Patent ID: 7362024

Claim:
A rotor of a BLDC motor, comprising: a frame rotatably disposed on an inner circumference of a stator, the frame having a disc shape with a curved edge, and a fixing hole configured to fix a rotary shaft, connected to a washing tub of a washing machine, to the center of the frame, the frame comprising a material which is nonmagnetic; rotor teeth connected to an outer circumference of the frame in a radial direction at regular intervals; and magnets fixed between the rotor teeth, and arranged in the radial direction such that for each magnet, the polarity of each side of the magnet facing an adjacent magnet is the same as the polarity of a side of the adjacent magnet facing the magnet, wherein first and second stopping protrusions to prevent separation of the magnets are provided at inner and outer portions of the rotor teeth, and the rotor teeth and the magnets extend from the outer circumference of the frame in a radial direction of the frame.