Dish washer

Abstract

A dishwasher including a tub forming a washing chamber, a door configured to open or close the tub, and a sealing member configured to seal a gap between the tub and the door. The sealing member includes a fixed body coupleable to the tub and a sealing body extending from the fixed body toward the door. The sealing body includes a contact portion configured to be in contact with the door, a support portion to connect the fixed body and the contact portion, and a bend portion to be bent toward the fixed body while the door is pressing the contact portion. The bend portion includes a bending end connected to the support portion.

1 . A dishwasher comprising:
 a tub forming a washing chamber;   a door configured to open or close the tub; and   a sealing member configured to seal a gap between the tub and the door, the sealing member including a fixed body coupleable to the tub and a sealing body extending from the fixed body toward the door;   wherein the sealing body comprises:
 a contact portion configured to be in contact with the door, 
 a support portion to connect the fixed body and the contact portion, and 
 a bend portion to be bent toward the fixed body while the door is pressing the contact portion, the bend portion including a bending end connected to the support portion. 
   
     
     
         2 . The dishwasher of  claim 1 , wherein the fixed body comprises a seat portion arranged to face the bend portion, and the bend portion is configured to be in contact with the seat portion. 
     
     
         3 . The dishwasher of  claim 2 , wherein the bend portion further comprises a support protrusion extending toward the seat portion. 
     
     
         4 . The dishwasher of  claim 3 , wherein
 the door presses against the contact portion along a direction,   the support protrusion includes an end along the direction, and   the seat portion includes a seating surface having a shape corresponding to the end of the support protrusion to thereby allow the seating surface and the end of the support protrusion to be in contact with each other.   
     
     
         5 . The dishwasher of  claim 4 , wherein the seating surface is arranged to be inclined toward the direction where the seating surface  181  approaches the center of the tub. 
     
     
         6 . The dishwasher of  claim 4 , wherein the end of the support protrusion includes a plane. 
     
     
         7 . The dishwasher of  claim 3 , wherein the support protrusion comprises:
 a first support protrusion, and   a second support protrusion between the bending end and the first support protrusion.   
     
     
         8 . The dishwasher of  claim 3 , wherein the bend portion further comprises an extension extending between the support protrusion and the bending end, and a thickness e of the extension increases as the extension approaches the bending end. 
     
     
         9 . The dishwasher of  claim 3 , wherein a thickness a of the bending end is set to be greater than a thickness c of the support protrusion. 
     
     
         10 . The dishwasher of  claim 2 , wherein a thickness a of the bending end is set to be greater than a spacing distance b between the bending end and the seat portion. 
     
     
         11 . The dishwasher of  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the support portion decreases from the bending end toward the contact portion. 
     
     
         12 . The dishwasher of  claim 1 , wherein
 the tub comprises a coupling groove formed by a first coupling wall adjacent to the washing chamber and a second coupling wall facing the first coupling wall to allow the fixed body to be coupled, and   the bend portion is arranged such that the bending end faces the second coupling wall.   
     
     
         13 . The dishwasher of  claim 2 , wherein the seat portion comprises a seating protrusion extending toward the bend portion. 
     
     
         14 . The dishwasher of  claim 2 , wherein the sealing body comprises a through hole, and the through hole has a closed loop shape. 
     
     
         15 . The dishwasher of  claim 14 , wherein the through hole is spaced apart from the seat portion.