US 12,392,074 B2
Washing machine
Kwang Min Chun, Suwon-si (KR); Hwa Shik Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Min Jea Choi, Suwon-si (KR); and Nae Young Park, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/481,967.
Application 18/481,967 is a continuation of application No. 16/947,237, filed on Jul. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,834,767.
Application 16/947,237 is a continuation of application No. 15/576,227, granted, now 10,767,300, issued on Sep. 8, 2020, previously published as PCT/KR2016/007849, filed on Jul. 19, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0107288 (KR), filed on Jul. 29, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0035220 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 37/10 (2006.01); D06F 34/10 (2020.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); E05D 11/00 (2006.01); D06F 34/04 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 37/10 (2013.01) [D06F 34/10 (2020.02); D06F 37/28 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); E05D 11/0081 (2013.01); D06F 34/04 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine comprising:
a cabinet having an opening at a front side;
a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet;
a door configured to open or close the opening;
a hinge configured to pivotably couple the door to the cabinet; and
a wire extending from an inside of the cabinet to the door,
wherein the hinge comprises:
a hinge body coupled to the cabinet,
a first hinge arm,
a second hinge arm that is spaced apart from the first hinge arm along a direction of a rotating axis, and
a wire guide portion formed at the first hinge arm to accommodate the wire,
wherein the first hinge arm includes a first surface facing the second hinge arm and a second surface opposite the first surface, and
wherein the wire guide portion is formed to be recessed at the second surface.