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US 7,441,421 B2Granted
Drum type washing machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsGon Kim, Chi Wan Hur, Yu Beom Kang, Sang Man Je, Kang Mo Choi, Jae Kyum Kim, Ho Cheol Kwon
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Abstract
A motor for a washing machine has a stator secured to one side of a tub which holds washing water and a rotor disposed on an outer side of the stator. The stator includes a core and an insulator that holds the core, and the insulator has a fastening part with a fastening hole formed on the insulator. A fastener fastens the stator to the one side of the tub using the fastening hole formed on the insulator.
Claims21
A motor for a washing machine comprising:
- a stator secured to one side of a tub which holds washing water;
- a rotor disposed on an outer side of the stator, wherein the stator includes:
- an annular core, and
- an insulator that holds the core, the insulator having a fastening part and a fastening hole, wherein the fastening part is formed as a unit with the insulator and is formed at an inside circumferential surface of the annular core, and wherein the fastening hole is only formed at the fastening part;
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- a fastener that fastens the stator to the one side of the tub using the fastening hole which is formed on the insulator, wherein the core has no fastening hold that receives the fastener.
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