Motor and washing machine having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMyung Bae Bang, Byung Ryel In, Woong Hwang
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Abstract
A motor having an improved structure that prevents infiltration of moisture into the motor and a washing machine having the same. A washing machine includes a body, a tub disposed in the body, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub, and a motor including a stator coupled to a rear surface of the tub and a rotor rotatably disposed inside the stator. The stator includes a stator core, a first insulator and a second insulator to cover both ends of the stator core, and at least one moisture infiltration prevention member disposed between the first insulator and the second insulator to prevent infiltration of moisture into the stator core.
Claims8
A washing machine comprising:
- a body;
- a tub disposed in the body;
- a drum rotatably disposed in the tub;
- and
- a motor including a stator coupled to a rear surface of the tub and a rotor rotatably disposed inside the stator,
- wherein the stator comprises
- a stator core;
- a first insulator and a second insulator to cover both ends of the stator core;
- and
- at least one moisture infiltration prevention member disposed between the first insulator and the second insulator to prevent infiltration of moisture into the stator core,
- wherein the moisture infiltration prevention member protrudes from an outer circumferential surface of one of the first insulator and the second insulator in an axial direction of the stator core, the moisture infiltration prevention member extending in a circumferential direction of the stator core to cover approximately half of a lateral surface of the stator core that is not covered by the first insulator and second insulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.