US 12,168,844 B2
Apparatus for treating clothing
Dowan Kim, Seoul (KR); and Minhyoung Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/545,514.
Application 17/545,514 is a continuation of application No. 16/349,729, granted, now 11,229,715, previously published as PCT/KR2017/012933, filed on Nov. 15, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2016-0153744 (KR), filed on Nov. 18, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0098781 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 35/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 35/00 (2013.01) [A61L 2/088 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/123 (2013.01); A61L 2202/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for treating laundry, the apparatus comprising:
a cabinet;
a laundry receiving space located in the cabinet for receiving laundry therein, the laundry receiving space comprising a rear wall located on a rear side of the cabinet, two sidewalls extending from edges of the rear wall toward a front direction, a top wall located over the rear wall and the sidewalls, a bottom wall located under the rear wall and the sidewalls, and an opening;
a door configured to open or close the opening;
a laundry support part installed in the cabinet and including a hanger bar extended along a width-direction of the cabinet;
an air suction portion located in a front side of a lower portion of the laundry receiving space, and configured to suck air in the laundry receiving space;
an air discharge portion located in the rear side of the lower portion of the laundry receiving space, and configured to discharge air in the laundry receiving space; and
an air treating part located at the rear wall of the laundry receiving space and comprising a UV emitting source configured to emit ultraviolet (UV) rays,
wherein at least a part of the air that is sucked through the air suction portion flows through the air treating part, and
wherein the air treating part comprises:
a housing defining a purified space; and
an opening located at the housing to allow the purified space to communicate with the laundry receiving space.