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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jeong Hoon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Min Sung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Dong Ha Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Doo Young Ryu, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 37/24 (2006.01); F16F 15/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/225 (2013.01); D06F 37/20 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/203 (2013.01); D06F 37/24 (2013.01); D06F 37/245 (2013.01); D06F 2222/00 (2013.01); F16F 15/363 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balancer includes a balancer housing having an annular channel defined therein, at least one mass movably disposed in the channel, and at least one magnet coupled to one side of the balancer housing to restrain movement of the mass along the channel when rotational speed of a drum of the washing machine is within a predetermined range. The magnet includes a plurality of unit magnets arranged in a circumferential direction of the balancer housing.