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.
Claims20
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a drawer configured to be withdrawn from and inserted into the cabinet, the drawer comprising a drawer cover that defines an upper surface of the drawer, the drawer cover defining (i) an introduction opening configured to receive laundry and (ii) a water supply opening configured to guide water;
- a tub provided in the drawer and configured to store water therein, the tub comprising a tub cover that defines an upper surface of the tub, the tub cover defining a through hole under the water supply opening;
- a drum rotatably provided in the tub and configured to receive the laundry;
- a water supply line having (i) a first end portion that is connected to a water supply source through a rear panel of the cabinet and (ii) a second end portion that is connected to the water supply opening of the drawer cover;
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- a pipe that connects the water supply opening of the drawer cover to the through hole of the tub cover, the pipe being flexible or made of an elastic material or both,
- wherein a portion of the water supply line is disposed between the upper surface of the drawer and an upper surface of the cabinet.
A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a drawer configured to be withdrawn from and inserted into the cabinet, the drawer having an upper surface that defines (i) an introduction opening configured to receive laundry and (ii) a water supply opening configured to guide water;
- a tub provided in the drawer and configured to store water therein, the tub having an upper surface that defines a through hole below the water supply opening;
- a drum rotatably provided in the tub and configured to receive the laundry;
- a water supply line connected to the water supply opening, wherein a portion of the water supply line is disposed between the upper surface of the drawer and an upper surface of the cabinet;
- a pipe that connects the water supply opening of the upper surface of the drawer to the through hole of the upper surface of the tub, the pipe being flexible or made of an elastic material or both;
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- a guider, the guider comprising:
- a first body that has a first end rotatably coupled to the cabinet and that defines a water supply channel therein, the water supply channel being a part of the water supply line,
- a water supply pipe connected to the water supply channel, the water supply pipe being a part of the water supply line, and
- a second body rotatably coupled to the upper surface of the drawer and a second end of the first body, the second body defining a reception space that accommodates a portion of the water supply pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.