Patent ID: 8739577
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing machine comprising: a cabinet configured to define an exterior appearance thereof; a tub installed in the cabinet to hold wash water therein; a drum rotatably installed in the tub to accommodate laundry therein; at least one venting portion provided in an upper portion of the tub to communicate with an outside of the tub; and a ventilation part provided in a lower portion of the tub to communicate with an inside of the tub, and wherein convection current of internal air of the tub generated via the venting portion and the ventilation part, wherein an end of the ventilation part is in communication with a rear lower portion of the tub and another end of the ventilation part is extended toward a top of the cabinet from the tub, and wherein the ventilation part is located in the cabinet, not in communication with an outside of the cabinet.