Washing machine

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a washing machine having a hall sensor wire stably secured to a tub through a rear wall of the tub, thereby preventing the hall sensor wire from freely moving due to vibration transmitted from the tub when operating the washing machine. The washing machine comprises a tub installed in a body of the washing machine to contain water, and a fixing bracket positioned on a rear wall of the tub to prevent movement of at least one hall sensor wire connected with a hall sensor serving to detect a speed of a motor installed on the rear wall of the tub.

1 . A washing machine, comprising:
 a tub installed in a cabinet of the washing machine to contain water; and   a fixing bracket positioned on a rear wall of the tub to prevent movement of a hall sensor wire connected with a hall sensor serving to detect a speed of a motor installed on the rear wall of the tub.   
   
   
       2 . The washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the fixing bracket comprises a body defining an outer appearance of the fixing bracket and having a recess formed thereon to receive the hall sensor wire, and a fixing part formed at one end of the body and having at least one fastening hole formed therein to secure the body. 
   
   
       3 . The washing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the recess has both circumferences rounded outwardly. 
   
   
       4 . The washing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the fixing bracket has all circumferences rounded outwardly. 
   
   
       5 . The washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the fixing bracket is secured to the rear wall of the tub by means of a one-point fastening structure. 
   
   
       6 . The washing machine according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a rotation preventing device formed on the fixing bracket and the rear wall of the tub to prevent the fixing bracket from rotating.   
   
   
       7 . The washing machine according to  claim 6 , wherein the rotation preventing device comprises a rotation preventing protrusion formed on the tub, and an insertion hole formed through the fixing bracket so as to allow the rotation preventing protrusion to be inserted therein. 
   
   
       8 . The washing machine according to  claim 6 , wherein the rotation preventing device comprises a rotation preventing protrusion formed on the fixing bracket, and an insertion hole formed on the tub so as to allow the rotation preventing protrusion to be inserted therein. 
   
   
       9 . The washing machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a fixing device formed on the rear wall of the tub to fix remaining portions of the hall sensor wire secured to the fixing bracket.   
   
   
       10 . The washing machine according to  claim 9 , wherein the fixing device comprises a pair of protrusions formed on the rear wall of the tub so as to allow the hall sensor wire to be fitted between the pair of protrusions.