than lower edge 15 of drum opening 9 in an embodiment not shown it is also possible for lower edge 13 of the housing opening to be in alignment with the lower edge 15 of the drum opening in both embodiments the laundry items need not be lifted or need to be lifted only slightly when removing them from the interior of drum 7 upper transition line 20 illustrates that upper edge 12 of housing opening 6 is located clearly above upper edge 14 of drum opening 9 thus the view from above and from a distance that is convenient for the operator is prevented from being obstructed or impaired in an embodiment it is possible for the axis of rotation 11 of the drum to be inclined with respect to the horizontal for further embodiments central axis 10 of housing opening 6 may be parallel to the horizontal or also inclined or be parallel to an inclined axis of rotation 11 of drum 7 the front view of fig2 illustrates the axially parallel arrangement of drum 7 and drum opening 9 with respect to housing opening 6 door 5 is substantially circular in shape which provides an advantageous visual appearance fig3 illustrates that diameter dg of housing opening 6 is greater than diameter dt of drum opening 9 and that the two openings are substantially aligned with each other as viewed from above because of the larger housing opening 6 an operator can easily reach into.