Global Patent Index - EP 1673501 A2

EP 1673501 A2 20060628 - PLASTIC CONTAINER FOR WASHING MACHINES OR TUMBLE DRYERS

Title (en)

PLASTIC CONTAINER FOR WASHING MACHINES OR TUMBLE DRYERS

Title (de)

LAUGENBEHÄLTER FÜR WASCHMASCHINEN ODER TROCKNER AUS KUNSTSTOFF

Title (fr)

CUVE EN PLASTIQUE POUR LAVE-LINGE OU SECHE-LINGE

Publication

EP 1673501 A2 20060628 (DE)

Application

EP 04787052 A 20040929

Priority

  • EP 2004010896 W 20040929
  • DE 10345848 A 20030930

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005033400A2] The invention relates to a plastic container for a washing machine or a tumble drier, in which a drivable drum comprising an essentially horizontal shaft can be mounted. Said container comprises a wall with at least one front wall provided with a plurality of radial and concentric reinforcing ribs, the bearings having a seat in a housing that is positively arranged in the front wall. The invention also relates to the specific use of a glass-fibre reinforced polyamide for bearings of a drum in washing machines or tumble dryers, and to the specific use of a high tensile strength, glass-fibre reinforced polyamide for the bearing housing of a drum in washing machines or tumble dryers. The front wall in the region of the housing, that is embodied as a bush with a shoulder, is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs extending concentrically to the axis of the shaft of the drum and a plurality of reinforcing ribs extending radially away from the axis, said reinforcing ribs being used to support the separately produced bearing-receiving housing that can be screwed to the front wall. The housing together with a complementary reinforcing rib of the front wall forms a press fit at least in the region of the seat of the rolling bearing or the bush part.

IPC 1-7

D06F 37/26; B29C 70/06

IPC 8 full level

D06F 37/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06F 37/262 (2013.01); D06F 37/264 (2013.01); D06F 37/269 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005033400A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 10345848 A1 20050414; EP 1673501 A2 20060628; WO 2005033400 A2 20050414; WO 2005033400 A3 20050707

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 10345848 A 20030930; EP 04787052 A 20040929; EP 2004010896 W 20040929