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Thread Number: 17634
Did Haier buy the Maytag patent? |
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| Post# 288341 7/2/2008 at 19:05 (5,770 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
This top loading Haier HE washer looks just like a Maytag inside...except for the extra tub door.
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| Post# 288359 , Reply# 1 7/2/2008 at 21:06 (5,770 days old) by brent-aucoin () | ||
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Very Interesting Rich! Brent | ||
| Post# 288360 , Reply# 2 7/2/2008 at 21:13 (5,770 days old) by vintagesearch () | ||
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how interesting....yes they did buy or use the maytag design im glad someone revived it! | ||
Post# 288368 , Reply# 3 7/2/2008 at 22:16 (5,770 days old) by frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 288375 , Reply# 4 7/2/2008 at 22:29 (5,770 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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Post# 288564 , Reply# 7 7/4/2008 at 04:15 (5,768 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Top Loading 
Washers probably aren't on major American appliance makers radar (aside from the oft spoken of but yet seen Equator model), for many reasons. First, unless a European brand such as Miele, Asko, or AEG decides to give up patent rights and or certain patents have lapsed, R&D cost for a totally new washer would be huge, with no promise of making a profit. By and large top loading H-Axis machines sold in Europe and elsewhere outside the United States, tend to hold rather small capacity, 5kg to 6kg. As many European makers of washing machines found out the hard way, Americans by and large do not subscribe to doing laundry daily or even more than once a week (if that). Rather they want large machines that handle big loads all at once. It is going to take some good R&D to come up with a large H-Axis top loader that is safe, reliable and stable. There have been and still are large top loading h-axis washing machines sold for commercial use in the United States. However, such units require bolting down, and for the most part have low extraction. Finally there is the safety and liability issue. Americans love to sue anything that moves, and the old style of H-Axis units with outer tubs that pinched, snapped and or otherwise closed before the lid was shut brings not only design problems, especially for those with motor problems, and of course children, but the real issue of a lawsuit if a consumer looses fingers, or some how is injured. Again many European units have moved towards single door style H-Axis machines, but those designs may be under patent. Whirlpool, IIRC patented a H-Axis unit sometime ago, but nothing ever came of the thing. | ||
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Post# 288830 , Reply# 9 7/5/2008 at 20:17 (5,767 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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That Is All Fine and Well
But we are discussing top (side)loading "H" Axis washer/extractors. Cannot think of any front loading washing machine sold in the United States that does not have some method of locking the door when the unit powers on. As you stated correctly, the range runs various systems and methods, but the result is the same. It does seem most side loading "H" Axis units sold commercially in the United States, at least modern ones have single door designs, rather than old outer door and door on cylinder of old. | ||
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