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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Sang Jun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jeong Su Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyen Young Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji Hoon Ha, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sang Jun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jeong Su Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyen Young Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji Hoon Ha, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A washing machine and a laundry amount detection device thereof. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, an elastic member to elastically support the tub at the cabinet, and a laundry amount detection device to detect an amount of laundry placed in the tub using a deformation amount of the elastic member.