Abstract: Disclosed herein is a drum type washing machine capable of obtaining a high-water saving effect. The drum type washing machine comprises at least one processor configured to control a drive device configured to rotate a drum, a water supplier configured to supply water to a tub, and a sprinkler configured to spray water stored in the tub toward laundry accommodated in the drum. The drum comprises a lifter and a plurality of rear through-holes. The at least one processor is configured to perform a water spray process while rotating the drum in a state in which an amount of wash water absorbable by the laundry is maintained in the tub, in a washing cycle. In the water spray process, a waiting process, in which driving a circulation pump 91 is stopped, is intermittently and repeatedly performed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry device provided with: a cabinet which includes a front cabinet having a cabinet input hole formed therein; a tub which is installed inside the cabinet and has a tub input hole positioned on an extension line of the cabinet input hole; a cabinet door which is installed in the cabinet and opens and closes the cabinet input hole; a tub door which is installed in the tub and opens and closes the tub input hole; a cabinet door lock which senses whether the cabinet door is open or closed, as well as sets the lock state of the cabinet door; and a tub door lock which sets the lock state of the tub door according to whether the cabinet door is open or closed.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes a door liner, a front plate, a first cap decor coupled to the door liner and the front plate, a second cap decor coupled to the door liner and the front plate at a position facing the first cap decor, an insulator filled into a space defined by coupling of the door liner, the front plate, and the cap decors, and a panel assembly disposed detachably in front of the front plate. The panel assembly includes a panel defining an outer appearance of a front surface of the door, a first bracket protruding from a rear surface of the panel and inserted into the first cap decor, and a second bracket provided on the rear surface of the panel and supported by the second cap decor.

Abstract: The present application relates to washing machine assembly. The described washing machine assembly comprises a body, an outer drum, an inner drum, a door assembly and an ultrasound apparatus; the outer drum is connected to the body, and an accommodating container and an open groove that communicate with each other are formed inside of the outer drum; the inner drum is located inside of the accommodating container and a washing tank is formed in the inner drum; the door assembly is rotatingly connected on the outer drum, the door assembly covers the outer drum so as to block the open groove, and an mounting hole is formed inside of the door assembly; the ultrasound apparatus is located inside of the mounting hole and is connected to the door assembly, and the ultrasound apparatus is at least partially located inside of the washing tank.

Abstract: A washing machine comprises a housing including a main inlet on a front surface thereof, a main washing unit disposed in the housing, a main door opening and closing the inlet, and a sub-washing unit disposed in the main door and provided with a pulsator. A large amount of laundry can be washed through the main washing unit and a small amount of laundry can be washed through the sub-washing unit, so that washing can be efficiently performed according to the amount of laundry.

Abstract: Door-locking device (1) comprising an electromechanical control device (10), which includes a locking pin (11) adapted to cooperate with a movable latching slider (7) for locking a door of an electric household appliance. The control device comprises a yoke (21), a magnet part (22) fixed to the yoke (21) and comprising a permanent magnet (23) polarized along a direction substantially perpendicular to the yoke (21), two electromagnets (26) arranged on opposite sides of the magnet part (22), and a rocking keeper (29) comprising two arms (29a, 29b) connected at an angle to each other, the keeper resting on a supporting surface (25) of the magnet part (22) so as to be able to rock between a first and a second position respectively in contact with one or the other of the cores (27) of the electromagnets (26).

Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub disposed inside the cabinet to form a washing space in which washing water is filled, and a drum rotatably supported in the washing space for receiving laundry. The tub includes a first case coupled to a second case to form the washing space. A first coupling surface is formed along a periphery of an opened end portion of the first case and a second coupling surface is formed along a periphery of an opened end portion of the second case facing the first case. The second coupling surface is welded to the first coupling surface. A coupling protrusion protrudes along the first coupling surface and includes a protruding end portion welded to the second coupling surface. The coupling protrusion includes a main-coupling protrusion protruding along the first coupling surface and a sub-coupling protrusion parallel to and spaced apart from the main-coupling protrusion.

Abstract: A washing machine (100), comprising a support frame (1), the support frame (1) comprising a door support (11); a drum (2) being arranged on the support frame (1) in a manner enabling rotation around the central axis of rotation; a door (3) being arranged on the door support (11) in a manner enabling rotation around the central axis of rotation; and a pushing plate (4), connected respectively to the door (3) and the drum (2) when in a first state, and being spaced apart from at least one of the door (3) and the drum (2) when in a second state.

Abstract: A washing machine including a washing tub capable of improving a washing effect and dehydration efficiency of the laundry is provided. The washing machine includes: a body; a washing tub configured to be rotatably provided in the body, accommodate a laundry therein, and have a cylindrical shape; a plurality of recessed portions configured to be formed in an inner circumferential surface of the washing tub and be arranged in the plural in a circumferential direction of the washing tub to form a pattern; and first dehydrating holes configured to be formed in the respective recessed portions, wherein the respective recessed portions are formed in a length direction of the washing tub.

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine. The disclosed washing machine comprises: a cabinet having an opening; a water tank provided inside the cabinet and storing washing water; a washing tub provided inside the water tank in a rotatable manner and defining a washing space, the washing tub including a balancer that is provided at one side of the washing tub and includes a drain formed on at least a portion of the periphery thereof; and a separating plate mounted to the washing tub in a separable manner so as to selectively divide the washing space of the washing tub into a first washing space and a second washing space.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus. The laundry treating apparatus of the present invention includes: a cabinet which forms an exterior of the laundry treating apparatus, and has one open surface; a drawer which is configured to be withdrawable from the one open surface of the cabinet and has an open top portion; a tub which is disposed inside the drawer and provides a space for storing wash water; a drum which is rotatably provided inside the tub; a door which opens and closes an open top surface of the tub; a top cover which covers the open top portion of the drawer, and is spaced apart from the door by a predetermined distance along an outer circumference of the door; and a buffer which is disposed at the tub or a part facing the tub, so as to prevent contact between the top cover and the door.

Abstract: A washing machine door having a decorative ring comprises a time display module (4), a light strip (9), a control device, and a middle frame (5). The time display module (4), the light strip (9) consisting of LED beads, and the control device are installed on the middle frame (5). A mounting area is formed on the middle frame (5) to install therein the time display module (4). Also provided is a decorative ring (3) having a shape matching the middle frame (5). The decorative ring (3) comprises a film layer and a base (3-1). The base (3-1) comprises a time display area (3-1-1) corresponding to the time display module (4), and a remaining area serving as a light display area (3-1-2). The time display area (3-1-1) has transmittance exceeding that of the light display area (3-1-2) of the decorative ring (3). Also provided is a washing machine using the door and a laundry method.

Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed, which prevents bubbles in the drum from leaking outside when an auxiliary door is opened during a washing process. The washing machine includes a cabinet including a first opening, a tub disposed in the cabinet and configured to store wash water therein, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub, a door assembly mounted to the cabinet to open or close the first opening, and including a second opening, an auxiliary door configured to open or close the second opening, and an interference part located at a rear of the auxiliary door to form a predetermined space in the rear part of the auxiliary door.

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a tub defining a tub interior and a basket rotatably mounted within the tub interior. The basket can include an upper basket portion defining a basket interior, as well as a lower base portion coupled to the upper basket portion and including at least one spoke.

Abstract: A washing machine includes: a cabinet having a first opening and a washing space formed therein; and a door assembly provided to open and close the first opening, wherein the door assembly includes: a door body having a second opening and corresponding to the first opening and provided to rotate relative to the cabinet; door glass having a glass hole communicating with the inside of the cabinet and coupled with the rear surface of the door body; a guide duct that connects the second opening and the glass hole; and a sealing member. The sealing member can prevent washing water or internal air from escaping from the door assembly.

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet and a drawer retractably provided in the cabinet. An accommodation unit is disposed in the drawer and defines a space configured to receive washing water. A water supply channel is connected to a water supply source and is configured to supply washing water to the accommodation unit. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a body along which a water supply channel is provided, the body being rotatably provided at the cabinet. A body guider is provided at the cabinet and is configured to guide a rotational movement of the body.

Abstract: A washing machine of the present disclosure includes a cabinet having a first opening and a door assembly provided to open and close the first opening, wherein the door assembly includes a door main body having a second opening provided to be opened and closed independently of the first opening and a rear holder corresponding to the first opening, and the rear holder includes a door sealing unit spaced apart from the second opening and provided to come in contact with the diaphragm to seal the inside of the cabinet when the first opening is closed by a door assembly. By the configuration, the cabinet can be sealed more effectively, and laundry items or detergent may be additionally inserted even during a washing process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine having an improved structure of enabling laundry to be put into the washing machine without restraint, the washing machine including a cabinet forming an external appearance of the washing machine, and provided at a front side thereof with an inlet port, a tub provided in the cabinet and accommodating wash water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, and a door installed at the cabinet to open and close the inlet port, wherein the door is provided with a subsidiary door that is freely open and closed independent of the door during a washing cycle.

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a compartment in the form of a drawer or pull-out treating chamber slidably mounted in a chassis is provided with one or more liquid supply and draining conduits for supplying and draining liquid to and from the treating chamber.

Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method may include: identifying one or more neighboring minutiae within a particular octant neighborhood for the octant feature vector for each minutia included in a list of minutiae associated with a search fingerprint; computing, for each minutia included in the list of minutiae, a direction difference between each minutia included in the list of minutiae, and each of the one or more neighboring minutiae identified for the octant feature vector for each minutia included in the list of minutiae; computing, for each minutia included in the list of minutiae, a minutia quality confidence; and computing a fingerprint quality confidence.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a main body having a laundry introduction opening, and a door capable of opening and closing the laundry introduction opening, wherein the door includes a door cover defining an appearance of the door, and provided with a transparent region and an opaque region surrounding the transparent region, a display module disposed on a rear surface of the door cover and capable of outputting visual information through the transparent region, and a touch sensor attached to a rear surface of the door cover to cover the transparent region and capable of sensing a touch input applied to the transparent region, wherein the touch sensor is provided with an align mark to allow the touch sensor to be attached to a correct position with respect to the transparent region.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a washing machine, which includes a main body in which a main entrance is formed at a front thereof, a tub that is provided inside the main body, and a main door that is coupled to the main body to open and close the main entrance and includes a glass member and a holder member. The glass member includes a flange portion that is coupled to the holder member, and a body portion that protrudes toward an inside of the tub and has an auxiliary entrance formed therein for inputting laundry to the inside of the tub while the main door is closed. With this configuration, opening the auxiliary door and additionally inputting laundry is possible during a washing cycle.

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation, includes a container rotatable about a rotational axis and having a peripheral wall, a plurality of arranged embossments, and a plurality of arranged holes, wherein the plurality of embossments may be oriented at an angle to both of the rotational axis and the plurality of arranged holes.

Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus and a method for manufacturing a clothes treating apparatus are provided. The clothes treating apparatus may include a cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet, a drum rotatably accommodated in the tub, a support having a first side connected to a rear side of the tub and a second side that extends in a downward direction and then is bent in a upward direction, a damper having a lower end connected to a bottom surface of the cabinet, and a damper holder installed between the damper and the support, and configured to connect the damper to the support. The support may be disposed such that a height of a lowest end thereof is lower than a height of a coupling shaft of the damper coupled to the damper holder. With such a configuration, the damper may be easily coupled to the support regardless of a position of the lowest end of the support.

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine having an improved structure of enabling laundry to be put into the washing machine without restraint, the washing machine including a cabinet forming an external appearance of the washing machine, and provided at a front side thereof with an inlet port, a tub provided in the cabinet and accommodating wash water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, and a door installed at the cabinet to open and close the inlet port, wherein the door is provided with a subsidiary door that is freely open and closed independent of the door during a washing cycle.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet comprising a laundry introduction hole formed therein to introduce laundry, a drum rotatably provided in the cabinet, the drum comprising a drum introduction hole, formed in a front surface thereof, in communication with the laundry introduction hole, at least three main balancers provided in the drum defining a space where liquid is stored, the balancers being spaced apart at preset angle intervals with respect to a rotation axis of the drum, and a sub balancer provided at the drum to provide a circulation of the liquid, the sub balancer increasing load of the drum locally by flowing the liquid stored in the circulation passage to the lowest point of a drum rotation locus based on a rotation speed of the drum.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for cleaning fabric articles which comprises the steps of: washing the fabric articles with a cleaning solvent in a rotatable drum; rotating the drum at a high spin speed for a high spin period of time after the performance of said washing step; and heating the fabric articles for at least a period of time during the performance of said rotating step. During the heating step, at least some of the cleaning solvent is removed from the fabric articles in both liquid and vapor phases. Heating the fabric articles decreases attractive forces between the liquid phase cleaning solvent and the fabric articles, facilitating the separation and hence removal of additional quantities of the cleaning solvent from the fabric articles.

Abstract: Disclosed are a washing machine having a dual-drum of a main drum and a sub drum, and an assembly method thereof. The washing machine comprises: a cabinet; a tub provided in the cabinet; a main drum rotatably mounted in the tub; a sub drum mounted in the main drum so as to perform a relative rotation with the main drum; a hollow type outer shaft connected to the main drum; an inner shaft connected to the sub drum in the outer shaft; and a driving motor, wherein the driving motor comprises: a stator; an outer rotor connected to the inner shaft, and rotated outside the stator; and an inner rotor connected to the outer shaft, and rotated inside the stator, and wherein the driving motor drives the main drum and the sub drum in an independent manner.

Abstract: An apparatus for sealing the drum of a clothes dryer comprising an attachment with a recess sized to receive the lip of a dryer drum to mount the seal about the lip and a seal element abutting the corresponding front or rear bulkhead wherein the length of the seal is such that when in place there remains an intervening gap in which a spacer capable of changing shape is located allowing the seal to expand and contract with thermal variations.

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance may include a tub and a rotatable drum defining a first access opening to the drum, a cabinet including a front wall having a second access opening aligned with the first access opening, a bellows extending between the front wall and the tub to form a fluid seal between the first and second access openings, and the bellows having a compliance portion to accommodate relative movement between the tub and the front wall, and a door movably mounted to the front wall having a planar window element and a projection extending from the planar window element, the projection having at least a portion overlying the compliance portion to retard an item of laundry from entering the compliance portion during rotation of the drum.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a washing machine that may include an integrated tub/drum that has a cylindrical shape or a truncated conical shape, stores water, holds or accommodates laundry together with the water, rotates, and has an opening in one region of the integrated tub/drum; a drum cover that separably or removably covers the opening of the integrated tub/drum and is separable or removable from the opening; and a cover hinge that is at one side and/or edge of the opening of the integrated tub/drum, and rotatably supports one side of the drum cover.

Abstract: A seal assembly and method for sealing a door and a tub in a laundry treating appliance.

Abstract: A control method of a laundry machine is disclosed. The control method of a laundry machine comprising a balancer includes an unbalance sensing step, wherein the unbalance sensing step recognizes an unbalancemaximum value and an unbalanceminimum value of an unbalance wave and the unbalance sensing step determines an average value of the two unbalance maximumvalue and unbalanceminimum value to be of the unbalance generated in a drum provided in the laundry machine.

Abstract: A motor for washing machines having a first insulator of the motor which surrounds a lower portion of a stator core of a stator of the motor and includes a ring-shaped mounting unit including a plurality of connection bosses so as to mount the stator on a tub of a washing machine, and at least one heat dissipation hole is provided on the mounting unit, thereby improving a cooling effect of the stator core.

Abstract: A loading container (10) for a washing machine (60) comprises a containing body (12) to support and position objects to be washed inside the washing machine (60) or washing devices (20, 22) containing the objects to be washed. The container (10) also comprises a base body (14), located below the containing body (12), and a rotation unit (45) to connect rotatably the base body (14) and the containing body (12) so as to allow a selective reciprocal angular positioning of the containing body (12) and the base body (14).

Abstract: One aspect is a brush system for a washing machine including a plurality of independent brush sets. Each independent brush set is configured to be inserted into a single hole formed in a drum of the washing machine. Each brush independent set includes a plurality of bristles contained within a holder. Each holder is secured adjacent the hole formed in the drum of the washing machine such that the plurality of bristles projects out from the drum and toward a surface to be cleaned.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine (1) that comprises a tub (2), a cylindrical drum (3) having a rear wall (7) wherein the items to be washed are emplaced, disposed coaxially inside the tub (2), one or more ribs (4) arranged on the inner periphery of the drum (3) and forming protrusions into the drum (3), a shaft (8) housed in the tub (2) that transfers the movement to the drum (3) and a bearing (9) situated at the center of the tub (2) rear wall (7), remaining stationary together with the tub (3), wherein the shaft (8) is housed, extending towards the center of the drum (3) and at least one water feeding line (10) situated inside the bearing (9) having an inlet connected to the mains water supply and an outlet opening outside the bearing (9).

Abstract: A washing machine having a holder, which is configured to fix a hose in a simplified manner, thus achieving enhanced assembly efficiency and productivity. The washing machine includes a cabinet defining an outer appearance of the washing machine, a tub placed in the cabinet, a circulation pump placed beneath the tub, a circulation hose connected to the circulation pump and serving to supply wash water pumped by the circulation pump into the tub, and a holder provided at a position of the tub to fix the circulation hose. The holder includes at least one fixing protrusion protruding from a front surface of the tub.

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a rotatable drum for receiving a laundry load. The rotatable drum includes a cylindrical body with an cylindrical wall, and a cover at one or both ends. The cover has an annular groove formed by a first, second, and third walls. A fourth wall extends from the second wall. A first land is secured to the third wall and a second land is secured to the fourth wall. An adjoining piece has an adjoining wall that is attached to and extends between the first and second lands. A hollow space is bounded by the adjoining wall and the second and third walls. A movable mass is disposed in the space.

Abstract: A laundry appliance having a perforated rotatable drum for spin dehydrating a wet textile load, an electric motor for providing an accelerating force which in use causes the drum to rotate, load sensors for detecting any static dynamic imbalance in the rotation of the drum, and a controller which receives inputs from the load sensors and is programmed to, in a spin-up phase, energize said electric motor so as to evenly distribute the load within the drum and thereby minimize any static or dynamic imbalance when the drum rotates.

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation, includes a container rotatable about a rotational axis and having a peripheral wall, a plurality of arranged embossments, and a plurality of arranged holes, wherein the plurality of embossments may be oriented at an angle to both of the rotational axis and the plurality of arranged holes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a drum rotatably placed in a cabinet defining an external appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus, a housing secured to the drum, a receiving space defined in the housing, a balancing unit movably received in the receiving space, a housing power line installed in the receiving space to extend in a movement path of the balancing unit, the housing power line coming into contact with the balancing unit, and a power supply unit to supply power to the balancing unit through the housing power line.

Abstract: Provided is a washing machine. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum, and a whirling nozzle. The cabinet defines the exterior. The drum is provided in the cabinet, and rotates with laundry held therein. The whirling nozzle changes wash water into whirling water to spray the whirling water into the drum.

Abstract: A laundry drum for a laundry treatment machine that is rotatable about an axis, wherein the laundry drum includes a drum jacket made of metal sheet, and wherein the drum jacket has throughflow holes and linear elevations that are distributed in a peripheral direction and that extend transversely to a periphery line. The linear elevations rise at a distance from one another in a straight or curved line from cylindrical regions of the laundry drum. Agitators are disposed on an inner periphery of the drum jacket and the throughflow holes are disposed in the cylindrical regions.

Abstract: A laundry drum on the one hand is to exhibit the advantageous features of structures of the prior art distributed in the circumferential direction, which protrude from the cylinder shape of the drum casing accommodated in the laundry drum, but at the same time however create the basics for their embodiment for advantageous influencing of the laundry movement within the laundry drum during its rotational movement. To this end structures are inventively formed from ring-shaped protrusions distributed in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A washing machine of the present invention comprises a casing; a tub disposed inside the casing; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub, for accommodating laundry therein; and a gasket interposed between the casing and the tub, for preventing water in the tub from leaking between the tub and the casing. Wherein the gasket comprises a plurality of gasket nozzles for spraying water into the drum; and a plurality of connectors for supplying water to the respective gasket nozzles. Wherein the gasket nozzle comprises a spray guidance surface for refracting the an advancing direction of the water supplied through the connector so as to spray the water toward inside of the drum; and a plurality of protrusions provided adjacent to an finish end of the spray guidance surface on which the water guided along the spray guidance surface is separated, and arranged along an width direction of the spray guidance surface.

Abstract: The washing machine includes a tub containing wash water, a drum, a lifter, and a partition. The drum rotates inside the tub and has at least one inlet to introduce wash water contained in the tub. The lifter forms a chamber holding wash water introduced through the inlet together with the drum and discharges wash water into the drum through a plurality of discharge holes arranged from a front side to a rear side inside the chamber during the rotation of the drum. The partition divides the chamber into a front chamber and a rear chamber along a longitudinal direction of the drum and forms an angle inclined with respect to a circumference of the drum.

Abstract: A washing machine of the present invention comprises: a casing; a tub disposed inside the casing, for accommodating water; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub, for accommodating laundry therein; a gasket interposed between the casing and the tub, for preventing the water inside the tub from leaking between the tub and the casing; a gasket nozzle provided at the gasket, for circulating the water and spraying into the drum; a spiral nozzle provided at the gasket, for converting the water into a spiral flow and spraying into the drum; and a turbo wash button for setting or canceling a turbo wash for spraying water through the gasket nozzle when the drum is rotated or for spraying water through the spiral nozzle when the drum is rotated.

Abstract: A wall-mounted drum type washing machine includes a rear panel mounted on a wall surface; a tub supported by the rear panel and containing wash water; a front panel on the tub and having an opening therein; a rotatable drum in the tub; a driving unit providing power to the drum; a box unit in the tub and surrounding the drum; and a cover unit coupled to the box unit, and covering the front panel.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a washing machine housing having electrical conducting properties and having an earth connection portion, a leaked water tub having electrical insulating properties and installed in a bottom part of the washing machine housing for accumulating leaked water, an electrode for detecting presence or absence of the leaked water in the leaked water tub, a leaked water detection circuit connected to the electrode, the leaked water detection circuit having an electrical insulating function, a retaining member having electrical insulating properties and retaining the electrode, and an attachment member having electrical conducting properties and attaching the electrode to the washing machine housing via the retaining member. The attachment member is electrically connected to the washing machine housing. In the leaked water tub, a lowest end of the attachment member is positioned on the lower side of a lowest end of the electrode. Thereby, a safe and inexpensive washing machine is realized.