WASHING MACHINE

Organization Name

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor(s)

Kyunam Lee of Suwon-si (KR)

Youngjin Um of Suwon-si (KR)

Younghyun Kim of Suwon-si (KR)

WASHING MACHINE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18056865 titled 'WASHING MACHINE

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a washing machine with a water tank, rotating tub, pulsator, driving motor, clutch, pulley, bracket, and sensor unit.

The washing machine has a water tank to store washing water and a rotating tub inside it.
The pulsator, rotated by a washing shaft, helps in the washing process.
A driving motor generates rotational force for the washing shaft.
A clutch selectively transmits the rotational force to a dewatering shaft for rotating the tub.
The clutch includes a housing through which the washing shaft and dewatering shaft pass.
A pulley system connects the driving motor to the washing shaft, allowing it to rotate.
A bracket is coupled to the pulley system and has magnets fixed to it.
A sensor unit is attached to the housing and detects the number of rotations of the driving motor by sensing the magnets.

Potential applications of this technology:

Household washing machines
Commercial laundry machines
Industrial washing equipment

Problems solved by this technology:

Efficient transmission of rotational force from the driving motor to the washing shaft
Accurate detection of the number of rotations of the driving motor

Benefits of this technology:

Improved washing performance
Energy efficiency
Reliable rotation detection

Original Abstract Submitted

A washing machine includes a water tank provided to store washing water in a cabinet, a rotating tub rotatably provided in the water tank, a pulsator provided in the rotating tub and rotated by a washing shaft, a driving motor configured to generate a rotational force for rotating the washing shaft, a clutch configured to selectively transmit the rotational force generated by the driving motor to a dewatering shaft for rotating the rotating tub and includes a housing through which the washing shaft and the dewatering shaft pass, a pulley including a first pulley rotated by the driving motor and a second pulley connected to the washing shaft, is connected to the first pulley by a belt, and configured to rotate the washing shaft, a bracket coupled to the second pulley and to which magnets are fixed, and a sensor unit coupled to the housing and configured to detect the number of rotations of the driving motor by detecting the magnets.