Patent 11028515 was granted and assigned to Samsung on June, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed herein is a washing machine provided with a pulsator. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet to store washing water, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, a pulsator configured to be rotatable independently of the drum and a flange shaft configured to transmit a rotational force to the drum. The drum includes a cylindrical portion configured to form a side surface of the drum, and a rear cover disposed in one side of the cylindrical portion while being disposed in the outside of the pulsator, and seated in the flange shaft.