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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2019
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Jinwoong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Kayeon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sungyong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Byeongheon Kwak, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a laundry apparatus comprising a cabinet, a tub coupled the cabinet, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, and a drive unit comprising a stator and a rotor. The laundry apparatus further comprises a shaft coupled to the drum and connected to the drive unit via a rear wall of the tub, a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft, and a bearing housing insert-molded in the tub and securing the bearing. The bearing housing comprises a housing body, comprising a shaft insertion hole securing the bearing, formed in a cylinder shape, a first flange formed in a ring shape arranged in an outer area with respect to a radial direction of the housing body, a plurality of first connection ribs connecting an outer circumferential surface of the housing body to the first flange, and a first insertion hole disposed between the first connection ribs.