US 12,252,829 B2
Laundry treating apparatus
Youngho Jung, Seoul (KR); Donghyun Jin, Seoul (KR); and Daehan Kwon, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/388,986.
Application 18/388,986 is a continuation of application No. 17/859,716, filed on Jul. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,859,326.
Application 17/859,716 is a continuation of application No. 17/179,712, filed on Feb. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,434,593, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0020459 (KR), filed on Feb. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0076819 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 34/34 (2020.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 29/005 (2013.01) [D06F 34/34 (2020.02); D06F 35/005 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 25/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stacked laundry treating system comprising:
a first treating apparatus including:
a first cabinet that includes (i) first side panels that define lateral side faces of the first treating apparatus, respectively, and (ii) a first rear panel that defines a rear face of the first treating apparatus,
a first front panel that is disposed at a front side of the first cabinet, that defines a front face of the first treating apparatus, and that has a first laundry inlet, and
a first drum that is disposed inside the first cabinet and that is in fluid communication with the first laundry inlet;
a second treating apparatus that is disposed below the first treating apparatus and that supports the first treating apparatus, the second treating apparatus including:
a second cabinet that includes (i) second side panels that define lateral side faces of the second treating apparatus, respectively, and (ii) a second rear panel that defines a rear face of the second treating apparatus,
a second front panel that is disposed at a front side of the second cabinet, that defines a front face of the second treating apparatus, and that has a second laundry inlet, and
a second drum that is disposed inside the second cabinet and that is in fluid communication with the second laundry inlet; and
a control panel,
wherein the second front panel extends upwardly above a top of the second cabinet and is disposed at and coupled to a lower part of the front side of the first cabinet, the second front panel including an upper end bending portion that is bent rearward from an upper end of the front face of the second treating apparatus,
wherein the second treating apparatus further comprises an upper frame that is disposed between the second front panel and the second cabinet, that is coupled to the front side of the second cabinet, and that extends upwardly above the top of the second cabinet, the upper frame being disposed rearward relative to the upper end bending portion, and
wherein the control panel is configured to be disposed between the first front panel and the second front panel based on the second front panel and the upper frame being coupled together to the front side of the first cabinet.