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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A washing machine comprises a housing, a drum rotatably disposed inside the housing, a driving shaft configured to transfer a rotational force from a driving motor of the washing machine to the drum, and a driving shaft flange configured to connect the driving shaft to the drum. The driving shaft flange comprises a first surface, a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the vertical direction, and an extension portion formed perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface and connecting the first surface to the second surface. An edge of the first surface and an edge of the second surface and an edge of the extension portion are substantially aligned in vertical direction of the drum.