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KR-102962170-B1 - LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS

KR102962170B1KR 102962170 B1KR102962170 B1KR 102962170B1KR-102962170-B1

Abstract

A clothing processing device is disclosed, and a clothing processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a cabinet, a receiving portion for receiving clothing, a door mounting portion, and a door, wherein the door comprises a door frame rotatably coupled to the front panel and received in the door mounting portion, and a door cover covering the front of the door frame and exposed to the front, and wherein the door frame is received in the door mounting portion so as not to protrude forward beyond the front panel.

Inventors

  • 남보현
  • 전호일
  • 이준섭
  • 배재일

Assignees

  • 엘지전자 주식회사

Dates

Publication Date
20260508
Application Date
20230926

Claims (19)

  1. A cabinet including a front panel with an opening; A receiving portion provided inside the cabinet to receive clothing inserted through the opening; A door mounting portion provided on the front panel above and recessed rearward while surrounding the opening; and A door provided to be rotatable on the front panel to open and close the opening, and having at least a portion received in the door mounting portion when the opening is in a closed state; The above door is, A door frame rotatably coupled to the front panel and received in the door mounting portion; and A door cover that covers the front of the door frame and is exposed to the front; including A clothing processing device in which the door frame is received in the door mounting portion so as not to protrude forward beyond the front panel, and the front end of the door frame is located on the same plane as the front of the front panel.
  2. In paragraph 1, The above door frame includes a through hole facing the opening, and The above through hole is a garment processing device that is closed from the front by the above door cover.
  3. In paragraph 2, The above door cover is a garment processing device having light transparency so that the through hole is visually identifiable from the front of the door.
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  5. In paragraph 1, A frame perimeter portion is provided on the edge of the door frame that protrudes forward and extends along the edge of the door cover, and The above door is a garment processing device that is received in the door mounting portion so that the front edge of the frame perimeter does not protrude forward beyond the front panel.
  6. In paragraph 5, A garment processing device in which the shear of the frame perimeter is located on the same plane as the front of the front panel.
  7. In paragraph 1, The above door frame is, An outer frame having the above door cover on the front; and Including an inner frame facing the opening at the rear of the outer frame; The above outer frame is a garment processing device that is received in the door mounting portion so as not to protrude forward beyond the above front panel.
  8. In Paragraph 7, A frame perimeter portion is provided on the edge of the outer frame that protrudes forward and extends along the edge of the door cover, and A clothing processing device that is accommodated in the door mounting portion so as not to protrude forward beyond the front panel, the frame perimeter portion.
  9. In paragraph 1, The front edge of the door cover is a garment processing device located in front of the front panel.
  10. In Paragraph 9, A clothing processing device in which a portion of the above door cover is received in the above door mounting portion and is located at the rear of the front panel.
  11. In Paragraph 9, The above door cover is a garment processing device having a color with lower brightness than the above front panel.
  12. In paragraph 1, The front surface of the door cover is a flat plane perpendicular to the ground, and the clothing processing device is located in front of the front surface of the front panel.
  13. In paragraph 1, The front of the door frame is located at the rear of the front panel, and The front edge of the door cover is a garment processing device located in front of the front panel.
  14. In paragraph 1, A cover mounting portion that is recessed into the rear is provided on the front of the above door frame, and A garment processing device in which a portion of the above door cover is received in the cover mounting portion and the remainder protrudes forward beyond the door frame.
  15. In paragraph 1, 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 front edge of the door cover above is a garment processing device that protrudes forward beyond the frame perimeter.
  16. In paragraph 1, The above door cover includes a connecting curved surface that connects the front edge of the door cover and the front edge of the perimeter surface of the door cover, and A clothing processing device in which at least a portion of the above-mentioned connecting curved surface protrudes forward from the above-mentioned front panel.
  17. In Paragraph 16, A garment processing device in which at least a portion of the periphery of the door cover is located at the rear of the front panel.
  18. In paragraph 1, It further includes a door lock provided in the cabinet and arranged to restrain the forward rotation of the door in the closed state, which is received in the door mounting portion; A clothing processing device in which, when a door button provided on the front of the door is operated, the door lock releases the restraint of the door and pushes the door forward.
  19. In paragraph 1, It further includes a door lock provided in the cabinet and arranged to restrain the forward rotation of the door in the closed state, which is received in the door mounting portion; A clothing processing device in which, when the door whose forward rotation is restricted is pressed toward the cabinet, the door lock releases the restriction of the door and pushes the door forward.

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