body 41.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus can reduce or minimize washing water or steam outwardly leaking through between the tub body 41 and the tub cover 43 from the tub body 41.
  • the fitting member 414-415 may be positioned in the tub body 41.
  • the second fitting member body 415 may have a smaller diameter than that of the tub body 41.
  • the second fitting member body 415 may be fitted in the second fitting groove 433 and the upper end of the tub body 41 may be fitted in the first fitting groove 432.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus which is constructed as described above, supplies washing water into the tub body 41 through a water supply channel, and discharges the washing water in the tub body 41 to the outside of the cabinet 2 through a water discharge channel.
  • the water discharge channel has to be constructed to connect a discharge unit F fixed to the drawer 3 to a rear panel 23, and the water supply channel has to be constructed to connect the water supply opening 355 provided at the drawer 3 to a water supply source positioned outside the cabinet 2 through a supply unit V.
  • the water supply channel and the water discharge channel are merely constituted by a water supply pipe 77 (capable of being fixed to the water supply opening 355 by a holder 771) connecting the supply unit V to the water supply opening 355 and a water discharge pipe 87 connecting the water discharge unit F to the rear panel 23, respectively, and means for guiding movement of the water supply pipe 77 and the water discharge pipe 87 is not provided in the cabinet 2, there is a risk of the water supply pipe 77 or the water discharge pipe 87 becoming entangled or broken when the drawer 3 is withdrawn from the cabinet 2 or is pushed into the cabinet 2.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus 100 further include a guider provided in the cabinet 2 to guide movement of the water supply channel.
  • the discharge unit F may be constituted by a pump fixed to the drawer body 31.
  • the pump may include a housing F1 fixed to the drawer body 31 to contain washing water, and a motor F2 for rotating an impeller disposed in the housing F1.
  • the housing F1 is connected to the tub body via a housing introduction part F3 and connected to the water discharge pipe 87 via a first housing water discharge part F4. Accordingly, when the impeller is rotated by the motor F2, washing water contained in the tub body 41 is introduced into the housing F 1 through the housing introduction part F3 and then introduced into the water discharge pipe 87 through the first discharge part F4.
  • the supply unit V may be constituted by a valve connected to the water supply source. However, if there are first and second water supply sources provided outside of the cabinet 2 to supply washing water of different temperatures, the supply unit V according to present invention will be constituted by first and second valves connected to the respective water supply sources.
  • the guider 7 constituting the laundry treatment apparatus may include a body 74 rotatably provided in the cabinet to support the water supply pipe 77, and a body guider 76 secured in the cabinet 2 to guide movement of the body 74. Since the body 74 included in the guider 7 is provided on the cabinet and supports the water supply pipe 77, the guider 7 may be referred to as a cabinet side water supply guider.
  • the body 74 may be constructed to be directly secured to an inner surface of the cabinet 2, and may also be constructed to be rotatably supported by a support 72 fixed to the cabinet 2 as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the support 72 may be fixed at any position on the inner surface of the cabinet 2, the support 72 should be constructed so as not to interfere with the drawer 3 when the drawer 3 is pushed into the cabinet 2.
  • the body 74 may include a bar-shaped base 741, a base rotating shaft 743 for rotatably connecting the base 741 to the support 72, and an accommodation space 745 provided at the base 741 to accommodate the water supply pipe 77.
  • the accommodation space 745 is defined by a first flange 747 and a second flange 748 which are longitudinally formed at both sides of the base 741 and protrude therefrom to face each other.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which the cover 749 is constructed to connect the free end of the first flange 747 to the free end of the second flange 748.
  • the body guider 76 may be constructed into any shape so long as it can support the base 741 when the body 74 rotates about the base rotating shaft 743. However, when the base 741 is constructed into a bar shape, the free end of the base 741 moves along an arcuate orbit and thus the body guider 76 may also be constructed into an arcuate shape.
  • the body guider 76 may be positioned under the body 74 to support the base 741, and may also be positioned over the body 74 or at the same level as that of the body 74.
  • the guider 76 is positioned to support the lower surface of the base 741, there is no need for a guider holder unit 781-783. Meanwhile, if the body guider 76 is positioned over the body 74 or at the same level as that of the body 74, the guider 7 may be provided with the guider holder unit 781-783.
  • the body guider 76 When the body guider 76 is constructed to support the lower surface of the base 741, the body guider 76 should not interfere with the drawer 3 when the drawer 3 is pushed into the cabinet 2. To this end, the body guider 76 may be constructed to extend toward the lower surface of the base 741 from the support 72 and to have an arcuate shape.
  • the body guider 76 When the body guider is positioned over the body 74 or at the same level as that of the body 74, the body guider 76 may be fixed to any position on the inner surface of the cabinet 2 so long as it does not interfere with movement of the drawer 3.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which the body guider 76 is fixed to an upper panel 25 of the cabinet 2.
  • the body guider 76 may be further provided with an attaching flange 761 which is attached to the upper panel 25 by means of fastening elements (such as screws) for fastening the body guider 6 to the upper panel 25.
  • the guider holder unit which enables the body 74 to be rotated by guide of the body guider 76, may include a first guider holder 781 provided at the body 74, and a second guider holder 783 provided at the body guider 76 in a longitudinal direction and to which the first guider holder 781 is movably coupled.
  • the first guider holder 781 may be embodied as a hook protruding from the cover 749.
  • the second guider holder 783 may be constituted by a protruding rail that is formed at the body guider 76 in a longitudinal direction, and may also be constituted by a groove that is formed at the body guider 76 in a longitudinal direction by bending the body guider 76.
  • the body guider 76 may be constructed to support a portion other than the free end of the body 74.
  • the first guider holder 781 may be provided at at least one of the first flange 747 and the second flange 748, and the second guider holder 783 may be longitudinally formed along the body guider 76 disposed over the body 74 to support the first guider holder 781.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus can mitigate or prevent the water supply pipe 77 from being entangled with the drawer 3 or from being broken by the drawer 3 when the drawer 3 is withdrawn from or pushed into the cabinet 2.
  • the water discharge pipe 87 incorporated in the laundry treatment apparatus is supported by a water discharge pipe guider 8.
  • the water discharge pipe guider 8 may include a first frame 82 rotatably provided at the drawer 3 to support a portion of the water discharge pipe 87, a second frame 84 rotatably provided at the cabinet 2 to support a portion of the water discharge pipe 87, and a frame rotating shaft 86 rotatably connecting the first frame 82 to the second frame 84. Since the first frame 82 is provided on the drawer and supports the portion of the water discharge pipe 87, the first frame 82 may be referred to as a drawer side water discharge frame. Since he second frame 84 is provided on the cabinet side and supports the portion of the water discharge pipe 87, the second frame 84 may be referred to as a cabinet side water discharge frame.
  • the first frame 82 is rotatably coupled to the drawer 3 by a first shaft 821 coupled to a first frame support 823 fixed to the rear surface of the drawer body 31, and the second frame 84 is rotatably coupled to the cabinet 2 by a second shaft 841 coupled to a second frame support 843 fixed to the rear panel 23 of the cabinet 2.
  • the free end of the first frame 82 and the free end of the second frame 84 are connected to each other through the frame rotating shaft 86.
  • the second frame support 843 is provided with a discharge pipe 845 extending through the rear panel 23.
  • the discharge pipe 845 may be connected to a sewage outlet through a drainpipe F7.
  • the discharge pipe 87 is intended to connect a first housing discharge part F4 to the discharge pipe 845 and is supported by the first frame 82 and the second frame 84.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus can mitigate or prevent from the water discharge pipe 87 from being entangled with the drawer 3 or the water supply pipe 77 when the drawer 3 is withdrawn from or pushed into the cabinet 2.
  • washing water in the tub body 41 may be discharged by the siphon effect upon activation of the motor F2.
  • washing water does not remain in the tub body 41 or the water discharge pipe 87.
  • foul odors generated from the sewage outlet may be introduced into the tub body 41 through the drainpipe F7.
  • washing water is supplied to the tub body 41 before completion of discharge of washing water, there is a risk of even washing water introduced to the tub body 41 becoming discharged.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a communication pipe 79 for mitigating or preventing the siphon effect by the water discharge pipe 87.
  • the communication pipe 79 may be constructed to connect the water supply pipe 77 to the water supply pipe 87.
  • the discharge pipe 845 has to be positioned at a higher level than the maximum level of washing water contained in the tub body 41.
  • the water discharge pipe 87 extends to the discharge pipe 845 from the housing F1 of the pump positioned at a level lower than the discharge pipe 845.
  • air in the drawer 3 is introduced into the water discharge pipe 87 through the communication pipe 79, thus blocking the siphon effect. Consequently, the washing water will remain in the water discharge pipe 87.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may include a residual water discharge unit 9 if desired.
  • the residual water discharge unit 9 may include a residual water discharge tube 91 which communicates with the housing F1 of the discharge unit F and is exposed to the outside of the cabinet 2 when the drawer 3 is withdrawn from the cabinet 2.
  • a fixed end of the residual water discharge tube 91 may communicate with the housing F1 through the second discharge part F5, and a free end of the residual water pipe 91 may be detachably held by the drawer body 31.
  • the free end of the residual water discharge tube 91 is provided with a water discharge pipe opening and closing device 911 for opening and closing the residual water discharge tube 91.
  • the residual water discharge unit 9 may further include a water discharge pipe attachment 93 provided at the drawer body 31.
  • the water discharge pipe attachment 93 is provided at the drawer body 31 such that it is positioned in the rear of the drawer panel 33 (near the open surface 21).
  • the water discharge pipe attachment 93 may include a fixed body 931 fixed to the drawer body 31 to be positioned between the rear surface of the drawer panel 33 and the introduction opening 353, a fixed body through hole 933 formed through the fixed body 931, and an entrance 935 formed at the fixed body 931 such that the fixed body through hole 933 communicates with the outside of the fixed body 931.
  • the fixed body through hole 933 has a diameter equal to or larger than that of the residual water discharge tube 91, and the entrance 935 has a width smaller than the diameter of the residual water discharge tube 91.
  • a user can fit the residual water discharge tube 91 into the fixed body through hole 933 through the entrance 935, or can take the residual water discharge tube 91 out of the fixed body 931.
  • the drawer body 31 may further include a water discharge tube support 313 for mitigating or preventing the residual water discharge tube 91 from contacting the inner surface of the cabinet 2.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates an example in which the water discharge tube support 313 is provided at a lower position of the drawer body 31.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may further include a hot air supply device (not shown) for supplying hot air to the tub 4 to dry laundry contained in the drum 5.
  • the hot air supply device may be provided at any of the first treatment apparatus T and the second treatment apparatus L.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus can mitigate or prevent the water supply pipe 77 from breaking when the drawer 3 is withdrawn from the cabinet 2.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus can also mitigate or prevent breakage of the water discharge pipe 87 when the drawer 3 is withdrawn from the cabinet 2.
  • the introduction opening 353 formed at the drawer cover 35 is exposed to the outside.
  • a user can put laundry into the drum 5 positioned below the tub introduction port 435 by rotating the door 49 disposed in the introduction opening 353 to open the tub introduction port 435.
  • the valve provided at the supply unit V opens the water supply pipe 77.
  • washing water supplied from the water supply source is introduced into the water supply pipe 77, the washing water is supplied to the drum 5 through the water supply opening 355 provided at the drawer cover 35 and the through hole 438 formed at the tub cover 43.
  • the driving unit rotates the drum 5.
  • washing water in the tub body 41 can rotate in the tub body 41, together with the drum.
  • the washing water in the tub body 41 can move toward the tub cover 43 from the bottom surface of the tub body 41.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus can again introduce washing water into the drum 5 through the open upper surface of the drum 5.
  • control unit Upon completion of washing, the control unit discharges washing water contained in the tub body 41.
  • control unit supplies power to the motor F2 provided at the discharge unit F to transfer washing water in the tub body 41 to the water discharge pipe 87.
  • the washing water introduced into water discharge pipe 87 flows to a sewage outlet through the discharge pipe 845 and the drainpipe F7.
  • the water discharge pipe 87 is connected to the water supply pipe 77 through the communication pipe 79 and the water supply pipe 77 communicates with the drawer body 31 through the water supply opening 355, when the control unit stops supply of power to the motor F2, air is supplied to the water discharge pipe 87, thus eliminating the siphon effect.
  • washing water is contained in the housing F1, it is possible to mitigate or prevent introduction of foul orders generated from a sewage outlet from being introduced into the tub body 41 through the water discharge channel and to mitigate or prevent breakage of the first water discharge pipe 83 in the case of decrease in outside temperature of the laundry treatment apparatus.
  • the residual water discharge tube 91 is connected to the housing F1, even residual water in the housing F1 can be discharged if desired. However, in order to discharge residual water in the housing F1, a user has to withdraw the drawer 3 from the cabinet 2.
  • washing water supplied for laundry washing is hot water or steam is supplied to laundry after washing of laundry
  • moisture (water vapor or steam) supplied into the tub body 41 can be discharged to the outside of the tub body 41 through the through hole 438.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates another example of the guider 7.
  • the guider 7 according to this example is discriminated from the guider 7 shown in FIG. 8 in that the water supply channel and the water discharge channel are supported by a single guider 7.
  • the guider 7 also includes a body 74 which is also rotatably supported by the support 72, and a body guider 76 for guiding movement of the body 74.
  • the body 74 may include a base rotatably coupled to the support 72 through the base rotating shaft 743, a partition 742 dividing the internal space of the base 741 into a first supply channel 71 and a first discharge channel 81, and a cover 749 coupled to the base 741 to close the first supply channel 71 and the first discharge channel 81.
  • the body 74 is supported by the body guider 76 through the guider holders 781 and 783. Since the positional relationship between the body 74 and the body guider 76 and position and structure of the guider holders 781 and 783 are the same as described above, detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the water supply channel constituting the laundry treatment apparatus may include a first supply channel 71 provided at the body 74, a connecting pipe 73 connected between the first supply channel 71 and the supply unit V, and a water supply pipe 77 connected between the first supply channel 71 and the water supply opening 355 provided at the drawer.
  • the water supply pipe 77 may be held at the water supply opening 355 by the holder 771 fixed to the drawer 3.
  • the water discharge channel according to this example may include a first discharge channel 81 provided at the body 74, a first water discharge pipe 83 connected between the first discharge channel 81 and the housing F1 of the discharge unit, and a second drainpipe 85 connected between the first discharge channel 81 and the drainpipe F7.
  • the second water discharge pipe 85 may be connected to the housing F1 through the first discharge unit F4 provided at the housing F1.
  • the first water discharge pipe 83 and the second water discharge pipe 85 may be made of an elastic material (such as rubber), or may be constructed into a bellows capable of extending and contracting longitudinally.
  • the body 74 according to the example may be configured to have a cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG. 10.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates an example in which the body 74 positioned at an upper portion of the rear surface of the drawer 3 has a cross-sectional shape capable of accommodating an upper edge of the rear surface of the drawer 3. Thanks to such configuration, the laundry treatment apparatus can maximize a volume of the drawer 3 while minimizing a volume of the cabinet 2.
  • the first supply channel 71 may be positioned at an upper portion of the drawer 3 to be parallel to the upper surface of the drawer 3 (the drawer cover 35), and the first discharge channel 81 may be positioned at a rear portion of the drawer 3 to be parallel to the rear surface of the drawer 3.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the body 74 functions to mitigate or prevent deformation or breakage of the guider 6.
  • the area of the body 74at which the first discharge channel 81 is provided functions to mitigate or prevent the body 74from being rotated toward the drawer 3. Accordingly, the above-described cross-sectional shape of the body 74 functions to mitigate or prevent the body 74 from escaping from the set position due to application of external force (vibration of the drawer).
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may be detachably coupled to another laundry treatment apparatus to perform both functions of washing and drying of laundry.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may be constructed to enable washing water to be easily supplied to or discharged from an accommodation unit retractably provided at a cabinet to accommodate laundry.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may be configured to condense moisture discharged from the accommodation unit and returning the condensed water to the accommodation unit.
  • the laundry treatment apparatus may be configured to mitigate or prevent washing water from remaining in a discharge unit serving to discharge washing water contained in an accommodation unit.
  • the present invention is further defined by the following items:

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