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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1988
Douglas E Wood, Hagar Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A brake mechanism for an automatic washer is provided wherein a brake band is engageable with a hub attached to the wash basket and has both of its ends pivotally mounted on pivot brackets so that braking is effective in either rotational direction of the basket. A spring interconnects the two brackets to continuously bias the band into tight engagement with the hub and a solenoid operated actuator is provided to overcome the force of the spring to loosen the brake. The brackets are mounted on a common pivot post so that one of the band ends will be pulled into radial alignment, by pivoting of the brackets, in either direction of rotation of the basket. This causes the mounting to act as a fixed mount increasing the bidirectional effectiveness of the brake.