| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 068120270 | Indicator or sensor detail | 13 |
| 20080250821 | SIGNAL INSPECTION APPARATUS OF COMMERCIAL WASHING MACHINE - A signal inspection apparatus of a commercial washing machine that is capable of inspecting whether a signal generated from the commercial washing machine is abnormal is disclosed. The signal inspection apparatus includes a connector configured to be connected to ports of a machine body of the commercial washing machine, through which the exchange of a signal between the machine body and a charge settlement device is achieved, and a display unit for displaying whether the signal inputted through the ports is abnormal. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090025432 | LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING CHANGEABLE CONTROLLING PART AND DUAL LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to laundry machines, such as dryers or washing machines, and more particularly, to a laundry machine in which a mounting position of at least an input unit or a display unit of a controller can be changed. The present invention suggests a variety of forms in which at least a component such as a motor or a main control unit in a body of the laundry machine is electrically connected to the changeable controlling unit. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090056386 | CONTROL PANEL WINDOW ASSEMBLY OF WASHING/DRYING MACHINE - A control panel window assembly of a washing/drying machine includes a control panel with a window hole on which a display part is mounted, wherein a control panel window is mounted at the window hole, and the control panel window includes: a display window formed to cover a portion of the display part; a button portions including a plurality of button portions formed at both sides of the display window. The washing/drying machine having the control panel window assembly can meet the needs of users who prefer a washing/drying machine in harmony with the cabinet made of stainless steel and provide a high-end quality image. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090120136 | Laundry Machine System For Enhanced Process Automation And Control - A control system for a laundry machine provides a system for engaging a laundry machine in a drop-off mode, allowing an operator to use the machine as necessary to process customer garments without being required to activate the machine via a payment interface. In an embodiment of the invention, the system provides a lock-out function for allowing a machine to be reserved for a specific user holding a predetermined password or code. In a further embodiment of the invention, the laundry machine is configured with a low power and/or shut down facility, whereby the power consumption of the machine may be greatly reduce during idle periods. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090193855 | WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a washing machine having a hall sensor wire stably secured to a tub through a rear wall of the tub, thereby preventing the hall sensor wire from freely moving due to vibration transmitted from the tub when operating the washing machine. The washing machine comprises a tub installed in a body of the washing machine to contain water, and a fixing bracket positioned on a rear wall of the tub to prevent movement of at least one hall sensor wire connected with a hall sensor serving to detect a speed of a motor installed on the rear wall of the tub. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090217712 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine having a structure in which operating conditions of the washing machine are inputted by a rotary knob ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090320530 | Control panel of laundry machine - A control panel of a laundry machine is disclosed. A control panel of a laundry machine includes a first operation part for selecting one of plural washing courses, a display part displaying the washing course selected by using the first operation part and a control part controlling the display part to display the washing course selected by using the first operation part. According to the control panel, it is unnecessary to print letters of the washing courses in the surface of the control panel. As a result, the exterior design of the control panel | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110088435 | Device for Housing a Bearing Provided With a System for Detecting the Load Applied to the Bearing - The invention relates to a housing device provided with a system for detecting the load applied to an element arranged in the housing, an internal part configured in such a way as to hold said element, and an external part for fixing the device to a mechanical group, the internal part being connected to the external part by at least two deformable connection parts in such a way that the internal part can be displaced in relation to the external part under the action of a load applied to the element. The system for detecting the applied load comprises a means for directly detecting the displacement of one of the parts, internal or external, in relation to the other part, external or internal, under the action of a load applied to the element. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110146353 | WASHING MACHINE WITH AIR TRAP - A washing machine having a cabinet, a pressure sensor located in the cabinet, and an air trap having at least one baffle to substantially block water at the air trap. The air trap may have an inlet in communication with a sump of the washing machine and an outlet in communication with a hose coupled to the pressure sensor. The at least one baffle may be partially traversing the air trap to substantially block water from entering the outlet when the cabinet is in a horizontal orientation. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110214457 | WASHING MACHINE AND LAUNDRY AMOUNT DETECTION APPARATUS THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a washing machine that amplifies the displacement of a tub according to input of laundry such that the displacement of the tub is accurately sensed by a sensor module and a laundry amount detection apparatus thereof. The washing machine includes a housing forming an external appearance thereof, a tub provided in the housing to contain water, an amplification unit to amplify displacement of the tub, and a sensor module to sense weight of laundry using the amplified displacement of the tub. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120024016 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BALANCING AN UNBALANCED LOAD IN A WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine including a suspension system is provided. The suspension system includes a wash tub, a basket rotatably coupled within the wash tub, and a drive and motor assembly. The washing machine further includes a controller configured initiate a spin cycle by increasing a spin speed of the basket to a target spin speed, identify an out-of-balance load prior to reaching the target spin speed, and limit the spin speed of the basket to a spin speed lower than a natural frequency of the suspension system for a predefined period of time. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130233027 | WASHING MACHINE WITH DETECTION OF VIBRATIONS OF THE WASHING TUB OR CHAMBER - The machine (M) comprises a support structure (S), inside which there is suspended a washing chamber or tub (T) wherein there is rotatably mounted a basket (B) for clothes and the like, and a pressure transducing device ( | 09-12-2013 |
| 20150047396 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF PREDICTING MECHANICAL DEGRADATION IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable container at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation and a motor rotationally driving the rotating chamber and a method of predicting mechanical degradation in a laundry treating appliance where the method includes rotating a rotatable container with a motor, monitoring over time a torque signal during the rotating, repeatedly determining over time a friction value from the torque signal, and predicting mechanical degradation based on a determined change in the friction value. | 02-19-2015 |
