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Laundry treatment apparatus

US10087564B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2015
Grant dateOct 2, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F37/225
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A laundry treatment apparatus including a cabinet forming an appearance of the apparatus, a drum having a laundry space therein to accommodate laundry, a rotating shaft for rotatably supporting the drum in the cabinet, a balancer including a housing fixed to the drum, an accommodation space defined in the housing, a balancing unit movably provided in the accommodation space, and a housing power line provided in the accommodation space to supply the balancing unit with electric power, a shaft through-hole formed through the rotating shaft, a first power supply unit, fixed to the rotating shaft, including a connection line connected to the housing power line through the shaft through-hole, and a second power supply unit rotatably fixed to the first power supply unit to connect the connection line to a power source.

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