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Patent US8087267 - Drum type washing machine - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA drum type washing machine has a cabinet forming an outer appearance of the washing machine, a tub fixed inside the cabinet for storing the washing water, a drum disposed in the tub and having both side surfaces supported by the cabinet to be rotatable and an inlet through which laundries come in/go...http://www.google.com/patents/US8087267?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8087267 - Drum type washing machineAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8087267 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/563,801Publication dateJan 3, 2012Filing dateSep 21, 2009Priority dateDec 27, 2002Also published asCN1511997A, CN100529234C, EP1433891A2, EP1433891A3, EP1433891B1, EP2298979A2, EP2298979A3, EP2302123A2, EP2302123A3, EP2302124A2, EP2302124A3, EP2305874A2, EP2305874A3, EP2314749A2, EP2314749A3, EP2325368A2, EP2325368A3, US7591155, US20040129035, US20100018261, US20120006076, US20120011891, US20120011892, US20120011897, US20120011898Publication number12563801, 563801, US 8087267 B2, US 8087267B2, US-B2-8087267, US8087267 B2, US8087267B2InventorsJae Won ChangOriginal AssigneeLg Electronics Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (107), Non-Patent Citations (53), Classifications (33) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDrum type washing machineUS 8087267 B2Abstract A drum type washing machine has a cabinet forming an outer appearance of the washing machine, a tub fixed inside the cabinet for storing the washing water, a drum disposed in the tub and having both side surfaces supported by the cabinet to be rotatable and an inlet through which laundries come in/go out on a circumferential surface thereof, and a driving motor fixed on one side surface of the drum to rotate the drum. Washing capacity can be increased while maintaining the entire size of the washing machine by increasing a diameter of the drum without increasing the size of the cabinet, and the entire size of the washing machine can be compacted by minimizing the installation space of the driving motor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a drum type washing machine which is able to increase washing capacity without increasing entire size of a washing machine by forming a cabinet and a tub integrally in order to increase a diameter of the drum without increasing a size of the cabinet.
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No. 12/985,389 dated Mar. 16, 2011.Classifications U.S. Classification68/23.1, 68/24, 68/142, 68/140International ClassificationD06F37/22, D06F37/10, D06F37/04, D06F37/42, D06F23/02, D06F37/26, D06F37/30Cooperative ClassificationD06F37/22, D06F37/206, D06F37/42, D06F37/04, D06F37/304, D06F37/10, D06F37/269, D06F37/263, D06F37/26, D06F37/302, D06F37/268European ClassificationD06F37/26A4, D06F37/26, D06F37/42, D06F37/30B, D06F37/10, D06F37/30C, D06F37/20C, D06F37/22, D06F37/26S2, D06F37/04, D06F37/26S4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google