Patent ID: 7076975
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A drive apparatus for a washing machine having a suds container with a rear wall, a motor disposed on the rear wall and having live parts electrically isolated from the suds container, and a washing drum driven by the motor, the drive apparatus comprising: a rotor coupled to the washing drum; a supporting part connected to the rear wall of the suds container; stator cores connected to said supporting part and projecting outwardly from said supporting part, each stator core having a core and a winding; and an electrical isolation layer disposed between the stator cores and the supporting part and electrically isolating the live parts of the motor from the rear wall of the suds container and said electrical isolation layer electrically isolating said stator cores from said supporting part and suppressing the flow of discharge currents between the stator cores and the supporting part.