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US 2021/0071341 A1Published application
Laundry treating apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsBosun CHUNG, Doyoung RHYU, Jong Min KIM
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Abstract
A laundry treating apparatus includes a main body, a washing tub, and a suspension assembly. The suspension assembly includes a support rod, an elastic member, and a damper. The damper includes a cap, a housing, and a friction member. The friction member is disposed in both the cap and the housing, and is configured to press the support rod through the coupling of the female coupling portion and the male coupling portion.
Claims20
A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a main body that defines a receiving space therein;
- a washing tub disposed in the receiving space;
- and
- one or more suspension assemblies that couple the washing tub to the main body and are configured to support the washing tub on the main body,
- wherein the one or more suspension assemblies comprise:
- a support rod coupled to the main body,
- an elastic member that is arranged about the support rod and surrounds the support rod, and
- a damper disposed at an end of the elastic member and configured to move along a longitudinal direction of the support rod, the damper comprising:
- a cap that comprises a male coupling portion disposed at an outer surface of the cap, that defines a first through hole receiving the support rod, and that is configured to support the washing tub,
- a housing that has a cylindrical shape, that defines an opened top surface configured to receive the cap, and that comprises a female coupling portion disposed at an inner circumferential surface of the housing and configured to couple to the male coupling portion of the cap, the housing defining a second through hole receiving the support rod, and
- a friction member disposed in the cap and the housing, the friction member being configured to press the support rod based on coupling of the female coupling portion and the male coupling portion.
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A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a main body that defines a receiving space therein;
- a washing tub disposed in the receiving space;
- and
- one or more suspension assemblies that couple the washing tub to the main body and are configured to support the washing tub on the main body,
- wherein the one or more suspension assemblies comprise:
- a support rod coupled to the main body,
- an elastic member that is arranged about the support rod and surrounds the support rod, and
- a damper disposed at an end of the elastic member and configured to move along a longitudinal direction of the support rod, the damper comprising:
- a cap that defines a pocket through which the support rod passes, the cap comprising a mount configured to support the washing tub,
- a housing that defines a through hole receiving the support rod, the housing being configured to reduce a size of the pocket of the cap based on coupling to the cap, and
- a friction member that is disposed in the pocket and surrounds at least a portion of an outer circumference of the support rod.
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A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
- a main body that defines a receiving space therein;
- a washing tub disposed in the receiving space;
- and
- one or more suspension assemblies that couple the washing tub to the main body and are configured to support the washing tub on the main body,
- wherein the one or more suspension assemblies comprise:
- a support rod coupled to the main body,
- an elastic member that is arranged about the support rod and surrounds the support rod, and
- a damper disposed at an end of the elastic member and configured to move along a longitudinal direction of the support rod, the damper comprising:
- a cap comprising (i) a mount that supports the washing tub and (ii) a plurality of pressing pieces that face an outer circumference of the support rod, the support rod passing through a path defined between the plurality of pressing pieces,
- a housing through which the support rod passes, the housing being configured to press the plurality of pressing pieces toward the support rod based on coupling to the cap, and
- a friction portion that faces the plurality of pressing pieces and is configured to press the support rod by coming into contact with the support rod based on the housing coupling to the cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.