IMPROVEMENT OF SELF-CLEANING FILTER FOR WASHING MACHINES

摘要

Improvement of the self-cleaning filter for clothes washing machines, self-cleaning filter (1) developed for being installed on the conventional re-circulation (CR) and drainage (CD) circuit of the automatic washing machine (M); the self-cleaning filter (1) includes a triple access tubular body (5), more exactly of a nozzle (6) connected to the wash water (7) draining duct (CE) contained on the washing tub (8), a nozzle (9) connected to the wash water re-circulation (CR) piping (9a) and a nozzle (10) connected to the wash water extraction circuit piping (10a) through drainage (CD); inside the cylindrical sector (4) of the tubular body (5) is installed a flexible basket (2) supported by a rigid ring (3), and the basket is manufactured in thin mesh subject to threads and residues (FP) of reduced dimensions.