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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/30 (2020.01); D06F 37/36 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 57/029 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/304 (2013.01); D06F 37/36 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 57/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing machine including a main body, a tub, a drum, and a driving device. The driving device includes a drum shaft, a motor, and a planetary gear assembly. The planetary gear assembly includes a sun gear connected to a rotor, a carrier connected to the drum shaft, a planetary gear to transmit a rotary power of the sun gear to the carrier, an internal gear engaged with the planetary gear, and a sealing member configured to seal a gap between the carrier and the internal gear.