Claims
- 1. A front-loading washing machine, comprising:a tub having a rear wall with an inside surface, an outside surface, and a center; a bearing sleeve connected to said rear wall; a shaft disposed in said bearing sleeve and at said center of said rear wall; a motor connected to said outside surface of said rear wall at a distance from said center of said rear wall, said motor producing a torque; a drive mechanism connected to said shaft and to said motor, said drive mechanism transmitting a torque produced by said motor to said shaft; and a laundry container mounted in a floating manner to said bearing sleeve through said shaft, said laundry container driven by said motor.
- 2. The washing machine according to claim 1, including a carrier part connecting said motor to said outside surface of said rear wall, said carrier part being connected to said outside surface of said rear wall.
- 3. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein said carrier part has a carrier arm with a cup-like widened section housing said motor.
- 4. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein:said carrier part has a carrier side directed away from said rear wall; and said motor is disposed on said carrier side.
- 5. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein said motor is disposed on said carrier part in a region between said carrier part and said rear wall.
- 6. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein:said motor has a rotor; and said carrier part has an annular-shaped side wall surrounding said rotor.
- 7. The washing machine according to claim 1, including a carrier part directly connecting said motor to said outside surface of said rear wall, said carrier part being connected to said outside surface of said rear wall.
- 8. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said bearing sleeve is fixed to said rear wall.
- 9. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein:said motor has a motor shaft; a pulley is connected to said motor shaft; a belt is connected to said pulley and to said shaft; and said motor drives said shaft through said belt and said pulley.
- 10. The washing machine according to claims 9, wherein said shaft has a shaft pulley and said belt is disposed around said shaft pulley.
- 11. The washing machine according to claim 9, wherein said shaft has a bell-like flange and said belt is disposed around said flange.
- 12. The washing machine according to claim 9, wherein said belt is one of a V-belt, a toothed belt, and V-ribbed belt.
- 13. The washing machine according to claim 9, wherein:said motor has stator cores; and said carrier part has a flange forming a bearing sleeve of said motor shaft and bearing said stator cores.
- 14. The washing machine according to claim 13, wherein:said motor has magnetic poles; and said stator cores and said magnetic poles of said motor are located opposite one another in an axial direction with respect to said motor shaft.
- 15. The washing machine according to claim 13, wherein:said motor has magnetic poles; and said stator cores and said magnetic poles of said motor are located opposite one another in a radial direction with respect to said motor shaft.
- 16. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said motor is an external-rotor motor.
- 17. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein:said motor has a rotor; and said rear wall has an annular-shaped side wall surrounding said rotor.
- 18. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said motor has a rotor shaped as a bell-like flange.
- 19. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said motor is an electronically commutated direct-current motor.
- 20. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein:said motor is an asynchronous motor; and a frequency converter controls said asynchronous motor.
- 21. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said motor is a reluctance motor.
- 22. A front-loading washing machine having a rear wall and a bottom, comprising:a tub having a tub rear wall with an inside surface, an outside surface, and a center; a bearing sleeve connected to said tub rear wall; a shaft disposed in said bearing sleeve and at said center of said tub rear wall; a motor connected to said outside surface at a distance from said center of said tub rear wall, said motor producing a torque and being disposed beneath said shaft in a region between said tub rear wall and a rear wall of the washing machine; a drive mechanism connected to said shaft and to said motor, said drive mechanism transmitting a torque produced by said motor to said shaft; and a laundry container having a filling opening inclined upward with respect to a bottom of the laundry machine, said laundry container mounted in a floating manner to said bearing sleeve through said shaft and driven by said motor.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/EP00/02133, filed Mar. 10, 2000, which designated the United States.
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Continuations (1)
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