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Laundry treating apparatus

US10119219B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateMar 20, 2015
Grant dateNov 6, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F37/42
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus comprises a cabinet forming a profile, provided with a laundry opening; a door having an inner frame arranged toward the laundry opening and an outer frame coupled to the inner frame and arranged toward the outside of the cabinet, and opening and closing the laundry opening; a hinge part having a first pivot rotating the door along a first rotational direction and a second pivot rotating the door along a second rotational direction different from the first rotational direction; a pivot switching member movable to rotatably fix the door to any one of the first pivot and the second pivot; and a pressing piece provided in the door and pressed by a user to move the pivot switching member, wherein the pressing piece includes a pressing point pressed by the user, and the pressing point is provided at an upper end of the pressing piece.

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