Patent ID: 9551104
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A filter device for a washing machine, comprising: a circulation flow path frame on an inner wall of a washing tub, having a first overflow path is between the circulation flow path frame and the inner wall of the washing tub; and a filter unit on the circulation flow path frame, having a second overflow path between the filter unit and the circulation flow path frame and communicating with the first overflow path, wherein wash water entering the first overflow path is discharged into the washing tub through a discharge port of the first overflow path, the wash water entering the second overflow path is discharged into the washing tub through a discharge port of the second overflow path, the discharge port of the first overflow path is at a top of the washing tub, and the discharge port of the second overflow path is under the discharge port of the first overflow path, wherein the filter unit comprises: a case on the circulation flow path frame, having an open hole at a surface facing the inside of the washing tub; a substantially vertical partition wall coupled to the case, such that an outer flow path of the second overflow path is between the circulation flow path frame and the partition wall, and an inner flow path of the second overflow path is between the case and the partition wall; and a filter disposed detachably between the case and the partition wall that filters foreign matter in the wash water discharged into the washing tub through the open hole, and wherein a bottom of the partition wall is hinged to a bottom of the case.