Laundry treatment apparatus
US-2015368845-A1 · Dec 24, 2015 · US
Washing machine having balancer
US9109322B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9109322-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113064987-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jun 1, 2006 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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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.
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What is claimed is: 1. A drum type washing machine, comprising: a housing; a water reservoir installed in the housing to contain washing water; a spin tub provided in the water reservoir to hold laundry to be washed; and a ball balancer coupled to the spin tub to compensate for a dynamic imbalance during rotation thereof, the ball balancer comprising an annular-shaped race having a closed internal space in which a plurality of balls and viscous fluid are accommodated, the an…
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Textiles & Paper · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9109322B2 cover?
- 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 c…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ryu Doo Young, Kim Ja Young, Michiaki Ito, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification D06F37/225. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).