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 cabinet having a laundry receiving hole defined in a front surface portion thereof; a door pivotally coupled to the front surface of the cabinet for selectively opening and closing the laundry receiving hole, the door including: a door cover defining a front appearance; and a door frame coupled to a rear surface of the door cover; a hinge assembly pivotally connecting the door to the front surface of the cabinet, the hinge assembly including: a hinge cover; and a hinge body pivotally coupled to the hinge cover; and a latch assembly coupled to an edge of a rear surface of the door. A mount rib is inserted into a mount rib receiving groove to prevent sagging of the door.
Claims19
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a front part that defines a laundry receiving opening;
- 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 opening, the door comprising a door cover that defines at least a portion of a front appearance of the door and a door frame coupled to a rear surface of the door cover;
- a hinge assembly that pivotally connects the door to the front part of the cabinet, the hinge assembly comprising a hinge cover and a hinge body pivotally coupled to the hinge cover;
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- a latch assembly located at a rear side of the door, the latch assembly comprising a latch cover coupled to the door frame and a latch that protrudes from the latch cover,
- wherein the door frame comprises a cover seating portion located at a rear surface of the door frame and configured to seat the latch cover or the hinge cover, the cover seating portion comprising an inner side rib that extends along an edge of the cover seating portion,
- wherein each of the latch cover and the hinge cover comprises:
- a front surface portion that defines a portion of the rear surface of the door frame and that is configured to face the front part of the cabinet,
- a side bent portion that is bent from an outer side edge of the front surface portion toward the door cover and that defines a portion of a side surface of the door frame, and
- a mount rib that extends along at least one of an edge of the front surface portion or an edge of the side bent portion, and
- wherein the door frame defines a mount rib receiving groove configured to receive the mount rib, the mount rib receiving groove being located at a position between an edge of the cover seating portion and the inner side rib,
- wherein the front part of the cabinet comprises:
- a front cover that is located at a front side of the cabinet, the front cover having a front surface that defines a front appearance of the cabinet, and a rear surface located at an opposite side of the front surface of the front cover,
- a tub cover coupled to the rear surface of the front cover, and
- a bracket that contacts a rear surface of the tub cover, and
- wherein the hinge body comprises:
- a hinge head fixed to the front surface of the front cover, the hinge head having a rear surface facing the front surface of the front cover and a front surface opposite to the rear surface of the hinge head,
- one or more fastening hooks that protrude from the rear surface of the hinge head, that pass through the front cover and the tub cover, and that are fitted into the bracket,
- a hinge leg that extends from the front surface of the hinge head and that is pivotally coupled to the hinge cover, and
- a hinge shaft located at an end of the hinge leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.