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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Cheon-soo Cho, Gyeongsangnam-Do, KR;
Hyuk-soo Lee, Gyeongsangnam-Do, KR;
Cheon-Soo Cho, Gyeongsangnam-Do, KR;
Hyuk-Soo Lee, Gyeongsangnam-Do, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine comprises a casing, a top cover installed on an upper surface of the casing, a door installed at the top cover, through which laundry is accommodated into the casing, and a tub installed in the casing, wherein the door is connected to the top cover by a hinge assembly or a damper assembly provided thereat. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge portion, and a second hinge portion having a torsion spring therein. The damper assembly includes a first damper portion, a second damper portion, and a ring member having a round shape and fitted into an outer circumferential surface of the second damper portion. Accordingly, even when the door has a heavy weight due to its material of a reinforcing glass, the hinge assembly or the damper assembly can endure the weight of the door. This may prevent noise or impact occurring when the door is closed.