Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ha Yeon Jo

Jeong Hoon Kang

Kwan Woo Hong

Dae Uk Kang

Il Sung Bae

Moo Hyung Lee

Sung Jong Kim

Sung Jin Cho

Myung Chul Kim

Kwan Joo Myoung

Se Jin Jo

Ii Sung Bae

A dish washing machine is provided herein. The dish washing machine includes a switching assembly configured to change a direction of washing water sprayed by a spray unit. The switching assembly includes a switching unit configured to change the direction of the washing water. The switching assembly also includes a damping unit configured to lessen vibrations of the switching unit. Using this structure, the direction of the washing water is efficiently changed by the switching unit, and vibrations and noise are lessened.

Dish washing machine

A nozzle assembly and a dishwasher having the same. The dishwasher includes a main body, a wash tub, and at least one first nozzle assembly to wash the objects received in the wash tub. The first nozzle assembly includes a main nozzle configured to be rotatable about a rotation axis thereof, plural injection holes, a first flow path defined in the main nozzle for movement of wash water to be sprayed out toward the objects, a sub nozzle provided at the main nozzle, the sub nozzle internally defining a second flow path for movement of wash water to be sprayed out in a radial direction of the main nozzle, and a valve coupled to the main nozzle to open or close the second flow path. Providing the nozzle assembly with the first and second flow paths independent of each other may reduce noise due to collision of wash water.

Nozzle assembly and dishwasher having the same

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Ha Yeon Jo