Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laundry apparatus
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Application No.: US16549368Application Date: 2019-08-23
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Publication No.: US11168429B2Publication Date: 2021-11-09
- Inventor: Jinwoong Kim , Kayeon Kim , Sungyong Kim , Byeongheon Kwak
- Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Main IPC: D06F37/26
- IPC: D06F37/26 ; D06F21/04 ; D06F37/30 ; D06F37/04

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a laundry apparatus comprising a cabinet, a tub coupled the cabinet, a drum rotatably mounted in the tub, and a drive unit comprising a stator and a rotor. The laundry apparatus further comprises a shaft coupled to the drum and connected to the drive unit via a rear wall of the tub, a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft, and a bearing housing insert-molded in the tub and securing the bearing. The bearing housing comprises a housing body, comprising a shaft insertion hole securing the bearing, formed in a cylinder shape, a first flange formed in a ring shape arranged in an outer area with respect to a radial direction of the housing body, a plurality of first connection ribs connecting an outer circumferential surface of the housing body to the first flange, and a first insertion hole disposed between the first connection ribs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200063318A1 LAUNDRY APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-02-27
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