Patent ID: 7841218

Claim:
A washing machine clutch system to rotate or oscillate an agitator or propeller and selectively rotate a basket, the clutch system comprising: a support member that includes a housing and a cover; an actuator comprising a piston, the actuator disposed in the housing of the support member, wherein the piston travels between a retracted position and an extended position; a bracket comprising a lever coupled to at least one arm including at least one terminal and at least one protuberance, configured to move between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and to be in an engaged position when the piston is in a fully extended position; a first spring connected in tension from the support member to the bracket and constantly urging the bracket into a disengaged position; a hollow shaft and a shaft, both shafts being arranged to rotate; a mobile clutch configured to move with the bracket between an engaged position and a disengaged position, comprising an annular groove bounded by an upper wall and a lower wall and open on a radially outward side, and an internal part, wherein said at least one terminal rests in the groove, wherein the lower wall comprises a plurality of alternating teeth and grooves and wherein the mobile clutch is coupled to the hollow shaft by way of the internal part; a pulley-clutch comprising a plurality of alternating teeth and grooves, and an internal part, wherein the pulley-clutch is coupled to the shaft by way of said pulley-clutch internal part; wherein the mobile clutch is coupled with the pulley-clutch when the bracket is in an engaged position, and is uncoupled from the pulley-clutch when the bracket is in the disengaged position.