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Convenient washing machine structure

  • US 7,581,413 B2
  • Filed: 06/16/2006
  • Issued: 09/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable washing machine, comprising:

  • a base having a hollow prism, and includinga top, a front surface, a fixed end having a first pin hole,a drive end includinga front surface,an outer surface,a longitudinal recess formed in the outer surface of the drive end,a bushing recess formed in the longitudinal recess,a second pin hole formed through the bushing recess and corresponding to and aligning with the first pin hole,a control panel mounted on the front surface of the drive end, andan end cover detachably mounted on the drive end and covering the longitudinal recess, anda drum recess formed in the top of the base between the fixed end and the drive end;

    a drum rotatably mounted in the drum recess on the base, selectively holding water, detergent and clothing and linens, and havinga top end, a bottom end, an outer surface,an opening formed in the top end,a cap detachably mounted on the opening, the cap providing a watertight seal and holding clothing and linens in the drum,a first agitator pin and a second agitator pin formed on and protruding radially out from the outer surface of the drum opposite to each other, the first agitator pin corresponding to and being rotatably mounted in the first pin hole, and the second agitator pin corresponding to and being rotatably mounted in the second pin hole, anda drain formed at the bottom end;

    a hollow motor housing, includingan internal cavity, an inner end, an outer end,two openings formed respectively at the inner end and outer end; and

    a bushing mounted at the inner end of the motor housing and having a central through hole that communicates with the internal cavity of the motor housing and aligns with the second pin hole;

    a motor mounted in the motor housing, the motor being electrically connected to and controlled by the control panel and having a shaft; and

    a decelerator connected to the shaft of the motor to decelerate a rotational speed of the shaft, the decelerator being mounted in the bushing of the motor housing, and includingan outer end connected to the shaft,an inner end having two anchor pin, anda connector mounted on the inner end and having two anchor holes corresponding respectively to the two anchor pins and respectively holding the two anchor pins, the connector further having a connector hole corresponding to the through hole and the second pin hole, holding the agitator pin at the drive end and connecting to the decelerator and the agitator pin at the drive end.

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