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KR-102962169-B1 - LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS

KR102962169B1KR 102962169 B1KR102962169 B1KR 102962169B1KR-102962169-B1

Abstract

A clothing processing device is disclosed, and a clothing processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a cabinet including a front panel having an opening, a receiving portion provided inside the cabinet for receiving clothing introduced through the opening, and a door provided on the front panel for opening and closing the opening, wherein the front panel is provided with a door seating portion that is recessed toward the interior of the cabinet and receives at least a portion of the door that closes the opening, and the gap between the edge of the door seating portion and the edge of the door is exposed toward the front.

Inventors

  • 남보현
  • 전호일
  • 이준섭
  • 배재일

Assignees

  • 엘지전자 주식회사

Dates

Publication Date
20260508
Application Date
20230926

Claims (20)

  1. A cabinet including a front panel with an opening; A receiving portion provided inside the cabinet and receiving clothing inserted through the opening; and A door provided on the front panel above for opening and closing the opening; included The front panel is provided with a door mounting portion that is recessed toward the interior of the cabinet and accommodates at least a portion of the door that closes the opening. The gap between the edge of the door mounting portion and the edge of the door is exposed toward the front, and The above gap includes an upper gap located at the top of the door mounting portion and a lower gap located at the bottom of the door mounting portion, and A clothing processing device in which the thickness of the lower gap is greater than the thickness of the upper gap.
  2. In paragraph 1, The above gap is a garment processing device exposed forward from the entire edge of the door mounting portion.
  3. In paragraph 1, A clothing processing device in which the door mounting portion is provided with a cross-sectional area larger than that of the door, so that the gap surrounds the door as a whole.
  4. In paragraph 1, The edge of the door mounting portion and the edge of the door have a circular shape, and The above gap is a garment processing device exposed forward to have a circular shape surrounding the door.
  5. In paragraph 1, The above gap is a clothing processing device comprising a first point having a first thickness and a second point having a second thickness different from the first thickness.
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  7. In paragraph 1, The above door is rotatably connected to the front panel through a hinge portion on one side in the width direction of the cabinet, and The above gap includes a one-end gap located at one end in the width direction of the door mounting portion and a other-end gap located at the other end in the width direction of the door mounting portion, A clothing processing device in which the thickness of the above-mentioned first gap is greater than the thickness of the above-mentioned second gap.
  8. In paragraph 1, A clothing processing device in which the center of the door, viewed from the front, is located at a different position from the center of the door mounting portion.
  9. In paragraph 1, A clothing processing device in which the center of the door, viewed from the front, is located above the center of the door mounting portion.
  10. In paragraph 1, A clothing processing device in which the center of the door mounting portion, viewed from the front, is located above the center of the cabinet, and the center of the door is located above the center of the door mounting portion.
  11. In paragraph 1, The above door is rotatably connected to the front panel through a hinge portion on one side in the width direction of the cabinet, and A clothing processing device in which the center of the door, as viewed from the front, is spaced apart from the center of the door mounting portion in the width direction.
  12. In paragraph 1, The above door is, A door frame rotatably coupled to the front panel and including a through hole facing the opening; and A clothing processing device comprising: a door cover provided on the front of the door frame and covering the through hole.
  13. In Paragraph 12, The above door cover is made of glass material and is a clothing processing device having light transparency so that the through hole is visually identifiable from the outside of the cabinet.
  14. In Paragraph 12, The above door cover is a garment processing device that protrudes forward from the above front panel.
  15. In Paragraph 12, A frame perimeter portion is provided on the edge of the door frame that protrudes forward and extends along the perimeter of the door cover, and A clothing processing device in which a portion of the frame perimeter is received in the door mounting portion and the remainder protrudes forward of the door mounting portion.
  16. In Paragraph 12, The above door frame is, An inner frame positioned toward the door mounting portion; and Includes an outer frame positioned in front of the inner frame; The above door cover is provided on the front of the above outer frame, and A garment processing device in which a portion of the outer frame is received in the door mounting portion and the remainder protrudes forward of the door mounting portion.
  17. In Paragraph 16, A frame perimeter portion is provided on the edge of the above outer frame, protruding forward and extending along the perimeter surface of the above door cover, and A clothing processing device in which the above door frame is configured such that a portion of the frame perimeter is received in the door seating portion and the remainder protrudes forward of the door seating portion.
  18. In Paragraph 17, The above door cover is a garment processing device that protrudes forward from the frame perimeter.
  19. In Paragraph 12, The front of the above door frame is a garment processing device located on the same plane as the front of the above front panel.
  20. In Paragraph 19, A frame perimeter portion is provided on the edge of the door frame that protrudes forward and extends along the perimeter of the door cover, and The above frame perimeter is a clothing processing device corresponding to the front of the door frame.

Description

Laundry Treating Apparatus The present invention relates to a clothing processing device, and more specifically, to a clothing processing device comprising a door that opens and closes an opening into which clothing is fed. A clothing processing device is a device capable of performing various processing courses for processing clothing, such as a washing course to remove contaminants on the laundry or a drying course to remove moisture present in the clothing, by introducing clothing, bedding, etc. (hereinafter referred to as laundry) into the drum. A clothing processing device may include a cabinet forming an exterior and a receiving portion provided inside the cabinet for receiving clothing. Additionally, if water is used in the clothing processing course, a tub may be provided inside the cabinet, and the receiving portion may be installed inside the tub. Meanwhile, an opening may be formed in the cabinet, and the opening may be in communication with the interior of the receiving portion. A user may insert clothing into the receiving portion through the opening. The garment processing device may include a door for opening and closing the opening. The door may be provided in a cabinet and may be positioned in an open state to open the opening or in a closed state to close the opening. The door can be connected to the cabinet through a hinge portion. The door can be rotated around the hinge portion to correspond to the open state or the closed state. Related document KR 10-2015-0053145 A1 discloses a garment processing device equipped with a door on the front of a cabinet. In the garment processing device of the related document, the door is rotated to close the opening by being in close contact with the cabinet, and rotated to open the opening by being away from the cabinet. In addition, in the clothing processing device of the relevant literature, the cabinet is provided with a door mounting portion so that a door in a closed state can be mounted thereon, and the door can be mounted on the door mounting portion to seal the door. However, the door of the relevant literature has an area larger than the door mounting portion and is provided to cover the door mounting portion from the front. In this case, the amount of forward protrusion from the front surface where the door mounting portion is provided is increased, so that the door occupies the space in front of the cabinet. As the door protrudes further forward from the cabinet, the user must use the garment processing unit while standing further away from the cabinet, which may increase inconvenience and may hinder the placement of other items in front of the garment processing unit. Therefore, reducing the forward protrusion of the door is a critical issue regarding the usability and space utilization of the garment processing unit, and furthermore, improving the visual completeness provided to the user by the front surface, including the door, facing the user within the cabinet is also a critical issue. Meanwhile, a gap may be formed between the edge of the door mounting portion and the edge of the door to allow for smooth rotation of the door. However, as the period of use of the door increases, sagging of the door may occur due to the weight of the door, and consequently, the bottom of the door may come into contact with the door mounting portion, thereby hindering the rotation of the door. In addition, the gap generally has a uniform width over the entire perimeter of the door, but the gap on one side of the door that is joined to the hinge part needs to have a width that can secure a range of rotation centered on the hinge part. However, if the width of the entire perimeter of the door is uniformly increased by increasing the width of the gap considering the hinge part on one side of the door, the appearance of the finished product of the garment processing device may be reduced due to an unnecessary increase in the area of the door seating part. Therefore, the development of a garment processing device that efficiently designs the gap formed around the door and includes a door mounting portion capable of effectively accommodating the door is an important task in this technical field. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a clothing processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a clothing processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention stacked on top of an additional processing device. FIG. 3 is a front view of a clothing processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the front. FIG. 4 is a side view of a clothing processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the side. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the interior of a clothing processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a drawing showing a control panel of a clothing processing device according t