WASHING MACHINE HAVING OVERFLOW HOUSING, AND OVERFLOW HOUSING Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC D06F39/08 D06F39/10 

FIELD: mechanical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: overflow housing has overflow filter adapted for effective removal of foreign matter from washing water and including filtering member having filtering apertures and filtering protrusions, and is further provided with hand-held lever pivotally connected to front end of filtering member. Filtering protrusions having length greater than depth of filtering apertures are perpendicularly extending upward from surface of filtering member. Filtering protrusions are positioned between respective filtering apertures, each made in the form of hexagon. Overflow filter may be disconnected from overflow housing through filter inlet defined on front surface of overflow housing. Guiding plate may be provided on rear end of filtering member. Guiding protrusion corresponding to guiding plate may be provided at filter inlet to thereby enable alignment of filter within overflow housing.

EFFECT: increased efficiency in removal of foreign matter from washing water by means of overflow filter, and enhanced reliability in operation of washing machine.

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