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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inju Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungyong Yang, Suwon-si, KR;
Sungwook Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Yeonsu Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jinhyok An, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Youngpyo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A dishwasher including a tub; a door to open and close the tub; and an automatic detergent dispenser disposed on the door and including a storage compartment in which solid detergents are stackable along one direction, and a transporting member at one side of the storage compartment to move a solid detergent outside of the storage compartment, the transporting member including a hub portion configured to be rotatable in a first rotational direction around a rotating axis, and a body portion extending in a radial direction from a portion of an outer rim of the hub portion, and configured to rotate together with the hub portion, wherein the body portion is configured to, when rotated in the first rotational direction, press one solid detergent outside of the storage compartment, and guide a movement of at least one remaining solid detergent inside the storage compartment along the one direction.