Patent ID: 8875547

Claim:
A washing machine comprising: a washing tub for reserving water and storing and washing clothes, including a drum and an outer tub; a tank provided under the washing tub and connected to the washing tub, and configured to reserve the water that has been used in the washing tub and that is discharged from the washing tub; and an ozone generator configured to generate ozone by discharge; wherein the ozone generated by the ozone generator is supplied into the tank to purify the water in the tank and to increase the pressure in the tank so that the water is extruded out of the washing machine through an inlet of the tank via a pressure-regulating drainpipe, which communicates with the washing tub through an overflow pipe, and an exhaust pipe; and wherein a dry air duct for drying the clothes communicates with the washing tub and communicates with the tank, and the ozone generated by the ozone generator is supplied into the dry air duct through a feed passage.