Washing agent pump and laundry treating apparatus having the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSungwoon Jung, Hunjun Jang
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Abstract
Provided is a washing agent pump and a laundry treating apparatus having the same. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet, a tub provided within the cabinet, a rotary tub provided within the tub in a rotatable manner, and a washing agent supply unit. The washing agent supply unit may include a storage container to store a liquid washing agent including a liquid detergent or a liquid softener, the storage container being slidably provided in the cabinet, a washing agent supply passage having one side connected to the storage container and another side connected to the tub, and a washing agent delivery device provided in the washing agent supply passage to deliver the liquid washing agent to the tub.
Claims19
A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub to be within the cabinet;
- a rotary tub to be within the tub;
- and
- a washing agent supply unit configured to provide a washing agent for the tub;
- wherein the washing agent supply unit comprises:
- a storage container to be within the cabinet, and configured to store the washing agent;
- and
- a washing agent pump to couple to the storage container, and configured to communicate with the storage container,
- wherein the washing agent pump includes an introduction end portion to be inserted into the storage container and to provide a passage for the washing agent;
- wherein an introduction hole is disposed at a lateral surface of the introduction end portion to communicate an inside of the introduction end portion and an inside of the storage container,
- wherein when the washing agent pump is to couple to the storage container, the introduction hole is entirely inserted into the storage container.
A washing agent pump for a laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
- a passage forming member configured to provide a passage for a washing agent,
- wherein the passage forming member comprises:
- an intake valve configured to open and to close an inlet port of a pressing space along the passage;
- a discharge valve configured to open and to close an outlet port of the pressing space along the passage;
- and
- an introduction end portion to protrude from the inlet port of the pressing space to an upstream side of the pressing space,
- wherein an introduction hole is disposed at a lateral surface of the introduction end portion to communicate an inside of the introduction end portion and an inside of an external container,
- wherein when the washing agent pump is to couple to the external container, the introduction hole and at least a portion of the introduction end portion are to be entirely inserted into the external container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.