Patent ID: 7886391

Claim:
A drum type washing machine comprising: a tub of plastic having a wall portion for holding washing water and securing a driving unit thereto, and a front side sloped upward at a predetermined angle from ground; a drum rotatably mounted in the tub; a hollow drum shaft passed through the tub, and connected to the drum inside of the tub for transmission of driving power from a motor to the drum; at least one bearing for supporting the hollow drum shaft; a stator fixedly secured to the rear wall portion of the tub; a rotor connected to a rear end of the drum shaft to constitute a motor together with the stator; a pulsator rotatably mounted in the drum; a pulsator shaft mounted to pass through the hollow drum shaft, having a fore end connected to the pulsator; and a pulsator control means for braking/releasing rotation of the pulsator, wherein the pulsator control means includes; a pulley in rear of the rotor connected to a rear end of the pulsator shaft, for controlling rotation of the pulsator, and a braking device for controlling rotation of the pulsator in the drum by braking/releasing the pulley.