Power transfer apparatus of fully-automated washing machine

U.S. Patent Number: 5379616

Abstract: A clothes washing machine includes an oscillatory agitator and a rotary spin dry container (tub). The agitator and spin dry container are driven by a drive shaft. The drive shaft rotates only in a first direction during a wash cycle, and only in a second direction during a spin dry cycle. A motion conversion mechanism disposed between the agitator and drive shaft converts the first-direction rotation of the drive shaft into oscillation of the agitator.

Inventors: Bae; Sang-Chul (Kyungki-do, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon, KR)

Application Number: 08/070,932

Issued: 1995-01-10

Expired: 2007-01-10

Classes: 68/23.7 ; 74/33

Field of search: 68/23.7 74/33 192/17R

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