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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhei Kabeya, Komaki, JP;
Fumitaka Yamazaki, Seto, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
68140 ;
Abstract
A drum type washing machine includes an outer cabinet, a water tub elastically supported in the outer cabinet, a drum type rotatable tub provided in the water tub to be rotated about a horizontal axis, a rotatable tub shaft extending outward from a central portion of an end plate of the rotatable tub, and an outer rotor type motor for driving the rotatable tub via the rotatable tub shaft. The motor includes a rotor mounted on an outer end of the rotatable tub shaft and a stator mounted on the water tub or a member fixed to the water tub so as to be disposed inside the rotor.