CPC D06F 39/085 (2013.01) [D06F 33/42 (2020.02); D06F 39/10 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A washing machine comprising:
a tub to receive water;
a drain pump connectable to the tub and configured to discharge the water from the tub while the drain pump is connected to the tub; and
a filter assembly to filter water discharged from the drain pump,
wherein the filter assembly comprises:
a filter housing;
a filter couplable to the filter housing, the filter including:
a first filter structure to collect foreign substance from the water discharged from the drain pump, and
a second filter structure to collect other foreign substances having a size different from foreign substance collected in the first filter structure from the water discharged from the drain pump, the first filter structure and the second filter structure being arranged to face each other inside the filter housing while the filter is coupled to the filter housing; and
a filter driver to rotate the filter within the filter housing so that while the filter is rotated to a first position, the water discharged from the drain pump is filtered through the first filter structure and while the filter is rotated to a second position the water discharged from the drain pump is filtered through the second filter structure.
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