Patent ID: 8646293

Claim:
A drum type washing machine, comprising: a tub that receives washing fluid therein, the tub being provided in a horizontal direction; a drum rotatably installed in the tub, the drum being provided in a horizontal direction; a driving assembly, comprising: a supporting plate that rotatably supports a rotational shaft of the drum, wherein the supporting plate forms at least a portion of a rear wall of the tub; and a motor separately provided at a rear surface of the supporting plate to rotate the rotational shaft; a gasket that prevents washing fluid in the tub from leaking toward the driving assembly and allows the driving assembly to move relative to the tub, the gasket comprising a tub-connecting portion connected to a peripheral edge of the tub, a driving-assembly-connecting portion connected to the driving assembly, and a flexible curved portion which is flexibly extendible in a radial direction between the connecting portions; and a supporter that reduces vibration of the drum.