Patent ID: 7748242

Claim:
A drum type washing machine comprising: a water tub; a drum mounted in the water tub so as to be rotatable so that a wash operation and a dehydration operation are carried out, the drum including an end plate having a recess with a bottom; and a drum support enclosed in the recess of the end plate of the drum and including a mount portion on which a shaft supporting the drum is mounted, wherein the drum support has a first side facing the bottom of the recess and provided with a reinforcing corrugated portion; and wherein the drum support has a second side opposed to the first side and substantially planar, the second side and an outer surface of the end plate being substantially coplanar, and wherein the recess has an open end and the drum support includes a flange closing substantially the entire open end of the recess, the flange having a function of reducing noise produced during a high-speed rotation of the drum.