Patent ID: RE44674

Claim:
A drum type washing machine comprising: a cabinet forming an exterior of the drum type washing machine; a tub fixed within the cabinet, the tub defining a space where water for washing laundry is held and having a laundry loading entrance at an outer circumference of the tub; a drum rotatably provided within the space of the tub, the drum having an opening on a lateral circumferential side thereof to communicate with the laundry loading entrance of the tub; a motor assembly provided next to one side of the drum to rotate the drum the motor assembly including a rotational shaft connected to the drum; a plate through which the rotational shaft passes, the plate covering part of the space of the tub; a gasket connected between the tub and the plate, the gasket covering part of the space of the tub therebetween; and a suspension assembly provided to support a weight of the drum and attenuate vibration of the drum.