Stack-type laundry treating apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDaehan KWON, Youngho JUNG, Sangho CHO
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Abstract
A stack-type laundry treating apparatus includes upper and lower treating apparatuses and aligning legs. The upper treating apparatus includes an upper cabinet including an upper side panel and an upper base panel. The lower treating apparatus includes a lower cabinet including a lower side panel. A top of the lower cabinet is covered with the upper base panel. The aligning legs can be inserted into the upper base panel in a direction in which the upper treating apparatus is supported. The aligning legs can slide inwardly the upper base panel, and support the upper cabinet with respect to the lower cabinet.
Claims23
A stack-type laundry treating system comprising:
- an upper treating apparatus including:
- an upper cabinet including at least one upper side panel and an upper base panel,
- a drying drum disposed in the upper cabinet and configured to rotate, the drying drum being configured to receive one or more objects to be dried,
- an upper driver configured to rotate the drying drum, and
- an air flow passage configured to supply air to and discharge air from the drying drum;
- a lower treating apparatus including:
- a lower cabinet including at least one lower side panel, wherein a top of the lower cabinet is covered by the upper base panel,
- a tub disposed in the lower cabinet and configured to receive washing-water,
- a washing drum disposed inside the tub and configured to receive one or more objects to be washed, and
- a lower driver configured to rotate the washing drum;
- and
- aligning legs configured to (i) be inserted into the upper base panel in a direction that supports the upper treating apparatus, (ii) slide toward an inner side of the upper base panel, and (iii) support the upper cabinet with respect to the lower cabinet.
A stack-type laundry treating system comprising:
- an upper treating apparatus including:
- an upper cabinet including at least one upper side panel and an upper base panel,
- a drying drum disposed in the upper cabinet and configured to rotate, the drying drum being configured to receive one or more objects to be dried,
- an upper driver configured to rotate the drying drum, and
- an air flow passage configured to supply air to and discharge air from the drying drum;
- a lower treating apparatus including:
- a lower cabinet including at least one lower side panel, wherein a top of the lower cabinet is covered by the upper base panel,
- a tub disposed in the lower cabinet and configured to receive washing-water,
- a washing drum disposed inside the tub and configured to receive one or more objects to be washed, and
- a lower driver configured to rotate the washing drum;
- and
- aligning legs coupled to opposite sides of the upper base panel in a first direction extending between the opposite sides of the upper base panel, the aligning legs being configured to, based on the upper treating apparatus being mounted on the lower treating apparatus, be pressed by the lower cabinet in the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.