Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure includes a cabinet including a top cover including an inlet formed therein, a tub provided in the cabinet to store water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub to receive laundry, a storage unit exposed to the outside of the cabinet and configured to store detergent, and a mounting unit provided in the top cover and configured to allow the storage unit to be removably coupled thereto. The mounting unit includes a push coupling part provided to be movable in a first direction so as to be selectively coupled to the storage unit. The push coupling part includes a push body, which is provided in the mounting unit so as to extend in the first direction and includes one end portion protruding outside the mounting unit so as to be movable in the first direction, and a coupling protrusion formed on the push body so as to be selectively coupled to the storage unit. The push body is moved in the first direction to a first position and a second position together with the end portion thereof. When the push body is moved to the first position, coupling of the coupling protrusion to the storage unit is possible, and when the push body is moved to the second position, release of the coupling protrusion from the storage unit is possible.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet comprising a top cover comprising an inlet formed therein;   a tub provided in the cabinet to store water;   a drum rotatably provided in the tub to receive laundry;   a storage unit exposed to an outside of the cabinet and configured to store detergent; and   a mounting unit provided in the top cover and configured to allow the storage unit to be removably coupled thereto,   wherein the mounting unit comprises a push coupling part provided to be movable in a first direction so as to be selectively coupled to the storage unit,   wherein the push coupling part comprises:   a push body provided in the mounting unit so as to extend in the first direction, the push body comprising one end portion protruding outside the mounting unit so as to be movable in the first direction; and   a coupling protrusion formed on the push body so as to be selectively coupled to the storage unit,   wherein the push body is moved in the first direction to a first position and a second position together with the one end portion, and   wherein, when the push body is moved to the first position, coupling of the coupling protrusion to the storage unit is possible, and when the push body is moved to the second position, release of the coupling protrusion from the storage unit is possible.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting unit comprises:
 a mounting body comprising a mounting surface to allow the storage unit to be seated thereon; and   a mounting part provided on the mounting body to couple the push coupling part to the mounting unit so that at least a portion of the push coupling part is coupled to the mounting body inside the mounting body.   
     
     
         3 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the mounting part comprises:
 a push guide supporting the push body to guide movement of the push body in the first direction or a second direction opposite the first direction inside the mounting body;   a coupling hole exposing the coupling protrusion from the mounting surface therethrough so that the coupling protrusion and the storage unit are coupled to each other on the mounting surface; and   a push hole formed in the mounting body so that force is applied to the one end portion of the push body from an outside of the mounting body toward the second position, and   wherein the one end portion of the push body protrudes outside the mounting body through the push hole.   
     
     
         4 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the mounting part further comprises:
 an elastic support part provided inside the mounting body to support the push body in the first direction; and   an elastic part configured to apply restoring force to the push body toward the first position, the elastic part comprising one side supported by the elastic support part and another side contacting the push body.   
     
     
         5 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling protrusion is provided in plural and is formed so as to be integrally moved with the push body. 
     
     
         6 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the push coupling part comprises:
 a push button forming the one end portion of the push body, the bush button being exposed from the mounting unit in the second direction; and   a button stopper provided on the push body to support force in the second direction in the mounting unit.   
     
     
         7 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting unit comprises mounting receiving portions spaced apart from each other in a direction parallel to a ground, and
 wherein the storage unit comprises storage protruding portions protruding toward the mounting receiving portions so as to be inserted into the mounting receiving portions when coupled to the push coupling part.   
     
     
         8 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein each of the storage protruding portions comprises:
 an insertion body protruding from the storage unit toward the mounting unit so as to be inserted into a respective one of the mounting receiving portions; and   an extension body extending while being bent at a predetermined angle from an end of the insertion body that is first inserted into a respective one of the mounting receiving portions among both ends of the insertion body, and   wherein, when the storage unit is coupled to the mounting unit, a free end of the extension body is first inserted into a respective one of the mounting receiving portions, whereby upward movement of each of the storage protruding portions is restricted.   
     
     
         9 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the storage unit further comprises:
 a storage body configured to store detergent, the storage body comprising a seating surface formed to be seated on the mounting surface when coupled to the mounting unit; and   a storage coupling part provided on the seating surface so as to be coupled to the push coupling part, and   wherein the storage coupling part presses the push body in the first direction when coupled to the push coupling part.   
     
     
         10 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the storage coupling part comprises a fixing body formed so as to be coupled to the coupling protrusion, and
 wherein the fixing body is at least partially disposed below the coupling protrusion when the storage coupling part is coupled to the push coupling part.   
     
     
         11 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the storage coupling part comprises:
 a fixing support portion supporting the fixing body so that the fixing body is spaced apart from the seating surface; and   a fixing hole formed by the fixing body and the fixing support portion, and   wherein the fixing hole is formed to allow the coupling protrusion to be at least partially inserted thereinto.   
     
     
         12 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the storage coupling part is formed to protrude from the seating surface toward the mounting surface, and
 wherein the fixing body is coupled to the coupling protrusion in a state of being inserted into the mounting body through the coupling hole.   
     
     
         13 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the coupling protrusion comprises:
 an inclined surface inclined downward toward the first position so that the push body is moved toward the second position when coupled to the storage coupling part; and   a fixing surface extending from a lower end of the inclined surface among both ends of the inclined surface toward the second position to allow an upper surface of the fixing body to be caught thereon.   
     
     
         14 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the fixing body comprises:
 a guide surface formed to face and contact the inclined surface when the storage unit and the mounting unit are coupled to each other; and   a latching surface extending from an upper end of the guide surface among both ends of the guide surface toward the second position, and   wherein, when the storage unit and the mounting unit are coupled to each other, the guide surface presses the inclined surface in the first direction, and the latching surface is restricted from moving upward when disposed below the fixing surface.   
     
     
         15 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein a length (l 1 ) between an upper end and a lower end of the inclined surface is shorter than a length (l 2 ) between an upper end and a lower end of the fixing hole,
 wherein a height (l 3 ) of the fixing surface is greater than a length (l 4 ) between an upper end and a lower end of the fixing body, and   wherein an insertion gap (l 5 ) of the coupling protrusion is greater than a length (l 6 ) of the latching surface.   
     
     
         16 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein the guide surface comprises a surface bent with a predetermined curvature. 
     
     
         17 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein, when the fixing body and the coupling protrusion are coupled to each other, the push body is moved toward the second position, and when an upper end of the fixing body is disposed below the fixing surface, the push body returns to the first position. 
     
     
         18 . The laundry treating apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage unit comprises a storage coupling part protruding toward the mounting unit and formed to be detachably coupled to the mounting unit in an upward-downward direction, and
 wherein the coupling protrusion protrudes upward from the push body toward the storage coupling part, and is coupled to the storage coupling part to restrict upward movement of the storage coupling part when the push body is located at the first position.