Motor fixing structure and washing machine including the same

A washing machine comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a tub inside the cabinet and having an opened front surface;
• a rotatable tub inside the tub;
• and
• a motor configured to rotate the rotatable tub, the motor including:
• a stator including a core,
• a rotor inside the stator and rotatable by interacting with the stator,
• a rotation shaft mounted on the rotor so as to be rotatable together with the rotor and
• a bracket including:
• a main body unit including a space in which the stator is mounted, and
• a front mount at a front of the main body unit, and including a front fastening hole, and
• a rear mount at a rear of the main body unit, and including a rear fastening hole.

A bracket of a motor fixing structure for fixing a motor to an device, the bracket comprising:

• a main body unit including a space in which a stator is mounted, the stator including a core;
• a front mount at a front of the main body unit and including a front fastening hole;
• and
• a rear mount at a rear of the main body unit and comprising a rear fastening hole,
• wherein the main body unit, the front mount, and the rear mount are an integrally injection molded structure.