Washing machine

Abstract

Provided is a washing machine including: a packing water-sealing part having a packing component arranged between an upper end part of the tub and an upper end part of the drum to inhibit water from leaking outwards from the tub; a labyrinth part adopting a labyrinth structure and for arranging ribs lower than the packing water-sealing part between an tub cover and the upper end part of the drum at an inner side of the packing water-sealing part; and a hopper serving as a heightened drum and arranged integrally with the tub cover for retaining water whose water level is higher than a water level at the upper end of the drum.

1 . A washing machine, comprising:
 a drum for accommodating laundry;   a tub for accommodating the drum;   a packing water-sealing part having a packing component arranged between an upper end part of the tub and an upper end part of the drum to inhibit water from leaking outwards from the tub;   a labyrinth part adopting a labyrinth structure and for arranging ribs lower than the packing water-sealing part between a tub cover and the upper end part of the drum at an inner side of the packing water-sealing part; and   a heightened drum arranged integrally with the tub cover for retaining water whose water level is higher than a water level at the upper end of the drum.   
     
     
         2 . The washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the heightened drum comprises a lower end part configured to be continuous with the upper end part of the drum and a large-diameter upper end part formed with a diameter which gradually increases upwards from the lower end part. 
     
     
         3 . The washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the heightened drum is provided with an overflow hole in a side wall of the heightened drum, and has an overflow hose for enabling the water to overflow outwards from the overflow hole. 
     
     
         4 . The washing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the heightened drum is provided with an overflow hole in a side wall of the heightened drum, and has an overflow hose for enabling the water to overflow outwards from the overflow hole.