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Oil damper for drum-type washing machine

US7637128B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 16, 2005
Grant dateDec 29, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16F9/54
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Oil damper for a drum type washing machine including a hollow cylinder having an oil chamber for filling oil therein, a tub holder fixedly secured to one end of the cylinder for securing the damper to a tub side, a shaft passed through, and exposed from the other end of the cylinder, a base holder fixedly secured to the shaft at an end thereof exposed to an outside of the cylinder for securing the damper to a base side of the cabinet, and a piston having a plurality of oil holes, for sliding inside of the cylinder, wherein at least one of above components is formed by plastic injection molding, thereby providing a new oil damper which reduces a production cost significantly, and has a good productivity, and high operation reliability.

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