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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2011
Doo Young Ryu, Suwon-si, KR;
Ja Young Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Ito Michiaki, Suwon-si, KR;
Myung Sun Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Doo Young Ryu, Suwon-si, KR;
Ja Young Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Ito Michiaki, Suwon-si, KR;
Myung Sun Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A drum type washing machine including a housing, a spin tub, and a ball balancer coupled to the spin tub, the ball balancer including a first plastic member and a second plastic member joined to each other to form an annular-shaped race, the first plastic member including a first side wall, a second side wall and a connecting wall to form a three-sided annular-shaped structure having an open side, and the second plastic member adapted to cover the open side, the three-sided annular-shaped structure having a U-shaped cross-section with a first rounded inside corner formed between the first side wall and the connecting wall and a second rounded inside corner formed between the second side wall and the connecting wall. A radius of curvature of each of the first and second rounded inside corners is greater than a radius of curvature of opposite diagonal inside corners of the annular-shaped race.