Patent ID: 6076378
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A filter for a washing machine comprising:a filter case attached to an inner lower portion of a dehydrating tub of the washing machine for forming a predetermined space with the dehydrating tub, including an attachment portion for being attached to the dehydrating tub and a filter receiving portion formed with an opening portion; anda pocket type filter including a front panel attached with a mesh net to one side thereof and formed with a penetrating hole at upper portion thereof for filtering fluff intermingled in washing water, a rear panel for forming a predetermined space with the front panel by being coupled to the front panel by hinge shafts to be opened/closed while being attached with a mesh net for filtering the fluff intermingled in the washing water to one side thereof, and a check valve fixed to be upwardly inclined toward the front panel to a lower side of the rear panel for confining the flow of the washing water introduced into the space between the front panel and the rear panel, the pocket type filter being inserted into the filter receiving portion.