Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Shin Kagami

Hiroyuki Miyake

Minsu Kim

Toshiaki Suzuki

Toshihiro Kamii

Tomoyuki Kanagawa

Tomoyuki Okuno

Shigeki Hayashi

Masahiro Uetsuhara

Takehiero Nakanishi

Shigetaka Hayashi

Min Su Kim

In any type of washing machine, an amount of laundry introduced into the washing machine may be measured in a short time with high accuracy. A washing machine includes a rotational spin tub into which laundry is introduced; a driving unit including a motor for rotating the spin tub; and at least one processor configured to control the driving unit to rotate the spin tub at first rotational speed, control the driving unit to rotate the spin tub at second rotational speed, and identify weight of the laundry based on acceleration at the time of changing of rotational speed of the spin tub from the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed and the second rotational speed.

Washing machine

Disclosed herein is a top load washing machine having excellent functions while saving water. The washing machine may include a housing having a drain path installed at the bottom, a water collecting tub supported on the housing in the inside of the housing, and a rotating tub rotating on a shaft extending vertically in the inside of the water collecting tub. The rotating tub may include an outlet opening to the lower portion of a body member that can store water independently from the water collecting tub. The water collecting tub may include a first drain hole opening to the inside space of the water collecting tub, and a second drain hole communicating with the outlet. The drain path may include a first path connected to the first drain hole, and a second path connected to the second drain hole.

A disc loading device including a disc tray having a disc settling part for loading a disc into a device body or for ejecting the disc from the device body. A holder is installed so that, when the disc tray is ejected in a vertical installation, the upper portion of the holder is open to retain the disc near the disc tray, and that when the disc tray is put in a loading position, the holder is closed to securely set the disc in the disc settling part.

Vertical disc loading device having a pivotal holder

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Kanagawa, Japan

Shin Kagami