Washing machine

US9834879B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9834879-B2
Application numberUS-201213348146-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 11, 2012
Priority dateJan 17, 2011
Publication dateDec 5, 2017
Grant dateDec 5, 2017

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Abstract

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A washing machine including a detergent supply device to supply a detergent together with water to a tub. The detergent supply device includes a detergent housing installed within the main body and a detergent accommodation box movably installed within the detergent housing, and the detergent accommodation box is divided into automatic detergent accommodation parts to accommodate a detergent to be supplied automatically and manual detergent accommodation parts to accommodate a detergent to be supplied manually, and the detergent supply device supplies the detergents through an automatic detergent supply method and a manual detergent supply method.

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What is claimed is: 1. A washing machine comprising: a main body; a tub disposed within the main body; a drum rotatably installed within the tub; and a detergent supply device including: a detergent housing, a detergent accommodation box movably installed within the detergent housing and divided into: an automatic detergent accommodation part to accommodate a first detergent to be discharged from the automatic detergent accommodation part in an electrically controlled ma…

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What does patent US9834879B2 cover?
A washing machine including a detergent supply device to supply a detergent together with water to a tub. The detergent supply device includes a detergent housing installed within the main body and a detergent accommodation box movably installed within the detergent housing, and the detergent accommodation box is divided into automatic detergent accommodation parts to accommodate a detergent to…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Song Weon Jin, Lee Song Yik, Song Hyun Woo, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D06F39/028. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 05 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).