WASHING MACHINE HAVING A GASKET

摘要

The invention relates to a washing machine comprising a housing having a front panel in which a front opening is formed for loading and retrieving laundry, the housing is forming exterior of the washing machine, a tub, disposed behind the front panel, secured within the housing, having a tub opening for communicating with the front opening, a drum rotatably disposed within the tub on a rotation axis, having a drum opening substantially aligned with the tub opening, being connected with a motor defining a rotation direction, and a gap enabling drum rotation while the motor is rotating the drum formed between the tub entrance and drum entrance, and a ring-shaped gasket forming a substantially waterproof seal between the front panel and the tub and including a front rim engaging the front opening, a rear rim engaging the tub opening, and a collar having a first end adjacent the rear rim and projecting radially inwardly beyond the gap to a second end. A collar thickness, or alternatively a collar distance, between the first end and the second end is non-uniform around the gasket.