One Work Element Reciprocable Longitudinally Of A Roll Axis Patents (Class 68/32)
  • Laundry treating appliance with controlled reciprocating movement
    Patent number: 8448477
    Abstract: Reciprocating laundry treating appliances are disclosed. An example laundry treating appliance includes a motor to rotate a drum about the horizontal axis of rotation and an axial drive mechanism to reciprocate the drum relative to the horizontal axis of rotation. The drum may be reciprocated to distribute laundry within the drum. The rotation and reciprocation may be independent and/or simultaneous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Luiz Von Dokonal, Robert J. Pinkowski