Laundry treatment apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a laundry treatment apparatus including a tub to store water, a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub, an air supply part including a body having a filtration chamber and a heat exchange chamber, a chamber supply flow path to guide air inside the tub to the filtration chamber, a mounting hole provided in the filtration chamber, and a tub supply flow path to guide air discharged from the heat exchange chamber to the tub, a heat exchange part arranged in the heat exchange chamber, a filter including a cover to close the mounting hole, and a filtration net fixed to the cover inside the filtration chamber, and a mount including a mounting body fixed to the filtration chamber, a body through-hole extending through the mounting body to communicate with the mounting hole, and a guide to position the cover to be seated in the mounting space.

1 . A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
 a tub configured to store water;   a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub to store clothing;   an air supply part comprising:   a body having a filtration chamber and a heat exchange chamber;   a chamber supply flow path arranged to guide air inside the tub to the filtration chamber;   a mounting hole provided in one surface of the filtration chamber; and   a tub supply flow path arranged to guide air discharged from the heat exchange chamber to the tub;   a heat exchange part arranged in the heat exchange chamber to sequentially dehumidify and heat the air supplied from the filtration chamber;   a filter comprising:
 a cover shaped to close the mounting hole; and 
 a filtration net fixed to the cover and disposed inside the filtration chamber to filter air; and 
   a mount comprising:
 a mounting body fixed to the filtration chamber and providing a mounting space for the cover; 
 a body through-hole extending through the mounting body to communicate with the mounting hole; and 
 a guide arranged to position the cover to be seated in the mounting space. 
   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the guide comprises:
 a first mounting protrusion protruding from one surface of the cover; and   a second mounting protrusion protruding from the one surface of the cover and disposed at a point spaced apart from the first mounting protrusion,   wherein a spacing between the first mounting protrusion and the second mounting protrusion is set to be greater than a width of the body through-hole.   
     
     
         3 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein a spacing between an inner edge of the first mounting protrusion positioned facing the second mounting protrusion and an inner edge of the second mounting protrusion positioned facing the first mounting protrusion is set to be greater than the width of the body through-hole. 
     
     
         4 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein a spacing between an outer edge of the first mounting protrusion and an outer edge of the second mounting protrusion is set to be greater than the width of the body through-hole. 
     
     
         5 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a through-hole sealer configured to seal the body through-hole when the cover is mounted in the mounting space.   
     
     
         6 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a support body fixed to the cover, the support body being inserted into the filtration chamber through the body through-hole when the cover is mounted in the mounting space,   wherein the filtration net is provided in the support body.   
     
     
         7 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the cover comprises:
 a cover body shaped to close the body through-hole, wherein the support body is fixed to the cover body;   a fixing body provided on the cover body to support one surface of the support body, the fixing body being inserted into the filtration chamber through the body through-hole when the cover is positioned in the mounting space; and   a flow hole formed through the fixing body to communicate with the air inlet, the flow hole guiding air supplied from the air inlet into the support body.   
     
     
         8 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 an air inlet sealer provided on the fixing body, the air inlet sealer sealing the air inlet when the cover is mounted in the mounting space.   
     
     
         9 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the air inlet sealer comprises:
 a sealer fixing body fixed to the fixing body;   a connection hole extending through the sealer fixing body to connect the air inlet and the flow hole; and   a sealing body arranged to surround the connecting hole, the sealing body extending from the sealer fixing body toward a center of the connection hole.   
     
     
         10 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the support body comprises:
 a first frame extending from the cover body toward the filtration chamber;   a second frame extending from the cover body toward the filtration chamber and positioned at a point facing the first frame, the second frame being shaped to surround the flow hole; and   a third frame disposed between the first frame and the second frame to provide a space, wherein the filtration net is mounted in the space.   
     
     
         11 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising: a fixing member arranged to fix the filter inside the filtration chamber. 
     
     
         12 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the fixing member comprises:
 a fixing protrusion provided on one of the filtration chamber and the first frame; and   a fixing groove provided on the other of the filtration chamber and the first frame,   wherein the fixing protrusion is removably coupled to the fixing groove.   
     
     
         13 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the support body comprises:
 a fastening frame fastened to a bottom surface of the cover body, the fastening frame being withdrawable from the cover body;   a first frame extending from the fastening frame toward the filtration chamber;   a second frame extending from the fastening frame toward the filtration chamber and positioned at a point facing the first frame, the second frame being shaped to surround the flow hole; and   a third frame disposed between the first frame and the second frame to provide a space,   wherein the filtration net is mounted in the space.   
     
     
         14 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a remover fixed to the cover body and extending toward an inside of the support body, the remover separating foreign matter from the filtration net when the support body is withdrawn from the cover body.   
     
     
         15 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a fixing member arranged to fix the filter inside the filtration chamber,   wherein the fixing member comprises:
 a fixing protrusion provided on one of the filtration chamber and the first frame; and 
 a fixing groove provided on the other of the filtration chamber and the first frame, wherein the fixing protrusion is removably coupled to the fixing groove. 
   
     
     
         16 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a through-hole sealer configured to seal the body through-hole when the cover is mounted in the mounting space.   
     
     
         17 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a through-hole sealer configured to seal the body through-hole when the cover is mounted in the mounting space.   
     
     
         18 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a through-hole sealer configured to seal the body through-hole when the cover is mounted in the mounting space.   
     
     
         19 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a support body fixed to the cover, the support body being inserted into the filtration chamber through the body through-hole when the cover is mounted in the mounting space, wherein the filtration net is provided in the support body.   
     
     
         20 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a support body fixed to the cover, the support body being inserted into the filtration chamber through the body through-hole when the cover is mounted in the mounting space, wherein the filtration net is provided in the support body.