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US 2011/0296879 A1Published application
Washing machine
OwnerBo Sung Seo, Keun Joo Kim +2inventors
InventorsBo Sung Seo, Keun Joo Kim, Jin Woong Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a washing machine. The washing machine includes a tub (20) for holding washing water, the tub (20) having a plurality of venting portions (200, 201) formed on an outside circumferential surface, a drum (30) rotatably mounted in the tub (20), and a blocking member (300, 322) for blocking discharge of air from the tub (20) through the venting portions (200, 201) in spin-drying.
Claims21
A washing machine comprising:
- a drum having an opening at a front portion thereof to allow laundry to be entered through;
- a tub in which the drum is rotatably placed and water for washing is held, the tub having at least one venting portion on a circumferential surface thereof behind the opening of the drum;
- and
- a blocking member for blocking discharge of air from the tub through the venting portion spin-drying when a spin-drying is performed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.