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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Min-Soo Lee, Kyungki-Do, KR;
Hwan-Young Choi, Kyungki-Do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-City, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ; B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
68 / ; 68 233 ; 206320 ;
Abstract
A washing machine includes a water tub, a spin basket mounted inside the water tub, a pulsator mounted in the spin basket, a reversible motor mounted under the water tub for driving the pulsator and spin basket, and a damping device for damping external impacts applied to the motor. The damping device is mounted to an underside of the motor and is received in a recess formed in an upper end of a cushioning member disposed beneath the machine during shipment to stabilize the motor.