Back to results
US 11,453,966 B2Granted
Washing machine
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJun Ho Kim, Chang Yeong Kim, Hyeon Cheol Kim, Goan Su Jung, Min Hyung Kim, Yong Kwon Won
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Provided is a washing machine including an auxiliary washing unit configured with an auxiliary washing space formed separately from a main washing space formed in a rotating tub, and a discharging assembly by which the auxiliary washing space and the main washing space are selectively in communication with each other. Through such a structure, auxiliary washing may be independently performed, and washing efficiency may be enhanced.
Claims8
A washing machine comprising:
- a main body having an opening through which to receive laundry into a main washing space to be machine washed by the washing machine;
- a top cover disposed at an upper part of the main body over the opening;
- a door mounted on the top cover and configured to open and close the opening;
- and
- an auxiliary washing unit configured to contain water and to hold laundry to be hand washed in the contained water, and configured to be seatable on the top cover so that, when seated on the top cover with the opening closed by the door, the auxiliary washing unit is positioned between the door and the top cover, wherein
- the top cover includes an auxiliary washing part having frictional protrusions to increase frictional force with laundry that is hand rubbed with the frictional protrusions and,
- when the auxiliary washing unit is seated on the top cover, the auxiliary washing unit overlaps with the auxiliary washing part of the top cover.
4 more elements
A washing machine comprising:
- a main body having an opening through which to receive laundry into a main washing space to be machine washed by the washing machine;
- a top cover disposed at an upper part of the main body over the opening, and including an auxiliary washing part having frictional protrusions to increase frictional force with laundry that is hand rubbed with the frictional protrusions;
- a door mounted on the top cover and configured to open and close the opening;
- and
- an auxiliary washing unit, seatable on the top cover, to hold laundry to be hand washed and configured to be positionable between the door and the top cover,
- wherein, when the auxiliary washing unit is seated on the top cover, the auxiliary washing part of the top cover overlaps with the auxiliary washing unit.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.