Patent ID: 7322217

Claim:
A drum type washing machine comprising: a housing; a tub arranged in the housing to contain wash water therein; a drum rotatably mounted in the tub; a water supply pipe to supply wash water into the tub; and a water supply guide unit provided at the tub, to guide the wash water from the water supply pipe to be directly supplied into the drum, wherein the tub comprises a front wall provided with a tub access opening, the water supply guide unit is arranged at the front wall of the tub, the water supply guide unit includes a water supply hole formed at the front wall of the tub, and connected with an outlet of the water supply pipe, and a water supply guide member to guide the wash water introduced into the tub through the water supply hole to flow into the drum, and the water supply guide member comprises an inner trough member arranged at an inner surface of the front wall of the tub to guide the wash water discharged from the water supply hole to flow toward an outside of the tub, and an outer trough member arranged at an outer surface of the front wall of the tub to guide the wash water flowing toward the outside of the tub in accordance with an operation of the inner trough member to flow toward an inside of the drum.