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Laundry treating appliance

US10113260B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 2015
Grant dateOct 30, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F17/08
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A laundry treating appliance configured to implement a cycle of operation to treat a load of laundry includes a basket defining a treating chamber and rotatable about an axis of rotation, a motor having a rotor and a stator, and a shifter within the interior diameter of the stator and having an energizable clutch coil at least partially enveloped in a magnetically permeable housing and a magnetically permeable slidable drive mechanism radially spaced from the housing and configured to selectively couple the basket with the rotor.

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