With Distinct External Leg Or Frame Patents (Class D32/12)
  • Patent number: 11371177
    Abstract: There is proposed a washing machine including an improved holder capable of fixing a hose. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub provided inside the cabinet, a drain pump provided to discharge washing water accommodated in the tub to the outside of the cabinet, a drain hose configured to guide the washing water pumped by the drain pump to the outside of the cabinet, and a holder coupled to an outer surface of the cabinet to fix the drain hose to the cabinet, wherein the holder includes an accommodating portion provided to accommodate the drain hose and a damping portion configured to cause the drain hose to be spaced apart from the cabinet so that, when the washing water is drained, vibration of the drain hose due to the drain pump is prevented from being transmitted to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Ho Kim, Hee Jin Kang, Soo Hwan Byun