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Bubble generator for a washing machine

  • US 5,765,997 A
  • Filed: 02/02/1996
  • Issued: 06/16/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A bubble generator for a washing machine, comprising:

  • a body with an inlet passage and outlet passages;

    pumping means disposed between the inlet passage and the outlet passages for pressurizing air that flows through the inlet passage into the pumping means and discharges it through the outlet passages; and

    noise-reducing means disposed in the middle of the outlet passages, for reducing noises caused by the pressurized air which is periodically pressurized by the pumping means and discharged into the outlet passages, by dispersing the pressurized air inside the outlet passages, said noise-reducing means comprising;

    a first pipe having the same inner diameter as that of the outlet passage;

    a second pipe disposed concentrically with and in the first pipe; and

    a plurality of ribs supporting the second pipe at the first pipe.

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