LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS

• US 20130193823A1
• Filed: 01/23/2013
• Published: 08/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Hongjun Cho, Sanghun Bae
• Inventors: BAE, Sanghun, CHO, Hongjun
• Application Number:
  US13/748,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20130193823A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/319.2
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 39/14 Doors or covers; Securing means therefor

Abstract

There may be disclosed a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet configured to define a profile thereof, the cabinet comprising a laundry introduction opening formed therein, a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening, a fixing member configured to support the door for the door to maintain a state of being rotate a predetermined angle with respect to the laundry introduction opening, wherein the angle of the door maintained by the fixing member is less than 90 degrees such that laundry may be loaded into the accommodating room via the laundry introduction opening after colliding with the door, in a state where the door is rotated a predetermined angle.

Claims

1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:

a cabinet configured to define a profile thereof, the cabinet comprising a laundry introduction opening formed therein;

a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening;

a fixing member configured to support the door for the door to maintain a state of being rotate a predetermined angle with respect to the laundry introduction opening,

wherein the angle of the door maintained by the fixing member is an angle at which laundry moves to the laundry introduction opening along a guide of the door.

2. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a pivot provided in a lower portion of the laundry introduction opening along a traverse direction of the cabinet, to form a center of rotation of the door.

3. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the fixing member enables the door fixed at least two angles.

4. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the at least two angles are approximately 35 degrees and 85 degrees.

5. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member comprises,

a recessed piece provided in a lower portion of the door, with being recessed a predetermined depth;

and

a projected piece inserted in the recessed piece, once the door closes the laundry introduction opening, and supporting the door, once the door opens the laundry introduction opening, the projected piece projected from the cabinet.

6. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the projected piece contacts with a lower end of the door, only to stop the rotation of the door, once the door opens the laundry introduction opening.

7. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of projected pieces and a plurality of recessed pieces are arranged in symmetry with respect to a center of the door.

8. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member comprises a tilted piece provided in a lower end of the door, with a predetermined tilted angle, and

when the door rotates, the tilted piece surface-contacts with the cabinet to stop the rotation of the door.

9. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the fixing member further comprises,

a damper provided in the tilted piece to absorb a shock generated by the contact between the tilted piece and the cabinet.

10. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member comprises,

a guide part provided in the cabinet, the guide part comprising a guide groove divided into a plurality of portions, in communication with each other;

a connection part arranged in the door, the connection part comprising a guide projection accommodated by the guide groove to allow a moving passage thereof guided, and

an angle at which the door opens the laundry introduction opening is changed according to which portion of the divided portions provided in the guide groove accommodates the guide projection.

11. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the guide groove is divided into at least three portions.

12. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the fixing member comprises,

a first adjusting plate provided in the pivot,

first and second grooves provided along an outer circumferential surface of the first adjusting plate, spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other;

and

a first detaching part comprising a first body provided in the door to move along the outer circumferential surface of the first adjusting plate, when the door rotates, and a first body elastic supporting part having an end coupled to the first body and the other end coupled to the door to elastically support the first body.

13. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the fixing member further comprises,

a second adjusting plate provided in the pivot, spaced apart a predetermined distance from the first adjusting plate;

a stopper projected from an outer circumferential surface of the second adjusting plate; and

a second detaching part provided in the door to move along the outer circumferential surface of the second adjusting plate, when the door rotates, the second detaching part comprising a second body contacting with the stopper, when the first body is inserted in the second groove, and a second elastic body supporting part having an end coupled to the second body and the other end coupled to the door to elastically support the second body.

14. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the fixing member further comprises,

a torsion spring provided in an outer circumferential surface of the pivot, the torsion spring having an end fixed to the door and the other end fixed to the pivot.

15. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the first groove and the second groove are spaced apart 30 degrees from each other.

16. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the fixing member comprises,

a supporting body fixed to the cabinet;

a rotating body having the door fixed thereto;

an inserting body having the pivot inserted thereto to rotatably couple the supporting body to the rotating body;

a plurality of fixing holes spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other along a circumferential direction of the pivot; and

a fixing projection member provided in the inserting body to be detachably inserted in the fixing hole.

17. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the fixing member comprises,

a cabinet fixing part fixed to an outer surface of the cabinet;

a door fixing part fixed to the door and rotatably coupled to the cabinet fixing part via the pivot;

a door tilting adjustment part provided in the cabinet, the door tilting adjustment part comprising a plurality of projection receiving grooves spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other; and

a hinge supporter extended from the door fixing part to pass through the cabinet, the hinge supporter comprising a projection detachably inserted in the projection receiving groove when the door rotates.