Abstract: In general, the washing machine washes laundry through washing, rinsing, and spinning cycles to remove soil stuck to clothes, beddings, and so on held in a drum (70) by using action of water supplied to the tub (60) in the washing machine, and detergent. To achieve above object, in one aspect of the present invention, a float switch (100) in a washing machine includes a switch body (102) forming an exterior of the float switch (100), a float (108) in the switch body (102) for moving up/down by washing water, a sensor (110) for sensing a position of the float (108), and a water protector (120) for preventing the washing water from infiltrating to the sensor (110). The water protector (120) is a “” shape bracket over an upper surface of the switch body (102).

Abstract: Non-volatile memory devices include memory cells therein with reduced cell-to-cell coupling capacitance. These memory cells include floating gate electrodes with open-ended wraparound shapes that operate to reduce the cell-to-cell coupling capacitance in a bit line direction, while still maintaining a high coupling ratio between control and floating gate electrodes within each memory cell.

Abstract: A dehydrating method of a drum type washing machine for precisely detecting a single load for a dehydrating cycle to effectively dehydrate is disclosed. A drum type washing machine for detecting a single load to distinguish the detected single load into a long single load and a short single load, so that effective dehydrating is carried out, is disclosed. The dehydrating method includes the step of determining whether the laundry is the single load. A following dehydrating method varies with whether the laundry is the single load or not.

Abstract: There are provided a memory transistor having a select transistor with asymmetric gate electrode structure and an inverted T-shaped floating gates and a method for forming the same. A gate electrode of the select transistor adjacent to a memory transistor has substantially an inverted T-shaped figure, whereas the gate electrode of the select transistor opposite to the memory transistor has nearly a box-shaped figure. In order to form the floating gate of the memory transistor in shape of the inverted T, a region for the select transistor is closed when opening a region for the memory transistor.

Abstract: The present invention provides an outer rotor type motor for a drum type washing machine to reduce material and weight for fabrication, simplify fabrication process, provide stable assembly of a stator to a fixing side, such as a tub or a bearing housing, prevent unwinding of stacked steel plates in assembling a helical core, and reduce stress on the steel plates of the core.

Abstract: The present invention provides an outer rotor type motor for a drum type washing machine to reduce material and weight for fabrication, simplify fabrication process, provide stable assembly of a stator to a fixing side, such as a tub or a bearing housing, prevent unwinding of stacked steel plates in assembling a helical core, and reduce stress on the steel plates of the core.

Abstract: The present invention provides an outer rotor type motor for a drum type washing machine to reduce material and weight for fabrication, simplify fabrication process, provide stable assembly of a stator to a fixing side, such as a tub or a bearing housing, prevent unwinding of stacked steel plates in assembling a helical core, and reduce stress on the steel plates of the core.

Abstract: A washing machine using a BLDG motor is disclosed. The washing machine having a brushless DC motor for rotating a tub includes a case, a dynamic braking resistor, mounted with respect the case, producing heat energy when the brushless DC motor is braked, and a mount, coupled to the case and the dynamic braking resistor, for impeding a transfer of the heat energy of the dynamic braking resistor to the case.

Abstract: A method of controlling a motor-driven washing machine and a control system that controls a motor or any other components of the washing machine are disclosed. The method includes the steps of generating an interruption command for braking a motor in motion during a wash cycle, applying a phase-reversed voltage to a voltage input terminal of the motor in motion, and electrically shorting the input terminal of the motor for a predetermined period of time if a second phase-reversed voltage generated by the motor is higher than or equal to a critical voltage level. Using such method, a motor-clutch mechanism is prevented front generating a noise and from being damaged during a wash cycle.

Abstract: A grip for catching a ball easily catches a rubber ball or a basket ball with a smooth surface as well as catching a rough ball with fluff.

Abstract: A grip for catching a ball easily catches a rubber ball or a basket ball with a smooth surface as well as catching a nappy ball. The ball-catching grip includes a frame; a handle formed back side of the frame; a pair of ball-catching pockets rotatably combined to catch a ball at a front side of the frame; a pocket interworking unit provided between the pair of ball-catching pockets; an operating unit installed at the front side of the frame for maintening unfolded state of the ball-catching pocket, and at the same time, releasing the unfolded state of the ball-catching pocket when a thrown ball collides therein; and an elastic unit formed between the frame and the ball-catching pocket. When a user pulls to unfold one ball-catching pocket with one hand while catching the handle with another hand, the other ball-catching pocket is simultaneously unfolded.

Abstract: A foldable tent is provided which achieves the desired stretch of a cloth tent body when fully pitched. The foldable tent includes a cylindrical center member comprising a top cylinder and a bottom cylinder detachably coupled to each other. A cylindrical slider having a notch on its inner surface is movably fitted over the center member. An elastic locking member is mounted in the to cylinder of the center member for locking the slider. The locking member has a locking projection snapping into the notch of the slider. A release mechanism for releasing the locking projection from the notch of the slider is received in the bottom cylinder. The tent framework further includes a plurality of ribs. Each the rib is hinged to a corresponding pipe frame and the slider at its opposed ends such that an angle formed between it and the top cylinder when pitching the tent is less than 90.degree.. This foldable tent is easily pitched and struck regardless of tent size.