Washing machine with a direct drive system

A washing machine with a direct drive system comprising:

• a tub,
• a drum rotatably mounted inside the tub,
• a shaft connected to the drum at a first end for transmission of a driving force of a direct drive motor,
• a coaxial support connected to a rear portion of the tub and having a first seat,
• a first bearing positioned in the first seat, the first bearing supporting a second end of the shaft opposite the drum,
• a stator secured to the coaxial support and having a plurality of magnetic cores,
• a rotor including permanent magnets and connected to the shaft, and
• a second bearing for supporting the shaft between the second end and the first end,
• wherein the tub is made of polymeric material in which a second seat for said second bearing is co-molded,
• wherein the rotor includes (i) a base connected to the shaft between the first bearing and the second bearing, and (ii) an arm positioned between the stator and tub that extends outwardly from the base,
• wherein the first bearing and the second bearing support an external surface of the shaft and the base extends along the external surface of the shaft such that a first end of the base is directly adjacent to the first bearing and a second end of the base is directly adjacent to the second bearing.