Patent ID: 9096970
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating clothes, the apparatus comprising: an accommodating space configured to receive one or more clothing articles; an air supply unit configured to supply air to the accommodating space; a duct unit configured to guide discharge of air from the accommodating space; a filter unit positioned to filter substances from air discharged from the accommodating space through the duct unit; a substance removal unit configured to move substances remaining on a portion of the filter unit; a collection unit that is separate from the filter unit and the substance removal unit and that is configured to collect substances moved from the filter unit by the substance removal unit; a compression unit configured to compress substances collected in the collection unit; a Hall Effect sensor positioned in the collection unit; a first magnet coupled to the compression unit such that movement of the compression unit can be sensed by the Hall Effect sensor; and a second magnet coupled to the substance removal unit such that movement of the substance removal unit can be sensed by the Hall Effect sensor.