Patent ID: 8656744

Claim:
A sterilizable washing machine using ultraviolet radiation, comprising: a cabinet having an inlet for putting laundry into the washing machine; a door installed at the cabinet, for opening and closing the inlet of the cabinet; a tub installed in the cabinet with a buffering function and capable of containing wash water; a drum rotatably installed inside the tub, for performing washing; a gasket installed between the inlet of the cabinet and the tub, for sealing the gap between the door and the tub; and an ultraviolet light source installed at the gasket, to radiate ultraviolet rays into the drum, wherein a diameter of an inlet of the tub is larger than a diameter of the inlet of the cabinet, and a diameter of the gasket increases from a front end near the inlet of the cabinet to a rear end near the tub, wherein the gasket includes: a protrusion for forming a groove, the protrusion extending upwardly from the gasket, the ultraviolet light source retained by the protrusion, wherein the ultraviolet light source includes: a shape fixing means formed on the ultraviolet light source, for reinforcing coupling of the gasket and ultraviolet light source, and preventing water leakage between the gasket and the ultraviolet light source, and wherein the protrusion comprises a wall extending about an aperture receiving the ultraviolet light source.