WASHING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: domestic electronic appliances; continuous-running machines. SUBSTANCE: washing machine has internal cylindrical tumbler with end walls, vertical partitions dividing internal tumbler into several sections, guiding devices for internal tumbler, packings dividing inner space of external tumbler into sections corresponding to sections of internal tumbler, bearing units, and drain pipes. Internal tumbler is made in the form of two perforated semitumblers connected by means of guiding devices for longitudinal displacement relative to each other and divided by vertical partitions into equal sections open on one side facing longitudinal axis of washing machine. Washing machine foot is made in the form of separate equal reservoirs communicating with respective sections of external tumbler through drain pipes. Quantity of sections of internal tumbler corresponds to that of external tumbler; quantity of foot reservoirs is smaller by one reservoir than quantity of sections. End walls of external tumbler are made in the form of end lids with central bore to receive bearing unit shaft; one of lids is fixed to external tumbler; other one is installed for its longitudinal axial displacement. EFFECT: enlarged functional capabilities. 3 cl, 7 dwg