Patent ID: 7725998

Claim:
A disassembling method for disassembling a washing machine, the washing machine including: a vessel formed of resin and including a water tub; a driven unit including a dehydration tub and making a rotational movement in said vessel; and a drive unit including at least one of a motor and a reduction-gear unit, said drive unit being connected through a coupling rod to said driven unit and disposed on the outside of said vessel, and the method comprising a release step of applying force, along the axial direction of said coupling rod, in the direction of separating said drive unit and said driven unit from each other to release the connection between said drive unit and said driven unit, wherein said release step is carried out in a state where said coupling rod and said driven unit are secured, and in said release step, the force is applied in the direction of separating said drive unit and said driven unit from each other while a bottom of said vessel is pressed in a direction away from said drive unit, and said bottom of said vessel is pressed at a position opposite to a bottom of said driven unit.