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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Doo Young Ryu, Suwon-si, KR;
Won Young Jung, Seoul, KR;
Young Jin Cho, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jeong Hoon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/225 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/245 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A balancer includes a balancer housing coupled to a drum of a washing machine, the balancer housing having an annular channel defined therein, at least one mass movably disposed in the channel, at least one magnet to restrain movement of the mass along the channel when rotational speed of the drum is within a predetermined range, and at least one magnet fixing rib formed at one side of the balancer housing to fix the magnet.