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Granted Patent B2
US 11,168,430 · App. 16/626,096 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Washing machine

Inventors: Sooyong Park (Seoul, KR); Kyunghwan Kim (Seoul, KR); Hwanyong Kim (Seoul, KR); Seonghun Lee (Seoul, KR); Byungsang Jung (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
D06F37/304D06F37/04D06F37/26
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Patent No.
US 11,168,430
App. No.
16/626,096
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a washing machine comprising: a tub which accommodates washing water; a drum which is disposed inside the tub, accommodates cloth, and is rotatable; a transmission coil which is disposed in the tub and supplies power wirelessly; a reception coil which is disposed in the drum and receives the power transmitted from the transmission coil; and a washing force reinforcing unit which is disposed in the drum, operated by the power delivered from the reception coil, and provides washing force to the cloth.

Claims (28)

1. A washing machine comprising:

a tub which accommodates washing water;

a drum which is disposed inside the tub, accommodates cloth, and is rotatable;

a transmission coil which is disposed in the tub and supplies power wirelessly;

a reception coil which is disposed in the drum and receives the power transmitted from the transmission coil; and

a washing force reinforcing unit which is disposed in the drum, operated by the power delivered from the reception coil, and provides washing force to the cloth.

2. The washing machine of claim 1 , further comprising a condenser which is disposed in the drum and stores the power received from the reception coil.

3. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the transmission coil is formed in an arc shape, and is disposed in a portion of an edge of one side of the tub.

4. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the transmission coil is formed in a ring shape, and is disposed in an edge of one side of the tub.

5. The washing machine of claim 1 , further comprising a weight which is coupled to a portion of an edge of one side of the tub and applies a load,

wherein the transmission coil is disposed in an area where the weight is not disposed among the edge of one side of the tub.

6. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the reception coil is disposed in a corresponding position of the transmission coil.

7. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the washing force reinforcing unit is operated, when at least a portion of the transmission coil and the reception coil is overlapped in one direction during rotation of the drum.

8. The washing machine of claim 7 , wherein the washing force reinforcing unit is positioned in a lower area of the drum, when at least a portion of the transmission coil and the reception coil is overlapped in one direction during rotation of the drum.

9. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the washing force reinforcing unit comprises:

a rotating plate rotated with a rotation shaft intersecting with the rotation shaft of the drum; and

a plurality of protruding parts protruded from the rotating plate.

10. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the washing force reinforcing unit is disposed in a circumferential surface of the drum.

11. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the washing force reinforcing unit applies an external force in a direction of a central shaft of the drum from a circumferential surface of the drum.

12. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the washing force reinforcing unit is a vibrator which is disposed in a circumferential surface of the drum and is vibrated.

13. A washing machine comprising:

a tub which accommodates washing water;

a drum which is disposed inside the tub, accommodates cloth, and is rotatable;

a transmission coil which is disposed outside the tub and supplies power wirelessly;

a reception coil which is disposed in the drum and receives the power transmitted from the transmission coil; and

a washing force reinforcing unit which is disposed in the drum, operated by the power delivered from the reception coil, and provides washing force to the cloth.

14. The washing machine of claim 13 , wherein the transmission coil is disposed in an outer surface of the tub.

15. The washing machine of claim 13 , wherein the reception coil is disposed in a circumferential surface of the drum.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: PARK, SOOYONG; KIM, KYUNGHWAN; KIM, HWANYONG; LEE, SEONGHUN; JUNG, BYUNGSANG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 057715/0778 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0078772 · Jun 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200208325A1 · Jul 2, 2020
Cited By (1)
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