Detergent supplying apparatus of washing machine

Abstract

Provided is a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine. The apparatus includes a drawer 254 provided in a water supplying flow of a washing machine or drawn to the outside through an opening 16 formed in the washing machine and a stopper 320 formed at the bottom of the drawer 254 to be locked to or released from the bottom of the opening 16 . Since the stopper 320 is not easily found by a user, the number of times where the user tries to disengage the drawer 254 is much smaller than the number of times where the user tries to disengage the drawer 254 when the stopper 320 is formed in a drawer cap 280 or at the top of the drawer 254 so that it is possible to prevent the drawer 254 from being easily disengaged and lost.

1 . A detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, the apparatus comprising: 
 a drawer provided in a water supplying flow of a washing machine or drawn to the outside through an opening formed in the washing machine; and    a stopper formed at the bottom of the drawer to be locked to or released from the bottom of the opening by elasticity.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer is provided with a bleach/softener supplying unit for housing and supplying at least one of bleach and softener and a detergent supplying unit for housing and supplying detergent on the right and left thereof.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the stopper is integrally formed between the bottom surface of the detergent supplying unit and the bottom surface of the bleach/softener supplying unit.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the stopper is formed at the rear bottom of the drawer.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the stopper comprises: 
 a panel having an elastic part curved upward; and    a protrusion protruded from the bottom of the panel.    
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the panel is horizontally formed and longitudinally formed back and forth.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the panel is provided with a plurality of slits longitudinally opened back and forth so that the approximate center of the panel can be curved upward.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the protrusion is protruded downward from the rear bottom of the elastic part.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the protrusion comprises: 
 a vertical rib protruded to be perpendicular to the bottom of the elastic part and longitudinally formed from side to side; and    inclination ribs protruded to be perpendicular to the bottom of the elastic part and the vertical rib and inclined upward toward the rear part of the protrusion.    
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the inclination ribs are formed in the left and right ends of the vertical rib.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the detergent supplying apparatus of the washing machine further comprises a drawer cap that covers the top surface of the bleach/softener supplying unit.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the washing machine is a commercial drum washing machine.  
   
   
       13 . A detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, the apparatus comprising: 
 a drawer positioned in a water supplying flow of a washing machine or drawn to the outside through an opening formed in the washing machine and provided with a bleach/softener supplying unit for housing and supplying bleach and softener and a detergent supplying unit for housing and supplying detergent on the left and right sides thereof;    a panel formed between the bottom of the bleach/softener supplying unit and the bottom of the detergent supplying unit and having an elastic part curved upward; and    a protrusion protruded from the bottom of the panel.    
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the panel is formed in the rear part between the bottom of the detergent supplying unit and the bleach/softener supplying unit.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the panel is provided with a plurality of slits longitudinally opened back and forth so that the approximate center of the panel can be curved upward.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the protrusion is protruded downward from the rear bottom of the elastic part.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the washing machine is a commercial drum washing machine.  
   
   
       18 . A detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, the apparatus comprising: 
 a dispenser housing provided behind an opening of a control panel for operating a washing machine and connected to a water supplying bellows;    a dispenser cover provided at the top of the dispenser housing and connected to a water supplying hose to supply water; and    a drawer provided in the dispenser housing or drawn to the outside through the opening of the control panel and integrated with a stopper locked to or released from the bottom of the opening by elasticity.    
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , 
 wherein the drawer is provided with a bleach/softener supplying unit for housing and supplying at least one of bleach and softener and a detergent supplying unit for housing and supplying detergent on the right and left thereof, and    wherein the stopper is formed between the bottom surface of the detergent supplying unit and the bottom surface of the bleach/softener supplying unit.    
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the washing machine is a commercial drum washing machine.