Patent ID: 9556552
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A drum type washing machine comprising: a cabinet having a front surface; an inlet formed in the front surface of the cabinet to insert or withdraw laundry; a door coupled to the a front of the cabinet to open and close the inlet; and a hinge connected between the door and the cabinet and including— wherein the door is movable relative to the inlet from a first state of fully closing the inlet, to a second state of partially opening the inlet by protruding forward from and being spaced from the inlet and being substantially parallel to the front surface of the cabinet by movement of the second moving device to allow moisture to escape the inlet, and to a third state of being fully open by being pivoted from the second state via movement of the first moving device relative to the second moving device to allow the insertion or withdrawal of laundry, wherein the second moving device includes at least one coupling member, and wherein the at least one coupling member includes a first coupling member and a second coupling member, and a first shaft is inserted into each of the first and second coupling members, and a second shaft is inserted into each of the first and second coupling members.