Patent ID: 8210005

Claim:
A washing machine comprising: a cabinet; a tub made of plastic within the cabinet to hold water therein and having a side wall and a rear wall; a drum rotatably arranged in the tub; a shaft to transmit a driving power to the drum; a motor having a rotor and a stator, wherein the rotor is coupled to the shaft and the stator is at the rear wall of the tub; and a bearing housing included in the rear wall of the tub, the bearing housing comprising: a bearing supporting part holding a bearing to support the shaft at a central portion of the rear wall of the tub; and a stator fastening part extending from the bearing supporting part and having a stator fastening hole, wherein an outer surface of the rear wall of the tub is located between the stator fastening part and a stator, the stator fastening part including a plurality of first and second extensions extending in a radial direction, wherein the first and second extensions are arranged alternately along a circumferential direction.