Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner having improved structures of suction, discharge and/or flow passages which may increase operation efficiency, reduce noises and realize a compact size. The indoor unit includes a housing comprising a front panel and a rear panel coupled to a rear portion of the front panel, at least one discharge outlet exposed to a front of the front panel, at least one suction inlet formed in the rear panel at a position corresponding to the discharge outlet, at least one heat exchanger disposed at a front portion of the suction inlet to absorb heat from air introduced through the suction inlet or transfer heat to the air introduced through the suction inlet, and at least one diagonal flow fan disposed between the heat exchanger and the discharge outlet to suction air passing through the heat exchanger and discharge the air through the discharge outlet.

Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner having improved structures of suction, discharge and/or flow passages which may increase operation efficiency, reduce noises and realize a compact size. The indoor unit includes a housing comprising a front panel and a rear panel coupled to a rear portion of the front panel, at least one discharge outlet exposed to a front of the front panel, at least one suction inlet formed in the rear panel at a position corresponding to the discharge outlet, at least one heat exchanger disposed at a front portion of the suction inlet to absorb heat from air introduced through the suction inlet or transfer heat to the air introduced through the suction inlet, and at least one diagonal flow fan disposed between the heat exchanger and the discharge outlet to suction air passing through the heat exchanger and discharge the air through the discharge outlet.

Abstract: Disclosed is a control panel of a microwave oven comprising a panel body, a timing device, a time control knob, and a power control knob assembly. The power control knob assembly has a pinion assembled with the power control shaft, a rack engaged with the pinion, and a knob installed slidably along a guiding recess formed on the panel body so as to move the rack linearly. As the knob is slide along the guide recess of the panel body of tie panel, the rack moved by the knob rotates the pinion. Accordingly, the output control shaft is rotated, and thereby the output power degree of the microwave is set. As described, knob of the power control knob assembly for controlling the output power of the microwave is linearly moved. Accordingly, the user can easily distinguish the power control knob from the time control knob.

Abstract: A clothes washing machine has a pulsator and a spurting apparatus for spurting washing water upwardly from the center of the pulsator, so as to disperse laundry gathered thereabove. The spurting apparatus has at least one guide duct and a spurt cap. The guide duct is fixed to an underside of the pulsator so as to rotate together with the pulsator. The washing water is introduced into a radially outer end of the guide duct and guided toward the center of the pulsator. The spurt cap disposed at the center of the pulsator guides the washing water upwardly. A filter is disposed at an inlet of the duct for filtering-out impurities from washing water entering the duct.

Abstract: A filter for a washing machine is disclosed. The filter includes a waterfall discharging portion. The waterfall discharging portion has a penetrating hole formed at upper portion of a front panel of a pocket type filter and discharges the washing water introduced via a guide passage into the interior of a dehydrating tub. The waterfall discharging portion includes a first protrusion protruded from lower portion of the penetrating hole having a semi-spherical shape and a second protrusion extended from rear upper portion of the penetrating hole. Accordingly, a part of the washing water discharged from the pocket type filter is guided upwardly by the guide passage and discharged into the interior of the dehydrating tub to strike the laundry in the dehydrating tub after the flow speed of the washing water is increased by the first and second protrusions. The washing efficiency against the laundry is enhanced.

Abstract: A detergent dissolving device for a clothes washing machine includes a receptacle for powdered detergent, and a cover for covering the top of the receptacle. The cover has a water supply opening. A water jet is provided for discharging a jet of water through the water supply opening along a direction inclined with respect to vertical and horizontal. The water jet is freely rotatable about a vertical axis and includes blades arranged to contact a water flow entering the water jet, whereby the water jet is rotated by the force of the water flow.