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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7322127
APP PUB NO 20040111916A1
SERIAL NO

10720395

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Disclosed is an apparatus for opening/closing a door of a dryer, by which the door is opened/closed more simply and swiftly. The present invention includes a housing, a drum rotatably installed in the housing, a heating apparatus for supplying hot air to the drum, a door opening/closing an entrance formed at the housing for putting a laundry in the drum, and an apparatus for opening/closing the door. And, the apparatus for opening/closing the door includes a hook provided at one side of the door of the dryer, the hook having a hanging portion at one end, a latch body provided to the housing in the vicinity of the entrance wherein the hanging portion is inserted the latch body, a pair of holders provided to confront each other in the latch body to hold the hanging portion, a pair of springs provided in rear of the holders, respectively, and a support member provided to the latch body to support each of the springs to move stably.

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LG ELECTRONICS INC128 YEOUI-DAERO YEONGDEUNGPO-GU SEOUL 07336

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hwang, Sung Gi Changwon-si, KR 33 336

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