Abstract: A power transfer system includes an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for providing electric power to an electric vehicle (EV) and an electric power reception device mounted in the EV; a first conductor plate electrically connected to a primary-side circuit of the EVSE; a compensation circuit for transferring a power input signal of the EVSE to the first conductor plate; a second conductor plate disposed in the EV and connected to the electric power reception device; and a secondary-side circuit for transferring a power signal received by the second conductor plate to a load, where the electric power is transferred from the EVSE to the EV by capacitive coupling between the first conductor plate and the second conductor plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mechanical apparatuses, such as washing machines or dryers, for washing or drying laundry, and more particularly to a door on a mechanical apparatus, in which a window (76) of the door can be mounted on a frame (72) thereof fit thereto, and which can prevent the window from hanging down by gravity. The door includes a formed door frame (80), a rear door frame (90), and a door window. The door window (76) may be a door glass of glass, or transparent plastic. There is a flexible seating rib (102) formed on the front door frame (80) or the rear door frame (80) or the rear door frame (90) for seating and supporting an edge portion (77) of the door window (76).

Abstract: A door of a drum-type washing machine, a method of manufacturing a door having hairlines for the drum-type washing machine, and a method of manufacturing a hairline sheet for the door are disclosed herein. The door of the drum-type washing machine comprises a door frame hingeably provided to a front surface of the drum-type washing machine, and a door glass provided to a central hole opened through the door frame. The door frame is provided on the front surface thereof with a multiple ring-shaped hairline sheet. The door frame is reinforced by means of the hairline sheet, and enhanced in an overall aesthetic appearance of the door. The hairline sheet can be conveniently replaced with a new one, if necessary, so that, when the surface of the door is severely damaged or contaminated, these can be overcome by replacing the damaged or contaminated hairline sheet with the new one.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a drum type washing machine with a door ring. A front member is attached to the front surface of a door frame to increase the strength of a door. A decorative part is formed either at the door frame or at the front member of the door frame to improve the appearance of the door. The door ring is mounted at a cabinet around the door. Consequently, the strength of a structure around the door is increased while the appearance of the front surface of the washing machine is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a door for drum type washing machines and a method of manufacturing such a door. A front member is attached to the front surface of a door frame. Consequently, the overall strength of the door frame is increased. Especially, a decorative part, which consists of alternating reflective/nonreflective or embossed/depressed patterns, is formed either at the door frame or at the front member. Consequently, the overall appearance of the door is improved, and glare is effectively prevented.

Abstract: A washing machine and a method of manufacturing a door thereof are provided. The washing machine may include a door rotatably coupled to a cabinet, and a door ring positioned on the cabinet at an external circumference of the door to reinforce a rigidity of the cabinet and to improve an external appearance of the washing machine.

Abstract: Cabinet for a washing machine is disclosed. The present invention provides a cabinet for washing machine including a base panel 10, one pair of side panels 20 provided to opposite edges of the base panel 10, a front panel 30 provided to front edges of the base 10 and side panels 20, a rear panel 40 provided to rear edges of the base 10 and side panels 20, and a top panel 50 detachably provided to top edges of the side, front, and rear panels 20, 30, and 40.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a door for drum type washing machines and a method of manufacturing such a door. A front member is attached to the front surface of a door frame. Consequently, the overall strength of the door frame is increased. Especially, a decorative part, which consists of alternating reflective/nonreflective or embossed/depressed patterns, is formed either at the door frame or at the front member. Consequently, the overall appearance of the door is improved, and glare is effectively prevented.

Abstract: A door for a washing machine or a dryer includes a frame having a system for opening/closing an opening provided for introducing laundry into a washing machine or a dryer, and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly includes a bracket attached to an inside surface of a housing of the washing machine or the dryer, and a hinge arm. The hinge arm has a first member rotatably connected to the bracket, and a second member extended in succession to the first member and rotatably connected to the frame for being drawn to an outside of the washing machine and the dryer, thereby enabling the door to be rotated relative to the bracket and the hinge arm respectively, so as to be opened at a great angle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tilted drum type washing machine, in which an internal structure is improved to prevent a contact between a drum and a lip of a gasket. The present invention includes a cabinet having an entrance at a front side for inputting/outputting a laundry, a door opening/closing the entrance, a tub installed slant in the cabinet to hold water, a drum in the tub to hold a detergent and the water, a gasket between the door and the tub, the gasket bringing the door airtight to prevent the water from leaking outside, a lip on an inner circumference of the gasket to prevent particles from being put in a space between the tub and the drum, and a support member preventing the lip from drooping to prevent an interruption between the lip and the drum. And, the support member includes a reinforcement rib on an inner circumference of the tub to support an inner lateral side of the lip or a protrusion at the inner lateral side of the lip.

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine having an improved circulation apparatus for pumping water in a lower side of the tub and discharging the pumped water from an upper side of the tub. The circulation apparatus includes a circulation motor, a circulation hose and an injection unit. The circulation motor communicates with a lower side of a tub of a washing machine to pump water in the tub. The circulation hose has one end that is connected with the circulation motor, and guides the pumped water. The injection unit includes a nozzle. that has a facing surface facing an inside of a drum and left and right surfaces of the facing surface, the facing surface and the left and right surfaces being completely opened. The nozzle disperses the water into the inside of the drum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mechanical apparatuses, such as washing machines or dryers, for washing or drying laundry, and more particularly to a door on a mechanical apparatus, in which a window (76) of the door can be mounted on a frame (72) thereof fit thereto, and which can prevent the window from hanging down by gravity. The door includes a fomd door frame (80), a rear door frame (90), and a dorr window. The door window (76) may be a door glass of glass, or transparent plastic. There is a flexible seating rib (102) formed on the front door frame (80) or the rear door frame (80) or the rear door frame (90) for seating and supporting an edge portion (77) of the door window (76).

Abstract: A washing machine and dryer is disclosed, in which a user can watch the inside thereof, and a user can put the laundry into the inside thereof, and draw out the same. The washing machine includes a cabinet having an opening at the front thereof; a tub provided inside the cabinet for storing washing water; a drum being rotatably provided to a spinning shaft by a motor inside the tub; and a door provided at the opening for being tilted to the inside of the washing machine. The dryer has the same structure as the washing machine.

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine enabling to prevent foam from leaking. The present invention includes a housing, a tub installed in the housing to store water, the tub having at least one opening and at least one pipe connected to the at least one opening, a drum rotatably installed in the tub to hold a laundry therein for washing, and a valve assembly installed at the opening to selectively cut off the at least one pipe to prevent foam produced in the drum and the tub from leaking outside via the opening.

Abstract: A washing machine having a vibration sensing assembly for sensing a transient vibration of a tub. The vibration sensing assembly includes a fixing part fixed to an inner wall of a cabinet, a rotational part rotatably connected to the fixing part to perform a rotational movement within a predetermined range by the vibration of a tub centering around a portion connected to the fixing part, and a sensor provided to the rotational part to sense the rotational movement of the rotational part.

Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed which includes a ventilation apparatus that provides an air passage for an inner space of a tub to communicate with an external atmosphere. The ventilation apparatus employs a bubble dissipation device that prevents bubbles generated in the tub from reaching a ventilating bellows and being discharged from a cabinet of the washing machine. The ventilation apparatus includes a ventilating duct formed at an upper part of the tub; a ventilating bellows, one end of which is coupled to an exterior surface of the cabinet and the other end of which is connected to the ventilating duct, to allow a passage of aim the tub to the external atmosphere; and a bubble dissipation device, vertically installed along the air passage of the ventilation apparatus, for preventing bubbles generated in the tub from being discharged from the cabinet.

Abstract: A drum-type washing machine includes a washing water supply apparatus providing a liquid passage from a water outlet of a detergent reservoir to an inner space of a tub. The washing water supply apparatus employs a bubble dissipation device for preventing bubbles generated in a tub from reaching an inlet bellows and entering a detergent reservoir. The washing water supply apparatus includes a water supply duct formed at an upper part of the tub; an inlet bellows, one end of which is coupled to the water outlet of the detergent reservoir and the other end of which is connected to the water supply duct, for supplying a liquid to the tub; and a bubble dissipation device, vertically installed along the liquid passage of the washing water supply apparatus, for preventing bubbles generated in the tub from entering the detergent reservoir.

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine and dryer having a condensation unit (700). A tub (200) is installed in a cabinet (100), and a drum is rotatably installed within the tub (200). A drying duct (610) has one end connected with an interior of the tub (200), and a condensation duct (710) connects the tub (200) with the drying duct (610). A cooling water supply unit (720) is provided in one side of the condensation duct (710) to supply cooling water supplied from an outside to the interior of the condensation duct (710). A cooling water dropping unit (750) collects the cooling water supplied to an interior of the condensation duct to drop the collected cooling water to the inner space of the condensation duct. A heater (620) heats air circulating the tub (200), the condensation duct (710), and the drying duct (610), and a circulation fan (800) circulates the air. A drain pump (500) discharges washing water in the tub (200) outside the cabinet (100).

Abstract: An improved water supply assembly for a washing machine is provided which prevents breakage of a water supply hose due to freezing. The water supply assembly includes a detergent box assembly provided in a cabinet so as to communicate with a tub of the washing machine, and a water supply valve assembly connected to the detergent box assembly by a hose so as to control a flow of water into the washing machine. By positioning the water supply valve assembly higher than the detergent box, the hose extending therebetween is oriented at a downward slant, thus causing any excess water remaining in the hose after the flow of water into the washing machine has been cut off to naturally drain into the detergent box assembly.

Abstract: A washing machine having a transient vibration sensor assembly is provided. The transient vibration sensor assembly senses transient vibration of a tub to prevent the washing machine from severe shaking and subsequent breakdown. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub suspended in the cabinet, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, a motor provided in the cabinet to rotate the drum, a sensor assembly in the cabinet to sense a transient vibration of the tub, and a controller to control the motor, and to stop the motor if the sensor assembly senses that the tub is in a transient vibration state.