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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation, Seoul, KR;
In Dong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a washing machine. The washing machine may include an integrated tub/drum that includes a drum main body that has a cylindrical shape or a truncated conical shape, stores water, holds or accommodates laundry and water, and rotates, and a plurality of hollow lifters that extend or protrude outward from a circumferential surface of the drum main body, and extend or protrude inward from the circumferential surface of the drum main body; a hollow rotary shaft that is coupled to and/or that penetrates one end and/or surface of the drum main body; and a drain pipe that is in the integrated tub/drum through the hollow rotary shaft, configured to discharge water from the drum main body and that may be collected by the lifter.