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US 8,464,560 B2Granted
Washing machine and washing method
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsWoo Young Kim, Soo Young Oh, Chang Oh Kim, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Jae Won Chang, Kyung Chul Woo, Byung Keol Choi, Myong Hun Im
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Abstract
A washing machine and associated washing method are provided. The washing machine may include a cabinet, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, and a spray nozzle provided inside the cabinet to spray washing fluid into the drum. A spraying direction of the spray nozzle may be varied based on a rotation direction of the drum to improve washing performance of the washing machine.
Claims11
A washing machine, comprising:
- a tub installed in a cabinet, each having an opening formed therein;
- a drum rotatably installed in the tub and configured to receive laundry items therein through the opening in the cabinet and the tub;
- a gasket coupled to the opening in the cabinet and the tub;
- a fluid supply device for supplying washing fluid from an external source;
- at least one spray nozzle coupled to a portion of the gasket for spraying washing fluid supplied from the fluid supply device into the drum;
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- a direction changer coupled to the at least one spray nozzle and varying a direction of washing fluid sprayed from the at least one spray nozzle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.