Laudry handling apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChang Bae YEOM, Ji Hoon SEONG, Nu Ri SHIN
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Abstract
A laundry handling apparatus having a body provided with an inlet, a door to open/close the inlet, and a hinge assembly for the door to be rotatably installed to the body. The door is provided at both sides of a rear surface thereof with a hinge installation part at which the hinge assembly is installed, and the hinge assembly is installed at one of the two hinge installation parts, thereby enabling the change of an opening/closing direction of the door in a convenient manner.
Claims19
A laundry handling apparatus, comprising:
- a body provided with an inlet thereto to input a laundry,
- a door having one end thereof hinged to the body to open/close the inlet and having two hinge installation parts each provided at both sides of a rear surface thereof in a concave manner, and
- a hinge assembly installed at one of the two hinge installation parts so that the door is rotatably installed to the body.
A laundry handling apparatus, comprising:
- a body provided with an inlet to input a laundry thereto;
- a door having one end thereof hinged to the body to open/close the inlet,
- a hinge member configured to enable the door to be rotatably installed at the body, and
- a fixation bracket disposed at a rear surface of a front surface panel forming a front surface of the body for an installation of a hinge assembly,
- wherein the hinge member comprises a supporting part protruding from a rear surface of the hinge member, which is fixed to the body, and penetrating the front panel so as to be supported by the fixation bracket, and at least one first fastening hole to fix the hinge member to the front surface of the body, and
- the fixation bracket comprises a second fastening hole provided at a position corresponding to the first fastening hole, and a supporting hole having the supporting part inserted thereinto and supported thereto.
A reversible rectangular door, comprising:
- two symmetrical hinge installation parts each provided at both sides of a rear surface of the door, respectively;
- a hinge assembly installed at one of the two hinge installation parts, the hinge assembly being configured to be installed at either of the two hinge installation parts;
- and
- an installation part cover installed at an other of the two hinge installation parts, the installation part cover being configured to be installed at either of the two hinge installation parts, and the installation part cover including a latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.