US 12,467,189 B2
Washing machine and clothes treating apparatus
Seungoh Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Jihye Lee, Suwon-si (KR); and Yongbin Lim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/954,031.
Application 17/954,031 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/012629, filed on Aug. 24, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0179281 (KR), filed on Dec. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0183910 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 37/30 (2020.01); D06F 37/36 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 57/029 (2012.01)
CPC D06F 37/304 (2013.01) [D06F 37/36 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 57/029 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine comprising:
a main body;
a tub provided inside the main body;
a drum inside the tub; and
a driving device configured to rotate the drum,
the driving device including:
a drum shaft connected to the drum;
a motor including a stator and a rotor rotatable through interaction with the stator; and
a planetary gear assembly connecting the rotor to the drum shaft to rotate the drum shaft, the planetary gear assembly including:
a sun gear connected to the rotor;
a carrier connected to the drum shaft;
a planetary gear to transmit a rotary power of the sun gear to the carrier;
an internal gear engaged with the planetary gear; and
a sealing member configured to seal a gap between the carrier and the internal gear, the sealing member comprising:
a sealing body; and
a sealing cover fully enclosing the sealing body therein, and made of a material home flexible than a material made of the sealing body.