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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2005
Hyeok Deok Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Hyeok Deok Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A direct drive motor in a washing machine includes a stator having a winding portion with coils wound thereon, a rotor having a sidewall, and a rear wall with a pass through hole at a center, and fastening pass through holes around the pass through hole, an annular washer in close contact with, and fixedly secured to, the rear wall of the rotor, the annular washer having fastening pass through holes in a surface thereof in correspondence to fastening pass through holes in the rear wall of the rotor, a connector of resin having a vibration mode different from the washing shaft, fixedly secured to an inner side of the rear wall of the rotor for supporting the washing shaft, the connector having fastening pass through holes in correspondence to the fastening pass through holes around the pass through hole, bolts passed through the fastening pass through holes in the connector, the rotor, and the washer, and nuts fastened to the bolts for holding the connector, the rotor, and the washer together.