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US 2026/0160010 A1Published application
Laundry treating apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYounghun KIM, Sungwoon JUNG, Kunwoo KIM
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus provided with an automatic detergent supply portion comprising: a mounting portion disposed behind a door or an inlet to receive detergent and convey the detergent to a tub; and a detergent box which receives the detergent supplied to the mounting portion and is detachably provided in the mounting portion in the width direction of a top cover.
Claims15
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub disposed in the cabinet to store water therein;
- a drum rotatably disposed in the tub to receive laundry therein;
- a top cover coupled to an upper portion of the cabinet and having an introduction port through which the laundry is introduced;
- a door rotatably coupled to the top cover and configured to open and close the introduction port;
- and
- a detergent supply portion provided at the top cover and configured to receive detergent therein and to transmit the detergent to the tub, wherein the detergent supply portion comprises:
- a mounting portion disposed behind the door or the introduction port and configured to receive the detergent therein and to transmit the detergent to the tub;
- and
- a detergent container configured to receive the detergent supplied to the mounting portion and detachably provided at the mounting portion in a width direction of the top cover, and
- wherein the mounting portion comprises:
- a mounting body provided behind the door or the introduction port;
- a mounting groove depressed from the mounting body to guide movement of the detergent container and to support a lower portion of the detergent container;
- a restriction surface provided to be detachably coupled to the detergent container at an inner side or one end of the mounting groove and provided with a communication portion to which the detergent is supplied;
- and
- an obstructive protrusion projecting from an outer side or another end of the mounting groove to hold the detergent container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.