Laundry treatment apparatus

摘要

A laundry treatment apparatus including a front panel with an inclined front surface and an opening for the introduction and removal of laundry located on the inclined surface, a door rotatably mounted to the inclined front surface to open or close the opening, and a damper module between the front panel and the door to apply torque to the door in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the door when the door is rotated due to self-load (or self-weight) of the door. The damper module applies torque to the door in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the door when an angle between the front panel and the door is within a range of a prescribed angle, preventing the door from being open or closed due to self-load (or self-weight) of the door, enhancing user convenience.

主权项

1. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
a front panel with an inclined front surface and an opening for the introduction and removal of laundry located on the inclined front surface; a door rotatably mounted to the inclined front surface to open or close the opening; and a damper module between the front panel and the door to apply torque to the door in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the door when the door is rotated due to self-weight of the door, wherein the damper module includes:
an elastic member including a coil portion to rotate in the same direction as a rotating direction of the door when torque of the door is applied to the elastic member; anda guide member to generate torsional stress of the coil portion in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the door by restricting rotation of the coil portion when an angle between the front panel and the door is within a range of a prescribed angle,wherein the elastic member further includes:
a door fixing portion and a guide fixing portion extending respectively from both ends of the coil portion, the door fixing portion being fixed to the door to transmit torque of the door to the coil portion, and the guide fixing portion being fixed to the guide member, andwherein the guide member has a guide groove extending in a circumferential direction thereof, into which the guide fixing portion is inserted to be movable in a rotating direction of the door.