| US 7,562,467 B2 | ||
| Dryer, and motor mounting structure of the same | ||
| Young Jin Doh, Busan-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 21, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/16,816. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2003-0094463 (KR), filed on Dec. 22, 2003; and application No. 10-2003-0094470 (KR), filed on Dec. 22, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0132601 A1, Jun. 23, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. F26B 19/00 (2006.01); F26B 11/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 34—601 | 12 Claims |
| 1. A dryer comprising:
a cabinet;
a drum housed inside of the cabinet;
a motor for providing a driving force to the drum;
a belt for connecting a driving shaft of the motor with the drum;
a base disposed at a lower side of the drum;
a motor supporter having a pass-through part, which is disposed at its one side and supports the driving shaft;
a cushion provided between the driving shaft and the motor supporter;
a guide rib provided at the base; and
a guide rib inserting part provided at the motor supporter to have a corresponding shape of the guide rib, such that the motor
supporter is rotatably mounted on the base,
wherein the motor supporter and the driving shaft have a coincident rotational center and the motor supporter is adapted to
rotate around the driving shaft regardless of movement of the drive shaft.
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