Miele & Cie. Kg

Antje Nieder

Matthias Hollenhorst

Andreas Kratzsch

Benedikt Fechtel

Stefano Mancini

Michael Krimpmann

Norbert Eckert

Heinz Maaß

An aggregate for a washing machine provided with a substantially hollow cylindrical suds container of fiberglass reinforced polymeric material and consisting of two end walls and a shell, a hollow cylindrical washing drum disposed in the suds container for rotation on a shaft about a non-vertical axis, and a unitary support structure embedded substantially completely in one of the end walls and with a bearing support adapted to receive the shaft and at least one arm extending radially from the bearing support.

Aggregate for a washing machine with a plastic sudsing container

A suds container for a washing machine includes a cylindrical vessel surrounding a drum of the washing machine, the cylindrical vessel including a cylindrical wall and a front wall. A metallic hub for a drive shaft for the drum is integrated into a plastic compound of the front wall. Reinforcing plastic fiber strands are integrated into the plastic compound. The fiber strands extend from the hub outward toward the outer circumference of the front wall.

Suds container for a washing machine and method for making a suds container

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Guetersloh, Germany

Antje Nieder