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Laundry processing apparatus

US10774456B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2016
Grant dateSep 15, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16F2230/0052
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A laundry processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet; a tub, arranged in the interior of the cabinet, for storing laundry water; longitudinal dampers connecting the cabinet and tub and supported on supporting ends on the tub, and supporting the tub as same hangs from the cabinet; upper guide pins fixed to the upper parts of the cabinet and extending vertically with respect to the supporting ends; upper transverse dampers, connecting the upper guide pins and tub and vertically movable along the upper guide pins, for reducing the horizontal vibration for the tub; lower guide pins fixed to the lower parts of the cabinet and extending vertically with respect to the supporting ends; and lower transverse dampers, connecting the lower guide pins and tub and vertically movable along the lower guide pins, for reducing the horizontal vibration for the tub. The laundry processing apparatus according to the present invention has the effect of reducing the horizontal vibration for the tub by means of the transverse dampers arranged on the upper and lower parts, with respect to the supporting ends, to connect the cabinet and tub.

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