Washing machine

• US 20110041567A1
• Filed: 07/13/2010
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Yong Kwon, Hong, Dae Yeong, Lee, Sang Up, Ko, Hong Seok
• Granted Patent: US 8,783,071 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 68/17.00R
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 31/00 Washing installations comprising an assembly of several washing machines or washing units, e.g. continuous flow assemblies

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a washing machine including a pair of tubs disposed in a main body and a detergent supply device to supply any one of the pair of tubs. A first detergent storage part, into which a first detergent is put, and a second detergent storage part, into which a second detergent is put, disposed above the first detergent storage part are provided in the detergent supply device, thereby reducing a width of the detergent supply device.

Claims

1. A washing machine comprising:

a main body;

a pair of tubs disposed in the main body;

a detergent case provided with an opened front surface, and including a first detergent storage part, into which a first detergent to be supplied to any one of the pair of tubs is put, formed on a bottom of the detergent case; and

a detergent box separably installed in the detergent case through the opened front surface of thedetergent case, and including a second detergent storage part, into which a second detergent is put, disposed higher than the first detergent storage part.

2. The washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

a water supply guide installed on an upper surface of the detergent case to dispersedly supply water to the second detergent storage part;

a main water supply pipe connected to the detergent case to supply water to the first detergent storage part; and

a sub water supply pipe connected to the water supply guide to supply water to the second detergent storage part.

3. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the pair of tubs includes a first tub disposed in an upper portion of the main body and a second tub disposed in a lower portion of the main body, and the first detergent and the second detergent to be supplied to the first tub arerespectively put into the detergent case and the detergent box.

4. The washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a holding part, on which the detergent box separated from the main body is held.

5. The washing machine according to claim 4, further comprising a holder on which the detergent box separated from the main body is held, the holder comprising the holding part.

6. The washing machine according to claim 5, wherein the holder is rotatably installed on the main body, and is rotated to protrude from the main body.

7. The washing machine according to claim 6, wherein one end of the holder is rotatably installed on the main body, and the holding part is formed on the inner surface of the holder.

8. The washing machine according to claim 7, further comprising a through hole through which the holder is inserted into the main body;

and a cover to open and close the through hole.

9. The washing machine according to claim 6, wherein the holder includes a wire holder made of a wire.

10. The washing machine according to claim 9, wherein the holder includes the holding part, on which the detergent box is held, and hinge parts rotatably installed on the main body.

11. The washing machine according to claim 9, wherein the detergent box includes a grip provided in front of the second detergent storage part to grasp the detergent box, and the holding part is formed in a shape corresponding to the external shape of the grip.

12. The washing machine according to claim 4, further comprising:

a door,

an entrance hole opened and closed by the door, is the entrance hole being formed through a front surface of the main body;

a gasket; and

an opening formed through a front surface of a drum, the gasket connecting the entrance hole and the opening, the holding part being formed in a concave shape on the gasket.

13. The washing machine according to claim 4, further comprising a plurality of first magnetic bodies and a plurality of second magnetic bodies respectively installed on corresponding surfaces of the detergent box and the detergent case to maintain a position of the detergent box installed in the detergent case by magnetic force.

14. The washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a diaphragm formed on the detergent case to divide the first detergent storage part.

15. The washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

a discharge guide pipe protruded upwardly from the second detergent storage part to discharge the detergent in the detergent box to the detergent case; and

a cap to cover an upper end of the discharge guide pipe when the cap is separated form the upper end of the discharge guide pipe; and

a plurality of stepped parts circumferentially spaced around the cap.