Clothes care apparatus
The planar heating element in the clothes care apparatus addresses the volume and efficiency issues of conventional designs by directly transferring heat to clothes, reducing the machine room size and enhancing heating efficiency.
US20260185293A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-07-02SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2026-02-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-02
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Conventional clothes care apparatuses require large machine rooms due to the inclusion of components like compressors and condensers for heating, increasing the overall volume and reducing heating efficiency for clothes spaced apart from the air supply unit.
Method used
A clothes care apparatus utilizing a planar heating element that is wound and unwound around a drum, allowing direct heat transfer to clothes, minimizing the machine room volume and enhancing heating efficiency by being installed inside the care chamber.
Benefits of technology
The planar heating element increases heating efficiency and reduces the overall volume of the apparatus by directly transferring heat to clothes, minimizing the machine room size and optimizing space utilization.
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Abstract
A clothes care apparatus includes a care chamber that accommodates clothes, and a planar heating element that transfers heat to the clothes accommodated in the care chamber. The planar heating element includes a first layer facing the clothes accommodated in the care chamber, a heating layer arranged in contact with the first layer and that generates heat, a cover layer covering the heating layer, and a second layer arranged in contact with the cover layer.
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