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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2021
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A laundry treatment apparatus includes: a tub, a drum provided in the tub, an agitator provided in the drum, a driver coupled to the tub and providing power for rotating at least one of the drum or the agitator, and a clutch unit provided between the driver and the agitator and transmitting the power to the drum or the agitator. The clutch unit includes: a gear unit rotating by the driver, a rotary shaft coupled to the gear unit and rotating the agitator, a housing coupled to the drum and accommodating the gear unit and the rotary shaft, a coupler reciprocating between the housing and the driver and selectively coupling the housing to the driver, a moving unit including the coupler therein, and a sensor unit sensing whether the coupler is coupled to the housing and a height or a position of the coupler or the moving unit.