Patent ID: 11898296
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  F | IPC D  F

Claim 16:
17. A washing agent pump for a laundry treating apparatus having an external container, comprising:
a passage forming member configured to provide a passage of a washing agent, the passage forming member including an intake valve to open and to close an inlet port of a pressing space, and a discharge valve to open and to close an outlet port of the pressing space;
an introduction end portion to protrude from the passage forming member and to couple to the external container;
an introduction hole opening/closing member disposed at the introduction end portion, and configured to open and to close a hole provided at a lateral surface of the introduction end portion;
an elastic member configured to apply elastic force to move, in a first direction, the introduction hole opening/closing member relative to the introduction end portion; and
a movement restriction member configured to restrict the movement of the introduction hole opening/closing member in the first direction and prevent separation of the introduction hole opening/closing member away from the washing agent pump, and
wherein when the introduction end portion is to couple to the external container, the hole is positioned inside the external container.