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(11) EP 2 163 676 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/11

(21) Application number: 09011565.0

(22) Date of filing: 09.09.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 39/12(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 12.09.2008 JP 2008234636

(71) Applicants:
  • Panasonic Corporation
    Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 (JP)
  • Nippon Steel Corporation
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8071 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Wakamatsu, Hidetoshi
    Chuo-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Matsuoka, Shinji
    Chuo-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Terai, Kenji
    Chuo-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Yoshida, Yuuichi
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8071 (JP)
  • Kuwayama, Takuya
    Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8071 (JP)

(74) Representative: Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner 
Postfach 31 02 60
80102 München
80102 München (DE)

   


(54) Drum type washing machine


(57) A drum type washing machine (1001) includes a housing (41), a drum (83) accommodated in the housing (41), a motor (81) accommodated in the housing (41). The side plate (36) has plural dents (37) provided therein extending in a longitudinal direction extending horizontally. Widths of plural dents (37) in a vertical direction are larger than a width of an area between dents adjacent to each other out of the plural dents (37) in the vertical direction. The side plate (36) is rigid, accordingly preventing the drum type washing machine (1001) from vibrating even when the rotation speed of the drum (83) increases.







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