Laundry treatment apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJihong Lee, Kwangchul Heo
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Abstract
A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet and a drawer retractably provided in the cabinet. An accommodation unit is provided at the drawer and defines a space configured to receive washing water. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a guider. The guider includes a first body rotatably coupled to the cabinet, and a second body rotatably coupled to the first body and the drawer and configured to connect the first body to the drawer. A supply unit is connected to a water supply source. A water supply channel is provided along the guider and is configured to supply water between the supply unit and the accommodation unit.
Claims46
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a drawer configured to be extracted from and retracted into the cabinet;
- an accommodation unit provided in the drawer that is configured to receive water;
- a guider comprising:
- a first body having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first body being rotatably connected to a rear panel of the cabinet, and
- a second body having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second body being rotatably coupled to an upper surface of the drawer, and the second end of the second body being rotatably coupled to the second end of the first body;
- a discharge unit provided on a lower portion of a rear surface of the drawer and configured to discharge water in the accommodation unit to the outside of the accommodation unit;
- a discharge pipe provided on the rear panel of the cabinet and extending through the rear panel of the cabinet toward an outside of the cabinet;
- a discharge channel that is defined by the first body and that is a part of a water discharge line, wherein the guider is configured to guide a movement of the water discharge line;
- a first pipe connecting the discharge unit to the discharge channel;
- and
- a second pipe connecting the discharge channel to the discharge pipe,
- wherein the second pipe is extensible from the discharge pipe to the first body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.