US 11,898,293 B2
Laundry treating apparatus
Sungwoon Jung, Seoul (KR); and Hunjun Jang, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/132,848.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0174253 (KR), filed on Dec. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0189629 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/022 (2013.01) [D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet defining a detergent opening;
a tub received in the cabinet;
a drum configured to rotate in the tub; and
a detergent storage configured to receive a detergent, wherein the detergent storage is configured to be inserted into the cabinet through the detergent opening,
wherein the detergent storage includes:
a storage frame configured to be inserted into the cabinet through the detergent opening,
an auxiliary detergent container formed in the storage frame and defining a detergent storing space with a container open top, the auxiliary detergent container including a front wall and a side wall, and
a detergent reservoir detachably seated adjacent to the auxiliary detergent container in the storage frame and configured to store the detergent therein, the detergent reservoir defining a space distinguished from the detergent storing space, the detergent reservoir at least partially surrounding a front portion and a side portion of the auxiliary detergent container,
wherein the detergent reservoir includes:
a case that defines a reservoir open top and is configured to store the detergent, and
a cap that is detachably coupled to the case and configured to selectively open and close the reservoir open top,
wherein the cap includes:
a flange portion protruding toward the container open top of the auxiliary detergent container and extending along the front wall and the side wall of the auxiliary detergent container, and
a gripping portion formed at the flange portion, the gripping portion being disposed at the front portion of the auxiliary detergent container that is positioned at the front wall of the auxiliary detergent container and at least partially positioned at the container open top of the detergent storing space.