US 12,448,721 B2
Laundry treating apparatus
Juhan Yoon, Seoul (KR); Donghyun Jin, Seoul (KR); Manseok Lee, Seoul (KR); and Jaehun Jeong, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/666,958.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0017569 (KR), filed on Feb. 8, 2021; and application No. 10-2021-0082252 (KR), filed on Jun. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0251762 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 58/08 (2006.01); D06F 34/08 (2020.01); D06F 34/10 (2020.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.01); D06F 105/30 (2020.01); D06F 105/36 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01); H02K 11/00 (2016.01)
CPC D06F 58/08 (2013.01) [D06F 34/08 (2020.02); D06F 34/10 (2020.02); D06F 58/24 (2013.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.02); D06F 2105/30 (2020.02); D06F 2105/36 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02); H02K 11/0094 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet;
a drum rotatably disposed in the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry;
a base that is disposed below the drum and configured to at least one of (i) receive air discharged from the drum and guide the air toward the drum or (ii) collect moisture condensed from the air;
a motor disposed at a rear side of the drum and configured to rotate the drum, the motor being spaced apart from the base;
a heat exchange unit comprising:
a first heat exchanger disposed at the base and configured to condense the moisture in the air,
a second heat exchanger disposed at the base and configured to heat the air, and
a compressor configured to supply a refrigerant to the first heat exchanger or the second heat exchanger to thereby enable heat exchange between the air and the refrigerant;
a blower fan configured to draw the air from the drum and to circulate the air to the drum through the base;
a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to control operation of at least one of the motor, the compressor, or the blower fan and to supply power to the at least one of the motor, the compressor, or the blower fan; and
a control box that accommodates the PCB,
wherein the base includes:
a circulation flow path that is defined at a first side of the base and configured to fluidly communicate with the drum, the circulation flow path accommodating the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger and being configured to guide the air to the drum,
a control box installation space that is defined at a second side of the base and accommodates the control box, the control box installation space being spaced apart from the circulation flow path, and
a water collection part that is disposed outside the circulation flow path and in fluid communication with the circulation flow path, the water collection part being configured to collect water condensed in the circulation flow path, and
wherein the water collection part is disposed between the control box installation space and the circulation flow path.