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

Claim 15:
16. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:
a cabinet;
a tub to be within the cabinet;
a rotary tub to be within the tub; and
a washing agent supply unit configured to deliver a washing agent for the tub;
wherein the washing agent supply unit comprises:
a storage container to be within the cabinet, and configured to store the washing agent;
a washing agent pump to couple to the storage container, and configured to communicate with the storage container,

wherein the washing agent pump comprises:
a piston configured to move in a linear reciprocating motion;
a piston operating unit configured to provide a driving force to operate the piston;
a case to provide an internal accommodating space for accommodating the piston operating unit;
a first cylinder to protrude from the case in a first direction, and configured to accommodate the piston;
a passage forming member to provide a passage for the washing agent and provide at least a pressing space within the passage forming member; and
a second cylinder to be formed integrally with the passage forming member, and configured to provide an inner space to communicate with the pressing space, and having an opening formed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and accommodating the first cylinder, and
wherein the first cylinder is inserted into the second cylinder through the opening of the second cylinder to couple with the second cylinder.