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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2010
Sung Ryong Kim, Seoul, KR;
NA Eun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dong Won Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Min Kim, Seoul, KR;
Cheol Soo Ko, Seoul, KR;
Hea Kyung Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Dong Soo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sung Ryong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Na Eun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dong Won Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Min Kim, Seoul, KR;
Cheol Soo Ko, Seoul, KR;
Hea Kyung Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Dong Soo Lee, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine is provided that is capable of efficiently draining condensed fluid discharged by a heat pump module. The washing machine may include a first cabinet, a tub installed in the first cabinet, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, a second cabinet detachably coupled to the first cabinet, a heat pump module mounted in the second cabinet so as to supply hot air into the drum, a condensed fluid drain pump that pumps condensed fluid generated by the heat pump module, and a condensed fluid drain hose, one end of which is connected to the condensed fluid drain pump and the other end of which is connected to the tub, to discharge the condensed fluid pumped by the condensed fluid drain pump to the inside of the tub.