Top-loading washing machine - has floating tub and motor-driven drum in compact assembly

摘要

A top-loading washing machine has a rotating drum contained in a 'floating' tub suspended on four springs. The tub is braked by two shock-absorber assemblies of the flexion and friction type, which are anchored obliquely in the front and rear zones of the lower panel of the frame, so that the central lower zone is left free for the fixture of the motor. Balancing counterweights are mounted directly on to the left and right sides of the 'floating' tub. Upper central spaces to the front and rear house the programming equipment and the washing additive containers.