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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2000
Tahsin I. Sümer, Istanbul, TR;
Umit Altun, Istanbul, TR;
Arcelik A.S., Istanbul, TR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a suspension mechanism in automatic washing machines with horizontal axis, consisting of connecting the moving tub assembly ( ) with cabinet ( ), using one or more elastic band(s) ( ) on one or more plane(s) crossing the tub ( ) geometrical axis, (and drum ( ) rotary axis) laterally or longitudinally. Some or all of the bands may be connected in a stretched manner so that they could support the weight of the tub assembly or they may be connected loosely so that they will start to operate after some movement of the tub assembly. The resistance and damping parameters for the suspension mechanism are provided by properly dimensioning the bands, and by their reciprocal movements with friction on the tub and/or by their own elasticity.
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