(19)
(11) EP 2 792 783 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.01.2015 Bulletin 2015/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.10.2014 Bulletin 2014/43

(21) Application number: 14001952.2

(22) Date of filing: 09.01.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 39/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 21.01.2011 KR 20110006210

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
12150418.7 / 2479336

(71) Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • KIM, Jin Doo
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Jang, Sam-Young
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser 
Anwaltssozietät Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) Washing machine and pump filter thereof


(57) A washing machine includes a tub, a pump case including an inflow chamber into which wash water in the tub flows, a circulation pump chamber provided at one side of the inflow chamber to supply wash water to the tub, and a drain pump chamber provided at the other side of the inflow chamber to discharge the wash water to the outside, and a pump filter installed in the inflow chamber to filter out foreign substances from the wash water. The pump filter includes a first filter part passing wash water flowing into the circulation pump chamber and a second filter part passing wash water flowing into the drain pump chamber. The pump filter further includes a direction adjustment groove formed to adjust positions of the first filter part and the second filter part within the inflow chamber.







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