Abstract: In a continuous washing machine, a drum (2) comprising, in longitudinal direction (4), washing chambers (12), which are adjacent to and separate from each other and through which the laundry items (22) to be washed can be conveyed in longitudinal direction of the drum (2), can be driven so as to rotate about its longitudinal axis (4) in two opposing directions of rotation (B, C), whereby a first direction of rotation (C) corresponds to a washing mode and the second direction of rotation (B) corresponds to a conveying mode. Arranged inside the washing chambers (12) are entrainment devices (14) extending in outward direction toward the interior wall of the drum (2) and being non-rotationally connected to the drum (2), said entrainment devices carrying along the laundry items (22) and the treatment fluid (20) during the rotation of the drum (2) in washing mode.

Abstract: In a continuous washing machine, a drum (2) comprising, in longitudinal direction (4), washing chambers (12), which are adjacent to and separate from each other and through which the laundry items (22) to be washed can be conveyed in longitudinal direction of the drum (2), can be driven so as to rotate about its longitudinal axis (4) in two opposing directions of rotation (B, C), whereby a first direction of rotation (C) corresponds to a washing mode and the second direction of rotation (B) corresponds to a conveying mode. Arranged inside the washing chambers (12) are entrainment devices (14) extending in outward direction toward the interior wall of the drum (2) and being non-rotationally connected to the drum (2), said entrainment devices carrying along the laundry items (22) and the treatment fluid (20) during the rotation of the drum (2) in washing mode.