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US 10,870,942 B2Granted
Washing machine
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBaek Gyu Kwon, Dong-Won Kim, Do Yun Lee, Bo-Kyun Kim, Geon Ho Lee
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Abstract
A washing machine including a plurality of washers may include a fixing bracket coupled to a front of a first housing in which a first tub is disposed and a front of a second housing in which a second tub is disposed, to prevent the first housing and the second housing from being separated from each other.
Claims20
A washing machine comprising:
- a first housing having an open top;
- a first tub disposed in the first housing of the washing machine;
- a second housing having an open bottom provided adjacent to the open top of the first housing;
- a second tub disposed in the second housing;
- a front cover provided to cover at least a portion of a front surface of the first housing and at least a portion of a front surface of the second housing;
- and
- a fixing bracket coupled to a front of the first housing and a front of the second housing to couple the first housing to the second housing, and configured to be coupled to a top end of the front cover.
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A washing machine comprising:
- a first housing configured to house a front-loading tub;
- a second housing disposed adjacent to the first housing and configured to house a top-loading tub;
- a front cover provided to cover at least a portion of a front surface of the first housing and at least a portion of a front surface of the second housing of the washing machine;
- and
- a fixing bracket coupled to a front of the first housing and a front of the second housing to couple the first housing to the second housing, and configured to be coupled to a top end of the front cover.
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A washing machine comprising:
- a front side;
- a top side;
- a bottom side;
- a first housing having a top opening facing the top side of the washing machine and a front opening facing the front side of the washing machine;
- a front-loading tub disposed in the first housing of the washing machine and having a front-loading tub opening corresponding to the front opening of the first housing;
- a second housing having a bottom opening facing the bottom side of the washing machine and a top opening facing the top side of the washing machine, the second housing provided above and coupled to the first housing such that the top opening of the first housing is provided adjacent to the bottom opening of the second housing;
- a top-loading tub disposed in the second housing of the washing machine and having a top-loading tub opening corresponding to the top opening of the second housing;
- a front cover provided to cover at least a portion of a front surface of the first housing and at least a portion of a front surface of the second housing;
- and
- a fixing bracket coupled to a front side of the first housing and a front side of the second housing to couple the first housing to the second housing, and configured to be coupled to a top end of the front cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.