Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a front panel, an inlet formed through the front panel, and an outlet located above the inlet, a door configured to open and close the inlet, a receiving unit configured to provide a receiving space for a target to be treated that is supplied to the inlet, a moving unit configured to be withdrawable from the outlet, the moving unit forming a liquid storage space or a flow path communicating with the receiving unit, and an input/output unit including a rotary input portion rotatably provided on the front panel, the rotary input portion being configured to allow a control command to be selected or input therethrough, and an output portion located in the rotary input portion, the output portion being configured to output set information when the rotary input portion is rotated.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treating apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet comprising a front panel, an inlet formed through the front panel, and an outlet located above the inlet;   a door configured to open and close the inlet;   a receiving unit configured to provide a receiving space for a target to be treated that is supplied to the inlet;   a moving unit configured to be withdrawable from the outlet, the moving unit defining a liquid storage space or a flow path communicating with the receiving unit; and   an input/output unit comprising (i) a rotary input portion rotatably provided on the front panel and configured to allow a control command to be selected or input therethrough, and (ii) an output portion located in the rotary input portion and configured to output set information based on the rotary input portion being rotated,   wherein an upper end of the rotary input portion is located at the same height as an upper end of the moving unit or higher than the upper end of the moving unit.   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a width of the rotary input portion is set to be equal to or greater than a shortest horizontal distance between the rotary input portion and the moving unit. 
     
     
         3 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a shortest vertical distance between an upper end of the front panel and the upper end of the rotary input portion is set to be greater than a shortest vertical distance between a lower end of the rotary input portion and an upper end of the door. 
     
     
         4 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a display unit fixed to the front panel and located opposite the moving unit with respect to the rotary input portion, the display unit being configured to output information identical to the information output by the output portion or information different from the information output by the output portion,   wherein an upper end of the display unit is located lower than the upper end of the rotary input portion, and   wherein a lower end of the display unit is located higher than a lower end of the rotary input portion.   
     
     
         5 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein a width of the rotary input portion is set to be equal to or greater than a shortest horizontal distance between the rotary input portion and the display unit. 
     
     
         6 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein a width of the moving unit is set to be equal to or greater than a shortest horizontal distance between the moving unit and the display unit. 
     
     
         7 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein a shortest horizontal distance between the moving unit and the display unit is set to be equal to or less than a width of the moving unit. 
     
     
         8 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a button input unit located between the rotary input portion and the moving unit or between the rotary input portion and the display unit, the button input unit being configured to receive a control command from a user,   wherein a width of the button input unit is set to be equal to or greater than a shortest horizontal distance between the rotary input portion and the button input unit.   
     
     
         9 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the shortest horizontal distance between the rotary input portion and the button input unit is set to be equal to or less than a shortest horizontal distance between an edge of the front panel and the moving unit. 
     
     
         10 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a handle provided on the moving unit,   wherein a lower end of the button input unit is located between an upper end of the handle and a center of the handle.   
     
     
         11 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the upper end of the handle is located between a center of the moving unit and the lower end of the button input unit. 
     
     
         12 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the lower end of the button input unit is located between the upper end of the handle and the lower end of the display unit. 
     
     
         13 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the upper end of the handle is located between a center of the button input unit and the lower end of the button input unit or between a center of the display unit and the lower end of the button input unit. 
     
     
         14 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the button input unit comprises a first button located between the rotary input portion and the moving unit and a second button located between the rotary input portion and the display unit, and
 wherein a shortest horizontal distance between the rotary input portion and the first button is equal to a shortest horizontal distance between the rotary input portion and the second button.   
     
     
         15 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein a shortest horizontal distance between the moving unit and the first button is set to be less than a shortest horizontal distance between the second button and the display unit. 
     
     
         16 . The laundry treating apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein a width of the display unit is set to be equal to or greater than a longest horizontal distance between the first button and the second button or is set to be equal to or less than a shortest horizontal distance between the moving unit and the display unit.