Patent ID: 8534097

Claim:
A clothes treating apparatus, comprising: a body; a drum accommodated in the body; a steam generator communicated with inside of the drum, and configured to inject steam into the drum; a reservoir configured to store liquid to be supplied to the steam generator, and having an outlet at a bottom surface thereof; a closure having a check valve, and configured to close the outlet; and a reservoir accommodation portion configured to temporarily store the liquid discharged through the check valve, laterally spaced from the steam generator; a conduit configured to connect the reservoir accommodation portion and the steam generator; wherein the steam generator comprises: a container; and a heater installed in the container, wherein a position of the check valve when the reservoir has been mounted to the reservoir accommodation portion is set to be higher than the heater, and wherein the check valve is configured to be open only when the reservoir has been mounted to the reservoir accommodation portion and to allow introduction of outside air into the reservoir via the outlet to increase a water level of the reservoir accommodation portion to the level of the check valve.