Patent ID: 8006522

Claim:
A liquid detergent dispensing system for a washing machine comprising: a main housing; a tub disposed in the main housing; a support frame configured to support the main housing; a liquid detergent container disposed in the support frame; a detergent supply unit configured to receive wash water therein and to supply the wash water to the tub; and a liquid detergent supply path configured to guide a liquid detergent from the liquid detergent container to any one of the detergent supply unit and the tub, wherein the liquid detergent supply path includes a first supply path having a first end connected to the liquid detergent container and a second supply path having a first end connected to the detergent supply unit, and wherein a first connector is inserted into a first through hole formed at a top surface of the support frame to be connected to a second end of the first supply path and a second connector is inserted into a second through hole formed at the bottom of the main housing to be connected to a second end of the second supply path, the first connector and second connector being coupled to each other when the main housing is supported on the support frame.