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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2009
Seung Hwan Chung, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Kwun Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Hwan Chung, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Kwun Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine having an improved structure in circulation and drain of washing water are disclosed. The washing machine includes a main body, a water tub which is disposed in the main body, a drain line in which washing water drained from the water tub flows, a circulation line in which washing water returning to the water tub flows, a discharge line in which washing water discharged out of the main body flows, a pump which flows the washing water such that the washing water drained from the water tub returns to the water tub or is discharged out of the main body, a flow path switching device having a single reciprocating member which opens and closes the circulation line or the discharge line, and an operating unit which operates the flow path switching device.
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