Washing machine
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorsIn Dong Kim, Jeong Hyeon Kim, Hye Ung Kim, Ju Dong Lee
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Abstract
A washing machine that includes an integrated tub/drum that holds water, accommodates laundry, and rotates; a hollow rotary shaft coupled to and passing through one surface of the integrated tub/drum; a water supply pipe and a water drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum and through a passage or opening in the hollow rotary shaft; a nozzle that extends upward from an end of the water supply pipe that is in the integrated tub/drum; and a water drain that extends downward from an end of the water drain pipe that is in the integrated tub/drum.
Claims5
A washing machine comprising:
- an integrated tub/drum configured to hold water, accommodate laundry, and rotate;
- a hollow rotary shaft coupled to and passing through pass through a surface of the integrated tub/drum;
- a water supply pipe and a water drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum and through a passage or opening in the hollow rotary shaft;
- a nozzle extending from an end of the water supply pipe in the integrated tub/drum;
- a water drain that extends from an end of the water drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum;
- a drive shaft coupled to an end surface of the integrated tub/drum other than the surface through which the hollow rotary shaft passes;
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- a drive motor configured to rotate the drive shaft,
- wherein the integrated tub/drum has a truncated conical shape, and the hollow rotary shaft is coupled to pass through an end surface of the integrated tub/drum having a relatively wide area,
- wherein the water drain extends downward from the water drain pipe, and is curved or bent towards a center of the integrated tub/drum,
- wherein the water drain has a length greater than a radius of an end of the integrated tub/drum having a relatively small area, and is spaced apart or separate from an inner circumferential surface of the integrated tub/drum;
- wherein the motor and the drive shaft are connected in series,
- wherein the nozzle extends upward from the water supply pipe, and is curved or bent towards a center of the integrated tub/drum, and
- wherein the nozzle includes a plurality of water supply holes in a side and/or surface of the nozzle facing toward the center of the integrated tub/drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.