Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Washing machine and control method thereof
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Application No.: US16935618Application Date: 2020-07-22
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Publication No.: US11713535B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Yonggeun Hwang , Ji Hun Kim
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR 20190111632 2019.09.09
- Main IPC: D06F39/14
- IPC: D06F39/14 ; D06F39/12 ; D06F37/42 ; D06F105/44 ; D06F103/40 ; D06F33/30 ; D06F34/28 ; D06F31/00 ; E05C1/00 ; E05C1/02 ; D06F37/18 ; D06F37/28

Abstract:
A washing machine includes: a case defining a receiving space and an open surface, a drawer provided in the case and configured to slide out through the open surface of the case, the drawer being configured to perform at least one of a washing operation, a rinsing operation, a spin-drying operation, or an air-drying operation for laundry, and a locking device configured to limit a sliding motion of the drawer relative to the case. The locking device includes: a holder provided on an inner wall surface of the case, a lever provided in the drawer and configured to be inserted into the holder, and an elastic member provided in a portion of the holder to which the lever is inserted and configured to come into contact with the lever in a space between the holder and the lever.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210071336A1 WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2021-03-11
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