US 11,767,629 B2
Washing machine
Yicheol Choi, Seoul (KR); Ilyoung Park, Seoul (KR); Sanghyun Joo, Seoul (KR); and Jangseok Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/557,955.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0010330 (KR), filed on Jan. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0235510 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 37/30 (2020.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 37/304 (2013.01) [D06F 37/04 (2013.01); D06F 39/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine comprising:
a first housing that defines an inner space and an opening;
a drum disposed in the inner space of the first housing and configured to accommodate laundry, the washing machine being configured to perform washing using carbon dioxide supplied into the drum;
a barrier that covers the opening of the first housing and is coupled to the first housing;
a second housing that covers a surface of the barrier and is coupled to the first housing; and
a motor assembly coupled to the barrier, the motor assembly comprising:
a stator,
a rotor configured to rotate the drum,
a bearing housing,
a rotary shaft disposed in the bearing housing, the rotary shaft having a first end coupled to the rotor and a second end coupled to the drum, and
a first sealing part and a second sealing part that are disposed in the bearing housing and coupled to the rotary shaft.