Laundry treating apparatus having holding portion and detergent introduction portion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10273624-B2
Application number	US-201514827673-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2015
Priority date	Aug 31, 2011
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus is provided that includes a cabinet having an opening to load laundry therethrough; a tub provided in the cabinet to hold wash water therein; a door coupled to the cabinet to open and close the opening; a holding portion provided in a front surface of the cabinet in which the opening is provided, to hold the door, the holding portion including a first inclined portion provided adjacent to a lower portion of the opening and a hole provided at the first inclined portion; and a detergent introduction portion provided in the hole to supply detergent to the tub. The detergent introduction portion may be exposed to an outside of the holding portion when the door is opened and blocked by the door when the door is closed.

First claim

We claim:

1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
a first treating device including a cabinet having a front inclined surface inclined at an angle with respect to a vertically extending front surface of a support disposed below the cabinet, a holding portion provided in the front inclined surface of the cabinet, and an opening provided in the holding portion to load laundry therethrough;
a tub provided in the cabinet to hold wash water therein;
a door coupled to the cabinet to open and close the opening;
a detergent introduction portion to supply detergent to the tub;
the support which supports the cabinet and provides a storage space configured to be accessible to a user and having the vertically extending front surface; and
a second treating device provided underneath the support, having a vertically extending front surface, wherein the holding portion comprises:
a first inclined portion provided adjacent to a lower portion of the opening, wherein the first inclined portion is inclined toward the opening at an angle larger than the angle of the front inclined surface with respect to the vertically extending front surface of the support to form a step with respect to the front inclined surface; and
a second inclined portion provided adjacent to an upper portion of the opening, wherein the second inclined portion is inclined toward the opening, and
wherein the detergent introduction portion is provided at the first inclined portion and exposed to an outside of the holding portion when the door is opened and is blocked by the door when the door is closed.

2. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first inclined portion is inclined gradually downward as it extends away from the opening with respect to the vertically extending front surface of the support.

3. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the detergent introduction portion comprises at least two storage spaces in which different detergents are stored, respectively.

4. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an introduction opening provided in the first inclined portion, wherein the detergent introduction portion is provided under the introduction opening.

5. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the detergent introduction portion is provided in a predetermined space formed between the front surface of the cabinet and the tub.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Han Jonghee
• Seong Jeaseok
• Kim Yoonsang
• Chung Wookjun
• Lee Kyungah
• Lee Junghwan
• Kim On
• Son Nerry
• Jeon Hoil
• Um Yeji

Classifications

• D06F29/00

  Combinations of a washing machine with other separate apparatus in a common frame or the like, e.g. with rinsing apparatus · CPC title

• D06F37/26

  Casings; Tubs · CPC title

• D06F95/00

  Laundry systems or arrangements of apparatus or machines; Mobile laundries  (D06F31/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• D06F39/02 Primary

  Devices for adding soap or other washing agents · CPC title

• D06F23/02

  and rotating or oscillating about a horizontal axis · CPC title