Dryer

1 . A dryer comprising:

a drum comprising:

a drum body that defines a space configured to receive clothes,

a front cover that defines a front surface of the drum body, the front cover defining a drum inlet in communication with the space of the drum body, and

a rear cover that defines a rear surface of the drum body;

a fixing panel spaced apart from the rear cover, the fixing panel defining a panel through-hole;

a motor comprising a stator disposed in the panel through-hole and a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator;

a power transmitter comprising:

a housing fixed to the fixing panel,

a first shaft located at the housing and coupled to the rotor,

a second shaft located at the housing and coupled to the rear cover, and

an interlocking gear located in the housing and configured to decelerate a rotational speed of the first shaft, the interlocking gear being configured to transmit rotational force from the first shaft to the second shaft; and

a driving unit bracket that is disposed at the panel through-hole, the driving unit bracket being coupled to a surface of the fixing panel and configured to reinforce the fixing panel,

wherein the fixing panel is located between the drum and the motor in an axial direction of the first shaft,

wherein the fixing panel is located between the driving unit bracket and the stator, and

wherein the driving unit bracket and the fixing panel support the stator.

2 . The dryer according to claim 1 , wherein the driving unit bracket comprises:

a ring portion that overlaps with a circumferential surface of the panel through-hole, that is fixed to the fixing panel, and that supports the stator; and

a housing coupling portion that protrudes from an inside of the ring portion and supports an exterior of the housing.

3 . The dryer according to claim 2 , wherein the ring portion defines a plurality of coupling holes that face the circumferential surface of the panel through-hole, and

wherein the stator passes through the fixing panel and is fixed to the plurality of coupling holes.

4 . The dryer according to claim 3 , wherein the ring portion comprises a protrusion that extends through the panel through-hole and protrudes toward the fixing panel.

5 . The dryer according to claim 2 , wherein the housing comprises a plurality of fixing protrusions that are located at an outer circumferential surface of the housing and extend in a radial direction with respect to a center of the housing, and

wherein the housing coupling portion comprises a plurality of housing coupling jaws that protrude toward a center of the ring portion, each of the plurality of housing coupling jaws being located at a position corresponding to one of the plurality of fixing protrusions.

6 . The dryer according to claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of housing coupling jaws defines a housing coupling hole, and

wherein each of the plurality of fixing protrusions defines a fixing hole coupled with one of the housing coupling holes by a coupling member.

7 . The dryer according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of housing coupling jaws comprise a plurality of locking protrusions, respectively, each of the plurality of locking protrusions extending in an insertion direction of the housing, and

wherein each of the plurality of fixing protrusions is supported by one of the plurality of locking protrusions and extends in a direction crossing the one of the plurality of locking protrusions.

8 . The dryer according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of locking protrusions defines a locking groove that receives one of the plurality of fixing protrusions.

9 . The dryer according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of fixing protrusions defines a fixing groove that receives one of the plurality of housing coupling jaws.

10 . The dryer according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of locking protrusions define a plurality of locking grooves, respectively, each of the plurality of locking grooves receiving one of the plurality of fixing protrusions, and

wherein the plurality of fixing protrusions define a plurality of fixing grooves, respectively, each of the plurality of fixing grooves being coupled to one of the plurality of locking grooves.

11 . The dryer according to claim 5 , wherein a number of the plurality of fixing protrusions is greater than or equal to three, and

wherein a number of the plurality of housing coupling jaws is greater than or equal to three.

12 . The dryer according to claim 1 , wherein the power transmitter further comprises:

a driving gear defined at an end of the first shaft and configured to transmit the rotational force to the interlocking gear; and

a driven gear defined at an end of the second shaft and configured to receive the rotational force from the interlocking gear, and

wherein the interlocking gear comprises:

a first gear meshed with the driving gear and configured to be rotated by the driving gear, and

a second gear meshed with the driven gear and configured to rotate coaxially with the first gear, a diameter of the second gear being less than a diameter of the first gear.

13 . The dryer according to claim 1 , wherein the first shaft, the second shaft, and the rotor are coaxial.

14 . The dryer according to claim 1 , wherein a peripheral surface of the housing includes a flat portion and a curved portion that extends from the flat portion, and

wherein the driving unit bracket defines a recess corresponding to the flat portion and the curved portion of the housing.

15 . The dryer according to claim 14 , wherein the driving unit bracket further defines a bracket through-hole within the recess, the bracket through-hole being in communication with the panel through-hole.

16 . The dryer according to claim 2 , further comprising a sealing that is located at the driving unit bracket or the fixing panel and that covers the circumferential surface of the panel through-hole.

17 . The dryer according to claim 16 , wherein the power transmitter is located between the sealing and the motor along a rotation axis of the rotor.

18 . A dryer comprising:

a drum comprising:

a drum body that defines a space configured to receive clothes,

a front cover that defines a front surface of the drum body, the front cover defining a drum inlet in communication with the space of the drum body, and

a rear cover that defines a rear surface of the drum body;

a fixing panel spaced apart from the rear cover, the fixing panel defining a panel through-hole;

a motor comprising a stator disposed in the panel through-hole and a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator;

a power transmitter comprising:

a housing fixed to the fixing panel,

a first shaft located at the housing and coupled to the rotor,

a second shaft located at the housing and coupled to the rear cover, and

an interlocking gear located in the housing and configured to decelerate a rotational speed of the first shaft, the interlocking gear being configured to transmit rotational force from the first shaft to the second shaft; and

a driving unit bracket that is disposed at the panel through-hole, the driving unit bracket being coupled to a surface of the fixing panel and configured to reinforce the fixing panel,

wherein the fixing panel is located between the driving unit bracket and the stator.

19 . A dryer comprising:

a drum comprising:

a drum body that defines a space configured to receive clothes,

a front cover that defines a front surface of the drum body, the front cover defining a drum inlet in communication with the space of the drum body, and

a rear cover that defines a rear surface of the drum body;

a fixing panel spaced apart from the rear cover, the fixing panel defining a panel through-hole;

a motor comprising a stator disposed in the panel through-hole and a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator;

a power transmitter comprising:

a housing fixed to the fixing panel,

a first shaft located at the housing and coupled to the rotor,

a second shaft located at the housing and coupled to the rear cover, and

an interlocking gear located in the housing and configured to decelerate a rotational speed of the first shaft, the interlocking gear being configured to transmit rotational force from the first shaft to the second shaft; and

a driving unit bracket that is disposed at the panel through-hole, the driving unit bracket being coupled to a surface of the fixing panel and configured to reinforce the fixing panel,

wherein the surface of the fixing panel faces the drum, and

wherein the driving unit bracket comprises:

a ring portion that overlaps with a circumferential surface of the panel through-hole, that is fixed to the fixing panel, and that supports the stator, and

a housing coupling portion that protrudes from an inside of the ring portion and supports an exterior of the housing.