WASHING MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing machine capable of favorably suppressing vibration of an outer tub, and capable of suppressing damage on the outer tub without reducing the degree of design freedom of the outer tub.SOLUTION: A washing machine which includes elastic support means 5 for elastically supporting an outer tub 3 with respect to a body 2 includes: compression coil springs 54 which are disposed at a plurality of places around a rotary shaft Ra of a washing and dewatering tub 4 between the outer tub 3 and the body 2, in which one end is connected to an outer surface 32a of the outer tub 3 in a state where pressurization is applied by compression, and in which the other end is opposed to an inner surface 21a of the body 2 via a gap; and restriction ropes 62 which allow displacement of the other end in a compression direction and regulate displacement in an extension direction with a state where pressurization is being applied being a reference. 【課題】外槽の振動を好適に抑制できる上に、外槽の設計自由度を減ずることなく外槽の損傷を抑制することが可能な洗濯機を提供する。【解決手段】本体２に対して外槽３を弾性的に支持する弾性支持手段５を備えるものにおいて、外槽３と本体２との間で洗濯脱水槽４の回転軸Ｒａ回りの複数箇所に配され、圧縮により与圧を与えた状態で一端を外槽３の外面３２ａに接続するとともに他端を本体２の内面２１ａに隙間を介して対向させた圧縮コイルばね５４と、与圧を与えた状態を基準として他端の圧縮方向への変位を許容し伸長方向への変位を規制する規制紐６２とを設けた。【選択図】図１