ATBECHDEFRGBITLILUNLSE0212259EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319871021EP8610978119860716457278519850716IT340838519851018IT1987102119874319870304198710 6D 06F 37/26 AenComposite structure tub for a washing machine of the radial-loading typefrCuve à structure composite pour machine à laver du type à chargement radialdeLaugenbehälter mit aus verschiedenen Materialien zusammengesetzter Struktur für eine von oben beschickbare WaschmaschineZanussi Elettrodomestici S.p.A.Piai, DinoATBECHDEFRGBITLILUNLSE19871021198743

A tub for a washing machine comprises a circumferential metal wall (1) formed with a loading opening (13) and sealingly cooperating with opposite disc-shaped end walls (2,3) made of a plastic material.

The end walls incorporate respective support bearings (4, 5) for a drum (7) mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis (6).

One end wall (3) is preferably circumferentially welted to the rim of the circumferential wall (1).