(19)
(11) EP 2 159 312 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.07.2014 Bulletin 2014/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/09

(21) Application number: 08021626.0

(22) Date of filing: 12.12.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 37/02(2006.01)
D06F 1/02(2006.01)
 D06F 37/30(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 29.08.2008 EP 08163339

(71) Applicant: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
1130 Brussel (BE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Breese, Kevin
    33074 Fontanafredda (PN) (IT)
  • Patel, Vijay
    33080 Porcia (PN) (IT)
  • Bortolotti, Paolo
    33080 Porcia (PN) (IT)
  • Trani, Antonio
    33080 Porcia (PN) (IT)
  • Gandelli, Marco
    33080 Porcia (PN) (IT)
  • Zanello, Fabio
    33170 Pordenone (IT)
  • Cusinato, Adriano
    33080 Porcia (PN) (IT)

(74) Representative: Markovina, Paolo 
Electrolux Italia S.p.A. Corso Lino Zanussi 30
33080 Porcia (PN)
33080 Porcia (PN) (IT)

   


(54) Laundry washing/drying machine


(57) Laundry washing/drying machine (1) comprising a casing (2) and at least one revolving element (6; 21) which is fixed in axially rotating manner inside the machine casing (2) for rotating about a given rotation axis (L, R); the revolving element (6, 21) being provided with a supporting shaft (10, 22) which projects from the revolving element main body (13, 14) coaxial to the rotation axis (L, R), and is fitted in axially rotating manner into a corresponding supporting hub (11, 23) present in the machine casing (2); the supporting hub (11, 23) having a central hole and the supporting shaft (10, 21) engaging the central hole of the supporting hub (11, 23) so as to form, inside the latter, a cylindrical interspace (14) which is filled with a magnetic-field-responsive fluid having lubricant properties; the supporting hub (11, 23) also having a magnetic-field source (16, 26) capable of generating a magnetic field which restrains the magnetic-field-responsive fluid inside the cylindrical interspace (14).







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