Clothes washing machine
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsADELCIO BRAZ, ANTONIO DE OLIVEIRA, CARLOS EDUARDO BURATTO DE TOLEDO, DOUGLAS ALEX RESENDE PEREIRA, ERICO DE OLIVEIRA MUNHOZ, JORGE OYAMA, WLADIMIR ALEX MAGALHAES BARCHA
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a clothes washing machine of the top loading type having a base structure provided with at least one opening for housing other elements of the washing machine and a tub coupled with the base structure. The base structure and tub are aesthetically matched and when coupled, form an exterior of the washing machine, thereby eliminating the need for a cabinet enclosing the base structure and tub.
Claims20
A top loading clothes washing machine comprising:
- a base structure having at least one opening for housing other elements of the washing machine;
- and
- a tub coupled with the base structure,
- wherein the base structure and tub are aesthetically matched and when coupled, form an exterior of the washing machine, thereby eliminating the need for a cabinet enclosing the base structure and tub.
A top loading clothes washing machine comprising:
- a base structure provided with at least one opening;
- a tub coupled with the base structure;
- a support frame provided in the base structure;
- at least one suspension mechanism connecting the support frame to the base structure and disposed within an opening in the base structure;
- a motor unit attached to the support frame and supporting a rotatable drive shaft;
- and
- a rotatable basket disposed in the tub and selectively rotated by the drive shaft,
- wherein the base structure functions as an exterior housing of at least a portion of the washing machine and the tub functions as an exterior housing of at least a portion of the washing machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.