Device for attenuating vibration of drum type washing machine and method for controlling washing
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDae Yeong Han, Kyung Seop Hong, Si Moon Jeon, Jae Won Chang
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Abstract
A device for attenuating vibration of a drum type washing machine is provided which includes a balance chamber provided in an outer tub for temporary storage of extracted water during spinning for serving as a weight for attenuating vibration of the outer tub, means for supplying the extracted water to the balance chamber during spinning, and means for draining the extracted water from the balance chamber to outside of the washing machine on completion of the spinning, thereby permitting a significant savings in component production cost, and a light weighted washing machine for convenient transportation of the washing machine.
Claims25
A device for attenuating vibration of a drum type washing machine comprising:
- a balance chamber provided to an outer tub for temporary storage of extracted water in spinning for serving as a weight for attenuating vibration of the outer tub;
- means for supplying the extracted water to the balance chamber in the spinning;
- and,
- means for draining the extracted water from the balance chamber to outside of the washing machine on completion of the spinning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.