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Title:
WASHING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008036309
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a washing machine where vibration occurring at a water tub is not propagated to a main body while the water tub can be inclined by an optional angle.

The washing machine 100 includes: a main body 10; the water tub 20 which is suspended and housed in the main body 10 and can be inclined by a prescribed angle; a plurality of suspension bars 30 for suspending the water tub 20; a connection part 51 provided to the outer periphery of the water tub 20 to connect the suspending bars 30 and the water tub 20 while they can be linked with each other; and a vibration isolation part 52 fitted to the suspending bars 30 to support the water tub 20 resiliently via the connection part 51. At the lower part of the water tub 20, a tapered part 60 tapered downward by a prescribed angle 1 is formed, and the angle 1 is set to be more than the maximum inclination angle 0 of the water tub 20 during operation.


Inventors:
YAMAZAKI MASAHIRO
IWASE KAZUHIRO
HOSHINO AKIHIRO
Application Number:
JP2006217750A
Publication Date:
February 21, 2008
Filing Date:
August 10, 2006
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
NIPPON KENTETSU CO LTD
International Classes:
D06F37/24; D06F25/00; D06F49/06
Domestic Patent References:
JPH08229282A1996-09-10
JP2002045594A2002-02-12
JP2002282586A2002-10-02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hisao Kobayashi
Kiyoshi Yasushima
Souji Sasaki
Noboru Omura
Takanashi Norio