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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Dong Ha Jung, Soengnami-si, KR;
Jeong Hoon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Min Sung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Doo Young Rou, Suwon-si, 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); D06F 37/20 (2006.01); F16F 15/167 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/225 (2013.01); D06F 37/20 (2013.01); D06F 37/245 (2013.01); D06F 37/203 (2013.01); D06F 2222/00 (2013.01); F16F 15/167 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2122 (2015.01);
Abstract
A washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably arranged within the cabinet, an annular recess provided in the drum, and a balancer to offset an unbalanced load caused within the drum during rotation of the drum. The balancer includes a balancer housing mounted to the recess and has an annular channel therein, at least one mass movably disposed in the channel, and at least one ball disposed between the balancer housing and the mass to generate rolling motion.