Patent ID: 8281623
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A top-loading drum type washing machine, comprising: a cabinet having a first opening formed therein; a tub provided in the cabinet and having a second opening formed in a peripheral wall thereof, wherein a portion of the tub is attached to a corresponding portion of the cabinet and the first opening and the second opening are respectively formed at the attached portions of the cabinet and the tub such that the attached portions surround the first and second openings; a drum provided in the tub and having a third opening formed at a peripheral wall thereof such that laundry is loaded into and removed from the drum through the first, second and third openings; a first door that opens and closes the first and second openings together; a second door provided at the drum, wherein the second door opens and closes the third opening; a motor for rotating the drum; a first side assembly provided at a first axial end wall of the drum, comprising: a second side assembly provided at a second axial end wall of the drum opposite the first axial end wall, comprising: a first suspension directly connected between the first side assembly and the cabinet, the first suspension elastically supporting the drum, the first side assembly, and the motor; and a second suspension directly connected between the second side assembly and the cabinet, the second suspension supporting the second side assembly and the second axial end of the drum.