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US 5,850,748 AGranted
Front loading clothes washing machine with dynamic balancing mechanism
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsCin Yong Kim, Do Weon Kim, Jin Soo Kim, Sam Yong Jang, Geum Chan Lee
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Abstract
A front loading clothes washing machine includes a spin basket rotatably driven about a horizontal axis. Axially spaced front and rear sides of the spin basket are formed by panels. Disposed on each of the front and rear panels is a dynamic balancing mechanism comprised of an annular chamber arranged coaxially with the axis of rotation. The chamber contains a liquid and a plurality of balls freely movable within the liquid.
Claims14
A front-loading washing machine, comprising:
- a housing;
- a front-loading tub suspended within the housing;
- a spin basket mounted within the tub for rotation about a horizontal axis, the spin basket including axially spaced front and rear sides;
- a drive mechanism for rotating the spin basket;
- and
- a dynamic balancing mechanism mounted on the spin basket at least at one of the front and rear sides thereof for balancing the spin basket during rotation thereof, the balancing mechanism comprising:
- an annular chamber mounted on the at least one side in coaxial relationship with the horizontal axis, and
- a plurality of balls freely movable within the chamber;
- wherein the at least one side of the spin basket comprises a panel, a first annular groove formed in the panel, and a plate member mounted in opposing relationship to the panel such that a second annular groove formed in the plate member is axially aligned with the first groove to form therewith the annular chamber.
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A front-loading washing machine, comprising:
- a housing;
- a front-loading tub suspended within the housing;
- a spin basket mounted within the tub for rotation about a horizontal axis, the spin basket including axially spaced front and rear sides;
- a drive mechanism for rotating the spin basket;
- and
- a dynamic balancing mechanism mounted on the spin basket at least at one of the front and rear sides thereof for balancing the spin basket during rotation thereof, the balancing mechanism comprising:
- an annular chamber mounted on the at least one side in coaxial relationship with the horizontal axis, and
- a plurality of balls freely movable within the chamber;
- wherein the at least one side of the spin basket comprises a panel, a first and second plate members connected to the spin basket, the first and second plate members having first and second grooves formed therein, the first and second grooves being axially aligned with one another to form the annular channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.