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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Jae Won Chang, Kunpo-si, KR;
Hee Tae Lim, Buchun-si, KR;
SI Moon Jeon, Seoul, KR;
Kyeong Hwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Seok Seo, Inchun-si, KR;
Jae Won Chang, Kunpo-si, KR;
Hee Tae Lim, Buchun-si, KR;
Si Moon Jeon, Seoul, KR;
Kyeong Hwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Seok Seo, Inchun-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a tub, a drum, a motor rotating the drum, bearing housings housing bearings to support a rotation shaft, a suspension connected to the bearing housings and a cabinet to mitigate vibration, a bracket coupled to the bearing housings, and a gasket installed between the bracket and the tub. Such an arrangement may allow volumes of the tub and the drum may be increased without increasing the volume of the cabinet.