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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Dongpil Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Kanghyun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Youngjin Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Yonghan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaeryong Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 34/04 (2020.01); D06F 34/20 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 39/10 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01); D06F 103/42 (2020.01); D06F 105/08 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/081 (2013.01); D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 34/04 (2020.02); D06F 34/20 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 39/085 (2013.01); D06F 39/10 (2013.01); D06F 39/12 (2013.01); D06F 2103/42 (2020.02); D06F 2105/08 (2020.02);
Abstract
A washing machine including a housing; a tub arranged inside the housing; a drain case connected to the tub and configured to receive water from the tub; a filter detachably installed in the drain case and configured to filter material from the water; a pump connected to the drain case; and a controller configured to, while the filter is dismounted from the drain case, control the pump to discharge the water in the drain case to outside of the drain case.