Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Washing machine with an automatic detergent supply unit
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Application No.: US14637037Application Date: 2015-03-03
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Publication No.: US09951461B2Publication Date: 2018-04-24
- Inventor: Bosung Seo , Myunghun Im
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- Priority: KR10-2014-0025733 20140304; KR10-2014-0025746 20140304; KR10-2014-0025747 20140304
- Main IPC: D06F39/02
- IPC: D06F39/02 ; D06F39/08

Abstract:
A washing machine including a cabinet having an inlet port formed at a front panel for laundry insertion thereinto and a door to open or close the inlet port; a tub within the cabinet for storing wash water; a drum in communication with the inlet port, and rotatably provided within the tub; and a detergent dispenser provided below the inlet. The detergent dispenser includes a dispenser case having an opening portion on an upper surface thereof; and at least one of an automatic detergent supply unit and a manual detergent supply unit mounted at the dispenser case. The automatic detergent supply unit includes a container provided with an inlet port and an outlet port for storing liquid detergent; a container receiving portion to receive the container; and a pumping device to selectively discharge liquid detergent discharged from the outlet port of the container by a predetermined amount.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150252514A1 WASHING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2015-09-10
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