公开(公告)号：US09611582B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US13755278

申请日：2013-01-31

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seok Jin Lee ,  Yeong Man Kim ,  Jung Hwan Kim

IPC: D06F37/30 ,  D06F37/40 ,  D06F23/04

CPC classification number: D06F37/30 ,  D06F23/04 ,  D06F37/40

Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub disposed within the cabinet, to store wash water, a rotating tub rotatably disposed within the tub, a pulsator rotatably disposed within the rotating tub, a motor disposed beneath the tub, to provide power for rotation of the rotating tub and the pulsator, and a clutch assembly disposed between the motor and the rotating tub. The clutch assembly includes a clutch coupling movable vertically between upper and lower positions to transmit the power from the motor to at least one of the rotating tub and the pulsator, a coupling lever movable pivotally to vertically move the clutch coupling, and a clutch lever movable pivotally and operatively connected to the coupling lever to pivotally move the coupling lever.