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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2022
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Yeeseok Bae, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, a base, and a motor. The base is disposed under the drum and guides air circulating to the drum. The base includes an air circulating channel, a heat exchanger, a water collector body, a cleaning water channel, a pump, and a channel switching valve. The channel switching valve is connected to the pump and receives water from the pump and delivers the water to the cleaning water channel. The channel switching valve includes a water receiving portion connected to the pump and a connective portion connected to the water receiving portion and coupled to the air circulating channel to deliver the water to the cleaning water channel. The connective portion is disposed at a side of the air circulating channel. At least a portion of the connective portion is positioned lower than a top surface of the air circulating channel.