Patent ID: 11959219
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  F | IPC D  F

Claim 5:
6. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 5, wherein the piston operating unit comprises:
an electric motor having a rotation shaft to provide a rotational motion; and
a driving force transferring portion configured to convert the rotational motion into the linear reciprocating motion of the piston, and
wherein the driving force transferring portion comprises:
a driving gear disposed on the rotation shaft of the electric motor;
a driving force transfer gear to engage with the driving gear;
a driven gear to engage with the driving force transfer gear and to rotate based on a driving force from the electric motor;
a crankshaft having a rotating shaft provided at the driven gear, and to rotate integrally with the driven gear; and
a piston rod having a first end to couple to the piston and a second end to couple to the crankshaft.