DRIVE DEVICE FOR A WASHING MACHINE

摘要

The invention relates to a drive device for a washing machine having an electric motor (10); a drive shaft (12), which is connected to the electric motor (10) for the rotary drive; and an electronic system (24-30) for controlling the operation of the electric motor (10). In order to achieve a compact design, the electric motor (10) and the electronic system (24-30) are integrated in a common unit. In order to increase the operational safety of the drive device, while simultaneously having a simple design, this common unit comprises a wall (18) which is thermally coupled both to the electric motor (10) and to the electronic system (24-30) and which serves the heat dissipation, and the electronic system (24-30) comprises a temperature sensor (30) for recording the temperature of the wall (18). This temperature sensor (30) serves the monitoring of both the temperature of the electric motor (10) and the temperature of the electronic system (24-30).