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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/40 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/30 (2020.01); F16D 11/14 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16D 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/40 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/30 (2013.01); F16D 11/04 (2013.01); F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16D 23/12 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 25/20 (2013.01); F16H 57/02 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a washing machine including an outer tub which accommodates wash water, an inner tub which is disposed in the outer tub to accommodate laundry, and which rotates around a vertical axis, a motor which provides torque, an outer shaft which has a hollow, and which rotates the inner tub, an inner shaft which rotates inside the hollow by the motor, a pulsator which is disposed in the inner tub and is connected to the inner shaft, and a clutch which is screw-coupled to the inner shaft in the hollow formed at the outer shaft, and which is engaged with the outer shaft so as to be raised by the rotation of the inner shaft.