A laundry treatment apparatus may facilitate input and removal of laundry items. The laundry treatment apparatus may include a door which may selectively open and close an opening into a receiving space formed in a cabinet in which laundry items may be received for treatment. The door may serve as a
A laundry treatment apparatus may facilitate input and removal of laundry items. The laundry treatment apparatus may include a door which may selectively open and close an opening into a receiving space formed in a cabinet in which laundry items may be received for treatment. The door may serve as a laundry guide when positioned at an angle relative to the cabinet so as to guide laundry items into the receiving space, and may serve as a shelf to support laundry items thereon when positioned at another angle relative to the cabinet.
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1. A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising: a cabinet having an opening formed therein;a receiving space provided within the cabinet and configured to receive laundry through the opening formed in the cabinet;a first door rotatably coupled to the cabinet, the first door having a first door through
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A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising: a cabinet having an opening formed therein;a receiving space provided within the cabinet and configured to receive laundry through the opening formed in the cabinet;a first door rotatably coupled to the cabinet, the first door having a first door through-hole corresponding to the opening formed in the cabinet;a second door rotatably coupled to the first door so as to selectively open and close the first door through-hole; anda locking mechanism including a first door holder that secures the first door to the cabinet during rotation of the second door to open the first door through-hole, wherein the first holder includes: a first holder reciprocally coupled to the cabinet, wherein the first holder detachably couples the first door to the cabinet; anda pressure piece provided at the second door, wherein the pressure piece moves the first holder in a direction to be separated from the first door when the second door is rotated in a second direction toward a closed position relative to the opening in the cabinet. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of a rotating direction or a maximum rotating angle of the first and second doors is different. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism further includes a second door holder that secures the second door to the first door during rotation of the first door, wherein the second door holder is coupled to the second door when the first door is rotated in a first direction toward an open position relative to the opening in the cabinet, and is moved in a direction to be separated from the second door when the first door is rotated in a second direction toward a closed position relative to the opening in the cabinet. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the second door includes at least one hook receiving region provided at a surface thereof that comes into contact with the first door, and wherein the second door holder includes:a second holder having a second holder body configured to be reciprocally movable between the first door and the second door, at least one hook provided at the second holder body so as to be detachably coupled to the at least one hook receiving region, and a holder protrusion provided at the second holder body so as to protrude toward the cabinet by penetrating the first door; anda pressure piece provided at the cabinet to apply pressure to the holder protrusion such that the at least one hook is moved in a direction to be separated from the at least one hook receiving region when the first door closes the input opening. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second door holder further includes: a second holder receptacle provided between the first door and the second door to guide reciprocating movement of the second holder; anda second holder support piece having one end secured to the second holder and the other end secured to the second holder receptacle, the second holder support piece serving to elastically support the second holder. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second holder receptacle includes: a receptacle body located between the first door and the second door;a guide rib provided at the receptacle body to define a receiving space for receiving the second holder; anda through-hole perforated in the receptacle body for penetration of the hook. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first door further includes a hook receiving space defined in the first door, a hook penetrating hole located to face the cabinet, the hook penetrating hole communicating the hook receiving space with the outside, and a pressure piece penetrating hole located to face the second door, the pressure piece penetrating hole communicating the hook receiving space with the outside, wherein the first door holder further includes a first holder receptacle secured to the cabinet so as to guide reciprocating movement of the first holder,wherein the first holder includes a first holder body provided in the first holder receptacle in a reciprocally movable manner and a hook provided at the first holder body, the hook being configured to be inserted into the hook receiving space through the hook penetrating hole, andwherein the pressure piece is provided at the second door and serves to move the hook in a direction to be separated from the hook penetrating hole when inserted into the hook receiving space through the pressure piece penetrating hole. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a first holder support piece provided at the first holder receptacle and serving to elastically support the first holder. 9. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a second door hinge provided at a position corresponding to the second door holder with the first door through-hole interposed therebetween, the second door hinge forming a rotating shaft of the second door, wherein positions of the second door holder and the second door hinge are changeable to each other. 10. A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising: a cabinet having an opening formed therein;a receiving space provided within the cabinet that receives laundry through the opening formed in the cabinet;a first door rotatably coupled to the cabinet, the first door having a first door through-hole corresponding to the opening formed in the cabinet; anda second door rotatably coupled to the first door so as to selectively open and close the first door through-hole, wherein the first door includes first and second surfaces opposite to each other, the first surface having a first opening and the second surface having a second opening, the first and second openings being offset from each other in a first direction, and wherein the cabinet includes a hook having a first end elastically biased in the first direction and a second end configured to be inserted into the first opening, and the second door includes a strike configured to be inserted into the second opening. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein when the second door is closed, the strike is inserted into the second opening and the hook is biased upward to allow the first door to open. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein when the second door is open, the strike is removed from the second opening and the hook is biased downward to fixedly couple the first door to the cabinet. 13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second door includes first and second surfaces opposite to each other, the first surface having at least one opening, wherein the first door includes at least one hook elastically biased in the first direction including a first end configured to be inserted into the at least one opening, and a second end configured to contact a protrusion tab that protrudes from a front surface of the cabinet. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein when the first door is closed, the at least one hook is biased upward by the second end contacting the protrusion tab to allow the second door to open. 15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein when the first door is open, the at least one hook is biased downward to fixedly couple the second door to the first door.
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