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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Doo Young Ryu, Suwon-si, KR;
Ja Young Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Ito Michiaki, Suwon-si, KR;
Myung Sun Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Doo Young Ryu, Suwon-si, KR;
Ja Young Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Ito Michiaki, Suwon-si, KR;
Myung Sun Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
A front loading washing machine including a housing; a water reservoir installed in the housing for containing washing water; a spin tub provided in the water reservoir to hold laundry to be washed, the spin tub having an annular recess and rotating with respect to a horizontal axis of the washing machine; and at least one balancer installed in the annular recess of the spin tub, the balancer comprising an annular shaped race formed of a plastic material.