Dish Washer

• Main Authors: BEOM CHUL PARK, SUNG HUN LEE, SON YOUNG SOO, DAEGYU KIM
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 01.06.2023
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; COCKS; COFFEE MILLS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FURNITURE; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; VALVES; WEAPONS

The present invention relates to a dishwasher including a detergent supply device, wherein the detergent supply device includes: a case mounted on one side of a door; a cartridge disposed inside the case to store a detergent solution; a connector body disposed inside the case, connected to the cartridge, and having a discharge chamber for temporarily storing or discharging the detergent solution discharged from the cartridge to the outside; a valve movably disposed on the connector body to make the discharge chamber communicate with the cartridge or communicate with the outside, depending on the disposition; and a solenoid disposed on one side of the case to form a magnetic field when an electric current is applied and move the valve in a first direction. Accordingly, through a structure that can discharge a certain amount of a detergent solution stored in the cartridge, the inconvenience that a user should supply detergent whenever the dishwasher is used can be eliminated, thereby improving user convenience. 본 발명은 세제공급장치를 포함하는 식기세척기에서, 상기 세제공급장치는, 상기 도어의 일측에 장착되는 케이스와, 상기 케이스 내부에 배치되고, 세제용액을 저장하는 카트리지와, 상기 케이스 내부에 배치되고, 상기 카트리지와 연결되며, 상기 카트리지에서 배출되는 세제용액을 일시적으로 저장하거나 외부로 배출하는 배출챔버가 형성된 커넥터바디와, 상기 커넥터바디에 이동가능하게 배치되고, 상기 배치에 따라 상기 배출챔버와 상기 카트리지를 연통시키거나 상기 배출챔버와 외부를 연통시키는 밸브와, 상기 케이스의 일측에 배치되고, 전류가 인가될 때 자기장을 형성하여 상기 밸브를 제1방향으로 이동시키는 솔레노이드를 포함한다.