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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Seong Kyu Kim, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Soo Won Park, Changwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Seong Kyu Kim, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Soo Won Park, Changwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/16 (2006.01); H01H 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A door switch assembly for a washing machine and a dryer having improved reliability is disclosed. The door switch assembly includes a plunger movably provided in a cabinet of the dryer and pushed by a door to operate an electrical switch, an elastic member provided in the dryer, elastically supporting the plunger, and a sealing mechanism configured to prevent water from entering a clearance between the plunger and the cabinet.