Laundry treating apparatus

A laundry treating apparatus comprising:

• a cabinet including a rear plate disposed at a rear surface thereof;
• a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and configured to receive laundry, the drum including a drum rear surface facing the rear plate;
• and
• a driving part disposed at the rear plate and configured to provide a rotation force to the drum,
• wherein the rear plate includes:
• a driving part mounting portion configured to be coupled with the driving part, and
• an air flow portion surrounding the driving part mounting portion and configured to provide air into the drum,
• wherein the air flow portion includes a flow space having an open front surface facing the drum and configured to allow air to flow therein,
• wherein the drum rear surface includes:
• a rear surface central portion facing the driving part mounting portion, and
• an air passage surrounding the rear surface central portion and configured to pass air flowing out through the open front surface of the air flow portion therethrough,
• wherein the rear surface central portion is disposed in front of the driving part and configured to suppress heat transfer between an interior of the drum and the driving part,
• wherein the air passage is disposed to be spaced radially outward apart from the driving part,
• wherein the rear plate defines the rear surface of the cabinet and is exposed to an outside of the cabinet,
• wherein the air flow portion is defined by bending the rear plate rearward,
• wherein the driving part is disposed at a rear of the driving part mounting portion and disposed at a rear of the rear plate,
• wherein the driving part mounting portion defines a spacing from the rear surface central portion,
• wherein the driving part includes a driving shaft protruding in a forward direction from the rear plate and coupled to the rear surface central portion,
• wherein the laundry treating apparatus further comprises a bushing coupled to the rear surface central portion and the driving shaft, the bushing configured to transmit the rotation force from the driving shaft to the drum,
• wherein the rear surface central portion includes a shaft through-hole penetrated by the bushing, and
• wherein the bushing includes a shaft coupling portion protruding in the forward direction from the rear surface central portion through the shaft through-hole and accommodating the driving shaft inserted thereinto.