WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WASHING MACHINE

• Main Authors: YUN, Jongmin, CHOI, Jihoon
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 02.10.2024
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; SPRINGS; TEXTILES; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; WEAPONS

A washing machine and a method for controlling the washing machine are disclosed. The disclosed washing machine comprises: a case; a tub positioned inside the case; a drum rotatably provided in the tub; and a damper which is provided between the case and the tub, and which reduces vibration transmitted from the drum to the case, wherein the damper includes: a cylinder coupled to one from among the case and the tub; a piston which has least a portion movably inserted into the cylinder and which is coupled to the other from among the case and the tub; a friction member for encompassing at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the piston; an elastic member encompassing the friction member, and having an inner periphery that is reduced such that elastic force is applied to the friction member, thereby allowing the friction member to be pressed toward the piston; and a pusher which is in contact with the elastic member, and which spaces the elastic member from the cylinder so as to reduce the elastic force applied by the elastic member to the friction member.