Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Tae-kil Kim

Young-min Choi

Young-hyun Kim

Sung-mo Lee

Young-jin Hong

Young-jin Um

Jong-woon Park

Kyu-nam Lee

A washing machine is provided. The washing machine comprises a pulsator rotatably disposed in a rotation tub, a washing shaft rotating in conjunction with the pulsator, and a connecting member which connects the washing shaft and a motor to transmit a driving force of the motor to the washing shaft, wherein the connecting member comprises a first bush coupled to the washing shaft and a second bush coupled to the motor, and the second bush is coupled to the washing shaft to which the first bush is coupled and rotates in engagement with the first bush.

Washing machine

A washing machine includes a main body; a washing tub provided inside the main body to receive washing water; a dewatering tub rotatably provided inside the washing tub; a driving device configured to supply a rotational force; a clutch unit to operate in a first mode in which the rotational force generated in the driving device is transmitted to the dewatering tub and a second mode in which the rotational force is not transmitted to the dewatering tub; a clutch motor to switch an operation mode of the clutch unit; and a cam switch switched from a switch-off state to a switch-on state, wherein the cam switch outputs pulses having the same period as a frequency of AC power supplied to the clutch motor in the switch-on state, and when the cam switch is switched from the switch-off state to the switch-on state, the clutch unit is stopped.

Washing machine and control method of the same

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Tae-kil Kim