Detergent supplying apparatus of washing machine

Abstract

Provided is a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine. The apparatus includes a drawer provided with a bleach / softener supplying part for housing and supplying bleach and softener, and a detergent supplying part for housing and supplying detergent; and a drawer cap combined to the drawer to cover an upper surface of the bleach / softener supplying part, and provided with a bleach input port and a softener input port, respectively.

Description

[0001] This Nonprovisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No. 10-2005-0057178 filed in Korea on Jun. 29, 2005, Patent Application No. 10-2005-0057179 filed in Korea on Jun. 29, 2005, Patent Application No. 10-2005-0057180 filed in Korea on Jun. 29, 2005 and Patent Application No. 10-2005-0057181 filed in Korea on Jun. 29, 2005, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine provided with a drawer that houses and supplies detergent and is drawn or disengaged outside the washing machine, and more particularly, to a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, in which a drawer cap is combined to an upper surface of a drawer. [0004] 2. Description of the Background Art [0005] In general, a washing machine refers to a device for cleaning a laundry through washing, r...

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Benefits of technology

[0020] The present invention is to provide a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, for preventing bleach and softener from easily escaping out of a drawer with a simple structure, thereby stopping a waste of the bleach and the softener and facilitating the detachment of the drawer.

[0021] Also, the present invention is to provide a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, for preventing arbitrary disengagement of a drawer cap mounted on an upper surface of a detergent housing part, and securing a safety and a reliability of the washing machine.

[0022] Further, the present invention is to provide a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, for entirely diluting bleach and softener that are housed in a detergent housing part of a drawer, by water, and improving a performance of discharging the bleach and the softener.

[0035] In the detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the drawer is combined with the drawer cap which covers the upper surface of the bleach / softener supplying part and has each of the bleach input port and the softener input port and thus, one drawer cap can stop all the escape of the bleach and the escape of the softener, thereby stopping a waste of the bleach and the softener by a simple structure and cleanly maintaining the around.

[0036] Also, there is an advantage that the drawer cap is firmly combined to the drawer and a combination portion is not easily seen from the exterior, thereby making it difficult for a user to separate the drawer cap and preventing the disengagement and loss of the drawer cap.

Problems solved by technology

However, in the conventional detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine, there is a drawback that the drawers 400 and 410 should be very carefully inserted into the washing machine such that the bleach housed in the bleach supplying parts 404 and 416 or the softener housed in the softener supplying parts 406 and 418 do not overflow outside, thereby making it difficult to detach the drawers 400 and 410 and deteriorating a use convenience of the washing machine.

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