Patent ID: 8033145

Claim:
A drum-type washing machine comprising: a cabinet having a cabinet opening open frontward, the cabinet having a top plate on a top surface thereof; a water tub arranged inside the cabinet and having a water tub opening open toward the cabinet opening, the water tub arranged so that a rear part thereof is inclined downward with respect to a horizontal plane; a drum contained inside the water tub and having a drum opening open toward the water tub opening; a motor for driving the drum to rotate; a suspending device for elastically supporting, from above, the water tub inside the cabinet; and a damping device for elastically supporting, from below, the water tub inside the cabinet, wherein the damping device has a first damper that supports the water tub from below by pressing it upward, and the suspending device has a first suspender that supports from above, by suspending upward-rearward, a front part of the water tub located in front of a position where the water tub is supported by the first damper, and the suspending device further has a second suspender that supports from above, by suspending upward-forward, a rear part of the water tub located behind the position where the water tub is supported by the first damper, a suspension fitting portion which is arranged in a central part of the bottom surface of the top plate, the suspension fitting portion being located behind and above the location where the first suspender is fitted with the water tub, and in front of and above the location where the second suspender is fitted with the water tub.