Washing machine
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSangho Park, Kyungsub Sim, Dongwoon Lim
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a washing machine including a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, a rotating tub rotatably provided in the tub, a shaft connected to rotate the rotating tub, a motor configured to rotate the shaft and including a rotor and a stator, a drip pan disposed at a lower end of the cabinet, and a friction member mounted on a lower end of the shaft and configured to contact with at least one surface of the drip pan, wherein the friction member includes a first portion secured to the shaft, a second portion connected to the first portion and having a curved surface in contact with the at least one surface of the drip pan.
Claims20
A washing machine, comprising:
- a cabinet including a bottom plate;
- a tub provided in the cabinet;
- a rotating tub rotatably provided in the tub;
- a shaft connected to rotate the rotating tub;
- a motor configured to rotate the shaft, the motor including a rotor and a stator;
- a drip pan separate from the cabinet, the drip pan disposed around a lower end of the cabinet;
- and
- a friction member mounted on a lower end of the shaft and configured to contact with at least one surface of the drip pan;
- wherein the friction member includes:
- a first portion secured to the shaft, and
- a second portion connected to the first portion and having a curved surface in contact with the at least one surface of the drip pan.
A washing machine including:
- a cabinet forming an exterior of the washing machine, the cabinet including a bottom plate;
- a drip pan separate from the cabinet, the drip pan disposed around a lower end of the cabinet;
- a tub provided within the cabinet;
- a rotating tub configured to rotate within the tub;
- a shaft connected to rotate the rotating tub;
- a motor configured to rotate the shaft and including a rotor and a stator;
- and
- a friction member including a curved surface in contact with a surface of the drip pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.