Patent ID: 9062405
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A drum type washing machine, comprising: a cabinet; a motor including a stator and a rotor; a drum having a drum center having a cylinder shape and a drum back connected to an opening formed in a first side of the drum center to define a rear surface of the drum; a tub having the drum rotatably provided therein; a connector mounted at the rear surface of the drum; a rotational shaft connected to the connector to transmit a rotational force of the motor to the drum, wherein a portion of the drum back where the connector is mounted is recessed toward an inside of the drum to reduce a distance between the drum center and the connector, wherein the drum and tub are inclined at predetermined angle with respect to a bottom wall of the cabinet such that a rear portion of the drum and the tub are lower than a front portion of the drum and the tub; and a plurality of lifters provided within the drum, each of the plurality of lifters having a ball installing portion formed along a center portion of the respective lifter in a front-to-rear direction and at least one oblique surface provided at the rear portion of the drum that guides laundry toward the front portion of the drum, each oblique surface including S-shape formed at a rear portion of opposite sides of the ball installing portion, and wherein the at least one oblique surface extends from an upper surface of the ball installing portion to a lower surface of the respective lifter.