US 12,241,194 B2
Stack-type laundry treating apparatus
Daehan Kwon, Seoul (KR); Sanghee Yoo, Seoul (KR); and Incheol Kang, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/187,035.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0023778 (KR), filed on Feb. 26, 2020; and application No. 10-2020-0132486 (KR), filed on Oct. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0262138 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 29/005 (2013.01) [D06F 39/125 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stack-type laundry treating system comprising:
an upper treating apparatus including:
an upper cabinet including an upper side panel, the upper side panel having (i) an upper lateral side surface and (ii) an upper horizontal surface that extends inward from a lower part of the upper lateral side surface,
a drying drum disposed in the upper cabinet and configured to rotate, the drying drum being configured to receive one or more objects to be dried,
an upper driver configured to rotate the drying drum, and
an air flow passage configured to supply air to and discharge air from the drying drum;
a lower treating apparatus including:
a lower cabinet including a lower side panel, the lower side panel having (i) a lower lateral side surface and (ii) a lower horizontal surface that extends inward from a top of the lower lateral side surface,
a tub disposed in the lower cabinet and configured to receive washing-water,
a washing drum disposed inside the tub and configured to receive one or more objects to be washed, and
a lower driver configured to rotate the washing drum;
a body configured to electrically insulate the upper treating apparatus and the lower treating apparatus from each other when the upper treating apparatus is seated on top of the lower treating apparatus, wherein the body is made of an insulating material, is disposed between the upper horizontal surface and the lower horizontal surface, and defines a spacing between the upper side panel and the lower side panel; and
a lower end supporting portion that protrudes downwardly from the body and is disposed inside the lower horizontal surface in a width direction of the lower cabinet, the lower end supporting portion being configured to be inserted into a top of the lower treating apparatus.