Patent ID: 7530244

Claim:
A drum type washing machine comprising: a housing; a water tub unit accommodated in the housing, the water tub unit including: a cylindrical water tub having a bottom; a cylindrical rotary drum having a bottom, and being accommodated in the cylindrical water tub; a rotating shaft fixed at the center of a bottom surface of the cylindrical rotary drum; a shaft support for supporting the rotating shaft, the shaft support being fixed to a rear bottom surface of the cylindrical water tub; and a drum driving motor connected to the rotating shaft; a vibration damper, a lower portion thereof being fixed at a base portion of the housing; and a displacement detecting unit that detects displacement of the water tub unit, the displacement detecting unit being disposed between the water tub unit and the base portion of the housing, wherein the vibration damper supports the water tub unit at a position closer to a front side of the housing than the center of gravity of the water tub unit, and the displacement detecting unit is positioned closer to a rear side of the housing than the vibration damper.