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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2002
Dieter Mayer, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DE;
Helge Siegner, Altdorf, DE;
SUSPA Holding GmbH, Altdorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a coupling device ( ) for coupling a frictional damper with a middle longitudinal axis ( ), which is coupled to an oscillatory washing unit with a drum axis, to a machine frame of a washing machine with a spin gear. The coupling device has a first bending axis, which runs vertically to the central longitudinal axis ( ) and parallel to the drum axis, a second bending axis ( ) which runs vertically to the central longitudinal axis ( ) and to the first bending axis and intersects both at one point, a first connecting element for connecting the coupling device ( ) to the frictional damper, a second connecting element for connecting the coupling device ( ) to the machine frame and a spring element ( ) that is located between the first connecting element and the second connecting element and is connected to both, the flexural strength of the coupling device ( ) about the second bending axis ( ) being greater than the flexural strength about the first bending axis.