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| 20080223085 | Washing machine with ornamental panel - A washing machine to guarantee easy mounting or separation of an ornamental panel and prevent the coming off or distortion of door trims. The washing machine includes a body having a laundry opening, a door mounted to the body to open or close the laundry opening and having a rim, an ornamental panel mounted to an outer surface of the door, a plurality of door trims coupled to the rim of the door supporting the ornamental panel, and a coupling device coupling of the door trims. The coupling device includes a plurality of holding recesses formed in the rim of the door and spaced apart from one another, and a plurality of holding hooks protruding from an inner surface of the respective door trims to be introduced into and caught by the holding recesses. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080264114 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine includes a housing which forms an exterior of the washing machine and a tub mounted inside of the housing, the tub having an opening through which laundry may be inserted and removed. A drum is rotatably mounted inside of the tub, the drum having an opening substantially aligned with the opening of the tub, through which laundry may be inserted and removed. A foreign matter shield is configured to prevent foreign matter from entering a space between the tub and the drum by maintaining a gap between the opening of the drum and the tub at a predetermined size during movement of the drum relative to the tub from an initial position to a lower position. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080271498 | Front-Loading Washing Machine With a Rotating Washing Drum - A drum shell having flow perforations in the rear zone thereof, for exchange of the washing liquid between the interior of the washing drum and the interior of a liquid tank, enclosing the above and, in the operating position for the washing machine, the lower shell line increasingly differs from a horizontal, on rising towards the front. Hollow, long lifting bodies, which are embodied to take liquid amounts from the deepest position thereof and raise the same, on rotation of the washing drum, to a raised position within the washing drum and to release the same from said raised position into the interior of the washing drum, inadequately wet the pieces of washing in the front region. According to the invention, the amount of water discharged in the interior can more effectively be applied to the laundry items, whereby the drum shell has a total surface of flow perforations. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080276658 | Tub for drum washing machine and drum washing machine having the same - A tub for a drum washing machine, wherein the tub is assembled by connecting parts, separately prepared, to avoid retaining water therein when the tub is drained, and a drum washing machine having the same. The drum washing machine includes a housing; a tub assembled by connecting a front tub part and a rear tub part, and located in the housing to contain washing water; and a drainage exit formed through a connection portion juxtaposed to the front tub part and the rear tub part, for example, a lowermost position of the tub due to a draft angle, thereby causing the washing water in the tub to be completely discharged to the outside when the tub is drained, and thus, preventing the generation of a disagreeable smell and the contamination of laundry. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080289369 | Washing Machine - A washing machine which needs almost no space around a housing and which can be improved in workability for putting in and out washing loads. In a housing ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090064725 | Washing machine - The present invention discloses a washing machine having high reliability. The washing machine includes a housing, a tub provided in the housing for holding washing water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub for washing laundry, a door having an outer frame and an inner frame secured to an inside of the outer frame, for opening/closing an opening in the housing such that the housing is in communication with the drum, a hinge arm joining the housing and the door, and rotatably coupled to the housing and the door respectively, and a holder provided between the outer frame and the inner frame for holding a portion of the hinge arm arranged in the door. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090165505 | Gasket and a Washing Machine Having the Same - An improved gasket ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100018257 | Top Loaded Washing Machine having Drum with Horizontal Axis of Rotation - A washing machine includes a tub fixedly installed in a cabinet, a drum rotatably installed in the tub for containing laundry and provided with an opening formed through the outer circumferential surface thereof so that the laundry is taken into and out of the drum through the opening. A drum door is provided at the opening of the drum and moves in the circumferential direction of the drum relative to the drum to open and close the opening of the drum. A driving unit rotates the drum. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100050700 | LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE - A front loading laundry washing machine is provided. The laundry washing machine includes a washing tub, a laundry basket mounted in the tub, a motor to actuate the basket in rotation and a system for feeding liquid in the basket. The basket has a first and second end wall between which a peripheral wall extends. The liquid feeding system comprises at least one inflow passage formed in a prevalently imperforated annular region of the peripheral wall of the basket and an inflow conduit having a delivery outlet facing toward the prevalently imperforated annular region. The laundry washing system is further provided with a positioning system designed for bringing and maintaining the basket in a substantially predetermined angular position within the tub, in such a position the inflow passage being substantially aligned with the delivery outlet of the inflow conduit to receive therefrom a liquid flow for the purpose of loading of liquid in the basket. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100058816 | Drum type washing machine - Disclosed herein is a drum type washing machine including a body, a tub arranged in the body, and a drum rotatably installed in the tub, and an inner surface of a rear wall of the has a flat portion along a rotating direction of the drum. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100058817 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A drum type washing machine of the present invention is a direct-drive washing machine including a washing-machine casing; a rotating drum with its drum rotation shaft horizontal or inclined; and a motor driving the rotating drum. The motor has a stator including a coil wound in a toroidal winding form and first molding resin; and a twin-type rotor including an outer rotor, an inner rotor, and second molding resin integrally molding them. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100083712 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - The present invention relates to laundry machines, and, more particularly, to a safe laundry machine which enables a user to open/close a door easily, and can prevent an accident caused by opening/closing of the door from taking place. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100089101 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A drum type washing machine is provided. The drum type washing machine includes a cabinet for forming an appearance; a tub fixed to an inner side of the cabinet and for storing washing water, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub for washing and dehydrating laundry, and a driving motor positioned at a rear side of the drum for generating a driving force by which the drum is rotated. The washing machine can increase washing capacity with maintaining an entire size thereof by increasing a diameter of the drum without increasing a size of the cabinet. The to washing machine may include a supporting plate to rotatably support the rotational shaft, and a supporting unit to support the supporting plate, the supporting unit comprising a plurality of supporters connected between the supporting plate and the cabinet. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100101281 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A drum type washing machine is provided having a simplified drive unit support structure design and improved vibration dispersion characteristics. The washing machine includes a tub, a drum disposed inside the tub, a shaft coupled to the drum, a bearing supporting the shaft, a bearing housing supporting the bearing, and a base secured to the tub. The bearing housing has a rear end protruding from a rear wall of the tub, and the tub has an extension facing an outer peripheral surface of the rear end of the bearing housing. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100101282 | PEDESTAL WASHING MACHINE - A pedestal washing machine ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100139329 | CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR LAUNDRY DEVICE AND LAUNDRY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to control panel assemblies for laundry devices and laundry devices with the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an improved control panel assembly which is easy to fabricate, and easy to recognize a selected operation condition, and a laundry device with the same. The control panel assembly for a laundry device includes a button assembly ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100139330 | DRUM OF A MACHINE FOR THE CAREFUL TREATMENT FOR CLOTHES - A drum of a machine for the treatment of clothes is provided and includes a drum casing, which is essentially cylindrical in its basic form, with a central cylinder axis that forms an axis of rotation about which the drum can rotate. The drum casing has a tubular main casing portion with a first and a second front wall, which are connected to a first and second axial edge region of the main casing portion, and a reinforcing piece. The reinforcing piece surrounds the main casing portion over the outside circumference of the drum and counteracts the bulging of the main casing portion during the rotation of the drum under the influence of the centrifugal force, wherein the reinforcing piece has a cord-like component that encircles the outside circumference of the main casing portion. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100162774 | Washing Appliance - The present invention relates to a washing appliance and more specifically a laundry appliance. The present invention relates to a drum, ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100175433 | Tub for washing machine or washer-drier - A tub for washing machine or washer-drier has a back and a front adapted to be mutually fixed to house a rotary drum where laundry is loaded. The front of the tub defines a loading mouth to provide access to the drum. The front of the tub has at least one stiffening structure, integrally obtained with the front, and adapted to avoid the deformation of the front of the tub and consequent ovalization of the loading mouth. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100199725 | Motor including stator with metal connection parts and washing machine having the same - Disclosed herein are a motor, which prevents cut-off of magnet wire connection parts due to corrosion caused by a potential difference and damage to a magnet wire film, and a washing machine having the motor. The motor includes a stator, on which a magnet wire is wound, including mag mate terminals connected with the magnet wire, and a rotor rotated by electromagnetic interaction with the stator. Each of the mag mate terminals includes a first metal connection part, to which a metal of a different kind is connected, and a same kind metal connection part, to which a metal of the same kind is connected. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100242547 | WASHING MACHINE - The washing machine of this invention comprises a housing with a washing tub, a rotating mechanism, a perforated basket, and an electrostatically atomizing device. The perforated basket is rotatably mounted in the washing tub with leaving a space between the perforated basket and the washing tub. The electrostatically atomizing device is configured to generate the mist of the charged minute water particles. The washing machine is configured to lead the mist of the charged minute water particles to the space, so that the space is filled with the mist of the charged minute water particles. Consequently, molds on an inside of the washing tub and an outside of the perforated basket is eliminated by the electrostatically atomizing device. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100242548 | SELF-ADVANCING ENCODER FOR APPLIANCE CONTROL - The present invention provides cycle control that may be used among many different appliances. The cycle control provides a standard knob on the shaft that may be rotated and pulled out or pushed into activate the washing machine. The shaft is attached to a high-resolution encoder and a motor allowing software control of the actual movement and cycle definitions provided by the control. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100242549 | INVERTER DEVICE FOR WASHING MACHINE - An inverter device provided on a washing machine for controlling a permanent magnet motor being provided with a rotor magnet including a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet having a level of coercivity smaller than the first permanent magnet. An excitation current is produced to vary the amount of magnetism of the second permanent magnet to execute a dehydrate operation with a magnetic flux of the rotor magnet reduced and to execute an operation being specified to operate at a lower maximum rotation count compared to the dehydrate operation with the magnetic flux of the rotor magnet increased. When the amount of magnetism of the second permanent magnet is varied while rotation of the permanent magnet motor is stopped, a phase of the excitation current for varying the amount of magnetism is switched depending on a rotation stop position of the rotor. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100242550 | DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE AND BEARING HOUSING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A drum type washing machine including a tub installed in a cabinet is disclosed. The drum type washing machine includes a drum performing washing, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings having bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and the cabinet to mitigate vibration generated during rotation of the drum, a bracket installed to the bearing housings to form the rear side of the tub, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub to seal the tub and to prevent vibration from being transmitted from the bracket to the tub. Volumes of the tub and the drum can be easily increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet. Even when the volume of the washing machine is changed, only one of the tub and the bearing housings, which is not applicable to the drum type washing machine having the changed washing capacity, is selectively replaced. Thus parts can commonly used in various drum type washing machine having different volume. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100251782 | Basket Assembly For A Washing Machine - A basket assembly ( | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100275658 | Apparatus to reinforce a drum washing machine - A drum washing machine allows a plurality of electric wires to be easily secured in a cabinet, in addition to reinforcing strength of a top plate. The drum washing machine includes a cabinet having an opening at an upper portion thereof, a top plate to cover the opening, and a reinforcement placed at a predetermined position of the opening to support and reinforce the top plate. A wire holder is provided at a predetermined portion of the reinforcement to hold the electric wires arranged in the cabinet. The drum washing machine is provided with the reinforcement, which reinforces the strength of the top plate, and allows the electric wires to be easily arranged and held in the cabinet. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100287995 | WASHING MACHINE TANK PROVIDED WTIH EXTERNAL REINFORCING CAP ON BOTTOM WALL - The present invention relates to a washing machine tank ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100287996 | LAUNDRY DRUM FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE - A laundry drum for a laundry treating machine, wherein the laundry drum includes a drum cover that has a cylindrical shape and structures that are distributed in a circumferential direction of the drum cover. The structures project from the cylindrical shape of the drum cover that is mounted in the laundry drum. Further, the structures are formed from inwardly bulging linear elevations that extend along a circumferential line. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100294005 | METHOD FOR FIXING THE DRUM OF A WASHING MACHINE AND FITTING FOR THE SAME - A drum is fixed to a mounting star, on which a shaft for drive of the drum is fixed. The fixing is achieved by means of arrangement of several openings in the mounting star with different entry and exit diameters, whereby a tip corresponding to each opening is arranged on the drum, which is introduced through the smallest hole in the opening. The tip is subsequently deformed such that the outer surface thereof is pressed against at least the walls of the opening, whereupon the fixing is generated. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100300156 | WASHING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a washing machine ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100326142 | DRUM FOR A LAUNDRY TREATMENT MACHINE - A laundry drum for a laundry treatment machine that is rotatable about an axis, wherein the laundry drum includes a drum jacket made of metal sheet, and wherein the drum jacket has throughflow holes and linear elevations that are distributed in a peripheral direction and that extend transversely to a periphery line. The linear elevations rise at a distance from one another in a straight or curved line from cylindrical regions of the laundry drum. Agitators are disposed on an inner periphery of the drum jacket and the throughflow holes are disposed in the cylindrical regions. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110005278 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE FOR WASHING SMALL QUANTITIES OF CLOTHING - A portable washing appliance for washing small quantities of clothing. A container open at the top has a first compartment for receiving an item of clothing for washing. The container includes a perforated basket which is motor or manually driven to effect a washing operation as well as pre-soaked and rinse operations. Water may be discharged from a first compartment in the container into at least one second compartment, located either below or adjacent thereto, which contains a removable waste receptacle. The waste receptacle collects wash water. rinse water and water extracted during a spin dry operations which may be discarded through a kitchen or bathroom sink drain. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110041565 | Washing machine, inner tub of washing machine and balancer connection and assembly method thereof - Disclosed herein is a washing machine in which a balancer is directly mounted on a body of an inner tub without a front surface part of the inner tub. The washing machine includes an outer tub to store water, a body formed in a cylindrical shape provided with an opening at one surface thereof and provided in the outer tub, and a balancer connected to an inner diameter part at the opening of the body to reduce unbalance of the body generated during rotation of the body and to reinforce the body. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110056249 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110079053 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine includes a cabinet and a tub is provided in the cabinet for holding washing water. A drum is rotatably provided in the tub, and a motor is provided at a rear of a tub for rotating the drum, where the motor includes a stator provided at a rear wall of the tub and a rotor. A transfer preventive unit provided at least at one of the stator and the tub to change a vibration/noise transfer function between the stator and the tub. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110120195 | Drum washing machine with hinge units - Disclosed herein is a drum washing machine. A rotational track of a first door to open and close an opening of a machine body is concentric with a rotational track of a second door to open and close an opening of a water tub, thereby improving user convenience. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110132041 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A TUB WITH A FLUID GUIDE - A household appliance includes a housing having a door formed in a front panel thereof for accessing an interior of the housing, a tub disposed inside the housing, and a rotatable drum within the tub and having an axis of rotation, the rotatable drum for receiving laundry through the door. The tub includes a tub body, a heater pocket integrally formed in a lower portion of the tub body, the heater pocket forming a cavity in fluid communication with the drum, the heater pocket for at least partially surrounding a heating element for heating a fluid in the tub, and a fluid guide on an interior surface of the tub, the fluid guide one of guiding the fluid from the tub body into the heater pocket and disrupting a fluid ring formed in the tub body during rotation of the rotatable drum. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110146355 | DYNAMIC LAUNDRY DEFLECTOR FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A washer including a housing, a washing tub in the housing, a drum rotatably mounted in the washing tub for receiving laundry to be washed, the drum having an axis of rotation and an opening for inserting the laundry into an interior of the drum, and a dynamic deflector coupled to the washing tub, the dynamic deflector being one of translatable in one or more axes and rotatable about one or more of the axes, the dynamic deflector deflecting the laundry that contacts the dynamic deflector toward the interior of the drum. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110167877 | Washing Appliance - A washing machine or other laundry appliance has a drum that rotates during washing cycles of the appliance. The appliance further incorporates a ballast system including a reservoir having means for permitting water to flow between said reservoir and the drum, an inlet for enabling said reservoir to be filled with water, and an outlet for enabling water to be drained from said reservoir. The appliance further incorporates means for filling said reservoir and maintaining said reservoir substantially full of water during the washing cycles. Weight of the reservoir when it is substantially full of water acts to counter balance vibrations generated by the rotation of the drum during the washing cycles of the appliance. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110179831 | Washing machine having balancer - A front loading washing machine including a housing; a water reservoir installed in the housing for containing washing water; a spin tub provided in the water reservoir to hold laundry to be washed, the spin tub having an annular recess and rotating with respect to a horizontal axis of the washing machine; and at least one balancer installed in the annular recess of the spin tub, the balancer comprising an annular shaped race formed of a plastic material. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110179832 | DRUM - A sliding drawer washing machine in which the drum can be moved between a retracted position within the outer dimension of the washing machine and a withdrawn position wherein access may be gained to the inside of the drum in a substantially vertical direction comprising a drum for a washing machine comprising a substantially lateral wall ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110203323 | Washing machine having balancer - A front loading washing machine including a housing; a water reservoir installed in the housing for containing washing water; a spin tub provided in the water reservoir to hold laundry to be washed, the spin tub having an annular recess and rotating with respect to a horizontal axis of the washing machine; and at least one balancer installed in the annular recess of the spin tub, the balancer comprising an annular shaped race formed of a plastic material. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110203324 | Drum type washing machine - A drum type washing machine including a balancer capable of rapidly reducing vibration of a spin tub. The drum type washing machine includes a spin tub which is rotated by receiving rotational force from a driving motor through a rotating shaft, a rear balancer having an annular shape and being coupled to the spin tub, and a shaft flange provided at a center portion thereof with the rotating shaft and coupled to the spin tub so as to uniformly transfer the rotational force to the spin tub. The rear balancer is supported on a rear surface of a rear cover by the shaft flange. Thus, the balls accommodated in the balancer are prevented from moving out of the balancer, even if the balancer is broken due to long-period use. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110239710 | SIMPLE WASHING DEVICE - A simple washing device includes a casing and a washing mechanism mounted on the casing. The casing has a lower room formed on a bottom thereof. The washing mechanism includes a cylinder and an openable cover pivotally mounted on a top of the cylinder. A first bucket is received in the cylinder. A lateral of the first bucket has a plurality of through holes defined therein and extending therethrough. A bottom of the first bucket has a plurality of orifices defined therein and extending therethrough. The first bucket has a spindle axially mounted therein. A driving mechanism is received in the lower room. The driving mechanism is connected to the spindle and driving the spindle; | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110247374 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH FORCE DAMPING FEET - A laundry treating appliance having a cabinet, a rotatable drum, and at least one foot extending from and supporting the cabinet, with the foot being configured to dampen the vibrations of the laundry treating appliance. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110283743 | WASHING MACHINE - Drum type washing machine is disclosed, including a cabinet having a base plate, a tub fixedly secured to an inside of the cabinet, a drum positioned in the tub for holding washing water, a rotation shaft connected to a rear of the drum, a bearing housing assembly for supporting the rotation shaft, buffering and supporting members connected between the bearing housing assembly and the base plate, and fastening means for fastening the bearing housing assembly to the cabinet releasably. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289982 | Washing machine having balancer - A drum type washing machine including a housing, a spin tub, and a ball balancer coupled to the spin tub, the ball balancer including a first plastic member and a second plastic member joined to each other to form an annular-shaped race, the first plastic member including a first side wall, a second side wall and a connecting wall to form a three-sided annular-shaped structure having an open side, and the second plastic member adapted to cover the open side, the three-sided annular-shaped structure having a U-shaped cross-section with a first rounded inside corner formed between the first side wall and the connecting wall and a second rounded inside corner formed between the second side wall and the connecting wall. A radius of curvature of each of the first and second rounded inside corners is greater than a radius of curvature of opposite diagonal inside corners of the annular-shaped race. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110296877 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine for washing laundry is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a cabinet to form an outer appearance, the cabinet comprising a base, a tub arranged in the cabinet, and a support unit provided at the base, to support a vertical weight of the tub. There is an effect of increasing the capacity of the laundry machine in accordance with a variation in the structure of the laundry machine. It is also possible to enhance the support stability of the capacity-increased tub by vertically supporting the weight of the tub. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120011893 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a tub comprising a front surface part ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120036900 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is disclosed which washes laundry using a mechanical force. The washing machine includes a display unit ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120090362 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - Disclosed is a laundry machine in which a tub is isolated from vibration of a drum, ensuring an increased size of the tub and an increased volume of the tub. This results in an increased capacity of the laundry machine. The increased size of the tub provides a sufficient space between the tub and a cabinet for installation of relevant constituent elements, thus accomplishing a compact interior structure of the laundry machine. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120167638 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A drum type washing machine including a balancer capable of rapidly reducing vibration of a spin tub. The drum type washing machine includes a spin tub which is rotated by receiving rotational force from a driving motor through a rotating shaft, a rear balancer having an annular shape and being coupled to the spin tub, and a shaft flange provided at a center portion thereof with the rotating shaft and coupled to the spin tub so as to uniformly transfer the rotational force to the spin tub. The rear balancer is supported on a rear surface of a rear cover by the shaft flange. Thus, the balls accommodated in the balancer are prevented from moving out of the balancer, even if the balancer is broken due to long-period use. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120291497 | DRUM OF A MACHINE FOR TREATING LAUNDRY AND MACHINE HAVING SAID DRUM | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120297841 | COMPOSITION FOR GASKET AND GASKET - A composition for a gasket, including about 100 parts by weight of a hydrogenated styrene-based block copolymer, about 70 to 99 parts by weight of a petroleum-based softener, about 10 to 25 parts by weight of a polyolefin-based resin; about 10 to 25 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, and about 10 to 25 parts by weight of a heat-resistant polymer, based on 100 parts by weight of the hydrogenated styrene-based block copolymer. The thermoplastic elastomer composition has superior physical properties, such as tensile strength, heat resistance, high-temperature restoring force and chemical resistance, while being applicable to injection-molding and recyclable, like general thermoplastic resins. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130031939 | WASHING MACHINE WHEREIN THE UNBALANCED LOAD IS BALANCED - The present invention relates to a washing machine ( | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130042655 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR FOR WASHING MACHINE, DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE PROVIDED WITH SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BRUSHLESS MOTOR FOR WASHING MACHINE - A brushless motor for washing machine applicable to a drum-type washing machine is provided with a rotary drum having an axis of rotation in a horizontal direction or an inclined direction, and power is transmitted to the rotary drum via a pulley and a belt. The brushless motor for washing machine comprises a stator and a rotor, and the rotor includes a rotor mold portion formed of a resin material on both end surfaces in an axial direction of a rotor core. The rotor mold portion has a resin protrusion projecting in an annular shape in the axial direction. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130055770 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method of detecting weight of laundry contained in a washing machine. A calibration mode is provided that is performed separately from a washing mode such that a detection error of the weight of laundry, which occurs due to external environment factors, is calibrated when the weight of laundry is detected using a motor. The calibration mode is provided to find the weight detection offset data of the washing machine based on external environment factors, and to store the weight detection offset data found. When the weight of laundry is detected in a next washing mode, the weight of laundry is calibrated by use of the weight detection offset data of the washing machine, so that the weight of laundry accommodated in the washing machine is precisely detected. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130086953 | WASHING MACHINE HAVING BALANCER - A washing machine with a balancer that may be commonly used irrespective of the size of a drum. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed in the cabinet, an annular recess provided at the drum, and a balancer assembly mounted to the recess. The balancer assembly includes a balancer to offset unbalanced load generated in the drum during rotation of the drum and at least one balancer guide coupled to an outer circumference of the balancer to constitute the balancer assembly, the balancer guide being mounted to the recess along with the balancer so that an outer diameter of the balancer assembly corresponds to the recess. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130118211 | DRUM WASHING MACHINE - A drum washing machine provided with a dynamic absorber capable of reducing the vibration of a low frequency band, the drum washing machine including a body, a drum rotatably installed at an inside the body, a tub installed to vibrate while surrounding the drum, and a dynamic absorber installed at the tub to directly reduce vibration delivered to the tub, wherein the dynamic absorber includes a mass body and an elastic member configured to elastically support the mass body for the mass body to move toward a direction of the vibration of the tub to reduce the vibration of the tub. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130125596 | DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A front-loading-type washing machine of the invention includes a rotary drum; a water tub; a motor; a filter case that communicates with the water tub via a drain pipe connected to the bottom of the water tub and has a filter provided therein; a circulating pump that communicates with the filter case via a circulating water suction pipe connected to the filter case; a channel that communicates with the circulating pump via a circulating water discharge pipe connected to the circulating pump, and is formed on the front inner side of the water tub; a plurality of jetting ports that are provided on the inner peripheral side of the channel and discharge washing water into the water tub; and a control device. The opening area of the jetting port provided at the farthest position from a connecting portion between the circulating water discharge pipe and the channel is larger than the opening area of the jetting port provided at the nearest position from the connecting portion. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130133379 | WASHING MACHINE WHEREIN THE TYPE AND AMOUNT OF LAUNDRY CAN BE DETECTED - In the washing machine ( | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130145799 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a cabinet and a tub. The cabinet may define an exterior of the washing machine. The tub may be disposed inside the cabinet to hold wash water. The tub may have a cross-section on which a first length passing through a central longitudinal axis of the tub and extending from a first side to a second side along a first direction, which is substantially horizontal, may be shorter than a second length passing through the central longitudinal axis of the tub and extending from a third side to a fourth side along a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130160501 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE DOOR WITH PLANAR WINDOW ELEMENT AND BAFFLE FOR CONTROLLING LAUNDRY MOVEMENT - A laundry treating appliance may include a tub and a rotatable drum defining a first access opening to the drum, a cabinet including a front wall having a second access opening aligned with the first access opening, a bellows extending between the front wall and the tub to form a fluid seal between the first and second access openings, and the bellows having a compliance portion to accommodate relative movement between the tub and the front wall, and a door movably mounted to the front wall having a planar window element and a projection extending from the planar window element, the projection having at least a portion overlying the compliance portion to retard an item of laundry from entering the compliance portion during rotation of the drum. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130205841 | WASHING MACHINE HAVING BALL BALANCERS - A drum type washing machine includes an annular recess formed in the front cover such that the annular recess is located immediately adjacent to a wall of the drum body; and a ball balancer including an annular-shaped racer having a closed internal space in which a plurality of balls and viscous oil are accommodated. The annular-shaped racer includes first and second injection molded members joined to each other to form the closed internal space. The ball balancer is supported by the annular recess formed in the front cover of the drum, and the ball balancer is configured to be attachable to the drum with the viscous oil and the plurality of balls already in the ball balancer. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130305789 | WASHING MACHINE - Provided is a washing machine that can maintain sufficient rigidity while reducing a thickness of a frame by improving the shape of beads disposed at the frame, the washing machine including: a cabinet; a tub that is disposed to accommodate washing water in the cabinet and has a fastening hole formed in a rear side of the tub; a tub fixing part that is provided in plural numbers at a rear side of the cabinet in a position corresponding to the fastening hole; a fixing member that is inserted into the tub fixing part and is fastened to the fastening hole so that the tub is fixed to the rear side of the cabinet; and beads that are provided in plural numbers at both sides of the cabinet so as to have a shape of grooves formed in a direction of an inner side of the cabinet. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130327100 | WALL-MOUNTED DRUM WASHING MACHINE - A wall-mounted drum washing machine includes: a rear panel mounted on a wall; a tub supported by the rear panel and containing washing water; a front panel having an opening formed therein and installed on the tub; a drum rotatably installed in the tub; a driving unit configured to providing power to the drum; a cover installed on the rear panel and covering the tub and the front panel; a water supply device supplying washing water to the tub; a drain device discharging washing water from the tub to the outside; and a ventilation device forming a flow path through which air is moved between the inside and outside of the tub and connected to the drain device so as to discharge bubbles introduced from the tub to the outside through the drain device. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140096569 | WALL-MOUNTED DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A wall-mounted drum type washing machine includes a rear panel mounted on a wall surface; a tub containing wash water; a box unit coupled to the rear panel and surrounding the tub; and a reinforcement portion connecting the tub and the rear panel and surrounding the tub. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140102150 | WALL-MOUNTED DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A wall-mounted drum type washing machine includes a rear panel forming a rear surface of a cabinet, comprising a water supply device installed to supply wash water and a driving unit to provide power for a washing operation, mounted on a wall surface; a tub in the cabinet to contain wash water, integrated with the rear panel, and having a rotatable drum therein; a box unit connected to a cover unit having a door thereon, forming an outer wall of the cabinet, and coupled to the rear panel and surrounding the tub; a water supply device supplying wash water into the tub through a top surface of the cabinet; and a drain device discharging wash water from the tub to the bottom of the box unit. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140190218 | BALANCER AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - A washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably arranged within the cabinet, an annular recess provided in the drum, and a balancer to offset an unbalanced load caused within the drum during rotation of the drum. The balancer includes a balancer housing mounted to the recess and has an annular channel therein, at least one mass movably disposed in the channel, and at least one ball disposed between the balancer housing and the mass to generate rolling motion. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140250951 | LAUNDRY PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a laundry processing apparatus ( | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140298866 | WALL-MOUNTED DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A wall-mounted drum type washing machine includes a rear panel mounted on a wall surface; a tub supported by the rear panel and containing wash water; a front panel on the tub and having an opening therein; a rotatable drum in the tub; a driving unit providing power to the drum; a box unit in the tub and surrounding the drum; and a cover unit coupled to the box unit, and covering the front panel. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140318190 | WASHING MACHINE - The washing machine includes a tub containing wash water, a drum, a lifter, and a partition. The drum rotates inside the tub and has at least one inlet to introduce wash water contained in the tub. The lifter forms a chamber holding wash water introduced through the inlet together with the drum and discharges wash water into the drum through a plurality of discharge holes arranged from a front side to a rear side inside the chamber during the rotation of the drum. The partition divides the chamber into a front chamber and a rear chamber along a longitudinal direction of the drum and forms an angle inclined with respect to a circumference of the drum. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140326025 | WASHER - A washing machine of the present invention comprises a casing; a tub disposed inside the casing; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub, for accommodating laundry therein; and a gasket interposed between the casing and the tub, for preventing water in the tub from leaking between the tub and the casing. Wherein the gasket comprises a plurality of gasket nozzles for spraying water into the drum; and a plurality of connectors for supplying water to the respective gasket nozzles. Wherein the gasket nozzle comprises a spray guidance surface for refracting the an advancing direction of the water supplied through the connector so as to spray the water toward inside of the drum; and a plurality of protrusions provided adjacent to an finish end of the spray guidance surface on which the water guided along the spray guidance surface is separated, and arranged along an width direction of the spray guidance surface. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140366588 | Method for washing and washing machine - Provided is a washing machine. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum, and a whirling nozzle. The cabinet defines the exterior. The drum is provided in the cabinet, and rotates with laundry held therein. The whirling nozzle changes wash water into whirling water to spray the whirling water into the drum. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150082838 | HOLDER AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - A washing machine having a holder, which is configured to fix a hose in a simplified manner, thus achieving enhanced assembly efficiency and productivity. The washing machine includes a cabinet defining an outer appearance of the washing machine, a tub placed in the cabinet, a circulation pump placed beneath the tub, a circulation hose connected to the circulation pump and serving to supply wash water pumped by the circulation pump into the tub, and a holder provided at a position of the tub to fix the circulation hose. The holder includes at least one fixing protrusion protruding from a front surface of the tub. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150292135 | WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed is a washing machine having an improved structure of enabling laundry to be put into the washing machine without restraint, the washing machine including a cabinet forming an external appearance of the washing machine, and provided at a front side thereof with an inlet port, a tub provided in the cabinet and accommodating wash water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, and a door installed at the cabinet to open and close the inlet port, wherein the door is provided with a subsidiary door that is freely open and closed independent of the door during a washing cycle. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150345067 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH DYNAMIC BALANCER - A dynamic balancer device for mounting to and balancing a rotatable drum in a laundry treating appliance comprises an enclosed non-metal annular housing having a radial circumferential wall, an annular metal race within the non-metal annular housing disposed against the radial circumferential wall, and a mass disposed in the annular race and movable therein. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160040346 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD OF SAME - The present invention relates to a washing machine and a control method of the same. The washing machine includes an outer barrel, and an inner barrel, a cloth feed port of the inner barrel being provided with a gimbal. The gimbal is of an annular structure, an inner circumference of the gimbal is provided with a water injection hole configured to supply water into the gimbal to serve as a balance liquid to balance the load eccentricity, and an outer circumference of the gimbal is provided with at least one drainage port that is openable and closeable. The control method of the washing machine includes injecting water into the gimbal through the gimbal water injection hole so as to balance the load eccentricity of the inner barrel during dehydration. | 02-11-2016 |
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| 20160049847 | POWER GENERATING DEVICE AND APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a power generating device ( | 02-18-2016 |
