Aggregate for a washing machine with a plastic sudsing container

Abstract

An aggregate for a washing machine provided with a substantially hollow cylindrical suds container of fiberglass reinforced polymeric material and consisting of two end walls and a shell, a hollow cylindrical washing drum disposed in the suds container for rotation on a shaft about a non-vertical axis, and a unitary support structure embedded substantially completely in one of the end walls and with a bearing support adapted to receive the shaft and at least one arm extending radially from the bearing support.

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       10 . A method of making an aggregate for a washing machine, comprising the steps of: 
 making a cast iron support structure comprising a rotational bearing seat and at least one arm extending radially therefrom;    providing an injection mold comprising a substantially circular bottom surface and a cylindrical side surface extending normal from the bottom surface;    placing the support structure onto the bottom surface with the bearing seat being disposed coaxially therewith; and    injecting a fiberglass reinforced polymeric material into an injection mold to form a circular bottom wall with the support structure substantially completely embedded therein and a cylindrical side wall extending from the bottom wall.    
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising the step of milling the bearing seat prior to placing the support structure into the injection mold.  
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 10 , further including the step of injection molding the bottom wall and the side wall as a unitary structure.  
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 10 , further including the steps of providing a top wall and connecting it to the side wall by a threaded connection.  
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 13  further comprising the step injection molding a counter weight into the top wall.  
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 13  further comprising the step of attaching a counter weight to the top wall by a threaded connected.