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Laundry treatment apparatus

US10443180B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2016
Grant dateOct 15, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F58/22
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A laundry treatment apparatus may include a cabinet defining an appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus, a drum provided in the cabinet and configured to hold laundry, a connecting duct configured to communicate with the drum, a lint filter unit that is mounted to an inner surface of the cabinet that is accessible from a front surface of the cabinet, and that is configured to communicate with the connecting duct to filter pollutant and a lock unit configured to selectively lock the lint filter unit to the connecting duct, where the lock unit includes a rotatable lock body, a shaft configured to rotate together with the lock body, at least one bent portion, and a lock guide with at least one bent section.

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