Dual structure washing tub for use in a washing machine
US6041626A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F17/06
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A washing tub for use in a washing machine has a reservoir water tub in a cabinet, a pulsator rotatably disposed at bottom thereof and a balancer mounted on top thereof. The washing tub includes an outer tube having a base and a body mounted on the base, an inner tube disposed within the outer tube at regular intervals and guide members interposed between the outer and the inner tubes. The inner tube has a basal part opposed to the base of the outer tube and a body mounted on the basal part. The body of the outer tube consists of a plurality of first panels with a plurality of through-holes and a plurality of second panels alternatively connected to each other, while the body of the inner tube consists of a plurality of first plates with a plurality of through-holes opposed to each of the first panels of the outer tube and a plurality of second plates opposed to each of the second panels alternatively connected to each other. Each of the guide members has an outer wall contacted with each of the second panels of the outer tube, an inner wall opposed to the outer wall and contacted with the second plate of the inner tube, and two side walls for enclosing both sides of the outer and …
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