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Foreign materials filtering apparatus and washing machine having the same

US8020413B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2008
Grant dateSep 20, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F39/10
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In a foreign materials filtering apparatus and a washing machine having the same, owing to a detachable mounting structure between a handle and a front filter and between a rear filter and the front filter, foreign materials collected in a foreign materials filtering space can be easily cleaned. Accordingly, can be solved the conventional problem that a net filter has to be kept inside out at the time of a cleaning process, resulting in causing a user's hands to become dirty. Also, can be solved the conventional problem that there is a difficulty in removing foreign materials from the net filter due to a fibrous characteristic of the net filter.

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