MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617061558 A) filed by Lg Electronics Inc. on May 14, 2026, for Clothing Treatment Apparatus.
Inventors include Lee, Youngjoo; Kim, Sungmin; Kim, Kyoungjun; and Ko, Cheolsoo.
The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothing treatment apparatus comprising a first treatment apparatus comprising: a first cabinet; a tub provided in the first cabinet and providing a space for storing water; a tub air-supply portion which can supply air to the tub; a tub exhaust portion which can discharge air from the inside of the tub; and a drum rotatably provided in the tub and accommodating a target to be treated, and a second treatment apparatus comprising: a second cabinet coupled to the first cabinet and located above the tub; a first flow path portion which is provided in the second cabinet to connect the tub air-supply portion with the tub exhaust portion and form a circulation flow path of the air, and in which a first heat exchanger for absorbing heat from the air and a second heat exchanger supplying heat to the air are installed; and a second flow path portion which forms a movement passage of the air for allowing external air to flow into the second cabinet, and is provided with a third heat exchanger capable of switching between a heat-absorbing function and a heat-dissipating function, wherein the inside of the second cabinet is divided into a front space located above the tub air-supply portion and a rear space located behind the front space, and the second flow path portion is provided in the front space and supplies the air outside the second cabinet to the third heat exchanger.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
