Goldstar, Co., Ltd.

Jae C Rew

In Chul Jung

Kwan R Park

Dong Y Oh

A washing machine comprising a roller type agitator and an auto-balancer. The roller type agitator is provided at the lower portion inside the washing tub 3 and includes at least one roller rotatably mounted thereto in order to generate water flow and provide a bending and stretching action and a squeezing action for said laundry articles and a smooth circulation of washing water. The auto-balancer is provided at the upper portion inside the washing tub and includes a plurality of washing protrusions. The roller includes a plurality of washing water ports at the circumferential outer surface and both side surface thereof, respectively. The present invention can provide a washing machine which can provide a good washing effect and an excellent washability irrespective of the quantity of the laundry articles and the volume of the laundry article.

Washing machine with roller type agitator

A pressure and rotary type washing machine and a washing method by using such. The pressure and rotary type washing machine comprises: an agitating member rotatably mounted at a bottom of the washing tube and provided with at least one roller, a pressure member mounted movable upward and downward at an upper portion inside said washing tub and adapted for providing pressure for laundry articles, a rotation driving mechanism adapted for selectively driving the washing tube or the agitating member, and a pressure member driving mechanism adapted for driving the pressure member to move between a rest position and a washing position. The washing method comprises the steps of: positioning the laundry articles between the pressure member and the agitating member inside the washing tub; and driving the agitating member to rotate so that simultaneously with being agitated the laundry articles may be washed by gentle hand washing, beating and scrubbing washing operation. The present invention can provide a good washing effect for the laundry articles, the washing effect resulting from a composite washing operation comprising gentle hand washing, beating and scrubbing washing operations.

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Seoul, South Korea

Jae C Rew