Clothes dryer with unitary bulkhead
US5257448A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4984
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A bulkhead for a tumbler clothes dryer wherein the bulkhead panel is stamped as a unitary part from a single metal blank on a progressive die. The bulkhead panel includes a cylindrical plug portion which fits inside the tumbler drum, and four mounting brackets each extending from a respective one of the four quadrants of the plug portion. Each mounting bracket includes a face portion, a leg portion, and a foot mounting portion. Drum bearings are connected to the bulkhead panel to form the bulkhead. The rear bulkhead mounts to the back panel of the cabinet, and the front bulkhead mounts to the front edges of the two cabinet side panels.
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