Patent ID: 8656744
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A sterilizable washing machine using ultraviolet radiation, comprising: a cabinet having an inlet for putting laundry into the washing machine; a door installed at the cabinet, for opening and closing the inlet of the cabinet; a tub installed in the cabinet with a buffering function and capable of containing wash water; a drum rotatably installed inside the tub, for performing washing; a gasket installed between the inlet of the cabinet and the tub, for sealing the gap between the door and the tub; and an ultraviolet light source installed at the gasket, to radiate ultraviolet rays into the drum, wherein a diameter of an inlet of the tub is larger than a diameter of the inlet of the cabinet, and a diameter of the gasket increases from a front end near the inlet of the cabinet to a rear end near the tub, wherein the gasket includes: wherein the ultraviolet light source includes: wherein the protrusion comprises a wall extending about an aperture receiving the ultraviolet light source.