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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Hyeok Deok Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Soung Bong Choi, Changwon-si, KR;
Hyeok Deok Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Soung Bong Choi, Changwon-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a tub, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, and a shaft that penetrates the tub and is connected to the drum so as to transmit a drive force of a motor to the drum. A stator is fixed to a rear wall of the tub, and an outer rotor, including at least one magnet, an annular back yoke, and a rotor frame, is rotatably disposed at the outside of the stator. The rotor frame may be made of an aluminum material, and includes a side wall portion and a rear wall portion integrally formed with the side wall portion.