公开(公告)号：US20170191210A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15398936

申请日：2017-01-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sungwoo JUNG ,  Hunjun JANG

IPC: D06F39/14 ,  D06F39/02

CPC classification number: D06F39/14 ,  D06F39/02 ,  D06F39/022 ,  D06F39/12 ,  E05F1/1215 ,  E05F1/1284 ,  E05Y2900/312

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a detergent container receiving portion provided at a lower portion of a body, and provided with a front opening portion to insert a detergent container; and a detergent insert door rotatably provided on a front surface of the detergent container receiving portion to open or close the detergent container receiving portion, wherein the detergent insert door includes bracket coupled to the front opening portion to al low a detergent inlet formed on a front surface thereof to communicate with the front opening portion, and provided with a hinge receiving portion at a lower portion thereof; a cover inserted into the hinge receiving portion and coupled to the bracket to open or close the detergent inlet; a shaft damper coupled to a hinge shaft at one side of the bracket to limit a rotation speed of the cover up to a set angle; and an elastic member supported by the bracket and the cover to provide an elastic force in an opposite direction of rotation when the cover rotates above a set angle based on the bracket.