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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Younghun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Uikun Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/265 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/26 (2013.01); D06F 23/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry treatment apparatus includes a load unit for adding more weight to a tub receiving water. The load unit is more expanded in volume than a cross-sectional shape of the tub so that more weight is added to the tub, resulting in reduction in vibration amplitude of the tub.