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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/203 (2013.01); D06F 33/02 (2013.01); D06F 37/30 (2013.01); D06F 2202/04 (2013.01); D06F 2202/085 (2013.01); D06F 2204/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine includes a casing, and a state sensing unit for sensing tilt of a predetermined angle or more of the casing or vibration of a predetermined magnitude or more applied to the casing. The state sensing unit includes a switching conductive element configured to move according to the tilt or the vibration, a contact electrode, and a guide electrode configured to guide movement of the switching conductive element and to be electrically connected to the contact electrode through the switching conductive element when the switching conductive element contacts the contact electrode.