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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2011
Jong Ho Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyu Sun Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
BO Kyung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung Soo Lim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Byoung Yull Yang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Gyu Dong Jeon, Incheon, KR;
Jong Ho Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyu Sun Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Bo Kyung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung Soo Lim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Byoung Yull Yang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Gyu Dong Jeon, Incheon, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A drum washing machine and washing method are provided. The washing machine directly sprays water to laundry inside the drum through a nozzle unit. The method includes passing some water through a detergent container and directly spraying some water to the inside of a drum through a nozzle unit such that a high concentration of detergent bubbles is generated while applying a force to the laundry. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub inside the cabinet, a drum inside the tub, a door on the cabinet, a diaphragm, and a nozzle unit installed so interference with the door is avoided and to receive water directly from an external source to spray water inside the drum during a washing cycle and a rinsing cycle. The nozzle unit adjusts water jetting according to a displacement of an actuator installed inside the nozzle unit.