Process for assembling a shaft and a flange for the support of a rotating basket of a washing machine, and assembly thus obtained

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EP 0 821 093 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/37

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/05

(21)	Application number: 97202247.9

(22)	Date of filing: 17.07.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: D06F 37/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV RO SI

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Priority:

22.07.1996 IT MI961521

(71)	Applicant: PHILCO ITALIA S.P.A.
	24030 Brembate Di Sopra (Bergamo) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Tornari, Giuseppe 24100 Bergamo (IT) Parolini, Fiorenzo 20040 Bellusco (MI) (IT) Rebolini Ernesto 24036 Ponte San Pietro (BG) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Mittler, Enrico
	c/o Mittler & C. s.r.l., Viale Lombardia, 20 20131 Milano 20131 Milano (IT)

(54)	Process for assembling a shaft and a flange for the support of a rotating basket of a washing machine, and assembly thus obtained

(57) A process for assembling a supporting and driving shaft (3) of a rotating basket for a washing machine with a flange (1) for coupling the shaft to the basket includes: formation of a cylindrical seat (2) in said flange which is able to receive a first portion (8) of the larger diameter of the said shaft (3), said cylindrical seat being frontally provided with a hole (4) having a reduced diameter for passage of a second portion (9, 10, 11) of said shaft; insertion of said shaft (3) in said seat (2) in such a way that said first portion abuts against an edge (6) of said hole (4); swaging of at least one part of said second portion (9, 10 , 11) against said edge (6) of hole (4), so that said edge (6) of hole (4) is closed between said first portion (8) and said second swaged portion (9, 10, 11) of the shaft.

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