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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Inventors:
Keun Young Yoon, Hwaseong, KR;
Young Kwan Kim, Anyang, KR;
Deok Jin Kim, Hwaseong, KR;
Su Kwon Jeong, Suwon, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/30 (2006.01); H02K 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/30 (2013.01); D06F 37/304 (2013.01); H02K 1/14 (2013.01); H02K 1/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a washing machine having an improved structure that maintains efficiency over a certain level both in washing and dehydration. The washing machine includes a body, a tub disposed within the body, a drum rotatably disposed within the tub, and a motor coupled to a rear surface of the tub to drive the drum. The motor includes a stator including a plurality of stator cores and a plurality of magnets arranged between the stator cores, and a rotor rotatably disposed at an inner side or outer side of the stator.