SUSPENSION ROD FOR SUSPENDING A WASHING MACHINE TUB FROM ITS HOUSING, AND WASHING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A ROD

摘要

1. A damped extensible suspension arm for suspending a tub of a laundry washing and sprindrying machine from its housing, which arm comprises a tension spring whose ends are attached to two mounting portions, characterized in that said spring is arranged in the bore (9) of a plastics tube which is rigidly connected to the first mounting portion (4) and which slides with friction in a cylindrical sleeve which surrounds said tube elastically which sleeve comprises metal plates (11) which are secured to the second mounting portion (5) at one end and which extend parallel to the axis of the tube on which tube they are clamped by at least one elastic ring (13).