Patent 7299809 was granted and assigned to LG on November, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed is a dishwasher, by which the dishwasher is simply configured as well as the door is facilitated to open/close. The present invention includes a cabinet having an open front side, a door opening/closing the front side of the cabinet, a locker at the door, a coupling member inside the cabinet to be elastically coupled to or separated from the locker in opening/closing the door, and a switch in rear of the coupling member to sense opening/closing of the door.