Laundry treatment apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treatment apparatuses are limited in reducing volume, leading to space inefficiency and the need for multiple units, which complicates stacking and increases the risk of upper units falling during operation.
Innovation Solution
A laundry treatment apparatus design featuring stacked units with a cabinet connecting unit and supporting mechanisms to prevent falling, shared water supply and discharge systems, and operation synchronization between units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple laundry treatment apparatuses are stacked vertically, then space utilization is improved, but the risk of upper units falling during operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cabinet supporting unit is installed in advance on the mounting surface before the upper cabinet is placed. This preliminary installation ensures that the support structure is ready to prevent falling from the beginning, addressing the stability issue while maintaining the space-saving vertical stacking configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The cabinet supporting unit acts as an intermediary element between the mounting surface and the upper cabinet. It transfers and distributes the load from the upper cabinet to the mounting surface, preventing direct contact and potential falling while enabling stable vertical stacking
2Ease of operation
If the drawer is completely extracted for laundry loading, then ease of operation is improved, but the cabinet becomes unstable and may fall
Solution Approach 1:
The cabinet supporting unit serves as a mediator between the cabinet and the mounting surface, providing continuous support even when the drawer is fully extracted. This allows complete drawer accessibility while maintaining cabinet stability through the intermediate support structure
Solution Approach 2:
The support unit is pre-installed on the mounting surface to provide stability before any drawer operation occurs. This preliminary stabilization ensures that the cabinet remains secure during the entire drawer extraction and insertion cycle, enabling full operational accessibility
Data Source
AI summary
A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a first cabinet, a first drawer drawably disposed in the first cabinet, a first receiver disposed in the first drawer so as to contain laundry therein, a second cabinet disposed under the first cabinet so as to support the first cabinet, a second receiver disposed in the second cabinet so as to contain laundry, a cabinet connecting unit for connecting the first cabinet to the second cabinet, and a cabinet supporting unit for preventing the first cabinet from falling down from the second cabinet when the first drawer is taken out of the first cabinet.