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US 11,932,980 B2Granted
Washing machine having lower balancer
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsChangwon Lee, Youngjong Kim, Insik Yu
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Abstract
A washing machine includes a lower balancer assembled by a fastening member that connects a hub and tub base, thereby reducing manufacturing process and manufacturing cost. The fastening member passes through the tub base and the lower balancer and is coupled to the hub.
Claims20
A washing machine comprising:
- a drum configured to receive laundry;
- a tub base fixed to a lower portion of the drum;
- a lower balancer coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the tub base and configured to reduce vibration generated by rotation of the drum;
- a hub coupled to a lower surface of the tub base and disposed radially inside the lower balancer;
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- a fastening member that couples the tub base, the lower balancer, and the hub,
- wherein the tub base comprises:
- a reinforcement bead that protrudes downward toward the hub, and
- a connection bead that protrudes downward from the reinforcement bead toward the hub, and
- wherein the fastening member passes through the connection bead and is coupled to the lower balancer and the hub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.