Drum type washing machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHee Tae Lim, Sang Wook Hong
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Abstract
A drum type washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub fixed in the cabinet, and a drum that performs a washing process. A motor rotates the drum, a supporting device that extends from a rotation shaft of the motor to the cabinet rotatably support the drum. A buffering-and-sealing device is provided at the rear side of the tub to buffer a space between the rotation shaft and the tub and to seal the rear side of the tub. A drying device extends from one side of the tub to the other side of the tub to circulate air in the drum and to dry laundry in the drum. Thus, the size of the washing machine is reduced, the washing capacity thereof is increased, and laundry is dried by the drying device.
Claims12
A drum type washing machine comprising:
- a tub for holding water therein, the tub having an opening for loading and unloading laundry;
- a drum rotatably placed in the tub, the drum having an opening for loading and unloading laundry;
- a shaft connected to the drum;
- a bearing housing that rotatably supports the shaft;
- a motor for rotating the shaft;
- a suspension for reducing vibration of the drum;
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- means for preventing a foreign matter from entering between the tub and the drum, the means placed between the openings of the tub and the drum.
A drum type washing machine comprising:
- a tub for holding water therein, the tub having an opening for loading and unloading laundry;
- a drum rotatably placed in the tub, the drum having an opening for loading and unloading laundry;
- a shaft connected to the drum;
- a bearing housing that rotatably supports the shaft;
- a motor for rotating the shaft;
- a suspension for reducing vibration of the drum;
- means for preventing a foreign matter from entering between the tub and the drum, the means placed between the openings of the tub and the drum;
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- a buffering-and-sealing device provided at a rear portion of the tub to buffer a space between the shaft and the tub and to seal the rear side of the tub.
A drum type washing machine comprising:
- a tub for holding water therein, the tub having an opening for loading and unloading laundry and integrally formed or immovably connected to a cabinet;
- a drum rotatably placed in the tub, the drum having an opening for loading and unloading laundry;
- a shaft connected to the drum;
- a bearing housing that rotatably supports the shaft;
- a motor for rotating the shaft;
- a suspension for reducing vibration of the drum;
- means for preventing a foreign matter from entering between the tub and the drum, the means placed between the openings of the tub and the drum
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.