Drum washing machine with upwardly-openable door

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-27
LG ELECTRONICS INC
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[0011] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, among others, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a drum washing machine with an upwardly-openable door which is upwardly movable to a position above a cabinet of the drum washing machine, and which is usable as a laundry holder when opened, thereby facilitating the opening of the door and a convenient laundry loading or unloading process, even where the drum washing machine is installed in a limited space.

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However, the above-mentioned conventional drum washing machine has a deficiency because the door 5 cannot be fully opened where the washing machine 1 is installed close to a wall W, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, because the door 5 is horizontally hingably opened.
In the process of taking the laundry out of the washing machine, however, the user may drop the laundry to the floor because the laundry is in an entangled condition.
In this case, there is a problem in that the dropped laundry must be washed again.
Such a requirement to use the laundry basket may cause the user inconvenience when taking the laundry out of the washing machine.

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[0029] Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6, for example, the drum washing machine, which is provided with the upwardly-openable door 30 in accordance with the present invention, may include a cabinet 10 to form an outer structure of the drum washing machine. An opening 11 may be provided at a front wall of the cabinet 10 to allow laundry (not shown) to be put into or taken out of the drum washing machine.

[0030] Devices to perform a washing operation may be installed in the cabinet 10. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the drum washing machine may include a tub 23 supported by a spring 21 and a damper 22 in the cabinet 10 to contain washing water (not shown), a drum 25 arranged in the tub 23 to wash laundry while rotating, and a drive motor 27 to rotate the drum 25.

[0031] The opening 11 of the cabinet 10 may communicate with respective openings of the tub 23 and drum 25 to allow laundry to be put into or taken out of the drum 25. A gasket 29 may be interposed between the openings of the cabin...

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[0055] According to at least one aspect of the second embodiment, for example, the automatic opening / closing mechanism may further include an automatic door-opening button 61 and / or an automatic door-closing button 62 respectively disposed at the control panel 18, which may form the front wall of the cabinet 10; and a motor control unit 65 disposed in the cabinet 10 for supplying electrical current to the electric motor 70 and / or for controlling the operation of the electric motor 70 according to the actuation of the automatic door-opening and / or closing buttons 61 and / or 62.

[0056] The electric motor 70 may be connected to the first link member 41 and mounted to the link bracket 44 for rotating the first link member 41, for example, such that the door 30 is moved along a substantially vertical direction to open and / or close the door 30. Alternatively, the electric motor 70 may be connected to the second link member 45.

[0057] For example, according to at least one aspect of the seco...

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A drum washing machine includes a cabinet including an opening at a front wall of the cabinet to allow laundry to be put into or taken out of the cabinet, a door at the front wall of the cabinet to open or close the opening of the cabinet, and a door opening / closing mechanism connected between the cabinet and the door to move the door above the cabinet when opening the door such that a front surface of the door is upwardly directed when the door is open, and to move the door toward the front wall of the cabinet when closing the door. The door is usable as a laundry holder when the door is open.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIORITY DOCUMENT [0001] This application claims the benefit of priority to Korean Patent Application No. 2004-0085419, filed with the Korean Patent Office on Oct. 25, 2004, and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a drum washing machine with an upwardly-openable door, in which the door can be used as a laundry holder when the door is upwardly opened. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Referring to FIG. 1, for example, a conventional drum washing machine is illustrated which includes a cabinet 1, in which a tub and a drum are installed extending horizontally. An opening 3 is formed at a front wall of the cabinet 1 to communicate with the tub and drum. A door 5 is mounted to the cabinet 1 to open and close the opening 3. [0006] The door 5 is hingably mounted, at one side thereof, to a portion of the cabinet 1 corresponding to a sid...

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IPC IPC(8): D06F39/14
CPCD06F39/14D06F2105/44D06F37/42D06F37/28D06F37/10D06F37/267
InventorKIM, DONG WONLEE, DONG HYEOCK
OwnerLG ELECTRONICS INC