Washing machine

Abstract

A washing machine, more particularly, an improvement in the structure of a drive unit included in a drum type washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine includes a tub for receiving wash water therein, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub and adapted to wash laundry received therein, a shaft penetrated through the tub to thereby be connected to the drum, the shaft being adapted to transmit a drive force of a motor to the drum, a stator coupled fixedly to a rear wall portion of the tub while being located on the rear wall portion, and an outer rotor including at least one magnet, an annular back yoke defining a magnetic path, and a rotor frame rotatably disposed at the outside of the stator. The rotor frame of the rotor is made of an aluminum material, and includes a side wall portion for supporting the magnet and the annular back yoke and a rear wall portion for transmitting a rotating force of the rotor to the shaft

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