Laundry treating apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyunsu NAM, Junseok LEE
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Abstract
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a laundry treating apparatus includes a door including: a door cover; and a door frame coupled to a rear surface of the door cover. A left cover seating portion and a right cover seating portion are respectively defined in a left edge and a right edge of a rear surface portion of the door frame. The left cover seating portion and the right cover seating portion are shaped to be symmetrical with each other with respect to a vertical line bisecting the door horizontally. Each of the left cover seating portion and the right cover seating portion is shaped to be symmetrical with respect to a horizontal line bisecting the door vertically.
Claims20
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a front part that defines a laundry receiving hole;
- a door pivotally coupled to the front part of the cabinet and configured to open and close at least a portion of the laundry receiving hole, the door comprising a door cover that defines a front appearance of the door, and a door frame coupled to a rear surface of the door cover;
- a latch assembly coupled to a rear side of the door, the latch assembly comprising a latch cover coupled to the door frame, and a latch that protrudes from the latch cover;
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- a hinge assembly that pivotally connects the door to the front part of the cabinet, the hinge assembly comprising a hinge base that faces a rear surface of the door frame, a hinge cover coupled to the hinge base, and a hinge body pivotally coupled to the hinge cover,
- wherein the door frame comprises:
- a first cover seating portion located at a first lateral side of the rear surface of the door frame with respect to a vertical line that passes through the door and that bisects the door vertically, and
- a second cover seating portion located at a second lateral side of the rear surface of the door frame opposite to the first lateral side with respect to the vertical line,
- wherein the first cover seating portion and the second cover seating portion are symmetrical to each other with respect to the vertical line, and
- wherein each of the first cover seating portion and the second cover seating portion is symmetrical with respect to a horizontal line that bisects the door horizontally.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.