Patent ID: 8104848

Claim:
A dryer having a door opening and closing apparatus, the door opening and closing apparatus comprising: a cabinet provided with an opening part; a door installed to the cabinet to open and close the opening part; a hook provided to the door; a fixing part provided to the cabinet; a plate spring provided to the fixing part to allow the hook to be inserted therein; and a projection part provided to the fixing part to allow the plate spring to be pivoted, wherein the fixing part includes: a fixing panel having a hole part through which the hook is inserted or drawn out; and a cover coupled to the fixing panel and having a seating part in which the plate spring is seated, the fixing panel includes: a guide part in which the plate spring is inserted; and a flange part formed at the guide part and projected to limit the motion of the plate spring, the flange part being formed in such a way that the middle portion of the guide part is formed so as to be inwardly concave, and the plate spring includes a first bended part configured to be caught in one side of the hook; a second bended part configured to be caught in the other side of the hook; a connection part connecting the first bended part and the second bended part; and protrusions projected from the connection part in a lateral direction so as to be interposed between the flange part and the seating part.