Patent ID: 9663889
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet including a laundry introduction hole formed therein to introduce laundry; a drum rotatably provided in the cabinet, the drum comprising a drum introduction hole, formed in a front surface thereof, in communication with the laundry introduction hole; at least three main balancers provided in the drum defining a space where liquid is stored, wherein the main balancers are spaced apart from each other at preset angle intervals with respect to a rotation axis of the drum; a sub balancer provided at the drum to provide a circulation passage of the liquid, the circulation passage having an annular shape, the sub balancer increasing load of the drum locally by flowing the liquid stored in the circulation passage to the lowest point of a drum rotation locus based on a rotation speed of the drum; and a supplier selectively supplying the liquid to each of the main balancers and the sub balancer, wherein the sub balancer exhausts the liquid stored in the circulation passage outside the circulation passage based on the rotation speed of the drum, and wherein the circulation passage does not communicate with the main balancers.