US 12,270,143 B2
Laundry treatment apparatus
Jinwoo Seo, Seoul (KR); Sangjin Kim, Seoul (KR); and Jihong Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/404,592.
Application 16/544,634 is a division of application No. 15/198,548, filed on Jun. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,385,501, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 18/404,592 is a continuation of application No. 17/957,961, filed on Sep. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,898,297.
Application 17/957,961 is a continuation of application No. 16/544,634, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,486,078, issued on Nov. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0092777 (KR), filed on Jun. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0133110 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0229333 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 39/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 37/24 (2006.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/04 (2013.01) [D06F 37/02 (2013.01); D06F 37/267 (2013.01); D06F 29/00 (2013.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 37/24 (2013.01); D06F 37/268 (2013.01); D06F 37/28 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
a cabinet defining (i) an external appearance, (ii) a space therein, and (iii) an opening at a front surface;
a housing including (i) a housing body inserted to the space of the cabinet through the opening, (ii) a housing panel coupled to a front surface of the housing body, and (iii) a housing cover that is provided on an upper opening of the housing body and that defines an upper surface of the housing body;
a tub that is located inside the housing body;
a drum that is located inside the tub;
a first support member provided at the housing body;
a second support member protruding from a circumferential surface of the tub below the first support member; and
a connector having a bar connecting the first support member and the second support member,
wherein the first support member comprises:
a first bracket arranged at an inner corner of a first side of the housing body, and
a second bracket arranged at an inner corner of a second side of the housing body,
wherein the first support member and the second support member are located on a vertical axis at a position where the bar is coupled between the first and second members,
wherein the first bracket is detachably coupled to the housing body,
wherein the first bracket is configured to, based on the tub being inserted into the housing body, detach from the housing body, and
wherein the tub and the housing body are configured to be coupled by attaching the detached first bracket to the housing body after the tub is inserted into the housing body.