Patent ID: 8016444

Claim:
A washing machine, comprising: a cabinet having a door on a front thereof; a tub provided in the cabinet; a drum rotatably mounted in the tub; a gasket mounted to connect openings of the door and the tub; and a lamp device mounted on the gasket, the lamp device having a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted therein with a tilting angle such that the plurality of light emitting diodes is directed toward a center of the drum, wherein the lamp device includes: a body; a printed circuit board mounted in the body at a predetermined tilting angle, wherein the tilting angle of at least one of the plurality of light emitting diodes is the same as the predetermined tilting angle of the tinted circuit board; and a cap that protects the plurality of light emitting diodes and transmits light emitted by the plurality of light emitting diodes.