Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Byeongwoo Kim

Woojin Cho

Wonseok Choi

Hoon Wee

Kwangmin Chun

Baekgyu Kwon

Doyun Lee

Jong-Hun Sung

Bongjin Ko

Geonhui Jo

Jindoo Kim

Youngchul Jo

Yoonseob Choi

Byengbae Park

Jonghun Sung

Yonggyun Yim

A washing machine includes a cabinet; a tub in the cabinet; and a detergent supply apparatus which supplies detergent to the tub and includes: a housing; a detergent box configured to be inserted into the housing and thereby docked to the detergent pump so that detergent in the detergent box is suctionable by the detergent pump and then dischargeable by the detergent pump into the housing and configured to be withdrawn from the housing and thereby undocked from the detergent pump; and an auxiliary tank which in the housing, configured to store water, and to, when the detergent box is being withdrawn from the housing, drain water stored in the auxiliary tank to a bottom of the housing so that detergent from the discharge pump falls into the water on the bottom of the housing.

Detergent supply apparatus and washing machine having same

A washing machine comprises: a housing; a tub in the housing; and a detergent box configured to move in a withdrawal and an insertion direction relative to the housing and including a detergent storage space to store therein a detergent to be supplied to the tub; a first elastic member, and a second elastic member, wherein the first and second elastic members are configured so that, when the detergent box is moved into the housing in the insertion direction, the first and second elastic members press the detergent box in the insertion direction away from a first position and a second position, respectively, the second position being spaced rearward of the first position in the housing, and when the detergent box is moved out of the housing in the withdrawal direction, the first and the second elastic members press the detergent box in the insertion direction.

Washing machine

Disclosed herein is a detergent supply device for a clothes treating apparatus including a detergent container, a detergent pump module including a detergent pump and configured to communicate with a valve opening, a valve body configured to communicate with the detergent container at one end thereof, a plunger provided to be movable within the valve body, an opening and closing member provided on the plunger to open or close the valve opening in response to a movement of the plunger, and a sealing member including an outer circumferential sealing portion covering an outer circumferential surface of the valve body, an opening sealing portion extending from the outer circumferential sealing portion to cover at least a portion of an end of the valve body and forming the valve opening, and a sub-sealing portion provided integrally with the valve opening at an end of the opening sealing portion and contacting the opening and closing member when the valve opening is closed.

Detergent supply device for clothes processing apparatus

A washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum inside the cabinet and having a washing chamber formed therein, and a detergent supply device configured to supply a detergent to the washing chamber, the detergent supply device including a detergent container having a detergent accommodation space formed therein to accommodate the detergent to be supplied; and a detergent pump detachably coupled to the detergent container, the detergent pump to pump a detergent accommodated in the detergent accommodation space, the detergent pump including a detecting member to detect an amount of the detergent accommodated in the detergent accommodation space, the detecting member extending forward to be inserted into the detergent accommodation space.

Detergent supply device and washing machine including the same

A washing machine has a structure to facilitate the supply of a liquid detergent. A detergent supply device of the washing machine includes a valve housing in communication with a detergent container, a valve housing cap coupled to the valve housing and provided with an opening, a plunger configured to pass through the opening and disposed inside the valve housing to be guided by the valve housing cap, and a sealing configured to surround a circumference of the plunger to selectively open and close the opening according to the movement of the plunger.

Provided is a washing machine having a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. The washing machine includes a cabinet forming an external appearance thereof, a top cover coupled to an upper side of the cabinet, and a PCB assembly provided in the cabinet and configured to control the washing machine, wherein the PCB assemble includes a frame in which a PCB is accommodated and a cover covering the PCB, and the cover includes a heat dissipation path configured to dissipate heat of the PCB and a water inflow preventer configured to prevent water from being introduced into the heat dissipation path.

Disclosed is a washing machine capable of reinforcing strength against vibration and falling by including a reinforcement member for improving strength. The washing machine includes a cabinet forming an outer appearance, a base disposed at a bottom of the cabinet, a front panel disposed at a front side of the cabinet, and reinforcement members mounted on an inner surface of the front panel to reinforce strength of the front panel, wherein each of the reinforcement members includes a protrusion portion disposed at a lower corner of the front panel and protruding such that at least a portion thereof is connected to the base.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Byeongwoo Kim