The invention provides a washing
machine, and relates to the technical field of washing machines. The washing
machine comprises a washing tub, wherein the water inlet side of the washing tub is provided with a multifunctional connector with water inlet and exhaust functions. The multifunctional connector is provided with a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, an air inlet, an air outlet, a water cavityand an
air cavity, wherein the water cavity is formed in the multifunctional connector and internally communicates with the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet, and the
air cavity is communicated withthe air inlet and the air outlet. The water cavity and the
air cavity are mutually independent; a water inlet of the washing tub is communicated with a liquid outlet and an air inlet of the multifunctional connector; a liquid inlet of the multifunctional connector is communicated with a washing
machine water supply pipeline; and an exhaust port of the multifunctional joint is communicated with
atmosphere or an
exhaust manifold. The multifunctional connector of the washing machine can achieve the three functions of water inflow, defoaming and exhausting, meanwhile, in combination with the design of the
exhaust manifold, pipeline arrangement is simplified, the occupied space of a pipeline
system is reduced, and the production and
assembly cost is reduced; and the problems that a washing machine water inlet structure only has a water inlet function and does not have defoaming and exhausting effects are solved.