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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 39/08 (2013.01); D06F 39/087 (2013.01); A47L 15/4221 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a washing machine. A washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a casing for forming the exterior; a tub arranged inside the casing; a drum rotatably provided in the tub to contain laundry; and a water supply/distribution device arranged inside the casing, the water supply/distribution device having a temporary space, in which water flowing in from the outside gathers, a plurality of discharge ports for distributing the water in the temporary space towards a plurality of locations, and a pressure limiting unit for limiting the rise of water pressure in the temporary space.