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US 10,472,758 B2Granted
Wall-mounted drum-type washing machine
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorsUi Kun Hwang, Ju Dong Lee
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Abstract
A wall-mounted drum-type washing machine includes a rear panel mounted on a wall surface; a tub containing wash water; a rotatable drum in the tub; a driving unit providing power to the drum; a coupling unit on the rear panel coupled to a rotatable driving shaft of the drum; and a disposition portion preventing the driving unit connected to the driving shaft from interfering with the wall surface.
Claims20
A sealing system of a wall-mounted washing machine, the sealing system comprising:
- a cover box unit operable as a housing of the wall-mounted washing machine, wherein the cover box unit comprises:
- a cover box front panel comprising an opening, and
- a cover box sidewall coupled to the cover box front panel;
- a tub surrounded by the cover box sidewall and operable to contain washing water, wherein the tub comprises a tub sidewall and a tub rear panel integrally formed with the tub sidewall, wherein the tub rear panel is coupled to the cover box sidewall, and wherein the tub rear panel serves as a mounting member operable to mount on an external wall surface;
- a tub front panel coupled to the tub sidewall and coupled to the cover box front panel, wherein the tub front panel comprises a front opening for receiving laundry;
- a door configured to cover the front opening;
- a sealing member configured to seal a gap between the front opening and the door;
- a tub sidewall coupling unit formed on the tub sidewall;
- and
- a sealing member coupling portion formed on a circumferential side of the sealing member, wherein the sealing member coupling portion is coupled to the tub sidewall coupling unit,
- wherein the tub sidewall coupling unit comprises:
- a mounting hole formed in a front part of the tub sidewall;
- and
- a lock member formed around the mounting hole, and
- wherein the sealing member coupling portion is coupled to the tub sidewall through the mounting hole and locked by the lock member.
12 more elements
A wall-mounted washing machine comprising:
- a cover box unit that serves as a housing of the wall-mounted washing machine, wherein the cover box unit comprises:
- a cover box front panel comprising an opening, and
- a cover box sidewall coupled to the cover box front panel;
- a tub surrounded by the cover box sidewall and containing washing water,
- wherein the tub comprises a tub sidewall and a tub rear panel integrally formed with the tub sidewall, wherein the tub rear panel is coupled to the cover box sidewall, and wherein the tub rear panel serves as a mounting member for mounting on an external wall surface;
- a tub front panel coupled to the tub sidewall and coupled to the cover box front panel, wherein the tub front panel comprises a front opening for receiving laundry;
- a door coupled to the front opening and configured to cover the front opening;
- a sealing member configured to seal a gap between the front opening and the door;
- a tub sidewall coupling unit formed on the tub sidewall;
- and
- a sealing member coupling portion formed on a circumferential side of the sealing member, wherein the sealing member coupling portion is coupled to the tub sidewall coupling unit,
- wherein the tub sidewall coupling unit comprises:
- a mounting hole formed in a front part of the tub sidewall;
- and
- a lock member formed around the mounting hole, and
- wherein the sealing member coupling portion is coupled to the tub sidewall through the mounting hole and locked by the lock member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.