Patent ID: 9249536
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: D06F,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A washing machine comprising: a main body having a first washing space therein to hold laundry to be machine washed by the washing machine, and an opening through which the laundry to be machine washed is received into the first washing space; a door having an opened position and a closed position to open and close, respectively, the opening; a door position sensing unit configured to sense a position of the door; an auxiliary washing unit having a second washing space separated from the first washing space; a water supply unit including a water supply outlet positioned lower than the door, the water supply unit configured to supply water into the second washing, space through the water supply outlet; and a control unit configured to control the water supply unit to supply the water into the second washing space through the water supply outlet in accordance with the door position sensing unit sensing that the door is in the opened position, wherein the second washing space is configured to contain the water supplied into the second washing space and to hold laundry to be hand washed with the water contained in the second washing space.