Washing machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494750-B2
Application number	US-201615143334-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2015
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a water tub configured to be disposed in a cabinet and to store wash water, a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and to include an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof, and a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub, wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A washing machine comprising:
a water tub configured to store wash water;
a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and comprising an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof;
a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub; and
a balancer installed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub,
wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub is formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub,
wherein the deviation preventer comprises a plurality of ribs that is arranged in a radial direction along an inner circumference surface of the rotating tub, and
wherein one end of each of the plurality of ribs is formed to contact a bottom surface of the balancer.

2. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ribs are formed toward a central axis of the rotating tub from an inner circumference surface of the rotating tub.

3. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ribs is formed in a longitudinal direction of the rotating tub.

4. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotating tub comprises a blocker configured to contact one end of each of the plurality of ribs and to block upward flow of wash water in the rotating tub.

5. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the plurality of ribs is integrally formed with the blocker.

6. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ribs is arranged with a same interval.

7. A washing machine comprising:
a water tub configured to store wash water;
a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and comprising an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof;
a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub;
a balancer disposed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub; and
a separation preventer configured to protrude toward a central axis of the rotating tub from an inner circumference surface of the balancer in a circumferential direction of the balancer,
wherein the separation preventer comprises a plurality of through holes formed therein.

8. The washing machine as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the separation preventer is continuously formed along an inner circumference surface of the rotating tub.

9. The washing machine as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the separation preventer comprises escaping grooves formed in the rotating tub at opposite positions so as to pass a pulsator, configured to be detachably connected to the driver in the rotating tub, through an opening of the rotating tub.

10. The washing machine as claimed in claim 7 , wherein an internal end portion of the separation preventer is formed with a curved surface having a preset curvature.

11. The washing machine as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rotating tub and the separation preventer are integrally formed with each other.

12. A washing machine comprising:
a water tub configured to store wash water;
a rotating tub configured to be rotatably installed in the water tub and comprising an opening formed in an upper end portion thereof;
a driver configured to be connected to the rotating tub and to rotate the rotating tub; and
a balancer installed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub,
wherein a deviation preventer configured to prevent wash water in the rotating tub from being deviated to one side during rotation of the rotating tub and a separation preventer configured to protrude toward a central axis of the rotating tub from an inner circumference surface of the rotating tub in a circumferential direction of the rotating tub are formed at an upper end portion of the rotating tub,
wherein one end of each of a plurality of ribs is formed to contact a bottom surface of the balancer, and
wherein the separation preventer comprises a plurality of through holes formed therein.

13. The washing machine as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the deviation preventer comprises a plurality of ribs that is arranged in a radial direction along an inner circumference surface of the rotating tub.

14. The washing machine as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the plurality of ribs are formed toward a central axis of the rotating tub from an inner circumference surface of the rotating tub.

15. The washing machine as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the plurality of ribs is formed in a longitudinal direction of the rotating tub.

16. The washing machine as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the separation preventer comprises escaping grooves formed in the rotating tub at opposite positions so as to pass a pulsator, configured to be detachably connected to the driver in the rotating tub, through an opening of the rotating tub.

17. The washing machine as claimed in claim 12 , wherein an internal end portion of the separation preventer is formed with a curved surface having a preset curvature.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Sung-Mo
• Park Sang-Ho
• Lim Kyung-Up
• Lee Seon-Woo
• Han So-Dam
• Kil In-hwan
• Park Jun-Hyun
• Kim Do-Yeon
• Wee Hoon

Classifications

• D06F37/145

  ribs or lifters having means for circulating the washing liquid · CPC title

• D06F37/02

  Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums · CPC title

• D06F37/12

  adapted for rotation or oscillation about a vertical axis · CPC title

• D06F37/20

  Mountings, e.g. resilient mountings, for the rotary receptacle, motor, tub or casing; Preventing or damping vibrations · CPC title

• D06F37/14 Primary

  Ribs or rubbing means forming part of the receptacle · CPC title