Patent ID: 6167733
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A drum type washing machine comprising: a body; an outer tub for receiving a washing liquid, the outer tub being disposed in the body; a drum formed at a side wall thereof with a plurality of discharging holes and disposed in the outer tub for receiving articles to washed; a spraying nozzle assembly disposed above the drum for spraying the washing liquid onto the articles by circulating the washing liquid discharged from a lower portion of the outer tub to an upper portion of the outer tub; a pump for supplying the washing liquid to the spraying nozzle assembly, the pump having a case formed at one side thereof with a hole, first and second ports formed at an upper portion thereof and a third port formed at a lower portion thereof, a motor assembly installed at an exterior of the case and having a rotating shaft extending into an interior of the case, and an impeller rotatably coupled to the rotating shaft; and a filter detachably coupled to the hole of the case and extended into the interior of the case for removing impurities from the washing liquid while a washing cycle is carried out and draining the washing liquid out of the washing machine after the washing cycle is finished.