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US 2026/0117449 A1Published application
Clothing treatment apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHongjun CHO, Jongmin LEE, Ingeun AHN, Juhan YOON
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Abstract
A clothing treatment apparatus includes a drum body, a front cover, a rear cover, and a drum inlet port, a fixing panel spaced apart from the rear cover, a power transmission including a housing, an input shaft, an output shaft, a gear in the housing, and a motor including a stator and a rotor. The drum body, the rear cover, and the front cover are formed of a same material, and the thickness of the drum body is less than the thickness of the rear cover and the thickness of the front cover.
Claims17
A clothing treatment apparatus comprising:
- a drum comprising:
- a drum body configured to store clothing,
- a front cover defining a front surface of the drum body,
- a rear cover defining a rear surface of the drum body, and
- a drum inlet formed through the front cover in a penetrating manner to communicate with an interior of the drum body;
- a fixing panel arranged spaced apart from the rear cover;
- a power transmitter comprising:
- a housing fixed to the fixing panel,
- an input shaft with one end located outside of the housing and another end located inside the housing, and
- an output shaft with one end formed to pass through the fixing panel and fixed to the rear cover and another end positioned inside the housing, and
- an oil leakage preventer configured to prevent lubricating oil from being discharged from the housing,
- wherein the oil leakage preventer comprises a sealing portion provided between the rear cover and the fixing panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.