Laundry machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016369443-A1
Application number	US-201615251970-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 30, 2016
Priority date	Apr 30, 2010
Publication date	Dec 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A laundry apparatus including a cabinet; a first space provided in the cabinet, in which a first treating part provided to treat laundry is installed; a second space provided in the cabinet, in which a second treating part provided to treat laundry is installed; a drawer movably provided in the second space, in which the second treating part is installed; and a rail unit configured to limit vertical and horizontal movement of the drawer with respect to the second space and to guide the outward movement of the drawer. Therefore, laundry may be treated by using the first and second treating parts and vibration and noise generated in the second treating part may be reduced.

First claim

1 - 31 . (canceled)

32 . A laundry apparatus comprising:
a cabinet; a drawer configured to be forwardly extracted from and retracted into the body; a receiving part provided in the drawer to store water and laundry therein; a pump part configured to drain the water in the tub; a filter part configured to filter the water discharged from the tub by the pump part, wherein the filter part is detachable from the drawer.

33 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 32 , wherein the filter part is configured to be exposed to the outside of the cabinet when the drawer is extracted.

34 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 32 , wherein the filter part is detachable from an upper surface of the drawer.

35 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 32 , wherein the filter part is provided in a front corner of the drawer.

36 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 32 , wherein the filter part is detachable from a side surface of the drawer.

37 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 32 , wherein the drawer comprises a housing to provide a space for mounting the receiving part; and a front portion to form a front surface of the drawer, wherein the filter part is detachable from the front portion.

38 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 32 , wherein the pump part comprises:
a filter coupling part communicating with the receiving part and configured to couple the filter part thereto detachably; a drainage chamber in communication with the filter coupling chamber; a rotatable impeller provided in the drainage chamber; and a drainage pipe to guide water discharged from the drainage chamber to the outside of the cabinet.

39 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 38 , further comprises:
a first surface provided in the filter part to form a part of the filter part and make a cross section of the filter part asymmetry; and a second surface provided in the filter coupling part, wherein the second surface forms a part of an inner surface of the filter coupling part and corresponds to the first surface.

40 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 38 , further comprise a residual water drainage part that drains the water remained in the drainage chamber.

41 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 40 , wherein the residual water drainage part is provided in a position exposable to the outside of the cabinet when the drawer is extracted.

42 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 38 , further comprises:
a first link rotatably connected to a rear surface of the cabinet; and a second link having one end rotatably connected to a rear surface of the drawer and the other end rotatably connected to the first link, wherein the drainage pipe is supported by both the first link and second link.

43 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 42 , wherein the first link and the second link are configured to rotate in a plane parallel to a bottom surface of the cabinet when the drawer is extracted from or retracted into the cabinet.

44 . The laundry apparatus according to claim 43 , the first and second link are arranged in parallel to a width direction of the cabinet.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Sungryong
• Kim Dongwon
• Kim Kyeonghwan
• Yoo Heakyung
• Kim Youngmin

Classifications

• D06F39/10

  Filtering arrangements · CPC title

• D06F39/12

  Casings; Tubs · CPC title

• D06F29/02 Primary

  with liquid-extracting apparatus (with roller wringer D06F45/12) · CPC title

• D06F39/085

  Arrangements or adaptations of pumps · CPC title

• D06F39/08 Primary

  Liquid supply or discharge arrangements (supply of soap or other washing agents D06F39/02) · CPC title