A laundry treatment apparatus including a plurality of swivel casters. Two of the swivel casters are braked swivel casters. One of the swivel casters other than the braked swivel casters is a vertically adjustable swivel caster. The braked swivel casters restrain translational movement of the laundry treatment apparatus across a floor. The vertically adjustable swivel caster can help fix the position of the laundry treatment apparatus so as to restrain rocking and twisting of the laundry treatment apparatus.

An articulating platform assembly for a home appliance includes a bracket selectively coupled to a cabinet support structure of the home appliance, a first platform support structure extending from the bracket along the vertical direction, a platform base rotatably coupled to the first platform support structure, wherein the platform base pivots with respect to the first platform support structure between an open position and a closed position; and a second platform support structure pivotally attached to the platform base opposite the first platform support structure, the second platform support structure being movable between a first position and a second position.

A lifting device and a washing machine to resolve difficulty moving a washing machine. The device includes a driving device, a connection rod, a first lever, a second lever and support legs, where the driving device is on the bottom of a washing machine body; the support legs are arranged at the bottom of the body; the driving device is connected to a first end of the first lever and to a first end of the second lever in a driving manner, by the connection rod; a second end of the first lever is connected to one of the support legs, and a pivoting end of the first lever is connected to the washing machine body; and a second end of the second lever is connected to one of the support legs, and a pivoting end of the second lever is connected to the washing machine body.

An appliance drain pan comprises a floor and an upturned rim around an outer edge of the floor. The floor has a first side portion, a second side portion opposite and spaced apart from the first side portion, and a central portion therebetween. A first plurality of raised projections protrudes upward from the first side portion of the floor. A second plurality of raised projections protrudes upward from the second side portion of the floor. Each projection of the first and second plurality of raised projections has a top surface that is substantially parallel to the floor.

Disclosed is a washing machine capable of reinforcing strength against vibration and falling by including a reinforcement member for improving strength. The washing machine includes a cabinet forming an outer appearance, a base disposed at a bottom of the cabinet, a front panel disposed at a front side of the cabinet, and reinforcement members mounted on an inner surface of the front panel to reinforce strength of the front panel, wherein each of the reinforcement members includes a protrusion portion disposed at a lower corner of the front panel and protruding such that at least a portion thereof is connected to the base.

A pedestal assembly for a laundry appliance configured to operably connect to a water supply and drain of the laundry appliance arranged above the pedestal, the pedestal may include a cabinet defining a cavity configured to receive items to be laundered; and a shoe holder having at least one shaft configured to maintain at least one shoe thereon, wherein the shoe holder is configured to rotate within the cavity during a pedestal wash cycle and the shoe holder is configured to maintain a fixed position within the cavity for storage when the pedestal is not operating in a wash cycle.

A clothes dryer configured to improve a drying performance by facilitating discharge of condensed water. The clothes dryer includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably arranged inside the cabinet, a support plate provided in a lower portion of the cabinet, the support plate including an evaporator mounting member and a condenser mounting member adjacent to the evaporator member, an evaporator mounted in the evaporator mounting member, and a condenser mounted in the condenser mounting member, and a fan configured to generate a circulation airflow to circulate air through the evaporator, the condenser, and the drum. The evaporator member includes a plurality of drain holes to drain water collected on the first region therethrough, extending in a widthwise direction which is perpendicular to a direction of the circulation airflow, and each of the plurality of drain holes is spaced apart from one another along the direction of the circulation airflow.

Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet having a front face with a drawer hole defined therein, and a rear cover for forming a rear face of the cabinet, a drawer including a drawer body, a drawer cover, and a cover through-hole defined to penetrate the drawer cover, a tub including a tub body, a tub cover for forming a top face of the tub body, and an inlet defined to penetrate the tub cover, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub, wherein the drum accommodates laundry, a door for closing the inlet, and a door guide for providing a path for the door to reciprocate between a first point where the inlet is closed and a second point where the inlet is opened in a space defined between the tub cover and the drawer cover.

A support for household appliance includes a hydraulic plate which is fixed to the bottom of the household appliance; a sheath, which is fixedly connected with the hydraulic plate; a regulating support, which is arranged in the sheath and is axially movable relative to the sheath; an accommodation chamber, which is formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the regulating support; and a flexible accommodation body, which accommodates a liquid medium and is arranged in the accommodation chamber. The flexible accommodation body extends and retracts to drive the regulating support to axially move in the sheath for leveling under the action of pressure. The hydraulic plate and the sheath can be rapidly, reliably and fixedly connected, the requirements on the strength of connection between the hydraulic plate and the sheath are lowered, and the essential space and height required by the connection are further lowered.

A lifting device and a washing machine having same that resolves difficulty moving existing washing machines. The lifting device includes a driving device, a first lever, a second lever and support feet; the driving device is provided at the bottom of a washing machine body; the support feet are movably provided, in a vertical direction, at the bottom of the body; a first end of the first lever is pivotally connected to the driving device, a second end of the first lever is pivotally connected to one support foot, and a pivoting end of the first lever is pivotally connected to the body; a first end of the second lever is pivotally connected to the driving device, a second end of the second lever is pivotally connected to one support foot, and a pivoting end of the second lever is pivotally connected to the body.