US 12,291,814 B2
Laundry treating apparatus
Hyojun Kim, Seoul (KR); Hongjun Cho, Seoul (KR); Jongmin Lee, Seoul (KR); Hyunwoo Noh, Seoul (KR); and Taewoong Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/466,733.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0113175 (KR), filed on Sep. 4, 2020; and application No. 10-2020-0113176 (KR), filed on Sep. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0112645 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 58/08 (2006.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/40 (2006.01); D06F 58/06 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 58/08 (2013.01) [D06F 37/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/40 (2013.01); D06F 58/06 (2013.01); D06F 58/26 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a drum configured to accommodate laundry therein; and
a driver including a rotation shaft configured to rotate the drum,
wherein the drum includes:
a drum body having a laundry inlet and defining a space configured to accommodate the laundry through the laundry inlet,
a drum rear surface coupled to the drum body, and
a bushing portion coupled to the drum rear surface, wherein a free end of the rotation shaft is coupled to the bushing portion,
wherein the bushing portion includes:
a coupling surface coupled to an outer surface of the drum rear surface, and
a shaft coupling portion extending from the coupling surface, wherein the free end of the rotation shaft of the driver is coupled to the shaft coupling portion,
wherein at least a portion of the shaft coupling portion is inserted into the drum rear surface and disposed ahead of the drum rear surface, and
wherein a free end of the rotation shaft is coupled to the shaft coupling portion ahead of the drum rear surface.