US 12,227,894 B2
Clothing processing apparatus
Jeongjoon Roh, Seoul (KR); Jihyun Yoon, Seoul (KR); Ayeong Lee, Seoul (KR); and Taehee Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/310,880
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Feb. 28, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/002910
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 27, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/175963, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0024363 (KR), filed on Feb. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0145525 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 73/02 (2006.01); D06L 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 73/02 (2013.01) [D06L 1/20 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clothing processing apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having a receiving space formed therein, in which clothing is received;
a holder configured to be located in the receiving space to hold a clothing supporter configured to support the clothing;
a steamer configured to spray steam toward the clothing while the steamer moves inside the receiving space in a vertical direction;
an elevating motor configured to provide an elevating power of the steamer;
a spreader configured to move in a left and right direction to move into a body of the clothing and apply a mechanical force so as to spread the body of the clothing;
a spreader moving motor configured to move the spreader in the left and right direction;
a separator configured to move in the left and right direction and to move between the body and arms of the clothing to separate the body and the arms of the clothing; and
a separator moving motor configured to move the separator in the left and right direction.