Patent ID: 8499590

Claim:
A filter assembly of a washer, which includes an inner wall having an outlet and a circulation passage to enable water to circulate to the outlet from a wash tub, the filter assembly comprising: a rear cover having an inlet for introducing the water discharged from the outlet of the inner wall; a front cover assembled with the rear cover and having a mesh for filtering off the particles from the water discharged from the outlet and to prevent the filtered-off particles from being externally discharged; and a passage rib configured to guide an introduction of the water along a circumference of the inlet, wherein the passage rib extends towards the front side of the rear cover to enable the introduced water to be directly introduced into the mesh, and wherein the passage rib is configured to incline to prevent a backward flow of the water, wherein the rear cover includes a plurality of projections provided around the inlet and configured to collect the particles in a manner that the particles are stuck by spaces provided by the projections, and wherein the inner wall includes a recess for enabling the filter assembly to be accommodated therein, and the filter assembly is inserted into the recess to be in a plane formed by the inner wall.