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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inju Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungyong Yang, Suwon-si, KR;
Junghee Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Sungjin 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 configured to open and close the tub, the door including an outer frame forming an outer surface of the door, and an inner frame coupled to the outer frame and forming an inner surface of the door, with an inner space between the outer frame and the inner frame; and an automatic detergent dispenser coupled to the inner frame and configured to dispense a solid detergent while the tub is closed by the door, the automatic detergent dispenser including a storage compartment in which a plurality of solid detergents are stackable so as to be loaded along one direction, and a discharge duct including a discharge hole formed to communicate with an inner space, the discharge duct configured to discharge air, which flows from the tub into the automatic detergent dispenser, to the inner space through the discharge hole.