Patent ID: 8176756
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing machine including a cabinet, a water tub in the cabinet, and a drain pump mounted to the cabinet to drain wash water from the water tub, the cabinet including a front supporting plate disposed at the front of the drain pump, and the drain pump being mounted to the front supporting plate, wherein the drain pump comprises: a case including a mounting bracket; a first connection member mounted to the mounting bracket to be spaced from the cabinet; a second connection member inserted in the first connection member, the second connection member having a portion disposed between the front supporting plate of the cabinet and the first connection member in forward and backward directions so that the first connection member is spaced from the front supporting plate; and a fastening member passed through the cabinet and inserted in the second connection member so that the case is mounted to the cabinet, the fastening member including a head part and a body part inserted in a fastening hole of the second connection member, wherein, when the fastening member is coupled to the front supporting plate and the case of the drain pump, the head part of the fastening member is supported by the front supporting plate at the front of the front supporting plate, and the body part of the fastening member is threadedly engaged with an inner surface of the fastening hole of the second connection member.