Detergent supplying apparatus of washing machine

Abstract

Provided is a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine. The apparatus includes a drawer provided with a bleach/softener supplying part for housing and supplying bleach and softener, and a detergent supplying part for housing and supplying detergent; and a drawer cap combined to the drawer to cover an upper surface of the bleach/softener supplying part, and provided with a bleach input port and a softener input port, respectively.

1 . A detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, the apparatus comprising: 
 a drawer provided with a bleach/softener supplying part for housing and supplying bleach and softener, and a detergent supplying part for housing and supplying detergent; and    a drawer cap combined to the drawer to cover an upper surface of the bleach/softener supplying part, and provided with a bleach input port and a softener input port, respectively.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the detergent supplying part and the bleach/softener supplying part are long provided in front and rear direction at a left side and a right side of the drawer.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein, in the drawer, a seating part for lifting a front part of the drawer cap is step-jawed.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein, in the drawer cap, a hook is protruded from a lower surface of a front part, and 
 in the drawer, the seating part is provided with a hook hole inserted and hooked by the hook.    
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer forms a rear part of the bleach/softener supplying part, and a protrusion is protruded from a rear surface of a rear wall part for lifting a rear part of the drawer cap, and 
 the drawer cap is provided with a locking hole locked by the protrusion, and a locking part closely attached to the rear surface of the rear wall part is protruded.    
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer is disposed at a water supplying flow of the washing machine through an opening provided at the washing machine or is provided with a stopper stopping around the opening such that it is drawn outside and is not completely disengaged from the washing machine.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the stopper is provided such that, at the time of drawing the drawer, rear parts of the drawer and the drawer cap are positioned inside the opening.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bleach/softener supplying part is provided with a drawer partition rib for partitioning it as a bleach supplying part for housing and supplying the bleach and a softener supplying part for housing and supplying the softener.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the drawer partition rib is provided such that any one of the bleach supplying part and the softener supplying part is positioned at a side and in front of the other one.  
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein siphon tubes are upwardly protruded from lower surfaces of rear parts of the bleach supplying part and the softener supplying part, respectively, and 
 siphon caps are provided at a lower surface of the drawer cap to cover upper ends of the siphon tubes.    
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein, in the drawer, a shield unit is provided at lower and front parts of the siphon tubes such that a predetermined air pressure acts on lower parts of the siphon tubes.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the shield unit is a shield wall inclined and provided in rear as going to a lower side, at a position spaced by a distance from lower parts to front parts the siphon tubes.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the drawer partition rib comprises: 
 a first lower partition rib provided in left and right direction at an inner and rear part of the bleach/softener supplying part;    a second lower partition rib provided in rear of the first lower partition rib; and    a third lower partition rib provided in left and right direction from the second lower partition rib and then, is provided in rear.    
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the drawer cap is provided with a drawer cap partition rib closely attached to the drawer partition rib.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the drawer cap partition rib comprises: 
 a first upper partition rib provided in left and right direction to be closely attached to the first lower partition rib;    a second upper partition rib provided in rear of the first upper partition rib to be closely attached to the second lower partition rib; and    a third upper partition rib provided in left and right direction of the second upper partition rib and then, is provided in rear to be closely attached to the third lower partition rib.    
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the bleach input port is provided in front of the first upper partition rib, and 
 the softener input port is provided in rear of the first upper partition rib.    
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the drawer cap is provided with fitting ribs at positions spaced by a predetermined distance from the drawer cap partition rib such that the drawer partition rib is fitted and fixed between the drawer cap and the drawer cap partition rib.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the drawer cap is provided with a bleach-purposed water supplying port for allowing a passage of water dropping toward the bleach supplying part, and a softener-purposed water supplying port for allowing a passage of water dropping toward the softener supplying part.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the washing machine is a commercial drum washing machine.  
   
   
       20 . A detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine, the apparatus comprising: 
 a drawer for housing and supplying at least any one of detergent, bleach, and softener; and    a drawer cap combined to the drawer to cover an upper surface of the drawer.