The invention discloses a slowdown
clutch for a washing
machine. The slowdown
clutch comprises an input shaft, an input shaft sleeve, a
brake wheel, a speed
reducer, a
dewatering shaft, an output shaft, a lower shell and a
clutch device, wherein the speed
reducer is installed in an inner cavity of the
brake wheel, the
dewatering shaft and the
brake wheel are connected into a whole, the input shaft, the input shaft sleeve, the brake wheel and the output shaft are all connected with the speed
reducer, the speed reducer is a double-
planet gear train composed of a first
planet gear train body and a second
planet gear train body, the input shaft sleeve and a wheel carrier of the second planet gear
train body are connected into a whole, and the input shaft sleeve is movably connected with the brake wheel; the clutch device comprises a positioning disc fixedly installed on the lower shell, a
torque transmission shaft sleeve fixedly installed on the input shaft, a clutch disc installed on the input shaft sleeve and capable of being connected with or disconnected from the positioning disc and the
torque transmission shaft sleeve, and a
clutch control mechanism used for controlling the clutch disc to be connected with or disconnected from the positioning disc and the
torque transmission shaft sleeve. The slowdown clutch has the advantages of being simple and compact in structure, low in manufacturing cost, safe and reliable in transmission, efficient, long in service life and low in
noise.