Laundry washing machine

Abstract

A front loading laundry washing machine is provided. The laundry washing machine includes a washing tub, a laundry basket mounted in the tub, a motor to actuate the basket in rotation and a system for feeding liquid in the basket. The basket has a first and second end wall between which a peripheral wall extends. The liquid feeding system comprises at least one inflow passage formed in a prevalently imperforated annular region of the peripheral wall of the basket and an inflow conduit having a delivery outlet facing toward the prevalently imperforated annular region. The laundry washing system is further provided with a positioning system designed for bringing and maintaining the basket in a substantially predetermined angular position within the tub, in such a position the inflow passage being substantially aligned with the delivery outlet of the inflow conduit to receive therefrom a liquid flow for the purpose of loading of liquid in the basket.

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       57 . A laundry washing machine comprising
 a washing tub;   a laundry basket mounted in the tub so as to rotate around an axis (X) substantially inclined from 0° up to approximately 25° with respect to the horizontal;   motor to actuate the basket in rotation; and   a system for feeding liquid in the tub including an inflow conduit;   wherein the basket has a first and a second end wall, between which a peripheral wall extends;   wherein the tub has a body formed by at least two half-shells of plastic material sealingly joined together; and   wherein each half-shell defines a respective part of at least one first portion of the inflow conduit, the first portion of the conduit being formed as a result of the joining of the two half-shells.   
   
   
       58 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 57 , wherein
 one half-shell has a flange-like circumferential part and the other half-shell has a grooved part; and   the two half-shells are joined such that the flange-like part and the grooved part cooperate to form said first portion of the inflow conduit.   
   
   
       59 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 57 , wherein the inflow conduit comprises a second portion which is entirely formed in one of the two half-shells. 
   
   
       60 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 59  wherein the second portion is substantially orthogonal to the first portion. 
   
   
       61 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 60 , wherein the second portion extends according to an axial dimension of a peripheral wall of the tub and the first portion substantially extends according to a circumferential dimension of the tub. 
   
   
       62 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 57 , wherein a seat for a pump is integrated into said tub. 
   
   
       63 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 62 , wherein the pump is a drain pump. 
   
   
       64 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 63 , wherein the tub further includes a seat for a deviator device having one inlet and two outlets, the inlet being in fluid communication with the seat of the pump, one outlet being in fluid communication with the inflow conduit and the other outlet being in communication with a drain. 
   
   
       65 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 62 , wherein the tub further includes a seat for a filter. 
   
   
       66 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 65 , wherein said seat for said filter is defined in a lower region of one said half shell, at a drain outlet of the tub. 
   
   
       67 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 65 , wherein the basket includes means for accessing said seat for said filter. 
   
   
       68 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 67 , wherein said means for accessing comprises an access passage in the peripheral wall of the basket and a closing member for selectively hiding and/or occluding the access passage, said member being removable from the basket or constrained to the basket in a displaceable manner. 
   
   
       69 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 65 , wherein said seat for said filter includes one part of a system for locking the filter in place, another part of said system for locking being integrated in the filter. 
   
   
       70 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 57 , wherein the tub further defines, in the lower zone thereof, a collecting well within which a heating resistance is positioned. 
   
   
       71 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 70 , wherein at least one part of the well extends longitudinally in the axial direction of a peripheral wall of the tub, said one part of the well consists of a front portion, defined in the body of one of said half-shells and a rear portion, defined in the body of the other one of said half-shells. 
   
   
       72 . A laundry washing machine comprising
 a washing tub;   a laundry basket mounted in the tub so as to rotate around an axis (X) substantially inclined from 0° up to approximately 25° with respect to the horizontal;   motor to actuate the basket in rotation;   a hydraulic system comprising at least one pump;   wherein the basket has a first and a second end wall, between which a peripheral wall extends; and   wherein in the lower region of the tub includes a seat for a filter and the machine is designed for allowing access to said seat and/or removal of the filter from said seat by operating from inside the basket.   
   
   
       73 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 72 , wherein the basket comprises means for accessing said seat for said filter. 
   
   
       74 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 73 , wherein said means for accessing comprises an access passage in the peripheral wall of the basket and a closing member for selectively hiding and/or occluding the access passage, said member being removable from the basket or being constrained to the basket in a displaceable manner. 
   
   
       75 . The laundry washing machine according to  claim 72 , wherein said seat for said filter is formed at a drain outlet of the tub. 
   
   
       76 . Laundry washing machine comprising
 a washing chamber or tub;   a laundry basket mounted in the tub so as to rotate around an axis (X) inclined with respect to the horizontal;   motor to actuate the basket in rotation; and   a system for feeding liquid in the basket,   wherein:   the basket has a first and a second end wall, between which a peripheral wall extends;   the peripheral wall of the basket has at least one prevalently imperforated annular region and at least one perforated annular region in which a plurality of discharge holes are provided;   the perforated annular region is proximate to the first end wall of the basket;   the rotational axis (X) of the basket is inclined such that the peripheral wall is at least in part angled downward starting from first extremity wall;   and wherein   the discharge holes are arranged in groups, at least part of the holes in each group being formed in an upper wall of a respective protuberance of the peripheral wall of the basket, the groups being arranged according to a circumference of the peripheral wall, and   the perforated annular region belongs to a substantially truncated cone-shaped portion of the peripheral wall of the basket.