The suds container (1) of an automatic washing machine is a hollow cylinder (3) of alloy steel sheet with a loading opening (7) at one end and a cruciform bearing carrying end plate (19) at the other end. Two pairs of U-shaped crosspieces (11,13) are spot welded to the outside. They have connection (23) to the end face (19) and connections (37) at the other end for an annular balance weight (39).
