DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE

摘要

A drum-type washing machine includes a resin drum which is rotatably supported in a frame by a horizontal shaft. The resin drum includes a body portion molded out of a synthetic resin, and an end surface is formed at one end of the body portion and the other end is opened. The other end surface for sealing or closing an opening is fixed to the other end of the body portion via a fluid balancer. The fluid balancer includes a hollow annular member and a predetermined amount of saltwater sealed therein. The drum is so constructed that its diameter is increased from the one end to the other end due by utilizing a rapping slope. Therefore, the wash in the drum is moved to the vicinity of the fluid balancer at the other end of the drum along the slope of the inner surface of the drum, thereby to exhibit a maximum balancing effect of the fluid balancer.