| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 068023000 | Centrifugal extractor (e.g., centrifuge) | 55 |
| 20110296879 | WASHING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a washing machine. The washing machine includes a tub ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20100126236 | Washing machine - A washing machine capable of reducing the manufacturing cost of a circulation device installed to circulate water and capable of preventing water from being scattered when spraying circulating water into a spin basket is described. A tub cover of the washing machine includes a guide part provided with a connector, which is integrated with the tub cover, connected with a circulation passage, and inclined upward toward the tub cover, and an inclined surface inclined toward the spin basket at an inner edge of the tub cover, thereby reducing the manufacturing of the circulation device and preventing water from being scattered. The washing machine includes a circulation drain port formed at a side surface of a tub and a filtering duct connected with the circulation drain port, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the circulation device. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20090183531 | Washing Drum For A Laundry Treating Machine - The invention relates to washing drum shell formed by a final sheet metal strip which is coiled in the form of a cylinder and whose ends are welded to one another. The longitudinal sides thereof are connected to a bottom disc by a high-flange joint provided with transversal embossments. The high flange joint is sufficiently stable even when the carriers of the washing drum are drawn into the shell. The drawn-in carriers are connected by at least one fold to openings shaped in at least one bottom disc and the transversal embossments of the high flange joint are shaped in an area which is arranged directly near a connection between the drawn-in carriers and the bottom disc. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100000267 | Spin Drain Cycles for Reduction of Load Tangling in Abbreviated or No Central Column Top Load Laundry Washer - In place of a static drain, a final tub spin interval during a wash cycle and/or rinse cycle of a laundry washing machine/process is continued at the time that the main drain of the free liquid in the wash tub is initiated. This spin may continue until completion of the drain and extraction. In one embodiment, the sequence includes a transition from a relatively slow speed spin of a rinse or wash agitation interval to a high speed extraction spin. Thus, the conventional transition from the rinse and/or wash cycle to a static drain is eliminated. In addition, the conventional transition from a static drain to a high-speed extraction spin drain is eliminated. Such a change in the operation sequence of the washer can help reduce tangling and/or balling of the wash load, especially in a washer having an abbreviated or no central column/agitator. Such a change can also reduce associated imbalance during the spin drain, which can benefit machines both with and without a central agitator. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090151399 | DEHYDRATING DEVICE - A dehydrating device comprises a tappet unit, a transmission unit and a rotation unit, wherein the rotation unit comprises a bearing member and a transmission shaft. A aquiferous member is disposed in the bearing member, and then the operation of the tappet unit is beginning. The tappet unit then mechanically drives the transmission unit and the rotation unit so as to dewater the aquiferous member. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100175437 | Coupling for washing machine and washing machine having the same - Disclosed is a washing machine including a tub; a dehydration basket provided in the tub; a pulsator provided in the dehydration basket; a dehydration shaft to transmit rotary force to the dehydration basket; a wash shaft to transmit rotary force to the pulsator; a driving motor to generate driving force to be transmitted to the dehydration shaft and the wash shaft; and a power conversion device to transmit the driving force of the driving motor simultaneously or selectively to the dehydration shaft and the wash shaft, the power conversion device including a clutch device, and a coupling configured to be pressed in one direction by the clutch device to transmit the driving force of the driving motor to the wash shaft and the dehydration shaft simultaneously and pressed in the other direction by the clutch device to transmit the driving force of the driving motor to the dehydration shaft only. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20120304707 | WASHING MACHINE IMPROVING WASHING EFFICIENCY - Disclosed herein is a washing machine that is capable of preventing the deformation of laundry due to spin-drying holes, increasing friction between the inner surface of a washing tub and laundry to improve the washing efficiency, and reducing wash water consumption. The washing machine includes a water tub, a washing tub mounted in the water tub, a drive unit to rotate the washing tub, and a wash water circulation unit to supply wash water in the water tub into the washing tub. The washing tub has a plurality of depressions formed therein and depressed outward from the inner surface thereof in the shape of a polygonal pyramid, and a plurality of spin-drying holes formed in a deep area of the respective depressions. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20100223963 | Washing Machine Laundry Drum - The laundry drum is configured for removing water from wet laundry at a high rotational speed and has a circulating drum cover which is bent from a thin-walled material strip to form a cylinder or flat truncated cone wherein the parallel end edges of the material strip make contact in a connecting seam, with an assembly for connecting the end sections including a first tab formed at a first end section and continuing over the general curvature of the drum cover, a second tab formed at a second end section wherein the second tab is at least one of outwardly creased about the wall thickness of the material strip and inwardly creased about the wall thickness of the material strip wherein the tabs of the end sections are fixedly connected to one another and the overlapping tabs on the inside of the drum cover are covered. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100050703 | WASHER DRYER - A washer dryer including a DC power supply generator that generates a DC power supply from an AC power supply; a heat pump that circulates refrigerant between a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator; an air circulatory path that circulates air between the condenser and the evaporator; a first inverter circuit that receives the DC power supply to drive a compressor motor; a rotary tub disposed rotatably within an exterior tub; a rotary tub motor that directly drives the rotary tub at least during dehydration; a second inverter circuit that receives the DC power supply having an output terminal connected to windings of the rotary tub motor; a voltage detector that detects DC voltage occurring between the second inverter circuit and a power supply bus; a brake controller that controls the DC voltage within a predetermined range by controlling a regenerative electric power when braking is applied. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100050702 | STATOR FOR BLDC MOTOR AND BLDC MOTOR HAVING THE STATOR, POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR WASHING MACHINE, DRIVING DEVICE FOR WASHING MACHINE AND FULL AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE USING THE SAME - Provided is a driving device for a full automatic washing machine in which a clutch unit can stop rotation of a dehydration axis without having a particular brake unit, since the clutch unit is closely adhered to a first dehydration axis and a bushing when the rotation of the dehydration axis is controlled according to a wash or dehydration stroke in a full automatic washing machine. In addition, since a clutch coupler of the clutch unit moves at a wash or dehydration stroke in a driving device of a washing machine to thus be attached to and detached from a clutch gear which controls rotation of the first dehydration axis, and to thereby control a rotational force which is transferred to an inner tub, the washing machine is embodied to have a simple clutch coupling structure. Further, a double-rotor and a single-stator of a brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor which is applied to a driving device of a washing machine are insert-molded into a waterproof structure, to thus maximize a contact area of a bulk molding compound (BMC) molding material to thereby maximize durability. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120085133 | 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. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20130014547 | WASHING MACHINEAANM Kim; Hyun MookAACI Osan-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Hyun Mook Osan-si KRAANM Jun; Kab JinAACI Gwangiu-siAACO KRAAGP Jun; Kab Jin Gwangiu-si KRAANM Min; Je HongAACI Seongnam-siAACO KRAAGP Min; Je Hong Seongnam-si KRAANM Lee; Sang HyeokAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Sang Hyeok Suwon-si KRAANM Choi; Ji HoonAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP Choi; Ji Hoon Hwaseong-si KRAANM Kim; Seung OhAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Seung Oh Suwon-si KR - A washing machine includes a cabinet, a rotary tub disposed to rotate around a driving shaft, which is vertically provided inside the inner part of the cabinet, and comprising a bottom and a sidewall, the sidewall slantingly extending from the bottom to have a diameter increasing toward an upper side of the rotary tub from the bottom, a driving apparatus disposed at a lower side of the rotary tub to rotate the rotary tub, a bracket plate connected to the rotary tub by the driving shaft at the lower side of the rotary tub and having the driving apparatus provided at a lower side thereof, a base disposed at a lower side of the bracket plate, and a suspension member having a lower side supported by the base and an upper side connected to the bracket plate at a lateral side of a center of gravity of the rotary tub. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20090178445 | FRONT-LOADING DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE HAVING A LAUNDRY DEFLECTOR - A front-loading drum-type washing machine with a housing having a front wall and a housing wall opening disposed in he front wall. A suds container is disposed in the housing, the suds container having a suds container opening. A drum is rotatably mounted in the suds container. the drum has a drum opening with an edge. A bellows seal is disposed between the suds container and the housing wall opening. A laundry deflector is disposed in an upper area of the suds container opening, the laundry deflector being directed toward the drum and extending over the drum opening edge so as to form a gap with the drum opening edge. The laundry deflector is configured such that the extent to which it extends and a corresponding dimension of the gap is variable. The variable gap dimension is controllable and adjustable as a function of a speed of the drum. | 07-16-2009 |
| 068230100 | With means to control or isolate vibration | 35 |
| 20080256986 | Friction Damper Device for a Washing Machine - A washing machine contains a friction damper device for a washing unit comprising a tub, a washing drum which is rotationally mounted in the tub and a drive for the washing drum. The washing unit is supported in an elastic manner by at least one damper counter to a lower frame part of the housing. In order to prevent the vibratory behavior of the oscillating unit from being influenced above the rotational speed of the resonance, the friction in the damper above the rotational speed of the resonance can be reduced. As a result, at least one friction covering which interacts directly on a piston rod of the damper is pretensed by an energy store counter to the piston rod and can be displaced away from the piston rod by activating an actuator. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100037660 | WASHING MACHINE - In a washing machine, vibration of a cabinet vibrated by a tub is offset by a dynamic vibration absorber. Therefore, vibration of the cabinet is reduced and thus noise of the washing machine is reduced. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20090044574 | Drum-type washing machine - A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20100269547 | Washing machine having balancer - A washing machine that has at least one balancer that increases durability by reinforcing the strength of the balancer and is installed on a rotating tub in a rapid and convenient way. The balancer includes first and second housings that have an annular shape and are fused to form a closed internal space, and the first housing including at least one support for reinforcing the strength of the balancer. A spin tub includes an annular recess corresponding to the balancer so as to be coupled with the balancer. The support protrudes from the first housing and comes into contact with a wall of the recess and guides the balancer to be maintained in the recess in place. The supports are integrally molded to the first housing at predetermined intervals along at least a first wall of the first housing. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100269546 | 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. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20090013730 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine capable of washing or drying laundry is disclosed. The disclosed laundry machine can achieve an enhancement in user convenience and a reduction in the manufacturing costs and weight of the laundry machine. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100170301 | Water level/vibration sensing apparatus for washing machine and washing machine having the same - Disclosed herein are a water level/vibration sensing apparatus and a washing machine having the same. The water level/vibration sensing apparatus includes a housing provided with a pressure chamber communicating with an air inlet, a diaphragm unit moving forward and backward according to the variation of a pressure in the pressure chamber, a core and a coil forming a frequency varied according to the forward and backward movement of the diaphragm unit, and a collision member striking the diaphragm unit according to the movement of the housing. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20090031760 | WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed is a washing machine. In order to reduce excessive vibration, the washing machine is provided with suspensions between a casing and an outer tub, in which a suspension positioned at one side of the casing and a suspension facing the suspension positioned at one side of the casing are installed so that their damping forces can be asymmetric to each other. Accordingly, even if excessive vibration occurs at the time of an initial dehydration process, the outer tub inclined to a driving unit is prevented from colliding with the casing. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110113832 | FRICTION DAMPER DEVICE FOR A WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine contains a friction damper device for a washing unit comprising a tub, a washing drum which is rotationally mounted in the tub and a drive for the washing drum. The washing unit is supported in an elastic manner by at least one damper counter to a lower frame part of the housing. In order to prevent the vibratory behavior of the oscillating unit from being influenced above the rotational speed of the resonance, the friction in the damper above the rotational speed of the resonance can be reduced. As a result, at least one friction covering which interacts directly on a piston rod of the damper is pretensed by an energy store counter to the piston rod and can be displaced away from the piston rod by activating an actuator. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20080307833 | 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. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080295545 | Dynamic Vibration Absorber - A dynamic vibration absorber for a washing machine is provided. The dynamic vibration absorber for a washing machine includes: a mass body; at least one elastic body for supporting the mass body so that the mass body may vibrate; and a guider for limiting a motion of the mass body, wherein the dynamic vibration absorber is attached to the washing machine generating a vibration upon operating to reduce the vibration of the washing machine. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090211310 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine in accordance with the present invention includes a mounting member disposed between a stator and a bearing housing. Thus, when a motor is rotated according to an operation of the washing machine, the transmission of vibration, which is generated by a repulsive force of the stator, to the bearing housing can be reduced efficiently. Accordingly, a tub coupled to the bearing housing can be prevented from vibrating due to the vibration of the stator, and noise due to the vibration of the tub can be reduced. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100251778 | Machine for Washing and/or Drying Laundry - A machine for laundry has a drum shaft rotatably mounted by a bearing for driving a laundry drum and having a device for determining loading-relevant characteristic variables or an unbalance of the laundry drum or of the drum shaft. The device for determining loading-relevant characteristic variables or an unbalance includes a magnetic field sensor that senses a magnetized region on the drum shaft or the laundry drum. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100218564 | Household Appliance for Treating Soft Goods with Displacement Sensor - The present description relates to a household appliance for treating soft goods, in particular a laundry washing or washing/drying machine of the electronically controlled type fitted with an electronic control system ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110041563 | Washing machine and outer tub supporting structure thereof - Disclosed herein are a washing machine which minimizes the number of dampers and effectively prevents vibration, and an outer tub supporting structure thereof. The washing machine includes a housing forming an external appearance of the washing machine, an outer tub provided in the housing to store water, an inner tub rotatably mounted within the outer tub, a driving device including a rotary shaft passing through the outer tub and connected to the inner tub to rotate the inner tub, a bearing surrounding the rotary shaft and fixed to the outer tub to prevent rotation of the outer tub during rotation of the rotary shaft, a bearing housing formed on the outer tub such that the bearing is mounted within the bearing housing, and a damping unit provided with a first end supporting the bearing housing and a second end fixed to the washing machine housing to reduce vibration of the outer tub. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20090064724 | Oil Damper for Drum-Type Washing Machine - Oil damper for a drum type washing machine including a hollow cylinder having an oil chamber for filling oil therein, a tub holder fixedly secured to one end of the cylinder for securing the damper to a tub side, a shaft passed through, and exposed from the other end of the cylinder, a base holder fixedly secured to the shaft at an end thereof exposed to an outside of the cylinder for securing the damper to a base side of the cabinet, and a piston having a plurality of oil holes, for sliding inside of the cylinder, wherein at least one of above components is formed by plastic injection molding, thereby providing a new oil damper which reduces a production cost significantly, and has a good productivity, and high operation reliability. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090139273 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine is provided capable of washing or drying laundry. The laundry machine, includes a cabinet, a first washing tub that receives laundry disposed within the cabinet, a housing disposed adjacent the cabinet, a second washing tub provided within the housing that receives laundry, and at least one support device that supports the second washing tub with respect to the housing, substantially preventing vertical displacement of the second washing tub due to the weight of the second washing tub and limiting the displacement of the second washing tub due to vibration thereof. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100024491 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - Laundry washing machine ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20120144874 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH BALANCING SYSTEM - A laundry treating appliance having a drum, defining a treating chamber, with a lifter and a balancing system having at least one balancing ring and a reservoir located in the lifter and a liquid supply system fluidly coupled to the reservoir. Liquid may be supplied to the ring and to the reservoir through the ring to offset an imbalance in a laundry load located within the drum. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20090031761 | SUSPENSION APPARATUS FOR WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME - A suspension apparatus for a washing machine comprises: a pivot mounted to a casing; a damper cap mounted to an outer tub installed in the casing; a connection rod having the pivot and the damper cap at both ends thereof; and an elastic means formed in the damper cap, wherein a contact area decreasing portion for reducing a contact area on the surface of the pivot is formed on the pivot. Under this configuration, vibration or noise transmitted to a mounting surface for the pivot is reduced. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090133447 | Drum type washing machine and method for fabricating drum therefor - A drum type washing machine and a method for fabricating a drum ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 068230200 | Including counterbalance | 13 |
| 20100116004 | Ball balancer and laundry apparatus having the same - A ball balancer and a laundry apparatus having the same are disclosed. A ball balancer includes a circular housing comprising motion space formed therein, a fluid inlet and an air outlet, a plurality of ball members movable in motion space of the housing, a closing member closing up the fluid inlet and the air outlet, and viscous fluid filled in the motion space via the fluid inlet formed in the housing. The ball balancer according to the present invention may be fabricated more efficiently. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100116003 | Ball balancer and laundry apparatus having the same - A ball balancer and a laundry apparatus having the same are disclosed. A ball balancer includes a circular housing having motion space formed therein, at least two partition members spaced apart a predetermined distance along the motion space of the housing, the partition members partitioning the motion space into at least two spaces, a plurality of ball members movable within the partitioned spaces of the motion space, and viscous fluid filled in the motion space. Such the ball balancer may reduce noise and vibration of the laundry apparatus having the same. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20090158783 | HYDRODYNAMIC BALANCE RING FOR CENTRIFUGAL ROTATION MACHINES - A balance ring for washing machine devices as may be used in vertical and horizontal axis washing machines is provided. One structural arrangement of the ring comprises alternatively disposed positive and negative curved blades, as well as curved and straight blades, that in combination with the different heights of the blades, reduce the time and the amplitude of the vibrations of the transition state, thus enabling the washing basket to spin at higher velocities, and reducing the centrifugal cycle while increasing the centrifugal force applied to the objects being washed. Such an structural arrangement provides a superior drying of the clothes and further results in energy savings. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20110277514 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine includes a cabinet ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20080256987 | Balancer and drum washing machine having the same - Disclosed is a drum washing machine having ball balancers for rapidly reducing the vibration of a drum. The drum washing machine includes a drum rotatably installed so as to wash or dehydrate laundry; and balancers, each including a plurality of masses; a housing provided with a race having a rectangular section, on which the masses move in a circumferential direction; and a fluid filling the inside of the race for reducing noise caused by the circumferential movement of the masses. The race has a rectangular section, corner portions of which are rounded, and a value obtained by dividing the radius of the corner portions by the radius of the masses is between 0.4 and 0.9 so as to effectively reduce the vibration of the drum. The drum washing machine effectively reduces the vibration of the drum while using a small amount of the fluid. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080282746 | Drum-Type Washing Machine - While a damper elastically supports, from below, the center of gravity of a water tub, a suspender also elastically supports it, from above, by suspending a front part of the water tub rearward-upward and a rear part thereof frontward-upward. Even when a rated capacity of laundry is put into a drum, although the damper simply elastically supports the center of gravity of the structural load from below, the water tub is prevented from sinking too far, and a door gasket is saved from being damaged from overdeformation. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090293551 | Laundry apparatus - A laundry apparatus is disclosed. A laundry apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum rotatable in the cabinet, a weight balancer compensating eccentric rotation of the drum, and a securing member inertedly securing the weight balancer to the drum. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100186459 | WASHING MACHINE HAVING BALANCER - A washing machine that has at least one balancer that increases durability by reinforcing the strength of the balancer and is installed on a rotating tub in a rapid and convenient way. The balancer includes first and second housings that have an annular shape and are fused to form a closed internal space, and the first housing including at least one support for reinforcing the strength of the balancer. A spin tub includes an annular recess corresponding to the balancer so as to be coupled with the balancer. The support protrudes from the first housing and comes into contact with a wall of the recess and guides the balancer to be maintained in the recess in place. The supports are integrally molded to the first housing at predetermined intervals along at least a first wall of the first housing. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110120192 | Fluid balancer and washing machine having the same - The fluid balancer includes balancer housings in which ring-shaped flow chambers partially filled with a fluid are provided, and a plurality of guides disposed in the flow chambers and separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the flow chambers. The plurality of guides is provided with first communication holes provided on inner peripheral sides of the balancer housings and second communication holes provided on outer peripheral sides of the balancer housings, and the performance of the fluid balancer is improved by adjusting an area of the second communication holes and a volume filling each of the flow chambers. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20090308110 | Washing machine - A washing machine is provided. The washing machine controls a dehydration rotation speed by detecting a phase difference between a ball balancer and the laundry. Further, the washing machine controls a dehydration rotation speed at a dehydration segment based on a dehydration rotation speed of a driving device. Thereby, the washing machine minimizes energy using in a dehydration process by accelerating the dehydration rotation speed at a point at which a phase difference between the ball balancer and the laundry is a maximum. Further, by accelerating the dehydration rotation speed at a point at which the phase difference is a maximum, a vibration of the washing machine is remarkably reduced. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090173110 | WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a washing machine having the structure to reinforce fastening bosses ( | 07-09-2009 |
| 20110094270 | Washing machine and balancer thereof - The washing machine includes a rotating tub arranged to be rotatable about a shaft. A first mass member is mounted to the rotating tub so as not to be moved relative to the rotating tub in a circumferential direction of the rotating tub. The first mass member serves to apply load imbalance to the rotating tub upon rotation of the rotating tub. Also, a second mass member is arranged to be movable in the circumferential direction of the rotating tub. The second mass member serves to compensate for load imbalance of the rotating tub upon rotation of the rotating tub. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20100326141 | Washing machine and method for manufacturing the same - A washing machine capable of preventing a balancer from being deviated from the center of a washing tub and eccentrically assembled to the washing tub, and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. For this purpose, a bending part bent corresponding to an outer circumference of the balancer may be formed at the washing tub. The balancer may include a connection rim formed at the outer circumference thereof for easier connection with the washing tub, and the bending part may enclose the connection rim. | 12-30-2010 |
| 068230300 | Vertical axis centrifuge | 1 |
| 20090031762 | SUSPENSION APPARATUS FOR WASHING MACHINE - A suspension apparatus for a washing machine comprises: a connection rod having one end mounted to a body of a washing machine; a damper cap having another end of the connection rod penetratingly installed thereat, and mounted to an outer tub; a damper spring installed in the damper cap; a damper base mounted to the damper cap, sling along an inner circumferential surface of the damper cap, and configured to support the connection rod or the damper spring, and; and extension springs disposed below the damper base, and configured to extend an edge of the damper base to an inner surface of the damper cap, wherein the extension springs have a consecutive circumference. Accordingly, an air gap between the damper base and the damper cap can have a uniform clearance, and lowering of a viscous damping force due to excessive abrasion of a specific part can be prevented. | 02-05-2009 |
| 068230400 | Including additional fluid handling means actuated by rotation of centrifuge | 2 |
| 20130025328 | DEVICE CONFIGURED TO HOLD OBJECTS IN AN APPLIANCE - An appliance comprises a wash tub and a wash basket in which clothes to be washed are positioned. In one embodiment, the wash basket has a first region that is permeable to the washing fluid and a second region in which washing fluid is retained. The wash basket comprises a first wall that forms an outer shell and in which is disposed a second wall that tapers towards the center axis from the first region to the bottom of the outer shell. The second wall forms an inner or first compartment and an outer or second compartment, which is adjacent to and in flow connection with the first compartment proximate the first region. When implemented in an appliance such as a washing machine, the second wall is configured so that the washing fluid moves from the second region to the first region in response to rotation of the wash basket. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20090139274 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A drum-type washing machine is disclosed. The drum-type washing machine includes a case formed with an opening part for receiving therethrough laundry to be washed, a door opening and closing the opening part, a tub mounted in the case to receive wash water, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, and a path compensation unit disposed at an inner lower end of the tub to facilitate flow of fluid while the drum is rotating. According to this drum-type washing machine, the dehydration efficiency can be improved. | 06-04-2009 |
| 068230500 | Including fluid supply means | 1 |
| 20090173111 | WASHING MACHINE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates a washing machine and a method for controlling the same. | 07-09-2009 |
| 068230600 | Including impulsing means (e.g., agitator) within and independent of centrifuge | 2 |
| 068230700 | Oscillating type | 2 |
| 20090120137 | Washing machine - Washing machine including an outer tub in a cabinet for holding washing water, an inner tub rotatably mounted on an inside of the outer tub having an agitating device rotatably mounted therein, a power transmission device having a washing shaft connected to the agitating device and a spinning shaft connected to the inner tub, a driving motor on an outside of the outer tub having a rotor assembly with a magnetism, and a hollow stator assembly arranged in the rotor, a clutch assembly for selective transmission of a driving power from the driving motor to the spinning shaft depending on operation modes, and a drain device for draining the washing water to an outside of the washing machine. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20080216521 | Washing Machine Clutch System - A washing machine clutch to rotate or oscillate an agitator or propeller and selectively rotate a basket, comprising a support member that contains a cover and a second cover, an actuator that contains a piston, a bracket that contains a lever joined to arms, terminals and a protuberance, wherein the terminals and the protuberance are in said arms, a first spring connected between said support member and said bracket, a hollow shaft and a shaft configured to rotate, a mobile clutch containing an upper wall, a groove an internal part and a lower wall, wherein said terminals rest in the groove and in said upper wall, wherein the lower wall contains a plurality of alternating teeth and grooves and wherein the mobile clutch is coupled to the hollow shaft by its internal part, a pulley-clutch containing a plurality of alternating teeth and grooves, and an internal part, wherein the pulley-clutch is coupled to the shaft by means of said pulley-clutch internal part, wherein the mobile clutch couples with the pulley-clutch by means of the activation of said actuator, allowing the arm, terminal, protuberance and mobile clutch movement. | 09-11-2008 |
| 068024000 | Horizontal or nonvertical axis tumbler and centrifuge | 2 |
| 20090007600 | IMPROVEMENT IN THE LIFTING RIBS OF THE DRUM OF A CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE - Front-loading clothes washing machine comprising a washing tub, a rotating drum contained in said tub and provided with an access opening and a rear wall, a plurality of internally hollow lifting ribs, as they are generally known as such in the art, arranged inside the drum, and provided internally with a respective partition wall, which is in the shape of a substantially planar quadrangle, a side of which coincides with the common side of the inclined walls of the lifting rib, while the opposite side lies on the inner surface of said drum in a roughly intermediate position between said walls. Said partition wall divides the inner volume of the respective lifting rib into two chambers that do not communicate with each other, and each one of said inclined walls is provided with at least a first respective aperture and a plurality of respective perforations adapted to let the respective one of said chambers communicate with the inner volume of the drum. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080264112 | Washing Machine - The present invention relates to washing machines, and more particularly, to a washing machine having a venting device ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 068023000 | Guard ring on basket | 1 |
| 20110296879 | WASHING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a washing machine. The washing machine includes a tub ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20100126236 | Washing machine - A washing machine capable of reducing the manufacturing cost of a circulation device installed to circulate water and capable of preventing water from being scattered when spraying circulating water into a spin basket is described. A tub cover of the washing machine includes a guide part provided with a connector, which is integrated with the tub cover, connected with a circulation passage, and inclined upward toward the tub cover, and an inclined surface inclined toward the spin basket at an inner edge of the tub cover, thereby reducing the manufacturing of the circulation device and preventing water from being scattered. The washing machine includes a circulation drain port formed at a side surface of a tub and a filtering duct connected with the circulation drain port, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the circulation device. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20090183531 | Washing Drum For A Laundry Treating Machine - The invention relates to washing drum shell formed by a final sheet metal strip which is coiled in the form of a cylinder and whose ends are welded to one another. The longitudinal sides thereof are connected to a bottom disc by a high-flange joint provided with transversal embossments. The high flange joint is sufficiently stable even when the carriers of the washing drum are drawn into the shell. The drawn-in carriers are connected by at least one fold to openings shaped in at least one bottom disc and the transversal embossments of the high flange joint are shaped in an area which is arranged directly near a connection between the drawn-in carriers and the bottom disc. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100000267 | Spin Drain Cycles for Reduction of Load Tangling in Abbreviated or No Central Column Top Load Laundry Washer - In place of a static drain, a final tub spin interval during a wash cycle and/or rinse cycle of a laundry washing machine/process is continued at the time that the main drain of the free liquid in the wash tub is initiated. This spin may continue until completion of the drain and extraction. In one embodiment, the sequence includes a transition from a relatively slow speed spin of a rinse or wash agitation interval to a high speed extraction spin. Thus, the conventional transition from the rinse and/or wash cycle to a static drain is eliminated. In addition, the conventional transition from a static drain to a high-speed extraction spin drain is eliminated. Such a change in the operation sequence of the washer can help reduce tangling and/or balling of the wash load, especially in a washer having an abbreviated or no central column/agitator. Such a change can also reduce associated imbalance during the spin drain, which can benefit machines both with and without a central agitator. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090151399 | DEHYDRATING DEVICE - A dehydrating device comprises a tappet unit, a transmission unit and a rotation unit, wherein the rotation unit comprises a bearing member and a transmission shaft. A aquiferous member is disposed in the bearing member, and then the operation of the tappet unit is beginning. The tappet unit then mechanically drives the transmission unit and the rotation unit so as to dewater the aquiferous member. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100175437 | Coupling for washing machine and washing machine having the same - Disclosed is a washing machine including a tub; a dehydration basket provided in the tub; a pulsator provided in the dehydration basket; a dehydration shaft to transmit rotary force to the dehydration basket; a wash shaft to transmit rotary force to the pulsator; a driving motor to generate driving force to be transmitted to the dehydration shaft and the wash shaft; and a power conversion device to transmit the driving force of the driving motor simultaneously or selectively to the dehydration shaft and the wash shaft, the power conversion device including a clutch device, and a coupling configured to be pressed in one direction by the clutch device to transmit the driving force of the driving motor to the wash shaft and the dehydration shaft simultaneously and pressed in the other direction by the clutch device to transmit the driving force of the driving motor to the dehydration shaft only. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20120304707 | WASHING MACHINE IMPROVING WASHING EFFICIENCY - Disclosed herein is a washing machine that is capable of preventing the deformation of laundry due to spin-drying holes, increasing friction between the inner surface of a washing tub and laundry to improve the washing efficiency, and reducing wash water consumption. The washing machine includes a water tub, a washing tub mounted in the water tub, a drive unit to rotate the washing tub, and a wash water circulation unit to supply wash water in the water tub into the washing tub. The washing tub has a plurality of depressions formed therein and depressed outward from the inner surface thereof in the shape of a polygonal pyramid, and a plurality of spin-drying holes formed in a deep area of the respective depressions. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20100223963 | Washing Machine Laundry Drum - The laundry drum is configured for removing water from wet laundry at a high rotational speed and has a circulating drum cover which is bent from a thin-walled material strip to form a cylinder or flat truncated cone wherein the parallel end edges of the material strip make contact in a connecting seam, with an assembly for connecting the end sections including a first tab formed at a first end section and continuing over the general curvature of the drum cover, a second tab formed at a second end section wherein the second tab is at least one of outwardly creased about the wall thickness of the material strip and inwardly creased about the wall thickness of the material strip wherein the tabs of the end sections are fixedly connected to one another and the overlapping tabs on the inside of the drum cover are covered. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100050703 | WASHER DRYER - A washer dryer including a DC power supply generator that generates a DC power supply from an AC power supply; a heat pump that circulates refrigerant between a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator; an air circulatory path that circulates air between the condenser and the evaporator; a first inverter circuit that receives the DC power supply to drive a compressor motor; a rotary tub disposed rotatably within an exterior tub; a rotary tub motor that directly drives the rotary tub at least during dehydration; a second inverter circuit that receives the DC power supply having an output terminal connected to windings of the rotary tub motor; a voltage detector that detects DC voltage occurring between the second inverter circuit and a power supply bus; a brake controller that controls the DC voltage within a predetermined range by controlling a regenerative electric power when braking is applied. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100050702 | STATOR FOR BLDC MOTOR AND BLDC MOTOR HAVING THE STATOR, POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR WASHING MACHINE, DRIVING DEVICE FOR WASHING MACHINE AND FULL AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE USING THE SAME - Provided is a driving device for a full automatic washing machine in which a clutch unit can stop rotation of a dehydration axis without having a particular brake unit, since the clutch unit is closely adhered to a first dehydration axis and a bushing when the rotation of the dehydration axis is controlled according to a wash or dehydration stroke in a full automatic washing machine. In addition, since a clutch coupler of the clutch unit moves at a wash or dehydration stroke in a driving device of a washing machine to thus be attached to and detached from a clutch gear which controls rotation of the first dehydration axis, and to thereby control a rotational force which is transferred to an inner tub, the washing machine is embodied to have a simple clutch coupling structure. Further, a double-rotor and a single-stator of a brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor which is applied to a driving device of a washing machine are insert-molded into a waterproof structure, to thus maximize a contact area of a bulk molding compound (BMC) molding material to thereby maximize durability. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120085133 | 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. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20130014547 | WASHING MACHINEAANM Kim; Hyun MookAACI Osan-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Hyun Mook Osan-si KRAANM Jun; Kab JinAACI Gwangiu-siAACO KRAAGP Jun; Kab Jin Gwangiu-si KRAANM Min; Je HongAACI Seongnam-siAACO KRAAGP Min; Je Hong Seongnam-si KRAANM Lee; Sang HyeokAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Sang Hyeok Suwon-si KRAANM Choi; Ji HoonAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP Choi; Ji Hoon Hwaseong-si KRAANM Kim; Seung OhAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Seung Oh Suwon-si KR - A washing machine includes a cabinet, a rotary tub disposed to rotate around a driving shaft, which is vertically provided inside the inner part of the cabinet, and comprising a bottom and a sidewall, the sidewall slantingly extending from the bottom to have a diameter increasing toward an upper side of the rotary tub from the bottom, a driving apparatus disposed at a lower side of the rotary tub to rotate the rotary tub, a bracket plate connected to the rotary tub by the driving shaft at the lower side of the rotary tub and having the driving apparatus provided at a lower side thereof, a base disposed at a lower side of the bracket plate, and a suspension member having a lower side supported by the base and an upper side connected to the bracket plate at a lateral side of a center of gravity of the rotary tub. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20090178445 | FRONT-LOADING DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE HAVING A LAUNDRY DEFLECTOR - A front-loading drum-type washing machine with a housing having a front wall and a housing wall opening disposed in he front wall. A suds container is disposed in the housing, the suds container having a suds container opening. A drum is rotatably mounted in the suds container. the drum has a drum opening with an edge. A bellows seal is disposed between the suds container and the housing wall opening. A laundry deflector is disposed in an upper area of the suds container opening, the laundry deflector being directed toward the drum and extending over the drum opening edge so as to form a gap with the drum opening edge. The laundry deflector is configured such that the extent to which it extends and a corresponding dimension of the gap is variable. The variable gap dimension is controllable and adjustable as a function of a speed of the drum. | 07-16-2009 |
