Patent ID: 8567219

Claim:
A washing machine comprising: a drum rotatably installed in a cabinet; an air heater for heating air, to supply hot air to the drum; a water generator for generating water, and supplying the water to the drum; and a water supply unit comprising a nozzle for spraying the water generated by the water generator to an interior of the drum, and a nozzle holder having a coupler at a rear surface of the nozzle holder, to separably mount the nozzle at a position adjacent to the drum, wherein: the water supply unit is separably mounted to a rear supporter arranged at a rear surface of the drum; the nozzle holder comprises a front cover separably mounted to the rear supporter, the front cover holding the nozzle such that the nozzle is separable from the front cover; and the coupler comprises a ring member coupled to a rear surface of the front cover under a condition in which the rear supporter is interposed between the front cover and the ring member, and at least one first engagement member formed at the rear surface of the front cover such that the first engagement member can be engaged with the ring member.