Title:
LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/136595
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus comprising a cabinet which forms an outer appearance of the apparatus; a drum arranged in the cabinet such that the drum is rotatable; a heat pump for supplying hot air to the inside of the drum; a steam generator for supplying steam to the inside of the drum; and a water tank for supplying water to the steam generator, wherein the water tank is located in a refrigerant flow channel of the heat pump. According to the present invention, the initial temperature of the water used for generating steam is raised to improve steam-generating efficiency.
Inventors:
LEE, Yongju (LG Electronics Inc. IP Group, 391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong Changwon-si, Gyeongnam 641-711, 641-711, KR)
이용주 (경남 창원시 가음정동 391-2 엘지전자 특허센터, 641-711 Gyeongnam, 641-711, KR)
LEE, Sangik (LG Electronics Inc. IP Group, 391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong Changwon-si, Gyeongnam 641-711, 641-711, KR)
이용주 (경남 창원시 가음정동 391-2 엘지전자 특허센터, 641-711 Gyeongnam, 641-711, KR)
LEE, Sangik (LG Electronics Inc. IP Group, 391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong Changwon-si, Gyeongnam 641-711, 641-711, KR)
Application Number:
KR2011/003174
Publication Date:
November 03, 2011
Filing Date:
April 28, 2011
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Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC. (20 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-721, 150-721, KR)
엘지전자 주식회사 (서울 영등포구 여의도동 20, 150-721 Seoul, 150-721, KR)
LEE, Yongju (LG Electronics Inc. IP Group, 391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong Changwon-si, Gyeongnam 641-711, 641-711, KR)
이용주 (경남 창원시 가음정동 391-2 엘지전자 특허센터, 641-711 Gyeongnam, 641-711, KR)
엘지전자 주식회사 (서울 영등포구 여의도동 20, 150-721 Seoul, 150-721, KR)
LEE, Yongju (LG Electronics Inc. IP Group, 391-2 Gaeumjeong-dong Changwon-si, Gyeongnam 641-711, 641-711, KR)
이용주 (경남 창원시 가음정동 391-2 엘지전자 특허센터, 641-711 Gyeongnam, 641-711, KR)
International Classes:
D06F58/04; D06F58/20; D06F58/24; D06F58/26
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIM, Yong In et al. (KBK & Associates, 7th Floor Hyundae Building,175-9 Jamsil-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-861, 138-861, KR)
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