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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Edward Simeon Chupka, Bardstown, KY (US);
Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Sheperdsville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A clutch positioning assembly for a washing machine appliance is provided. The assembly uses a cam that can be rotated so as to position the clutch between different positions that provide for engaging or disengaging a motor from a wash basket. A leaf spring, configured as a yoke in one exemplary embodiment, provides a force to urge the clutch into a position that e.g., disengages the wash basket from the motor during e.g., wash modes while also allowing the clutch to be moved into a position that engages the wash basket with the motor during spin modes. The clutch positioning assembly can be provided as a modular unit that is connected with the appliance during manufacturing.