Drum type washing machine
US7536882B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F37/22
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A drum type washing machine is provided, in which vibration is efficiently attenuated, by a maximum capacity within a size-fixed cabinet is provided, and by which a user does not bend over or sit down to load laundry into the washing machine. The drum type washing machine includes a cabinet forming an exterior of the drum type washing machine, a tub fixed within the cabinet, the tub having a laundry loading entrance at an outer circumference of the tub, a drum rotatably provided within the tub, the drum having an opening on a lateral side of the drum to communicate with the laundry loading entrance of the tub, a motor assembly provided next to one side of the drum to rotate the drum, and a suspension assembly provided to support a weight of the drum and attenuate vibration of the drum.
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