公开(公告)号：US11479902B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US16547453

申请日：2019-08-21

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sungyong Kim ,  Jinwoong Kim ,  Kilryong Lee

IPC: D06F39/08 ,  D06F37/04

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating laundry, including a cabinet having an entrance for inserting laundry and a door opening and closing the entrance, a tub positioned in the cabinet and having an opening for allowing the laundry to pass through, a drum rotatably positioned in the tub to receive the laundry, a vibration insulating part maintaining a watertight seal by connecting the entrance and the opening, a balance weight positioned in a front side of the tub to increase a weight of the tub, and an annular passage part extending between the vibration insulating part and the balance weight, the annular passage part fixedly supported by the balance weight, the annular passage part having a plurality of nozzles spraying wash water into the drum through the vibration insulating part.

公开(公告)号：US11168429B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16549368

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jinwoong Kim ,  Kayeon Kim ,  Sungyong Kim ,  Byeongheon Kwak

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F21/04 ,  D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/04

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry apparatus comprising a cabinet, a tub coupled the cabinet, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, and a drive unit comprising a stator and a rotor. The laundry apparatus further comprises a shaft coupled to the drum and connected to the drive unit via a rear wall of the tub, a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft, and a bearing housing insert-molded in the tub and securing the bearing. The bearing housing comprises a housing body, comprising a shaft insertion hole securing the bearing, formed in a cylinder shape, a first flange formed in a ring shape arranged in an outer area with respect to a radial direction of the housing body, a plurality of first connection ribs connecting an outer circumferential surface of the housing body to the first flange, and a first insertion hole disposed between the first connection ribs.