(19)
(11) EP 1 035 247 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/26

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/37

(21) Application number: 99203647.5

(22) Date of filing: 04.11.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7D06F 37/00, D06F 37/26
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 02.03.1999 IT MI990411

(71) Applicant: CANDY S.p.A.
I-20052 Monza (Milano) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Fumagalli, Silvano
    20052 Monza (IT)

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

   


(54) Tank unit for washing machine


(57) Tank unit for washing machine, in particular of the type in which a drum containing the laundry to be washed is tumingly mounted into a washing tank, comprising a structure consisting of a bearings support to tumingly bear the drum, coupled to a tank bottom of the washing tank. Said tank bottom is made up of two flanges, a back flange (6b; 10b; 11b; 12b) and a fore flange (6a; 10a; 11a; 12a) facing and each one of them provided with a central hole. Said bearings support (1) consisting of a single piece, made up of a hollow central body (2) provided with housings to house bearings, said central body (2) having a plurality of external tabs (3), substantially radial, said support having an external ring (13; 20), connecting the tabs in coincidence with their end, said bearings support (1) having appropriate elements for coupling with the two flanges (6a; 6b; 10a; 10b; 11a; 11b; 12a; 12b) of the tank bottom.







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