WASHING MACHINE
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1. A washing machine comprising:
- a cabinet open at an upper portion;
a top cover coupled to the upper portion of the cabinet and including an opening for loading and unloading laundry therethrough;
a lid assembly rotatably coupled to the top cover to open and close the opening; and
a first hinge unit connecting the lid assembly with the top cover and reducing a speed of closing the lid assembly.
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Abstract
A washing machine comprising a cabinet open at an upper portion, a top cover coupled to the upper portion of the cabinet and including an opening for loading and unloading laundry therethrough, a lid assembly rotatably coupled to the top cover to open and close the opening, and a first hinge unit connecting the lid assembly with the top cover and reducing a speed of closing the lid assembly is provided. In the washing machine, the closing speed of the lid assembly is reduced to mitigate shock between the lid assembly and the top cover.
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1. A washing machine comprising:
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a cabinet open at an upper portion; a top cover coupled to the upper portion of the cabinet and including an opening for loading and unloading laundry therethrough; a lid assembly rotatably coupled to the top cover to open and close the opening; and a first hinge unit connecting the lid assembly with the top cover and reducing a speed of closing the lid assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A washing machine comprising:
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a cabinet open at an upper portion; a top cover coupled to the upper portion of the cabinet and including an opening for loading and unloading laundry therethrough; a lid assembly rotatably coupled to the top cover to open and close the opening; and a first hinge unit connecting the lid assembly with the top cover, wherein the first hinge unit controls the lid assembly to be closed without external force in a first section as a closing speed of the lid assembly is reduced, and to be opened without external force in a second section including an open angle of 90 degrees or less. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A washing machine comprising:
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a cabinet open at an upper portion; a top cover coupled to the upper portion of the cabinet and including an opening for loading and unloading laundry therethrough; a lid assembly rotatably coupled to the top cover to open and close the opening; and a first hinge unit connecting the lid assembly with the top cover, wherein when the lid assembly rotates for closing, the first hinge to unit reduces a rotating speed of the lid assembly in a first section, and increases a rotating speed of the lid assembly in a third section after the first section is passed. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A washing machine comprising:
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a cabinet open at an upper portion; a top cover coupled to the upper portion of the cabinet and including an opening for loading and unloading laundry therethrough; a lid assembly rotatably coupled to the top cover to open and close the opening; and a first hinge unit connecting the lid assembly with the top cover and generating a torque in a direction of opening the lid assembly to reduce a speed of closing the lid assembly. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A washing machine comprising:
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a cabinet open at an upper portion; a top cover coupled to the upper portion of the cabinet and including an opening for loading and unloading laundry therethrough; and a door unit rotatably coupled to the top cover to open and close the opening, wherein the door unit is closed without an external force in a first section as the rotating speed of the door unit being decreased, and opened without an external force in a second section including an open angle of 90 degrees and less. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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