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US 2020/0347537 A1Published application
Washing machine
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJu Bum HAN, Dong Ha JUNG, Jeong Hoon KANG, Kwan Woo HONG
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Abstract
A washing machine includes a cabinet; a tub disposed in the inside of the cabinet; at least one suspension apparatus configured to reduce vibrations of the tub, and to connect the tub to the cabinet such that the tub is supported on the cabinet; and a position guide apparatus having one end connected to the at least one suspension apparatus, and the other end connected to the tub, and configured to limit a movement range in horizontal direction of the tub.
Claims19
A washing machine comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub disposed in the inside of the cabinet;
- at least one suspension apparatus configured to reduce vibrations of the tub, and to connect the tub to the cabinet such that the tub is supported by the cabinet;
- and
- a position guide apparatus having one end connected to the at least one suspension apparatus, and another end of the position guide apparatus connected to the tub, the position guide apparatus being configured to limit a movement range of the tub in a horizontal direction.
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A washing machine comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub disposed in the inside of the cabinet;
- a suspension bar configured to connect the tub to the cabinet such that the tub is supported by the cabinet;
- and
- a position guide apparatus including a transversely moving portion connected to the tub, a longitudinally moving portion connected to the suspension bar, and a friction member disposed in the inside of the longitudinally moving portion so as to surround the suspension bar,
- wherein friction member limits movement of the position guide apparatus when the longitudinally moving portion moves along the suspension bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.