Assembly of supplying detergent in washing machine

• US 20040103696A1
• Filed: 11/25/2003
• Published: 06/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jae Kyum, Choi, Kang Mo, Kwon, Ho Cheol
• Application Number:
  US10/720,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20040103696A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 68/17R
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 39/02 Devices for adding soap or other washing agents

Abstract

Disclosed is an assembly of supplying a detergent in a washing machine, by which a detergent box can be correctly installed in the washing machine. The present invention includes a receiving part provided in an upper space of the washing machine to have an opening at a front side, a detergent box detachably received in the receiving part via the opening, a drawer panel installed at a front side of the detergent box to form an exterior of the washing machine, and a location correction means for correction a reception location of the detergent box.

Claims

1. An assembly of supplying a detergent in a washing machine, comprising:

a receiving part provided in an upper space of the washing machine to have an opening at a front side;

a detergent box detachably received in the receiving part via the opening;

a drawer panel installed at a front side of the detergent box to form an exterior of the washing machine; and

a location correction means for correction a reception location of the detergent box.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plate having an entrance for drawing the detergent box is further provided to the opening of the receiving part.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein a control panel is provided to a side of the receiving part and wherein the plate is recessed inward to be built in one body of the control panel.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 2, the location correction means comprising:

a location correction protrusion protruding from the plate in a front direction to be built in one body of the plate; and

a location correction recess at a rear side of the drawer panel to have the location correction protrusion inserted therein.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the location correction protrusion is plurally provided to the plate to leave a predetermined distance from each other and the location correction recess is plurally provided to the drawer panel to confront the corresponding location correction protrusion.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein a protrusion is formed along a circumference of the location correction protrusion and a groove is formed at an inside of the location correction recess to correspond to the protrusion.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the protrusion is formed of a resin-based material to be built in one body of the location correction protrusion.

8. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of detergent storing parts are partitioned in the detergent box.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a guide panel is provided to a lateral side of the detergent box and a guide groove is formed at an inner lateral side of the receiving part to have the guide panel inserted to slide.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of an inlet hose of water is connected to a rear side of the receiving part and a multitude of shower holes are formed at the one end of the inlet hose for supplying the water to the detergent box.

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a grip is provided at a front side of the drawer panel.

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, the location correction means comprising:

a location correction protrusion protruding in a front direction from a portion in the vicinity of the opening of the receiving part; and

a location correction recess at a rear side of the drawer panel to have the location correction protrusion inserted therein.

13. The assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the location correction protrusion is plurally provided to the plate to leave a predetermined distance from each other and the location correction recess is plurally provided to the drawer panel to confront the corresponding location correction protrusion.

14. The assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein a protrusion is formed along a circumference of the location correction protrusion and a groove is formed at an inside of the location correction recess to correspond to the protrusion.

15. The assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the protrusion is formed of a resin-based material to be built in one body of the location correction protrusion.