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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Yonggyun Yim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kwangmin Chun, Suwon-si, KR;
Bongjin Ko, Suwon-si, KR;
Byeongwoo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Byengbae Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Doyun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
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.