Patent ID: 8793893
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating clothes comprising: a cabinet; a rotatable drum; a steam generator to supply steam to the drum; a drawer arranged at a side of a control panel; a water container to store water to be supplied to the steam generator, the water container detachably placed in the drawer; a water supplier to supply water stored in the water container to the steam generator; a water supply line to connect the water container and the steam generator; a sensor to sense a connection or disconnection state of the water supplier and the water container; and a controller to control an operation of the water supplier based on a sensing result of the sensor, wherein the drawer is pushed in/pulled out of the control panel, wherein when the drawer is pushed in the control panel, the water supply line is coupled with the water container, and wherein when the drawer is pulled out of the control panel, the water supply line is separated from the water container and the water container in the drawer is separable from the drawer.