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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Yasuyuki Sonoda, Yokohama, JP;
Yukinori Nakagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/00 (2020.01); D06F 33/34 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/30 (2020.01); D06F 37/36 (2006.01); D06F 37/40 (2006.01); H02K 7/108 (2006.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01); H02K 7/14 (2006.01); H02K 21/22 (2006.01); D06F 105/02 (2020.01); D06F 103/04 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/40 (2013.01); D06F 33/00 (2013.01); D06F 33/34 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/304 (2013.01); D06F 37/36 (2013.01); H02K 7/1085 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01); H02K 7/14 (2013.01); H02K 21/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/04 (2013.01); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02);
Abstract
A washing machine and a driver (e.g., a drive unit) suitable for the washing machine are provided. The driver includes a motor to rotate a shaft supported by a unit base, and a reducer interposed between the shaft and the motor. The motor and the reducer are integrally formed to be aligned in a line along a direction perpendicular to a rotation axis.