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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Robison Alves, Rio Claro, BR;
Samuel Bozzi Baco, Rio Claro, BR;
Fernando Gonzalez Nogueira, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Varadharajan J, Pondicherry, IN;
Eduardo Lopez, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Anderson L Moreira, São Paulo, BR;
Bradley D. Morrow, Stevensville, MI (US);
Leonardo Vitaletti, Fabriano, IT;
Santosh Winfred, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry machine includes an agitator, an electric machine, a first pulley, a second pulley, and a belt. The electric machine is configured to generate power. The first pulley is connected to the electric machine. The second pulley is connected to the agitator. The belt connects the first pulley to the second pulley. The first pulley, the second pulley, and the belt are configured to collectively (i) deliver power from the electric machine to the agitator and (ii) reduce a rotational speed of the agitator relative to a rotational speed of the electric machine.