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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1998
Byung-don Jung, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a pulsator assembly used in a washing machine. The pulsator assembly comprises of disc-shaped lower pulsator and upper pulsator. A spouting port is formed at a central part of the upper pulsator, and an inflow port is formed at the lower pulsator. A guide rib is provided at an inner space of the pulsator assembly. The guide rib is extended from an area adjacent to a rotational axis to an area adjacent to a circumference. The guide rib is bent against a radial direction. The washing water in the inner space is guided toward the spouting port while a driving motor operates, so as to spout upward through the spouting port. Thus, a spouting water flow is formed along with a vortex water flow, which creates a complex water flow in a washing tub. Accordingly, the laundry is not twisted and the laundry is effectively washed and rinsed.