Connector and laundry treatment apparatus having the same
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1. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet having an input opening;
a laundry receptacle configured to store laundry received through the input opening;
a door including a door frame configured to open or close the input opening, a hinge unit configured to rotatably couple the door frame to the cabinet, and a control panel at the door frame to input a control command or to output control information;
a cabinet connector at the cabinet, the cabinet connector being configured to transmit and receive at least one of power and a control signal; and
a door connector separably coupled to the cabinet connector, the door connector being configured to couple the control panel to the cabinet connector,wherein the door connector is movable along at least two of an X-axis and a Y-axis defining a plane parallel to a cross section of the cabinet connector and a Z-axis perpendicular to the cross section of the cabinet connector,wherein the cabinet connector includes a cabinet terminal at the cabinet, the cabinet terminal to couple to at least one of a power supply device for supply of power and an information processing device for transmission/reception of a control signal, andthe door connector includes;
a connector body at the hinge unit, the connector body having a receiving recess; and
a panel terminal separably coupled to the cabinet terminal so as to couple the control panel to the cabinet terminal, the panel terminal to move in the receiving recess along at least two of the X-axis, the Y-axis and the Z-axis.
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A connector is provided that includes a cabinet connector at a cabinet that includes at least one of a power supply device and an information processing device and a device connector at a control object device to be controlled by at least one of the power supply device and the information processing device. The device connector may be separably coupled to the cabinet connector. The device connector may be movable along at least two of an X-axis and a Y-axis defining a plane parallel to a cross section of the cabinet connector and a Z-axis perpendicular to the cross section of the cabinet connector.
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1. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
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a cabinet having an input opening; a laundry receptacle configured to store laundry received through the input opening; a door including a door frame configured to open or close the input opening, a hinge unit configured to rotatably couple the door frame to the cabinet, and a control panel at the door frame to input a control command or to output control information; a cabinet connector at the cabinet, the cabinet connector being configured to transmit and receive at least one of power and a control signal; and a door connector separably coupled to the cabinet connector, the door connector being configured to couple the control panel to the cabinet connector, wherein the door connector is movable along at least two of an X-axis and a Y-axis defining a plane parallel to a cross section of the cabinet connector and a Z-axis perpendicular to the cross section of the cabinet connector, wherein the cabinet connector includes a cabinet terminal at the cabinet, the cabinet terminal to couple to at least one of a power supply device for supply of power and an information processing device for transmission/reception of a control signal, and the door connector includes; a connector body at the hinge unit, the connector body having a receiving recess; and a panel terminal separably coupled to the cabinet terminal so as to couple the control panel to the cabinet terminal, the panel terminal to move in the receiving recess along at least two of the X-axis, the Y-axis and the Z-axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a cabinet having an input opening; a door frame configured to open or close the input opening; a hinge unit to rotatably couple the door frame to the cabinet; a control panel at the door frame; a cabinet connector at the cabinet to receive power from a power supply device or to transmit a control signal to a processing device; and a door connector to couple to the cabinet connector, the door connector to couple the control panel to the cabinet connector, wherein the door connector is movable along at least two of an X-axis and a Y-axis defining a plane parallel to a cross section of the cabinet connector and a Z-axis perpendicular to the cross section of the cabinet connector, wherein the cabinet connector includes a cabinet terminal to couple to one of the power supply device and the processing device; and the door connector includes; a connector body at the hinge unit, the connector body having a receiving recess; and a panel terminal to couple to the cabinet terminal to couple the control panel to the cabinet terminal, the panel terminal being movable in the receiving recess along at least two of the X-axis, the Y-axis and the Z-axis. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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