Patent ID: 9631313
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: D06F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A washing machine comprising: a cabinet; a washing tub disposed in the cabinet; a detergent container housing including a lower housing to accommodate a detergent container and an upper housing; a valve housing connected to the upper housing of the detergent container housing, the valve housing including a plurality valve devices to control water supply; a coupling pipe protruding outside of the cabinet, the coupling pipe being configured to be coupled to an external water supply hose to supply water into the cabinet, the external water supply hose to be coupled to the coupling pipe outside of the cabinet; a support plate disposed entirely inside the cabinet and formed around the coupling pipe; and a rigid connection pipe to connect the valve housing to the coupling pipe, wherein the upper housing of the detergent container housing comprises a plurality of inlet ports, the valve housing comprises a plurality of introduction pipes and a plurality of discharge pipes, the number of the plurality of discharge pipes of the valve housing is more than the number of the plurality of inlet ports of the detergent container housing, at least some of the plurality of discharge pipes are connected to the plurality of inlet ports, and the rigid connection pipe comprises a first connecting pipe and a second connecting pipe which are integrally formed such that the first connecting pipe is connected to a first introduction pipe among the plurality of introduction pipes and the second connecting pipe is connected to a second introduction pipe among the plurality of introduction pipes.