Patent ID: 9206542
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A drying machine that treats laundry using water, the drying machine comprising: a cabinet that defines an outer appearance and having an outer surface with an opening; a drum rotatably mounted in the cabinet; a water supply line provided in the cabinet that provides a passage for the water; a container to hold the water, wherein the container is coupled to the water supply line, detachably mounted in the cabinet, slidably inserted into the opening of the cabinet, and includes an inlet through which water is supplied into the container; a pump connected to the water supply line; and a drawer in which the container is mounted, wherein the drawer is provided in a control panel that forms a front surface of the laundry machine, wherein the inlet of the container is exposed when the drawer is drawn out from the opening of the cabinet, wherein the inlet of the container is provided at an upper portion of the container, wherein the container is detachably mounted in the drawer, wherein the container includes an opening and closing member, and wherein an inlet port of the pump is directly connected to a channel of the opening and closing member.