Clothes treatment apparatus and control method therefor
US11834774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F2105/30
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present specification relates to a clothes treatment apparatus and a control method therefor, the apparatus comprising, in order to improve an air flow mechanism for circulating air to a drum, the drum for accommodating objects to be treated, an air circulation path connected to the drum, a circulation fan, which is provided on the downstream side of a heat exchanger inside the air circulation path and generates suction force so as to suction the air of the air circulation path and supply same to the drum, a water collection part formed at the lower side of the drum so as to collect condensate water, and a trap having a bottom surface that is lower than a peripheral area in the water collection part so as to allow the condensate water to gather therein.
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