US 12,392,081 B2
Laundry treating apparatus
Yeeseok Bae, Seoul (KR); Donghyun Jin, Seoul (KR); and Manseok Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/666,998.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0017560 (KR), filed on Feb. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0251767 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 58/24 (2013.01) [D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/206 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having an opening defined at a front surface thereof;
a drum disposed rotatably in the cabinet, the drum having a laundry inlet defined at a front surface thereof and configured to introduce laundry to the drum;
a base disposed below the drum, the base defining a space configured to receive air discharged from the drum and to guide the air to the drum; and
a motor disposed rearward relative to the drum and spaced from the base, the motor being configured to rotate the drum,
wherein the base comprises:
an air circulating channel configured to fluidly communicate with the drum, the air circulating channel being configured to receive air discharged from the drum and to guide the air to the drum,
a heat exchanger comprising (i) a first heat exchanger disposed inside the air circulating channel and configured to cool the air discharged from the drum and (ii) a second heat exchanger spaced apart from the first heat exchanger and configured to heat air that has been cooled by the first heat exchanger,
a water collector body that is disposed outside the air circulating channel and in fluid communication with the air circulating channel, the water collector body being configured to collect water condensed from the air in the first heat exchanger,
a pump configured to move water that has been collected in the water collector body,
a cleaning water channel disposed on a top surface of the air circulating channel, the cleaning water channel being configured to, based on operation of the pump, carry and discharge the water toward the first heat exchanger, and
a nozzle cover that is coupled to the top surface of the air circulating channel and covers the cleaning water channel.