Patent ID: 8499591
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: B29C,D06F

Abstract:
1. A drum washing machine comprising: a tub installed in a housing to receive wash water therein, the tub including a hub portion that protrudes from a center of a rear outer surface of the tub, and a stator seating portion in a radial outward position of the hub portion, and the hub portion and the stator seating portion being integrally formed with the tub; a drum rotatably installed in the tub; a rotor having a rotating shaft connected to the drum; a bearing housing having at least one bearing for supporting the rotating shaft of the rotor, and the bearing housing including a radially protruding flange, the bearing housing being located at the tub, and the bearing housing being insert-molded through the hub portion of the tub so the bearing housing is integrally formed with the tub; and a stator spaced apart from the rotor by a predetermined distance, the stator being directly connected to the stator seating portion of the tub, and the stator being separated from the radially protruding flange.