Patent ID: 8950831
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing machine comprising: a cabinet which forms an exterior of the washing machine; a supplementary washing machine having a drawer removably mounted to a lower side of the cabinet, a tub for holding laundry, and a lid for introducing the laundry to the tub wherein the tub includes a top portion covered with an outer tub cover except for an opening formed in the top portion, a drawer cover that covers a peripheral portion of the outer tub cover, and a gasket disposed between the outer tub cover and the drawer cover to form a seal, and wherein the lid is slidably disposed on the drawer cover to close the opening in the tub, wherein the lid further includes a rib projected downwardly from a length direction inside edge to be pressed by the supplemental washing machine when the supplementary washing machine is closed to return the lid to an original position; and an automatic opening/closing member to slidably open/close the lid at the time the supplementary washing machine is opened/closed, wherein the automatic opening/closing member includes a plurality of sliding blocks fastened to a bracket that is fixed to the cabinet, the sliding block having a slot, a plurality of sliding projections extend from opposite sides of the lid, and a tension spring to elastically support and bias the lid with respect to the tub, wherein the sliding projection is disposed in the slot so as to be movable along the slot when the lid is opened/closed, and wherein the bracket is located vertically between two parallel frames which are horizontally disposed with respect to the bracket.