MULTIPLE FIXED AND ROTATABLE BASINS WASHING MACHINE

摘要

A washing machine (20), carrying out rinsing/drying of multiple types of laundry, either in multiple basins (23), created by installing a divider (21) inside the main basket (22), or rinsing/drying one type of these, in the same machine, by simply removing the divider (21). The original basket (22) has a main agitator (27), while the created secondary basins (23), have separate agitators (33); located over the main agitator (27), in-between its blades. A motor (42) drives a main shaft (43), to drive the main agitator (27), while a main sprocket (45) installed on the main shaft (43), drives the secondary sprockets (46), which are installed on the secondary shafts (44), to drive the secondary agitators (33). A hydraulic cylinders piston-rods set (50), (51), moves up/down the base of the motor, to move up/down the main shaft (43), to engage or disengage from the main agitator (27), while a single hydraulic cylinder piston-rod (60), is pushing up the secondary shafts carrier (47), to engage them with the secondary agitators (33). Springs set retard the carrier (47) down.