Unwuchtausgleichsvorrichtung

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP3130695

Aktenzeichen

EP16182249

Anmeldetag

1. August 2016

Veröffentlichung

31. Januar 2018

Erteilung

31. Januar 2018

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

D06F37/22D06F37/24

Abstract

A balance ring assembly (32) for balancing a liquid holding drum (16) that is rotatable about an axis of rotation in a laundry treating appliance includes an enclosed annular housing (130, 132) having a hollow annular raceway (134) and a longitudinal axis, a magnetic mass (33) disposed in the hollow annular raceway and movable therein, and a magnet (146) mounted to the annular housing and being movable between a first position wherein the magnet is magnetically coupled with the magnetic mass (33) such that the magnetic mass is not movable in the hollow annular raceway (134), and a second position wherein the magnet is not magnetically coupled with the magnetic mass such that the magnetic mass is movable in the hollow annular raceway, wherein the magnet moves between the first position and the second position when the liquid holding drum rotates at a speed below or above a predetermined threshold. The balance ring assembly can be mounted to a liquid holding drum that is rotatable about an axis of rotation in a laundry treating appliance with the longitudinal axis coincident with the axis of rotation.

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Firma

Whirlpool Corporation

Land

🇺🇸 USA

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