A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a processing chamber within an interior. A processing belt is positioned between opposing sidewalls of the cabinet and partially defines the processing chamber. The processing belt translates vertically within the interior to define a rear portion of the processing chamber.

A laundry treating appliance configured to treat laundry according to a treating cycle of operation includes a chassis defining an interior and a tub located within the interior and statically mounted to the chassis, with the tub defining a liquid chamber, and having at least one suspension opening in a side of the tub. A rotatable drum is located within the liquid chamber and rotatable about a horizontal axis. An electric motor having an output shaft is operably coupled to the rotatable drum, wherein rotation of the output shaft effects a rotation of the drum. An exoskeleton is located within the liquid chamber and physically supports the rotatable drum and electric motor.

Disclosed is a washing machine from which a diaphragm is removed. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a front panel configured to form an appearance of a front surface of the cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet to contain wash water, a tub seal installed to prevent leakage of the wash water contained in the tub, and a decorative panel fixed to the front panel to prevent exposure of the tub seal through the front surface of the cabinet. The washing machine may have an attractive appearance appealing to a user by mounting the decorative panel to prevent exposure of a sealing structure through the front surface thereof.

Disclosed is a washing machine from which a diaphragm is removed. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a front panel configured to form an appearance of a front surface of the cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet to contain wash water, a tub seal installed to prevent leakage of the wash water contained in the tub, and a decorative panel fixed to the front panel to prevent exposure of the tub seal through the front surface of the cabinet. The washing machine may have an attractive appearance appealing to a user by mounting the decorative panel to prevent exposure of a sealing structure through the front surface thereof.

A drum washing machine, which decelerates rotation of a driving motor through a planetary gear mechanism and transfers the rotation to the drum, so that the drum and a rotating body with a projection rotate at different rotating speeds. The planetary gear mechanism includes a sun gear, an internal gear, a plurality of planetary gears, planetary gear carrier. The planetary gear carrier has a rear planetary carrier and a front planetary carrier, through which the planetary gears are clamped from both sides thereof, supporting shafts erected between the front and the rear planetary carrier, the planetary gears are rotatably provided on the supporting shafts. Base ends of the supporting shafts are fixed on the rear planetary carrier before the planetary gears being provided on the supporting shafts The front planetary carrier is fixed at front ends of the supporting shafts provided with the planetary gears.

A drum washing machine, which decelerates rotation of a driving motor through a planetary gear mechanism and transfers the rotation to the drum, so that the drum and a rotating body with a projection rotate at different rotating speeds. The planetary gear mechanism includes a sun gear, an internal gear, a plurality of planetary gears, planetary gear carrier. The planetary gear carrier has a rear planetary carrier and a front planetary carrier, through which the planetary gears are clamped from both sides thereof, supporting shafts erected between the front and the rear planetary carrier, the planetary gears are rotatably provided on the supporting shafts. Base ends of the supporting shafts are fixed on the rear planetary carrier before the planetary gears being provided on the supporting shafts The front planetary carrier is fixed at front ends of the supporting shafts provided with the planetary gears.

The present invention relates to a washer, and the washer provides a plurality of washer settings and is formed so as to enable the changing of at least one option involved in a specific washer setting when the specific washer setting is selected from the plurality of washer settings, and comprises: an operation part formed to be rotatable so as to select the specific washer setting and the at least one option involved in the specific washer setting; a display part formed to selectively display, on the radial inner side of the operation part, input items including at least one of washer setting icons for the plurality of washer settings, option icons for the at least one option respectively involved in the plurality of washer settings, and a start icon; one command input part provided on the front surface of the operation part, and formed to input the washer setting selected by the operation part, change the at least one option, and input a signal for executing and stopping the selected washer setting; and a control part for controlling the display part such that preset information is displayed on the display part on the basis of the signals from the operation part and the command input part.

The present invention relates to a washer, and the washer provides a plurality of washer settings and is formed so as to enable the changing of at least one option involved in a specific washer setting when the specific washer setting is selected from the plurality of washer settings, and comprises: an operation part formed to be rotatable so as to select the specific washer setting and the at least one option involved in the specific washer setting; a display part formed to selectively display, on the radial inner side of the operation part, input items including at least one of washer setting icons for the plurality of washer settings, option icons for the at least one option respectively involved in the plurality of washer settings, and a start icon; one command input part provided on the front surface of the operation part, and formed to input the washer setting selected by the operation part, change the at least one option, and input a signal for executing and stopping the selected washer setting; and a control part for controlling the display part such that preset information is displayed on the display part on the basis of the signals from the operation part and the command input part.

Provided is a laundry treating apparatus including a drum, a circular guide, and a panel. The drum holds laundry, has a front side and a rear side opened, and has a cross-section of a noncircular looped curve in which a distance from a rotation center is not uniform. The circular guide rotatably supports a portion of the drum in which a section curvature is uniform. The panel is provided on a front side or a rear side of the drum and supports the circular guide such that the circular guide is rotatable.

A washing machine may include a drum rotationally arranged for containing laundry, a motion detector configured to detect a motion of the laundry, and a controller configured to control rotation speed of the drum based on the detected motion such that the laundry shows a predetermined motion.