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Drawer-type washing machine and process of washing laundry using the same

  • US 6,618,887 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2001
  • Issued: 09/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A drawer-type washing machine, comprising:

  • a housing opened at its front to form a cavity;

    a cabinet opened at its top and received in the cavity of said housing such that the cabinet is movable forward or backward relative to the housing;

    a washing tub unit consisting of an outer tub and an inner tub, and set within the cabinet, said washing tub unit containing washing water therein, and carrying out both a washing operation and a spin-drying operation for laundry contained therein;

    a drive unit installed at a position under the outer tub of said washing tub unit, and rotating the inner tub of the washing tub unit;

    a suspension unit used for supporting the washing tub unit within said cabinet while performing a damping function of attenuating operational vibrations of the washing tub unit; and

    a sliding unit provided at a movable junction of the housing and the cabinet for allowing a linear sliding movement of the cabinet relative to the housing.

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