Apparatus for treating laundry having a ring shaped circular guide
US9096965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F37/30
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Provided is a laundry treating apparatus including a drum, a circular guide, and a panel. The drum holds laundry, has a front side and a rear side opened, and has a cross-section of a noncircular looped curve in which a distance from a rotation center is not uniform. The circular guide rotatably supports a portion of the drum in which a section curvature is uniform. The panel is provided on a front side or a rear side of the drum and supports the circular guide such that the circular guide is rotatable.
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