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    • 专利摘要:
    CLOTHING TREATMENT APPLIANCE A clothing care appliance can facilitate entry and removal of items in clothing. The garment treatment apparatus may include a door that can selectively open and close an opening in a receiving space formed in a cabinet in which garment items can be received for treatment. The door can serve as a clothing guide when positioned at an angle to the cabinet to guide clothing items into the receiving space, and it can serve as a shelf to support clothing items on it when positioned at another angle at relation to the cabinet.
    公开号:BR112013017082B1
    申请号:R112013017082-4
    申请日:2012-02-23
    公开日:2021-05-11
    发明作者:Shanghun Bae；Jeongyun KIM；Hongjun Cho；Hyunwoo NOH；Yongcheol Jin；Seungphyo AHN；Donghyun Kim
    申请人:Lg Electronics Inc；
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    专利说明:

    Application field
    It refers to a garment treatment apparatus that provides for washing and/or drying one or more items of clothing. State of the art
    A garment treatment apparatus can be, for example, a washer for washing garments, a dryer for drying garments, or a combined washer/dryer for both washing and drying dirty garments. A cabinet may define an exterior of the garment handling apparatus, and a storage space may be formed in the cabinet to receive garments to be treated. An entrance opening can be formed in the cabinet to provide access to an interior of the storage space, and a door can open or close the entrance opening.
    In a top loading type garment handling apparatus, the storage space can be oriented in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of the cabinet and the door can be situated in the cabinet type. In a front loading type garment handler, the storage space can be oriented in a direction parallel to the bottom of the cabinet and the door can be situated in front of the cabinet. In such a front loading type garment treatment apparatus it may be difficult to adjust a rotation angle of the door and/or a degree of opening of the inlet opening. Additionally, the position of the door may require the user to bend at the waist when carrying garments inside or removing garments from the storage space. Description of the invention Technical problem
    Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a garment treatment apparatus that substantially eliminates one or more problems due to the limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
    An object of the present invention is to provide a garment handling apparatus to ensure easy entry and removal of garments.
    Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment handling apparatus in which a door has a function of adjusting an opening degree of an entrance opening, thereby serving to guide the entrance of garments into a store.
    Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment handling apparatus having a door which can function as a shelf to support garments when garments are removed from storage.
    Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment treatment apparatus 5 having at least two doors that have different directions of rotation.
    Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment treatment apparatus having at least two doors that have different maximum rotation angles.
    A further object of the present invention is to provide a garment treatment apparatus having a single door whose direction of rotation is changeable and also whose angle of rotation is adjustable. Solution to problem
    To achieve these objectives and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as modalized and broadly described herein, a garment handling apparatus includes a cabinet having an opening formed therein, a receiving space formed within the cabinet and configured to receiving garments through the opening formed in the cabinet and at least two doors coupled to the cabinet to selectively open and close the opening formed in the cabinet.
    In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a garment handling apparatus includes a cabinet having an opening formed therein, a receiving space provided within the cabinet and configured to receive garments through the opening formed in the cabinet, a first port rotatably coupled to the cabinet. cabinet, the first door having a first door through hole corresponding to the opening formed in the cabinet, a second door rotatably coupled to the first door so as to selectively open and close the first door through hole, and a locking mechanism including a second door stop door that secures the second door to the first door such that the first and second door rotate together during rotation of the first door.
    In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a garment handling apparatus includes a cabinet having an opening formed therein, a receiving space provided within the cabinet and configured to receive garments through the opening formed in the cabinet, a first port rotatably coupled to the cabinet. cabinet, the first door having a first door through hole formed therein in communication with the opening formed in the cabinet, a second door rotatably coupled to the first door so as to selectively open and close the first door through hole; and an angle-adjusting mechanism that adjusts an angle of rotation of the first port.
    In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, a garment handling apparatus includes a cabinet having an opening formed therein, a receiving space provided within the cabinet and configured to receive garments therein through the opening formed in the cabinet, a first door coupled. rotatably to the cabinet to selectively open and close the opening formed in the cabinet and an angle adjustment mechanism to adjust a rotation angle of the first door. Advantageous Effects of the Invention
    A garment handling apparatus is provided which provides easy entry and removal of garments.
    A garment handling apparatus is provided in which a door can adjust an opening degree of an inlet opening to guide inflow of garments into a storage space.
    A garment handling apparatus is provided with a door which can function as a shelf to hold garments when garments are removed from a storage space.
    A garment treatment apparatus is provided having at least two doors which have different directions of rotation.
    A garment treatment apparatus is provided having at least two doors which have different maximum angles of rotation.
    A garment treatment apparatus is provided having a single door whose direction of rotation is changeable and also whose angle of rotation is adjustable.
    Brief description of the figures FIG. 1 to 3 are perspective views of a garment treatment apparatus with a door having an adjustable angle of rotation, in accordance with embodiments as broadly described herein; FIG. 4 to 6 are perspective views of a garment treatment apparatus having two doors that have the same direction of rotation but have different maximum angles of rotation, in accordance with embodiments as broadly described herein; FIG. 7-9 are perspective views of a garment treatment apparatus having two doors having different directions of rotation, in accordance with embodiments as broadly described herein; FIG. 10A and 10B illustrate another embodiment of a garment treatment apparatus having two doors that have different directions of rotation; FIG. 11 and 12 provide an expanded perspective view and a perspective view, respectively, of a door of the garment treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 10; FIG. 13, 14A and 14B illustrate a first door hinge; FIG. 15A and 15B illustrate a door support projection for supporting a first door; FIG. 16 illustrates a hinge cover; FIG. 17 illustrates another embodiment of the first door hinge; FIG. 18 19 and 20A-20C illustrate yet another embodiment of the first door hinge; FIG. 21 to 23 illustrate another embodiment of the first door hinge; FIG. 24 to 26 illustrate a second port detent; and FIG. 27 and 28 illustrate a first port detent. Best way to carry out the invention
    A garment treatment apparatus 100 as modalized and broadly described herein may include a cabinet 1 defining an external appearance of the garment treatment apparatus 100, the cabinet 1 having an inlet opening 11, a storage space S formed in cabinet 1 for receive storage clothing (an object to be washed and/or dried), and a door 3 to selectively open and close the entrance opening 11.
    As shown in, for example, FIG. 1-3, inlet opening 11 may be provided at the front of cabinet 1. In alternative embodiments, inlet opening 11 may be provided at the top of cabinet 1. For convenience of description, the following description is based on the assumption of that the inlet opening 11 is provided at the front of the cabinet 1.
    In an embodiment where the garment processing apparatus 100 is used for drying purposes only, the storage space S may include only one drum rotatably installed in the cabinet 1. However, in an embodiment where the garment processing apparatus garment 100 also performs a washing function, storage space S may include a tub installed in cabinet 1 for storing wash water and a drum rotatably installed in the tub.
    Garment treatment apparatus 100 may also include a processor that controls the performance of certain processes (e.g. washing and drying) on garments received in storage space S, using, e.g., a drive system that rotates the drum, a water supply system that supplies water to the tub, and a drainage system that discharges water from the tub to an outside of the tub. The processor can also control a hot air supply system which supplies heated air to the garment received in storage space S in order to dry the garment, and a steam supply system which removes odor or wrinkles from the garment by supplying steam to the garment. clothing, or that can heat water in storage space S by supplying steam to storage space S.
    In certain arrangements, the door can rotate left or right around a vertically oriented rotation rod installed perpendicular to the bottom of cabinet 1 to selectively open and close inlet opening 11, requiring a user to bend the waist when placing garments inside or removing garments from storage space S. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1-3, the door can rotate around a horizontally oriented rotation rod H installed parallel to the bottom of cabinet 1, and an angle of rotation of the door relative to cabinet 1 is adjustable. In certain embodiments, the door can be rotatable about a rotation rod H by at least two different rotation angles, thereby adjusting a degree of opening of the inlet opening 11.
    In garment handling apparatus 100 as modalized and broadly described herein, various numbers of ports may be provided, each including the function described above. For example, garment treatment apparatus 100 may include only a single port as illustrated in FIG. 1 to 3, or may include one or more ports as illustrated in FIG. 4 to 10.
    The door, e.g. first door 38 in certain embodiments as broadly described herein, may include a transparent plate 395 so that an interior of storage space S is visible from the outside of garment handling apparatus 100. The door 38 can have at least two angles of rotation. FIG. 2 illustrates the case where door 38 is rotated from inlet opening 11 by a first angle A1, which may be an angle at which door 38 can guide garments to inlet opening 11, and FIG. 3 illustrates the case where door 38 is rotated from inlet opening 11 by a second angle A2, which may be an angle at which door 38 can support garments therein.
    Garment treatment apparatus 100 may also include a device for maintaining a desired position of door 38 that has been rotated from inlet opening 11 by first angle A1 or second angle A2. Examples of such a device may include, for example, a clamping mechanism provided on port 38 and a receiving mechanism provided on cabinet 1 for engaging the clamping mechanism.
    The fastening mechanism can be connected to the door 38 by, for example, a bar, a wire, a spring (elastic member), or other means as appropriate, and the cabinet 1 can be provided with at least two mechanisms of receipt to receive the clamping mechanism. As the clamping mechanism is coupled to the receiving mechanisms, an angle of rotation of the door 38 can be adjusted and maintained.
    The device for maintaining a position of the door 38 at the first angle A1 or the second angle A2 may include a first door hinge.
    As illustrated in FIG. 2, in the case where the door 38 is rotated from the inlet opening 11 around a rotation rod H to the first angle A1, the user can place the garment inside the storage space S without bending the waist, using the door 38 and the angle at which the door 38 is oriented as a guide that guides the garment towards the entrance opening 11. Specifically, if the user directs the garment within a space formed between the entrance opening 11 and the door 38 positioned at the first angle A1, the garment is moved towards the entry opening 11 along the door 38, thereby being provided within the storage space S without requiring the wearer to bend the waist.
    The first angle A1 can be set to various values as appropriate for a particular garment handling apparatus and installation environment. For example, if a rotation angle of door 38 relative to cabinet 1 when door 38 is positioned against cabinet 1 to close inlet opening 11 is set to zero degrees, the first angle A1 can be set in a range of approximately 30 to 60 degrees. If the angle of rotation of door 38 is less than 30 degrees, the space between door 38 and inlet opening 11 is relatively narrow, causing difficulty in providing clothing within storage space S. On the other hand, if the angle of rotation of door 38 is greater than 60 degrees, garment directed into the space between door 38 and inlet opening 11 may have difficulty moving to inlet opening 11. In certain embodiments, the first angle A1 may be established to a range of 20 to 50 degrees, or other angles as needed for a particular application.
    As illustrated in FIG. 3, in the case where a position of the door 38 is held at the second angle A2, the user can use the door 38 as a shelf when removing garments from the storage space S. In this case, the second angle A2 can be larger than the first angle A1 and therefore allow the user to place the garment removed from storage space S in door 38.
    The second angle A2 can be set to various values as appropriate for a particular type of garment handling apparatus and installation environment. For example, the second angle A2 can be set in a range of 60 to 90 degrees. If the second angle A2 is less than 60 degrees, the garment may move again facing the inlet opening 11. If the second angle A2 is greater than 90 degrees, the port 38 may be unable to support the garment, and the garment can fall to the ground.
    In alternative embodiments, a garment handling apparatus 100 as modalized and broadly described herein may include one or more doors. In this case, the respective ports can have a difference in terms of at least one of a rotation direction and/or a maximum rotation angle. FIGS. 4 to 6 illustrate a garment treatment apparatus having two doors that have the same direction of rotation but have different maximum angles of rotation, and FIG. 7-9 illustrate a garment treatment apparatus having two doors that have different directions of rotation.
    The garment treatment apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 4-6 may include a second door 39 rotatably secured to cabinet 1 and a first door 38 rotatably secured to second door 39. Second door 39 is rotatable about a horizontally oriented pivot rod H2 as shown in FIG. 6, installed parallel to the bottom of cabinet 1, and may include a second port through hole 393, as shown in FIG. 5, communicating with inlet opening 11. First door 38 is rotatably secured to second door 39 so as to selectively open and close second door through hole 393. First door 38 is rotatable about a rod of horizontally oriented rotation H1, as shown in FIG. 5, installed parallel to the rotating rod H2 of the second door 39, and may include a transparent plate 395 so that the interior of the storage space S is visible from the outside of the garment handling apparatus 100. Orienting the rotating rod H1 of the first port 38 and the rotating rod H2 of the second port 39 parallel to each other allows the second port 39 and the first port 38 to have the same direction of rotation.
    When the first port 38 is rotated, the second port through hole 393 is opened and, therefore, the inlet opening 11 is exposed. Since the first port 38 is fixed to the second port 39, the inlet opening 11 is exported out even when the second port 39 is rotated. As such, the user can open the inlet opening 11 by rotating both the first door 38 and the second door 39.
    The second door 39 can have a maximum angle of rotation corresponding to an angle required to support the garment when the garment is removed from the storage space S (i.e. the second angle A2), and the first door 38 can have an angle of maximum rotation corresponding to an angle required to guide movement of the garment to the inlet opening 11 when the garment is supplied to the storage space S (i.e. the first angle A1).
    That is, the maximum rotation angle of the second door 39 can be set to a range of 60 to 90 degrees and the maximum rotation angle of the first door 38 can be set to a range of 30 to 60 degrees (or, in certain embodiments , for a range of 20 to 50 degrees).
    It is noted that the maximum rotation angles described above of the first port 38 and the second port 39 are provided for example routes and thus may be set differently from the ranges described above insofar as appropriate for a particular application.
    Although FIG. 4 to 6 illustrate the case where the second door 39 is rotatably secured to the cabinet 1 and the first door 38, which has a rotation angle less than a rotation angle of the second door 39, is rotatably secured to the second door 39, also it may be possible that the first door 38 is rotatably fastened to the cabinet 1 and the second door 39 is rotatably fastened to the first door 38. However, in this case, the size of the second door 39 may be smaller than the size of the first door 38, and thus the space available for supporting clothing therein can be disadvantageously reduced.
    Garment treatment apparatus 100 may include a device (e.g., a first door hinge) that facilitates the rotation of the first door 38 and that maintains a position of the first door 38.
    FIG. 7-9 illustrate another embodiment in which the garment treatment apparatus 100 includes at least two doors having different directions of rotation.
    As shown in FIG. 7-9, door 3 may include first door 38 having a horizontally oriented pivot rod H installed parallel to the bottom of cabinet 1 and second door 39 having a vertically oriented pivot rod V installed perpendicular to the bottom of cabinet 1. In this case, the second door 39 can be rotatably secured to the cabinet 1 and the first door 38 can be rotatably secured to the second door 39. Consequently, when the first door 38 is rotated, the second door through hole 393 is opened and therefore inlet opening 11 is exposed to the outside. Since the first port 38 is fixed to the second port 39, the inlet opening 11 is exposed outwardly even when the second port 39 is rotated. As such, the user can open the inlet opening 11 by rotating the first door 38 and/or the second door 39 so as to prevent entry and removal of clothing.
    The first door 38 can be rotatable by an angle that is required to guide the garment to the inlet opening 11 and an angle required to support garments therein when the garment is removed from the storage space S, and the second door 39 can be rotatable by an angle required to facilitate removal of the garment from storage space S.
    For example, a position of the first port 38 can be held at the first angle A1 (30 to 60 degrees, or, in certain embodiments, 20 to 50 degrees) and the second angle A2 (60 to 90 degrees), and the second port 39 can be rotated by an angle greater than the second angle A2.
    It is noted that the angle of rotation of the first door 38 and the angle of rotation of the second door 39 are provided for example routes and thus, the angles of rotation of the respective doors can be set differently from the ranges described above.
    Garment treatment apparatus 100 may also include a device (e.g., a first door hinge) to facilitate the rotation of the first door 38 and maintenance of the first door 38 at a constant position/angle of rotation (i.e., the first angle or the second angle) from the inlet opening 11.
    As illustrated in FIG. 10, the door 3 can include the first door 38 rotatably secured to the cabinet 1 and the second door 39 rotatably secured to the first door 38. In this case, the first door 38 is rotatable about the horizontal rotation rod H, and the second port 39 can be rotated around the vertical rotating rod V
    A door handle can be provided to assist in the easy opening or closing of each of the doors described above. In the case where two doors are provided, the first door 38 can include a first door handle 387 and the second door 39 can include a second door handle 397. The first door handle 387 and the second door handle 397 can be provided in different positions.
    For example, first door handle 387 can be provided in a direction parallel to the bottom of cabinet 1 or a perpendicular direction to the bottom of cabinet 1. Second door handle 397 can be provided in the other direction parallel to the bottom of cabinet 1 or in the direction perpendicular to the bottom of the cabinet 1. Positioning the first and second door handles 387 and 397 in this way allows the user to easily distinguish the door to be opened.
    In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 10 the first door handle 387 provided on the first door 38 is positioned so as to be parallel to the bottom of the cabinet 1 and the second door handle 397 provided on the second door 39 is positioned so as to be perpendicular to the bottom of the cabinet 1. provides convenient rotation of each door as the first door knob 387 and the second door knob 397 are parallel to the rotation rods of the respective doors 38 and 39.
    The number of first and second door handles 387 and 397 provided may vary. Although FIG. 10 illustrate two first door handles 387 and two second door handles 397, the first door 38 may be provided with a single first door handle 387 and the second door 39 may be provided with a single second door handle 397. Other Arrangements may also be appropriate. However, it is noted that respectively providing two second door handles 397 on two opposite lateral sides of the second door 39 can eliminate a need to change the configuration of the second door 39 if a direction of rotation of the second door 39 is changed.
    The direction of rotation of the second port 39 can be set according to a user selection. For example, although FIG. 10 illustrates an arrangement in which the second door 39 is rotated to the right side of the first door 38 to open the inlet opening 11, the second door 39 can be rotated to the left side of the first door 38 to open the inlet opening 11 to the extent necessary. Accordingly, respectively providing the two second door handles 397 on two opposite lateral sides of the second door 39 can allow the second door handles 397 to assist in the rotation of the second door 39 independently of a selected rotation direction of the second door 39.
    However, a device for adjusting the rotation and angle of rotation of the first port 38 and a device for allowing the rotation of the second port 39 will be described.
    The garment treatment apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1-3 employs a first door hinge 8 to adjust rotation and the rotation angle of the first door 38, whereas the garment treatment apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 4-10 employs a second door hinge 9 to rotate the second door 39 in addition to the first door hinge 8 to adjust rotation and the angle of rotation of the first door 38.
    In the garment treatment apparatus 100 of FIG. 1 the first door hinge 8 is provided between the first door 38 and the cabinet 1. In the garment handling apparatus 100 of FIG. 4 and 7 the first door hinge 8 is provided between the first door 38 and the second door 39, and - the second door hinge 9 is provided between the second door 39 and the cabinet 1. Also, in the garment treatment apparatus 100 of FIG. 10 the first door hinge 8 is provided between the first door 38 and the cabinet 1 and the second door hinge 9 is provided between the second door 39 and the first door 38.
    Hereinafter, for convenience of description, configurations of the first door hinge 8 and the second door hinge 9 will be described based on the garment treatment apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 10.
    As illustrated in FIG. 11, door 3 in accordance with an embodiment as broadly described herein includes first door 38, which has a first door through hole 385 corresponding to inlet opening 11 and is rotatably secured to cabinet 1, and second door 39, which is rotatably secured to the first port 38 so as to open or close the first port through hole 385.
    First door 38 may include a first door frame 381 defining an external appearance of first door 38 and a first door cover 383 secured to first door frame 381. In this case, first door through hole 385 may include a through hole of frame 3851 drilled into first door frame 381 and a cover through hole 3853 drilled into first door cover 383.
    Additionally, first door cover 383 may include first door handle 387, which is formed either in the direction parallel to the bottom of cabinet 1 or in the direction perpendicular to the bottom of cabinet 1. FIG. 10 illustrates a case where the first door handle 387 is provided in the direction parallel to the bottom of cabinet 1.
    The second door 39 may include a second door frame 391 defining an external appearance of the second door 39, the second door handle 397 provided on at least one of the two opposite ends of the second door frame 391, and a second door through hole. 393 drilled into the second door frame 391. The clear plate 395 can be fitted into the second door through hole 393.
    Second door 39 can be secured to first door 38 by means of second door hinge 9. Second door hinge 9, as illustrated in FIG. 10A, may include a first door clamp plate 91 secured to the first port 38, a second port clamp plate 95 secured to the second port 39, and a second port pivot rod 93 installed perpendicular to the bottom of the cabinet 1, the second port pivot rod 93 rotatably coupling the first port clamp plate 91 and the second port clamp plate 95.
    It is noted that the above-described configuration of the second door hinge 9 is provided for example routes only and the second door hinge 9 may have various other configurations that may facilitate the rotation of the second door 39.
    As illustrated in FIG. 12 and 13, the first door hinge 8 may include a first door pivot rod 81 situated between the first door frame 381 and the first door cover 383 so as to be arranged parallel to the bottom of the cabinet 1, and a holder of pivot rod 83 having one end secured to housing 1 and the other end coupled to first port pivot rod 81. First port pivot rod 81 may be coupled to first port 38 to assist rotation of first port 38. Consequently, the first port 38 is rotatable about the first port rotating rod 81.
    The first door hinge 8 may also include elastic door support piece 82 which allows the first door 38 to be slowly rotated when the user tends to open the inlet opening 11 and assists the user to rotate the first door 38 with The force is low when the user tends to close the inlet opening 11. The elastic door support piece 82 may have various shapes to provide the function described above. FIG. 13 illustrates an example where the elastic door support piece 82 is a torsion spring.
    In this case, the torsion spring can be configured to encircle an outside circumference of the first port pivot rod 81. One end of the torsion spring can be attached to the first port 38 and the other end of the torsion spring can be attached to the swivel rod holder 83. To this end, swivel rod holder 83 may have a spring fitting hole 835 into which one end of the torsion spring is inserted, and a hinge cover 86 may be provided on the first. door to securely grip the other end of the torsion spring.
    Garment treatment apparatus 100 may also include an angle adjustment device F for adjusting a rotation angle of the first port 38. The angle adjustment device F may include an adjustment member 84 provided on the rotation rod holder 83 or on the first port pivot rod 81, and a detachable member 85 is provided on the first port 38 so as to be detachably coupled to the adjustment member 84. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 13, adjustment member 84 is provided on pivot rod holder 83 and detachable member 85 is provided on first port 38 so as to be releasably coupled to adjustment member 84. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 17, the adjustment member 84 is provided on the first port pivot rod 81 and the detachable member 85 is provided on the first port 38 so as to be detachably coupled to the adjustment member 84.
    Although FIG. 13 illustrates the adjusting member 84 in the form of a plurality of recesses destined to an outside circumference of the pivot rod holder 83, the adjusting member 84 may take the form of a plurality of protrusions projecting from the outside circumference of the swivel rod holder 83. Other arrangements may also be appropriate.
    Assuming that the adjustment member 84 takes the form of a plurality of protrusions projecting from the outer circumference of the pivot rod holder 83, it is noted that the detachable member 85 may take the form of a recess capable of receiving either one. of the plurality of projecting protrusions provided on the pivot rod holder 83 when the first port 38 is rotated.
    Specifically, the adjustment member 84 may include a first recess 841 and a second recess 843 formed on the outer circumference of the pivot rod holder 83 and are spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other. First recess 841 can be situated to be coupled with detachable member 85 when first door 38 closes inlet opening 11, and second recess 843 can be offset from first recess 841 by a first angle (e.g., by 30 to 60 degrees, or 20 to 50 degrees).
    Detachable member 85 may include a detachable member body 851 located in first port 38 and configured to be inserted into first recess 841 or second recess 843, and an elastic body support piece 853 having one end secured to the member body. detachable 851 and the other end attached to the first port 38.
    Hereinafter, a procedure for adjusting an angle of rotation of the first port 38 by means of the adjusting member 84 and the detachable member 85 will be described with reference to FIG. 14.
    When the first port 38 closes the inlet opening 11, the detachable member body 851 is positioned in the first recess 841, thereby preventing the first port 38 from being unintentionally rotated into a state where no external force is applied.
    However, when the user applies an external force to the first port 38 via the first port handle 387, the first port 38 is rotated around the first port pivot rod 81. Since the detachable member body 851 is elastically supported by first port 38 by elastic body support piece 853, detachable member body 851 moves from first recess 841 to second recess 842 of adjustment member 84 when first port 38 is rotated.
    Once the detachable member body 851 has been inserted into the second recess 843, a position of the first port 38 can be held at the first angle A1 as illustrated in FIG. 14A. In this position, the first door 38 can guide the garment towards the entrance opening 11 and into storage space S.
    When the user applies additional external force on the first door 38, the first door 38 can additionally rotate from the cabinet 1 by the second angle A2 (60 to 90 degrees) as illustrated in FIG. 14B and 14C.
    Since the first door 38 has been rotated by the second angle A2, the user can accommodate garments removed from storage space S in the first door 38. That is, the first door 38 can serve as a shelf when removing garments from the storage space S. To this end, the rotating rod holder 83 may be configured to support the first port 38 when the first port 38 is rotated by the second angle A2.
    The rotation rod holder 83 may include a first stop 832 to prevent further rotation of the first door 38 beyond the upper limit of the second angle A2. The first door 38 may include a second stop 834 configured to contact the first stop 832 when the first door 38 is rotated by the second angle A2.
    Rotation of the first door 38 from the cabinet 1 by the second angle A2 can be performed by means of the elastic door support piece 82. The elastic door support piece 82 can be, for example, a tension spring or a spring. twist. If the elastic door support piece 82 is a tension spring, and the tension spring is not further extended since the first door 38 has been rotated by the second angle A2, a position of the first door 38 can be maintained at the second angle A2. If the elastic door support piece 82 is a torsion spring, and an inside circumference of the torsion spring contacts the outside circumference of the first door rotating rod 81 since the first door 38 has been rotated by the second angle A2, a position of the first port 38 can be held at the second angle A2.
    As shown in FIG. 15, a door support projection 13 may be provided on cabinet 1 and a support projection receiving recess 3835 may be provided on the first door cover 383. The door support projection 13 may contact a corresponding portion of the first port 38 when the first port 38 is rotated by the second angle A2, thereby preventing the first port 38 from being rotated beyond the second angle A2. The support projection receiving recess 3835 provides a space in which the door support projection 13 is received when the first door 38 closes the inlet opening 111.
    Furthermore, the elastic door support piece 82 of the first door hinge 8 can provide sufficient elastic force to fix a position of the first door 38 between the first angle A1 and the second angle A2 as shown in FIG. 14B, and thus the first door 38 can be held in a rotated state from the cabinet 1 by a third angle A3, as shown in FIG. 14C.
    The first door hinge 8 may also include a hinge cover 86 for securing the first door pivot rod 81 to the first door frame 381. Alternatively, if the elastic door support piece 82 is a torsion spring, the cover hinge 86 can be configured to secure both the first door pivot rod 81 and the elastic door support piece 82 to the first door frame 381.
    As illustrated in FIG. 16, hinge cover 86 may include a joining member penetration hole 861 that receives a joining member, such as, for example, a screw and rib 863 configured to be coupled to first door frame 381. 863 can be inserted into a slot 3815 formed in a lower portion of first door frame 381 to facilitate assembly of hinge cover 86 and secure engagement between first door pivot rod 81 and first door frame 381.
    Since a plurality of components, including the first door pivot rod 81 and the elastic door support piece 82, can be located on the hinge cover 86, a position of the joining member penetration hole 861 can be a both limited by a position of the first door pivot rod 81. In such a situation, the rib 863 can securely secure the aforementioned components located on the hinge cover 86 to the first door frame 381 without interfering with the interior components of the hinge cover 86.
    As shown in FIG. 13, if the first door hinge 8 includes the hinge cover 86, the elastic door support piece 82 can be secured to the first door 38 by means of a spring detent 862 provided on the hinge cover 86, and the Elastic body support 853 provided on the detachable member 85 can be secured to the first door 38 by means of the hinge cover 86.
    FIG. 17 illustrates another embodiment of the first door hinge 8. In the first door hinge 8 shown in FIG. 13, the adjusting member 84 is provided on the outer circumference of the swivel rod holder 83 and, in certain circumstances, may not provide sufficient coupling force to the detachable member 85 if the swivel rod holder 83 is relatively thin. In contrast, the adjustment member 84 illustrated in FIG. 17 includes an adjustment member body 845 installed on the first port swivel rod 81 and separate from the swivel rod holder 83.
    Adjustment member body 845 may include a first recess 846 and a second recess 847 formed on a circumference outside it, the first recess 846 and the second recess 847 being spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other.
    In the embodiment shown in FIG. 17, a thickness t2 of the adjustment member body 845 may be greater than a thickness t1 of the pivot rod holder 83. However, in alternative embodiments, the adjustment member body 845 may be configured such that only a portion of it , where the first recess 846 and the second recess 847 are formed, has a thickness greater than a thickness t1 of the pivot rod support 83.
    Adjustment member body 845 may also include a spring engaging hole 848 into which an end of elastic door support piece 82 is inserted. Accordingly, the elastic door support piece 82 can be secured to the first door swivel rod 81 by being inserted into at least one of a spring fitting hole 835 provided in the swivel rod holder 83 or a fitting hole spring 848 provided in the adjusting member body 845.
    A detachable member 87 may include a detachable member body 871 located in the first port 38 and configured to be inserted into the first recess 846 or the second recess 847, and an elastic body support piece 873 having one end secured to the first port 38 and the other end attached to the detachable member body 871.
    Consequently, when the detachable member body 871 is inserted into the first recess 846, the first port 38 can be held in a closed position with respect to the inlet opening 11. When the detachable member body 871 is inserted into the second recess 847 , the first door 38 can be kept positioned at a first angle with respect to the cabinet 1.
    A position of the first door 38 can be held at a second angle by means of the pivot rod holder 83 or the elastic door holder piece 82. Also, a position of the first port 38 can be held at a third angle using force elastic of the elastic door support piece 82. Here, the third angle can be defined as an angle between the first angle and the second angle. Traces of the swivel rod holder 83 and the elastic port holder piece 82 which hold the first port 38 at the second or third angle have been described above and thus, a detailed description thereof will hereinafter be omitted.
    FIGS. 18 and 19 illustrate yet another embodiment of the first door hinge 8. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 18 and 19, the first door hinge 8 can prevent the lower portion of the first door 38 from interfering with the cabinet 1 when the first door 38 is rotated around a rotation rod installed parallel to the bottom of the cabinet 1. The cabinet 1 of the Garment treatment apparatus as modalized and broadly described herein may include an outside cabinet 1a defining an external appearance of the cabinet 1 and an inside cabinet 1b spaced from the outside cabinet 1a by a predetermined distance. In this case, the first door hinge 8 may include a cabinet fastener 811, or cabinet support 811, secured to the inside cabinet 1b, a door fastener 812, or door support 812, secured to the first door 38, a baseplate 813 projecting from the cabinet fastener 811 towards the outer cabinet 1a, and a linking mechanism 815, 816 and 817 for rotatably securing the first port 38 to the baseplate 813. The mechanism connection shown in FIG. 18 and 19 includes a first link 815 rotatably secured to baseplate 813, a second link 816 rotatably secured to first link 815, with one end of second link 816 secured to port fastener 812, and a third link 817 having a one end secured to the first link 815 and the other end secured to the port clamp 812. A free end of the second link 816 is supported by a coil spring 814. The coil spring 814 is wound on a spring clamp rod 8135 provided on the base plate 813 such that one end of the coil spring 814 is secured to the free end of the second link 816.
    Consequently, when an external force is applied to the first port 38 so as to open the inlet opening 11, as shown in FIG. 19, the first link 815 coupled to the base plate 813 is rotated clockwise, and the second link 816 and the third link 817 attached to the first link 815 are moved away from the inner cabinet 1b. As the second link 816 and the third link 817 are moved away from the inner cabinet 1b, the first port 38 secured to both the second link 816 and the third link 817 are moved away from the inner cabinet 1a, which may prevent one end from bottom of the first port 38 interfere with the outside cabinet 1a.
    This interference deterrent effect can be more accentuated when the outside cabinet 1a includes a port receiving region 17 configured to receive port 3 in it. Specifically, if the outer cabinet 1a includes the port receiving region 17 configured to receive port 3 thereon, the lower end of port 3 may interfere with port receiving region 17 by rotation of first port 38 due to a thickness of the door 3. This mode of first door hinge 8 can alleviate this interference problem.
    The first door hinge 8 may also include the angle adjustment unit F for adjusting a rotation angle of the first door 38. The angle adjustment unit F may include an adjustment link 818 for connecting the base plate 813 and the second link 816 to one another, and a detachable member 819 provided on the base plate 813 so as to be detachably coupled to the adjustment link 818.
    As illustrated in FIG. 20A-20C, the adjustment connection 818 may have a bar shape. One end of the adjusting connection 818 is rotatably fastened to the base plate 813 and the other end of the adjusting connection 818 is rotatably fastened to the second connection 816. In particular, one end of the adjusting connection 818 can be fastened to the base plate base 813 in a position between the cabinet fastener 811 and the first link 815.
    Fitting connection 818 may include a first recess 8181, a second recess 8182 spaced apart from the first recess 8181 by a predetermined distance, the second recess 8182 having a diameter greater than a diameter of the first recess 8181, and a third recess 8183 spaced apart from the second recess 8182 by a predetermined distance, the third recess 8183 having the same diameter as the second recess 8182.
    Detachable member 819 may include a detachable member body 8191 and an elastic support piece 8194 having one end secured to base plate 813 and the other end secured to detachable member body 8191. To this end, base plate 813 is also attached. may include a spring fastening projection 8131 to which the elastic support piece 8194 can be secured.
    Detachable member body 8191 may include a first attachment projection 8192 having, for example, a disk shape and a second projection 8193 provided on a surface of the first attachment projection 8192. The second attachment projection 8193 may be dimensioned so to be detachably inserted into the first recess 8181 and the first clamping projection 8192 can be sized to be detachably inserted into the second recess 8182 and the third recess 8183. When the first door 38 closes the inlet opening 11, the second clamping projection 8193 is received in the first recess 8181 of the adjustment link 818, thereby preventing the first door 38 from being unintentionally rotated to open the inlet opening 11, while no external force is applied to the first. port 38.
    When an external force is applied to the first port 38 so that the first port 38 is rotated away from the inlet opening 11 in the cabinet 1, the adjustment link 818 is rotated clockwise. As the adjustment link 818 is rotated clockwise, the second clamping projection 8193 is separated from the first recess 8181 and the first clamping projection 8192 is inserted into the second recess 8182. Thus, a position of the first port 38 it can be held at a first angle (such as, for example, 30 to 60 degrees, or 20 to 50 degrees) to guide the garment into storage space S.
    When another external force is applied to the first port 38 which is positioned at the first angle so as to rotate the first port 38 further away from the cabinet 1, the adjustment link 818 is further rotated clockwise and the first clamping projection 8192 is inserted within the third recess 8183. Since the first clamping projection 8192 has been inserted into the third recess 8183, a position of the first port 38 is held at a second angle (60 to 90 degrees) as illustrated in FIG. 19. In this way, the first door 38 can function as a shelf to support the garment when the garment is removed from the storage space S.
    Detachable member 819 may also include a base clamping projection 8195 configured to be coupled to baseplate 813. In this case, baseplate 813 may also include a clamping projection receiving recess 8133, as shown in FIG. 19, in which the base clamping projection 8195 can be received. In this case, the base clamping projection 8195 may project from a surface of the first clamping projection 8192. The clamping projection receiving recess 8133 can be formed in the base plate 813 by different methods including, for example , cut.
    FIGS. 21 and 22 illustrate another embodiment of the first door hinge 8 of the garment handling apparatus as modalized and amply described herein. Door 3 can be a single door, or door 3 can include first door 38 rotatably secured to cabinet 1 and second door 39 rotatably secured to first door 38. Assuming that door 3 including first door 38 and second door 39 are provided as shown in FIG. 22, the first door 38 has the first door through hole 385 corresponding to the inlet opening 11 and the second door 39 is configured to open or close the first door through hole 385. Therefore, the user can open the inlet opening 11 by means of the first door 38, or it can open the inlet opening 11 by means of the second door 39.
    Furthermore, as discussed above, the first port 38 and the second port 39 may have a difference in terms of at least one of a rotation direction and/or a maximum rotation angle of them. For example, the first door 38 and the second door 39 may respectively include pivot rods parallel to each other, and a maximum rotation angle of the first door 38 may be greater than a maximum rotation angle of the second door 39. Additionally, first port 38 and second port 39 can have different directions of rotation. In this case, the first door 38 can be rotated around a rotation rod installed parallel to the bottom of the cabinet 1 and the second door 39 can be rotated around a rotation rod installed perpendicular to the bottom of the cabinet 1.
    Thus, a garment treatment apparatus as embodied and broadly described herein may include first door hinge 8 for securing first door 38 to cabinet 1 and second door hinge 9 for securing second door 39 to first door 38. second door hinge 9 may have various shapes capable of securing second door 39 such that second door 39 is rotated around the rotating rod installed perpendicular to the bottom of cabinet 1. An exemplary configuration of second door hinge 9 has been described above. with reference to FIG. 10.
    The first door hinge 8 may include a cabinet bracket 821, or cabinet bracket 821, secured to cabinet 1, a door bracket 825, or door bracket 825, secured to the first door 38, and a rod first door rotation rod 823 arranged parallel to the bottom of cabinet 1, the first door rotation rod 823 rotatably coupling the door fixing piece 825 and the cabinet fixing piece 821 to one another. The cabinet clamping piece 821 may include a cabinet clamping plate 8211 secured to the cabinet 1, and a rod clamping rib 8213 provided on the cabinet clamping plate 8211 such that the first port pivot rod 823 is secured to the rod clamping rib 8213. The port clamping piece 825 may take the form of, for example, a cylindrical post to which the first port 38 can be attached. In this case, the first port pivot rod 823 may protrude from one end of the port fastener 825.
    The garment treatment apparatus may also include the angle adjustment unit F for adjusting a rotation angle of the first port 38. The angle adjustment unit F may include a guide 827 provided in the cabinet 1 and a connector 829 having one end. secured to port fixture 825 and the other end coupled to guide 827. Connector 829 may include an 8291 connector body having, for example, a bar shape and an 8292 connector projection provided on the 8291 connector body so to be coupled to guide 827.
    Connector body 8291 is rotatably fastened to port fastener 825 by means of a connector fastener 828. Connector fastener 828 may include a fastener body 8281 coupled to the port fastener piece 825, and a connector connecting rod 8282 for coupling the fixture body 8281 and the connector body 8291 to each other.
    Guide 827 may include a guide body 8271 secured to housing 1, and a first guide groove 8272, a second guide groove 8274, and a third guide groove 8276 formed in guide body 8271. the second guide groove 8274 and the third guide groove 8276 can be connected to each other so as to guide the movement of a connector projection 8292 provided on the connector body 8291.
    Second guide groove 8274 may extend in a height direction of cabinet 1, i.e. vertically, and may include a second seating portion 8275 at a lower end thereof. A lower portion of second guide groove 8274 may be curved toward first port 38 to facilitate rotation of first port 38.
    The third guide groove 8276 may extend from an upper end of the second guide groove 8274 towards the first port 38 and may connect the third guide groove 8276 and the second guide groove 8274 to each other. The third guide groove 8276 is separable from the second guide groove 8274, with a first seat portion 8273 interposed between them. A guide projection 8277 can guide the movement of the connector projection 8292 by adjusting widths of the first guide slot 8272 and the third guide slot 8276. The connector projection 8292 is situated at a position S3 when the first door 38 closes the opening. input 11. If the user applies external force to the first port 38, the first port 38 is rotated around the first port rotating rod 823, and the connector projection 8292 is moved from the third guide groove 8276 inwardly. of the first guide groove 8272 under guide of the guide projection 8277.
    The connector projection 8292 introduced into the first guide groove 8272 is supported by the first seating portion 8273. When the connector projection 8292 is situated at a position S1, a position of the first port 38 is held at a first angle (e.g. , 30 to 60 degrees, or 20 to 50 degrees), allowing the first port 38 to guide the garment towards inlet opening 11.
    If the user pushes the first port 38 again to further rotate the first port 38, the connector projection 8292 is separated from the first seating portion 8273 and, therefore, is inserted into the second guide groove 8274 due to gravity. Once connector projection 8292 has inserted into second guide groove 8274, first port 38 is rotated until connector projection 8292 is supported on second seating portion 8275 (i.e., until connector projection 8292 is located on the position S2). Then, since the connector projection 8292 is in an S2 position, a position of the first port 38 can be held at a second angle (60 to 90 degrees), so that the first port 38 can function as a shelf to support clothing removed from storage space S.
    If, instead, the user wants to rotate the first door 38 from the first angle again towards the cabinet 1 to close the first door 38, instead of rotating the first door 38 to the second angle, the user can simply push the first port 38 towards cabinet 1 to move the 8292 connector projection from the S1 position to the S3 position.
    Similarly, if the user wants to rotate the first port from the second angle again towards cabinet 1 to close input opening 11, the user can simply push the first port 38 facing cabinet 1 to move the 8292 connector projection from position S2 to position S3.
    As illustrated in FIG. 23, when the first port 38 is positioned at the first angle, the connector projection 8292 can be unintentionally moved from the S3 position to the S1 position by means of a path D2, or it can be moved from the S3 position to position S2 via a D3 path, instead of being moved from position S3 to position S1 via a D1 path. To solve this problem, connector body 8291 may also include a position-locking projection 8293 that contacts connector-locking piece 828 when first port 38 closes inlet opening 11, thereby temporarily securing a position. of the 8291 connector body.
    Position clamping projection 8293 may protrude from one end of connector body 8291. Position clamping projection 8293 may interfere with clamping piece body 8281 when first port 38 closes inlet opening 11, but does not interfere with a fixture body 8281 when the first port 38 starts to rotate. Consequently, when the first port 38 starts to rotate, a position of connector body 8291 is temporarily fixed, and the connector projection 8292 provided on connector body 8291 is moved from position S3 to position S1 via path D1. under guide of the guide projection 8277. The fixture body 8281 may include an elastic connector support piece 8283 configured to interfere with the position fixture projection 8293 provided on the connector body 8291, thereby elastically supporting the fixture projection of position 8293.
    Although guide body 8271 described above may be provided as a separate member as illustrated in FIG. 22, guide body 8271 may include a guide groove and a guide projection formed on a circumferential surface within the cabinet 1.
    Although various embodiments of the first door hinge 8 shown in FIG. 13, 17 and 18 have been described above in the case where the garment treatment apparatus is provided with at least two doors, the first door hinge 8 as modalized and broadly described here can be applied to a garment treatment apparatus having a single port as illustrated in FIG. 1.
    Furthermore, although the angle adjusting unit has been described above based on the case where the angle adjusting unit adjusts a rotation angle of the first port, the angle adjusting unit can adjust a rotation angle of the second port.
    In a garment handling apparatus including two doors, as modalized and amply described here, a user can open the inlet opening 11 using either of the two doors. Therefore, a device to prevent unintentional rotation of one of the two ports during the intentional rotation of the other port can be advantageous.
    Hereinafter, a locking mechanism that prevents rotation of the second door 39 during rotation of the first door 38, and that prevents rotation of the first door 38 during rotation of the second door 39, will be described.
    As shown in FIG. 24 and 27, the locking mechanism may include a second door stop 45 to prevent the second door 39 from being separated from the first door 38 during rotation of the first door 38, and a first door stop 47 to prevent the first door 38 from being separated. is separated from cabinet 1 during rotation of the second door 39. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 24, the second door holder 45 is movable so as to be coupled to the second door 39 when the first door 38 is rotated to open the inlet opening 11, and is movable so as to be detached from the second door 39 when the first door 38 is rotated to close inlet opening 11.
    To this end, the second port detent 45 may include a second detent 453 located between the first port 38 and the second port 39 and detachably coupled to the second port 39, a second detent receptacle 451 located on a surface of the first port. 38 to guide the movement of the second detent 453, a second detent support piece 455 having one end secured to the second detent 453 and the other end secured to the second detent receptacle 451, and a detent pressure piece 456 provided in the cabinet 1 to move the second detent 453.
    The second keeper receptacle 451 may include a receptacle body 4511 arranged parallel to the surface of the first port 38, through holes 4513 drilled in the receptacle body 4511, a guide rib 4515 provided on a rear surface of the receptacle body 4511 so as to defining a space for receiving the second detent 453, and a splicing hole 4516 into which a splicing member for securing the receptacle body 4511 to the first port 38 is inserted.
    In this embodiment, the first door 38 may have a joint hole 386 provided at a position corresponding to the joint hole 4516.
    The second detent 453 may include a second detent body 4531 configured to receive in the space defined by the guide rib 4515 so as to be reciprocally movable in the second detent receptacle 451, hooks 4533 and 4535 projecting from the second detent body. 4531 so as to be respectively inserted into through holes 4513, and
    a detent projection 4537 provided on the second detent body 4531 so as to project towards the first port 38.
    In this embodiment, the first door 38 may also include a detent projection penetration hole 382 in which detent projection 4537 may be received. Detent projection penetration hole 382 and splicing hole 386 may be provided at opposite ends of first port 38, with first port through hole 385 interposed between them.
    In particular, the joint hole 386 provided in the first door 38 can be situated in a position corresponding to a joint hole 911 provided in the second door hinge 9. This can provide for changing the positions of the second door hinge 9 and the holder. second port 45 as far as necessary.
    Assuming that the second door hinge 9 is situated on the left side in the exemplary arrangement shown in FIG. 24, the second door 39 is rotatable about the left side of the first door 38. Similarly, assuming that the second door hinge 9 is situated on the right side of the exemplary arrangement shown in FIG. 24, the second door 39 is rotatable about the right side of the first door 38. Therefore, it is possible to change a direction of rotation of the second door 39 as necessary to accommodate a particular installation environment.
    The hooks provided on the second detent 453 may include a first hook 4533 and a second hook 4535, which each can be detachably inserted into hook receiving regions 398 provided on the second port 39, as shown in FIG. 25. First hook 4533 and second hook 4535 may project from second detent body 4531 towards through holes 4513 and have curved far ends. The through holes 4513 drilled in the receptacle body 4511 can be configured not only to provide a space for movement of the first hook 4533 and the second hook 4535, but also to guide the movement of the first hook 4533 and the second hook 4535.
    A detent pressure piece 456 may include an attachment plate 4561 secured to cabinet 1 and a pressure projection 4563 protruding from the attachment plate 4561 so as to be inserted into the detent projection penetration hole 382 of the first. port 38. When first port 38 is rotated to close inlet opening 11, pressure projection 4563 may apply pressure to detent projection 4537 inserted through detent projection penetration hole 382. detent 4537 and pressure projection 4563, at least one of a pressure projection 4563 and/or a detent projection 4537 may have an inclined surface.
    The second detent support piece 455 may be, for example, a spring, one end of which can be attached to the second detent body 4531, the other end of which can be attached to the guide rib 4515.
    Hereinafter, an operating procedure of the second door detent 45 described above will be described with reference to FIG. 25.
    When the first door 38 is positioned against the cabinet 1 to close the inlet opening 11, the detent projection 4537 provided in the second detent 453 is received in the detent projection penetration hole 382 of the first door 38, thereby being supported by the pressure projection 4563 of the detent pressure piece 456. Since the first hook 4533 and the second hook 4535 are respectively received in the hook receiving regions 398 of the second port 39, the second port 39 is secured to the first port 38 .
    If the first door 38 is rotated away from cabinet 1 in response to an external force, for example, in a clockwise direction for ease of discussion, the second door detent 453 provided on the first door 38 is also rotated clockwise, causing detent projection 4537 to separate from pressure projection 4563. Once detent projection 4573 has been separated from pressure projection 4563, second detent body 4531 is moved downwardly by second detent support piece 455. As the second detent support piece 455 is moved downwardly, the first hook 4533 and the second hook 4535 are tightly coupled to the hook receiving regions 398 of the second port 39, thus preventing rotation of the second port 39 during rotation. of the first port 38.
    However, when the first door 38 is in a closed position with respect to the inlet opening 11, the detent projection 4537 is moved onto the first door 38 by the pressure projection 4563 and thus the first hook 4533 and the second hook 4535 are moved so as to be separate from hook receiving regions 398.
    In certain embodiments, it is preferable that first hook 4533 and second hook 4535 are not completely separated from hook receiving regions 398 of second door 39, even when first door 38 is fully closed against inlet opening 11 of cabinet 1 This can prevent the second door 39 from being unintentionally rotated, and unintentionally moved away from the cabinet 1 to unintentionally open the inlet opening, in a state where no external force is applied.
    To allow first hook 4533 and second hook 4535 to be easily separated from hook receiving regions 398 when external force is applied to second port 39, first hook 4533 and second hook 4535 may include an inclined surface.
    FIG. 26 illustrates another embodiment of second door detent 45, which includes a weight 4581 that couples second door 39 and first door 38.
    Second door detent 45 in accordance with this embodiment may include a second detent 457 located on second door 39, a link 458 having one end coupled to second detent 457 and the other end secured to weight 4581, and a pivot rod 459 for rotatably supporting the link 458. The second detent 457 may include a second detent body 4571 configured to reciprocate in the second port 39, and a first hook 4573 and a second hook 4575 provided in the second detent body 4571 so as to be inserted so detachable within hook receiving regions 398 of first port 38.
    When the first door 38 is rotated, the second door 39 attached to the first door 38 is also rotated in a corresponding direction and a weight 4581 located on the second door 39 is rotated in the corresponding direction around the rotation rod 459. weight 4581 is rotated in the corresponding direction, second detent 457 is moved under second port 39, and first hook 4573 and second hook 4575 are inserted into hook receiving regions 398 of first port 38. separation of the second port 39 from the first port 38 during rotation of the first port 38 can be prevented.
    Hereinafter, a configuration of the first door detent 47 that prevents separation of the first door 38 from the cabinet 1 during rotation of the second door 39 will be described.
    As illustrated in FIG. 27, the first door detent 47 may include a first detent receptacle 471 secured to the cabinet 1, a first detent 473 configured to reciprocate in the first detent receptacle 471 so as to secure the first door 38 to the cabinet 1, a first piece of detent support 475 located in the first detent receptacle 475 to elastically support the first detent 473, and a pressure piece 476 provided in the second port 39 to apply pressure to the first detent 473.
    The first port 38 may include a hook receiving space 3811 configured to receive the hook 4733 of the first detent 473, and a press piece penetration port 3813 and a hook penetration port 3831 for communicating the hook receiving space 3811 with the outside of the first door 38. The hook receiving space 3811 can be located in the first door frame 381 of the first door 38, the pressure piece penetration hole 3813 can be drilled in the first door frame 381, and hook penetration hole 3831 can be drilled into the first port cover 383 of the first port 38.
    The first detent receptacle 471 may include a detent receptacle body 4713 secured to the cabinet 1, a receiving space 4711 defined in the detent receptacle body 4713, and a receptacle through hole 4712 for communicating the receiving space 4711 with the outside of the detent receptacle body 4713. The receptacle through hole 4712 may be located to mate with the hook penetration hole 3831 drilled into the first port cover 383.
    In certain embodiments, the detent receptacle body 4713 can be fixed to the cabinet 1 so as not to be exposed on the outside. In alternative embodiments, the detent receptacle body 4713 can be secured to the surface of the cabinet 1 so as to be exposed on the outside.
    In the case where the detent receptacle body 4713 is secured to the cabinet 1, the cabinet 1 may have a first detent penetration hole 15 formed therein to communicate the receptacle through hole 4712 with the hook penetration hole 3831.
    The first detent 473 may include a first detent body 4731 located in the receiving space 4711 of the first detent receptacle 471, and a hook 4733 provided on the first detent body 4731. The hook 4733 may be exposed outside the first holder of detent 471 through receptacle through hole 4712 and may be situated in hook receiving space 3811 by passing through first detent penetration hole 15 and hook penetration hole 3831.
    In this case, the first detent support piece 475 can be situated in the receiving space 4711, thereby elastically supporting the first detent body 4731.
    The pressure piece 476 may be provided in the second port 39 so as to project towards the first port 38. In the case where the second port 39 closes the inlet opening 11 (i.e., the second port 39 is secured to the first port 38), the pressure piece 476 is situated in the hook receiving space 3811 by passing through the pressure piece penetration hole 3813. When the pressure piece 476 is inserted into the hook receiving space 3811, the piece pressure 476 applies pressure to hook 4733 of first detent 473, causing first detent 473 to move so as to be separated from first port 38.
    To facilitate coupling between snap piece 476 and hook 4733, at least one of snap piece 476 and/or hook 4733 may have an inclined surface.
    In certain circumstances, hook 4733 may not be completely separated from hook receiving space 3811 even if push piece 476 and hook 4733 are coupled together to allow first detent 473 to move onto cabinet 1. To this end, first port cover 383 may also include a curved portion 3833 which is curved from hook penetration hole 3831 towards hook receiving space 3811 such that curved portion 3833 continuously contacts hook 4733 itself. if hook 4733 is moved by pressure piece 476.
    However, if curved portion 3833 and hook 4733 are firmly in contact with each other, curved portion 3833 may have difficulty rotating first port 38. Thus, hook 4733 may have a sloping surface to allow for the hook 4733 is easily separated from curved portion 3833 when first port 38 is rotated.
    Consequently, if the second port 39 is rotated in response to an external force, the pressure piece 476 provided in the second port 39 is removed from the hook receiving space 3811, thereby causing the hook 4733 to separate from the pressure piece 476 Once the hook 4733 has been separated from the pressure piece 476, the first detent body 4731 is moved under the receiving space 4711 by the first detent support piece 475, such as, for example, a spring or the like.
    As the first detent body 4731 is moved under the receiving space 4711, the hook 4733 is moved under the hook receiving space 3811, thereby being securely engaged with the curved portion 3833 and preventing the first. port 38 is separated from cabinet 1 during rotation of the second port 39.
    FIG. 28 illustrates another embodiment of first door holder 47, including a hook 477 provided on cabinet 1, a locking member 478 rotatably provided on first door handle 387 such that hook 477 is detachably coupled to locking member 478, and an elastic locking member support piece 479 for elastically supporting the locking member 478 during rotation of the locking member 478. The first port 38 may include a hook penetration hole 3831 for penetration of the hook 477, and the locking member 478 may include a hook receiving port 4781 configured to receive hook 477.
    Consequently, in a state where the first door 38 is positioned against the cabinet 1 to close the inlet opening 11, the first door holder 47 described above can prevent the first door 38 from being separated from the cabinet 1 even if the user rotates. the second port 39 rotatably secured to the first port 38.
    If pressure is applied to locking member 478 so as to rotate locking member 478 on first door handle 387, hook 477 can be separated from hook receiving port 4781, which allows rotation of first door 38.
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    Claims (11)
    [0001]
    1. A garment treatment apparatus, comprising: a cabinet (1) having an opening (11) formed therein; a receiving space (R) formed within the cabinet (1) and configured to receive garments through the opening (11) formed in the cabinet; and at least two doors coupled to the cabinet for selectively opening and closing the opening formed in the cabinet, characterized in that the at least two doors comprise: a first door (38) rotatably coupled to the cabinet, the first door (38) having a first door through hole (385) corresponding to the opening formed in the cabinet; a second port (39) rotatably coupled to the first port (38) so as to selectively open and close the first port through hole (385); and a locking mechanism including: a first door holder (47) that secures the first door (38) to the cabinet (1) when the second door (39) is rotated in a first direction toward an open position relative to the opening (11) in the cabinet, the first door detent (47) comprising: a first detent (473) reciprocally coupled to the cabinet and configured to detachably couple the first door (38) to the cabinet (1); and a pressure piece (476) provided in the second port (39) and configured to cause the first detent (473) to move in a direction to be separated from the first port (38) when the second port (39) is rotated in a second direction towards a closed position with respect to the opening (11) in the cabinet; and the second door detent (45) that couples the second door (39) to the first door (38) when the first door (38) is rotated in a first direction toward an open position relative to the opening (11) in the cabinet, and separates the second door (39) from the first door (38) when the first door (38) is rotated in a second direction towards a closed position relative to the opening (11) in the cabinet.
    [0002]
    2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of a rotation direction or a rotation angle of the first port (38) and the second port (39) is different from each other.
    [0003]
    3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the direction of rotation of the first door (38) is equal to the direction of rotation of the second door (39) and the maximum angle of rotation of the first door (38) is different from the maximum rotation angle of the second port (39).
    [0004]
    4. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the direction of rotation of the first door (38) is different from the direction of rotation of the second door (39).
    [0005]
    5. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that it further comprises: a first rotation rod (H) that rotatably couples the first port (38) to the cabinet (1); and a second rotating rod (V) rotatably coupling the second port (39) to the first port (38), wherein the first rotating rod and the second rotating rod are perpendicular to each other.
    [0006]
    6. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of a rotation direction or a maximum rotation angle of the first and second ports (38, 39) is different.
    [0007]
    7. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises an angle adjustment mechanism that adjusts an angle of rotation of the first port (38).
    [0008]
    8. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises: a first door hinge (8) comprising: a first door rod (81) provided in the first door (38) and arranged parallel to a cabinet background; and a rod holder (83) having a first end secured to the cabinet and a second end secured to the first port rod, and wherein the angle adjustment mechanism comprises: an adjustment device (F) provided in one of the holder rod or the first port rod; and a detachment device (85) provided on the first port and detachably coupled to the adjustment device, wherein the detachment device adjusts the angle of rotation of the first port.
    [0009]
    9. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises a first door hinge (8), comprising: a cabinet fixing support (811) coupled to the cabinet; a port securing bracket (812) coupled to the first port; a base plate (813) provided on the cabinet fixing bracket; a first link (815) rotatably coupled to the baseplate; a second link (816) having a first end thereof rotatably coupled to the first link and a second end thereof rotatably coupled to the door clamp bracket; a third link (817) having a first end thereof rotatably coupled to the first link and a second end thereof rotatably coupled to the port fixture; and a spring (814) having a first end thereof coupled to the base plate and a second end thereof coupled to the second link, wherein the angle adjustment mechanism comprises an adjustment link (818) having a first end thereof rotatably coupled to the second link (816) and a second end thereof rotatably coupled to the base plate (813), wherein the detachment device (85) is provided on the base plate and is configured to be detachably coupled to the adjustment link (818 ).
    [0010]
    10. Apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that the detachment device (85) comprises: a detachable body (8191) supported by the base plate; a first attachment projection (8192) provided on the detachable body, the first attachment projection being disc-shaped; and a second attachment projection (8193) provided on a surface of the first attachment projection, and wherein the fit connection (818) comprises: a first recess (8181) configured to receive the second attachment projection; a second recess (8182) spaced from the first recess by a predetermined distance and configured to receive the first clamping projection; and a third recess (8183) spaced from the second recess by a predetermined distance and configured to receive the first clamping projection.
    [0011]
    11. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it additionally comprises an angle adjustment mechanism that adjusts an angle of rotation of the second door (39).
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