WASHING MACHINE WITH IMPROVED SENSOR FOR LOAD WEIGHT

摘要

Washing machine comprising an outer casing housing (1) an oscillating washing assembly (2) suspended elastically to said casing through at least a spring (3,4), at least a vibration-damping strut (5,50) placed between an outer portion of said washing assembly and a respective anchoring point which is connected, even elastically, to said casing, measurement means (12) able of measuring the excursion of the washing assembly, and able of generating and transferring a signal representative of the vertical excursion of the washing assembly; said casing is provided, preferably on the lower part if it, with elastic means (7,8,77,88,52) able of assuming a predetermined resting position, and said excursion measurement means are applied between a definite point (13) firmly connected to said casing, and a predefined position of said elastic means. An end part of said damping strut is engaged to a lower portion (6) of said washing assembly, while the opposite end part of the same damping strut is engaged to an anchoring point (5A,55) placed on said elastic means. In a preferred embodiment said elastic means comprise two springs, preferably spirally shaped, which are independent, aligned, vertically oriented, connected to each other between the two respectively facing sides (7B,8B); the opposed extremes of said two springs are solidly connected to respective distinct portions of said casing.