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US 12,624,489 B2Granted
Laundry treatment apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYounghun Kim, Uikun Hwang
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Abstract
A laundry treatment apparatus includes a load unit for adding more weight to a tub receiving water. The load unit is more expanded in volume than a cross-sectional shape of the tub so that more weight is added to the tub, resulting in reduction in vibration amplitude of the tub.
Claims20
A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising:
- a cabinet that defines an opening at a front side thereof;
- a tub that defines a tub inlet configured to communicate with the opening;
- a drum disposed inside the tub and configured to receive laundry;
- a driver coupled to a rear side of the tub and configured to rotate the drum;
- and
- a load unit that is coupled to a front side of the tub and provides a load to the tub, the load unit comprising:
- a load body disposed at the front side of the tub, the load body being disposed at a side of the tub inlet, and
- an extension that extends from the load body and surrounds at least a portion of a side surface of the tub,
- wherein the extension comprises:
- a first extension that protrudes from the load body and extends toward the side surface of the tub, and
- a second extension disposed downward relative to the first extension, the second extension protruding from the load body and extending toward the side surface of the tub, and
- wherein a length of the first extension protruding from the load body toward the side surface of the tub is greater than a length of the second extension protruding from the load body toward the side surface of the tub.
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A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising:
- a cabinet that defines an opening at a front side thereof;
- a tub that defines a tub inlet configured to communicate with the opening;
- a drum disposed inside the tub and configured to receive laundry;
- a driver coupled to a rear side of the tub and configured to rotate the drum;
- and
- a plurality of load units that are coupled to a front side of the tub and provide a load to the tub, the plurality of load units comprising (i) a first load unit disposed at a first side of the tub inlet with respect to a reference line passing through a center of the tub inlet and (ii) a second load unit disposed at a second side of the tub inlet opposite to the first side with respect to the reference line,
- wherein each of the first load unit and the second load unit comprises:
- a load body disposed at the front side of the tub, the load body being disposed at a side of the tub inlet, and
- an extension that extends from the load body and surrounds at least a portion of a side surface of the tub,
- wherein the extension comprises:
- a first extension that protrudes from the load body and extends toward the side surface of the tub, and
- a second extension disposed downward relative to the first extension, the second extension protruding from the load body and extending toward the side surface of the tub, and
- wherein a length of the first extension protruding from the load body toward the side surface of the tub is greater than a length of the second extension protruding from the load body toward the side surface of the tub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.