摘要 |
A MOTOR (34) DRIVES, VIA A HOLLOW DRYER SHAFT (29), A BASKET (26) DOUBLING AS A WASHING BASKET AND A SPIN-DRYER BASKET. THE MOTOR ROTATING SPEED IS REDUCED BY A SPEED REDUCTION MECHANISM (32), THEREBY DRIVING AN AGITATOR (27) DISPOSED IN THE BASKET (26) VIA A WASHING SHAFT (31) THAT IS AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH THE DRYER SHAFT (29). A CLUTCH (36) SWITCHES TRANSMISSION OF THE MOTOR DRIVING FORCE EITHER TO THE DRYER SHAFT (29) OR TO THE WASHING SHAFT (31). THE SPEED REDUCTION MECHANISM (32) AND THE MOTOR (34) ARE AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH ONE ANOTHER. THE CLUTCH (36) IS PLACED WITHIN A MOTOR BRACKET (33), AND IS CONTROLLED BY A CLUTCH DRIVER (39) THAT IS INSERTED INTO THE BRACKET (33) THROUGH A HOLE (44) PROVIDED ON THE MOTOR BRACKET (33). THESE ARRANGEMENTS RESTRAIN UNBALANCE OF A WATER TUB (25) DURING A DEHYDRATING STEP, AS WELL AS PREVENT WATER OR FINGERS OF USERS FROM ENTERING THE MOTOR (34).
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