Lg Electronics Inc.

Sanghee Yoo

Youngho Jung

Sangho Cho

Daehan Kwon

Hyunseung Lee

Donghyun Jin

Jaeseok Kim

Joongil Shin

Cheolmin Jang

Sunghoon Kim

Taewan Kim

Junyoung Kim

Kwanghyun Kim

Incheol Kang

Gilnam Lee

A stack-type laundry treating apparatus includes upper and lower treating apparatuses and aligning legs. The upper treating apparatus includes an upper cabinet including an upper side panel and an upper base panel. The lower treating apparatus includes a lower cabinet including a lower side panel. A top of the lower cabinet is covered with the upper base panel. The aligning legs are interposed between the upper side panel and the lower side panel to space the upper side panel and the lower side panel from each other by a predefined vertical spacing. The upper side panel has a bottom portion vertically and downwardly extending along the predefined vertical spacing.

Stack-type laundry treating apparatus

A laundry treating apparatus incudes a first treating apparatus, a second treating apparatus that is disposed vertically below the first treating apparatus and supports the first treating apparatus, and an insulating portion that connects the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus to each other. The first treating apparatus includes a first cabinet that defines an external appearance of the first treating apparatus, and a first drum disposed inside the first cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry therein. The second treating apparatus includes a second cabinet that defines an external appearance of the second treating apparatus, and a second drum disposed inside the second cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry therein. The insulating portion includes an insulating material and electrically insulates the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus from each other.

Laundry treating apparatus

A stack-type laundry treating apparatus includes upper and lower treating apparatuses and aligning legs. The upper treating apparatus includes an upper cabinet including an upper side panel and an upper base panel. The lower treating apparatus includes a lower cabinet including a lower side panel. A top of the lower cabinet is covered with the upper base panel. The aligning legs are located inwardly of the upper side panel and the lower side panel and coupled to the upper base panel. When the upper treating apparatus is mounted on the lower treating apparatus, the aligning legs align a mounted position of the upper treating apparatus along the lower side panel.

Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus. The laundry treating apparatus includes a first treating apparatus having a first front panel disposed on a front face thereof and a first drum disposed therein for accommodating laundry, and a second treating apparatus disposed beneath the first treating apparatus to support the first treating apparatus. The second treating apparatus has a second front panel disposed on a front face thereof and a second drum disposed therein for accommodating the laundry. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a control panel disposed between the first front panel and the second front panel. The control panel is signally connected to the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus. The control panel is inserted between the first front panel and the second front panel, and is fixed by sliding in a lateral direction.

A laundry treating apparatus a first treating apparatus and a second treating apparatus that is disposed vertically below the first treating apparatus and supports the first treating apparatus. The first treating apparatus includes a first front panel disposed at a front side of the first treating apparatus, and a first drum configured to accommodate laundry therein, and the second treating apparatus includes a second front panel disposed at a front side of the second treating apparatus, and a second drum configured to accommodate laundry therein. The laundry treating apparatus includes a control panel that is disposed between the first front panel and the second front panel and operationally connected to the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus. The control panel includes an upper portion coupled to a lower portion of the first front panel, and a lower portion coupled to an upper portion of the second front panel.

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a front panel having a detergent opening defined therein; a tub disposed inside the cabinet; a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub; and a detergent storage unit retracting into the cabinet through the detergent opening. A detergent to be supplied to the drum is stored in the detergent storage unit. The front panel has an opening extension portion extending from a periphery of the detergent opening toward an inside of the cabinet. The apparatus further includes a protective casing disposed inside the cabinet and coupled to the opening extension portion. The protective casing surrounds at least a portion of the detergent storage unit retracting into the cabinet through the detergent opening. The protective casing includes an opening protection wall constructed to cover an inner face of the opening extension portion facing toward the detergent opening to protect the opening extension portion.

A tub of a washing machine includes: a first case and a second case welded to each other; a first coupling surface formed along a circumference of the first case facing the second case; a second coupling surface formed along a circumference of the second case facing the first case and bonded to the first coupling surface; and a coupling protrusion that protrudes along the first coupling surface and includes a protruding end portion welded to the second coupling surface. The coupling protrusion includes: a main coupling protrusion protruding along the first coupling surface; and an auxiliary coupling protrusion protruding along the first coupling surface and outwardly spaced apart from the main coupling protrusion. Further, an opening for communicating a space between the auxiliary coupling protrusion and the main coupling protrusion to an outside of the tub is defined in a bottom of the tub.

Tub for washing machine and washing machine having the same

A washing machine includes a tub and a drum. The tub includes a first case and a second case welded to each other; a first coupling surface extending along a circumference of the first case and facing the second case; a second coupling surface extending along a circumference of the second case and coupled to the first coupling surface; and a coupling protrusion that protrudes from the first coupling surface toward the second coupling surface and that includes a protruding end portion welded to the second coupling surface. The coupling protrusion includes: a main coupling protrusion that extends along the first coupling surface; and an auxiliary coupling protrusion that is disposed radially outward of the main coupling protrusion and spaced apart from the main coupling protrusion and that defines a discharge opening configured to discharge washing water entered between the main coupling protrusion and the auxiliary coupling protrusion.

A balance weight mounting structure of a washing machine and a balance weight mounting device are disclosed. The balance weight mounting structure of a washing machine comprises a cabinet; a tub movably supported with respect to the cabinet; a drum rotatably supported in the tub; and a balance weight provided in the tub, increasing a weight of the tub, wherein the tub and the balance weight are welded by a welding device and fixedly fastened to each other.

Balance weight mounting structure for washing machine and balance weight mounting device

A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub disposed inside the cabinet to form a washing space in which washing water is filled, and a drum rotatably supported in the washing space for receiving laundry. The tub includes a first case coupled to a second case to form the washing space. A first coupling surface is formed along a periphery of an opened end portion of the first case and a second coupling surface is formed along a periphery of an opened end portion of the second case facing the first case. The second coupling surface is welded to the first coupling surface. A coupling protrusion protrudes along the first coupling surface and includes a protruding end portion welded to the second coupling surface. The coupling protrusion includes a main-coupling protrusion protruding along the first coupling surface and a sub-coupling protrusion parallel to and spaced apart from the main-coupling protrusion.

Washing machine and tub for washing machine

A detergent supply device of a washing machine is disclosed, which comprises a dispenser provided on a water supply path of the washing machine and connected with a plurality of hoses; and a detergent box arranged to be drawn out inside the dispenser and provided with a plurality of detergent accommodating portions partitioned to be more than the plurality of hoses, wherein the dispenser supplies at least one path through which washing water supplied from one of the plurality of hoses moves by diverging the washing water to at least two of the plurality of detergent accommodating portions.

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Seoul, South Korea

Sanghee Yoo