LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - LG ELECTRONICS INC

Title:

LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/142124

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet configuring an external feature and being provided with a laundry introduction port; a door being aligned to open and close the introduction port; a hinge unit configuring a first rotating axis rotating the door in a first rotating direction, and a second rotating axis rotating the door in a second rotating direction, the second rotating direction corresponding to a direction different from the first rotating direction; and a rotating shaft shifting unit configured to be capable of being moved so as to rotatably fasten the door to any one of the first rotating axis and the second rotating axis, wherein the hinge unit includes a first shaft and a second shaft configuring the first rotating axis and a third shaft and a fourth shaft configuring the second rotating axis, wherein the rotating shaft shifting unit is provided with a first shifting unit being extended along a width direction of the door, and a second shifting unit being extended along a height direction of the door from one end of the first shifting unit and selectively and rotatably fastening the fourth shaft to the cabinet, and wherein the fourth shaft is provided with a protrusion protruding toward the second shifting unit, and wherein an end portion of the protrusion comes in contact with the second shifting unit. According to the present invention, when the door of the laundry treating apparatus is opened in a second rotating direction (i.e., vertical direction or up-and-down direction), the second shifting unit may be prevented from being bent or damaged due to the weight of the door.

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