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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Mingyu Jo, Seoul, KR;
Dongwon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/02 (2013.01); D06F 39/028 (2013.01); D06F 39/12 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
The washing machine includes a cabinet including an upper cover forming the rear part of the upper surface of the cabinet, a tub in the cabinet, a detergent dispenser, which is over the front part of the tub and which is not covered by the upper cover and is exposed, a dispenser cover, which opens and closes the upper face of the detergent dispenser, which is not covered by the upper cover and is exposed and which forms the front part of the upper surface of the cabinet, and a lock unit for maintaining the open or closed state of the dispenser cover while the dispenser cover is open or closed.