Abstract: A drive for a laundry machine has an electronically commutated motor and a driving device arranged in mounting relation, and the driving means has means adapted for conjoint rotation with a rotatable assembly of the electronically commutated motor. Means associated with at least one of the rotatable assembly and the driving means is selectively operable for effecting a driven interconnection of the conjoint rotation emans with the rotatable assembly.

Abstract: A drive for a laundry machine having a means for agitating water and fabrics to launder the fabrics and for spinning the fabrics to effect centrifugal displacement of water from the fabrics. An electronically commutated motor energized from a DC power source for driving the agitating and spinning means includes a stator with a plurality of winding stages adapted to be electronically commutated in a plurality of preselected sequences, and a rotatable assembly is arranged in selective magnetic coupling relation with the winding stages so as to be rotatably driven thereby. The rotatable assembly is rotatably driven in one direction in response to the electronic commutation of at least some of the winding stages in one of the preselected sequences and also in the one direction and another direction opposite thereto in response to the electronic commutation of the winding stages in another of the preselected sequences.

Abstract: A transmission for a laundry machine has at least two operating modes. The transmission includes input means selectively rotatable for oscillation in one operating mode and for unidirectional rotation in another operating mode. A pair of output means are operable for conjoint oscillation and unidirectional rotation with the input means, respectively. Means for transmitting the rotation of the input means to the output means includes means coupled with one of the output means for driving it, driven means associated with the input means for being driven by it, and means selectively operable for coupling the driven means with the other of the output means and with the output means for coupling the driven means and the driving means.

Abstract: A laundry machine has means for receiving water and fabrics to be laundered therein. An electronically commutated motor is adapted to be electronically commutated in a plurality of different sequences to effect oscillation and unidirectional rotation of the receiving means so as to launder the fabrics in the fluid and thereafter centrifugally displace water from the fabrics, and driving means is associated between the electronically commutated motor and the receiving means.

Abstract: A method of making a core adapted to be used in a dynamoelectric machine. The core has a plurality of slots extending therethrough defining a plurality of first pole sections interposed between adjacent ones of a plurality of integrally interconnected second pole sections, respectively. In this method, a plurality of sets of magnetic material elements are located within the slots generally between the first pole sections and the adjacent ones of the second pole sections, respectively, and a nonmagnetic hardenable material is provided at least within the slots so as to at least in part fill the interstices of the slots generally about the magnetic material element sets in the slots, respectively.

Abstract: A lamination adapted to be used in a dynamoelectric machine. The lamination has a body of generally thin ferromagnetic material, and a plurality of pole sections are spaced apart from each other generally about the body. A plurality of means on the body are interposed between adjacent ones of the pole sections for bridging therebetween, respectively, and a plurality of other pole sections on the body are interposed in spaced relation between the adjacent ones of the first named pole sections, respectively. A plurality of pairs of other means on the body are interposed between the adjacent ones of the first named pole sections and the other pole sections for bridging therebetween, respectively.An electronically commutated motor, a stationary assembly therefor, and a rotatable assembly therefor are also disclosed.

Abstract: A drive for a laundry machine having a means for agitating water and fabrics to launder the fabrics and for spinnning the fabrics to effect centrifugal displacement of water from the fabrics. An electronically commutated motor energized from a DC power source for driving the agitating and spinning means includes a stator with a plurality of winding stages adapted to be elctronically commutated in a plurality of preselected sequences, and a rotatable assembly is arranged in selective magnetic coupling relation with the winding stages so as to be rotatably driven thereby. The rotatable assembly is rotatably driven in one direction in response to the electronic commutation of at least some of the winding stages in one of the preselected sequences and also in the one direction and another direction opposite thereto in response to the electronic commutation of the winding stages in another of the preselected sequences.