Patent ID: 9567701
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a front panel with an introduction port; a chamber provided in the cabinet to provide a space to receive laundry supplied through the introduction port; a door provided at a front panel, the door having a door body configured to open and close the introduction port by rotating about a horizontal axis parallel to a bottom surface of the front panel, wherein the door body includes a contact surface provided at one side thereof to face the front panel at an oblique angle when the door is closed; and a damper including a damper housing fixed to the front panel, a piston having a first end arranged in the damper housing and a second end contacting the door when the door is closed, a piston support unit arranged in the damper housing to elastically support the piston, wherein the second end of the piston has an inclined piston surface to support the contact surface, wherein the contact surface has a flat surface, and the inclined piston surface is arranged parallel therewith when the door is closed.