KR20180076900A - Laundry Treating Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus to facilitate input and output of laundry. According to the present invention, the laundry treatment apparatus comprises: a cabinet including a first input hole formed on a front surface and a second input hole formed on an upper surface; a first tub installed inside the cabinet to provide a space for storing water; a first tub input hole installed in the first tub to allow the first tub to communicate with the first input hole; a first drum installed inside the first tub to be able to rotate so as to communicate with the first tub input hole and providing a space for storing laundry; a first tub sealing part connecting the first input hole and the first tub input hole, and preventing water inside the first tub from leaking into the cabinet; a first door disposed on the front surface of the cabinet to open/close the first input hole; a second tub disposed inside the cabinet to be disposed on the upper part of the first tub and providing a space for storing water; a second tub input hole penetrating the upper surface of the second tub to allow the second tub to communicate with the second input hole; a second drum disposed inside the second tub to be able to rotate so as to communicate with the second tub input hole and providing a space for storing laundry; a second tub sealing part connecting the second input hole and the second tub input hole, and preventing water inside the second tub from leaking into the cabinet; and a second door disposed on the upper surface of the cabinet to open/close the second input hole.

Description

{Laundry Treating Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus.

Generally, a clothes processing apparatus is a concept including a device for washing clothes (laundry object, dry object), a device for drying clothes, and a device capable of performing both washing and drying of clothes.

Conventional clothes processing apparatuses include a clothes processing apparatus having two processing apparatuses (tubs and drums) having different volumes. The clothes processing apparatus provided with two different processing apparatuses have the effect of washing different types of clothes separately or by selecting one of the two tubs according to the amount of clothes.

In the conventional clothes processing apparatus provided with two processing apparatuses, a first processing apparatus and a second processing apparatus are arranged vertically in a cabinet forming an outer appearance. The conventional clothes processing apparatus includes a first processing apparatus Both the inlet and the second inlet for inputting clothes to the second processing apparatus were provided on the front face of the cabinet. Therefore, the conventional clothes processing apparatus has inconvenient for putting the clothes into the processing apparatus located under the first processing apparatus and the second processing apparatus, or pulling out the clothes from the processing apparatus located below.

According to the present invention, there is provided a clothes processing apparatus in which a charging port of a processing apparatus located at a lower portion is provided in front of a cabinet, and a charging port of a processing apparatus located at an upper portion is located at an upper portion of a cabinet, This is the task to be done.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a cabinet comprising: a cabinet having a first input port provided on a front surface and a second input port provided on an upper surface; A first tub provided inside the cabinet to provide a space for storing water; A first tub inlet provided in the first tub to communicate the first tub and the first inlet; A first drum rotatably installed in the first tub to communicate with the first tub inlet and provide a space for storing clothes; A first tub sealing portion connecting the first inlet port and the first tub inlet port to prevent water in the first tub from leaking into the cabinet; A first door provided on a front surface of the cabinet to open or close the first inlet; A second tub disposed inside the cabinet and positioned above the first tub to provide a space for storing water; A second tub loading port provided to penetrate the upper surface of the second tub to communicate the second tub and the second loading port; A second drum rotatably installed in the second tub to communicate with the second tub inlet and provide a space in which clothes are stored; A second tub sealing portion connecting the second inlet port and the second tub inlet port to prevent water in the second tub from leaking into the cabinet; And a second door provided on an upper surface of the cabinet to open or close the second inlet.

The second tub sealing portion may be formed as a corrugated tube that can be stretched along a height direction of the cabinet.

The second tub sealing portion may be formed of an elastic material that is stretchable along the height direction of the cabinet.

A water supply pipe connected to the water supply source and the second tub sealing part to supply water supplied from the water supply source to the second tub; And a valve that opens or closes the water supply pipe.

The present invention may be applied to a door air passage provided inside the second door; A water supply pipe connecting the water supply source and the door flow path; And a discharge port provided to pass through the second door and discharge the water supplied to the door channel to the second turbine.

The discharge port may be provided with a plurality of through holes that are connected to the door flow path through the second door so as to be located inside the second discharge port when the second door closes the second discharge port.

The present invention provides a stator comprising: a first stator fixed to the first tub and forming a rotating system; A first rotor rotating by a rotating magnetic field generated by the first stator; A first rotary shaft provided to penetrate through the first tub and connect the first drum and the first rotor, the first rotary shaft being disposed at an angle of 0 to 90 degrees with respect to a bottom surface of the cabinet; A second stator fixed to a bottom surface of the second tub to generate a rotating magnetic field; A second rotor rotating by a rotor system generated by the second stator; A second rotating shaft provided to penetrate the bottom surface of the second tub and connect the second drum and the second rotor and being provided at an angle of greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees with respect to the bottom surface of the cabinet; .

The present invention may further comprise: a second tub support for fixing the second tub to the cabinet; A first spring fixing the upper surface of the circumferential surface of the first tub to the cabinet or the second tub; A second spring fixed to the cabinet or the second tub at a position symmetrical to the first spring with respect to a vertical line passing through the rotary shaft of the first drum; And a damper fixing the lower surface of the circumferential surface of the first tub to the cabinet.

The shortest distance between the second rotor and the first tub may be set to be longer than the shortest distance between the cabinet and the first tub.

The present invention provides a cabinet comprising: a base panel defining a bottom surface of the cabinet; A side panel provided along an edge of the base panel to form a space for accommodating the first tub; A housing positioned above the side panels to provide a space for receiving the second tub, the housing defining an upper surface of the cabinet; A front panel extending from the base panel to a front surface of the housing to form a front surface of the cabinet, the front panel having the first input port; A first front frame provided on the base panel and to which the front panel is fixed; A first rear frame provided on the base panel and to which the side panels are fixed; And a first support frame connecting the first front frame and the first rear frame and fixing the first spring and the second spring.

The present invention further includes a second support frame positioned above the first support frame and positioned inside the housing, wherein one end of the second tub support is connected to the second support frame, And the other end of the support portion may be connected to the second tub.

The present invention has the effect of providing a clothes processing apparatus in which the input port of the processing apparatus located at the bottom is disposed in the front of the cabinet and the input port of the processing apparatus located at the top is located at the upper portion of the cabinet, have.

Fig. 1 shows an example of a clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.
2 shows an example of a cabinet provided in the present invention.
3 and 4 show an example of the first processing apparatus and the second processing apparatus provided in the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a second tub door and a second water supply unit provided in the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the details of the embodiments described below, .

The clothes processing apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a cabinet 1 (see FIG. 1), a first processing apparatus 2, 3 (see FIG. 3) provided in the cabinet for providing space for washing and drying clothes, And a second processing device (4, 6, refer to FIG. 3) provided in the cabinet to provide a space for washing and drying clothes and located above the first processing device.

As shown in Fig. 1, the cabinet 1 may be provided to form an appearance of the clothes processing apparatus. 2, the cabinet 1 includes a base panel 11 forming a bottom surface of the clothes processing apparatus, a first processing apparatus 2, 3 provided along the edge of the base panel 11, A housing (14) located above the side panels to provide a space in which the second processing devices (4, 6) are housed, a housing And may include a front panel 12.

The side panel 13 includes a first side surface 131 forming a left side surface of the clothes processing apparatus 100, a second side surface 133 forming a right side surface of the clothes processing apparatus, The first side surface 131, the second side surface 133 and the third side surface 135 may be provided with three sides 135 so that one panel connected to each other corresponds to the shape of the base panel 11 And may be provided by bending.

A first front frame 15 provided along the height direction (Y axis direction) of the clothes processing apparatus and fixed to the front panel, a first rear frame 15 fixed to the side panel 13 16 may be provided. The first front frame 15 may be provided at two front corners of the base panel 11 and the first rear frame 16 may be provided at two rear corners of the base panel 11 respectively. In this case, the first front frame 15 and the first rear frame 16 may be connected to each other through a first support frame 161 provided along the depth direction (Z-axis direction) of the clothes processing apparatus.

Further, the two first front frames 15 provided at the front edge of the base panel 11 may be connected to each other through the third support frame 19. In this case, the front panel 15 may be fixed to at least one of the first front frame 15 and the third support frame 19 to form a front surface of the clothes processing apparatus.

A second front frame 17 and a second rear frame 18 may be further provided on the first support frame 161 to support the housing 14. The second front frame 17 and / And the second rear frame 18 may be connected to each other via the second support frame 181. [

The second front frame 17 is provided at a position corresponding to two front edges of the housing 14 and the second rear frame 18 is provided at a position corresponding to two rear edges of the housing 14 . In this case, the second front frame 17 and the second rear frame 18 are provided along the height direction (Y-axis direction) of the cabinet 1, and the second support frame 181 is provided in the cabinet 1 (Z-axis direction).

The front panel 12 may be fixed to the above-described frames to form the entire front surface of the clothes processing apparatus 100 as a whole. That is, the lower end of the front panel 12 is in contact with the base panel 11, and the upper end of the front panel 12 is in contact with the front surface of the housing 14.

The front panel 12 is provided with a first input port 121 for inputting clothes to the first processing apparatuses 2 and 3 or for pulling out clothes stored in the first processing apparatus to the outside of the cabinet. 121 are opened or closed by a first door 123 rotatably fixed to the front panel 12.

The front panel 12 is provided with a control panel 125 for controlling the first and second processing devices 2 and 3 and the second processing devices 4 and 6, An input unit (not shown) for inputting a control command, a display of a control command selectable by the user, and a display unit (not shown) for displaying execution information of a control command selected by the user.

The input unit and the display unit of the control panel 125 may be electrically connected to each other through a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) having a control unit. The PCB may be fixed to the third support frame 19.

The housing 14 may have any shape as long as it can accommodate the second processing devices 4 and 6. Figure 2 shows an example in which the housing 14 is provided in a substantially hexahedron shape .

The housing 14 includes a housing body 141 positioned at an upper portion of the side panel 13, a body upper surface 141a provided at the housing body to form an upper surface of the clothes processing apparatus 100, And a second inlet 143 communicating with the second processing apparatuses 4 and 6 so as to penetrate the upper surface. The second input port 143 may be opened or closed by a second door 145 rotatably installed in the housing body 141.

3, the first processing apparatus includes a first tub 2 provided in the cabinet 1 and communicating with the first inlet 121, a second tub 2 communicating with the first tub 2, And a first drum (3) which is provided so as to provide a space in which clothes are stored.

The first tub 2 may have any shape as long as it can form a space for storing water. FIG. 3 illustrates a case where the first tub 2 is provided as a cylinder. will be.

In this case, the first tub 2 includes a cylindrical first tub body 21 having an interior hollow therein, a first tub body 21 penetrating the front surface of the first tub body and communicating with the first inlet 121, And a tub inlet 23.

The first tub body 21 is fixed to the space provided by the base panel 11 and the side panel 13 by the first tub supporting portions 251, 253 and 255, do.

The first inlet 121 and the first tub inlet 23 are connected to the first tub sealing portion 231 to prevent water from leaking from the inside of the first tub body 21, It is preferable that the tub sealing portion 231 is formed of a resilient structure (corrugated tube or the like) or an elastic material such as rubber in order to prevent the vibration of the tub 21 from being transmitted to the cabinet 1.

The first tub 2 receives water through the first water supply unit and discharges water to the outside of the cabinet through the first drainage unit. The first water supply unit includes a first water supply pipe 211 connecting the first tub body 21 and a water supply source located outside the cabinet and a second water supply pipe 211 connected to the first water supply pipe 211 according to a control signal of a control unit And may be provided with a first valve 213 that opens or closes.

The first drainage unit includes a first drain pipe 215 for guiding the water stored in the first tub body to the outside of the cabinet 1, water stored in the first tub body is connected to the first drain pipe 215 And a first pump 217 for causing the first pump 217 to move along.

Preferably, the first water pipe 215 passes through a point higher than the maximum water level set in the first tub body 21. So that water can be stored in the first tub body 21 without a separate valve for opening and closing the first water pipe.

The first drum 3 may be formed in any shape as long as it can rotate inside the first tub body 21, and FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which the first drum is provided in a cylindrical shape .

In this case, the first drum 3 includes a cylindrical first drum body 31 having an empty interior, a second drum body 31 extending through the front surface of the first drum body and communicating with the first tub inlet 23, A first drum insertion port 33 and a plurality of first through holes 35 penetrating the first drum body 31 and communicating the inside of the first drum body and the inside of the first tub body .

The first drum inlet 33 communicates with the first inlet 121 through the first tub inlet 23 so that when the first door 123 opens the first inlet 121, The clothes are put into the first drum body 31 through the first inlet 121, the first tub inlet 23 and the first drum inlet 33 or the clothes stored in the first drum body 31 are fed to the outside of the cabinet .

The first drum body 31 is rotated by a first driving unit. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a first stator of the first drum body 21 which is fixed to the rear surface of the first tub body 21 to form a rotating field A first rotor 373 rotating by a rotating magnetic field, a second rotor 373 passing through the rear surface of the first tub body, and a second rotor 373 rotating by the first drum body 31, And a first rotating shaft 375 connecting the rotor 373 with each other.

The first rotation axis 375 may be parallel to the bottom surface of the cabinet (the first rotation axis may be provided to be at 0 degree with respect to the bottom surface of the cabinet) or may be inclined at an angle of 0 degree or more with respect to the bottom surface of the cabinet 1 .

In the latter case, the first rotation shaft 375 should be provided at a small angle of less than 90 degrees with respect to the bottom surface of the cabinet. Since the second processing device 4 or 6 is located above the first processing device 2 or 3 and the first drum loading port 33 is located on the front surface of the first drum body 31, The inclination angle of the first rotary shaft 375 should be smaller than 90 degrees with respect to the bottom surface of the cabinet so that the user can take out the clothes stored in the first drum body 31 to the outside of the cabinet.

The second processing device 4 or 6 includes a second tub 4 located at an upper portion of the first tub body 21 and communicating with the second loading port 143 to provide a space for storing water, And a second drum (6) rotatably provided in the second tub to provide space for storing clothes.

The second tub 4 may be provided in any shape as long as it can provide a space for storing water. FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which the second tub 4 is provided in a cylindrical shape will be.

In this case, the second tub 4 includes a second tub body 41, which is disposed inside the housing body 141 and has an inner hollow shape, and an upper surface of the second tub body 41 And a second tub inlet 43 communicating with the second inlet 143 so as to pass therethrough.

The second inlet 143 and the second tub inlet 43 are connected to the second tub sealing portion 45 to prevent water from leaking from the inside of the second tub body 21, The second tub sealing portion 45 may be formed in a structure (corrugated tube or the like) that can be stretched along the height direction (Y-axis direction) of the cabinet in order to prevent the vibration of the cabinet 21 from being transmitted to the housing 14, As shown in FIG.

When the second inlet 143 and the second tub inlet 43 are connected to the second tub sealing portion 45, the clothes processing apparatus 100 of the present invention is installed in the second tub 4 only by the second door 145, . Therefore, the present invention can prevent the water stored in the second tub body 41 from being discharged to the inside or the outside of the cabinet without a separate door that opens or closes the second tub inlet 43.

The second tub body 41 is fixed to the inside of the cabinet 1 through a second tub supporting portion 71. The clothes processing apparatus of the present invention is arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential surface of the second tub body 41 And at least three second tub supports spaced apart.

The second tub supporting portion 71 may be formed as a support bar 715 having one end coupled to the housing body 14 and the other end coupled to the second tub body 41. One end of the support bar 715 is fixed to the second front frame 17, the second rear frame 18, the second support frame 181, and the second support frame 715 in order to firmly fix the second processing apparatus in the housing 14. [ And the other end of the support bar 715 can be fixed to the second tub body 41. [

The second tub supporting portion 71 includes a bracket 711 provided on a circumferential surface of the second tub body 41 so that vibration generated in the second tub body 41 can be damped, A stopper 716 for preventing the other end of the support bar 715 from being separated from the bracket 711, a bracket 712 for supporting the bracket 711, 711 and a stopper 716 to provide an elastic force. The spring 718 may be provided to press the second tub body 41 toward the second inlet 143.

Since the second tub seal portion 45 provided in the present invention is made of a resilient or elastic material with respect to the height direction of the cabinet, the present invention can be applied to the second tub seal portion 45 only by the second tub support portion 71, It is possible to more effectively fix the second tub 4 to the inside of the housing 14 as compared with the case where the second tub 4 is fixed to the inside of the housing 14 and minimize the transmission of the vibration of the second tub to the housing 14. [

The clothes processing apparatus of the present invention supplies water to the second tub body 41 through the second water supply unit and discharges the water stored in the second tub body 41 to the outside of the cabinet through the second drainage unit. The second water supply unit includes a second water supply pipe 411 connecting the second tub body 41 and the water supply source and a second valve 413 for opening or closing the second water supply pipe according to a control signal of the control unit .

However, since the second tub inlet 43 is connected to the second tub 143 by the second tub sealing portion 45, the second tubular water pipe 411 is connected to the second tub- The second tub sealing portion 45 may be connected to the water supply source.

The second drainage section is provided with a second drain pipe 415 which guides the water stored in the second tub body 41 to the outside of the cabinet 1 and passes through a point higher than the maximum water level set in the second tub body, And a second pump 417 for moving water through the second water pipe.

The second drum 6 may be formed in any shape as long as it is rotatable within the second tub body 41. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the second drum 6, As an example.

In this case, the second drum 6 includes a second drum body 61, which is disposed inside the second tub body 41 and has an inner hollow shape, through which the upper surface of the second drum body is inserted A second drum loading port 63 communicating with the second tub loading port 43 to penetrate the second drum body so that the inner space of the second drum body 61 passes through the second tub body 41, And a plurality of second through holes 65 communicating with the inner space.

The second drum loading port 63 is located below the second tub loading port 43. When the second loading port 143 is opened through the second door 145, Is exposed on the body upper surface 141a forming the upper surface of the garment processing apparatus. Although the first processing apparatus and the second processing apparatus are respectively provided in the lower space and the upper space in the cabinet, the present invention is effective in that it is easy to put the clothes into the respective processing apparatuses or to take out the clothes stored in the respective processing apparatuses .

The second drum body 61 is rotated by a second driving unit 67. The second driving unit is composed of a second stator 671 fixed to the bottom surface of the second tub body 41 to form a rotating system, A second rotor 673 rotating by a rotating magnetic field and a second rotating shaft 675 connecting the bottom surface of the second drum body 61 and the second rotor 673 through a bottom surface of the second tub body, ).

3 illustrates an example in which the second rotation axis 675 is orthogonal to the bottom surface of the cabinet 1. However, the second rotation axis 675 may be inclined at an angle of about 0 degrees with respect to the bottom surface of the cabinet And may be set to an angle of 90 degrees or less.

Meanwhile, as described above, the first tub body 21 provided in the present invention is fixed inside the cabinet 1 through the first tub supporting portion.

4, the first tub supporting part includes a first spring 251 for fixing the upper surface area of the first tub body 21 to the cabinet 1, a first spring 251 for fixing the first tub body 21 to the cabinet 1, A second spring 253 for fixing the upper circumferential surface area of the first tub body 21 to the cabinet 1 and a damper 255 for fixing the lower circumferential area of the first tub body 21 to the cabinet .

The upper surface of the circumferential surface of the first tub body is connected to a horizontal line (H, a vertical line passing through the center of rotation of the first drum body) passing through the center of the first tub body 21 of the circumferential surface of the first tub body Quot; region "

The damper 255 is a means for attenuating the vibration of the first tub body 21 and the first spring 251 and the second spring 253 are used to attenuate the vibration of the first tub body 21 As well as means for providing a restoring force to the first tub body 21.

The damper 255 may be provided to fix the lower surface of the circumference of the first tub body 21 to the base panel 11 or the side panel 13.

The first spring 251 and the second spring 253 are symmetrical to each other with reference to a vertical line V passing through the center of the first tub body 21 and a vertical line passing through the center of rotation of the first drum body Position.

The first spring 251 and the second spring 253 are connected to the first support frame 161 connecting the first front frame and the first rear frame so as to firmly support the first tub body 21. [ And the first tub body 21 are connected to each other.

The first spring 251 and the second spring 253 are advantageous to provide an elastic force to the first tub body 21 as the first spring 251 and the second spring 253 are closer to a right angle with respect to the bottom surface of the cabinet 1, 1 spring 251 is provided to connect the upper surface area of the circumferential surface of the first tub body 21 and the bottom surface of the second tub body 41 and the second spring 253 is connected to the first tub body 21 and the bottom surface of the second tub body 41, as shown in FIG.

Since the second processing apparatuses 4 and 6 are located above the first processing apparatuses 2 and 3 so that the first tub body 21 is located above the second tub body 41 from colliding with each other. That is, when the vibration generated in the first tub body 21 is transmitted to the second tub body 41 during the operation of the first processing apparatus, or when the vibration generated in the second tub body 41 during the operation of the second processing apparatus It is necessary to prevent it from being transmitted to the first tub body 21.

In order to solve such a problem, the vibration generated in the first tub body 21 can be transmitted to the second tub body 41 through the second driving unit 67, so that the second rotor of the second driving unit The shortest distance L2 between the cabinet 1 and the first tub body 21 is set equal to the shortest distance L1 between the cabinet 1 and the first tub body 21, Is set to be at least twice the shortest distance (L1)

The shortest distance L1 between the first tub body 21 and the cabinet 1 is designed in consideration of the amplitude that can be generated in the first tub body 21, The vibration generated in the first tub body 21 is transmitted to the second tub body 41 when the shortest distance L2 between the bodies 21 is set to be equal to or longer than the shortest distance L1 between the first tub body and the cabinet Can be minimized.

FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment of the second door 145 provided in the clothes processing apparatus 100 of the present invention. The clothes processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a second door 145, And the water is supplied to the tub body (41).

When the clothes are washed by rotating the second drum 6, the water stored in the second tub body 41 moves to the second door 145 through the second tub sealing portion 45 when the second drum rotates If water in the second tub body 41 moves to the second door 145, bubbles or dirt generated in the washing process may remain in the second door 145. If bubbles or dirt remain on the inner circumferential surface of the second door 145, sanitary control of the clothes processing apparatus may become difficult. In this case, water is supplied to the second tub body 41 through the second door 145 This can solve the problem.

In order to realize the above-mentioned effect, the second door 145 is provided inside the door 145a for receiving water from the second water supply pipe 411, and the second door 145 is provided to pass through the second door 145, And an outlet 145b for discharging the water inside the door channel 145a to the second tub inlet 43. [

When the second door 145 closes the second inlet 143, the outlet 145b passes through the second door 145 so as to be positioned inside the second inlet 143, so that the door 145a As shown in FIG.

The present invention may be embodied in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

100: Apparatus for treating clothes 1: cabinet 11: base panel
12: front panel 121: first inlet 123: first door
125: control panel 13: side panel 14: housing
141: housing body 143: second inlet 145: second door
145a: Door channel 145b: Outlet 15: First front frame
16: first rear frame 161: first support frame 17: second front frame
18: second rear frame 181: second support frame 19: third support frame
2: first tub 21: first tub body 23: first tub inlet
231: first tub sealing portion 251: first spring 253: second spring
255: damper 3: first drum 31: first drum body
33: first drum inlet 35: first through hole 4: second tub
41: second tub body 43: second tub inlet 45: second tub sealing portion
6: second drum 61: second drum body 63: second drum inlet
65: second through hole 71: second tub support

Claims (11)

A cabinet having a first input port provided on a front surface thereof and a second input port provided on an upper surface thereof;
A first tub provided inside the cabinet to provide a space for storing water;
A first tub inlet provided in the first tub to communicate the first tub and the first inlet;
A first drum rotatably installed in the first tub to communicate with the first tub inlet and provide a space for storing clothes;
A first tub sealing portion connecting the first inlet port and the first tub inlet port to prevent water in the first tub from leaking into the cabinet;
A first door provided on a front surface of the cabinet to open or close the first inlet;
A second tub disposed inside the cabinet and positioned above the first tub to provide a space for storing water;
A second tub loading port provided to penetrate the upper surface of the second tub to communicate the second tub and the second loading port;
A second drum rotatably installed in the second tub to communicate with the second tub inlet and provide a space in which clothes are stored;
A second tub sealing portion connecting the second inlet port and the second tub inlet port to prevent water in the second tub from leaking into the cabinet;
And a second door provided on an upper surface of the cabinet to open or close the second inlet. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second tub sealing portion is formed as a corrugate tube that can be expanded and contracted along a height direction of the cabinet. The method according to claim 1,
And the second tub sealing portion is formed of an elastic material that is expandable and contractible along a height direction of the cabinet. 4. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 3,
A water supply pipe connected to the water supply source and the second tub sealing part to supply water supplied from the water supply source to the second tub; And
And a valve that opens or closes the water supply pipe. 4. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 3,
A door air passage provided in the second door;
A water supply pipe connecting the water supply source and the door flow path;
And a discharge port provided to penetrate the second door and to discharge the water supplied to the door channel to the second tub. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the discharge port is provided with a plurality of through holes that are connected to the door flow path through the second door so as to be positioned inside the second loading port when the second door closes the second loading port. . 4. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 3,
A first stator fixed to the first tub and forming a rotating system;
A first rotor rotating by a rotating magnetic field generated by the first stator;
A first rotary shaft provided to penetrate through the first tub and connect the first drum and the first rotor, the first rotary shaft being disposed at an angle of 0 to 90 degrees with respect to a bottom surface of the cabinet;
A second stator fixed to a bottom surface of the second tub to generate a rotating magnetic field;
A second rotor rotating by a rotor system generated by the second stator;
A second rotating shaft provided to penetrate the bottom surface of the second tub and connect the second drum and the second rotor and being provided at an angle of greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees with respect to the bottom surface of the cabinet; And wherein the apparatus further comprises: 8. The method of claim 7,
A second tub support for fixing the second tub to the cabinet;
A first spring fixing the upper surface of the circumferential surface of the first tub to the cabinet or the second tub;
A second spring fixed to the cabinet or the second tub at a position symmetrical to the first spring with respect to a vertical line passing through the rotary shaft of the first drum;
Further comprising: a damper for fixing a lower region of the circumferential surface of the first tub to the cabinet. 9. The method of claim 8,
And the shortest distance between the second rotor and the first tub is set to be equal to or longer than the shortest distance between the cabinet and the first tub. 9. The method of claim 8,
A base panel defining a bottom surface of the cabinet;
A side panel provided along an edge of the base panel to form a space for accommodating the first tub;
A housing positioned above the side panels to provide a space for receiving the second tub, the housing defining an upper surface of the cabinet;
A front panel extending from the base panel to a front surface of the housing to form a front surface of the cabinet, the front panel having the first input port;
A first front frame provided on the base panel and to which the front panel is fixed;
A first rear frame provided on the base panel and to which the side panels are fixed;
And a first support frame connecting the first front frame and the first rear frame and fixing the first spring and the second spring. 11. The method of claim 10,
And a second support frame positioned above the first support frame and positioned inside the housing,
Wherein one end of the second tub support portion is connected to the second support frame and the other end of the second tub support portion is connected to the second tub.

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