公开(公告)号：US11566364B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US17189511

申请日：2021-03-02

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sunghoon Kim ,  Jeongho Kim ,  Byung Jin Lee

IPC: D06F37/06 ,  D06F23/02 ,  D06F39/06

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes: a drum and a lifter that is disposed at an inner circumferential surface of the drum, that revolves, and that includes a frame cover and a lifter frame including (i) a frame base coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the drum and including a seating groove provided along a circumference of the frame base, (ii) a frame upper plate spaced apart from the frame base, and (iii) a frame sidewall connecting the frame upper plate to the frame base. The frame cover includes a cover upper plate and a cover sidewall having a lower end mounted on the seating groove to couple to the frame base and an upper end connected to the cover upper plate. A drain hole is defined at the seating groove and provides fluid communication between an upper surface and a lower surface of the frame base.