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Title:
CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS AND FILTER TECHNOLOGY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/139092
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
A clothes treating apparatus includes an accommodating space, an air supply unit, a duct unit and a filter assembly. The accommodating space is configured to receive one or more clothing articles. The air supply unit is configured to supply air to the accommodating space. The duct unit is configured to guide discharge of air from the accommodating space. The filter assembly is positioned to filter air discharged from the accommodating space through the duct unit and includes a housing, a filter positioned in the housing, a substance removal unit and a collection area defined within the housing. The filter positioned in the housing is configured to filter substances from air passing through the filter assembly. The substance removal unit is configured to move substances remaining on a portion of the filter and press the moved substances into the collection area, which is configured to collect removed substances within the housing.

Inventors:
KIM DONGHYUN (KR)
KIM JEONGYUN (KR)
LEE YONGJU (KR)
NOH HYUNWOO (KR)
LEE SANGIK (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2011/003339
Publication Date:
November 10, 2011
Filing Date:
May 04, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
KIM DONGHYUN (KR)
KIM JEONGYUN (KR)
LEE YONGJU (KR)
NOH HYUNWOO (KR)
LEE SANGIK (KR)
International Classes:
D06F58/22
Foreign References:
US20080196268A12008-08-21
EP2146000A12010-01-20
US20060201014A12006-09-14
US20060075577A12006-04-13
US5701684A1997-12-30
US5210960A1993-05-18
Other References:
None
See also references of EP 2567016A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIM, Yong In et al. (7th Floor Hyundae Building,175-9 Jamsil-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-861, KR)
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