公开(公告)号：US20090193854A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-06

申请号：US12424959

申请日：2009-04-16

申请人： ERIC E. CHANG ,  WILLIAM K. KANGAS ,  KURT WERNER ,  SCOTT D. SLABBEKOORN ,  JAMES R. SAWYER

发明人： ERIC E. CHANG ,  WILLIAM K. KANGAS ,  KURT WERNER ,  SCOTT D. SLABBEKOORN ,  JAMES R. SAWYER

IPC分类号： D06F37/40

CPC分类号： D06F37/40

摘要： An automatic washing machine comprises a spin tube coupled to the basket and an agitator shaft coupled to an agitator mounted in the basket. A motor coupled to the agitator shaft applies a torque the agitator shaft and thereby the agitator in first and second torque directions. A clutch couples the spin tube to the agitator shaft for cooperative rotation of the basket and the agitator regardless of the rotational direction of the agitator shaft. Because of the dual directionality of the clutch, reversing the motor simultaneously dynamically brakes the basket and the agitator, thereby eliminating the need for a separate friction brake for the basket.

摘要翻译： 自动洗衣机包括联接到篮子的旋转管和连接到安装在篮子中的搅拌器的搅拌器轴。 耦合到搅拌器轴的马达在第一和第二扭矩方向施加搅拌器轴的扭矩，从而使搅拌器施加扭矩。 离合器将旋转管连接到搅拌器轴，以便与搅拌器轴的旋转方向无关地与篮和搅拌器协调旋转。 由于离合器的双重方向性，同时动力地使马达反向地制动篮和搅拌器，从而消除了对篮子的单独摩擦制动的需要。