Clothes-handling apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes-handling apparatus comprising: a cabinet having an opening; a drawer capable of being withdrawn from the cabinet through the opening; a clothes accommodating part provided inside the drawer so as to provide a space in which clothes are stored; a coupling part provided on one of the cabinet and the drawer; and a detachment part provided on one, on which the coupling part is not provided, of the cabinet or the drawer, such that the coupling part is detachably coupled thereto, wherein the detachment part is provided so as to repeat a state of being coupled to the coupling part and a state of being separable from the coupling part whenever an external force is applied to the detachment part through the coupling part.

1 . A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet that defines an entrance;   a drawer configured to insert into and withdraw from the cabinet through the entrance;   a laundry accommodation unit that is located in the drawer and that defines a laundry storage space configured to receive laundry;   a fastening unit located at one of the cabinet or the drawer; and   a detachment unit located at the other of the cabinet or the drawer and configured to detachably couple to the fastening unit,   wherein the detachment unit is configured to, based on external force applied to the detachment unit through the fastening unit, alternate between a first state in which the detachment unit is coupled to the fastening unit and a second state in which the detachment unit is separable from the fastening unit.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the drawer comprises:
 a drawer body that includes the laundry accommodation unit and that is configured to withdraw from the cabinet through the entrance; and   a drawer panel located at the drawer body and configured to open and close the entrance,   wherein the fastening unit is located at the drawer body, and the detachment unit is coupled to the cabinet.   
     
     
         3 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the drawer comprises:
 a drawer body that includes the laundry accommodation unit and that is configured to withdraw from the cabinet through the entrance; and   a drawer panel located at the drawer body and configured to open and close the entrance,   wherein the fastening unit is configured to protrude from the drawer panel toward the entrance, and   wherein the detachment unit is coupled to the cabinet.   
     
     
         4 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the detachment unit comprises:
 a first body coupled to the cabinet, the first body defining an insertion hole;   a second body configured to insert into the first body through the insertion hole, the second body being configured to, based on insertion into the first body, move relative to the first body;   a spring configured to provide elastic force to the second body;   a guide comprising:
 a first path that is defined in the first body, and that extends in a direction away from the insertion hole, 
 a second path that extends from a first end of the first path toward the insertion hole, 
 a third path that extends from the second path in the direction away from the insertion hole, and 
 a fourth path that extends from the third path toward the insertion hole and that connects to a second end of the first path; 
   a guide bar located at the second body and configured to rotate relative to the second body;   a protrusion located at a first end of the guide bar and configured to insert into the guide, and to move along the guide; and   detachment bars rotatably coupled to the second body, the detachment bars being configured to:
 couple to the fastening unit based on the protrusion being positioned at a first connection region between the second path and the third path, and 
 separate from the fastening unit based on the protrusion being positioned at a second connection region between the first path and the fourth path. 
   
     
     
         5 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a pushing unit located in the cabinet and configured to push the drawer from an inside of the cabinet toward the entrance. 
     
     
         6 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the drawer comprises:
 a drawer body that includes the laundry accommodation unit and that is configured to withdraw from the cabinet through the entrance; and   a drawer panel located at the drawer body and configured to open and close the entrance, and   wherein the pushing unit is configured to push at least one of a rear surface of the drawer body or a side surface of the drawer body toward the entrance.   
     
     
         7 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the drawer comprises:
 a drawer body that includes the laundry accommodation unit and that is configured to withdraw from the cabinet through the entrance; and   a drawer panel located at the drawer body and configured to open and close the entrance, and   wherein the pushing unit is configured to push the drawer panel in a direction away from the entrance.   
     
     
         8 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the pushing unit comprises:
 a cylinder coupled to the cabinet;   a pushing body having a first end that is configured to move relative to the cylinder at an inside of the cylinder, and a second end that is configured to contact the drawer panel based on the drawer closing the entrance; and   a spring located in the cylinder and configured to support the first end of the pushing body.   
     
     
         9 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a slider body coupled to the drawer; and   a housing coupled to the cabinet, the housing defining a movement path configured to guide movement of the slider body,   wherein the fastening unit is located at one of the slider body and the housing, and   wherein the detachment unit is located at the other of the slider body and the housing.   
     
     
         10 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 9 , further comprising a pushing unit coupled to the housing and configured to provide force to the slider body to move the drawer toward the entrance. 
     
     
         11 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the cabinet is a first cabinet, further comprising:
 a second cabinet located vertically above the first cabinet; and   a second laundry accommodation unit that is located in the second cabinet and that defines a space configured to wash or dry laundry,   wherein the drawer comprises:
 a drawer body that includes the laundry accommodation unit and that is configured to withdraw from the first cabinet through the entrance, and 
   a drawer panel located at the drawer body and configured to open and close the entrance.   
     
     
         12 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the drawer panel comprises:
 a front panel surface that is parallel to a surface of the first cabinet that defines the entrance;   first and second side surfaces that extend from side surfaces of the front panel surface toward the first cabinet, respectively; and   an upper panel surface that extends from an upper part of the front panel surface toward the first cabinet, and   wherein at least a portion of the upper panel surface is covered by the second cabinet based on the drawer body being inserted to the first cabinet.   
     
     
         13 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the detachment bars includes a first detachment bar and a second detachment bar spaced apart from the first detachment bar. 
     
     
         14 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the guide bar is located between the first detachment bar and the second detachment bar. 
     
     
         15 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the first path and the fourth path of the guide are symmetric with respect to the guide bar, and
 wherein the second path and the third path of the guide are symmetric with respect to the guide bar.   
     
     
         16 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the first path extends in a direction from the insertion hole to a rear surface of the first body. 
     
     
         17 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the guide bar includes a shaft that is configured to rotatably couple the guide bar to the second body and that is located at a second end of the guide bar opposite to the first end at which the protrusion is located, and
 wherein the protrusion is configured to move along the guide based on external force applied to the second body through the fastening unit.   
     
     
         18 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 17 , wherein the second end of the guide bar is located closer to the entrance than the first end of the guide bar. 
     
     
         19 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastening unit is located at the cabinet, and the detachment unit is located at the drawer. 
     
     
         20 . The laundry treatment apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastening unit is located at the drawer, and the detachment unit is located at the cabinet.