the rotor 52 and the drum 30 to transfer a driving force of the rotor 52 to the drum 30 instead of the rotor 52 and the stator 51 the driving shaft 53 may be connected with a motor located at the lower portion using a pulley and a belt a controller 12 is provided at the upper portion of the cabinet 10 and controls the whole operation of the washing machine a door 11 is provided at the front of the cabinet 10 and a gasket 100 is provided between the door 11 and the drum 30 the gasket 100 serves to prevent washing water from being leaked into the washing machine as shown in fig3 the gasket 100 includes a first end 10 a second end 120 and a bent portion 130 formed between the first and second ends the first end 110 is inserted into an opening formed in the cabinet and is engaged with the door 11 that closes the opening the second end 120 is engaged with the tub 20 the bent portion 130 serves to give elasticity to the gasket 100 to damp vibration of the tub 20 and the drum 30 substantially the bent portion 130 is comprised of a bellows in more detail the bent portion 130 is oriented toward the door 11 as shown the bent portion 130 is forwardly extended from the body of the gasket 100 the bent portion 130 also allows the gasket 100 to damp up and down vibration and forward and reverse vibration meanwhile as aforementioned friction occurs between respective facing inner surfaces of the bent portion.