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US 11,686,034 B2Granted
Laundry treating apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSungwoon Jung, Hunjun Jang
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Abstract
Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus including a detergent storage unit retractable into a cabinet through an opening, wherein detergent is stored in the detergent storage unit; a supply case disposed in the cabinet and receiving the detergent storage unit retracted through the opening; and a dispenser disposed inside the cabinet, and located above the detergent storage unit, wherein the dispenser includes a water supply portion from which water is discharged and drops downwards, wherein the water supply portion includes shower portion for supplying water to a bottom of the supply case.
Claims20
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet defining a detergent opening at a front side of the cabinet;
- a tub received in the cabinet;
- a drum configured to receive laundry and rotate inside the tub, wherein the drum is coupled to a rotation shaft extending in a first direction;
- a detergent storage configured to receive a detergent and be moved into or out from the cabinet through the detergent opening;
- a supply case disposed in the cabinet and configured to receive the detergent storage that is moved into the cabinet through the detergent opening;
- and
- a dispenser disposed in the cabinet and located vertically above the detergent storage,
- wherein the dispenser includes a water supply portion configured to discharge water vertically downward,
- wherein the detergent storage includes:
- a detergent container configured to contain the detergent, and
- a detergent outlet configured to discharge the detergent from the detergent container to the supply case,
- wherein the water supply portion of the dispenser includes a shower portion configured to discharge water between a case wall of the supply case and the detergent storage to supply water to a bottom of the supply case, and
- wherein the shower portion includes a first shower portion configured to discharge water in front of the detergent outlet of the detergent storage.
10 more elements
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet defining a detergent opening;
- a tub received in the cabinet;
- a drum configured to receive laundry and rotate inside the tub;
- a detergent storage retractable into the cabinet through the detergent opening and configured to receive a detergent;
- a supply case disposed in the cabinet and configured to receive the detergent storage that is retracted into the cabinet through the detergent opening;
- and
- a dispenser disposed in the cabinet and located above the detergent storage,
- wherein the detergent storage includes:
- a detergent container configured to contain the detergent, and
- a detergent outlet configured to discharge the detergent from the detergent container,
- wherein the dispenser includes a water supply portion configured to discharge water vertically downward,
- wherein the water supply portion includes a front shower portion that is disposed at a front end portion of the dispenser facing toward the detergent opening and that is configured to discharge water between a case wall of the supply case and the detergent storage to supply water to a front end portion of a bottom of the supply case, and
- wherein the front shower portion is configured to discharge water in front of the detergent outlet of the detergent storage being retracted into the cabinet.
10 more elements
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet defining a detergent opening;
- a tub disposed in the cabinet;
- a drum configured to receive laundry and rotate inside the tub;
- a detergent storage retractable into the cabinet through the detergent opening and configured to receive a detergent;
- a supply case disposed in the cabinet and configured to receive the detergent storage that is retracted into the cabinet through the detergent opening;
- and
- a dispenser disposed in the cabinet and located above the detergent storage,
- wherein the detergent storage includes:
- a detergent container configured to contain the detergent, and
- a detergent outlet configured to discharge the detergent from the detergent container,
- wherein the dispenser includes a water supply portion configured to discharge water vertically downward, and
- wherein the water supply portion includes:
- a front shower portion configured to discharge water in front of the detergent outlet of the detergent storage being retracted into the cabinet, and
- a rear shower portion that is disposed at a rear end portion of the dispenser and that is configured to discharge water between a case wall of the supply case and the detergent storage to supply water to a rear end portion of a bottom of the supply case.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.