Title:
LAUNDRY HANDLING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/030378
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a laundry handling apparatus provided with a washable filter in an air circulation passage for drying laundry. The laundry handling apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet; an outer tub disposed inside the cabinet; an inner tub rotatably disposed inside the outer tub; a circulation passage for guiding at least some of the air inside the outer tub to flow out of the outer tub and be resupplied to the outer tub; a fan disposed in the circulation passage so as to move the air; and a filter unit for filtering foreign substances. The filter unit comprises a filter net, which is disposed in the circulation passage so as to collect the foreign substances contained in the moving air, and a filter frame for supporting the filter net. The laundry handling apparatus comprises: multiple nozzles for spraying wash water onto a partial area of the filter net; a nozzle disposition unit, which is disposed in a position spaced apart from the filter net and has the multiple nozzles arranged therein; a nozzle water supply hose, which is connected to the nozzle disposition unit so as to supply the wash water, which is sprayed by the multiple nozzles; and a filter driving unit for allowing the filter unit and the nozzle disposition unit to move relative to one another so that the wash water is sprayed onto the entire area of the filter net.
Inventors:
KIM MYOUNGJONG (KR)
JANG SEMIN (KR)
AN SEONGWOO (KR)
JANG SEMIN (KR)
AN SEONGWOO (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2016/009064
Publication Date:
February 23, 2017
Filing Date:
August 18, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
International Classes:
D06F58/22; D06F25/00; D06F37/04; D06F39/10; D06F58/20
Foreign References:
| KR20150039480A | 2015-04-10 | |||
| KR20070075596A | 2007-07-24 | |||
| JPH06277397A | 1994-10-04 | |||
| JPH0698993A | 1994-04-12 | |||
| KR20140039248A | 2014-04-01 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3339501A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PARK, Byung Chang (KR)
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