Patent ID: 6557383
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A drum type washing machine comprising:an outer cabinet; a water tub provided in the outer cabinet; a drum type rotating tub provided for rotation in the water tub, the rotating tub having a front and a rear; an electric motor driving the rotating tub; an elastic supporting element elastically supporting the water tub; and a loading element loading the supporting element and having a center of gravity located between substantially the middle of a dimension from the front to the rear of the rotating tub and the rear of the rotating tub, wherein the elastic supporting element includes a pair of front supporting members disposed ahead of the center of gravity of the loading element and a pair of rear supporting members disposed in the rear of the center of gravity of the loading element, and a distance from each front supporting member to the center of gravity of the loading element is substantially equal to a distance from each rear supporting member to the center of gravity of the loading element.