US 2026/0110129 A1 · LAUNDRY MACHINE

Abstract

A laundry machine includes a spin tube, an input shaft, an agitator shaft, and a transmission. The spin tube is rotatable about an axis. The input shaft is disposed within the spin tube and is rotatable about the axis. The agitator shaft is disposed within the spin tube and is rotatable about the axis. The transmission has a housing and a planetary gearing arrangement disposed within the housing. The planetary gearing arrangement connects the input shaft to the agitator shaft. The planetary gearing arrangement has a sun gear connected to the input shaft, a carrier connected to the agitator shaft, planet gears rotatably secured to the carrier and meshing with the sun gear, a ring gear secured internally to the housing and meshing with the planet gears, and a plate that supports the carrier and planet gears.

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Dependent claims

A laundry machine comprising:

a spin tube rotatable about an axis;
an agitator shaft disposed within the spin tube and rotatable about the axis;
a transmission having a housing connected to the spin tube and a planetary gearing arrangement disposed within the housing, the planetary gearing arrangement having a sun gear connected to a power input, a carrier connected to the agitator shaft, planet gears connected to the carrier and meshing with the sun gear, a ring gear secured to the housing and meshing with the planet gears, and a plate supporting the carrier and planet gears;
and
a biasing element applying a force to the carrier to bias the carrier and planet gears into engagement with the plate and restrict axial movement of the carrier and planet gears.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Laundry machine

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Abstract

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