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Connector and laundry treatment apparatus having the same

  • US 9,590,372 B2
  • Filed: 11/04/2014
  • Issued: 03/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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