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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Young Hyun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Up Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Dae Gyu Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Youp Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub provided inside the cabinet to store wash water therein, a drum rotatably provided inside the tub, and a balancer comprising an upper side surface covering an outer surface of a bottom of the drum and a lower side surface formed at one side of the upper side surface in a planar shape while facing an inner surface of a bottom of the tub. The balancer is configured to counterbalance an unbalanced load of the drum, thereby saving energy and enhancing balancing efficiency.