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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2004
Koan Seog Namkung, Hwasung-si, KR;
Hyun Sook Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyoung Hoon Roh, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A drum type washing machine in which wash water fed to a tub via a water supply pipe is directly supplied into a drum. The washing machine includes a housing, a tub arranged in the housing to contain wash water therein, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, a water supply pipe adapted to supply wash water into the tub, and a water supply guide unit provided at the tub, to guide the wash water from the water supply pipe to be directly supplied into the drum. Since the wash water is directly supplied into the drum, laundry contained in the drum is wetted by the wash water, immediately after the supply of the wash water. Thus, it is possible to reduce the wash time for the laundry.