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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jihong Lee, Seoul, KR;
Minkyu Sang, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/24 (2006.01); D06F 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/245 (2013.01); D06F 37/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clothing treatment apparatus includes a tub; a drum extending in a cylindrical shape, capable of being opened upward, and rotatably disposed in the tub; a balancer fixed to an upper portion the drum, extending along a circumference of the drum, and providing a channel communicating with an inner space of the drum; and a chamber formed inside the balancer and extending along the balancer. The chamber includes a first chamber forming a lower portion of the chamber, and a second chamber forming an upper portion of the chamber. A width of the first chamber is greater than a width of the second chamber.