Washing machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJong Seok Kim, Yang Hwan No, Han Ki Cho, Yeon Su Jung, Jung Hoon Kang, Myung Sik Park, Young Hoon Ha
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Abstract
Disclosed is a washing machine enabling to prevent foam from leaking. The present invention includes a housing, a tub installed in the housing to store water, the tub having at least one opening and at least one pipe connected to the at least one opening, a drum rotatably installed in the tub to hold a laundry therein for washing, and a valve assembly installed at the opening to selectively cut off the at least one pipe to prevent foam produced in the drum and the tub from leaking outside via the opening.
Claims29
A washing machine comprising:
- a housing;
- a tub installed in the housing to store water, the tub having at least one opening and at least one pipe connected to the at least one opening;
- a drum rotatably installed in the tub to hold a laundry therein for washing;
- and
- a valve assembly installed at the opening to selectively cut off the at least one pipe to prevent foam produced in the drum and the tub from leaking outside via the opening,
- wherein the valve assembly comprises a valve installed in the opening to float in an untethered manner on the foam.
A washing machine comprising:
- a housing;
- a tub installed in the housing to store water, the tub having at least one opening and at least one pipe connected to the at least one opening;
- a drum rotatably installed in the tub to hold a laundry therein for washing;
- and
- a valve assembly installed at the opening to selectively cut off the at least one pipe to prevent foam produced in the drum and the tub from leaking outside via the opening,
- wherein the valve comprises a shaft part extending from a bottom of the floating body to be guided by a guide and,
- wherein the valve further comprises a first elastic member provided on an outer circumference of the shaft part to lie between the guide and the floating body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.