US 2020/0048811 A1 · WASHING MACHINE HAVING A MANUAL WASHING UNIT

Abstract

Disclosed is a washing machine capable of improving the efficiency of washing and product quality by improving a pivoting structure of a door assembly having a door and an auxiliary washing unit forming an auxiliary washing space. Also, the door and the auxiliary washing unit may be coupled by a locking part so that a user can open and close the door assembly conveniently when manual washing is not needed. When manual washing is needed, the user may release a locked state of the locking part to move the door and the auxiliary washing unit separately.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A washing machine comprising:

a main body having an opening through which to receive laundry into the washing machine;
and
a door assembly disposed over the opening, wherein the door assembly includes:
a door configured to open and close the opening,
an auxiliary washing unit disposed under the door and forming an auxiliary washing space, and
a locking part configured to lock the door with the auxiliary washing unit.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/654,993Filed 16 Oct 2019

Priority

KR 10-2014-002219825 Feb 2014

Published

13 Feb 2020

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

D06F 39/14
Casings; Tubs: doors or covers; Securing means therefor
D06F 29/00
Combinations of a washing machine with other separate apparatus in a common
D06F 31/00
Washing installations comprising an assembly of several washing machines or washing units
D06F 1/04
Wash-tubs; Supports therefor: the tub walls or bottom having corrugations

Washing machine having a manual washing unit

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Washing machine having a manual washing unit

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Abstract

Claims20