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Laundry treatment apparatus

US9617676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2015
Grant dateApr 11, 2017
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F37/06
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A laundry treatment apparatus including a cabinet forming an appearance of the apparatus, a drum rotatably disposed in the cabinet, a housing fixed to the drum, an accommodation space defined within the housing forming a closed loop, a balancing unit movably disposed in the accommodation space, and a housing power line provided at an inner circumferential surface of the housing to supply power to the balancing unit, wherein the balancing unit includes a unit body, a motor for moving the unit body, a brush contacting the housing power line, and a power terminal housing fixed to the unit body and having a space in which the brush is removably installed.

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