Drum type washing machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJae-Won Chang
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Abstract
Disclosed is a drum type washing machine with a cabinet for forming an appearance; a tub fixed to an inner side of the cabinet and for storing washing water, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub for washing and dehydrating laundry, and a driving motor positioned at a rear side of the drum for generating a driving force by which the drum is rotated. The washing machine can increase washing capacity with maintaining an entire size thereof by increasing a diameter of the drum without increasing a size of the cabinet. The washing machine may include a supporting plate to rotatably support the rotational shaft, and a supporting unit to support the supporting plate, the supporting unit comprising a plurality of supporters connected between the supporting plate and the cabinet.
Claims18
A drum type washing machine, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a tub fixed to the cabinet to hold water therein, the tub having an open rear axial end at a rear portion thereof, and a front opening formed in a front axial end at a front portion thereof for laundry introduction;
- a door provided at a front portion of the cabinet to open and close the front opening of the tub;
- a drum rotatably placed in the tub and having a front opening formed in a front portion thereof for laundry introduction;
- a rotational shaft having a first end connected to a motor and a second end connected to a rear portion of the drum, the motor rotating the rotational shaft;
- a supporting plate positioned at the open rear axial end of the tub to rotatably support the rotational shaft, the supporting plate forming a part of an inner rear surface of the tub and the motor being mounted on a rear surface of the supporting plate and coaxially connected to the rotational shaft;
- a gasket positioned between an outer edge of the open rear axial end of the tub and the supporting plate such that the supporting plate and the gasket form an axial end wall of the tub to prevent the water inside the tub from leaking toward the supporting plate and to allow the supporting plate to move relative to the tub;
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- a supporting unit attached to the supporting plate, the supporting unit configured to reduce vibration of the drum, the supporting unit including a plurality of supporting rods each extending toward the door, and at least one damper connected between the supporting rod and a base of the cabinet, wherein the supporting unit is provided separately from the tub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.