• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.75-81
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• 2006

Recently, customers interest about noise of household electric appliance is growing. so, designer of product must study to reduce noise of product. Specially, in case of household electric appliance such as washing machine, there was consumers' complaint about noise that is radiated under dehydrating condition. But, in the case of washing machine, identification of noise source is not easy when washing machine is under dehydrating condition. Because various noise source influence each other, it is difficult to find out pure contribution degree about output noise. Multi-Dimensional Spectral Analysis(MDSA) is method that can remove correlation between inputs each other and express pure contribution degree about output of single input. So in this study, we analyzed contribution of each noise source on transfer pass of noise that is radiated at dehydration of washing machine using MDSA.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.54-61
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• 2016

Washing machine manufacturers typically advise consumers to maintain the relative humidity in the drum less than 80% for three days after the termination of a washing cycle in order to prevent bacteria proliferation. A vent installed in the back of a washing machine is used to release moisture to satisfy this condition. Up to now, the design and installation of the vent have been based on experiments without understanding its roles and physical phenomena. In this study, various CFD results are presented in order to explain the physical mechanism of moisture release in a washing machine. Two methods of moisture release (diffusion and convection) were studied; diffusion was found to be the dominant process in removing moisture. Experiments were also performed to validate this behavior. In addition, this study will aid in the efficient design of vents to keep the relative humidity low inside the drum.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.1056-1063
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• 2007

Recently, there has been a growing consumer interest in the amount of noise produced by household electrical appliances. The designer of the product must identify the source of the noise, in order to reduce the noise. In the case of a household electric appliance such as the washing machine, there is consumer's complaint about the noise that is generated during the dehydrating condition. Because of several noise sources combined each other. It is difficult to identify the noise sources that contribute to the noise output. Multi-Dimensional Spectral Analysis (MDSA) is a method that can remove the correlation between different noise sources, and it expresses the key contributing factor as a unique output. This study utilized MDSA to analyze the contribution of each input in the noise output during the dehydrating condition.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.23 no.8 s.185
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• pp.154-162
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• 2006

By laying its drum horizontally, front-loaded washing machine mostly used in Europe that uses the head of the water to launder was appropriate for washing only small amount of laundry. However, the demands of customers are requiring front-loaded washing machine to handle big capacity laundry as well, and have faster rotation speed to increase drying ability. To meet such demands, more stress from bending and twisting are complexly loaded onto the shaft supporting the horizontal drum, causing problems in fracture strength and fatigue life. Shafting system is mainly divided into flange and shaft. Flange is located between the drum and shaft, transferring power from the shaft to drum, and acting as a supporter of the back of the drum. Shaft is connected from the flange to insert production, transferring power from the motor to drum, and mainly acting as stiffness against the horizontal weight of the shafting system. In this paper, strength analysis and experiment were executed on both the shaft and flange of front-loaded washing machine to suggest the design improvement of shafting system for big capacity, high-rotation drying. Also, verification of this evaluation was executed on fracture strength and fatigue life for studied shaft system.

• The Inventors News
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• no.55
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• pp.1-16
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• 2007

선진국가 선도하는 창의적 여성경제리더 양성하자/발명지도사.시제품제작지원 시행/발행인 칼럼/특허심사처리 세계에서 가장 빠르다/글로벌 기업, 한국 특허청에 심사의뢰 쇄도/국유특허권 온라인 전자계약 시행/특허기술, "기술경매" 로 산다/여성발명인 거유 활동 영역 넓어/감귤와인 특허획득 이어 독일 등 해외 수출 기대/미더덕 냉동 않고도 장기 보관/특허민원서식 대폭 감축/특허청, 개도국 지원사업 대폭 확대/기상청, 날씨예보기술로 특허 받아/우리나라 국제특허출원 수준 세계 6위/건강관련 브랜드 상표출원 증가/친환경수로관 '도룡용 살린다'/고등학교에 첫 발명창작과 개설/욕조, 웰빙 휴식공간으로 자리매김/가습기, 공기정화.탈취.방향 등 다기능화/패치제 특허출원 해마다 증가/일 특허청, 분할출원기간 30일 연장/중 법원, 비아그라 특허군 인정/국내 제약사 유유 "미머크사 특허 침해" 주장/삼성전자, 지난해 미 특허 2천4백53건으로 2위/기업심볼마크는 단순, 상표는 길어져/LG전자 "대우일렉이 드럼세탁기 특허권 침해했다"/유.무선 통합 '원폰 서비스' 기술 개발/암환자 울린 과대광고제품 1백억원대 판매 적발/맥도날드 '해피밀' 광고 퇴출/세원셀론텍, 콜라겐 원천기술 특허/역사 속의 발명품/하루 10분 발명교실/특허Q&A/'S&D Trecap' 황지경 대표/경기도, 여성분야 소상공인창업자금 신설/특허청, 세계지식재산기구(WIPO) 진출확대/아이디어 착상 및 발명 기법/여성발명 활성화만이 국가경쟁력 키우는 첩경/히로자키의 광엽수 진액/해외 네티즌 인기 화제의 발명품들/여성기업 생산제품 MAS시 적격성 평가 면제/특허청, 시작품제작지원 5천만원까지 확대/지난해 짝파라치에게 3억2천3백만원 포상금 지급/입체방송 분야 특허출원 봇물/트랜스지방 퇴출 시민단체 '토트랜스 클럽' 출현/한국여성발명협회 회원사 발명품 가이드/

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.184-193
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• 2012

Many studies have reported that housework done using household appliances may affect biomechanical characteristics of the musculoskeletal system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of housework done using a pulsator washing machine on joints and muscles. We calculated joint torques and muscle strengths on the basis of an experimental/virtual three-dimensional motion analysis for six healthy females using the pulsator washing machine at different heights (H) and depths (D) of the inside drum (H (mm){\times}D (mm), Trial1: $962.5{\times}609.4$, Trial2: $962.5{\times}624.4$, Trial3: $982.5{\times}644.4$, Trial4: $995.5{\times}642.4$, Trial5: $1015.5{\times}677.4$). The joint torques and muscle strengths tended to be considerably different during torso flexion in the sagittal plane for all the trials. The maximum joint torques for the thoracic vertebra, left ankle, and right shoulder measured in Trial4 were significantly higher than those measured in the other trials (p < 0.05); in addition, those for the thoracic vertebra and both ankles measured in Trial5 were significantly higher than those measured in the other trials (p < 0.05). The maximum muscle strengths for the left trapezius muscle and both tibialis anterior muscles measured in Trial5 were significantly higher than those measured in the other trials (p < 0.05). These results indicate that housework done using a pulsator washing machine may affect joint torques and muscle strengths, and these effects are dependent on the height and/or depth of the inside drum of the pulsator washing machine.