Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet including a top cover having an introduction port, a tub provided in the cabinet so as to store water and including a tub opening, a storage provided at the top cover so as to be exposed to an outside of the cabinet, the storage including a detergent introduction port, and a storage cap adapted to be rotated about a plurality of shaft members, which are coupled to the storage in a state of being spaced apart from each other, so as to open and close the detergent introduction port, wherein the storage cap includes a first storage cap and a second storage cap disposed adjacent to each other, and the shaft member of the first storage cap and the shaft member of the second storage cap are coupled to the storage in a direction away from each other.

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         18 . A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:
 a cabinet including a top cover having an introduction opening;   a tub provided in the cabinet, the tub being configured to store water therein, the tub having a tub opening facing the introduction opening;   a storage provided at the top cover, at least a portion of the storage being exposed to outside of the cabinet, the storage including a detergent introduction opening;   a first storage cap having a plurality of first shaft members spaced apart from each other in one direction;   a second storage cap having a plurality of second shaft members spaced apart from each other in the one direction,   wherein the first storage cap and the second storage cap are rotatable to open and close the detergent introduction opening, and   wherein the first shaft members of the first storage cap and the second shaft members of the second storage cap are inserted into and coupled to the storage in a direction away from each other.   
     
     
         19 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein a distance between the first storage cap and the second storage cap is less than a length by which each of the plurality of first shaft members and the plurality of second shaft members are inserted into the storage. 
     
     
         20 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the detergent introduction opening comprises a first detergent introduction opening and a second detergent introduction opening adjacent to the first detergent introduction opening in the one direction,
 wherein the first storage cap is configured to open and close the first detergent introduction opening, and   wherein the second storage cap is configured to open and close the second detergent introduction opening.   
     
     
         21 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the detergent introduction opening includes a first detergent introduction opening and a second detergent introduction opening,
 wherein the storage further includes:
 a first storage body having the first detergent introduction opening; and 
 a second storage body having the second detergent introduction opening, 
   wherein the first shaft members of the first storage cap are coupled to the first storage body, and   wherein the second shaft members of the second storage cap are coupled to the second storage body.   
     
     
         22 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the storage further comprises an installation unit located at the top cover, the first storage body and the second storage body being releasably coupled to the installation unit by being moved toward a central portion of the installation unit along the one direction. 
     
     
         23 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein the installation unit extends in a width direction of the cabinet, and
 wherein the width direction is the one direction.   
     
     
         24 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 23 , further comprising a door rotatably coupled to the top cover to open and close the introduction opening,
 wherein the first storage body and the second storage body are positioned rearward of the door.   
     
     
         25 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of first shaft members of the first storage cap extend in a direction away from the second storage cap, and
 wherein the plurality of second shaft members of the second storage cap extend in a direction away from the first storage cap.   
     
     
         26 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the storage further comprises:
 a plurality of first shaft receivers configured to receive the plurality of first shaft members; and   a plurality of second shaft receivers configured to receive the plurality of second shaft members, and   wherein a distance between the first storage cap and the second storage cap is less than a length of each of the plurality of first shaft receivers and the plurality of second shaft receivers in the one direction.   
     
     
         27 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 26 , where the length of each of the plurality of first shaft members and the length of each of the plurality of the second shaft members is greater than the length of each of the plurality of the first shaft receivers and the plurality of the second shaft receivers, respectively. 
     
     
         28 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the first storage cap comprises a plurality of first shaft bases from which the plurality of first shaft members extend, and
 wherein the plurality of first shaft bases are disposed so as to be spaced apart in the one direction.   
     
     
         29 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the plurality of first shaft members extend from the plurality of first shaft bases in a same direction. 
     
     
         30 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein the plurality of first shaft members extend away from the second storage cap. 
     
     
         31 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein the first storage cap includes a first cap panel configured to cover a portion of the detergent introduction opening,
 wherein the plurality of first shaft bases extend away from the first cap panel, and   wherein the plurality of first shaft members are located at ends of the first shaft bases spaced from the first cap panel.   
     
     
         32 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the storage further includes a plurality of first through holes through which the plurality of first shaft members extend, and
 wherein at least one of the plurality of first shaft members comprises a first separation inhibitor at an end thereof, the first separation member extending in a diametrical direction of a corresponding first through hole of the plurality of first through holes.   
     
     
         33 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein an end of at least one of the plurality of first shaft members includes a separation groove dividing the end of the at least one of the plurality of first shaft members into a plurality of segments. 
     
     
         34 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein the first separation inhibitor is provided at at least one of the plurality of segments. 
     
     
         35 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein the storage further includes a first separation promotor configured to press the first separation inhibitor at a maximum rotational position of the first storage cap to reduce a distance between the plurality of segments. 
     
     
         36 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 35 , wherein the first separation promotor is configured to come into contact with the first separation inhibitor at a point on a rotational periphery of the first separation inhibitor corresponding to the maximum rotation position of the first storage cap. 
     
     
         37 . The laundry treatment apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein an end of at least one of the plurality of first shaft members includes a separation groove dividing the end of the at least one of the plurality of first shaft members into a plurality of segments.