Detergent supplying apparatus of washing machine

• US 20070079637A1
• Filed: 06/29/2006
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Song, Hyung
• Granted Patent: US 9,121,123 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

Provided is a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine. The apparatus includes a drawer and drawer caps. The drawer has bleach supplying parts provided with bleach siphon tubes, and softener supplying parts provided with softener siphon tubes. The drawer caps are provided with bleach siphon caps covering the bleach siphon tubes together with softener siphon caps covering the softener siphon tubes.

Claims

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

a drawer having bleach supplying parts protrusive provided with bleach siphon tubes, and softener supplying parts protrusive provided with softener siphon tubes; and

drawer caps provided with bleach siphon caps covering the bleach siphon tubes together with softener siphon caps covering the softener siphon tubes.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drawer is partitioned and provided by a partition part as bleach supplying part and a softener supplying part.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the partition part is provided at a portion opened at the time of drawing the drawer.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein in the partition part, a part is protruded in front.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the bleach siphon tube is positioned at one side of a rear part of a protrusion part and a front part of a non-protrusion part of the partition part, and

the softener siphon tube is positioned at the other side of the rear part of the protrusion part and the front part of the non-protrusion part of the partition part.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein in the partition part, a connection part is provided between a protrusion part and a non-protrusion part, and

the bleach siphon tube and the softener siphon tube are spaced apart approximately left and right near the connection part, with the connection part interposed therebetween.

7. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the drawer cap comprises:

an upper surface part disposed at an upper side of the partition part;

a front surface part provided downwardly at a front part of the upper surface part and disposed in front of the partition part; and

a rear surface part provided downwardly at a rear part of the upper surface part and disposed in rear of the partition part.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein in the drawer cap, the bleach siphon cap and the softener siphon cap are downwardly protruded at a lower surface of the upper surface part.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein a horizontal rib is protruded at least one of the front surface part and the rear surface part.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the washing machine is a commercial drum washing machine.

11. A detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, the apparatus comprising:

a drawer provided such that bleach supplying parts provided with bleach siphon tubes, and softener supplying parts provided with softener siphon tubes are spaced apart; and

drawer caps provided with bleach siphon caps covering the bleach siphon tubes together with softener siphon caps covering the softener siphon tubes.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein in the bleach supplying part and the softener supplying part, facing wall parts are spaced apart and have a predetermined gap.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein in the bleach supplying part and the softener supplying part, parts of facing wall parts are protruded in front, respectively.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein in the bleach supplying part and the softener supplying part, connection parts are provided between protrusion parts and non-protrusion parts of the facing wall parts, respectively, and

the bleach siphon tube and the softener siphon tube are provided at sides of the connection parts, respectively.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein in the bleach supplying part and the softener supplying part, the protrusion part of any one of both of the facing wall parts is positioned at a side of the connection part of the other one.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the drawer cap comprises:

an upper surface part positioned at upper sides of facing wall. parts of the bleach supplying part and the softener supplying part;

a front surface part provided downwardly at a front part of the upper surface part; and

a rear surface part provided downwardly at a rear part of the upper surface part.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein in the drawer caps, the bleach siphon caps and the softener siphon caps are downwardly protruded at lower surfaces of the upper surface parts.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein horizontal ribs are protruded at least one of the front surface parts and the rear surface parts.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the drawer cap is provided with a locking protrusion inserted into a gap between the bleach supplying part and the softener supplying part and locked at a lower surface part of at least one of the bleach supplying part and the softener supplying part.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the locking protrusion comprises:

a bleach supplying part locking protrusion provided at a lower part with a locking jaw upwardly locked at a lower surface part of the bleach supplying part; and

a softener supplying part locking protrusion provided at a lower part with a locking jaw locked at a lower surface part of the softener supplying part.

21. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the washing machine is a commercial drum washing machine.