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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Marvin Joseph Houser, South Elgin, IL (US);
Robert Stuart Feldmann, Londonderry, NH (US);
Joseph A. Knopp, Batavia, IL (US);
Marvin Joseph Houser, South Elgin, IL (US);
Robert Stuart Feldmann, Londonderry, NH (US);
Joseph A. Knopp, Batavia, IL (US);
Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A suspension system for use in a laundry washing machine to suspend a tub assembly from a base portion of a cabinet. The suspension system includes a support frame interconnected to an outer tub of the tub assembly and an isolation damper assembly for resiliently coupling the support frame to the base portion of the cabinet. The isolation damper assembly functions to allow limited lateral movement of the tub assembly relative to the cabinet while also providing a 'return to center' feature. The isolation damper assembly is further operable to prevent rotation of the outer tub relative to the cabinet. Finally, the isolation damper assembly functions to absorb the vibration transmitted through the tub assembly to the support frame so as to minimize transmission of such vibration to the cabinet.