Title:
LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/122427
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus that smoothly agitates laundry with as large space as possible for receiving laundry. The laundry treating apparatus includes: a rotatable drum that receives laundry, has open front and rear, and is formed to have a non-circular closed cross-section; a rotatable upper circular guide that is disposed with the rotational center higher than the rotational center of the drum and supports a portion having a uniform curvature at the upper portion of the drum; a rotatable lower circular guide that is disposed with the rotational center lower than the rotational center of the drum and supports a portion having a uniform curvature at the lower portion of the drum; and a driving mechanism rotating the drum by rotating the upper circular guide or the lower circular guide.
Inventors:
LEE YOUNG JOO (KR)
KIM JONG SEOK (KR)
PARK DAE YUN (KR)
KIM SUNG MIN (KR)
SEOL SE SEOK (KR)
KIM JONG SEOK (KR)
PARK DAE YUN (KR)
KIM SUNG MIN (KR)
SEOL SE SEOK (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2013/001213
Publication Date:
August 22, 2013
Filing Date:
February 15, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
International Classes:
D06F37/22; D06F37/04; D06F37/30
Foreign References:
| US20110232336A1 | 2011-09-29 | |||
| KR101003353B1 | 2010-12-23 | |||
| US20050252254A1 | 2005-11-17 | |||
| US20100206016A1 | 2010-08-19 | |||
| US20110296878A1 | 2011-12-08 | |||
| US20110258872A1 | 2011-10-27 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2815017A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PARK, Byung Chang (Kangnam-gu, Seoul 135-080, KR)
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