DRIVE FOR WASHING MACHINE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: domestic appliances. SUBSTANCE: washing machine has flexible suspension mounted on the housing. The flexible suspension is provided with drive, support and tank. The drive has electric motor, driving unit and hollow shaft with a drum. The driving unit consists of driving device, shaft with an activator, spring and solenoid clutch with a housing, armature, coil and magnetic-friction disk. The top face of the driving device is provided with a magnetically conducting friction lining. The armature of the clutch is interposed between the driving device and housing of the clutch, connected with the hollow shaft for permitting axial movement and has a permanent magnet with a magnetic conductors. EFFECT: improved design. 2 dwg