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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Roberto Mola, Turin, IT;
Gianpiero Scaltriti, Turin, IT;
Alessandro Sansone, Pinerolo, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aktiebolaget SKF, Göteborg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bearing assembly is for a washing machine, the washing machine including a tub and a drum rotatable about a central axis. The bearing assembly comprises two bearings spaced axially apart along the central axis, a spacer disposed generally between the two bearings, and a polymeric housing. The housing includes a box-type frame molded to the bearings and to the spacer and configured to provide stiffness to the bearing assembly.