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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 04, 2012
Zhengbao He, Qingdao, CN;
Chunfeng Lao, Laoshan, CN;
Zhengbao He, Qingdao, CN;
Chunfeng Lao, Laoshan, CN;
HAIER GROUP TECHNIQUE R & D CENTER, Qingdao, Shandong, CN;
HAIER GROUP CORPORATION, Qingdao, Shandong, CN;
Abstract
A washing machine and a washing method, comprises an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder, and solid particles as a washing medium. The inner cylinder is driven into rotation by a driver unit. A side wall of the inner cylinder is spirally shaped and drives the particles into a spiral movement and flipping within the inner cylinder. When the inner cylinder is spinning, the screw thread drives the particles into flipping in all directions, back-and-forth and up-and-down, within the inner cylinder, thus allowing for increased mixing between clothes and the particles, for simplified washing process while also for improved cleaning rate, and for facilitated recycling of the particles.