Laundry treating apparatus having detergent insert door
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSungwoon Jung, Hunjun Jang
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Abstract
A laundry treating apparatus includes a detergent insert door rotatably provided on a front surface of a detergent container receiving portion to open or close the detergent container receiving portion, wherein the detergent insert door includes a bracket coupled to the front opening portion to allow a detergent inlet formed on a front surface thereof to communicate with the front opening portion, and including a hinge receiving portion; a cover inserted into the hinge receiving portion and coupled to the bracket; a shaft damper coupled to a hinge shaft at one side of the bracket; and an elastic member supported by the bracket and the cover.
Claims12
A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
- a detergent container receiving compartment provided at a lower portion of a body, and having a front opening into which a detergent container may be inserted;
- and
- a detergent insert door rotatably provided on a front surface of the detergent container receiving portion to open or close the detergent container receiving compartment,
- wherein the detergent insert door includes:
- a bracket coupled to the front opening portion to allow a detergent inlet formed on a front surface of the bracket to communicate with the front opening, and including a hinge receiving groove at a lower portion of the bracket;
- a cover coupled to the hinge receiving groove and coupled to the bracket to open or close the detergent inlet;
- a shaft damper configured to limit a rotation speed of the detergent insert door;
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- a spring configured to provide an elastic force in an direction opposite to a rotation of the detergent insert door, when the detergent insert door rotates past a set angle with respect to the bracket to support the cover so as to restrict the cover from touching the floor,
- wherein the cover includes:
- a first member that forms an appearance of the detergent insert door and includes bracket supports at both ends thereof;
- and
- a second member adhered to a rear surface of the first member to reinforce the first member, and including a hinge shaft at a lower portion of the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.