公开(公告)号：US20240093419A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18525526

申请日：2023-11-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sangho PARK ,  Kyungsub SIM ,  Dongwoon LIM

IPC: D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/20 ,  D06F37/26

CPC classification number: D06F37/24 ,  D06F37/206 ,  D06F37/269

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine including a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, a rotating tub rotatably provided in the tub, a shaft connected to rotate the rotating tub, a motor configured to rotate the shaft and including a rotor and a stator, a drip pan disposed at a lower end of the cabinet, and a friction member mounted on a lower end of the shaft and configured to contact with at least one surface of the drip pan, wherein the friction member includes a first portion secured to the shaft, a second portion connected to the first portion and having a curved surface in contact with the at least one surface of the drip pan.