Patent ID: 9051677
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing machine comprising: a cabinet; a tub installed in the cabinet; a tub cover provided at an upper portion of the tub and having a substantially circular opening for receiving laundry, the opening being defined by an inner rim provided at an inner circumference of the tub cover; a spin basket rotatably installed in the tub and having a basket opening located to correspond with the substantially circular opening of the tub cover; a circulation pump arranged to circulate water contained in the tub; a circulation passage member arranged to guide water discharged from the circulation pump; and a connector that is connected to the circulation passage member and that is inclined upward toward the tub cover, wherein the water introduced through the connector is guided by the tub cover and supplied into the spin basket through the basket opening; wherein the tub cover has a hole formed therethrough such that the connector communicates with the hole, and the tub cover is integrally formed as a single piece with the connector.