EP 0364763 B1 19920826 - CONTINUOUS TUNNEL WASHING MACHINE
Title (en)
CONTINUOUS TUNNEL WASHING MACHINE
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 3835278 A 19881015
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4951458A] A washing machine has a generally cylindrical drum extending along and centered on a horizontal drum axis and a helicoidal auger-like wall centered on an auger axis offset radially from and extending substantially parallel to the drum axis. At least one longitudinally extending rib on an inner surface of the drum is relatively closely spaced to a plane including the drum and auger axes and the rest of the drum inner surface is substantially free of such ribs. This construction allows the machine to operate with substantially higher capacity. During washing oscillation the ribs are lowermost and a much larger load can be accommodated since the drum axis lies between tbe auger axis and the ribs. Normally two such ribs are provided on the drum inner surface closely flanking the plane.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
D06F 17/10 (2006.01); D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 31/005 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE CH DE FR GB IT LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0364763 A1 19900425; EP 0364763 B1 19920826; DE 3835278 A1 19900419; DE 58902142 D1 19921001; JP H02218391 A 19900831; JP H0698236 B2 19941207; US 4951458 A 19900828
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 89117535 A 19890922; DE 3835278 A 19881015; DE 58902142 T 19890922; JP 26638289 A 19891016; US 42005789 A 19891011