Abstract: A hook assembly for a door in a washing machine is provided having a decreased number of elements as well as more convenient assembly with respect to conventional apparatus. The hook assembly includes a pair of supporters directly extending from an insider of a doorframe of a washing machine, a shaft penetrating the supporters, a hook rotatably coupled to the shaft, wherein a head of the shaft penetrates the doorframe to be externally exposed, and an elastic member provided in the doorframe to give an elastic force to the hook.

Abstract: A washing machine control method a thorough soaking of laundry before performing a washing step in a washing machine having a variable speed tub and a variable speed pulsator. The method includes steps of setting a water level in the tub; supplying water to the tub according to the water level setting step; rotating the pulsator at a first predetermined speed during the water supplying step; and rotating the pulsator and tub at a second predetermined speed during the water supplying step until the water in the tub reaches the set water level.

Abstract: A substrate treating apparatus for treating substrates includes a treating tank for receiving and treating the substrates, a holding device movable, while holding the substrates in a cantilever mode, between a treating position in the treating tank and a transfer position above the treating tank, a transport device for supporting the substrates and transferring the substrates to and from the holding device in the transfer position, a detecting device for detecting a posture variation of the holding device, and a correcting device for correcting a position of the holding device or the transport device. The correcting device performs a correction according to the posture variation of the holding device detected by the detecting device in time of transfer of the substrates between the holding device and the transport device.

Abstract: An environmental friendly cleaning method and a cleaning apparatus are disclosed. The method comprising cleaning an article using a composition comprising material extracted from the fruit of a plant, such as a plant of the genus Garcinia, for example the fruit of the plant Garcinia atroviridis.

Abstract: A washing machine control method includes executing a dewatering step. The method accelerates a motor to rotate a drum according to a predetermined rate in response to the dewatering execution step. The method detects if the predetermined rate exceeds a first value but is less than a second value, and whether a state of vibration exists with respect to the drum rotated according to the predetermined rate; and stops the motor if the detected state of vibration exists.

Abstract: A shaving apparatus cleaning device includes a reservoir for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid and a cleaning receptacle for receiving the shaving apparatus. The reservoir has a discharge orifice through which the cleaning fluid is allowed to flow from the reservoir to the cleaning receptacle. The reservoir and the cleaning receptacle are designed so that the level of the cleaning fluid in the reservoir is higher than a pre-determined minimum level of the cleaning fluid in the cleaning receptacle, and a flow of fluid generated by the difference between levels and flowing from the reservoir to the cleaning receptacle is controllable in dependence upon the actual fluid level in the cleaning receptacle.

Abstract: A drum-type washing machine employs a gasket water draining hose to enable used water to be discharged via the drainpipe, immediately following a washing or rinsing step. The drum-type washing machine includes a cabinet having a door; a tub for containing water, the tub having an entrance corresponding to the door of the cabinet; a gasket, connecting the door of the cabinet to the entrance of the tub, to prevent water contained in the tub from leaking outside the tub, the gasket having a first orifice provided at a bottom point thereof; a drainpipe, communicating with the tub, to discharge water contained in the tub, the drainpipe having a second orifice provided at one side thereof; and a water draining hose, communicating the first orifice with the second orifice, to discharge water via the drainpipe.

Abstract: A valve assembly cleaning device includes a conduit fluidly couples the liquid propane regulator and valve assembly to a propane tank. The cleaning system includes a first tube selectively coupled to the conduit such that the first tube is in fluid connection with the conduit and propane may flow from the propane tank to the assembly flows through the first tube. A container has a valve cleaning fluid therein. The container is in fluid communication with the first tube. Cleaning fluid may enter the conduit such that the valve assembly is cleaned by the cleaning fluid.

Abstract: A dishwasher having a dishwasher is provided in which an intake port cover for closing a steam intake port is mechanically operated. The dishwasher has a cavity enclosed in part by a door, and a fan motor which drives a fan installed at an upper portion of the door. During a drying operation, the fan generates a suction force to draw steam from the cavity through an intake port of the fan housing and out through an exhaust port. An intake port cover is movably installed with respect to the intake port so as to open and close the steam intake port based on an operation mode of the fan. The intake port cover has a central shaft coupled to a rotational shaft of the fan such that a driving force generated by the fan as it rotates is transferred to the intake port cover so as to selectively open and close the steam intake port. The steam intake port is open during a drying operation, and is closed during a washing and rinsing operations.

Abstract: A bracket is provided for mounting an object to a tub of a dishwasher. The bracket is mounted on the annulus edge of the pump opening in the bottom of the tub adjacent the pump seal ring. No other fasteners are used to secure the bracket to the tub. The bracket is mounted on the tub before the pump is installed. In one embodiment a thermostat is pivotally mounted on the bracket so as to maintain substantially flush engagement with the tub. In a second embodiment, a wire harness extends through a loop of the bracket for support adjacent the tub.

Abstract: An oscillating machine for washing trays. The machine includes a housing, a frame, a water system, and an air system. The frame is oscillatingly mounted in the housing and holds the trays to be washed. The water system is contained in the housing and supplies water to wash the trays. The air system is contained in the housing and supplies air to dry the trays.