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Title:
WASHING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/074269
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
A washing machine capable of preventing damages of a clutch, a motor, etc., by sensing whether the clutch is normally operated. The clutch transmits a rotational force of the rotor to a dehydration shaft. The washing machine includes a washing shaft configured to rotate a pulsator, a dehydration shaft configured to rotate a drum disposed in a reservoir, a rotor coupled with the washing shaft and configured to transmit a rotational force to the washing shaft, a clutch configured to selectively transmit a rotational force of the rotor to the dehydration shaft a shielding member mounted to the clutch, a magnet provided at the rotor, and a magnetic sensor disposed to face the magnet. The magnetic sensor senses a position of the clutch as the shielding member shields a space between the magnet and the magnetic sensor by a motion of the clutch.

Inventors:
LEE KYUBUM (KR)
KIM YOUNGJONG (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2011/009154
Publication Date:
June 07, 2012
Filing Date:
November 29, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
LEE KYUBUM (KR)
KIM YOUNGJONG (KR)
International Classes:
D06F37/12; D06F37/30; D06F37/40; H02K1/12; H02K1/18; H02K1/27
Foreign References:
US6332343B12001-12-25
US20090242367A12009-10-01
Other References:
See also references of EP 2655718A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PARK, Jang-Won (Shinyoung Wacoal Bldg.49-4 Nonhyun-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-814, KR)
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