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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:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Antonio Chiriatti, Schorndorf, DE;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/08 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/30 (2006.01); D06F 58/06 (2006.01); D06F 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/20 (2013.01); D06F 37/22 (2013.01); D06F 37/304 (2013.01); D06F 58/06 (2013.01); D06F 58/08 (2013.01); D06F 37/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machine for washing or drying laundry, having a stationary part, a tub, a drum rotatably accommodated in the tub, and a drive motor. The drive motor comprises a stator or housing component connected to the machine, a rotor having a rotor shaft connected with the drum, and bearings arranged in the stator or a housing component, and the rotor shaft is rotatably mounted by the bearings. One or more spring or damping elements connects the stator or housing component to the stationary part.