Home appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsNa Kyeom Choi, Dong Yeol Lee, Dong Woo Seo
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Abstract
A home appliance is disclosed. The home appliance may include a support shaft coupled to a connector so as to be able to ascend and descend, a support that is in contact with a floor surface and supports the support shaft from below, a boss coupled to the support shaft, and a coupling portion that couples the boss to a main body. The boss may be coupled to the support shaft while supporting the support shaft such that the support shaft maintains a predetermined posture. When a posture of the support shaft is the predetermined posture, the support may be in contact with the floor surface at a location biased forward of the support shaft.
Claims21
A home appliance, comprising:
- a main body having an internal space defined therein;
- a supporter that is in contact with a floor surface and supports the main body from below;
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- a connector that couples the supporter to the main body, wherein the supporter includes a support shaft coupled to the connector so as to be able to ascend and descend, and a support that is in contact with the floor surface and supports the support shaft from below, wherein the connector includes a boss coupled to the support shaft, and a coupling portion that couples the boss to the main body, wherein the boss is coupled to the support shaft while supporting the support shaft such that the support shaft maintains a predetermined posture, wherein when a posture of the support shaft is the predetermined posture, the support is in contact with the floor surface at a location biased forward of the support shaft, wherein a fastening hole is defined inside of the boss, wherein the support shaft is coupled with the fastening hole of the boss by being inserted into the boss in a vertical direction, wherein the boss includes a front area positioned at a front of the fastening hole and a rear area positioned at a rear of the fastening hole, and wherein a thickness of the front area increases downwardly, a thickness of the rear area increases upwardly, or both.
A home appliance, comprising:
- a main body having an internal space defined therein;
- a supporter that is in contact with a floor surface and supports the main body from below;
- and
- a connector that couples the supporter to the main body, wherein the supporter includes a support shaft coupled to the connector so as to be able to ascend and descend, and a support that is in contact with the floor surface and supports the support shaft from below, wherein the connector includes a boss coupled to the support shaft, and a coupling portion that couples the boss to the main body, wherein the boss is coupled to the support shaft while supporting the support shaft at a predetermined position, in which position the support shaft is inclined in a forward direction, wherein when a position of the support shaft is the predetermined position, the support is in contact with the floor surface at a location biased forward of the support shaft and a lower surface of the support is disposed at an angle with respect to the floor surface, wherein a fastening hole is defined inside of the boss, wherein the support shaft is coupled with the fastening hole of the boss by being inserted into the boss in a vertical direction, wherein the boss includes a front area positioned at a front of the fastening hole and a rear area positioned at a rear of the fastening hole, and wherein a thickness of the front area increases downwardly, a thickness of the rear area increases upwardly, or both.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.