Patent ID: 9637858
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a front panel having an introduction port; a chamber provided in the cabinet to receive laundry introduced through the introduction port; a door configured to open and close the introduction port selectively about one of a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis, the second rotational axis being different from the first rotational axis; a first switching unit provided at the door, and based on movement thereof, the first switching unit is configured to couple the door to the front panel to be rotatable about the first rotational axis; a second switching unit provided at the door, and based on movement thereof, the second switching unit is configured to couple the door to the front panel to be rotatable about the second rotational axis, wherein the second switching unit is configured to couple the door to the front panel when the first switching unit uncouples the door from the front panel; a first receiving unit configured to provide a space to install the first switching unit and the second switching unit; a second receiving unit configured to provide a space into which a user's finger can be inserted, the second receiving unit being separated from the first receiving unit; a body rotation shaft rotatably coupled to the door; a handle body provided inside the second receiving unit and fixed to the body rotation shaft; and a push unit that is fixed to the body rotation shaft to be located inside the first receiving unit and configured to make the first switching unit move when the handle body rotates, wherein the door comprises an outer frame that forms an outer circumferential surface of the door and an inner frame coupled to the outer frame to face the front panel, and the handle body is configured to rotate toward the outer frame and the push unit is configured to rotate toward the inner frame when the handle body rotates.