Drive apparatus for a washing machine
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
InventorsKlaus Bierbach, Reinhard Heyder, Jörg Skrippek
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Abstract
A drive apparatus for a washing machine having a laundry drum and a suds container includes a stiff supporting star having a bearing sleeve for mounting the laundry drum of the washing machine in the bearing sleeve, a substantially horizontal shaft for connecting the supporting star to the rear wall of the suds container, a flat motor for directly driving the laundry drum, and a bearing. The motor is to be mounted on the rear wall of the suds container. The motor is connected to the supporting star and has a stator support, field windings connected to the stator support, a rotor connected to the shaft through a bearing of the shaft, and magnetic poles connected to the rotor. The bearing connects the stator support to the rotor.
Claims12
A drive apparatus for a washing machine having a laundry drum and a suds container with a rear wall, comprising:
- a stiff supporting star having a bearing sleeve for mounting the laundry drum of the washing machine in said bearing sleeve;
- a substantially horizontal shaft for connecting said supporting star to the rear wall of the suds container, said shaft having a bearing;
- a flat motor for directly driving the laundry drum, said motor to be mounted on the rear wall of the suds container, said motor connected to said supporting star and having:
- a stator support;
- field windings connected to said stator support;
- a rotor connected to said shaft through said bearing;
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- magnetic poles connected to said rotor;
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- a further bearing connecting said stator support to said rotor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.