Patent ID: 8671719
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing machine, comprising: a cabinet comprising side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall; a tub configured to hold water therein, the tub being fixed directly to or integrally formed with the cabinet; a drum rotatably disposed in the tub, the drum having an inlet configured to receive laundry therethrough in a circumferential surface thereof; a shaft connected to the drum; a supporting frame having a shaft supporting portion having a bearing therein that rotatably supports the shaft and an extended portion that extends a predetermined distance from an outer circumference of the shaft supporting portion in a radial direction of the shaft; a motor comprising a rotor formed integrally with the shaft, and a stator that rotates the rotor, wherein the rotor is fixed on one side of the drum; a suspension connected to the supporting frame to reduce vibration of the drum; a gasket connected between the tub and a radially outer edge of the extended portion of the supporting frame that prevents the water inside the tub from leaking and allows the supporting frame to move relative to the tub; a door provided in the circumferential surface of the drum that opens and closes the inlet of the drum; and a locking device that locks the door.