Patent ID: 7987616

Claim:
A laundry machine comprising: a drum rotatably mounted in a cabinet; a hot air heater to heat air and supply hot air into the drum; a steam generator to supply steam into the drum; a water supply source detachably mounted in the cabinet to supply water into the steam generator; a pump to supply water into the steam generator, the water supply source detachably connected to the pump; a water leakage preventing unit to prevent water leakage when the water supply source is mounted, the water leakage preventing unit preventing water leakage from a connection portion between the water supply source and the pump, wherein the water leakage preventing unit includes opening/closing members provided in the water supply source and the pump, the opening/closing members selectively passing water to prevent water leakage, wherein the opening/closing members include a first opening/closing member connected to the water supply source, and a second opening/closing member connected to the pump, wherein the first opening/closing member selectively communicates with an exterior to discharge water from the water supply source, and the second opening/closing member is selectively connected to the first opening/closing member to supply water from the water supply source to the pump; and wherein the first opening/closing member includes a first flow passage to communicate an interior of the water supply source with an exterior, and a first pin to selectively open and close the first flow passage.