Laundry treating appliance with helical clutch
US10364524B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F34/28
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance comprises a rotatable basket with a spin tube, a rotatable clothes mover located within the rotatable basket, a motor having a drive shaft extending through the spin tube and operably coupled to the clothes mover, and a drive system selectively rotatably coupling the spin tube and the drive shaft and comprising a first threaded ring located about the spin tube, a second threaded ring threaded about the first threaded ring wherein at least one of the first threaded ring and the second threaded ring is axially movable relative to the other, and a gear assembly rotationally coupled to the drive shaft.
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