Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine having a driving motor for generating a rotational force, a clutch for selectively transmitting the rotational force to the spin basket and the pulsator, a sensor and a position indicating member for detecting the rotational speed of the spin basket.

Abstract: The present invention provides a battery compression inhibitor and a battery module comprising the same, the battery compression inhibitor being suitable for preventing at least one battery assembly from being compressed by repeated application of an external force between end plates. The battery compression inhibitor according to the present invention comprises, in order to protect a battery assembly inside a battery module: a barrier positioned on the periphery of the battery assembly and exposed from the battery assembly; and a base plate exposed from the battery assembly and from the barrier below the battery assembly and below the barrier.

Abstract: A washing machine capable of manipulating a balancer with a simple manipulation, and a balancer thereof, the washing machine including a rotating tub configured to accommodate a laundry while being rotatably disposed on a shaft, at least one mass mounted on the rotating tub so as to move in a circumferential direction of the rotating tub, thereby offsetting an unbalanced load of the rotating tub, at least one wire extending along the circumferential direction of the rotating tub and coupled to the at least one mass, and at least one driving unit coupled to the at least one wire and configured to rotate the at least one mass in the circumferential direction of the rotating tub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cap assembly and a battery including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cap assembly for a cylindrical secondary battery, in which the support unit of a current interrupt device (CID) is seated in the inclined portion or the terraced portion of a gasket and thus the battery is dually sealed, thereby preventing the leakage of an electrolyte, and a cylindrical secondary battery including the cylindrical secondary battery. The cap assembly of the present invention is dually sealed for the leakage of an electrolyte. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the safety of the battery can be greatly improved because the electrolyte is rarely leaked although the battery is shocked because of dropping.

Abstract: A swelling tape for filling a gap and a method of filling a gap are provided. The swelling tape can be applied within the gap having a fluid to realize a 3D shape thereby filling the gap, and be used to fix a subject forming the gap as necessary.

Abstract: A washing machine which improves performance of balancers, and a control method thereof. The washing machine includes a drum accommodating laundry and rotated by rotary force transmitted from a drive source, balancer housings mounted on the drum, each of the balancer housings including a disc-shaped channel formed therein, balancing modules movably disposed in the channels of the balancer housings, vibration sensors to sense unbalance applied to the drum during rotation of the drum, position sensors to sense the positions of the balancing modules, and a controller controlling movement of the balancing modules to positions to compensate for the unbalance sensed by the vibration sensors.

Abstract: A battery warm up system according to the present disclosure includes a battery state measuring unit to measure a state of charge (SOC) of each module of a battery pack of a vehicle, a control unit to optionally output a forced discharging start signal and to output a balancing start signal, a forced discharging circuit unit to force at least one battery module among a plurality of battery modules of the battery pack to be discharged in response to the forced discharging start signal, and a balancing unit to balance the SOC of each of the battery modules in response to the balancing start signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine which includes a cylindrical part having a cylindrical shape and at least one balancer installed in the cylindrical part. The balancer includes a first balancer housing provided with a race in an annular shape with an open top and a second balancer housing to be coupled with the first balancer housing to cover the open top of the race. The balancer is installed in the cylindrical part in such a way that a coupling portion of the first balancer housing and the second balancer housing corresponding to an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical part is covered by the cylindrical part, thereby reinforcing a strength of the balancer by the cylindrical part.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module assembly for a vehicle's battery pack, which has four battery modules, among which two battery modules are arranged in parallel and two battery modules are stacked and provided on the two battery modules arranged in parallel, wherein cylindrical secondary battery cells respectively included in the battery modules are electrically connected in parallel by means of plates respectively disposed at tops of the two battery modules arranged in parallel, wherein the two battery modules arranged in parallel are electrically connected in parallel by means of a lower metal plate disposed on the two battery modules arranged in parallel, wherein cylindrical secondary battery cells respectively included in the battery modules are electrically connected in parallel by means of metal plates respectively disposed at tops and bottoms of the two battery modules stacked on the two battery modules arranged in parallel, and wherein the four battery modules are electrically connected in series.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a motor usable with a washing machine, which includes a drive shaft to enable supply of electric power to an electric device within a drum, and a washing machine having the same. The washing machine may include a cabinet, a tub placed within the cabinet, a drum rotatably placed within the tub and configured to accommodate laundry therein, at least one electric device mounted to the drum and configured to be operable by electric power, a motor including a ring-shaped stator mounted to a rear wall of the tub and a rotor placed around the stator so as to be rotated via electromagnetic interaction with the stator, the motor being driven by an external power source, and an electric power generating device including a power-generation unit to generate electric power to be transmitted to the electric device via driving of the motor.

Abstract: An electrode assembly and a battery are provided. The electrode assembly may be effectively fixed inside a can as a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape attached to an outer circumferential surface of the electrode assembly is formed into a 3D shape by an electrolyte. Thus, the electrode assembly does not move and rotate inside the can due to external vibration or impact and damage of welded regions of a tab or disconnection of inner circuits can be prevented.

Abstract: A power source for vehicles according to the present disclosure includes a secondary battery pack to support power required to start up a vehicle and power required for an electronic device equipped in the vehicle together, and having an operating voltage range of 9V to 19V in which a maximum operating voltage ranges from 16V to 19V and an average voltage is higher than or equal to 12V, and an alternator to produce a charging power for the secondary battery pack in response to operation of an engine of the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cap assembly loaded on an open upper end of a cylindrical container of a battery configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly (jelly roll) of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in the cylindrical container, the cap assembly including a safety vent connected to a current interruptive device (CID) for safety, a protruding top cap connected to the safety vent along an outer circumference thereof, and a gasket mounted at an outer circumference of the top cap, wherein a cathode tab is attached to a cathode active material-uncoated portion of the cathode by welding and the gasket is provided with at least one groove depressed upward from an outer circumference of a lower end of the gasket for easy welding between the CID and the cathode tab at the time of manufacturing the battery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to swelling tape for filling a gap and its use. The swelling tape is, for example, applied between gaps in which a fluid is present, thereby being deformed into a three-dimensional shape to fill the gap and fix an object separated by gaps as needed.

Abstract: Provided is a cylindrical secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly having a cathode plate, an anode plate, and a separator interposed therebetween; a case for receiving the electrode assembly; a cap assembly for sealing an open-end of the case; and a gasket interposed between the case and the cap assembly, wherein the gasket is made of a polymer resin having a melting point of 200° C. or higher and a hardness of 100D or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes a plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells (hereinafter, also referred to as ‘cells’), an upper frame having a plurality of grooves formed corresponding to an appearance of the cells, the grooves being opened to expose electrodes of the cells outwards, and a lower frame having a plurality of grooves formed corresponding to the appearance of the cells, the grooves being opened to expose electrodes of the cells outwards, wherein cell stoppers are formed at tops of the grooves formed in the upper frame and bottoms of the grooves formed in the lower frame to partially cover the tops and the bottoms of the cells so that the cells are not separated from the grooves. Therefore, it is possible to provide a battery module which may ensure mechanically stable connection when configuring an assembly including a plurality of battery modules.

Abstract: The present application relates to a swelling tape and a method of filling a gap. The swelling tape is, for example, applied in gaps in which a fluid is present and deformed into a three-dimensional shape to fill the gaps and fix in place objects separated by gaps as needed.

Abstract: A washing machine having a ball balancer to reduce vibration generated during dehydrating process and a vibration controlling method thereof are disclosed. In a washing machine having a ball balancer, a dehydrating process starts while residual water having a preset water level remains in the tub without draining water completely when entering the dehydrating process, and the quantity of residual water is set differently according to eccentricity so that excessive vibrations of a tub may be reduced using the weight of the residual water while passing through a resonant point. Speed of a motor is maintained at a preset speed lower than the resonant point for a preset time to release balls in the ball balancer so that excessive vibrations of the tub generated by concentrated balls and unbalanced laundry may be surely reduced. After passing through the resonant point, the residual water is drained to reduce drain noise and to prevent delay of dehydrating time.

Abstract: A washing apparatus including an AC motor configured to generate a rotating force, a clutch unit configured to selectively transmit the rotating force to a rotating tub and a pulsator, a speed detector configured to detect a rotating speed of at least one of the AC motor and the clutch unit, and a controller configured to repeat power supply and power cut-off to the AC motor according to the rotating speed. The washing apparatus can control the power supply and power cut-off to the AC motor based on the rotating speed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module assembly, which includes four battery modules, each having a plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells (hereinafter, also referred to as ‘cells’) interposed between an upper frame and a lower frame, wherein among the four battery modules, two battery modules are arranged in parallel, and two battery modules are stacked on the two battery modules arranged in parallel. Therefore, it is possible to provide a stable and economic battery module assembly including a plurality of secondary battery cells.