Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kwangmin Chun

Byeongwoo Kim

Baekgyu Kwon

Doyun Lee

Jong-Hun Sung

Geonhui Jo

Bongjin Ko

Jonghun Sung

Youngchul Jo

Yoonseob Choi

Yonggyun Yim

Woojin Cho

Changwoo Lee

Jeongnam Kim

Jeehong Kim

Seunghun Choi

Euihyun Jung

Jaepoong Lee

Byengbae Park

Bokyun Kim

Kwonwoo Nam

Mangon Kim

Wanhee Lee

A washing machine including a housing, a control panel having an opening and a fixing protrusion, and a detergent supply device configured to be drawn into and out of the opening. The detergent supply device including a body to accommodate a detergent therein, and a handle rotatably connected to the main body and including a locking protrusion. The detergent supply device and the handle are configured to have a locked state in which the detergent supply device is drawn into the washing machine, the locking protrusion is positioned closer to the body than the fixing protrusion, and forward movement of the detergent supply device is restricted by the locking protrusion contacting the fixing protrusion, and, the handle is rotatable to move the locking protrusion thereby releasing the detergent supply device from the locked state to an open state in which forward movement of the detergent supply device through the opening is not restricted.

Washing machine

A washing machine including a tub, a drum configured to be rotatable inside the tub, a detergent supply device configured to supply a detergent into the tub, the detergent supply device including a storage area, a pump motor configured to pump a liquid in the storage area, and a discharge port configured to guide the liquid pumped by the pump motor into the tub; a user interface configured to receive a user input to request a cleaning of the storage area, and a controller configured to detect a cleaning condition of the storage area based on a load of the pump motor, and based on the user input being received, perform a cleaning process of the storage area.

Washing machine and method of controlling the 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.

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 tub fixing device is disclosed. The tub fixing device includes a bolt configured to be fastened to a tub, a metal washer configured to have a washer region and a hook region protruded from the washer region, and a spacer configured to be disposed between a cabinet to which the tub is fixed and the washer to limit an open space of the hook region.

Tub fixing device and washing machine comprising the same

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.

Disclosed is a washing machine having an improved structure of a damper. The washing machine includes a main body in which a tub is installed, a damper provided in the main body to support the tub, and a damper fixing member provided on a bottom plate of the main body to fix the damper, wherein the damper fixing member includes a fixing bolt, a first flange portion formed on at least a portion of the bottom plate to support one side of a lower end of the damper and provided with a through hole through which the fixing bolt passes, and a second flange portion formed to face the first flange portion to support the other side of the lower end of the damper and provided with a coupling portion to which the fixing bolt is fastened, and wherein at least one of the first flange portion and the second flange portion comprises a reinforcing rib to reinforce strength.

A washing machine includes a main body; a washing tub, and a detergent supply device configured to supply detergent to the washing tub. The detergent supply device includes a detergent housing disposed in the main body and formed with a flow path through which the detergent is suppliable to the washing tub; a detergent case to be disposed inside the detergent housing, to store the detergent inside therein, and formed with a detergent outlet through which the detergent stored inside the detergent case is discharged; and a detergent pump to be connected to the detergent outlet to supply the detergent stored in the detergent case to the flow path, and the detergent case includes a guide member and the detergent outlet of the detergent case is coupleable to the guide member which covers a part of an upper portion of the detergent outlet while coupled to the detergent outlet.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Kwangmin Chun