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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Miele & Cie. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Inventors:
Dirk Sieding, Luenen, DE;
Marcel Zielke, Ennigerloh, DE;
Steffen Lasner, Borgholzhausen, DE;
Benedikt Fechtel, Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, DE;
Alfons Eblenkamp, Rietberg, DE;
Assignee:
MIELE & CIE. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/06 (2006.01); D06F 34/08 (2020.01); D06F 37/30 (2020.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/065 (2013.01); D06F 34/08 (2020.02); D06F 37/30 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 39/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drum for a washing machine has a suds container, in which the drum can be rotatably mounted about a horizontal or inclined axis, including a cylindrical shell that is delimited by means of two opposite end walls, at least one driver element that is attached to the inner surface of the shell. A driver element for the drum is designed as a curved body having a curvature directed toward the drum interior and is arranged at a distance from the end walls.