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US 8,418,511 B2Granted
Drain structure for laundry treating device
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSung Ryong Kim, Ki Chul Woo, Dong Soo Lee, Dong Won Kim, Sung Min Kim, Na Eun Kim
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Abstract
A laundry machine includes a first laundry treating device, and a second laundry treating device arranged adjacent to the first laundry treating device. The second laundry treating device is operable independently of the first laundry treating device. A first draining pipe guides water discharged from the first laundry treating device, and a second draining pipe guides water discharged from the second laundry treating device. A joining pipe is connected to the first and second draining pipes at a joining point.
Claims22
A laundry treating machine, comprising:
- a first laundry treating device including a first washing tub and a first drum rotatably installed in the first washing tub;
- a second laundry treating device including a second washing tub and a second drum rotatably installed in the second washing tub, wherein the second laundry treating device is located below the first laundry treating device, and wherein the second laundry treating device operates independently of the first laundry treating device;
- a first draining pipe that guides water discharged from the first washing tub of the first laundry treating device, wherein a portion of the first draining pipe is formed in a ∩-shape;
- a second draining pipe that guides water discharged from the second washing tub of the second laundry treating device, wherein a portion of the second draining pipe is formed in a ∩-shape;
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- a joining pipe that connects the first and second draining pipes at a joining point of the first and second draining pipes, wherein the joining point is located under a highest level of the ∩-shaped portion of the first draining pipe and a highest level of the ∩-shaped portion of the second draining pipe and the joining pipe is connected to a lower side of the joining point, and wherein end portions of the first draining pipe, the second draining pipe, and the joining pipe form a Y shape.
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A laundry treating machine, comprising:
- a first laundry treating device including a first washing tub and a first drum rotatably installed in the first washing tub;
- a second laundry treating device including a second washing tub and a second drum rotatably installed in the second washing tub, wherein the second laundry treating device is located below the first laundry treating device, and wherein the second laundry treating device operates independently of the first laundry treating device;
- a first draining pipe that guides water discharged from the first washing tub of the first laundry treating device, wherein a portion of the first draining pipe is formed in a ∩-shape;
- a second draining pipe that guides water discharged from the second washing tub of the second laundry treating device, wherein a portion of the second draining pipe is formed in a ∩-shape;
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- a joining pipe coupled to both the first and second draining pipes at a joining point, wherein the joining pipe receives the water flowing out of both of the first and second draining pipes, wherein the joining pipe is positioned relative to end portions of the first and second draining pipes such that the joining pipe prevents water draining from at least one of the first draining pipe or the second draining pipe from flowing backwards into the other of the first and second draining pipes, wherein the joining point is located under a highest level of the ∩-shaped portion of the first draining pipe and a highest level of the ∩-shaped portion of the second draining pipe and the joining pipe is connected to a lower side of the joining point, and wherein end portions of the first draining pipe, the second draining pipe, and the joining pipe form a Y shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.