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(11) EP 1 389 643 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/08

(21) Application number: 02257084.0

(22) Date of filing: 11.10.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D06F 37/28
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 13.08.2002 KR 2002047744

(71) Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Suwon-City, Kyungki-do (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lee, Sang-Jin
    Daly City, California 94014 (US)
  • Roh, Hyoung-Hoon
    Paldal-Gu, Suwon-City, Kyungki-Do (KR)

(74) Representative: Robinson, Ian Michael et al
Appleyard Lees, 15 Clare Road
Halifax HX1 2HY
Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)

   


(54) Drum type washing machine


(57) Disclosed herein is a drum type washing machine. The drum type washing machine includes a cabinet (10) defining the appearance of the washing machine and opened at the front to form a main opening (11). A fixed drum (20) is horizontally set in the cabinet (10) and contains wash water therein. A rotary drum (30) is set in the fixed drum (20) in such a way as to be rotatable in alternating directions. A main door (50) selectively closes the main opening (11). A sub-opening (51) is provided at a predetermined portion of the main door (50) such that a user puts laundry into the rotary drum (30) without opening the main door (50), and a sub-door (60) is provided at a predetermined portion of the main door (50) for selectively closing the sub-opening (51).






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