US 12,404,619 B2
Washing machine
Baekgyu Kwon, Suwon-si (KR); Naeyoung Park, Suwon-si (KR); Minhyung Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Hyeonuk Na, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/703,568.
Application 17/703,568 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/001973, filed on Feb. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0018038 (KR), filed on Feb. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0251754 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 34/04 (2020.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 34/04 (2020.02) [D06F 39/085 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine comprising:
a cabinet;
a tub disposed inside the cabinet;
a drain pump configured to discharge water from the tub, the drain pump including a pump handle;
a service port connectable to a service device, and configured to receive or transmit error information of the washing machine therethrough in response to connecting the service device to the service port;
a pump housing in which the service port is disposed, and mounted on a part of the cabinet in which the drain pump is located, the pump housing including:
a housing opening through which the pump handle is exposed therethrough and a port mounting portion on which the service port is mounted; and
a pump cover detachably coupled to the pump housing to open or close the pump housing,
wherein:
the port mounting portion includes a connection opening to allow a part of the service port to be exposed in the pump housing;
in response to opening the pump housing by the pump cover, the pump handle and the service port are exposed and accessible;
in response to closing the pump housing by the pump cover, the pump cover covers the pump housing thereby covering the pump handle and the service port; and
the service port includes a step portion,
the port mounting portion includes a port locking portion; and
the port locking portion is configured to support the step portion to prevent the service port from being separated from the port mounting portion in response to mounting the service port on the port mounting portion.