Patent ID: 11946185
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A washing machine comprising:
a cabinet including a front cabinet that defines a cabinet introduction port;
a tub disposed in the cabinet, the tub defining a tub introduction port that is coaxially positioned with the cabinet introduction port;
a cabinet door disposed at the cabinet and configured to open and close the cabinet introduction port;
a tub door disposed at the tub and configured to open and close the tub introduction port; and
a gap-shielding device configured to open and close a gap defined between the front cabinet and the tub based on operation of the tub door,
wherein the gap-shielding device comprises:
a base fixed to the front cabinet,
a movable body provided at the base and configured to move relative to the base,
an actuator provided at the base and configured to move the movable body toward the gap, and
a shielding end configured to, based on the actuator moving the movable body toward the gap, move into the gap to shield the gap.