Patent ID: 8272145
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: D06F,F16C

Abstract:
1. A drying machine comprising: a cabinet; a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet for containing laundry to be dried; a shaft having a body fixed to the cabinet and a journal provided in the body to have a spherical shape; a first housing connected to the drum; a second housing connected to the first housing and having a through hole for passing the body of the shaft; a first bearing provided in the first housing and having a recess for receiving a part of the journal; and a second bearing provided in the second housing, wherein the second bearing has a recess for receiving a part of the journal and a through hole for passing the body of the shaft, wherein the recess of the first bearing and the recess of the second bearing are connected to each other for sealing the journal of the shaft.