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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1997
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A balancer mounted on an upper portion of a dehydration tub of a washing machine includes a balancer container formed into an annular configuration and having an upper opening, at least one partition wall standing from a bottom of the container so as to divide the interior of the container into at least two concentric compartments, a predetermined amount of liquid contained in each compartment of the container, a lid mounted on an upper portion of the container so as to close upper openings of the compartments, an air passage formed in a boundary between the partition wall and the lid so as to extend along a circumference of the container, and at least one hole formed in the lid to communicate with the air passage.