CPC D06F 37/266 (2013.01) [D06F 33/36 (2020.02); D06F 37/06 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/30 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02); D06F 2103/24 (2020.02); D06F 2105/06 (2020.02); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02)] | 19 Claims |
1. A washing machine comprising:
a casing having an opening defined at a front surface of the casing;
a tub disposed in the casing, the tub having an opening defined at a front surface of the tub;
a drum disposed in the tub;
a gasket that has a cylindrical shape and that connects the opening of the case and the opening of the tub;
a plurality of nozzles disposed at an inner circumferential portion of the gasket and configured to spray water into the drum;
a plurality of port insertion pipes that protrude from an outer circumferential portion of the gasket and that are in fluid communication with the plurality of nozzles, respectively;
a pump configured to pump water discharged from the tub; and
a nozzle water supply pipe configured to guide water pumped by the pump to the plurality of nozzles, the nozzle water supply pipe comprising:
a transfer conduit that extends along the outer circumferential portion of the gasket and that is configured to guide water pumped by the pump to the plurality of nozzles, and
a plurality of nozzle water supply ports that protrude from the transfer conduit and that are inserted into the plurality of port insertion pipes, respectively,
wherein the transfer conduit comprises:
a connecting portion that extends along the outer circumferential portion of the gasket and that is disposed between the plurality of nozzle water supply ports, and
at least one uplift portion spaced apart from the outer circumferential portion of the gasket and disposed farther from the outer circumferential portion of the gasket than the connecting portion,
wherein at least one of the plurality of nozzle water supply ports protrudes from the at least one uplift portion, and
wherein the at least one uplift portion is convex outwardly in a radial direction of the gasket.
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