LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS

• Main Authors: YOON, Juhan, BAE, Yeeseok
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 10.08.2022
• Subjects: FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE

Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus comprising a cabinet (100) having an opening (111) formed through a front portion thereof; a drum (200) rotatably provided in the cabinet (100) and having an inlet (211) configured such that laundry enters the drum (200) therethrough; a base (800) provided below the drum (200) adapted to provide a space configured such that air in the drum (200) is circulated therein; and a motor (500) disposed behind the drum (200) and spaced apart from the base (800) configured to provide power to rotate the drum (200), wherein the base (800) comprises: a supply duct (828) configured to communicate with the drum (200) so as to draw in air from the drum (200) and then to resupply the air to the drum (200); a heat exchange unit (900) provided in the supply duct (828) and comprising a first heat exchanger (910) configured to cool the air and a second heat exchanger (920) spaced apart from the first heat exchanger (910) and configured to heat the air cooled by the first heat exchanger (910); a duct cover (830) coupled to an upper portion of the supply duct (828) so as to shield the first heat exchanger (910) and the second heat exchanger (920), and comprising an inflow communication hole (8314) configured such that the supply duct (828) and the drum (200) communicate with each other therethrough; a duct sealing unit (880) disposed between the supply duct (828) and the duct cover (830) and configured to prevent the air in the supply duct (828) from leaking through the duct cover (830); and a sealing mount part (8324) provided on one surface of the duct cover (830) facing the supply duct (828) and configured such that the duct sealing unit (880) is mounted in the sealing mount part (8324), wherein the sealing mount part (8324) comprises: a first sealing mount part (83241) provided to extend along a circumference of the duct cover (830); and a second sealing mount part (83242) provided to surround at least a portion of the inflow communication hole (8314), wherein the first sealing mount part (83241) is configured to communicate with the second sealing mount part (83242) so that the duct sealing unit is integrally mounted in the first sealing mount part (83241) and the second sealing mount part (83242).