Title:
WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WASHING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/158096
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A washing machine and a method for controlling the washing machine are disclosed. The disclosed washing machine comprises: a case; a tub positioned inside the case; a drum rotatably provided in the tub; and a damper which is provided between the case and the tub, and which reduces vibration transmitted from the drum to the case, wherein the damper includes: a cylinder coupled to one from among the case and the tub; a piston which has least a portion movably inserted into the cylinder and which is coupled to the other from among the case and the tub; a friction member for encompassing at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the piston; an elastic member encompassing the friction member, and having an inner periphery that is reduced so that elastic force is applied to the friction member, thereby allowing the friction member to be pressed toward the piston; and a pusher which is in contact with the elastic member, and which spaces the elastic member from the cylinder so as to reduce the elastic force applied by the elastic member to the friction member.
Inventors:
YUN JONGMIN (KR)
CHOI JIHOON (KR)
CHOI JIHOON (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2023/000105
Publication Date:
August 24, 2023
Filing Date:
January 03, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
D06F37/22; D06F37/26; D06F37/30; D06F39/12; F16F7/09; F16F15/04
Foreign References:
| KR101177567B1 | 2012-08-27 | |||
| KR0124321Y1 | 1999-05-01 | |||
| JP2003159494A | 2003-06-03 | |||
| KR100595563B1 | 2006-07-03 | |||
| KR101772082B1 | 2017-09-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SELIM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM (KR)
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