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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun Joo Kim, Gwangju, KR;
Eung Ryeol Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Hoon Wee, Youngin-si, KR;
Jin Ki Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
You Eok Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Kwang Kyu Han, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine having a centrifugal fan which may increase a discharge flow rate. The washing machine includes a centrifugal fan adapted to cool a motor, wherein the centrifugal fan comprises a circular plate connected to a shaft of the motor, and a plurality of blades radially arranged around a center of the circular plate, each of the blade includes an inlet portion extending to form an inlet for external air passing therethrough, and a guide bent and inclined from the inlet portion, and an outlet portion bent from the guide to form an outlet for the external air.