Washing machine and washing method
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1. A washing machine comprising:
- a cabinet;
an outer tub disposed in the cabinet and provided with an opened top through which wash water supplied into the outer tub;
an inner tub that is disposed in the outer tub to receive laundry and rotates about a vertical axis;
an electrode sensor comprising first and second electrodes; and
a base that supports the cabinet, the base comprisinga downwardly inclined surface, said inclined surface terminating downwardly in a vertical wall;
a level surface raised with respect to a bottom of the base having a groove in which the wash water splattered out of the outer tub and flowing down along the inclined surface is collected;
a bracket for fixing the electrode sensor provided on the level surface, the bracket being on the outside of the groove; and
a first rib protruding from the level surface,wherein a perimeter of the level surface is partially bounded by the first rib and the vertical wall,wherein the first and second electrodes are mounted to the bracket and arranged inside the groove, andwherein a gap for discharging an overflow of the wash water from the groove to outside the level surface is formed between an end of the first rib and the electrode sensor.
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Provided are a washing machine and a washing method. The washing machine includes a cabinet, an outer tub disposed in the cabinet and provided with an opened top through which wash water is supplied into the outer tub, an inner tub that is disposed in the outer tub to receive laundry and rotates about a vertical axis, a base that supports the cabinet and stores the wash water that is splattered from the outer tub by rotation of the inner tub, and an electrode sensor that is disposed on the base to detect the wash water splattered out of the outer tub.
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1. A washing machine comprising:
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a cabinet; an outer tub disposed in the cabinet and provided with an opened top through which wash water supplied into the outer tub; an inner tub that is disposed in the outer tub to receive laundry and rotates about a vertical axis; an electrode sensor comprising first and second electrodes; and a base that supports the cabinet, the base comprising a downwardly inclined surface, said inclined surface terminating downwardly in a vertical wall; a level surface raised with respect to a bottom of the base having a groove in which the wash water splattered out of the outer tub and flowing down along the inclined surface is collected; a bracket for fixing the electrode sensor provided on the level surface, the bracket being on the outside of the groove; and a first rib protruding from the level surface, wherein a perimeter of the level surface is partially bounded by the first rib and the vertical wall, wherein the first and second electrodes are mounted to the bracket and arranged inside the groove, and wherein a gap for discharging an overflow of the wash water from the groove to outside the level surface is formed between an end of the first rib and the electrode sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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