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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Cha Seung Jun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Byoung Wook Min, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Cha Seung Jun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Byoung Wook Min, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/06 (2006.01); H02K 1/18 (2006.01); H02K 1/28 (2006.01); H02K 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a washing machine which includes a tub which holds laundry, a drum which is disposed in and rotates within the tub, a stator which is fixed to the tub, and a rotor which is fixed to the drum. The rotor includes a frame, a bushing installed on the frame, a motor shaft having an end which is inserted in and fixed to the bushing, a bearing interposed between the motor shaft and the tub, and at least one guide disposed between the motor shaft and the bushing at an end of the bushing.