Drum washing machine with hinge units
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1. A drum washing machine, comprising:
- a machine body having a first opening;
a water tub disposed in the machine body, the tub having a second opening facing the first opening;
a rotary drum rotatably provided in the water tub to contain laundry;
a first door to open and close the first opening;
a second door to open and close the second opening;
a first hinge unit mounted at the machine body to rotatably support the first door; and
a second hinge unit mounted to the water tub to rotatably support the second door such that a rotational center of a rotational track of the second door coincides with a rotational center of a rotational track of the first door during opening of the second door.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a drum washing machine. A rotational track of a first door to open and close an opening of a machine body is concentric with a rotational track of a second door to open and close an opening of a water tub, thereby improving user convenience.
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21 Claims
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1. A drum washing machine, comprising:
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a machine body having a first opening; a water tub disposed in the machine body, the tub having a second opening facing the first opening; a rotary drum rotatably provided in the water tub to contain laundry; a first door to open and close the first opening; a second door to open and close the second opening; a first hinge unit mounted at the machine body to rotatably support the first door; and a second hinge unit mounted to the water tub to rotatably support the second door such that a rotational center of a rotational track of the second door coincides with a rotational center of a rotational track of the first door during opening of the second door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A drum washing machine, comprising:
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a machine body having a first opening; a water tub disposed in the machine body, the water tub having a second opening facing the first opening; a rotary drum rotatably provided in the water tub to contain laundry; a first door rotatably provided at the machine body to open and close the first opening; and a second door rotatably provided at the tub to open and close the second opening, wherein a distance between a first rotational track formed by an end of the first door and a second rotational track formed by an end of the second door is uniformly maintained upon opening and closing of the first door and the second door. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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