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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Takahiro Nakashima, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nishioka, Yokohama, JP;
Yuichi Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kazushi Mori, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Shimbo, Yokohama, JP;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine includes a water tub arranged in a case and a damper installed between the case and the water tub for damping vibrations of the water tub. The damper includes a plunger having one end supported on the case; a rod having one end supported on the water tub and the other end movably inserted to the plunger; a housing arranged to wrap around some of the plunger and the rod and including a friction member arranged between the housing and the plunger to contact an outer circumferential surface of the plunger; and a switching device configured to be in a first state in which the rod is coupled to the housing and able to move within the plunger along with the housing and a second state in which the rod is decoupled from the housing and able to move solely within the plunger.