Patent ID: 7299663
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A washing machine, comprising: a cabinet-type outer housing having a front face and a rear wall; a tub disposed in said housing, and a laundry drum rotatably mounted in said tub about a substantially horizontal axis or about an inclined axis sloping upwardly in a forward direction; a pump-out system including a pump for discharging a liquid from the washing machine; said pump being disposed in a chamber accessible from said front face of said outer housing; said pump having a pump shaft with an axis pivoted about a vertical axis such that, as seen in a forward direction, said pump shaft axis encloses an acute angle with a perpendicular center plane of said outer housing running from said front face to said rear wall; and said tub having a tub casing and a drain connector; wherein said drain connector is connected to said tub casing at an angle pivoted away from the vertical axis and in a direction of rotation of the laundry drum; wherein the angle configures the drain connector to receive a substantially greater quantity of a mixture of foam and water than a drain connector mounted vertically.