公开(公告)号：US20190330781A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16462113

申请日：2017-11-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Myung-Hee RYU ,  Kyoung Woo LEE ,  Dong-Won KIM ,  Yongjie JIN ,  Jun Hong PARK

IPC: D06F37/26 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F58/26 ,  D06F58/02

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine including a drying function. Here, a height of a bottom end of a dryer disposed above a tub is lower than a height of a top end of the tub to have a space for integrating other devices having additional functions above the tub.

公开(公告)号：US20190203397A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16323105

申请日：2017-07-11

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Myung-Hee RYU ,  Yongjie JIN ,  Yong-Kwon KIM ,  Sang Up LEE ,  Sang Yeon PYO

IPC: D06F37/16 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F37/18 ,  D06F37/26

CPC classification number: D06F37/16 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F37/12 ,  D06F37/18 ,  D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F37/267 ,  D06F37/42 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F39/12

Abstract: Provided is a washing machine capable of preventing laundry in a rotary tub from having pigment transfer or contamination due to wash water of an auxiliary washing tub. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub located in the cabinet and storing wash water therein, a main washing tub rotatably disposed in the tub and having a first washing space, and an auxiliary washing tub detachably mounted to the main washing tub and having a second washing space, wherein the auxiliary washing tub includes a drain path for guiding wash water of the second washing space to a space between the tub and the main washing tub.

公开(公告)号：US20190186064A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US16327938

申请日：2017-07-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yong-Kwon KIM ,  Myung-Hee RYU ,  Sang Up LEE

IPC: D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F39/08 ,  D06F37/24 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F39/00

CPC classification number: D06F33/02 ,  D06F37/14 ,  D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/26 ,  D06F39/00 ,  D06F39/003 ,  D06F39/005 ,  D06F39/088 ,  D06F39/12 ,  D06F2202/12 ,  D06F2204/086 ,  D06F2210/00 ,  D06F2212/02 ,  D06F2216/00

Abstract: Provided is a washing machine and control method thereof. The washing machine includes at least one magnet attached to an auxiliary wash tub detachable from a main wash tub; a switching device configured to output a detection signal when the at least one magnet approaches within a preset range to the switching device; and a controller configured to determine whether the auxiliary wash tub is installed based on whether the detection signal of the switching device is output, and control a component in the washing machine based on the determination of whether the auxiliary wash tub is installed.