| US 7,516,630 B2 | ||
| Washing machine | ||
| Jong Seok Kim, Changwon-si (Korea, Republic of); Yang Hwan No, Changwon-si (Korea, Republic of); Han Ki Cho, Changwon-si (Korea, Republic of); Youn Su Jung, Changwon-si (Korea, Republic of); Jung Hoon Kang, Changwon-si (Korea, Republic of); Myung Sik Park, Changwon-si (Korea, Republic of); and Young Hoon Ha, Mason-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 30, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/629,715. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2002-0045088 (KR), filed on Jul. 30, 2002; and application No. 10-2002-0045090 (KR), filed on Jul. 30, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0025544 A1, Feb. 12, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. D06F 39/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 68—183 [68/196] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A washing water circulation apparatus, comprising:
a circulation motor communicating with a lower side of a tub of a washing machine, for pumping water in the tub;
a circulation hose of which one end is connected with the circulation motor, for guiding the pumped water; and
an injection unit including a connector of which one end is connected with the circulation hose, and a nozzle provided below
a gasket, the connector being installed between a door and the tub and provided so as to penetrate the gasket for preventing
water leakage, and the nozzle having a facing surface facing an inside of a drum, said facing surface having left and right
surfaces, the facing surface and the left and right surfaces are configured such that water is dispersed in a plurality of
substantially horizontal directions into the inside of the drum,
wherein, the nozzle comprises an upper horizontal part extending from one end toward the drum, wherein the upper horizontal
part has an upper surface, which is supported closely to the gasket; a vertical part extending from an opposite side to a
side facing the drum to a lower side; and a lower horizontal part extending from a lower end toward the drum.
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