U.S. patent application number 15/750075 was filed with the patent office on 2018-08-16 for clothing processing device.
The applicant listed for this patent is LG Electronics Inc.. Invention is credited to Youngjong KIM, Kyubum LEE.
Application Number | 20180230635 15/750075 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 57943559 |
Filed Date | 2018-08-16 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180230635 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KIM; Youngjong ; et
al. |
August 16, 2018 |
CLOTHING PROCESSING DEVICE
Abstract
The present invention relates to a clothing processing device
comprising: a first drum provided inside a first cabinet so as to
store clothing; a first introduction opening provided on the first
cabinet so as to communicate with the first drum; a first cabinet
so as to communicate with the first drum; a first drum rotating
shaft for rotating the first drum; a second cabinet positioned on
the lower portion of the first cabinet so as to support the first
cabinet; and a drawer provided to be able to be drawn out of the
second cabinet, wherein the first drum rotating shaft is provided
to slope at an angle larger than 0.degree. and smaller than
90.degree. with respect to the bottom surface of the first cabinet,
and the first introduction opening slopes downwards towards the
direction in which the drawer is drawn out.
Inventors: |
KIM; Youngjong; (Seoul,
KR) ; LEE; Kyubum; (Seoul, KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
LG Electronics Inc. |
Seoul |
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KR |
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Family ID: |
57943559 |
Appl. No.: |
15/750075 |
Filed: |
August 2, 2016 |
PCT Filed: |
August 2, 2016 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR2016/008515 |
371 Date: |
February 2, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D06F 21/06 20130101;
D06F 23/06 20130101; D06F 29/005 20130101; D06F 37/04 20130101;
D06F 39/12 20130101; D06F 27/00 20130101; D06F 37/12 20130101; D06F
21/10 20130101; D06F 31/00 20130101; D06F 37/26 20130101; D06F
34/28 20200201 |
International
Class: |
D06F 31/00 20060101
D06F031/00; D06F 21/10 20060101 D06F021/10; D06F 21/06 20060101
D06F021/06; D06F 27/00 20060101 D06F027/00; D06F 39/00 20060101
D06F039/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 4, 2015 |
KR |
10-2015-0110115 |
Claims
1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a first cabinet; a
first drum located in the first cabinet and configured to receive
laundry or clothes; a first introduction opening defined in the
first cabinet and configured to communicate with the first drum; a
first drum shaft configured to rotate the first drum; a second
cabinet located vertically below the first cabinet and configured
to support the first cabinet; and a drawer configured to move into
and out from the second cabinet, wherein the first drum shaft is
tilted by an angle that is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90
degrees with respect to a bottom surface of the first cabinet, and
wherein the first introduction opening is tilted downwardly toward
a direction in which the drawer is configured to move out from the
second cabinet.
2. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a
first drive unit configured to rotate the first drum shaft; and a
control panel located forward of the first introduction opening,
the control panel comprising an input unit configured to receive
input from a user and to operate the first drive unit.
3. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a
first drive unit configured to rotate the first drum shaft; and a
control panel provided rearward of the first introduction opening,
the control panel comprising an input unit configured to receive
input from a user and to operate the first drive unit.
4. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a
cover that defines a top surface of the first cabinet and the first
introduction opening, wherein a distance from a bottom surface of
the second cabinet to a rear portion of the cover is greater than a
distance from the bottom surface of the second cabinet to a front
portion of the cover.
5. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 4, further comprising: a
first drum opening defined at the first drum and configured to
communicate with the first introduction opening, wherein a plane of
the first drum opening is parallel to a plane of the first
introduction opening.
6. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 4, further comprising: a
first drum opening defined at the first drum and configured to
communicate with the first introduction opening, wherein the first
introduction opening is tilted with respect to the bottom surface
of the first cabinet by an angle that is greater than an angle by
which the first drum opening is titled with respect to the bottom
surface of the first cabinet.
7. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first
cabinet includes: a first side that is parallel to the direction in
which the drawer is configured to move out from the second cabinet;
a second side that is parallel to a width direction of the drawer
that is transverse to the direction in which the drawer is
configured to move out from the second cabinet, and wherein a
length of the first side is greater than a length of the second
side.
8. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 7, wherein the second
cabinet includes a third side that is parallel to the direction
which the drawer is configured to move out from the second cabinet,
and wherein the length of the first side of the first cabinet is
greater than a length of the third side of the second cabinet.
9. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a
second tub located in the drawer and configured to receive wash
water; and a second drum located in the second tub and configured
to rotate in the second tub.
10. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:
a first tub located in the first cabinet and configured to receive
the first drum, the first drum being configured to rotate in the
first tub.
11. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a
tub cover defining a second introduction opening that is located
vertically above the second tub, wherein the tub cover is parallel
to the bottom surface of the first cabinet.
12. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a
first drum opening defined at the first drum and configured to
communicate with the first introduction opening, wherein the first
introduction opening is tilted with respect to the bottom surface
of the first cabinet by an angle that is less than an angle by
which the first drum opening is titled with respect to the bottom
surface of the first cabinet.
13. A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a first cabinet; a
first tub located in the first cabinet and configured to receive
wash water; a first drum located in the first tub and configured to
receive laundry or clothes; a first introduction opening defined in
the first cabinet and configured to communicate with the first tub
and the first drum; a first drum shaft configured to rotate the
first drum; a second cabinet located vertically below the first
cabinet and configured to support the first cabinet; a drawer
configured to move into and out from the second cabinet; a second
tub located in the drawer and configured to receive wash water; and
a second drum located in the second tub and configured to rotate in
the second tub, wherein the first drum shaft is tilted by a first
angle that is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees with
respect to a bottom surface of the first cabinet, and wherein a
plane of the first introduction opening is tilted by a second angle
that greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees with respect
to the bottom surface of the first cabinet.
14. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first
drum defines a first drum opening configured to communicate with
the first introduction opening, and wherein a plane of the first
drum opening is parallel with the plane of the first introduction
opening.
15. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first
tub defines a first tub opening configured to communicate with the
first drum opening, and wherein a plane of the first tub opening is
parallel with the plane of the first drum opening.
16. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first
drum defines a first drum opening configured to communicate with
the first introduction opening, and wherein a plane of the first
drum opening is tilted with respect to the bottom surface of the
first cabinet by an angle that is greater than the second
angle.
17. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first
tub defines a first tub opening configured to communicate with the
first drum opening and the first introduction opening, and wherein
a plane of the first tub opening is tilted with respect to the
bottom surface of the first cabinet by an angle that is less than
the second angle.
18. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first
tub defines a first tub opening configured to communicate with the
first drum opening and the first introduction opening, and wherein
a plane of the first tub opening is tilted with respect to the
bottom surface of the first cabinet by an angle that is greater
than the second angle.
19. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 13, further comprising
a cover that defines a top surface of the first cabinet and the
first introduction opening, wherein a distance from a bottom
surface of the second cabinet to a rear portion of the cover is
greater than a distance from the bottom surface of the second
cabinet to a front portion of the cover.
20. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:
a first drive unit configured to rotate the first drum shaft; and a
control panel located at a surface of the first cabinet forward or
rearward of the first introduction opening, the control panel
comprising an input unit configured to receive input from a user
and to operate the first drive unit.
Description
FIELD
[0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a clothing
processing device.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Generally, a clothing processing device or laundry treating
apparatus is a concept including a washer for washing laundry
(i.e., washing objects and drying objects), a dryer for drying
clothes and a laundry machine for performing both washing and
drying of clothes.
[0003] A conventional laundry treating apparatus is categorized
into a front loading type which has a front opening to load laundry
therein and a top loading type which has a top opening to load
laundry therein.
[0004] Meanwhile, the amount of the treatable laundry in the
conventional laundry treating apparatus is almost definite so that
it may be restricted to reduce the volume of the laundry treating
apparatus. The user who has two laundry treating apparatuses has to
arrange the two apparatuses side by side with respect to the
ground. That ends up a disadvantage of deteriorated efficiency the
installation space.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Technical Problem
[0005] To overcome the disadvantages, an object of the present
invention is to address the above-noted and other problems and to
provide a laundry treating apparatus including a plurality of
laundry treating devices which are disposed vertically, with a
function of laundry treating (e.g., laundry washing and laundry
drying).
[0006] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
laundry treating apparatus which facilitates a user's unloading
process for clothes from a top one of the two laundry treating
devices disposed vertically.
Technical Solution
[0007] To achieve these objects and other advantages and in
accordance with the purpose of the embodiments, as embodied and
broadly described herein, a laundry treating apparatus comprises a
first cabinet; a first drum mounted in the first cabinet and
configured to hold laundry or clothes therein; a first introduction
opening provided in the first cabinet, in communication with the
first drum; a first drum shaft configured to rotate the first drum;
a second cabinet mounted underneath the first cabinet and
supporting the first cabinet; and a drawer movable inwardly and
outwardly with respect to the second cabinet, wherein the first
drum shaft is tilted an angle which is more than 0.degree. and less
than 90.degree. with respect to a bottom surface of the first
cabinet, and the first introduction opening is tilted upwardly
toward a direction in which a drawer is drawn inwardly (downwardly
toward a direction in which the drawer is drawn outwardly).
[0008] The laundry treating apparatus may further comprise a first
drive unit configured to rotate the first drum shaft; and a control
panel (a first control panel) provided in a front area with respect
to the first introduction opening and comprising an input unit
configured to allow a user to input a control signal which is
necessary to operate the first drive unit.
[0009] The laundry treating apparatus may further comprise a first
drive unit configured to rotate the first drum shaft; and a control
panel (a first control panel) provided in a front area with respect
to the first introduction opening and comprising an input unit
configured to allow a user to input a control signal which is
necessary to operate the first drive unit.
[0010] The laundry treating apparatus may further comprise a cover
defining a top surface of the first cabinet and comprising the
first introduction opening, wherein a distance from a bottom
surface of the second cabinet to a rear surface of the cover is
longer than a distance from the bottom surface of the second
cabinet to a front surface of the cover.
[0011] The laundry treating apparatus may further comprise a first
drum opening provided in the first drum and communicable with the
first introduction opening, in parallel with the first introduction
opening.
[0012] The laundry treating apparatus may further comprise a first
drum opening provided in the drum and communicable with the first
introduction opening, wherein a tilted angle of the first
introduction opening with respect to the bottom surface of the
first cabinet is larger than a tilted angle of the first drum
opening with respect to the bottom surface of the first
cabinet.
[0013] A side in parallel with a direction in which the drawer is
drawn outwardly out of a cross section of the first cabinet may be
longer than a side in parallel with a width direction of the drawer
out of the cross section of the first cabinet.
[0014] The side in parallel with the direction in which the drawer
is drawn outwardly out of the cross section of the first cabinet
may be longer than a side in parallel with a direction in which the
drawer is drawn outwardly out of a cross section of the second
cabinet.
[0015] The laundry treating apparatus may further comprise a second
tub mounted in the drawer and configured to hold wash water
therein; and a second drum rotatably mounted in the second tub.
[0016] The laundry treating apparatus may further comprise a first
tub mounted in the first cabinet and rotatably receiving the first
drum.
Advantageous Effects
[0017] Accordingly, the embodiments have following advantageous
effects. According to at least one embodiment of the present
disclosure. The laundry treating apparatus includes a plurality of
laundry treating devices which are disposed vertically, with a
function of laundry treating (e.g., laundry washing and laundry
drying).
[0018] Furthermore, the laundry treating apparatus is capable of
facilitating a user's unloading process for clothes from a top one
of the two laundry treating devices disposed vertically.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating one example of a laundry
treating apparatus in accordance with the present invention;
and
[0020] FIG. 2 is a sectional diagram illustrating the example of
the laundry treating apparatus.
DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS
[0021] Description will now be given in detail according to
exemplary embodiments disclosed herein, with reference to the
accompanying drawings. For the sake of brief description with
reference to the drawings, the same or equivalent components may be
provided with the same reference numbers, and description thereof
will not be repeated.
[0022] As shown in FIG. 1, a laundry treating apparatus 100 may
include a first treating device 1 configured to wash clothes; and a
second treating device 3 which is mounted on a bottom of the first
treating device and configured to wash clothes.
[0023] As shown in FIG. 2, the first treating device 1 may include
a first cabinet 11; and a first tub 12 mounted in the first cabinet
and configured to hold wash water therein; a first drum 15 provided
in the first tub 12 and in which clothes are loaded; and a first
drive unit 17 configured to rotate the first drum.
[0024] The first cabinet 11 may include a cover 111 which defines a
top surface of the first treating device. A first introduction
opening 113 for unloading the clothes held in the first drum; and a
first control panel 112 configured to control the operation of the
first treating device 1.
[0025] The first control panel 112 may include an input unit (112a,
a first treating device input unit) configured to receive a user's
input of a control command; a display unit (112b, a first treating
device display unit) configured to display a process for
identifying the input control command or executing the user's input
control command. Accordingly, the user is able to transmit a
required control signal for driving the first drive unit 17 via the
first treating device input unit 112a.
[0026] The first introduction opening 113 is closable by a first
treating device door (114, a first door) rotatably coupled to the
first cabinet.
[0027] The first tub 12 may be formed in any shapes only if capable
of storing the wash water therein. The first tub 12 may be supplied
the wash water via a first water supply unit 181 and the wash water
held in the first tub 12 may be drained outside the first tub 12
via a first drainage unit 183.
[0028] The first tub 12 may include a first tub body 121 having a
cylindrical shape; and a first tub opening 123 provided in the
first tub body and configured to communicate with the first
introduction opening 113. The first tub body 121 may be fixedly
mounted in the first cabinet 1 by a first tub support unit 125. A
mechanism capable of absorbing or dampening the vibration generated
in the first tub 12 may be provided as the first tub support unit
12.
[0029] The first drum 15 may include a first drum body 151 provided
in the first tub 12 and configured to accommodate clothes. The
first drum body 151 may be rotatable in the first tub body 121 by a
first drive unit 17 so that it may be formed in a cylindrical
shape.
[0030] A first drum opening 153 is provided in the first drum body
151 and the first drum opening 153 is in communication with the
first tub opening 123 and the first introduction opening 113. A
through-hole 155 may be provided in a circumferential surface of
the first drum body 151 to supply the wash water held in the first
tub body 121 to the inside of the first drum body 151.
[0031] The first drum opening 153 may be formed in any shapes only
if capable of communicating the first tub opening 133 with the
inside of the first drum body 151. FIG. shows that the first drum
opening 153 is an open surface arranged in the top of the first
drum body 151 as one example.
[0032] The first drum 15 mentioned above may be rotatable in the
first tub 12 by the first drive unit 17. The first drive unit 17
may include a stator 171 fixed to an outer bottom surface of the
first tub 12 to form a rotating magnetic field; and a rotor having
the first drum shaft 157 fixed thereto and rotatable by the
rotating magnetic field. The first drum shaft 157 may penetrate the
bottom surface of the first tub 12 and connect the rotor 173 with
the first drum body 151 with each other.
[0033] In case the first treating device 1 is the top loading type
of which the first introduction opening 113 is located in a cover
(111, a top surface of the first cabinet), it is preferred that the
first drum shaft 157 is inclined a preset angle (A) with respect to
the bottom surface of the first cabinet, which will be described
later in detail.
[0034] The first treating device 1 having the structure mentioned
above may wash clothes by rotating the first drum 15, using the
first drive unit, after a first control unit (not shown, a first
treating device control unit) controls the first water supply unit
181 to supply wash water to the first tub 12. Hence, the first
control unit controls the first drainage unit 183 to drain the wash
water outside the first tub and then the first drive unit 17 to
rotate the first drum 15, only to dry-spin the clothes.
[0035] As shown in FIG. 1, the second treating device 3 may include
a second cabinet 31 arranged underneath the first treating device
1; a drawer 32 extractable from the second cabinet; a second tub
(34, see FIG. 2) mounted in the drawer and configured to hold wash
water therein; and a second drum (35, see FIG. 2) oriented in the
second tub and configured to hold clothes therein.
[0036] A front through-hole 311 is provided in a front surface of
the second cabinet 31, so that the drawer 32 may be movable from or
into the second cabinet 31 through the front through-hole 311.
[0037] The drawer 32 includes a drawer body 321 having an open top
surface; and a drawer cover 327 provided in the open top surface of
the drawer body to define the top surface of the drawer body
321.
[0038] A drawer panel 323 may be provided in a front surface of the
drawer body 321 and function as means for opening and closing the
front through-hole 311 and as a handle for extracting or inserting
the drawer 321 from or into the second cabinet 31.
[0039] A second control panel 325 may be provided in the drawer
panel 323 and configured to control the operation of the second
treating device 3. The second control panel 325 includes the means
(a second treating device control unit) for controlling a second
water supply unit, a second drainage unit and a second drive unit,
which will be described later.
[0040] The second control panel 325 may include an input unit
(325a, a second treating device input unit) for facilitating the
user's input of a control command to the second treating device 3;
and a display unit (325a, a second treating device display unit)
configured to allow the user to confirm the control command input
via the second treating device input unit 325a or notice an
executing process of the user's input control command.
[0041] The drawer cover 327 may include a first through-hole 328
penetrating the drawer cover 327 to communicate the inside with the
outside of the drawer body 321. The functions of the first
through-hole 328 and the second through-hole 329 will be described
later.
[0042] As shown in FIG. 2, the second tub 34 may include a second
tub body 341 fixed in the drawer 32 by a second tub support unit
349; and a tub cover 343 for defining a top surface of the second
tub body.
[0043] In case the first treating device 1 and the second treating
device 3 are provided as the devices for washing clothes, the
volume of the second tub 34 could be set equal to that of the first
tub 12 and it is preferred that the volume of the second tub is set
smaller than that of the first tub 12.
[0044] When the first treating device 1 is mounted on the top of
the second treating device 3, a diameter of the first tub may be
almost equal to a diameter of the second tub. Under such a
condition, it could be difficult for the user to load or unload the
clothes into or from the first drum 15 through the too high first
introduction opening 113 provided in the first treating device
provided on the top of the second treating device of which the
first and second tubs have the same volume.
[0045] Accordingly, when the first treating device 1 is mounted on
the top of the second treating device 3, it is preferred that the
volume of the second tub 34 is smaller than that of the first tub
13. More specifically, when the diameter of the first tub is equal
or similar to that of the second tub, the height of the second tub
may be smaller than that of the first tub.
[0046] A second tub introduction opening (345, the second
introduction opening) is provided in the tub cover 343 to
communicate the inside with the outside of the second tub body 341
and such the second tub is open and closed by the second treating
device door (348, the second door).
[0047] The second introduction opening 345 is located under the
first through-hole 328, so that the second door 348 is able to be
rotated outside the drawer 32 through the first through-hole 328
provided in the drawer cover 25. Accordingly, the user is able to
load clothes into the second tub 34 by opening the second door 348
after moving the drawer 32 outwardly from the second cabinet
31.
[0048] Meanwhile, a water inlet hole 347 connected to a water
supply pipe 371 is further provided in the top surface of the
second tub 34. The water supply pipe 371 may function as the means
for connecting a water supply source with the water inlet hole 347.
The water supply pipe 371 is inserted in the drawer via the second
through-hole 329 provided in the drawer cover.
[0049] The second drum 35 may include a cylindrical second drum
body 351; a second drum opening 353 provided in a top surface of
the second drum body; and a plurality of through-holes 355
penetrating the second drum body 351.
[0050] The second drum opening 353 is located under the second
introduction opening 345 and becomes the passage of the clothes
toward the second drum body 351. The through-holes 355 become the
passage of the wash water held in the second tub 34 into the second
drum body 351.
[0051] The second drum body 351 may be rotatable by the second
drive unit 36. The second drive unit 36 may include a stator 361
fixed to the second tub 34 and forming a rotating magnetic field;
and a rotor 363 rotatable by the rotating magnetic field and having
the second drum shaft 357 fixed thereto.
[0052] The second drum shaft 357 may penetrate the second tub 34 to
connect the bottom surface of the second drum body 351 with the
rotor 363. As shown in the drawing, the second drum shaft 357 may
be provided to form a right angle with respect to the bottom
surface of the second tub 34.
[0053] The second tub 34 is supplied wash water via the second
water supply unit and has the wash water drained outside via the
second drainage unit. The second water supply unit may include a
water supply pipe 371 connecting a water supply source (not shown)
with the water inlet hole 347; and a water supply valve 373 for
opening and closing the water supply pipe 371 based on the control
of the second control unit (not shown, the second treating device
control unit).
[0054] The second drainage unit may include a drainage pipe 374
guiding the wash water from the second tub 34 outside the second
cabinet 31; and a drainage pump 372 for draining the wash water
held in the second tub 34 based on a control signal of the second
treating device control unit.
[0055] Meanwhile, the drawer 32 provided in the second treating
device 3 has to be extractable from the second cabinet 31 and it is
preferred that the water supply pipe 371 and the drainage pipe 374
are manufactured in a shrinkable structure or made of made of an
elastic material.
[0056] In accordance with the laundry treating apparatus of the
embodiment having the structure mentioned above, the first treating
device 1 is mounted on the top of the second treating device 3.
Accordingly, it is a core factor for determining the use
convenience of the present invention whether the user is able to
unload the laundry held in the first drum 15 out of the first
cabinet 11.
[0057] To facilitate the easy unloading of the laundry held in the
first drum 15 out of the first cabinet 11, the first introduction
opening 113 and the first drum opening 153 need to be lowered. For
that, it is preferred that the first drum shaft 157 is inclined
more than 0.degree. and less than 90.degree. and that the first
introduction opening 113 is inclined upwardly toward a direction in
which the drawer 32 is moved inwardly (or downwardly toward
direction in which the drawer 32 is moved outwardly).
[0058] More specifically, the distance from the bottom surface of
the second cabinet 31 to a front side of a circumferential surface
of the first introduction opening 113 may be shorter than the
distance from the bottom surface of the second cabinet 31 to a back
side of the circumferential surface of the first introduction
opening 113 and the first drum 13 may be tilted a preset angle
(A).
[0059] The meaning of the first introduction opening 113 is
inclined upwardly toward the direction in which the drawer 32 is
drawn inwardly is that the first introduction opening 113 becomes
higher toward the rear surface of the first cabinet 11.
[0060] For that, the distance (H1) from the bottom surface of the
second cabinet 31 to the front surface of the cover 111 may be
lower or shorter than the distance to the rear surface of the cover
11.
[0061] The first introduction opening 113, the first tub opening
123 and the first drum opening 153 may be provided in parallel with
each other. In other words, the angles of the first introduction
opening 113, the first tub opening 123 and the first drum opening
153 may be the same with respect to the ground or the bottom
surface of the first cabinet 11.
[0062] Alternatively, the first tub opening 123 and the first drum
opening 153 may be provided in parallel but the first introduction
opening 113 may be provided at a different angle from the first tub
opening 123.
[0063] More specifically, the angel (B3) of the first introduction
opening 113 with respect to the bottom surface of the first cabinet
11 (the bottom surface of the second cabinet) may be smaller or
larger than the angle (B1 or B2, the angle of the first drum
opening) of the first tub opening 123 with respect to the bottom
surface of the first cabinet 11.
[0064] When the angle (B1) of the first tub opening 123 with
respect to the bottom surface of the first cabinet 11 is larger
than the angle (B3) of the first introduction opening 113, the user
is able to unload the laundry held in the first drum 15 out of the
cabinet 11 easily.
[0065] Meanwhile, when the first drum 15 is tilted a preset angle
(A) with respect to the bottom surface of the first tub 12, one of
the width (W1) and height (W2) of the first cabinet cross section
may be longer than the other one so as to increase the volume of
the first drum 15.
[0066] FIG. 1 illustrates that the side (W2) in parallel with the
direction in which the drawer 32 is extracted (X-axis direction) is
longer than the side (W) in parallel with a width direction (Y-axis
direction) of the drawer 32 out of the cross section of the first
cabinet 11.
[0067] When the length (W2) in parallel with X-axis of the first
cabinet cross section is larger than the length (W1) in parallel
with Y-axis, the length (W3) of the side in parallel with the
direction in which the drawer 32 is extracted (X-axis) out of the
second cabinet cross section may be smaller than the length of the
side in parallel with the direction in which the drawer 32 is
extracted out of the first cabinet cross section.
[0068] The first control panel 112 provided in the first cabinet 11
may be arranged in any areas of a front area, a rear area and a
side area with respect to the first introduction opening 112.
Considering that the first introduction opening 112 becomes higher
toward the rear surface of the first cabinet 11, it is preferred
that the first control panel 112 is located in the front area with
respect to the first introduction opening 113.
[0069] As the present features may be embodied in several forms
without departing from the characteristics thereof, it should also
be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited
by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless
otherwise specified, but rather should be considered broadly within
its scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all
changes and modifications that fall within the metes and bounds of
the claims, or equivalents of such metes and bounds, are therefore
intended to be embraced by the appended claims.
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