A steamer with sanitization means having a steam unit, a sanitization unit, and a shroud. The steam unit includes a reservoir, a handle, and a nozzle, wherein the nozzle is in fluid communication with the nozzle. The sanitization unit includes a light assembly and an actuation mechanism. The light assembly is configured to emit sterilizing wavelengths of light, such as ultraviolet light, and is operably coupled to the actuation mechanism, such that when the actuation mechanism is triggered, the light assembly is switched from an off state to an on state. The light assembly is integrated about the nozzle in order to emit light as steam is dispensed from the nozzle. The shroud is removably attached to the nozzle and positioned about the light assembly, such that the light is concentrated to the area of the shroud. The shroud may also be collapsible to enhance portability.

A clothes treating apparatus includes a case with a treatment chamber for holding clothes, a steam unit supplying steam to the treatment chamber, a blowing unit drawing in air from the inside of the treatment chamber, a heat pump unit heating the air drawn in by the blowing unit and discharging the heated air to the inside of the treatment camber, and a control unit controlling the steam unit, the blowing unit, and the heat pump unit, wherein when the heat pump unit is driven after the steam unit is driven, the control unit supplies water to the steam unit after the driving of the heat pump unit terminates.

A fabric treating apparatus includes a casing that includes a treating chamber and a machinery room that is located below the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a base that is located at a bottom of the machinery room. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a heat pump module that is configured to condition air supplied to the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes at least one supporter that is configured to support the heat pump module and that defines a space between the base and the heat pump module. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a steam generating module that is located in the space and that is configured to generate steam and supply steam to the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a controller that is configured to control at least one of the heat pump module or the steam generating module.

The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a first side panel and a second side panel, an upper panel and a lower panel, and a rear panel; a first base having a front panel which is fixed to the first side panel, the second side panel, the upper panel, and the lower panel and forms a front surface of the cabinet, and an input hole which is provided to penetrate the front panel; a first chamber which is positioned in the cabinet and provides a space for accommodating clothes; a second base; a second chamber; a supply unit in the second chamber and supplying at least one of air and moisture into the first chamber; and a heat insulation unit formed by foaming plastic in a foam space formed between the cabinet, the first base, the first chamber, and the second base.

An amount of laundry that is introduced into a washing machine is determined by identifying gravitational and inertia forces applied during the operation of a motor, whereby it is possible to precisely calculate the amount of laundry and to minimize the effects of the initial position of the laundry and the movement of the laundry. In addition, the current value of the motor that is operated is used to measure the amount of laundry without a sensor. Furthermore, the amount of laundry is measured at the rotational speed of the motor at which the laundry clings to the drum, whereby it is possible to minimize error due to the movement of the laundry to thus improve accuracy. Moreover, it is possible to determine the amount of laundry within a short time. Consequently, it is easy to commence the spin-drying operation, thereby reducing washing time and saving energy.

A laundry machine having a refreshing operation and a control method of the same are disclosed. The disclosed method comprises a steam water supply operation of supplying wash water to a tub up to a water level for generation of steam while preventing the wash water to pass through a drum, when the refreshing course is selected, a steaming operation of heating the wash water by driving a washing heater, thereby generating steam, and a refreshing operation of refreshing the laundry by alternately executing, after the steaming operation, a tumbling driving operation to tumble the laundry within the drum through rotation of the drum and a spin driving operation to rotate the laundry within the drum in close contact with an inner surface of the drum, in accordance with high-speed rotation of the drum.

A clothing treatment apparatus including a housing, a water-containing assembly and a sprinkling assembly that are arranged in the housing. The water-containing assembly has a water tank and a siphon member arranged in the water tank, the siphon member is connected to the sprinkling assembly through a first delivery pipeline, the siphon member is configured to suck out water in the water tank by siphoning, and the sprinkling assembly is configured to perform sprinkling washing on the clothing.

This disclosure relates to a clothing treatment device comprising: a cabinet having a first lateral panel and a second lateral panel which are disposed so as to face each other, an upper panel and a lower panel which connect the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel and respectively form the upper surface and the floor surface, a first rear panel which connects the first lateral panel, the second lateral panel and the upper panel and forms the rear surface, and a second rear panel which connects the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel and is positioned below the first rear panel; a first base having a front panel which is fixed to the first lateral panel, the second lateral panel, the upper panel and the lower panel and forms the front surface of the cabinet and an input port which is provided through the front panel.

An atomizing generator and clothes treatment apparatus including the atomizing generator. The atomizing generator includes a housing, a partition plate being provided within the housing, the partition plate dividing the housing into an atomizing cavity and a mounting cavity which are in communication with each other; the atomizing cavity can accommodate liquid, an air inlet, a liquid inlet and a mist outlet which are in communication with the atomizing cavity are provided on the housing; and the atomizing generator further includes an atomizing element capable of atomizing the liquid within the atomizing cavity; a controller is provided in the mounting cavity, and the controller is connected to the atomizing element through a control wire to control the start/stop of the atomizing element. The embodiments improve the integration level of the atomizing generator, facilitates the assembly and production of the clothes treatment apparatus, and improves the assembly efficiency and the yield.

An atomizing generator which includes a housing provided with an atomizing cavity therein, an atomizing element capable of atomizing a liquid is provided in the atomizing cavity, an air inlet, a liquid inlet, and a mist outlet which are communicated with the atomizing cavity are provided on the housing, and a communicating cavity which is independent of the atomizing cavity is formed in the housing. The atomizing cavity is communicated with the communicating cavity through a first communication hole, the mist outlet is communicated with the communicating cavity through a second communication hole, a valve mechanism is further provided in the communicating cavity, and the valve mechanism is configured to be capable of sealing the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole.