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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
May. 02, 2006
Yong Suck Park, Changwon-si, KR;
Ig Geun Kweun, Changwon-si, KR;
Kyu Hwan Lee, Busan, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A drum washing machine is provided. The drum washing machine includes a tub that stores wash water therein, a drum rotatably mounted within the tub, a motor mounted in a rear of the tub, the motor having a shaft to rotate the drum, a bearing housing inserted into the tub having a hollow portion, which allows the shaft of the motor to pass therethrough, formed in a center thereof, a bearing secured to the hollow of the bearing housing, and an outlet hole that discharges gas or moisture generated in the bearing and a portion adjacent to the bearing outside of the bearing housing. The drum washing machine so constructed has enhanced durability, because it includes the outlet hole provided in the bearing housing where the shaft rotates that prevents moisture or water from remaining in the bearing housing.