Patent ID: 7827832
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: D06F,F16C,F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A suds container for a washing machine including a driven washing drum disposed so as to rotate about a horizontal axis of the washing machine, the suds container including plastic and being disposed so as to vibrate inside a housing of the washing machine, the suds container comprising: first and second joint pieces, the first joint piece having a first bore therethrough and the second joint piece having a second bore therethrough aligned with the first bore, the first and second joint pieces being configured to fasten a vibration absorber with a fastening eye of the vibration absorber disposed between the joint pieces; a fastening element at least partially received in the first and second bores and configured to fasten the vibration absorber; an S-shaped molded part disposed on the joint pieces and including third and fourth aligned bores, the S-shaped molded part including a first and a second arched area, the first arched area having a U-shape, the first arched area being disposed between the joint pieces, the second arched area extending so as to overlap a free end of the first joint piece at an outer portion thereof; and a tub portion, the first and second joint pieces being shaped onto the tub portion.