US 12,270,147 B2
Laundry treatment apparatus
Semin Jang, Seoul (KR); and Jaehyung Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/257,702
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Dec. 30, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/020272
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 15, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/146073, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0189127 (KR), filed on Dec. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0052553 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 87/00 (2006.01); D06F 63/00 (2006.01); D06F 67/00 (2006.01); D06F 67/02 (2006.01); D06F 67/10 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 87/00 (2013.01) [D06F 63/00 (2013.01); D06F 67/005 (2013.01); D06F 67/02 (2013.01); D06F 67/10 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet including an inlet defined in one side thereof;
a first chamber positioned in the cabinet and receiving laundry therein through the inlet;
a second chamber positioned below the first chamber and defining a space separated from the first chamber;
a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open and close the inlet;
a door inner plate positioned at a side of the door that faces the first chamber;
a laundry hanger support provided on the door inner plate and supporting pants hung thereon;
a base plate coupled to the door inner plate and supporting the pants hung on the laundry hanger support;
a rotating shaft provided in a width direction of the door;
a roller rotating about the rotating shaft and pressing the pants;
a moving unit supporting the rotating shaft and moving in a vertical direction of the door due to rotation of the roller; and
a drive unit provided at the roller to thereby rotate the roller.