Clothing treatment apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure can provide a clothing treatment apparatus characterized by comprising: a cabinet; an inner case that is provided inside the cabinet and forms a space for accommodating clothing; a hanger part that is provided in an upper region of the inner case and supports the load of the clothing; and a hanger that is detachably provided in the hanger part and holds the clothing. The hanger includes: a hook part mounted on the hanger part; a frame connected to a lower portion of the hook part and holding the clothing; and a connection part connecting the hook part to the frame. The connection part is provided to change the height of the hook part exposed above the frame.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus.[Background]

[0002] In general, a laundry treating apparatus is a concept including a washing machine that moistens laundry into wet laundry and removes foreign substances via a chemical action of a detergent and a physical action such as drum rotation, and a dryer that dries the wet laundry using hot air and steam.

[0003] However, in recent years, a laundry care apparatus that keeps the laundry fresh and clean without wetting the dry laundry in water has emerged. Such a laundry care apparatus is able to perform a refreshing cycle of deodorizing, drying, or sterilizing the laundry by supplying steam or hot air in a state in which the laundry is hung.

[0004] Such a laundry care apparatus is able to selectively add a scent to the laundry, and in recent years, it has taken up an important portion of the laundry treating apparatuses in addition to the washing machines and the dryers.

[0005] Referring to Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2020-0057545, the existing laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet forming an outer appearance of the apparatus, and an inner casing disposed inside the cabinet and in which the laundry is hung.

[0006] The laundry treating apparatus may include, under the inner casing, a circulation duct that circulates air in the inner casing, a heat exchanger that is disposed in the circulation duct and exchanges heat with the air, and a compressor that supplies a high-temperature refrigerant to the heat exchanger. When the compressor is operated, hot air may be supplied to the inner casing, so that a temperature inside the inner casing may be increased and the laundry may be dried or sterilized.

[0007] When long laundry such as a long padded jacket and an one-piece dress is hung on a clothes hanger installed inside the inner casing of the laundry treating apparatus, a lower end of the laundry touches a bottom of the inner casing, causing dust or the like to stick to the laundry.

[0008] Furthermore, when the lower end of the laundry touches the bottom surface, a flow channel of a steam or hot air supplier defined in the bottom inside the casing is blocked, causing a performance deterioration or a heat generation risk, or causing a damage to the laundry resulted from direct contact of the laundry with steam or hot air.

[0009] Therefore, there is a need to provide a laundry treating apparatus in which the long laundry may be hung without touching the bottom of the inner casing.[Summary][Technical Problem]

[0010] The present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus for treating laundry by hanging long laundry on a clothes hanger.

[0011] The present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus for preventing a lower end of laundry from coming into contact with a bottom surface of an inner casing.

[0012] The present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus for preventing laundry from falling from a clothes hanger during laundry treatment by having a clothes hanger cover detachable from the clothes hanger.

[0013] The present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus for minimizing a center of gravity of laundry from moving rearward of a clothes hanger.

[0014] The present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus for hanging long laundry on a clothes hanger and preventing the laundry from falling from the clothes hanger at the same time.

[0015] The present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus for improving user convenience by having a clothes hanger cover detachable from a clothes hanger.

[0016] The present disclosure is to provide an angle-adjustable clothes hanger that reduces a penetration space of moisture or foreign substances.

[0017] The present disclosure is to provide an angle-adjustable clothes hanger that prevents deviation of laundry resulted from a translational movement of the laundry.

[0018] The present disclosure is to provide an angle-adjustable clothes hanger in which angles of seating portions may be adjusted equally.

[0019] The present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus equipped with an angle-adjustable clothes hanger that reduces a penetration space of moisture or foreign substances.

[0020] The present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus equipped with an angle-adjustable clothes hanger that prevents deviation of laundry resulted from a translational movement of the laundry.

[0021] The present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus equipped with an angle-adjustable clothes hanger in which angles of seating portions may be adjusted equally.[Technical Solutions]

[0022] To solve the above-described problems, the present disclosure provides a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet, an inner casing disposed inside the cabinet and providing a space for accommodating laundry, a hanger disposed in an upper portion of the inner casing to support a load of the laundry, and a clothes hanger detachable from the hanger and on which the laundry is hung, wherein the clothes hanger includes a hook seated on the hanger, a frame connected to a lower portion of the hook and on which the laundry is hung, and a connector connectomg the hook to the frame, wherein the connector changes a vertical level of the hook exposed from an upper end of the frame.

[0023] According to an embodiment, the connector may guide the hook to move in a height direction of the frame.

[0024] According to an embodiment, the connector may include a guide rail connected to the frame to guide the hook to move in the height direction in a sliding manner.

[0025] According to an embodiment, the hook may include a hook ring seated on the hanger, a hook extension connected to a lower portion of the hook ring, and a hook movement guide coupled to the hook extension to move the hook extension along the guide rail.

[0026] According to an embodiment, the connector may include a hook fixing portion disposed on the guide rail to prevent a movement of the hook movement guide.

[0027] According to an embodiment, the hook fixing portion may include a plurality of hook fixing portions defined to be recessed in one surface of the guide rail and spaced apart from each other in the height direction, and the hook may further include a fixing bolt inserted into at least one of the plurality of hook fixing portions to fix the hook movement guide.

[0028] According to an embodiment, the hook fixing portion may protrude from the guide rail such that the hook ring may be attached and detached.

[0029] According to an embodiment, the hook may further include a pivoting hinge disposed on the hook movement guide to pivot the hook extension in the height direction, and when the pivoting hinge rotates, the hook ring or the hook extension may be separated from the hook fixing portion.

[0030] According to an embodiment, the frame may include a body to which the hook is connected, and support wings extending from both sides of the body and on which the laundry is seated, and the connector may be connected to a lower side of the body and disposed between the support wings.

[0031] According to an embodiment, the frame may further include a wing connector connecting the support wings to each other, and the connector may include a guide spring formed as an elastic body and having one end connected to the wing connector and a remaining end connected to the hook.

[0032] According to an embodiment, the hook may further include a hook ring seated on the hanger, a coupling body disposed at a distal end of the hook ring and coupled with the guide spring, a fixing body disposed upward of the coupling body and the guide spring, and a connecting body connecting the coupling body with the fixing body.

[0033] According to an embodiment, the frame may further include a fixing column protruding from the wing connector and accommodating the guide spring therein and a fixing groove recessed in an inner circumferential surface of the fixing column, and the fixing body may be inserted into the fixing groove and fix the guide spring to the fixing column.

[0034] According to an embodiment, the clothes hanger may further include a frame fixing portion formed as a portion of the frame is recessed, the fixing body may be seated on the frame fixing portion, and the connecting body may be inserted into the frame fixing portion and fix the guide spring to the frame.

[0035] According to an embodiment, the connector may be constructed such that the hook is pivotable in the height direction of the frame.

[0036] According to an embodiment, when the hook pivots, the hook and the frame may overlap in a front and rear direction or a width direction.

[0037] According to an embodiment, the connector may include a rotator connected to the hook and rotatable as at least a portion thereof is inserted into the frame.

[0038] According to an embodiment, the connector may further include a guide rib protruding from the rotator to guide an angle at which the rotator rotates.

[0039] According to an embodiment, the frame may include a body to which the hook is connected, and a hook accommodating portion formed by recessing at least a portion of the body and accommodating at least a portion of the hook.

[0040] According to an embodiment, the hook may include a hook ring seated on the hanger and a hook extension connected to the hook ring and rotatable along the hook ring in the width direction of the frame, and the hook ring may be seated on the hanger.

[0041] According to an embodiment, the hook may include a guide hole defined in the hook ring to guide the hook extension to rotate in the width direction of the frame, and fixing holes respectively defined at both sides of the guide hole and into which the hook extension is inserted and fixed.

[0042] According to an embodiment, the hook accommodating portion may be constructed such that the hook extends through the body.

[0043] According to an embodiment, the frame may further include a central frame forming an outer appearance of the hook accommodating portion, and a first wing and a second wing extending in the width direction from both sides of the central frame and on which laundry is seated, and the first wing and the second wing may be spaced apart from each other and allow the laundry to pass therethrough.

[0044] To solve the above-described problems, the present disclosure provides a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet, an inner casing disposed inside the cabinet and providing a space for accommodating laundry, a hanger disposed in an upper portion of the inner casing to support a load of the laundry, a clothes hanger seated on the hanger and on which the laundry is hung, and a cover detachable from the clothes hanger and supporting the laundry from upward of the clothes hanger.

[0045] According to an embodiment, the cover may include a coupling portion coupled to the clothes hanger, and a laundry support extending from the coupling portion so as to be spaced upwardly apart from the clothes hanger.

[0046] According to an embodiment, the coupling portion may support a portion of the clothes hanger from outward of the clothes hanger.

[0047] According to an embodiment, a portion of the clothes hanger may be seated on the hanger by extending through the coupling portion, and the cover may be disposed downward of the hanger.

[0048] According to an embodiment, the coupling portion may further include an accommodation hole defined in the coupling portion such that the clothes hanger extends therethrough.

[0049] According to an embodiment, the clothes hanger may include a hook formed in a ring shape and seated on the hanger, and a frame connected to a lower portion of the hook, disposed downward of the laundry support, and allowing the laundry to be seated thereon, and the coupling portion may be coupled to the frame.

[0050] According to an embodiment, the cover may further include a pair of protruding supports protruding upward from an upper portion of the coupling portion and supporting the laundry, and the hook may be disposed between the protruding supports.

[0051] According to an embodiment, the coupling portion may be detachable from the clothes hanger in a height direction of the inner casing.

[0052] According to an embodiment, the clothes hanger may include a hook formed in a ring shape and seated on the hanger, a body connected to the hook so as to accommodate a portion of the hook therein, and a pair of support wings extending from both sides of the body and on which laundry is seated, and the laundry support may be disposed upward of the support wings.

[0053] According to an embodiment, the laundry support may be disposed parallel to a bottom surface of the inner casing.

[0054] According to an embodiment, a thickness of the laundry support may be smaller than that of the support wings.

[0055] According to an embodiment, the laundry support may be inclined toward the bottom surface of the inner casing.

[0056] According to an embodiment, the laundry support may be inclined at the same angle as the support wings.

[0057] According to an embodiment, the coupling portion may include a cover body coupled to the body and accommodating the body therein, and the laundry support may include a pair of cover wings extending from both sides of the cover body in a width direction of the cover body and on which the laundry is seated.

[0058] According to an embodiment, the clothes hanger may further include a lower coupling portion forming a bottom surface of the body, and the lower coupling portion may protrude downwardly of the body.

[0059] According to an embodiment, the cover may include a protruding coupling portion protruding from a lower portion of the cover body toward the lower coupling portion to prevent the cover from being separated from the body.

[0060] According to an embodiment, the protruding coupling portion may include an inclined surface disposed inward of the protruding coupling portion so as to be inclined downward toward the lower coupling portion and guiding the cover to slide and be separated from the body.

[0061] According to an embodiment, the laundry treating apparatus may further include a power transmitter installed on top of the inner casing to shake the clothes hanger, and a driver connected to the power transmitter to provide power to shake the clothes hanger.

[0062] To solve the above-described problems, the present disclosure provides a clothes hanger including a hook seated on a hanger, a frame coupled to a lower end of the hook and having an accommodation space defined therein, each seating portion having one end pivotably coupled to each of both side surfaces of the frame and a remaining end extending outward of the frame such that laundry is hung thereon, and a limiting member accommodated in the accommodation space of the frame, wherein the limiting member is constructed to block the remaining end of the seating portion from pivoting downward when being connected to said one end of the seating portion, the seating portion is constructed such that the remaining end thereof is pivotable downward when being separated from the limiting member, and the limiting member is moveable in a thickness direction of the frame and is separatable from the seating portion.

[0063] The clothes hanger of the present disclosure may further include a button coupled to the limiting member and constructed to separate the seating portion and the limiting member from each other when receiving an external force.

[0064] The clothes hanger of the present disclosure may further include an elastic member disposed in the accommodation space of the frame to pressurize the limiting member, wherein the elastic member provides a restoring force to connect the seating portion with the limiting member when the external force is removed.

[0065] In the clothes hanger of the present disclosure, the seating portions include a first wing coupled to one side surface of the frame and extending outward, and a second wing coupled to a remaining side surface of the frame and extending outward.

[0066] In the clothes hanger of the present disclosure, the limiting member may include a first limiting member constructed to limit pivoting of the first wing, a second limiting member constructed to limit pivoting of the second wing, and a limiting member connector connecting the first limiting member with the second limiting member.

[0067] In the clothes hanger of the present disclosure, the elastic member may include a first elastic member constructed to provide a restoring force to the first limiting member, and a second elastic member constructed to provide a restoring force to the second limiting member, the first wing may include a first adjusting portion disposed at one end of the first wing, having at least a portion thereof accommodated in the frame, and connected to the first limiting member, the second wing may include a second adjusting portion disposed at one end of the second wing, having at least a portion thereof accommodated in the frame, and connected to the second limiting member, and the first limiting member and the second limiting member may be respectively separated from the first adjusting portion and the second adjusting portion when the external force is input, and are respectively connected to the first adjusting portion and the second adjusting portion when the external force is removed.

[0068] In the clothes hanger of the present disclosure, the first limiting member may include a first circular plate having one surface pressed by the first elastic member, and a plurality of first engaging portions protruding from a remaining surface of the first circular plate and arranged along a circumference of the first circular plate, the first adjusting portion may include a plurality of first protruding portions constructed to be engaged with the plurality of first engaging portions, the second limiting member may include a second circular plate having one surface pressed by the second elastic member, and a plurality of second engaging portions protruding from a remaining surface of the second circular plate and arranged along a circumference of the second circular plate, the second adjusting portion may include a plurality of second protruding portions constructed to be engaged with the plurality of second engaging portions, and the plurality of first engaging portions and the plurality of second engaging portions are inclined so as to become higher in upward pivoting directions of the first wing and the second wing, respectively.

[0069] In the clothes hanger of the present disclosure, the frame may include a rear base forming a rear surface thereof and coupled with the limiting member such that the limiting member is moveable in the thickness direction of the frame, and a front base forming a front surface thereof, coupled to the rear base, and having a button through-hole defined therein, and the button may protrude from the limiting member connector toward the button through-hole and is formed in a shape corresponding to the button through-hole such that at least a portion thereof is exposed outward of the front base.

[0070] The clothes hanger of the present disclosure may further include a link connecting the first wing with the second wing, and the link may allow the first wing and the second wing to pivot at the same angle.

[0071] In the clothes hanger of the present disclosure, the link may include a first connecting bar having one end coupled to the first wing and having a through-hole defined in a remaining end to move integrally with the first wing, a second connecting bar having one end coupled to the second wing and having a through-hole defined in a remaining end to move integrally with the second wing, and a through pin coupled to the rear base in a vertically movable manner and simultaneously extending through the through-hole of the first connecting bar and the through-hole of the second connecting bar, and the through pin may be constructed such that the first connecting bar and the second connecting bar move simultaneously.

[0072] In the clothes hanger of the present disclosure, the rear base may include a guide groove for guiding a vertical movement of the through pin.

[0073] In the clothes hanger of the present disclosure, the through pin may be detachable.

[0074] In the clothes hanger of the present disclosure, the hook may include a hook ring seated on the moving hanger, a hook extension extending from the hook ring and accommodated in the accommodation space of the frame, and a hook fixing portion fixing the hook extension to the frame, and the hook fixing portion may fix the hook extension such that the hook and the seating portion are disposed on the same plane.

[0075] A laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a cabinet, an inner casing disposed inside the cabinet and providing an accommodation space where laundry is hung, a machine room in communication with the inner casing and constructed to supply at least one of steam and air to the accommodation space, a moving hanger constructed to shake the hung laundry, and a clothes hanger seated on the moving hanger to hang the laundry thereon, the clothes hanger includes a hook seated on the moving hanger, a frame coupled to a lower end of the hook and having an accommodation space defined therein, each seating portion having one end pivotably coupled to each of both side surfaces of the frame and a remaining end extending outward of the frame such that the laundry is hung thereon, and a limiting member accommodated in the accommodation space of the frame, wherein the limiting member is constructed to block the remaining end of the seating portion from pivoting downward when being connected to said one end of the seating portion, the seating portion is constructed such that the remaining end thereof is pivotable downward when being separated from the limiting member, and the limiting member is moveable in a thickness direction of the frame and is separatable from the seating portion.[Advantageous Effects]

[0076] The present disclosure may treat the laundry by hanging the long laundry on the clothes hanger.

[0077] The present disclosure may prevent the lower end of the laundry from coming into contact with the bottom surface of the inner casing, thereby improving hygiene.

[0078] The present disclosure may prevent the laundry from falling from the clothes hanger during the laundry treatment by having the clothes hanger cover detachable from the clothes hanger.

[0079] The present disclosure may minimize the center of gravity of the laundry from moving rearward of the clothes hanger.

[0080] The present disclosure may hang the long laundry on the clothes hanger and prevent the laundry from falling from the clothes hanger at the same time.

[0081] The present disclosure may improve the user convenience by having the clothes hanger cover detachable from the clothes hanger.

[0082] The present disclosure may provide the angle-adjustable clothes hanger that reduces the penetration space of moisture or foreign substances.

[0083] The present disclosure may provide the angle-adjustable clothes hanger that prevents the deviation of the laundry resulted from the translational movement of the laundry.

[0084] The present disclosure may provide the angle-adjustable clothes hanger in which the angles of the seating portions may be adjusted equally.

[0085] The present disclosure may provide the laundry treating apparatus equipped with the angle-adjustable clothes hanger that reduces the penetration space of moisture or foreign substances.

[0086] The present disclosure may provide the laundry treating apparatus equipped with the angle-adjustable clothes hanger that prevents the deviation of the laundry resulted from the translational movement of the laundry.

[0087] The present disclosure may provide the laundry treating apparatus equipped with the angle-adjustable clothes hanger in which the angles of the seating portions may be adjusted equally.[Brief Description of the Drawings]

[0088] FIG. 1 illustrates an outer appearance of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 2 illustrates an upper structure of an inner casing of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 4 illustrates a movement process of the connector. FIG. 5 illustrates cross-sections of the clothes hanger and the connector. FIG. 6 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-section of the connector. FIG. 8 illustrates a movement process of the connector. FIG. 9 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 10 illustrates detailed structures of the clothes hanger and the connector. FIG. 11 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 12 illustrates rotation / pivoting processes of the connector. FIG. 13 illustrates a detailed structure of a hook according to the embodiment. FIG. 14 illustrates a detailed structure of a connector according to the embodiment. FIG. 15 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 16 illustrates a rotation process of the connector. FIG. 17 illustrates an embodiment of a clothes hanger and a cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 18 illustrates attachment and detachment processes between the clothes hanger and the cover. FIG. 19 illustrates cross-sections of the clothes hanger and the cover. FIG. 20 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 21 illustrates attachment and detachment processes between the clothes hanger and the cover. FIG. 22 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 23 illustrates attachment and detachment processes between the clothes hanger and the cover. FIG. 24 illustrates an outer appearance of a clothes hanger capable of adjusting an angle thereof. FIG. 25 illustrates an exploded perspective view of a clothes hanger according to the present disclosure. FIG. 26 illustrates a seating portion of a clothes hanger according to the present disclosure descending. FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view showing a process in FIG. 5. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a seating portion of a clothes hanger according to the present disclosure ascending. FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view showing a process in FIG. 5. FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a hook of a clothes hanger according to the present disclosure. FIG. 31 is a cross-sectional view showing a link of a clothes hanger according to the present disclosure. [Best Mode]

[0089] Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed herein will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In the present document, the same or similar reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar components even in different embodiments, and a description thereof is replaced with the first description. As used herein, singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Additionally, in describing the embodiments disclosed herein, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein, the detailed descriptions will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the attached drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed herein and should not be construed as limiting the technical idea disclosed herein.

[0090] FIG. 1 illustrates an outer appearance of a laundry treating apparatus 1 according to the present disclosure.

[0091] Referring to (a) in FIG. 1, the laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure may include a cabinet 100 forming the outer appearance of the apparatus and a door 20 pivotably coupled to the cabinet 100.

[0092] The door 20 may include a main body 21 forming a front surface of the cabinet 100, and an installation body 22 extending from one side of the main body 21 and on which a display that displays information of the laundry treating apparatus may be installed.

[0093] The installation body 22 may be constructed to form a step 23 in a rearward direction of the cabinet 100 from the main body 21.

[0094] In one example, at least a portion of the installation body 22 may be disposed at the rear of the main body 21 so as to overlap the same in a front and rear direction. Accordingly, the step 23 may function as a handle.

[0095] The installation body 22 may be made of a different material from or have a different color from the main body 21. In addition, the installation body 22 may be made of a translucent material through which light emitted from the display may be transmitted.

[0096] Referring to (b) in FIG. 1, an inner casing 200 having an accommodation space 220 for accommodating laundry may be disposed inside the cabinet 100. The inner casing 200 may have an opening 210 through which the laundry enters and exits at a front side, and the opening 210 may be shielded by the door 20.

[0097] The inner casing 200 may be made of a plastic resin material, and may be made of a reinforced plastic resin material that does not deform even when exposed to air at a temperature higher than a room temperature or heated air (hereinafter, hot air) and steam or moisture.

[0098] The inner casing 200 may have a height greater than a width. As a result, the laundry may be accommodated in the accommodation space 220 without being folded or wrinkled.

[0099] The laundry treating apparatus 1 according to the present disclosure may include a mounting portion 400 capable of hanging the laundry in the accommodation space 220 of the inner casing 200.

[0100] The mounting portion 400 may include a hanger 410 disposed on a top surface of the inner casing 200 to hang the laundry thereon.

[0101] When the laundry is hung on the hanger 410, the laundry may be disposed in a state of floating in air inside the accommodation space 220.

[0102] In one example, the mounting portion 400 may further include a pressurizer assembly 460 coupled to an inner surface of the door 20 to fix the laundry.

[0103] The hanger 410 may be formed in a bar shape disposed along a width direction of the inner casing 200 and support a clothes hanger on which the laundry is hung. In addition, as illustrated, the hanger 410 may be formed in a shape of the clothes hanger such that the laundry is directly hung thereon.

[0104] The laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure may further include an excitation unit that vibrates the hanger 410 to remove foreign substances such as fine dust attached to the laundry.

[0105] The mounting portion 400 may include the pressurizer assembly 460 disposed on the door 20 to press and fix the laundry. The pressurizer assembly 460 may include a support 461 that is fixed to the inner surface of the door 20 and supports one surface of the laundry, and a pressurizer 462 that pressurizes the laundry supported by the support 461.

[0106] The pressurizer 462 may move toward or away from the support 461. For example, the pressurizer 462 may be pivotable with respect to the support 461 or the inner surface of the door 20.

[0107] Therefore, the pressurizer 462 and the support 461 may pressurize both surfaces of the laundry to remove wrinkles from the laundry and create intended creases.

[0108] The laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure may have a machine room 300 in which various apparatuses to supply at least one of hot air and steam to the accommodation space 220 or to purify or dehumidify outside air of the cabinet 100 are installed.

[0109] The machine room 300 may be disposed to be separated or partitioned from the inner casing 200, but may be in communication with the inner casing 200.

[0110] The machine room 300 may be disposed under the inner casing 200. Accordingly, when hot air and steam having a low specific gravity are supplied to the inner casing 200, the hot air and steam may be naturally supplied to the laundry.

[0111] The machine room 300 may include a heat supplier 340 capable of supplying hot air into the inner casing 200. The heat supplier 340 may be equipped as a heat pump system, or may be equipped as a heater that directly heats air with electric energy.

[0112] When the heat supplier 340 is equipped as the heat pump system, the heat supplier 340 may dehumidify and heat air discharged from the inner casing 200 again and supply the air to the inner casing 200. A detailed structure thereof will be described later.

[0113] The machine room 300 may include a steam supplier (not shown) capable of supplying steam into the inner casing 200. The steam supplier (not shown) may be equipped to directly supply steam into the inner casing 200. A detailed structure thereof will be described later.

[0114] To this end, the inner casing 200 may include a plurality of through-holes 230 extending through one surface thereof and being in communication with the machine room 300.

[0115] Air in the accommodation space 220 may be supplied to the machine room 300 via the through-holes 230, and at least one of hot air and steam generated in the machine room 300 may be supplied to the accommodation space 220.

[0116] The through-holes 230 may include an inlet hole 231 defined to extend through a bottom surface of the inner casing 200 such that air inside the inner casing 200 is discharged or absorbed into the machine room 300 therethrough, and an exhaust hole 232 defined to extend through the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 to discharge hot air generated in the machine room 300 into the inner casing 200.

[0117] The exhaust hole 232 may be defined in the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 so as to be closer to a rear surface of the inner casing 200. For example, the exhaust hole 232 may be defined at an angle to the ground between the bottom surface and the rear surface of the inner casing 200, and face the hanger 510.

[0118] Further, the inlet hole 231 may be defined in the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 so as to be closer to the front surface of the inner casing 200. Accordingly, the inlet hole 231 may be defined to be spaced apart from the exhaust hole 232.

[0119] The through-holes 230 may further include a steam hole 233 through which steam generated by the steam supplier (not shown) is supplied. The steam hole 233 may be defined on one side of the exhaust hole 232.

[0120] In one example, a water supply tank 30 that may supply water to the steam supplier (not shown) and a drain tank 40 in which condensed water condensed in the heat supplier 340 is collected may be disposed in a front side of the machine room 300.

[0121] The water supply tank 30 and the drain tank 40 may be detachable from the front side of the machine room 300. Accordingly, the laundry treating apparatus 1 according to the present disclosure may be freely installed without being restricted by a water supply source or a drainage source.

[0122] In one example, a drawer 50 that is extended and retracted in a front and rear direction and has a separate accommodation space may be further disposed in the front side of the machine room 300. For example, the drawer 50 may store a steam generator or an iron.

[0123] FIG. 2 illustrates an upper structure of an inner casing of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0124] The hanger 410 of the laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure may include a power transmitter 440 that is disposed in the upper portion of the inner casing 200 and shakes a clothes hanger 420.

[0125] A seating portion 430 on which the clothes hanger 420 may be seated or rested may be disposed on a lower portion of the power transmitter 440.

[0126] Therefore, when the power transmitter 440 moves, the seating portion 430 moves, and the clothes hanger 420 resting on the seating portion 430 may shake, thereby dusting the laundry.

[0127] The power transmitter 440 may include a plurality of power transmitters, and the seating portion 430 coupled to the power transmitter 440 may also include a plurality of seating portions. As a result, a large number of laundry items corresponding to the number of power transmitters 440 may be hung inside the inner casing 200 and refreshed.

[0128] FIG. 2 illustrates the hangers 410 and the power transmitters 440 being arranged along a width direction of the inner casing 200.

[0129] However, the hangers 410 and the power transmitters 440 may be arranged along a direction in which the laundry items are arranged in the accommodation space. For example, when the laundry items are arranged along a front and rear direction in the inner casing 200, the hangers 410 and the power transmitters 440 may be arranged along the front and rear direction of the inner casing 200.

[0130] A following description is based on a case in which the hangers 410, the plurality of power transmitters 440, and the plurality of seating portions 430 are arranged along the width direction of the inner casing 200, but this is merely an example. The hangers 410, the plurality of power transmitters 440, and the plurality of seating portions 430 may be arranged in a designed direction in which the plurality of laundry items are hung or arranged in the accommodation space.

[0131] The hanger 410 may further include a driver 450 that provides power to move the power transmitter 440.

[0132] The driver 450 may be exposed to the inside of the inner casing 200 as long as it is able to transmit the power to the power transmitter 440. However, because the driver 450 operates by receiving electric energy, it is preferable that the driver 450 is prevented from being exposed to steam or hot air.

[0133] Therefore, the driver 450 may be disposed between the top surface of the inner casing 200 and the cabinet 10 so as to be prevented from being exposed to the accommodation space 210.

[0134] The power transmitter 440 may receive the power from the driver 450 by extending through the upper portion of the inner casing 200. The power transmitter 440 may extend downward by extending through the upper portion of the inner casing 200, so that a lower end thereof may be exposed to the accommodation space 210.

[0135] The power transmitter 440 may be formed in a rod shape, a tube shape, a plate shape, or the like, whose length is greater than its thickness.

[0136] In one example, the clothes hanger 420 may be seated on the seating portion 430 to hang the laundry thereon, and may include a plurality of clothes hangers.

[0137] The clothes hanger 420 may include a hook 600 that is formed in a ring shape and is seated on the seating portion 430, and a frame 500 that is connected to a lower portion of the hook 600 to allow the laundry to be seated thereon.

[0138] The hook 600 may include a hook ring 610 that is seated on the seating portion 430, and a hook extension 620 that is connected to the frame 500 at a location under the hook ring 610.

[0139] When long laundry such as a long padded jacket and an one-piece dress is hung on the clothes hanger 420 installed inside the inner casing 200 of the laundry treating apparatus, a lower end of the laundry touches a bottom of the inner casing 200, causing dust or the like to stick to the laundry.

[0140] When the lower end of the laundry or the dropped laundry touches the bottom surface of the inner casing 200, a flow channel of a steam or hot air supplier defined in the bottom inside the casing is blocked, causing a performance deterioration or a heat generation risk, or causing a damage to the laundry resulted from direct contact of the laundry with steam or hot air.

[0141] FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0142] To solve the above-described problems, the present disclosure provides a laundry treating apparatus including: the cabinet 100; the inner casing 200 disposed inside the cabinet 100 and providing a space for accommodating the laundry; the hanger 410 disposed in the upper portion of the inner casing 200 and supporting a load of the laundry; and the clothes hanger 420 detachable from the hanger 410 and on which the laundry is hung, wherein the clothes hanger 420 includes the hook 600 seated on the hanger 410, the frame 500 connected to the lower portion of the hook 600 and on which the laundry is hung, and a connector 900 connecting the hook 600 to the frame 500, wherein the connector 900 is constructed to change a height of the hook 600 that is exposed from an upper end of the frame 500.

[0143] The connector 700 and 800 may include a movement guide 700 that guides the hook 600 to move in a height direction and a rotator 800 that pivots the hook 600 in the height direction.

[0144] The hook 600 may change a spacing between the frame 500 and the hanger 410 or the seating portion 430 by moving or rotating via the connector 700 and 800. A specific structure and a change process for each embodiment will be described later.

[0145] FIG. 3 illustrates a case in which the connector 700 and 800 is equipped as the movement guide 700.

[0146] As shown in (a) in FIG. 3, when the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 and is seated on the seating portion 430, and when laundry with a length greater than the spacing between the frame 500 and the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 is hung on the frame 500, the lower end of the laundry may touch the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0147] As shown in (b) in FIG. 3, when the hook 600 moves via the connector 700 and 800, so that the hook 600 is not exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, a spacing between the frame 500 and the seating portion 430 may be reduced. Accordingly, even when the long laundry is hung on the frame 500, as the laundry is raised from the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 by the reduction amount of the spacing, the lower end of the laundry may be prevented from touching the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0148] FIG. 4 illustrates a movement process of the connector.

[0149] According to an embodiment, the connector 700 and 800 may guide the hook 600 to move in the height direction of the frame 500. That is, in an embodiment, the connector 700 and 800 may be equipped as the movement guide 700.

[0150] According to an embodiment, the movement guide 700 may include a guide rail 710 connected to the frame 500 to guide a sliding movement of the hook 600 in the height direction.

[0151] The frame 500 may include a body 510 to which the hook 600 is connected, and support wings 520 extending from both sides of the body and on which the laundry is seated. A pair of support wings 520 may be equipped by extending from both sides of the body 510.

[0152] The guide rail 710 may be connected to a lower side of the body 510 and disposed between the support wings 520.

[0153] The connector 700 and 800 may include a hook fixing portion 720 defined in the guide rail 710 to prevent the movement of the hook 600.

[0154] It is illustrated in FIG. 4 that there are two hook fixing portions 720 in the guide rail 710, but there may be a plurality of hook fixing portions 720 and the plurality of hook fixing portions 720 may be recessed in one surface of the guide rail 710 and arranged to be spaced apart from each other in the height direction. Accordingly, the hook 600 may move along the guide rail 710 and be fixed at various vertical levels.

[0155] In one example, the hook 600 may include the hook ring 610 that is seated on the hanger 410, and the hook extension 620 that is connected to the lower portion of the hook ring 610.

[0156] The hook 600 may include a hook movement guide 630 that is coupled to the hook extension 620 and moves the hook extension 620 along the guide rail 710. A detailed structure of the hook movement guide 630 will be described later.

[0157] The hook 600 may further include a fixing bolt 640 that is inserted into at least one of the plurality of hook fixing portions 720 to fix the hook movement guide 630.

[0158] Referring to (a) in FIG. 4, when the hook 600 is fixed to the hook fixing portion 720 located at an upper portion of the guide rail 710, the hook 600 may be exposed from the frame 500.

[0159] Referring to (b) in FIG. 4, when the hook 600 is fixed to the hook fixing portion 720 located at a lower portion of the guide rail 710, the hook 600 may not be exposed from the upper end of the frame 500. At this time, when the hook 600 is seated on the mounting portion, a vertical level of the frame 500 is relatively increased compared to when the hook 600 is fixed to the hook fixing portion 720 located at the upper portion of the guide rail 710, so that a longer laundry may be hung.

[0160] Therefore, the user may easily selectively move the hook 600 such that the long laundry does not touch the bottom surface of the inner casing 200, thereby increasing the convenience of the user.

[0161] FIG. 5 illustrates cross-sections of the clothes hanger and the connector.

[0162] FIG. 5 illustrates cross-sections of the clothes hanger 420 and the movement guide 700 cut in the height direction.

[0163] The hook movement guide 630 may be coupled to a distal end of the hook extension 620 and moveable by being inserted into the guide rail 710. As the hook movement guide 630 moves along the guide rail 710, the hook extension 620 and the hook ring 610 may move in the height direction.

[0164] There may be the plurality of hook fixing portions 720, and the plurality of hook fixing portions 720 may be recessed in one surface of the guide rail 710 and arranged to be spaced apart from each other in the height direction. According to an embodiment, the hook fixing portions 720 may be disposed at both distal ends of the guide rail 710 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the height direction.

[0165] The hook movement guide 630 may allow the fixing bolt 640 to extend therethrough. When the hook movement guide 630 is disposed to overlap the hook fixing portion 720, the fixing bolt 640 may be inserted into the hook fixing portion 720 by extending through the hook movement guide 630. As a result, the hook movement guide 630 may be fixed by the fixing bolt 640, thereby preventing the hook 600 from being deviated from the hook fixing portion 720 and moving along the guide rail 710.

[0166] The frame 500 may include the body 510 to which the hook 600 is connected, and a hook accommodating portion 512 in which at least a portion of the body 510 is recessed to accommodate at least a portion of the hook 600.

[0167] When the hook 600 is fixed to the hook fixing portion 720 located at the upper portion of the guide rail 710, the hook movement guide 630 and the fixing bolt 640 may be accommodated in the hook accommodating portion 512.

[0168] When the hook 600 is fixed to the hook fixing portion 720 located at the lower portion of the guide rail 710, an upper end of the hook ring 610 may be seated in the hook accommodating portion 512. At this time, the hook ring 610 may be spaced apart from the hook accommodating portion 512 by a thickness of the seating portion 430, so that a space in which the hook 600 may be seated on the seating portion 430 may be provided. Accordingly, even when the hook 600 is not exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, the hook 600 may be seated on the seating portion 430.

[0169] FIG. 6 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0170] FIG. 6 illustrates a case in which the connector 700 and 800 is equipped as the movement guide 700.

[0171] According to an embodiment, the movement guide 700 may guide the hook 600 to move in the height direction of the frame 500. A specific structure of the movement guide 700 will be described later.

[0172] As shown in (a) in FIG. 6, when the hook 600 moves in the height direction via the movement guide 700 and is not exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, the spacing between the frame 500 and the seating portion 430 may be reduced. Accordingly, even when the long laundry is hung on the frame 500, as the laundry is raised from the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 by the reduction amount of the spacing, the lower end of the laundry may be prevented from touching the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0173] As shown in (b) in FIG. 6, when the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 and is seated on the seating portion 430, the spacing between the frame 500 and the seating portion 430 may be relatively increased. Accordingly, when laundry with the same length as that in (a) in FIG. 6 is hung on the frame 500, the lower end of the laundry may touch the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0174] FIG. 7 illustrates a movement process of the connector.

[0175] (a) in FIG. 7 illustrates a case in which the hook 600 is not exposed from the upper end of the frame 500.

[0176] The movement guide 700 may include the guide rail 710 connected to the frame 500 to guide the sliding movement of the hook 600 in the height direction.

[0177] The hook 600 may include the hook movement guide 630 coupled to the hook extension 620 to move the hook extension 620 along the guide rail 710.

[0178] The frame 500 may include the body 510 to which the hook 600 is connected, and the support wings 520 that extend from both sides of the body 510 and on which the laundry is seated. There may be the pair of support wings 520 extending from both sides of the body 510.

[0179] The guide rail 710 may be connected to the lower side of the body 510 and may be disposed between the support wings 520.

[0180] The frame 500 may include the hook accommodating portion 512 in which at least the portion of the body 510 is recessed and at least the portion of the hook 600 is accommodated.

[0181] The frame 500 may further include a pair of protruding supports 511 that protrude upward from both sides of the hook accommodating portion 512 and support the laundry. As a result, the laundry may be supported by the protruding supports 511, thereby minimizing a clothes hanger mark.

[0182] According to an embodiment, the hook fixing portion 720 may protrude from the guide rail 710 such that the hook ring 610 is fixed thereto. There may be the pair of hook fixing portions 720, and the hook ring 610 may be inserted between the pair of hook fixing portions 720.

[0183] Therefore, even when the hook ring 610 is seated on the seating portion 430, the hook 600 may be prevented from moving upward along the guide rail 710.

[0184] When the hook ring 610 is fixed to the hook fixing portion 720, the upper end of the hook ring 610 may be seated in the hook accommodating portion 512.

[0185] Referring to (b) in FIG. 7, the hook 600 may pivot outward of the guide rail 710 to separate the hook ring 610 from the hook fixing portion 720 of the guide rail 710. A specific description of a pivoting structure of the hook 600 will be described later.

[0186] In this case, as shown in (c) in FIG. 7, when the hook ring 610 is separated from the hook fixing portion 720 of the guide rail 710, the hook 600 may move along the guide rail 710 to a lower side of the body 510 or the hook accommodating portion 512.

[0187] Specifically, the hook movement guide 630 may move by being inserted into the guide rail 710.

[0188] Referring to (d) in FIG. 7, the hook 600, which has moved along the guide rail 710 to the lower side of the body 510 or the hook accommodating portion 512, may be pivoted toward the body 510, so that the hook 600 may be exposed from the upper end of the frame 500.

[0189] In this regard, at least a portion of the hook extension 620 may be seated in and fixed to the hook accommodating portion 512. Although not shown in FIG. 7, the frame 500 may further include a frame fixing portion 530 to which the hook extension 620 is fixed. The hook 600 may be fixed to the frame fixing portion 530 and be prevented from moving downward along the guide rail 710. In other words, the hook movement guide 630 may be prevented from moving along the guide rail 710.

[0190] Therefore, the user may easily pivot and move the hook 600 to relatively adjust a vertical level of an upper end of the laundry hung on the frame 500.

[0191] FIG. 8 illustrates cross-sections of a connector and a hook according to the embodiment.

[0192] FIG. 8 illustrates cross-sections of the guide rail 710 and the hook 600 when the hook 600 is equipped as in (a) in FIG. 7.

[0193] According to an embodiment, the hook movement guide 630 may be coupled to the hook extension 620 and inserted into the guide rail 710 so as to be moveable in the height direction along the guide rail 710. That is, the hook movement guide 630 may be disposed between the distal end of the hook extension 620 and the guide rail 710.

[0194] According to an embodiment, the hook 600 may further include a pivoting hinge 631 that is disposed on the hook movement guide 630 and pivots the hook extension 620 in the height direction.

[0195] When the pivoting hinge 631 rotates such that the hook 600 pivots to be perpendicular to the guide rail 710, the hook movement guide 630 may move along the guide rail.

[0196] Conversely, when the pivoting hinge 631 rotates such that the hook 600 is disposed in parallel with the guide rail 710, the hook ring 610 may be fixed to the hook fixing portion 720 as in (a) in FIG. 7 or the hook extension 620 may be fixed to the frame fixing portion 530 as in (d) in FIG. 7.

[0197] FIG. 9 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0198] FIG. 9 illustrates a case in which the connector 700 and 800 is equipped as the movement guide 700.

[0199] The movement guide 700 may guide the hook 600 to move in the height direction of the frame 500.

[0200] According to an embodiment, the frame 500 further includes a wing connector 540 that connects the pair of support wings 520 to each other, and the movement guide 700 may include a guide spring 730 that is made of an elastic body and has one end connected to the wing connector 540 and the other end connected to the hook 600. Movement and fixing structures of the guide spring 730 will be described later.

[0201] As shown in (a) in FIG. 9, when the hook 600 is not exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, the spacing between the frame 500 and the seating portion 430 may be reduced. Accordingly, even when the long laundry is hung on the frame 500, as the laundry is raised from the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 by the reduction amount of the spacing, the lower end of the laundry may be prevented from touching the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0202] Although not shown in the drawing, when the hook 600 is not exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, the upper end of the hook ring 610 may be seated in the hook accommodating portion 512. At this time, the hook ring 610 may be spaced apart from the hook accommodating portion 512 by the thickness of the seating portion 430, so that the space in which the hook 600 may be seated on the seating portion 430 may be provided. Accordingly, even when the hook 600 is not exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, the hook 600 may be seated on the seating portion 430.

[0203] As shown in (b) in FIG. 9, as the guide spring 730 connected to the hook 600 is tensioned, the hook 600 may move in the height direction, so that when the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 and seated on the seating portion 430, the spacing between the frame 500 and the seating portion 430 may relatively increase. Accordingly, when the laundry having the same length as that in (a) in FIG. 9 is hung on the frame 500, the lower end of the laundry may touch the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0204] FIG. 10 illustrates detailed structures of the clothes hanger and the connector.

[0205] (a) in FIG. 10 illustrates the guide spring 730 being compressed and fixed to the wing connector 540.

[0206] The hook 600 may further include the hook ring 610 seated on the seating portion 430, a coupling body 670 disposed at a distal end of the hook ring 610 and coupled to the guide spring 730, a fixing body 650 disposed above the coupling body 670 and the guide spring 730, and a connecting body 660 connecting the coupling body 670 with the fixing body 650.

[0207] The frame 500 may further include a fixing column 541 that protrudes upward from the wing connector 540 and accommodates the guide spring 730 therein, and a fixing groove 543 that is recessed in an inner circumferential surface of the fixing column 541. In this regard, a guide hole 542 may be defined inside the fixing column 541, and the fixing body 650 may be inserted into a fixing groove 543 to fix the guide spring 730 into the guide hole 542.

[0208] (b) in FIG. 10 illustrates that the guide spring 730 is tensioned to fix the hook 600 to the body 510.

[0209] The user may detach the fixing body 650 from the fixing groove 543 to extend the guide spring 730.

[0210] The clothes hanger 420 may further include the frame fixing portion 530 defined by recessing the portion of the frame 500 and fixing the hook 600. Specifically, when the guide spring 730 is tensioned and the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, the fixing body 650 may be seated on the frame 500 with the frame fixing portion 530 defined therein, and the connecting body 660 may be inserted into the frame fixing portion 530. Accordingly, the hook 600 may be fixed so as to be exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 while the guide spring 730 is tensioned.

[0211] FIG. 11 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0212] According to an embodiment, the connector 700 and 800 may be equipped such that the hook 600 may pivot in the height direction of the frame 500. Accordingly, the hook 600 may pivot via the connector 700 and 800 and change the spacing between the frame 500 and the hanger 410 or the seating portion 430.

[0213] When the hook 600 pivots, the hook 600 and the frame 500 may overlap each other in a front and rear direction or a width direction.

[0214] The connector 700 and 800 may include the rotator 800 connected to the hook 600 and rotating as at least a portion thereof is inserted into the frame 500. The rotator 800 may be inserted into the protruding support 511.

[0215] As shown in (a) in FIG. 11, when the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 and is seated on the seating portion 430, and when the laundry with the length greater than the spacing between the frame 500 and the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 is hung on the frame 500, the lower end of the laundry may touch the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0216] As shown in (b) in FIG. 11, the hook 600 may pivot toward the frame 500 via the rotator 800. In this regard, at least a portion of the hook 600 may overlap the frame 500 in the front and rear direction and may not be exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, and the spacing between the frame 500 and the seating portion 430 may be reduced. Accordingly, even when the long laundry is hung on the frame 500, as the laundry is raised from the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 by the reduction amount of the spacing, the lower end of the laundry may be prevented from touching the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0217] FIG. 12 illustrates rotation / pivoting processes of the connector.

[0218] (a) in FIG. 12 illustrates a case in which the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500. The hook 600 may be exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 and may be mounted on the seating portion 430.

[0219] (b) in FIG. 12 illustrates a case in which the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 and rotates in the width direction of the frame 500.

[0220] The hook 600 may include the hook ring 610 that is seated on the seating portion 430, and the hook extension 620 that is connected to the hook ring 610 and is rotatable along the hook ring 610 in the width direction of the frame. Thus, the hook ring 610 may be seated on the seating portion 430.

[0221] It is preferable that the hook ring 610 rotates only by an angle that allows the hook ring 610 to be seated on the seating portion 430 even when the hook ring 610 rotates toward the body 510.

[0222] Even when the hook ring 610 rotates toward the body 510, the hook ring 610 may be stably seated on the seating portion 430 without falling.

[0223] (c) in FIG. 12 illustrates a case in which the hook 600 pivots toward the frame 500 and at least a portion of the hook 600 overlaps the frame 500.

[0224] The frame 500 may include the body 510 to which the hook 600 is connected, and the hook accommodating portion 512 in which at least the portion of the body 510 is recessed to accommodate at least the portion of the hook 600.

[0225] Although not shown in the drawing, when the hook 600 pivots toward the frame 500 such that at least the portion of the hook 600 overlaps the frame 500, the upper end of the hook ring 610 may be seated in the hook accommodating portion 512. At this time, the hook ring 610 may be spaced apart from the hook accommodating portion 512 by the thickness of the seating portion 430, so that the space in which the hook 600 may be seated on the seating portion 430 may be provided. Accordingly, even when the hook 600 is not exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, the hook 600 may be seated on the seating portion 430.

[0226] FIG. 13 illustrates a detailed structure of a hook according to the embodiment.

[0227] Referring to (a) and (b) in FIG. 13, the hook 600 may include a guide hole 611 defined in the hook ring 610 to guide the hook extension 620 to rotate in the width direction of the frame 500, and fixing holes 612 respectively defined at both sides of the guide hole 611 and into which the hook extension 620 is inserted and fixed.

[0228] In other words, the hook extension 620 may move in a width direction of the hook ring 610 along the guide hole 611. As a result, the hook ring 610 may rotate in the width direction of the frame 500.

[0229] The hook extension 620 may move along the guide hole 611 and then be inserted and fixed into the fixing hole 612. As a result, the hook ring 600 may be prevented from rotating by a certain angle or more. It is preferable that the hook ring 610 rotates only by the angle that allows the hook ring 610 to be seated on the seating portion 430 even when the hook ring 610 rotates toward the body 510.

[0230] Referring to (c) in FIG. 13, when the hook extension 620 moves along the guide hole 611, the hook ring 610 may consequentially rotate clockwise and be fixed to the fixing hole 612. According to an embodiment, there may be two fixing holes 612 at a first location where the hook ring 610 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 and at a second location spaced apart from the first location by a certain angle.

[0231] FIG. 14 illustrates a detailed structure of a connector according to the embodiment.

[0232] The rotator 800 may further include a guide rib 810 that protrudes from a distal end of the rotator 800 and guides an angle at which the rotator 800 rotates.

[0233] The guide ribs 810 may be spaced apart from each other at an angle at which the rotator 800 is fixed. FIG. 14 illustrates that the guide ribs 810 are spaced apart from each other by 180 degrees.

[0234] The frame 500 may further include a rotator fixing portion 532 that is formed by recessing an inner side of the protruding support 511 and allows the guide rib 810 to be inserted thereinto.

[0235] As the rotator 800 rotates, the guide rib 810 may be inserted into the rotator fixing portion 532 to prevent the rotator 800 from rotating.

[0236] An upper portion of the frame 500 may include an extension accommodating portion 531 that accommodates the hook extension 520 therein when the hook 600 is accommodated in the hook accommodating portion 512 as the rotator 800 rotates. The extension accommodating portion 531 may be recessed in the upper portion of the frame 500 by a thickness of the hook extension 620. Accordingly, when the hook 600 pivots to overlap the frame 500 in the front and rear direction, the hook extension 620 may be inserted into the extension accommodating portion 531, so that the hook 600 is completely seated in the hook accommodating portion 512.

[0237] FIG. 15 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0238] According to an embodiment, the connector 700 and 800 may be equipped such that the hook 600 pivots in the height direction of the frame 500. Accordingly, the hook 600 may change the spacing between the frame 500 and the hanger 410 or the seating portion 430 by pivoting via the connector 700 and 800.

[0239] When the hook 600 pivots, the hook 600 and the frame 500 may overlap each other in the front and rear direction or the width direction.

[0240] The connector 700 and 800 may include the rotator 800 that is connected to the hook 600 and rotates as at least a portion thereof is inserted into the frame 500. The rotator 800 may be inserted into the protruding support 511.

[0241] The frame 500 may include the body 510 to which the hook 600 is connected, and the hook accommodating portion 512 in which at least the portion of the body 510 is recessed and at least the portion of the hook 600 is accommodated.

[0242] According to an embodiment, the hook accommodating portion 512 may be defined such that the hook 600 pivots while completely extending through the body 510. In other words, the frame 500 may pivot toward the hook 600 to completely accommodate the hook 600 therein.

[0243] The frame 500 may be symmetrical in the width direction with the body 510 as a center. Accordingly, even when the frame 500 pivots and the hook 600 is accommodated in the hook accommodating portion 512, the pivoted frame 500 may support the hung laundry.

[0244] As shown in (a) in FIG. 15, the hook 600 may pivot toward the frame 500 via the rotator 800. In this regard, it may also be seen that the frame 500 has pivoted with respect to the hook 600. At least a portion of the hook 600 may overlap the frame 500 in the front and rear direction so as not to be exposed from the upper end of the frame 500. Accordingly, even when the long laundry is hung on the frame 500, as the laundry is raised from the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 by the reduction amount of the spacing between the frame 500 and the seating portion 430, the lower end of the laundry may be prevented from touching the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0245] When the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 and is seated on the seating portion 430 as shown in (b) in FIG. 15, when the laundry with the length greater than the spacing between the frame 500 and the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 is hung on the frame 500, the lower end of the laundry may touch the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0246] FIG. 16 illustrates a rotation process of the connector.

[0247] (a), (b), and (c) in FIG. 16 illustrate the hook 600 pivoting 0 degrees, 90 degrees, and 180 degrees with respect to the frame 500, sequentially. It may also be seen that the hook 600 is fixed and the frame 500 pivots 0 degrees, 90 degrees, and 180 degrees.

[0248] (a) in FIG. 16 illustrates a case in which the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500. The hook 600 may be exposed from the upper end of the frame 500 and may be mounted on the seating portion 430.

[0249] According to an embodiment, the hook accommodating portion 512 may include a hook accommodating hole 5121 extending through the body 510 and completely accommodating the hook 600 therein. The frame 500 may include a central frame 513 that forms an outer appearance of the hook accommodating hole 5121.

[0250] The support wings 520 may further include first wings 521 and second wings 522 that extend in the width direction from both sides of the central frame 513 and on which the laundry is seated, and the first wing 521 and the second wing 522 may be spaced apart from each other such that the laundry may pass therethrough.

[0251] The first wing 521 may be close to a portion of the central frame 513 to which the hook 600 is connected, and the second wing 522 may be close to a portion of the central frame 513 to which the hook 600 is not connected.

[0252] The first wing 521 may be inclined toward the bottom surface of the inner casing 200, and the second wing 522 may be parallel to the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0253] When the hook 600 is exposed from the upper end of the frame 500, the laundry may be hung on the first wing 521.

[0254] (b) in FIG. 16 illustrates a case in which the hook 600 pivots so as to be perpendicular to the frame 500 and exposed from the upper end of the frame 500.

[0255] The support wing 520 may further include a support hole 523 defined between the first wing 521 and the second wing 522, so that the laundry such as a scarf may pass through the support hole 523 and be supported by being seated on at least one of the central frame 513, the first wing 521, and the second wing 522.

[0256] In this regard, a structure in which the hook 600 is fixed without pivoting any further will be described later.

[0257] (c) in FIG. 16 illustrates a case in which the hook 600 pivots toward the frame 500 such that the entire hook 600 overlaps the frame 500 in the width direction. That is, the hook 600 may overlap the central frame 513 in the width direction.

[0258] The user may pivot the frame 500 toward the hook 600 while the hook 600 is seated on the seating portion 430, so that one surface of the frame 500, to which the hook 600 is not connected, may be seated on the seating portion 430. As a result, the user may prevent the lower end of the laundry from coming into contact with the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 by hanging the laundry on the second wing 522 even when the laundry with a relatively great length is hung.

[0259] In addition, because the second wing 522 is disposed in parallel with the bottom surface of the inner casing 200, the laundry is subject to a smaller gravitational force than when the laundry is hung on the first wing 521, so that the laundry may be prevented from falling off the clothes hanger 420.

[0260] The frame 500 may further include the frame fixing portion 530 formed by recessing a portion of the central frame 513 to fix the hook 600. Specifically, when the hook 600 pivots toward the frame 500 and the entire hook 600 overlaps the frame 500 in the width direction, the hook extension 620 may be prevented from pivoting by being supported by the frame fixing portion 530.

[0261] According to an embodiment, the rotator 800 may further include the guide rib 810 that protrudes from the rotator 800 and guides the angle at which the rotator 800 rotates.

[0262] The central frame 513 may further include the rotator fixing portion 532 that accommodates the rotator 800 therein. The rotator fixing portion 532 may further include a groove into which the guide rib 810 is inserted.

[0263] As a result, a pivotable angle of the hook 600 relative to the frame 500 may be guided and further pivoting of the hook 600 may be prevented.

[0264] FIG. 17 illustrates an embodiment of a clothes hanger and a cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0265] Accordingly, to solve the above-described problems, the present disclosure provides a laundry treating apparatus including the cabinet 100, the inner casing 200 disposed inside the cabinet 100 and providing the space for accommodating the laundry, the hanger 410 disposed in the upper portion of the inner casing 200 to support the load of the laundry, the clothes hanger 420 seated on the hanger 410 to hang the laundry thereon, and a cover 700 detachable from the clothes hanger 420 to support the laundry from upward of the clothes hanger 420.

[0266] The cover 700 may include a coupling portion 800 coupled with the clothes hanger 420, and a laundry support 900 extending from the coupling portion 800 so as to be spaced upwardly apart from the clothes hanger 420.

[0267] Accordingly, when the laundry is hung on the cover 700, a vertical level of the lower end of the laundry becomes higher than that when the laundry is hung on the clothes hanger 420, so that the relatively longer laundry may be hung and the lower end of the laundry may not come into contact with the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0268] The coupling portion 800 may support a portion of the clothes hanger 420 on an outside of the clothes hanger 420.

[0269] A portion of the clothes hanger 420, that is, the hook 600, may extend through the coupling portion 800 and be seated on the hanger 410, and the cover 700 may be disposed downward of the hanger 410. Accordingly, the cover 700 may support the laundry without being obstructed by a distal end of the hanger 410.

[0270] The clothes hanger 420 may include the hook 600 that is formed in the ring shape and is seated on the hanger 410 and the frame 500 that is connected to the lower portion of the hook 600 and is disposed downward of the laundry support 900 to allow the laundry to be seated thereon, and the coupling portion 800 may be coupled to the frame 500.

[0271] FIG. 18 illustrates attachment and detachment processes between the clothes hanger 420 and the cover 700.

[0272] (a) in FIG. 18 illustrates the clothes hanger 420 and the cover 700 being separated from each other, and (b) in FIG. 18 illustrates the clothes hanger 420 and the cover 700 being coupled to each other.

[0273] The cover 700 may be detachable from the clothes hanger 420 in the height direction of the inner casing 200.

[0274] Accordingly, the user may use the cover 700 by attaching the same to the clothes hanger 420 only when hanging the long laundry, and when not using the cover 700, may selectively detach the cover 700 from the clothes hanger 420 and hang short laundry on the clothes hanger 420.

[0275] Accordingly, the user may increase convenience by selectively attaching and detaching the cover 700 to and from the clothes hanger 420 depending on the length of the laundry.

[0276] In one example, the clothes hanger 420 may include the hook 600 that is formed in the ring shape and is seated on the hanger, the body 510 that is connected to the hook 600 such that a portion of the hook 600 is accommodated, and the pair of support wings 520 that extend from both sides of the body 510 and on which the laundry is seated, and the laundry support 900 may be disposed upward of the support wings 520.

[0277] Therefore, when the laundry is hung on the cover 700, the vertical level of the lower end of the laundry becomes higher than that when the laundry is hung on the clothes hanger 420, so that the relatively longer laundry may be hung, and the lower end of the laundry may not come into contact with the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0278] In one example, there is a problem in which the laundry falls off the clothes hanger 420 during the laundry treatment process because of vibration or movement of the clothes hanger 420, wind supplied into the inner casing 200, and the like.

[0279] In addition, in a case of laundry with an open front, because a relative center of gravity is at the rear, as a center of a neck of the laundry moves away from a center of the clothes hanger 430, the center of gravity of the laundry deviates from the clothes hanger 430. Further, fixing of the laundry is weakened because of the repeated movement of the hanger 410 and steam and wind flowing into the inner casing 200, causing the laundry to fall.

[0280] In particular, when light laundry, laundry with a hood, or the like is hung, a risk of the laundry falling is further increased.

[0281] Therefore, the laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus equipped with a clothes hanger that minimizes the rearward movement of the center of gravity of the laundry and prevents the laundry from falling.

[0282] To this end, the laundry support 900 may be disposed parallel to the bottom surface of the inner casing 200. As a result, the rearward movement of the center of gravity of the laundry may be minimized, and the laundry may be prevented from falling by deviating from the clothes hanger because of gravity.

[0283] A thickness in the front and rear direction of the laundry support 900 may be smaller than that of the support wing 520. That is, a thickness in the front and rear direction of the cover 700 on which the laundry is hung may be minimized, thereby minimizing the rearward movement of the center of gravity of the laundry.

[0284] The cover 700 may further include a pair of protruding supports 711 that protrude upward from an upper portion of the coupling portion 800 and support the laundry, and the hook 600 may be disposed between the protruding supports 711.

[0285] In this regard, there is a problem that the clothes hanger mark may be formed on the neck and shoulder portions of the laundry as the thickness in the front and rear direction of the cover 700 becomes smaller. Accordingly, the cover 700 may further include the pair of protruding supports 711 that protrude upward from the upper portion of the coupling portion 800 and support the laundry. As the laundry is supported by the protruding supports 711, the clothes hanger mark may be minimized.

[0286] The coupling portion 800 may include a cover body 710 that accommodates the body 510 therein and is coupled to the body 510, and the laundry support 900 may include a pair of cover wings 720 extending from both sides of the cover body 710 in a width direction of the cover body 710 and on which the laundry is seated.

[0287] The pair of cover wings 720 may be disposed parallel to the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 and may be thinner than the support wings 520.

[0288] The cover 700 may further include cover distal ends 721 that are respectively bent downward at distal ends of the pair of cover wings 720 and support the shoulder portions of the laundry.

[0289] The cover body 710 may further include an accommodation hole 712 defined in the cover body 710 such that the clothes hanger 420 may extend therethrough.

[0290] As a result, when the cover 700 is coupled to the clothes hanger 420, the hook 600 may be exposed between the protruding supports 711. Accordingly, even when the cover 700 is coupled to the clothes hanger 420, the hook 600 may be seated on the seating portion 430.

[0291] The accommodation hole 712 may be defined between the protruding supports 711.

[0292] FIG. 19 illustrates cross-sections of the clothes hanger and the cover.

[0293] FIG. 19 illustrates cross-sections when the clothes hanger 420 and the cover 700 are coupled to each other.

[0294] The present disclosure may provide a laundry treating apparatus for allowing the user to easily attach or detach the cover 700 to and from the clothes hanger 420, thereby increasing user convenience.

[0295] Specifically, the clothes hanger 420 may further include a lower coupling portion 530 coupled to the body 510 to form a bottom surface of the body 510, and the lower coupling portion 530 may protrude downward from the body 510.

[0296] The cover 700 may include a protruding coupling portion 730 that protrudes from a lower portion of the cover body 710 toward the lower coupling portion 530 to prevent the cover 700 from being separated from the body 510.

[0297] The protruding coupling portion 730 may include an inclined surface 731 that is disposed inward of the protruding coupling portion 730 so as to be inclined downward toward the lower coupling portion 530, and guides the cover 700 to slide and be separated from the body 510.

[0298] When the user inserts the clothes hanger 420 into the accommodation hole 710 to couple the cover body 710 with the body 510, the lower coupling portion 530 may be supported by the protruding coupling portion 730, and the cover body 710 may outwardly support the body 510, thereby preventing the cover 700 from deviating from the clothes hanger 420.

[0299] Conversely, during the separation, the protruding coupling portion 730 may be separated by sliding upward from the lower coupling portion 530 by the inclined surface 731, so that the user may easily separate the cover 700 from the clothes hanger 420.

[0300] FIG. 20 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 21 illustrates attachment and detachment processes between the clothes hanger and the cover.

[0301] (a) in FIG. 21 illustrates the clothes hanger 420 and the cover 700 separated from each other, and (b) in FIG. 21 illustrates the clothes hanger 420 and the cover 700 coupled to each other.

[0302] According to an embodiment, the clothes hanger 420 may include the hook 600 formed in the ring shape and seated on the hanger 410, the body 510 connected to the hook 600 so as to accommodate the portion of the hook 600 therein, and the pair of support wings 520 extending from both sides of the body 510 and on which the laundry is seated, and the laundry support 900 may be disposed upward of the support wings 520.

[0303] During the laundry treatment process, the laundry falls off from the clothes hanger 420 because of vibration or movement of the clothes hanger 420, wind supplied into the inner casing 200, or the like.

[0304] In addition, in the case of laundry with the open front, because the relative center of gravity is at the rear, as the center of the neck of the laundry moves away from the center of the clothes hanger 430, the center of gravity of the laundry deviates from the clothes hanger 430. Further, the fixing of the laundry is weakened because of the repeated movement of the hanger 410 and steam and wind flowing into the inner casing 200, causing the laundry to fall.

[0305] In particular, when the light laundry, the laundry with the hood, or the like is hung, the risk of the laundry falling is further increased.

[0306] Therefore, the laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure is to provide the laundry treating apparatus equipped with the clothes hanger that minimizes the rearward movement of the center of gravity of the laundry and prevents the laundry from falling.

[0307] To this end, the laundry support 900 of the pair of cover wings 720 may be disposed parallel to the bottom surface of the inner casing 200. As a result, the rearward movement of the center of gravity of the laundry may be minimized, and the laundry may be prevented from falling by deviating from the clothes hanger because of the gravity.

[0308] The thickness in the front and rear direction of the laundry support 900 of the pair of cover wings 720 may be smaller than that of the support wing 520. That is, the thickness in the front and rear direction of the cover 700 on which the laundry is hung may be minimized, thereby minimizing the rearward movement of the center of gravity of the laundry.

[0309] FIG. 22 illustrates another embodiment of a clothes hanger and a cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure. FIG. 23 illustrates attachment and detachment processes between the clothes hanger and the cover.

[0310] (a) in FIG. 23 illustrates the clothes hanger 420 and the cover 700 being separated from each other, and (b) in FIG. 23 illustrates the clothes hanger 420 and the cover 700 being coupled to each other.

[0311] The coupling portion 800 may include the cover body 710 that accommodates the body 510 therein and is coupled to the body 510, and the laundry support 900 may include the pair of cover wings 720 extending from both sides of the cover body 710 in a width direction of the cover body 710 and on which the laundry is seated.

[0312] When the long laundry such as the long padded jacket and the one-piece dress is hung on the clothes hanger 420 installed inside the inner casing 200 of the laundry treating apparatus, a lower end of the laundry touches the bottom of the inner casing 200, causing dust or the like to stick to the laundry.

[0313] When the lower end of the laundry or the dropped laundry touches the bottom surface of the inner casing 200, the flow channel of the steam or hot air supplier defined in the bottom inside the casing is blocked, causing the performance deterioration or the heat generation risk, or causing the damage to the laundry resulted from the direct contact of the laundry with steam or hot air.

[0314] Therefore, the laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure is to provide a laundry treating apparatus equipped with a clothes hanger that allows the lower end of the laundry not to touch the bottom surface of the inner casing 200 even when the long laundry is hung thereon.

[0315] To this end, the laundry support 900 or the pair of cover wings 720 may be inclined toward the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0316] In this regard, the support wing 520 may also be inclined toward the bottom surface of the inner casing 200, and the laundry support 900 or the pair of cover wings 720 may be inclined at the same angle as the support wing 520.

[0317] Therefore, when the laundry is hung on the cover 700, the vertical level of the lower end of the laundry becomes higher than that when the laundry is hung on the clothes hanger 420, so that the relatively longer laundry may be hung, and the lower end of the laundry may not come into contact with the bottom surface of the inner casing 200.

[0318] FIG. 24 illustrates a clothes hanger having variable wings of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0319] The clothes hanger 420 may include the hook 600 that is seated on the moving hanger 400. The hook may be seated on the moving hanger and may support weights of the clothes hanger and the laundry.

[0320] In addition, the clothes hanger may include the frame 500 that is coupled to the lower end of the hook and has the accommodation space defined therein. Interior of the frame may have a hollow to define the accommodation space.

[0321] In addition, the clothes hanger may include each seating portion 520 that has one end pivotably coupled to each of both side surface of the frame and the other end extending outward of the frame, and allows the laundry to be hung thereon. That is, the seating portions may be composed of a seating portion that is coupled to one side of the accommodation space of the frame and extends outward of the frame, and a seating portion that is coupled to the other side and extends outward of the frame.

[0322] In addition, a limiting member 550 that is accommodated in the accommodation space of the frame and blocks the other end of the seating portion from pivoting downward when being connected to one end of the seating portion. The limiting member may move in a thickness direction of the frame and be connected to the seating portion, and when the limiting member is connected thereto, the seating portion may be pivotable upward but may not be pivotable downward. A structure of the limiting member will be described later.

[0323] In addition, the seating portion 520 may be constructed such that the other end thereof may be pivotable downward when being spaced apart from the limiting member 550. The limiting member may move in the thickness direction of the frame and be separated from the seating portion.

[0324] In addition, a button 560 that is coupled with the limiting member and receives an external force to separate the seating portion and the limiting member from each other may be included. The button may protrude to be exposed to the outside via a button portion through-hole defined in the frame.

[0325] FIG. 25 illustrates an exploded perspective view of a clothes hanger of a laundry treating apparatus according to the present disclosure.

[0326] The frame 500 may include a rear base 510a forming a rear surface of the frame and to which the limiting member is coupled so as to be movable in the thickness direction of the frame, and a front base 510b forming a front surface of the frame, coupled to the rear base, and having the button through-hole defined therein. The rear base may have a hook or a groove, and the front base may have a groove or a hook, so that the rear base and the front base may be coupled to each other. The accommodation space of the frame may mean a space between the rear base and the front base.

[0327] In addition, the clothes hanger according to the present disclosure may include an elastic member 570 that is constructed to press the limiting member 550 in the accommodation space of the frame and provides a restoring force to connect the seating portion 520 with the limiting member when the external force is removed. The elastic member has one end coupled to the rear base 510a and the other end coupled to the limiting member, and provides the restoring force to move the limiting member to an original location thereof when the external force input to the limiting member is removed.

[0328] That is, when the external force is applied to the button 560, the limiting member 550 moves in a direction of the rear base 510a and is disconnected from the seating portion 520, so that the seating portion is pivotable downward. On the other hand, when the external force is removed, the elastic member 570 pressurizes the limiting member and moves the same in a direction of the front base 510b so as to be connected to the seating portion, thereby limiting the seating portion from pivoting downward.

[0329] In one example, the seating portions 520 may include a first wing 531 having one end coupled to one side surface of the frame and extending outward, and a second wing 532 having one end coupled to the other side surface of the frame and extending outward.

[0330] The first wing may include a first adjusting portion 5211 disposed at one end of the first wing, at least a portion of which is accommodated in the frame, and whose pivoting is limited by being engaged with the limiting member 550, and a first mounting portion 5212 extending outward from the first adjusting portion and on which the laundry is hung.

[0331] Further, the second wing may include a second adjusting portion 5321 disposed at one end of the second wing, at least a portion of which is accommodated in the frame, and whose pivoting is limited by being engaged with the limiting member 550, and a second mounting portion 5222 extending outward from the second adjusting portion and on which the laundry is hung.

[0332] In one example, the limiting member 550 may include a first limiting member 551 that limits the pivoting of the first wing 531, a second limiting member 552 that limits the pivoting of the second wing 532, and a limiting member connector 553 that connects the first limiting member with the second limiting member. In addition, the limiting member connector may include the button 560.

[0333] Therefore, when the external force is input to the button 560, the first limiting member 551 and the second limiting member 552 may be connected to each other by the limiting member connector and formed integrally, so that the first limiting member and the second limiting member may move integrally.

[0334] In addition, the elastic member may include a first elastic member 571 that provides a restoring force to the first limiting member 551 and a second elastic member 572 that provides a restoring force to the second limiting member 552. In the first limiting member and the second limiting member, the first adjusting portion and the second adjusting portion may be spaced apart from each other when the external force is input, and may be connected to each other when the external force is removed.

[0335] Although FIG. 25 illustrates that the elastic member is composed of the first elastic member and the second elastic member, but the elastic member may be composed of three or more elastic members as long as it is disposed on the rear base 510a and pressurizes the limiting member.

[0336] FIGS. 26 and 27 are diagrams showing the seating portion moving downward.

[0337] Referring to FIG. 26, when the external force is input to the button 560, the seating portion may move upward.

[0338] FIG. 27 illustrates a positional relationship between the adjusting portion and the limiting member when the external force is input to the button 560.

[0339] FIG. 27 illustrates the first wing 531 and the first limiting member 551 as references, but the same applies to the second wing 532 and the second limiting member 552. Hereinafter, a description will be made based on the first wing and the first limiting member.

[0340] When the external force is input to the button 560, the first limiting member 551 may move in the direction of the rear base 510a. When the first limiting member moves, the connection between the first adjusting portion 5211 and the first limiting member may be released, and the first wing may pivot downward by the gravity applied to the first mounting portion 5212.

[0341] When the angle of the first wing returns to an original state and the external force is removed, the first limiting member 551 may return to an original location thereof by the first elastic member 571, and when the first limiting member returns to the original location thereof, a first engaging portion 5512 and a first protruding portion 5211a may be engaged with each other, so that the first wing may be limited from pivoting downward.

[0342] The same applies to the second wing and the second limiting member.

[0343] Therefore, the first wing and the second wing may return to their original states simultaneously by the external force input to the button 560.

[0344] FIGS. 28 and 29 illustrate diagrams of a case in which the seating portion 520 pivots upward.

[0345] Referring to FIG. 28, when an upward external force is applied to the seating portion 520, the seating portion may move upward.

[0346] FIG. 29 illustrates a positional relationship between the adjusting portion and the limiting member when the seating portion 520 moves upward.

[0347] The first limiting member 551 may include a first circular plate 5511 whose one surface is pressed by the first elastic member 571 and a plurality of first engaging portions 5512 that are arranged along a circumference of the first circular plate by protruding from the other surface of the first circular plate, and the first adjusting portion 5211 may include a plurality of first protruding portions 5211a that are engaged with the plurality of first engaging portions.

[0348] In addition, the second limiting member 552 may include a second circular plate 5521 having one surface pressed by the second elastic member 572 and a plurality of second engaging portions 5522 that are arranged along a circumference of the second circular plate by protruding from the other surface of the second circular plate, and the second adjusting portion 5321 may include a plurality of second protruding portions 5422a that are engaged with the plurality of second engaging portions.

[0349] The plurality of first engaging portions 5512 and the plurality of second engaging portions 5522 may be inclined to become higher in directions in which the first wing 531 and the second wing 532 pivot upward.

[0350] Although FIG. 29 illustrates the first wing 531 and the first limiting member 551 as references, the same applies to the second wing 532 and the second limiting member 552. Hereinafter, a description will be made based on the first wing and the first limiting member.

[0351] When the external force is applied upward to the other end of the first wing 531, the first adjusting portion 5211 may rotate clockwise. Therefore, each of the plurality of first engaging portions 5512 may have an inclined surface that is inclined to become higher in the clockwise direction and a stepped surface that is stepped after passing the inclined surface.

[0352] Therefore, the first protruding portion 5211a may have an inclined surface that is inclined to become higher in a counterclockwise direction and a stepped surface that is stepped after passing the inclined surface.

[0353] As a result, when the first wing 531 moves upward, the first protruding portion 5211a may move along the inclined surface of the first engaging portion 5512 while rotating clockwise, and move the limiting member 550 in the direction of the rear base 510a until the highest point of the first protruding portion passes the highest point of the first engaging portion.

[0354] When the highest point of the first protruding portion 5211a passes the highest point of the first engaging portion 5512 and meets the stepped surface thereof, the limiting member 550 returns to the original location thereof by the elastic member 570, so that the stepped surfaces of the first engaging portion and the first protruding portion may be engaged with each other. Thereafter, when the external force applied upward is removed while the stepped surfaces are engaged with each other, the first wing 531 may be limited from moving downward.

[0355] Therefore, the angle of the first wing may be adjusted simply by applying the upward external force to the first wing without a separate manipulation. In addition, the angle of the first wing may be adjusted more finely as the first engaging portions and the first protruding portions are arranged more densely.

[0356] The same applies to the second wing and the second limiting member except that a pivoting direction is opposite to that for the first wing and the first limiting member.

[0357] FIG. 30 illustrates a hook being fixed to a frame.

[0358] The hook 600 may include the hook ring 610 that is seated on the moving hanger 400, the hook extension 620 that extends from the hook ring and is accommodated in the accommodation space of the frame 500, and a hook fixing portion 630 that fixes the hook extension to the frame.

[0359] The hook fixing portion 630 may fix the hook extension so as not to pivot such that the hook and the seating portion are disposed on the same plane. Accordingly, the hung laundry may receive a smaller external force resulted from twisting, thereby preventing the deviation of the hung laundry.

[0360] FIG. 31 illustrates a link 580 that connects the first wing with the second wing.

[0361] The link 580 may connect the first wing with the second wing such that they pivot at the same angle.

[0362] The link 580 may include a first connecting bar 581 having one end coupled to the first wing 531 and the other end including a through-hole defined therein, a second connecting bar 582 having one end coupled to the second wing 532 and the other end including a through-hole defined therein, and a through pin 583 that is vertically movably coupled to the rear base and simultaneously extends through the through-hole of the first connecting bar and the through-hole of the second connecting bar.

[0363] The through pin 583 may simultaneously extend through the through-hole of the first connecting bar and the through-hole of the second connecting bar, thereby allowing the first connecting bar and the second connecting bar to move simultaneously.

[0364] That is, when the upward external force is applied to the first wing 531, the first connecting bar 581 moves downward, the through pin 583 moves downward integrally with the first connecting bar as it is connected to the first connecting bar, and the second connecting bar also moves downward as the through pin is connected to the second connecting bar 582, so that the second wing 532 may pivot upward. This also applies to an opposite case.

[0365] In addition, the rear base may include a guide groove 5101 into which the through pin is coupled so as to be vertically moveable and guiding the vertical movement. As a result, the through pin may move uniformly.

[0366] Because the angles of the first wing and the second wing are adjusted equally by the link 580, the hung laundry may be balanced, thereby preventing the laundry from being deviated.

[0367] The present disclosure may be implemented in various modified forms, so that the scope of the rights thereof is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Therefore, when the modified embodiment includes elements of the claims of the present disclosure, it should be considered to fall within the scope of the rights of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A clothes hanger comprising: a hook seated on a hanger; a base coupled to a lower end of the hook and having an accommodation space defined therein; each seating portion having one end pivotably coupled to each of both side surfaces of the base and a remaining end extending outward of the base such that laundry is hung thereon; and a limiting member accommodated in the accommodation space of the base, wherein the limiting member is constructed to block the remaining end of the seating portion from pivoting downward when being connected to said one end of the seating portion, wherein the seating portion is configured to be constructed such that the remaining end thereof is pivotable downward when being separated from the limiting member, wherein the limiting member is configured to be moveable in a thickness direction of the base and is separatable from the seating portion.

2. The clothes hanger of claim 1, further comprising a button coupled to the limiting member and constructed to separate the seating portion and the limiting member from each other when receiving an external force.

3. The clothes hanger of claim 2, further comprising an elastic member disposed in the accommodation space of the base to pressurize the limiting member, wherein the elastic member configured to provide a restoring force to connect the seating portion with the limiting member when the external force is removed.

4. The clothes hanger of claim 3, wherein the seating portions include: a first seating portion coupled to one side surface of the base and extending outward; and a second seating portion coupled to a remaining side surface of the base and extending outward.

5. The clothes hanger of claim 4, wherein the limiting member includes: a first limiting member constructed to limit pivoting of the first seating portion; a second limiting member constructed to limit pivoting of the second seating portion; and a limiting member connector connecting the first limiting member with the second limiting member.

6. The clothes hanger of claim 4, wherein the elastic member includes: a first elastic member constructed to provide a restoring force to the first limiting member; and a second elastic member constructed to provide a restoring force to the second limiting member, wherein the first seating portion is configured to include a first adjusting portion disposed at one end of the first seating portion, having at least a portion thereof accommodated in the base, and connected to the first limiting member, wherein the second seating portion is configured to include a second adjusting portion disposed at one end of the second seating portion, having at least a portion thereof accommodated in the base, and connected to the second limiting member, wherein the first limiting member and the second limiting member are is configured to be respectively separated from the first adjusting portion and the second adjusting portion when the external force is input, and are respectively connected to the first adjusting portion and the second adjusting portion when the external force is removed.

7. The clothes hanger of claim 6, wherein the first limiting member includes: a first circular plate having one surface pressed by the first elastic member; and a plurality of first engaging portions protruding from a remaining surface of the first circular plate and arranged along a circumference of the first circular plate, wherein the first adjusting portion is configured to include a plurality of first protruding portions constructed to be engaged with the plurality of first engaging portions, wherein the second limiting member is configured to include: a second circular plate having one surface pressed by the second elastic member; and a plurality of second engaging portions protruding from a remaining surface of the second circular plate and arranged along a circumference of the second circular plate, wherein the second adjusting portion is configured to include a plurality of second protruding portions constructed to be engaged with the plurality of second engaging portions, wherein the plurality of first engaging portions and the plurality of second engaging portions are configured to be inclined so as to become higher in upward pivoting directions of the first seating portion and the second seating portion, respectively.

8. The clothes hanger of claim 5, wherein the base includes: a rear base forming a rear surface thereof and coupled with the limiting member such that the limiting member is moveable in the thickness direction of the base; and a front base forming a front surface thereof, coupled to the rear base, and having a button through-hole defined therein, wherein the button is configured to protrude from the limiting member connector toward the button through-hole and is configured to be formed in a shape corresponding to the button through-hole such that at least a portion thereof is exposed outward of the front base.

9. The clothes hanger of claim 8, further comprising a link connecting the first seating portion with the second seating portion, wherein the link is configured to allow the first seating portion and the second seating portion to pivot at the same angle.

10. The clothes hanger of claim 9, wherein the link includes: a first connecting bar having one end coupled to the first seating portion and having a through-hole defined in a remaining end; a second connecting bar having one end coupled to the second seating portion and having a through-hole defined in a remaining end; and a through pin coupled to the rear base in a vertically movable manner and simultaneously extending through the through-hole of the first connecting bar and the through-hole of the second connecting bar, wherein the through pin is configured to be constructed such that the first connecting bar and the second connecting bar move simultaneously.

11. The clothes hanger of claim 10, wherein the rear base is configured to include a guide groove for guiding a vertical movement of the through pin.

12. The clothes hanger of claim 11, wherein the through pin is configured to be detachable.

13. The clothes hanger of claim 1, wherein the hook is configured to include: a hook ring seated on the moving hanger; a hook extension extending from the hook ring and accommodated in the accommodation space of the base; and a hook fixing portion fixing the hook extension to the base, wherein the hook fixing portion is configured to fix the hook extension such that the hook and the seating portion are disposed on the same plane.

14. A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet; an inner casing disposed inside the cabinet and providing an accommodation space where laundry is hung; a machine room in communication with the inner casing and constructed to supply at least one of steam and air to the accommodation space; a moving hanger constructed to shake the hung laundry; and a clothes hanger seated on the moving hanger to hang the laundry thereon, wherein the clothes hanger is configured to include: a hook seated on the moving hanger; a base coupled to a lower end of the hook and having an accommodation space defined therein; each seating portion having one end pivotably coupled to each of both side surfaces of the base and a remaining end extending outward of the base such that the laundry is hung thereon; and a limiting member accommodated in the accommodation space of the base, wherein the limiting member is constructed to block the remaining end of the seating portion from pivoting downward when being connected to said one end of the seating portion, wherein the seating portion is configured to be constructed such that the remaining end thereof is pivotable downward when being separated from the limiting member, wherein the limiting member is configured to be moveable in a thickness direction of the base and is configured to be separatable from the seating portion.

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