Patent ID: 7805965
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A drum washing machine, comprising: a cabinet having a front wall, a rear wall and side walls, and an upper opening at an upper portion thereof; a water tub installed in the cabinet; a rotary drum installed in the water tub to receive laundry to be washed, the rotary drum being rotatable with respect to a rotational axis of the rotary drum; a door mounted to the front wall of the cabinet to open or close a laundry receiving opening formed thereon; a top plate to cover the upper opening; a control panel coupled to the front wall of the cabinet above the door; a reinforcement mounted between the front wall and the rear wall across the upper opening of the cabinet such that the reinforcement is oriented parallel to the rotational axis of the rotary drum; and an electric wire supported by the reinforcement and extending from the control panel in a longitudinal direction of the reinforcement and spaced from the water tub.