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US 2017/0247828 A1Published application
Drum-type washing machine
AssigneesHaier Asia Co., Ltd., Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd.
InventorTakahiro TSUJI
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Abstract
A drum-type washing machine capable of improving the reliability of a switching action performed by means of a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism includes a clutch body moving between a first position for switching to a second driving mode and a second position for switching to a uniaxial driving mode; a clutch lever; a clutch driving apparatus having a cam and a camshaft; and a relay rod, located between the clutch lever and the clutch driving apparatus.
Claims3
A drum-type washing machine, comprising:
- an outer tank disposed in a housing;
- a drum disposed in the outer tank and capable of rotating about a horizontal axis or an inclination axis inclined with respect to a horizontal direction;
- a rotating body disposed at a rear portion of the drum, and a surface of the rotating body being provided with a protruding part;
- and
- a driving part for rotating the drum and the rotating body,
- wherein the driving part comprises a clutch mechanism for switching a driving mode of the driving part between a first driving mode and a second driving mode;
- in the first driving mode the drum and the rotating body are rotated at different rotational speeds, and in the second driving mode, the drum and the rotating body are integrally rotated at a same speed, the clutch mechanism comprises:
- a clutch body moving between a first position for switching to the first driving mode and a second position for switching to the second driving mode;
- a clutch lever configured to rotate around a rotating shaft, at one end a pushing part for pushing the clutch body is formed, and at the other end a mounting shaft parallel to the rotating shaft is formed;
- a clutch driving apparatus having a cam and a camshaft which is capable of moving with a rotation of the cam, and the camshaft being parallel to the mounting shaft;
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- a relay member located between the clutch lever and the clutch driving apparatus, with one end being rotatably mounted on the mounting shaft, and the other end being rotatably mounted on the camshaft, and configured to push and pull the other end of the clutch lever along with the movement of the camshaft.
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