DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC D06F39/12 

FIELD: mechanics.

SUBSTANCE: proposed washing machine comprises tank, front panel arranged around intake opening, outer casing, front frame reinforcing plate, door casing, pivot joint, locking element and opening cover. First-type arrangement door casing features pivot joint located on first side of perpendicular line passing through central line of intake opening, while second-type arrangement door casing features pivot joint located on second side opposite said first side, both type of arrangement being selected. Flat surfaces of aforesaid reinforcing plate, opening cover and door casing are made from different elements symmetric about central point of the first-type arrangement door casing and second-type arrangement door casing. Washing machine outer casing and front panel are made of the same aforesaid elements.

EFFECT: higher strength of outer casing.

3 cl, 11 dwg