US 12,134,853 B2
Clothes treatment apparatus
Hyungha Kang, Seoul (KR); Jaehyung Kim, Seoul (KR); Semin Jang, Seoul (KR); and Joosik Jung, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/122,559.
Application 18/122,559 is a continuation of application No. 16/770,453, granted, now 11,629,452, previously published as PCT/KR2018/015553, filed on Dec. 7, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0168512 (KR), filed on Dec. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0220605 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 58/10 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2022.01); B01D 46/42 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 73/02 (2006.01); D06F 87/00 (2006.01); F16K 11/14 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.01); D06F 105/32 (2020.01); D06F 105/34 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 58/10 (2013.01) [B01D 46/0013 (2013.01); B01D 46/4227 (2013.01); B01D 46/4272 (2013.01); D06F 58/22 (2013.01); D06F 73/02 (2013.01); D06F 87/00 (2013.01); F16K 11/14 (2013.01); F16K 31/047 (2013.01); B01D 2273/30 (2013.01); B01D 2279/55 (2013.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.02); D06F 2105/32 (2020.02); D06F 2105/34 (2020.02)] 14 Claims
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1. A clothes treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet forming a treatment space for storing clothes;
a flow path body disposed in the cabinet and below the treatment space, the flow path body includes an inner intake opening provided to draw in air from inside the treatment space and an inner discharge opening provided to discharge air into the treatment space;
a fan disposed in the flow path body and configured to move air in the flow path body;
a filter module detachably disposed in the flow path body through the inner intake opening, the filter module includes a filter portion for filtering out dust from air passing therethrough;
a first entrance configured to guide the air flowing through the inner intake opening to bypass the filter portion;
a second entrance configured to guide the air flowing through the inner intake opening to pass through the filter portion;
a first valve configured to open and close the first entrance;
a second valve configured to open and close the second entrance;
a valve actuating module configured to actuate the first valve and the second valve; and
a filter module insertion opening disposed between the first entrance and the second entrance;
wherein the filter module is inserted in the filter module insertion opening.