Laundry treatment apparatus
US-2015368845-A1 · Dec 24, 2015 · US
Washing machine wherein the unbalanced load is balanced
US9303352B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9303352-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113699287-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | May 20, 2010 |
| Publication date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
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A washing machine ( 1 ) is described comprising a hub ( 5 ) which extends from the middle of the rear wall of the tub ( 3 ) into the drum ( 2 ) and wherein the shaft ( 4 ) is supported, at least one drum baffle ( 9 ) disposed at the inner surface of the drum ( 2 ), wherein water is transferred in case of an unbalanced load, a cylindrical housing ( 6 ) disposed at the center of the rear wall of the drum ( 2 ) around the horizontal axis, surrounding the hub ( 5 ) concentrically such that a gap remains between the hub ( 5 ) and the cylindrical housing ( 6 ) and rotating together with the drum ( 2 ), more than one ring-shaped gasket ( 7 ) arranged one after the other and in parallel to each other in the gap between the housing ( 6 ) and the hub ( 5 ), the outer edges of which are secured to the inner surface of the housing ( 6 ), rotating together with the housing ( 6 ) and the inner edges of which contact the cylindrical outer surface of the hub ( 5 ), more than one slot ( 8 ) disposed between the gaskets ( 7 ), at least two water inlet lines ( 13, 113 ) which provide water taken from the water mains to be delivered to the slot ( 8 ) for the balancing process of the unbalanced load, one ends of which are connected to the water mains and the other ends connected to the slot ( 8 ) and which are stationary together with the tub (3) and a control unit ( 12 ) which opens/closes the water inlet valves ( 11, 111 ) by determining the amount and position of the unbalanced load when unbalanced load is detected and which determines how much water should be delivered into which drum baffle ( 9 ) and chamber ( 10, 110 ).
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The invention claimed is: 1. A washing machine ( 1 ) comprising: a drum ( 2 ) rotated by a motor around the horizontal axis, a tub ( 3 ) wherein the drum ( 2 ) moves, a shaft ( 4 ) that transfers the movement received from the motor to the drum ( 2 ), a hub ( 5 ) disposed at the center of a rear wall of the tub ( 3 ) around the horizontal axis, which is stationary together with the tub ( 3 ) and wherein the shaft ( 4 ) is supported, a cylindrical housing ( 6 ) disposed at…
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Textiles & Paper · mapped topic
- D06F37/225Primary
Textiles & Paper · mapped topic
Textiles & Paper · mapped topic
Textiles & Paper · mapped topic
- D06F33/48Primary
Textiles & Paper · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9303352B2 cover?
- A washing machine ( 1 ) is described comprising a hub ( 5 ) which extends from the middle of the rear wall of the tub ( 3 ) into the drum ( 2 ) and wherein the shaft ( 4 ) is supported, at least one drum baffle ( 9 ) disposed at the inner surface of the drum ( 2 ), wherein water is transferred in case of an unbalanced load, a cylindrical housing ( 6 ) disposed at the center of the rear wall of …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Hasanreisoglu Ali Levent, Arcelik As
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification D06F37/225. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 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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