| CPC D06F 37/40 (2013.01) [D06F 13/02 (2013.01); D06F 17/10 (2013.01); D06F 37/12 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
a tub configured to accommodate water;
a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub, the drum having an open surface configured to receive laundry therethrough and a bottom surface located at an opposite side of the open surface; and
a rotator rotatably disposed inside the drum,
wherein the rotator comprises:
a bottom portion positioned at the bottom surface of the drum,
a pillar that protrudes from the bottom portion toward the open surface of the drum, and
a blade that is disposed at an outer circumferential surface of the pillar and extends obliquely with respect to a longitudinal direction of the pillar,
wherein the blade extends from a first end thereof facing the bottom portion to a second end thereof facing the open surface of the drum,
wherein the rotator includes a first mold line that at least partially extends along a circumferential direction of the pillar and that is disposed between the first end of the blade and the second end of the blade,
wherein the first mold line is continuous through both the pillar and the blade and extends continuously along an outer surface of the blade and the outer circumferential surface of the pillar,
wherein the rotator further includes a plurality of second mold lines that extend in a radial direction of the bottom portion and that are disposed at the bottom portion, and
wherein the bottom portion includes no additional mold lines on an outer surface of the bottom portion other than the plurality of second mold lines.
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