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Washing machine

US4446706A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 15, 1982
Grant dateMay 8, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 15, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F2105/48
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a washing machine which comprises a casing (1) having a washing-liquid container (2) and a cylindrical washing drum (3) rotatably arranged in the container. The washing drum is driven by a single, brushless a.c.motor, to which energy is supplied from an inverter (41), so that the washing machine may be driven at a desired, alternative number of revolutions/min, which are preprogrammed and within an extended range of revolutions/min.

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