(19)
(11) EP 1 069 228 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/03

(21) Application number: 00202219.2

(22) Date of filing: 26.06.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D06F 23/02, D06F 39/12, D06F 95/00
(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: 15.07.1999 IT MI991566

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

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

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

   


(54) Front load washing machine with tiltable washing tub


(57) Front load washing machine comprising a cabinet (54) and a washing tub (51) that is suspended inside said cabinet by means of suspension means (52, 53; 40) and provided with a front load opening (57). A drum (2) to contain the laundry to be washed that is open frontally is contained in said washing tub (51). The suspension means (52, 53; 40) are slidingly paired to guides (10, 18; 31, 36) that are longitudinally fixed to the bottom plane surface (11) and to the top plane surface (28) of said cabinet (54) in order to allow an inclination of said washing tub (51) by a given angle as regards a vertical plane parallel to said front wall (61) of the cabinet (54) which is at least partially displaceable in a central part (60; 47) comprising a central opening to introduce the laundry to be washed in the drum (2) in order to allow the central part (60; 47) and the opening to follow the inclination of the washing tub (51).






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