Laundry treating apparatus

US8936330B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8936330-B2
Application numberUS-201113334481-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 22, 2011
Priority dateDec 23, 2010
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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A laundry treating apparatus is provided that includes a cabinet configured to define a profile thereof, the cabinet including a laundry introduction opening formed therein, a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening, a hinge including a first pivot to rotate the door along a first rotational direction and a second pivot to rotate the door along a second rotational direction that is different from the first rotational direction, a guide part installed in the cabinet having a guide groove recessed a predetermined depth therein, and a connection part installed in the door, the connection part including a guide projection received in the guide groove of which a moving path is guided, and an opening angle of the opening being variable based on positions of the guide projection.

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What is claimed is: 1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a cabinet configured to define a profile thereof, the cabinet comprising a laundry introduction opening formed therein; a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening; and a hinge comprising a first pivot to rotate the door along a first rotational direction and a second pivot to rotate the door along a second rotational direction, which is different from the first rotational direction, wher…

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What does patent US8936330B2 cover?
A laundry treating apparatus is provided that includes a cabinet configured to define a profile thereof, the cabinet including a laundry introduction opening formed therein, a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening, a hinge including a first pivot to rotate the door along a first rotational direction and a second pivot to rotate the door along a second rotational dir…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kim Kihyuk, Song Seunghyun, You Minjung, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D06F39/02. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).