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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Youngbae Park, Seoul, KR;
Youngjae Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/28 (2006.01); G01B 7/14 (2006.01); D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/28 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 37/42 (2013.01); G01B 7/14 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 2204/086 (2013.01); D06F 2224/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A distance sensor and a washing machine including the distance sensor are provided. The washing machine may include a main body having a laundry loading hole formed therein, a door coupled to the main body, at a position corresponding to the laundry loading hole, and a plurality of reed sensors. The door may include a magnet disposed therein. The plurality of reed sensors provided in the main body and react to the magnet provided in the door to determine an open/closed state of the door.