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Clothing treatment device and method for controlling clothing treatment device

US11001954B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 2017
Grant dateMay 11, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B40/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothing treatment device comprising: a tub body for providing a space in which water is stored; a tube cover that forms the upper surface of the tub body; an introduction opening provided to penetrate the tub cover; a door provided on the tub cover so as to open/close the introduction opening; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub body so as to contain clothing introduced through the introduction opening; a storage portion provided on the door so as to provide a space in which an additive is stored; a channel portion for guiding at least a part of water, which moves from the tub body toward the tub cover when the drum rotates, to the storage portion; and a discharge portion for discharging the additive inside the storage portion and the water, which has been introduced into the storage portion, to the tub body.

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