US 11,702,791 B2
Laundry treating apparatus
Yoonsung Choi, Seoul (KR); Cheolhwan Kim, Seoul (KR); and Sedong Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/122,513.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0006092 (KR), filed on Jan. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0222352 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. D06F 58/26 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.01); D06F 34/26 (2020.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 105/28 (2020.01); D06F 105/32 (2020.01); D06F 103/34 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 58/26 (2013.01) [D06F 34/26 (2020.02); D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/24 (2013.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.02); D06F 2103/34 (2020.02); D06F 2105/28 (2020.02); D06F 2105/32 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
a cabinet having a drum configured to store laundry therein;
an air flow passage communicating with the drum;
a heating duct communicating with the air flow passage and the drum;
a first heater provided in the heating duct and configured to heat air flowing into the drum;
a blower fan provided in the air flow passage and configured to suction air into the air flow passage and circulate air containing moisture from the laundry inside the drum;
a branch pipe communicating with the air flow passage so that at least a portion of the air flowing through the air flow passage flows through the branch pipe;
a steam compressor to compress the air flowing into the branch pipe;
a second heater provided in the air flow passage and configured to heat the air circulating in the air flow passage with the air compressed in the steam compressor; and
a cooling duct through which air outside the cabinet is suctioned to cool the air that has passed through the steam compressor and the second heater.