Drum type washing machine with aligning structure for rotor and stator of drive motor

The drum type washing machine comprising:

• an outer cabinet;
• a water tub mounted in the outer cabinet and having a rear end plate;
• a generally drum-shaped rotating tub rotatably mounted in the water tub and having a rear wall;
• a rotating tub shaft provided on a center of the rear wall of the rotating tub and having a rear end projecting rearward to be located in the rear of the rear end plate of the water tub;
• an electric motor provided for rotating the rotating tub via the rotating tub shaft, the motor including a stator provided on the rear end plate of the water tub and a rotor connected to the rear end of the rotating tub shaft;
• a bearing housing provided on the rear end plate of the water tub and having a bearing element supporting the rotating tub shaft so that the rotating tub shaft is rotatable;
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• an aligning structure for aligning a center of rotation of the rotor and a center of the stator, the aligning structure including a positioner formed integrally on an outer periphery of the bearing housing for radially positioning the stator.