LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS

摘要

A laundry treatment apparatus includes a connection duct into which air inside a drum, which provides a laundry accommodation space, is discharged. The laundry treatment apparatus also includes a discharge duct configured to extend in a longitudinal direction of the drum and connected to the connection duct and a filter assembly including a filter unit located in the discharge duct to filter air and an impurity remover unit configured to remove and compress impurities remaining on the filter unit. The laundry treatment apparatus further includes a drive unit secured to the impurity remover unit. The drive unit is configured to reciprocate in a longitudinal direction of the filter unit to allow the impurity remover unit to reciprocate over a predetermined area of the filter unit.

主权项

1. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet defining an external appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus; a drum rotatably supported within the cabinet and configured to receive laundry therein; a connection duct into which air inside the drum is discharged; a discharge duct that extends in a longitudinal direction of the drum and that is connected to the connection duct; a filter assembly including:
a filter unit located in the discharge duct and configured to filter air, andan impurity remover unit configured to remove impurities remaining on the filter unit and compress impurities removed from the filter unit; and a drive unit secured to the impurity remover unit, the drive unit being configured to reciprocate in a longitudinal direction of the filter unit and cause the impurity remover unit to reciprocate over a predetermined area of the filter unit.