Patent ID: 7263863
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A front-loading washing machine, comprising: a housing provided with a front panel having a first opening therein with an axis extending therethrough in a substantially horizontal disposition; a substantially cylindrical sudsing container resiliently suspended in the housing and comprising a front wall with a second opening substantially coaxially aligned with the first opening; a cylindrical drum rotatably mounted in the sudsing container and provided with a third opening in substantially coaxial alignment with the first and second openings; an elastomeric folding bellows sealingly connecting circumferential marginal portions of the first and second openings and provided with a crease directed towards the axis; an extension protruding into a gap between the crease and the rim of the third opening, the rim of the third opening, an upper end of the extension and a portion of the crease being in at least partial axial alignment; at least one bracket mounted on the sudsing container in a marginal portion of the second opening and extending in the direction of the axis; and a retaining element connected to the extension for axial movement relative to the at least one bracket.