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US 2015/0176176 A1Published application
Washing machine
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorsIn Dong KIM, Jeong Hyeon KIM, Hye Ung KIM, Ju Dong LEE
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Abstract
A washing machine may include an integrated tub/drum configured to hold water, hold laundry, and rotate; a hollow rotary shaft coupled to an end and/or surface of the integrated tub/drum; a water supply pipe and a drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum and through a passage in the hollow rotary shaft; and a partition in the integrated tub/drum that is configured to separate the laundry from the water supply pipe and the drain pipe and that includes a plurality of holes.
Claims18
A washing machine comprising:
- an integrated tub/drum configured to hold water, hold laundry, and rotate;
- a hollow rotary shaft coupled to an end and/or surface of the integrated tub/drum;
- a water supply pipe and a drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum and through a passage in the hollow rotary shaft;
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- a partition in the integrated tub/drum that is configured to separate the laundry from the water supply pipe and the drain pipe and that includes a plurality of holes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.