Laundry machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJung Tae Song, Ig Geun Kwon, Suk Yun Moon, Soo Bong Kim, Dong Il Lee
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Abstract
A laundry machine for washing laundry is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a cabinet to form an outer appearance, the cabinet comprising a base, a tub arranged in the cabinet, and a support unit provided at the base, to support a vertical weight of the tub. There is an effect of increasing the capacity of the laundry machine in accordance with a variation in the structure of the laundry machine. It is also possible to enhance the support stability of the capacity-increased tub by vertically supporting the weight of the tub.
Claims32
A laundry machine comprising:
- a tub to hold water therein;
- a drum rotatably placed in the tub;
- and
- a suspension unit to flexibly support the drum;
- wherein the tub is supported at a circumferential surface separately from the supporting of the drum.
A laundry machine comprising:
- a cabinet to form an outer appearance, the cabinet comprising a base;
- a tub fixedly mounted in the cabinet;
- a front supporter installed at a front side of the base, to support a vertical weight of the tub while limiting a horizontal movement of the tub;
- and
- a rear supporter installed at a rear side of the base, to support the vertical weight of the tub.
A laundry machine comprising:
- a cabinet to form an outer appearance, the cabinet comprising a base;
- a tub fixedly mounted in the cabinet;
- a front supporter installed at a front side of the base, to support a vertical weight of the tub while limiting a horizontal movement of the tub;
- and
- a rear supporter installed at a rear side of the base, to support the vertical weight of the tub while limiting the horizontal movement of the tub, the rear supporter having the same shape as the front supporter.
A laundry machine comprising:
- a cabinet to form an outer appearance, the cabinet comprising a base;
- a tub fixedly mounted in the cabinet;
- a drum rotatably installed in the tub;
- a suspension unit to flexibly support the drum;
- a plurality of supporters installed at the base such that the supporters is arranged outside and beneath the tub, to support a vertical weight of the tub.
A laundry machine comprising:
- a cabinet to form an outer appearance, the cabinet comprising a base;
- a tub fixedly mounted in the cabinet;
- a drum rotatably installed in the tub;
- a suspension unit to flexibly support the drum;
- a plurality of supporters installed at the base such that the supporters is arranged between the center of the base and the outside of the tub and beneath the tub, to support a vertical weight of the tub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.