Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation

Hye Ung Kim

Ju Dong Lee

Jeong Hyeon Kim

In Dong Kim

Jae Woo Lee

The present disclosure relates to a tubless washing machine, and more particularly, to a tubless washing machine including only a drum without a tub containing wash water.

Tubless washing machine

Disclosed is a washing machine including an air storage unit configured to store air therein; a compression unit configured to communicate with the air storage unit and the outer tub, and to compress the air in the air storage unit by compressing water from an outer tub of the washing machine; and a water spraying tube connected to the compression unit and the tub cover. Further, the washing machine includes an opening and closing unit configured to open and close a flow path of the water spraying tube, wherein the opening and closing unit is configured to cause the water to be sprayed into an inner tub using compressed air from the air storage unit.

Washing machine and washing method thereof

A bubble generating apparatus may include a driving shaft that rotates a drum, a rotatable fan on the driving shaft to generate an air flow as the fan rotates, a housing having a receiving space including or enclosing the rotatable fan, and an air tube connecting a stationary tub in the drum and the housing, configured to guide air from the housing to the drum.

Washing machine and bubble generating apparatus thereof

A washing machine that includes an integrated tub/drum that holds water, accommodates laundry, and rotates; a hollow rotary shaft coupled to and passing through one surface of the integrated tub/drum; a water supply pipe and a water drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum and through a passage or opening in the hollow rotary shaft; a nozzle that extends upward from an end of the water supply pipe that is in the integrated tub/drum; and a water drain that extends downward from an end of the water drain pipe that is in the integrated tub/drum.

Washing machine

The present disclosure provides a drum type washing machine including a tub; a drum in the tub, configured to receive laundry; a motor coupled to the tub configured to rotate the drum; a spider configured to transfer torque from the motor to the drum, the spider including a shaft mount connected to a shaft of the motor, a plurality of arms radially extending from the shaft mount, and a plurality of supporting bars extending from the arms; a fixing member configured to fix or attach the drum to the spider; a plurality of slide guides in at least one of a side surface of the drum and the supporting bars; and a plurality of slide rails on another one of the side surface of the drum and the supporting bars, configured to be inserted into and/or slide along the slide guides, wherein the drum is movable in forward and backward directions of the tub.

Drum type washing machine

A drum type washing machine includes a main body including a cabinet, a drum in the cabinet having a rotational axis thereof parallel with the ground, and a motor configured to drive or rotate the drum; and an angle adjusting unit configured to adjust an angle of the main body from the ground and/or tilt the main body up to the angle, wherein the angle adjusting unit includes a base configured to support the main body and a driver on the base configured to tilt or raise the main body, and the angle adjusting unit is configured to tilt the main body at a rear lower end of the cabinet.

A drum type washing machine includes a main tub having a main drum that rotates to wash laundry, a sub tub separate from the main tub and having a sub drum that rotates to wash laundry, and a clutch unit including a motor that provides a rotational force to at least one of the main drum and the sub drum.

Disclosed is a drum type washing machine, including a housing; a tub in the housing and having an opening; a drum in the tub; a rotary driving member in the housing configured to provide motive power to the drum and/or to rotate the drum; a tilting driving member between a side wall of the tub and the housing to provide the motive power to tilt the tub; and one or more damping members between the side wall of the tub and the housing to support the tub. The damping member(s) can be varied by tilting the tub.

Drum type washing machine and tilting method of the same

A washing machine may include an integrated tub/drum configured to hold water, hold laundry, and rotate; a hollow rotary shaft coupled to an end and/or surface of the integrated tub/drum; a water supply pipe and a drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum and through a passage in the hollow rotary shaft; and a partition in the integrated tub/drum that is configured to separate the laundry from the water supply pipe and the drain pipe and that includes a plurality of holes.

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Seoul, South Korea

Hye Ung Kim