Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet having an accommodation space configured to hold clothes therein, a support body disposed in the accommodation space and configured to define a predetermined space in which the clothes are supported, a compression body rotatably secured to the support body and configured to rotate in a direction towards the support body and a direction away from the support body, the compression body being configured to press the clothes towards the support body, a moisture chamber disposed in at least one of the compression body or the support body, and a moisture supply unit configured to supply steam or moisture to the moisture chamber.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet defining an accommodation space for receiving clothes;   a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet, and configured to open or close the accommodation space;   a support body disposed to an inner surface of the door;   a compression body rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the door or the support body, and configured to press clothes with the support body; and   a moisture supply unit provided at least one of the support body or the compression body and configured to supply steam between the support body and the compression body.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a connection hinge rotatably connecting the compression body to the inner surface of the door or the support body, and
 wherein the moisture supply unit is located below the connection hinge.   
     
     
         3 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the connection hinge includes:
 a first connection hinge rotatably connecting the compression body to the compression body to the inner surface of the door or the support body; and   a second connection hinge provided under the first connection hinge and configured to connect the compression body to the compression body to the inner surface of the door or the support body, and   wherein the moisture supply unit is located below the second connection hinge.   
     
     
         4 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a coupling portion provided on at least one of the compression body and the support body configured to detachably couple the compression body to the inner surface of the door or the support body, and
 wherein the moisture supply unit is located below the coupling portion.   
     
     
         5 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the coupling portion includes:
 a coupling hook provided on the support body or the inner surface of the door; and   a hook coupling portion provided in the compression body and detachably coupled to the coupling hook.   
     
     
         6 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the moisture supply unit is configured to discharge steam toward the upper portion of the compression body or the support body. 
     
     
         7 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the compression unit includes a moisture chamber provided in one surface of the compression body that faces the support body. 
     
     
         8 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the moisture chamber extends along the height direction of the compression body, and
 wherein the moisture supply unit is located at a lower end of the moisture chamber.   
     
     
         9 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the compression body includes a mounting portion configured to detachably accommodate the moisture supply unit. 
     
     
         10 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the compression body includes a power supply unit provided in the mounting portion and connected with a power source. 
     
     
         11 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the moisture supply unit includes:
 a storage body detachably coupled to the mounting portion coupling and configured to define a predetermined space for storing water; and   a heater provided in the storage body and configured to heat the water.   
     
     
         12 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 11  wherein the moisture supply unit includes at least one discharge unit configured to discharge the steam generated by the heater from the storage body. 
     
     
         13 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the discharge unit is provided as a plurality of discharge pipes that penetrates the storage body. 
     
     
         14 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the discharge unit is configured to discharge the steam toward the upper portion of the compression body.