Detergent supplying apparatus of washing machine

• US 20070056329A1
• Filed: 06/28/2006
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Song, Hyung
• Granted Patent: US 7,654,119 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 68/17.R
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 39/02 Devices for adding soap or other washing agents

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine comprising a drawer 254 partitioned so that either of a bleach supplying part 311 and a softener supplying part 312 is positioned at a side and a front of the other. The present invention enables the drawer 254 to be made compact, and softener and bleach to be injected with the drawn width of the drawer 254 minimized.

Claims

1. A detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine comprising:

a drawer partitioned so that either of a bleach supplying part and a softener supplying part is positioned at a side and a front of the other.

2. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 1, wherein

each of the bleach supplying part and softener supplying part is formed so that a left and right width of its front part is greater than that of its rear part.

3. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 1, wherein

each of the bleach supplying part and softener supplying part is formed long in a front and rear direction.

4. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 1, wherein

the drawer is formed with a drawer partition rib for partitioning the bleach supply section and softener supplying part.

5. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 4, wherein

the drawer partition rib comprises,

a first partition rib formed in a left and right direction on an inner and front part of the drawer,

a second partition rib formed from the first partition rib rearward, and

a third partition rib formed in a left and right direction and in parallel with a part of the first partition rib from the second partition lib, and then formed rearward.

6. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 4, wherein

the drawer has a bleach siphon tube protruded upward on the bleach supplying part and a softener siphon tube protruded upward on the softener supplying part with respect to the drawer partition lib.

7. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 1, wherein

the drawer has an overflowing part having a relatively lower height than the other parts on a rear wall part of at least either of the bleach supplying part and softener supplying part.

8. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 1 further

comprising:

a drawer cap arranged on a top surface of the bleach supplying part and softener supplying part.

9. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 8, wherein

the drawer cap has a size to be capable of the overall top surface of the bleach supplying part and softener supplying part.

10. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 8, wherein

the drawer is formed so that the bleach supplying part is positioned at a side and a front of the softener supplying part.

11. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 9, wherein

the drawer cap is formed so that a bleach input port and a softener injection hole are positioned in a front and rear direction to be spaced from each other.

12. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 8, wherein

the drawer cap has a bleach input port on a front and upper side of the bleach supplying part and a softener input port on a front and upper side of the softener supplying part.

13. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 8, wherein

the drawer cap has a bleach siphon cap for covering the bleach siphon tube formed on the bleach supplying part and a softener siphon cap for covering the softener siphon tube formed on the softener supplying part.

14. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 13, wherein

the bleach siphon cap and softener siphon cap are formed to be spaced in a left

and right direction.

15. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 8, wherein

the drawer cap has a water supplying hole for bleach, through which water is supplied to the bleach supplying part, and a water supplying hole for softener, through which water is supplied to the softener supplying part.

16. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 15, wherein

the drawer cap is formed so that the bleach water supplying hole and softener water supply hole are spaced in a left and right direction.

17. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 1, wherein

the drawer is formed so that a detergent supplying part is positioned at a side of either of the softener supplying part and bleach supplying part.

18. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 1, wherein

the washing machine is a commercial drum type washing machine.

19. A detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine comprising:

a drawer partitioned so that either of a bleach supplying part and a softener supplying part is positioned at a side and a front of the other, and

each of the bleach supplying part and softener supplying part is formed so that a left and right width of its front part is greater than that of its rear part.

20. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 19 further comprising:

a drawer cap arranged on a top surface of the bleach supplying part and softener supplying part.

21. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 19, wherein

the washing machine is a commercial drum type washing machine.

22. A detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine comprising:

a drawer partitioned so that either of a bleach supplying part and a softener supplying part is positioned at a side and a front of the other, and a detergent supplying part is positioned at a side of either of the softener supplying part and bleach supplying part; and

a drawer cap arranged on a top surface of the bleach supplying part and softener supplying part.

23. The detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine of claim 22, wherein

the washing machine is a commercial drum type washing machine.