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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
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
Disclosed herein is a washing machine having the structure to reinforce fastening bosses () formed on a front surface of a tub () to mount a balance weight (). The washing machine comprises a tub () having a gasket coupling part () to which a gasket () is coupled, a plurality of fastening bosses () formed on a circumference about a central axis of the tub () to secure a balance weight (), and a plurality of ribs () to reinforce the fastening bosses (), wherein at least one of the ribs () formed in an outer direction of the tub () around each fastening boss () is thicker than the ribs () formed towards the central axis of the tub ().