Improvements relating to washing machines

摘要

- 36 The present invention relates to a washing machine pump for installation in a washing machine with a bowl adapted to hold water in an interior portion. The pump is adapted to be coupled to 5 the bowl and to pump water from the bowl. The pump has a housing for coupling to the bowl and a housing cover with an aperture. The housing and housing cover are arranged to define a housing interior that is in fluid communication with the bowl interior via the aperture and a filter for filtering water entering the housing interior via the aperture. The filter has a profiled wall extending from the housing cover and encircling the aperture to define a volute around the 10 aperture. The filter also has a hood above the wall having a profile corresponding with that of the profiled wall to allow for a profiled space between the perimeter and the profiled wall. The profiled space allows water to enter the volute but prevents elongated objects entering the volute.