A clothes dryer including a cabinet including an inlet and a base; a drum inside the cabinet, a support frame including a front support frame supporting a front end portion of the drum, and having a laundry inlet, and a rear support frame supporting a rear end portion of the drum; a blow fan below the front support frame; and a guide portion behind the blow fan, and connected with the blow fan. The blow fan and the guide portion may be configured so that the blow fan is operable to move outside air to inside of the cabinet, and the guide portion guides a first portion of the outside air moved inside of the cabinet by the blow fan toward a gap between the drum and the front support frame to dry air leaking from between the drum and the front support frame.

A clothes dryer including a cabinet including an inlet and a base; a drum inside the cabinet, a support frame including a front support frame supporting a front end portion of the drum, and having a laundry inlet, and a rear support frame supporting a rear end portion of the drum; a blow fan below the front support frame; and a guide portion behind the blow fan, and connected with the blow fan. The blow fan and the guide portion may be configured so that the blow fan is operable to move outside air to inside of the cabinet, and the guide portion guides a first portion of the outside air moved inside of the cabinet by the blow fan toward a gap between the drum and the front support frame to dry air leaking from between the drum and the front support frame.

A machine for washing or drying laundry, having a stationary part, a tub, a drum rotatably accommodated in the tub, and a drive motor. The drive motor comprises a stator or housing component connected to the machine, a rotor having a rotor shaft connected with the drum, and bearings arranged in the stator or a housing component, and the rotor shaft is rotatably mounted by the bearings. One or more spring or damping elements connects the stator or housing component to the stationary part.

A machine for washing or drying laundry, having a stationary part, a tub, a drum rotatably accommodated in the tub, and a drive motor. The drive motor comprises a stator or housing component connected to the machine, a rotor having a rotor shaft connected with the drum, and bearings arranged in the stator or a housing component, and the rotor shaft is rotatably mounted by the bearings. One or more spring or damping elements connects the stator or housing component to the stationary part.

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a rear plate that defines a rear surface of the cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed in the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry, an air supply disposed in the cabinet and configured to dehumidify air discharged from the drum and to supply the dehumidified air to the drum, and a drain pipe configured to guide water that is condensed from the air discharged from the air by the air supply. The drain pipe passes through a first portion of the rear plate from an interior of the cabinet to an exterior of the cabinet, extends along a rear side of the rear plate at the exterior of the cabinet, and is inserted through a second portion of the rear plate from the exterior of the cabinet to the interior of the cabinet.

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a rear plate that defines a rear surface of the cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed in the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry, an air supply disposed in the cabinet and configured to dehumidify air discharged from the drum and to supply the dehumidified air to the drum, and a drain pipe configured to guide water that is condensed from the air discharged from the air by the air supply. The drain pipe passes through a first portion of the rear plate from an interior of the cabinet to an exterior of the cabinet, extends along a rear side of the rear plate at the exterior of the cabinet, and is inserted through a second portion of the rear plate from the exterior of the cabinet to the interior of the cabinet.

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, an air supply disposed inside the cabinet and configured to supply air toward the drum, a rear plate that defines a rear duct configured to receive the air from the air supply and guide the air into the drum, a fan duct that connects the air supply to the rear duct, and a duct plate that covers a portion of the rear duct and is coupled to the fan duct. The rear duct includes a flow portion that is configured to carry the air received from the fan duct and an inlet that extends from the flow portion toward the fan duct and has an inlet front surface that is open toward the drum and covered by the duct plate.

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.

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.

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.