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US 12,606,948 B2Granted
Laundry treating apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsGyeoungjin Jeon, Taesang Park, Joonho Pyo, Boram Lee, Jeongyeon Park
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Abstract
A laundry treating apparatus includes a coupler that connects a housing (a gearbox) capable of rotating a driver and a drum in a clutch inside the housing.
Claims25
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a tub configured to store water therein;
- a drum rotatably located in the tub to receive laundry therein;
- a pulsator rotatably located in the drum to agitate the laundry;
- a driver coupled to the tub, the driver being configured to provide power to rotate at least one of the drum and the pulsator;
- and
- a clutch located between the driver and the pulsator to transmit the power to the at least one of the drum and the pulsator, the clutch including:
- a gear assembly rotatably engaged with the driver;
- a rotation shaft coupled to the gear assembly to rotate the pulsator;
- a housing coupled to the drum to rotate the drum, the housing being configured to receive the gear assembly and the rotation shaft therein;
- a coupler configured to connect and disconnect the driver to and from the housing to selectively rotate the housing, the coupler being located in the housing;
- and
- a support configured to lift and lower the coupler to separate or couple the driver and the housing from or to each other, at least a portion of the support being located outside the housing,
- wherein the support penetrates through the housing to support the coupler.
10 more elements
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a tub configured to store water therein;
- a drum rotatably located in the tub to receive laundry therein;
- a pulsator rotatably located in the drum to agitate the laundry;
- a driver coupled to the tub, the driver being configured to provide power to rotate at least one of the drum and the pulsator;
- and
- a clutch located between the driver and the pulsator to transmit the power to the at least one of the drum and the pulsator, the clutch including:
- a gear assembly rotatably engaged with the driver;
- a rotation shaft coupled to the gear assembly to rotate the pulsator;
- a housing coupled to the drum to rotate the drum, the housing being configured to receive the gear assembly and the rotation shaft therein;
- a coupler located inside the housing, the coupler being configured to ascend and descend to selectively connect and disconnect the driver and the housing to each other;
- and
- a support located outside the housing to lift and lower the coupler by supporting the coupler, the support being configured to lift and lower the coupler while the support ascends and descends with the coupler.
9 more elements
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a tub configured to store water therein;
- a drum rotatably located in the tub to receive laundry therein;
- a pulsator rotatably located in the drum to agitate the laundry;
- a driver coupled to the tub, the driver being configured to provide power to rotate at least one of the drum and the pulsator;
- and
- a clutch located between the driver and the pulsator to transmit the power to the at least one of the drum and the pulsator, the clutch including:
- a gear assembly rotatably engaged with the driver;
- a rotation shaft coupled to the gear assembly to rotate the pulsator;
- a housing coupled to the drum to rotate the drum, the housing being configured to receive the gear assembly and the rotation shaft therein;
- a coupler located inside the housing, the coupler being configured to ascend and descend along a longitudinal direction of the rotation shaft to selectively connect the driver and the housing to each other;
- and
- a support penetrating through the housing to lift and lower the coupler.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.