US 12,281,432 B2
Laundry treating apparatus
Donghwan Lee, Seoul (KR); Myungshik Kim, Seoul (KR); Jeaseok Seong, Seoul (KR); Sungkyong Han, Seoul (KR); and Junyi Heo, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/587,448.
Application 18/587,448 is a continuation of application No. 17/991,334, filed on Nov. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,946,193.
Application 17/991,334 is a continuation of application No. 16/562,379, filed on Sep. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,525,207, issued on Dec. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0106544 (KR), filed on Sep. 6, 2018; and application No. 10-2018-0106545 (KR), filed on Sep. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0247427 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 58/10 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.01); D06F 73/02 (2006.01); D06F 103/00 (2020.01); D06F 103/34 (2020.01); D06F 103/44 (2020.01); D06F 105/46 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 58/10 (2013.01) [D06F 58/24 (2013.01); D06F 58/26 (2013.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.02); D06F 73/02 (2013.01); D06F 2103/00 (2020.02); D06F 2103/34 (2020.02); D06F 2103/44 (2020.02); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a cabinet;
a laundry receiving space defined in the cabinet and configured for receiving laundry therein;
a first chamber positioned below the laundry receiving space and in fluid communication with the laundry receiving space through a discharging opening and a supplying opening of the first chamber;
an insertion opening defined in a front face of the cabinet and in fluid communication with the laundry receiving space;
a communication opening defined in the front face of the cabinet and in fluid communication with the first chamber;
a chamber door for opening and closing the communication opening;
a water discharge tank detachably connected to the chamber door,
a water supply tank detachably connected to the chamber door; and
a chamber door conveying part configured for reciprocating the chamber door between a first point where the chamber door closes the communication opening and a second point where the chamber door opens the communication opening for removal of the water discharge tank or the water supply tank from the first chamber,
wherein the chamber door opens or close the whole communication opening, and
wherein the chamber door is a drawer configured to be extendable and retractable from and into the first chamber,
wherein the chamber door includes:
a support body positioned inside the first chamber and configured to support the water discharge tank; and
a chamber door body fixed to the support body and configured to close the communication opening when the support body is positioned inside the first chamber and to open the communication opening when the support body is extended from the first chamber, and
wherein the chamber door conveying part includes:
a body rack disposed on the support body;
a body pinion coupled to the body rack; and
a body pinion motor disposed in the first chamber and configured to rotate the body pinion.