Lg Electronics Inc.

Taehyeon Sim

Youngbae Park

Dongyoon Kim

Seongno Yoon

Jimaeng Kim

Younggon Kim

Seogkyu Park

Sunggi Hwang

Jongdeuk Bae

Youngjong Kim

Joonho Pyo

Hyuksoo Lee

Jeonguk Lee

Dongmin Kim

Manho Chun

Hyunsoo Lee

Taehyok Kwon

Sechang Kim

Jaeseok Lim

A washing machine and a control method therefor are provided. The washing machine includes a water tank, a washing tub, a pulsator, a drive motor, a coupling flange connected to the drive motor, a drive shaft that rotates the pulsator, a dewatering shaft that rotates the washing tub, a coupler configured to move up and down along the dewatering shaft and to be placed in a first position where the coupler engages the coupling flange and in a second position where the coupler is placed above the coupling flange, a solenoid module that moves the coupler, a coupler guide configured to be rotated by the coupler and fix the coupler in the second position, and a controller configured to control the solenoid module to move the coupler.

Washing machine and control method thereof

A cabinet defining defines an external appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus. A top is cover located at the top of the cabinet. The top cover is provided at both sides thereof with holder insertion portions respectively and a holder configured to be inserted into each of the holder insertion portions to couple the top cover to the cabinet. The holder includes a base part coupled to an upper end of the cabinet and a holding part located on the base part to prevent the holder insertion portion from being separated from the base part inserted therein. The holding part is inserted into the holder insertion portion and then the top cover is moved rearward to cause the base part to be inserted into the holder insertion portion.

Laundry treatment apparatus

A washing machine of the present invention comprises a top cover where a laundry entrance hole is formed through which laundry is put in from above; a lid assembly coupled to the top cover in a rotatable manner and opening and closing the laundry entrance hole; and a stopper being formed at least in one of the top cover and the lid assembly and preventing the lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle. The stopper prevents a lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle.

Washing machine

A washing machine comprising a cabinet, a top cover arranged at an upper surface of the cabinet and has a laundry entrance hole, wherein the upper surface of the cabinet opens, and a lid assembly arranged at the top cover and opens/closes the laundry entrance hole is provided. A handle is provided at a front side of the lid assembly. The handle protrudes forwards more than the top cover, wherein the handle and the top cover are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in upper and lower directions and in front and rear directions, thereby defining spaces between the handle and the top cover so a user's hand is inserted into the spaces to hold the handle and lifts the lid assembly.

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Changwon-si, South Korea

Taehyeon Sim