Patent ID: 8522578

Claim:
A laundry machine comprising: a tub; a drum rotatably mounted in the tub to hold laundry therein; a steam generator to generate steam for supplying to the drum, the steam generator comprising: a steam generation unit having a water inlet port formed at one side thereof, an outlet port formed at the other side thereof, and a flow channel connected between the water inlet port and the outlet port, wherein the outlet port is at a higher place than the inlet port on the basis of the horizontal line, thereby water excluding steam is prevented from being discharged through the outlet port; and a heater for heating water being supplied through the water inlet port and flowing through the flow channel to generate steam; a water supply pipe for supplying water to the flow channel through the inlet port; a discharge pipe for discharging the steam generated in the flow channel through the outlet port to the drum; a detergent box for supplying detergent to the tub; and a connection pipe connected between the detergent box and a water supply valve for supplying water to the detergent box, wherein the steam generator and the discharge pipe are configured to flow the generated steam through the flow channel and the discharge pipe for supplying moisture to the drum without a device for blocking the steam flow to generate the steam.