Dryer having door opening and closing apparatus

A dryer having a door opening and closing apparatus, the door opening and closing apparatus comprising:

• a cabinet provided with an opening part;
• a door installed to the cabinet to open and close the opening part;
• a hook provided to the door;
• a fixing part provided to the cabinet;
• a plate spring provided to the fixing part to allow the hook to be inserted therein;
• and
• a projection part provided to the fixing part to allow the plate spring to be pivoted, wherein
• the fixing part includes:
• a fixing panel having a hole part through which the hook is inserted or drawn out;
• and
• a cover coupled to the fixing panel and having a seating part in which the plate spring is seated,
• the fixing panel includes:
• a guide part in which the plate spring is inserted;
• and
• a flange part formed at the guide part and projected to limit the motion of the plate spring, the flange part being formed in such a way that the middle portion of the guide part is formed so as to be inwardly concave, and
• the plate spring includes
• a first bended part configured to be caught in one side of the hook;
• a second bended part configured to be caught in the other side of the hook;
• a connection part connecting the first bended part and the second bended part;
• and
• protrusions projected from the connection part in a lateral direction so as to be interposed between the flange part and the seating part.