Patent ID: 9228287
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: D06F,F16M

Claim Text:
1. A drum type washing machine, comprising: a housing; a tub in the housing and having an opening; a drum in the tub; a rotary driving member in the housing configured to rotate the drum; a tilting driving member between a side wall of the tub and the housing, configured to provide motive power to an end of the tub and/or to tilt the tub; one or more damping members between the side wall of the tub and the housing that support the tub and are varied by tilting the tub; and a control unit configured to detect actuation of the rotary driving member and/or rotation of the drum, and control the tilting driving member to tilt the opening of the tub upward when the rotary driving member is not actuated and/or the drum is not rotating.