Pivotally Movable Patents (Class 68/36)
  • Patent number: 8671720
    Abstract: A drum washing machine is provided to automatically wash out dirt on the door of the washing machine upon an operation of the washing machine. The drum washing machine comprises a cabinet having a door unit; a tub disposed inside the cabinet, the tub being configured to store water; a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub; and a circulator for simultaneously or selectively spraying wash water into the drum and toward the door unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyo Je Kim
  • Patent number: 7340924
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drum type washing machine having a gasket blocking a gap between a laundry entrance and a tub to prevent particles from being put therein. The present invention includes a cabinet having a first opening through which a laundry is put in, a tub having a second opening at a tub front side, a drum provided in the tub to have a third opening at a drum front side corresponding to the second opening, a rotation mans having a rotational shaft penetrating a rear side of the tub to be connected to the drum, a door opening/closing the first opening, and a gasket blocking a gap between the first and second openings to prevent leakage of water and blocking a gap between the second and third openings to prevent a particle from being put between the tub and the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Gon Kim, Yu Beom Kang, Sang Man Je
  • Patent number: 7293437
    Abstract: A drum washing machine having a gasket to prevent leakage of water in the tub and the laundry from being stuck in a laundry opening part. The washing machine including a cabinet having a first opening through which a laundry is put in the cabinet, a tub installed in the cabinet to have a second opening corresponding to the first opening, a drum installed in the tub to have a third opening corresponding to the second opening, and a gasket including a leakage preventing part having one end connected to a rim of the first opening and the other end connected to a rim of the second opening to prevent water leakage and a laundry-stuck preventing part provided on an inner circumference of the leakage preventing part to prevent the laundry from being stuck in a space between the first and third openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Kyum Kim, Ho Cheol Kwon, Kang Mo Choi