EP 0662168 B1 19960612 - WASHING MACHINE
Title (en)
WASHING MACHINE
Title (de)
WASCHMASCHINE
Title (fr)
MACHINE A LAVER
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 4238358 A 19921113
- EP 9303116 W 19931108
Abstract (en)
[origin: DE4238358A1] The invention relates to a washing machine with at least one drum (10) arranged to rotate about a spindle (12) and with bearings (22) to absorb the axial and radial forces occurring when the drum (10) is rotated; according to the invention, at least part of the bearings (22) has a swivel (32) with at least one roller (34) and a tipping system to give a tipping movement transverse to the axis about which the swivel turns, or the swivel has an additional roller (60), the axis of rotation of which runs transversely to that of the other roller (34) of the swivel (32). Thus the additional forces caused by wobbling of the washing machine drum during its movement are safely and easily absorbed so that the useful life of the bearing system is substantially increased and thus time-consuming and costly maintenance work is unnecessary.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 49/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 31/005 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 4238358 A1 19940519; DE 59302944 D1 19960718; EP 0662168 A1 19950712; EP 0662168 B1 19960612; ES 2087806 T3 19960716; JP H08503146 A 19960409; US 5564292 A 19961015; WO 9411561 A1 19940526
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 4238358 A 19921113; DE 59302944 T 19931108; EP 9303116 W 19931108; EP 94900111 A 19931108; ES 94900111 T 19931108; JP 51169193 A 19931108; US 31315894 A 19941006