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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2013
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Jin Seok Park, Changwon-si, KR;
Ki Chul Cho, Changwon-si, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a lid locker of a washing machine including a magnet installed at a lid, a housing installed at a casing, a reed switch installed at the housing and actuated by magnetic force of the magnet when the lid is positioned to be closed, a motor installed at the housing and provided with a rotating shaft, a locking member disposed at the housing to move toward and away from the lid, and a power transmission unit to transfer rotational power of the rotating shaft to the locking member such that an orientation of the rotating shaft is different from a direction of forward and backward movement of the locking member. Thereby, the locking member can be moved back and forth in a simple structure and the housing does not need to excessively extend in the longitudinal direction of the locking member. In addition, the lid locker of the washing machine can be compactly installed.