Washing machine having water jets

Abstract

A washing machine includes a container disposed within an outer housing and having a chamber for receiving clothes to be washed, and a generating device for generating water streams or jets to act onto the clothes and to wash the clothes with the water jets, without typical rotary agitating members. The generating device includes a rotatable member rotatably disposed within the container, and having a helical agitating member for generating the water jets when the rotatable member is rotated relative to the container. A hood is engaged onto the rotatable member, for separating the clothes from the rotatable member. An inner receptacle is disposed in the container to support the hood.

1 . A washing machine comprising: 
 an outer housing,    a container disposed within said outer housing and having a chamber formed therein for receiving water and clothes to be washed, and    means for generating water jets to act onto the clothes and to wash the clothes with the water jets.    
   
   
       2 . The washing machine as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said generating means includes a rotatable member rotatably disposed within said chamber of said container, and rotatable to generate the water jets.  
   
   
       3 . The washing machine as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said rotatable member includes a helical agitating member provided on an outer peripheral portion thereof, for generating the water jets when said rotatable member is rotated relative to said container.  
   
   
       4 . The washing machine as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said housing includes a driving device disposed therein and coupled to said rotatable member, for rotating and driving said rotatable member.  
   
   
       5 . The washing machine as claimed in  claim 2  further comprising means for separating the clothes from said rotatable member.  
   
   
       6 . The washing machine as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said separating means includes a hood engaged onto said rotatable member, for separating the clothes from said rotatable member.  
   
   
       7 . The washing machine as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said container includes an inner receptacle disposed therein, said hood is secured onto said inner receptacle and engaged onto said rotatable member.  
   
   
       8 . The washing machine as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said hood includes a peripheral flange radially extended outwardly therefrom, and secured to said inner receptacle.