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US 8,281,622 B2Granted
Drum washing machine and washing method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSang Yeon Pyo
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Abstract
A drum washing machine and a washing method of the drum washing machine wash clothes to be dry-cleaned, without water, using microfiber. The drum washing machine includes a tub; a drum rotatably provided in the tub; and a cleaning member contacting laundry in the drum to perform the dry-cleaning of the laundry. The drum washing machine washes clothes to be dry-cleaned, without water, using a cleaning member made of microfiber, thereby minimizing the deformation or shrinkage of the clothes.
Claims7
A drum washing machine comprising:
- a tub;
- a drum rotatably provided in the tub, the drum including lifters to move the laundry;
- a cleaning member contacting laundry in the drum to perform dry-cleaning of the laundry and made of microfiber;
- and
- a plurality of fixing units to detachably attach the cleaning member to the drum, each of the plurality of fixing units including a first fixing portion which is inserted into a corresponding one of the lifters,
- wherein the cleaning member substantially covers an entire inside circumferential surface of the drum and lifters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.