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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Yong-Kwon Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang Up Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Young Jin Um, Suwon-si, KR;
Yongjie Jin, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Yeon Pyo, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine includes a motor for generating power and a clutch assembly that receives the power from the motor and drives a drum and a pulsator. The clutch assembly includes a driving shaft that receives the power from the motor and rotates, a pulsator drive portion selectively receiving the power from the driving shaft to rotate the pulsator, and a drum driving portion selectively receiving the power from the driving shaft to rotate the drum, The clutch assembly is provided to selectively drive a driving portion of at least one of the drum driving portion and the pulsator drive portion. With this configuration, the washing machine capable of running various modes of a washing mode and dehydration mode is implemented.