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Front-loading washing machine having liquid distributing paddles

US8024947B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Home Appliances Corporation · US

Inventors

Jaime Andia Laborda · Berlin, DE
Jonathan Murrell · Ernul, US
Terry Smith · New Bern, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2008
Grant date	Sep 27, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F37/065
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A washing machine paddle includes a plurality of intake openings for collecting liquid at the bottom and rear of a drum of a front loading washing machine. Discharge openings are located on the paddle toward the front of the drum for discharging liquid therethrough. A baffle arrangement in the paddle directs the liquid collected from the intake openings to the discharge openings upon rotation of the drum to place the paddle into a top location. A drum arrangement and washing machine includes at least one such paddle mounted thereon.

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