Drum type washing machine with aligning structure for rotor and stator of drive motor
US6474114B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B40/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A drum type washing machine includes an outer cabinet, a water tub mounted in the outer cabinet and having a rear end plate, a generally drum-shaped rotating tub rotatably mounted in the water tub and having a rear wall, a rotating tub shaft mounted on a center of the rear wall of the rotating tub and having a rear end projecting rearward to be located in the rear of the rear end plate of the water tub, an electric motor for rotating the rotating tub via the rotating tub shaft, the motor including a stator mounted on the rear end plate of the water tub and a rotor connected to the rear end of the rotating tub shaft, and an aligning structure for aligning a center of rotation of the rotor and a center of the stator.
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