Laundry treating apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyunsu Nam, Junseok Lee
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Abstract
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a laundry treating apparatus includes a door including: a door cover; and a door frame coupled to a rear surface of the door cover. A left cover seating portion and a right cover seating portion are respectively defined in a left edge and a right edge of a rear surface portion of the door frame. The left cover seating portion and the right cover seating portion are shaped to be symmetrical with each other with respect to a vertical line bisecting the door horizontally. Each of the left cover seating portion and the right cover seating portion is shaped to be symmetrical with respect to a horizontal line bisecting the door vertically.
Claims19
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a front part that defines a laundry receiving hole;
- a door pivotally coupled to the front part of the cabinet and configured to open and close at least a portion of the laundry receiving hole, the door comprising a door cover that defines a front appearance of the door, and a door frame coupled to a rear surface of the door cover;
- a latch assembly coupled to a rear side of the door, the latch assembly comprising a latch cover coupled to the door frame;
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- a hinge assembly that pivotally connects the door to the front part of the cabinet, the hinge assembly comprising a hinge base that faces a rear surface of the door frame, a hinge cover coupled to the hinge base, and a hinge body pivotally coupled to the hinge cover,
- wherein the door frame comprises:
- a first cover seating portion located at a first lateral side of the rear surface of the door frame with respect to a vertical line that passes through the door and that bisects the door vertically, and
- a second cover seating portion located at a second lateral side of the rear surface of the door frame opposite to the first lateral side with respect to the vertical line,
- wherein the first cover seating portion and the second cover seating portion are symmetrical to each other with respect to the vertical line,
- wherein each of the first cover seating portion and the second cover seating portion is symmetrical with respect to a horizontal line that bisects the door horizontally,
- wherein each of the first cover seating portion and the second cover seating portion comprises a plurality of fastening bosses that protrude in a direction opposite to the door cover and that are configured to couple to one of the latch cover and the hinge cover, and
- wherein the plurality of fastening bosses comprise:
- an upper edge boss disposed at an upper edge of each of the first cover seating portion and the second cover seating portion,
- a lower edge boss disposed at a lower edge of each of the first cover seating portion and the second cover seating portion,
- an outer central boss disposed at an outer side surface edge of each of the first cover seating portion and the second cover seating portion, and
- an inner central boss disposed at an inner side surface edge of each of the first cover seating portion and the second cover seating portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.