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US 9,315,934 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
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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.
Claims18
A washing machine comprising:
- a main body having a first washing space to hold laundry to be machine washed by the washing machine;
- and
- an auxiliary washing unit having a second washing space configured to contain water and to hold laundry to be hand washed in the second washing space with the water contained in the second washing space, wherein
- the auxiliary washing unit includes a laundry discharging hole, and
- the auxiliary washing unit is configured to be pivotable with respect to the main body so that laundry held in the second washing space is dischargeable through the laundry discharging hole to the first washing space when the auxiliary washing unit is pivoted.
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A washing machine comprising:
- a main body having a first washing space;
- and
- an auxiliary washing unit having a concave second washing space to contain water and to hold laundry to be hand washed with the water contained in the second washing space, the auxiliary washing unit being seatable on the main body so that, when the auxiliary washing unit is seated on the main body, the second washing space faces upward,
- wherein the auxiliary washing unit includes a drain through which water in the second washing space is drainable, a laundry discharging hole extending from the drain to discharge laundry held in the second washing space into the first washing space, and a discharging door configured to open and close the laundry discharging hole.
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A washing machine comprising:
- a main body having a first washing space and an opening through which laundry is received into the first washing space;
- and
- an auxiliary washing unit having a recessed second washing space separated from the first washing space, wherein
- the auxiliary washing unit includes a recessed portion through which to discharge an object in the second washing space into the first washing space, and
- the auxiliary washing unit is configured to be pivotably coupled to the washing machine so that the auxiliary washing unit pivots and thereby tilts with respect to the main body to cause the object in the second washing space to be discharged into the first washing space through the recessed portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.