A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet; a tub; a drum; a detergent storage unit retracting or extending into or from the cabinet through a detergent opening; and a protective casing coupled to a front panel and disposed in rear of the detergent opening and surrounding at least a portion of the detergent storage unit retracting into the cabinet, wherein the protective casing has an opening stopper protruding toward the detergent storage unit, wherein the detergent storage unit has a stopper protrusion located in rear of the opening stopper while the detergent storage unit has retracted into the cabinet, wherein during a process of extending the detergent storage unit from the cabinet, the stopper protrusion comes into contact with the opening stopper, thus limiting an extending distance of the detergent storage unit.

A combination washer/dryer including a tub. A heating circuit is positioned adjacent the tub. The heating circuit draws in drying air from adjacent the front end of the tub. The heating circuit has a duct system. The duct system moves drying air from an area adjacent the front of the tub to a rear end of the tub to enable the drying air to enter a rear end of a drum.

A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet defining a cabinet interior. A drum is rotatable within the cabinet interior, and at least partially defines a treating chamber. The treating chamber has a treating chamber air inlet and a treating chamber air outlet. A drying air circuit is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber air inlet and to the treating chamber air outlet. The laundry treating appliance can include first and second air temperature sensors, at least a first humidity sensor, and a controller operably coupled with the sensors.

A method of operating a pair of laundry appliances is provided. The pair of laundry appliances includes a washing machine appliance and a dryer appliance. The method includes determining a first moisture extraction curve of a spin cycle of the washing machine appliance and determining a second moisture extraction curve of the dryer appliance. The method further includes rotating a basket of the washing machine appliance at an extraction speed for a predetermined period of time. The predetermined period of time is based on the first moisture extraction curve and the second moisture extraction curve.

A clothing treating device comprises first and second clothing treating drums which are arranged in longitudinal order. A frame comprises a lower frame configured to place the second clothing treating drum. An upper frame is mounted on a top of the lower frame, and is configured to mount the first clothing treating drum. By setting the upper frame and lower frame independent from each other, an objective of replacing and repairing parts of the frame may be achieved. The first clothing treating drum and the second clothing treating drum are respectively mounted in corresponding parts of the frame in order to realize a modular management of the device, and a device with only the second clothing treating drum and a device with both the first and second clothing treating drums may be produced on the same production line, thereby improving modularity of the device and reducing production cost.

Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus. The laundry treating apparatus includes a first treating apparatus having a first front panel disposed on a front face thereof and a first drum disposed therein for accommodating laundry, and a second treating apparatus disposed beneath the first treating apparatus to support the first treating apparatus. The second treating apparatus has a second front panel disposed on a front face thereof and a second drum disposed therein for accommodating the laundry. The laundry treating apparatus further includes a control panel disposed between the first front panel and the second front panel. The control panel is signally connected to the first treating apparatus and the second treating apparatus. The control panel is inserted between the first front panel and the second front panel, and is fixed by sliding in a lateral direction.

A clothes treatment apparatus includes a first case, a second case, a width-direction bracket for coupling at least one of front walls or rear walls of the first case and the second case to each other in a width direction, a depth-direction bracket for coupling at least one of upper walls or lower walls of the first case and the second case to each other in a depth direction, and a height-direction bracket for coupling at least one of the front walls or the rear walls of the first case and the second case to each other in a height direction. At least two of the width-direction bracket, the depth-direction bracket, or the height-direction bracket are configured to fix at least two surfaces of the first case and the second case.

A laundry system having a first laundry appliance for washing fabric items, a second laundry appliance for drying fabric items horizontally arranged relative to the first laundry appliance, a washing module vertically arranged above one of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance, and a non-tumble drying module vertically arranged above the other of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance for drying fabric items.

This invention is a combination washer and dryer powered by solar energy. The solar energy unit collects solar energy and converts it into electrical energy which is stored in an energy storage device. The solar energy unit connects to the main enclosure to power the electronic control circuits and the motor in the main enclosure. Within the main enclosure is a second energy storage device. The main enclosure also comprises a receptacle for liquid, detergent, and the clothing bin. The clothing bin is rotated or agitated by a motor according to instructions provided by the electronic control circuit and powered by either the solar panel directly or by one of the two energy storage devices.

The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment apparatus comprising: a first cabinet forming the outer appearance; a first drum of a cylindrical shape having open front and rear surfaces; a second cabinet located under the first cabinet; a tub located in the second cabinet; a second drum located in the tub to be rotatable and accommodating clothing; a first air suction duct for sucking the air in the first drum; a second air suction duct for sucking the air in the tub; a connection duct connected to the first air suction duct and the second air suction duct and including a heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the sucked air; a first exhaust duct for discharging the air, which has exchanged heat via the heat exchanger, to the first drum; and a second exhaust duct for discharging the air, which has exchanged heat via the heat exchanger, to the tub.