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US 2012/0055207 A1Published application
Drum-type washing machine and bearing housing structure thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJae Won Chang, Hee Tae Lim, Si Moon Jeon, Kyeong Hwan Kim, Hyun Seok Seo
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Abstract
A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a tub, a drum, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings housing bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and a cabinet to mitigate vibration, a bracket coupled to the bearing housings, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub. Such an arrangement may allow volumes of the tub and the drum may be increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet.
Claims18
A drum type washing machine, comprising:
- a tub fixed to a cabinet;
- a drum rotatably provided in the tub, the drum having a receiving space formed therein and at least one flange that extends from an edge of an axial end of the receiving space;
- at least one balancer coupled to the drum, the at least one balancer being at least partially surrounded by the at least one flange;
- a shaft having a first end portion thereof coupled to the drum and a second end portion thereof coupled to a motor to rotate the shaft;
- a bearing housing that rotatably supports the shaft;
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- a suspension coupled to the bearing housing.
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A drum type washing machine, comprising:
- a tub that holds washing fluid therein;
- a drum rotatably provided in the tub;
- a shaft coupled to the drum;
- a motor that rotates the shaft;
- a bearing housing that rotatably supports the shaft;
- a first balancer coupled to a first axial end of the drum;
- a second balancer coupled to a second axial end of the drum which is positioned opposite to the first axial end;
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- a suspension attached to the bearing housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.