Patent ID: 8028548

Claim:
A laundry machine comprising: a washing tub arranged in a cabinet, to receive laundry; a height increasing member installed between the washing tub and an installation surface of the cabinet; and a servicing section provided in the cabinet adjacent to the height increasing member for maintenance of a drainage filter; wherein the height increasing member includes: a housing to support the washing tub in the cabinet and including an opening, a movable body including a storage space, the movable body moving in and out of the opening in the housing, and a door panel, coupled to a front side of the movable body, to hide the servicing section when the movable body is moved into the opening in the housing and to expose the servicing section when the movable body is moved out from the opening in the housing; and wherein the height increasing member bears a weight of the washing tub and contents of the washing tub, without bearing a weight of the cabinet.