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Patent No.:

US 11713535 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2020

Washing machine and control method thereof

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Yonggeun Hwang, Seoul, KR;

Ji Hun Kim, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Joseph L Perrin

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01); D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 105/44 (2020.01); D06F 103/40 (2020.01); D06F 33/30 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 31/00 (2006.01); E05C 1/00 (2006.01); E05C 1/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/18 (2006.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 37/42 (2013.01); D06F 39/12 (2013.01); D06F 31/00 (2013.01); D06F 33/30 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 37/18 (2013.01); D06F 37/28 (2013.01); D06F 2103/40 (2020.02); D06F 2105/44 (2020.02); E05C 1/006 (2013.01); E05C 1/02 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/312 (2013.01);
Abstract

A washing machine includes: a case defining a receiving space and an open surface, a drawer provided in the case and configured to slide out through the open surface of the case, the drawer being configured to perform at least one of a washing operation, a rinsing operation, a spin-drying operation, or an air-drying operation for laundry, and a locking device configured to limit a sliding motion of the drawer relative to the case. The locking device includes: a holder provided on an inner wall surface of the case, a lever provided in the drawer and configured to be inserted into the holder, and an elastic member provided in a portion of the holder to which the lever is inserted and configured to come into contact with the lever in a space between the holder and the lever.

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