Patent ID: 7314206
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: D06F,F16M

Abstract:
1. A supporting apparatus for a washing machine, comprising: a plurality of supporting legs mounted on a base fixed to a lower portion of a washing machine main body, at least one of said supporting legs being vertically movable; a foot mounted on a lower end of said vertically movable supporting leg to contact a support surface; a spring that applies an elastic force to said foot; and a damping unit that prevents horizontal motion of said vertically movable supporting leg; said damping unit comprising: a housing fastened to a top surface of said base, said housing having an inside space; a first sheet member provided in said housing and fastened to said vertically movable supporting leg to move with said supporting leg in the vertical direction, to support an end of said spring; a second sheet member provided at an upper inside portion of said housing, to support an end of said spring; and a friction member fixed to an outer circumferential surface of said first sheet member, to rub against an inner circumferential surface of said housing.