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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2017
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a tub provided in a cabinet for storing water, a water supply unit for supplying water to the tub, a drum rotatably provided in the tub for storing laundry, a first pump including a first housing for receiving water discharged from the tub and an impeller rotatably provided in the first housing for discharging the water introduced into the first housing out of the first housing, a drainage pipe configured to extend through a height higher than the maximum possible level of water in the tub for guiding the water discharged from the first housing out of the cabinet, and a second pump including a first gear and a second gear rotatably provided in a second housing, into which the water discharged from the tub is introduced, the second pump being configured to move the water introduced into the second housing to the drainage pipe when the first gear and the second gear are rotated.