Patent ID: 11859334
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A washing machine comprising:
a tub;
a drum rotatably installable inside the tub; and
a bearing housing to rotatably support a shaft configured to drive the drum while the drum is installed in the tub, the bearing housing being insertable into the tub, the bearing housing comprising:
a stator coupling portion to which a stator of a drive motor configured to rotate the shaft is coupled, and
a plurality of leg portions spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the stator coupling portion, wherein each of the plurality of leg portions comprises:
a leg plate having a first end connected to the stator coupling portion and a second end formed to extend along a radial direction of the stator coupling portion from the first end;
a connection portion formed to extend from an outer circumferential surface of the stator coupling portion along the radial direction of the stator coupling portion and connect adjacent first ends of adjacent leg portions, among the plurality of leg portions, to each other, the connection portion connects the first ends of the adjacent leg portions with a separation space between adjacent second ends of the adjacent leg portions along a circumferential direction of the stator coupling portion; and
an outer rib spaced apart from the stator coupling portion along the circumferential direction of the stator coupling portion, the outer rib being formed to protrude from the leg plate along an edge of the leg plate and formed to protrude from an edge of the connection portion.