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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
In Dong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jeong Hyeon Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Hye Ung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Ju Dong Lee, Incheon, KR;
Assignee:
DONGBU DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/04 (2013.01); D06F 23/025 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01); D06F 23/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing machine may include an integrated tub/drum configured to hold water, hold laundry, and rotate; a hollow rotary shaft coupled to an end and/or surface of the integrated tub/drum; a water supply pipe and a drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum and through a passage in the hollow rotary shaft; and a partition in the integrated tub/drum that is configured to separate the laundry from the water supply pipe and the drain pipe and that includes a plurality of holes.