Abstract: The drum includes a drum body provided with at least one opening, and a balance ring passing through the at least one opening and detachably connected to the drum body.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine in which a balancer is directly mounted on a body of an inner tub without a front surface part of the inner tub. The washing machine includes an outer tub to store water, a body formed in a cylindrical shape provided with an opening at one surface thereof and provided in the outer tub, and a balancer connected to an inner diameter part at the opening of the body to reduce unbalance of the body generated during rotation of the body and to reinforce the body.

Abstract: The drum includes a drum body provided with at least one opening, and a balance ring passing through the at least one opening and detachably connected to the drum body.

Abstract: A bush member for a rotating shaft of a washing machine wherein a manufacturing process of the bush member is simplified and the bush member has a small thickness, a washing machine having the bush member, and a manufacturing method of the bush member and the washing machine. The bush member is formed by pressing a raw material without sintering. The bush member has a thickness of 0.3 mm to 0.7 mm. The bush member has a taper inclined to achieve secure coupling between the bush member and the rotating shaft and a curled part formed at the lower end thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine in which a balancer is directly mounted on a body of an inner tub without a front surface part of the inner tub. The washing machine includes an outer tub to store water, a body formed in a cylindrical shape provided with an opening at one surface thereof and provided in the outer tub, and a balancer connected to an inner diameter part at the opening of the body to reduce unbalance of the body generated during rotation of the body and to reinforce the body.

Abstract: A washing machine which includes the outer casing having a box-shaped body to define a frame thereof and upper and lower plates. The upper plate is mounted to an upper portion of the body, and the lower plate is mounted to a lower portion of the body. The lower plate is integrated with a lower reinforcing plate to reinforce the strength of a lower portion of a rear surface of the body. The washing machine of the present invention reduces a number of parts, thus allowing the outer casing to be easily manufactured and enhancing productivity. Further, the washing machine allows the lower plate and the lower reinforcing plate to be made of a thin steel plate when the outer casing is manufactured, thus reducing manufacturing costs of the outer casing.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a water tub improved in strength and configured to reduce an amount of washing water consumed by the washing machine. The water tub has a bottom part, and a body part upwardly extended from a periphery of the bottom part by a certain height. The body part includes at least one annular stepped portion to reduce a diameter of the body part. The water tub includes a first annular stepped portion formed at a middle of the water tub, and second and third annular stepped portions formed above and below the first annular stepped portion, respectively. The body part of the water tub is widened upwardly. Hence, the washing machine has a water tub that is strengthened and able to reduce vibration.

Abstract: An agitator for a clothes washer includes a base and a plurality of blades projecting generally radially outwardly along the base. Each blade, which is of generally S-shape as viewed in plan, includes first and second sides which are of mutually different inclinations with respect to vertical. The first side is of steeper inclination than the second side along a radially inner portion of the blade, and is of less steep inclination than the second side along a radially outer portion of the blade. As viewed in plan, each blade is generally convexly shaped along its radially inner portion and generally concavely shaped along its radially outer portion.