Patent ID: 6016672
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A washing machine comprising:a body;a main tub installed in the body;a washing and dehydrating tub installed in the main tub;a pulsator installed at a bottom of the washing and dehydrating tub for forming a rotational water stream within the washing and dehydrating tub by being alternately rotated in opposite directions by means of a driving means; andat least one water guide provided on an inner peripheral surface of the washing and dehydrating tub, which forms a passageway extending vertically along the washing and dehydrating tub for diverting and upwardly guiding some of the wash water rotated by the pulsator and discharging that diverted wash water back into the washing and dehydrating tub, the water guide comprising:a guide member installed on the inner peripheral surface of the washing and dehydrating tub for defining the passageway;a duct member installed in the passageway on a rear surface of the guide member for dividing the passageway into a main passageway and a pair of auxiliary passageways;an upper discharge port formed adjacent an upper end of the main passageway through which a part of the diverted wash water falls down into the washing and dehydrating tub; andmiddle discharge ports arranged along each of the auxiliary passageways and spaced from each other by a predetermined interval for discharging another part of the diverted wash water horizontally into the washing and dehydrating tub through a side thereof.