Patent ID: 6070439
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A pulsator assembly for use in a washing machine, said pulsator assembly being rotated about a rotational axis by a driving motor so as to generate water flow in a washing tub, said pulsator assembly comprising:a disc-shaped lower pulsator being installed at a bottom of said washing tub;an upper pulsator being assembled with said lower pulsator, said upper pulsator being formed with a spouting port at a central part thereof; anda guide rib being provided in an inner space formed by said upper pulsator and said lower pulsator, said guide rib being extended from an area adjacent to the rotational axis to an area adjacent to an outer circumference of the space, said guide rib being bent against a radial direction,whereby washing water in the inner space is guided toward said spouting port while said driving motor operates, so as to spout upward through the spouting port.