Patent ID: 7976111

Claim:
A support structure for a clothes washing machine having a motor, a washing tub and a drum, comprising a frame comprising: attachment means for rigidly coupling the washing tub inside which there is mounted the drum arranged to rotate with respect to an axis that is substantially horizontal, or slightly tilted with respect to a horizontal direction, resistant elements comprising metallic plate elements shaped by cutting and folding, said resistant elements being assembled and joined together, said resistant elements comprising: a front plate element, a rear plate element, and a pair of side plate elements connected at the ends thereof to said front and rear plate elements to form a substantially rectangular box, at least some of said front, rear and side plate elements are formed with flanges folded at an angle and abutting onto and joined to others of said front, rear and side plate elements, at least one intermediate plate element, located between front and rear plate elements, parallel thereto, said intermediate plate element having flanges formed at the ends thereof that are folded at right angles, parallel to said side plate elements, and abutting onto and joined to side plate elements; and support means for mounting the motor for driving said drum, wherein at least said rear plate element and said intermediate plate element have respective openings for installing and attaching said motor, the plate elements having respective opposite holes through which screw or deformation attachment means are installed to join said front, rear, side and intermediate plate elements, and wherein said front, rear and intermediate plate elements are symmetrical with respect to a vertical plane that contains the axis of the drum and identical to one another.