Patent ID: 9382653
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: D06F

Claim Text:
1. A washing machine comprising: an integrated tub/drum that has a cylindrical shape or a truncated conical shape and is configured to store water, holds or accommodates laundry together with the water, rotates, and has an opening in one region of the integrated tub/drum; a slidable drum cover that is coupled to the integrated tub/drum and configured to open and close the opening; a guide rail at an edge of the opening of the integrated tub/drum; and a sliding hinge module that is slidably coupled to the guide rail, and supports the drum cover, wherein the sliding hinge module moves the drum cover from the opening of the integrated tub/drum in a direction away from a center of the integrated tub/drum, and thereafter is movable along the guide rail.