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Title:
WASHING/DRYING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008099981
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a water level sensor capable of securely sensing a water level in a water storage part of condensate generated at drying clothes with an inexpensive constitution.

The washing/drying machine is provided with: a washing tub 3 for housing the fabrics, objects to be washed and dried, to wash/dry them; a dehumidifier 6 for dehumidifying humid air; a blowing device 12 for sending the humid air inside the tub 3 to the dehumidifier 6 when drying the fabrics; the water storage part 23 for storing the condensate generated in the dehumidifier 6; a drainage device 24 for draining water from the storage part 23; and the water level sensor for sensing the water level inside the storage part 23. At least either one of operations of the dehumidifier 6 and the drainage device 24 is controlled according to an output sensed by the sensor. The sensor is provided with a pair of water level sensing electrodes 40a and 40b disposed inside the storage part 23 and an oscillation circuit 43 having a pair of the electrodes 40a and 40b inserted in a feedback circuit, sensing the presence/absence of water between the electrodes 40a and 40b from a change in oscillation frequencies of the circuit 43 through a change of a feedback current according to an electric resistance between the electrodes 40a and 40b.


Inventors:
TOMITA KENJIRO
FUKUSHIMA YOSHIO
Application Number:
JP2006286666A
Publication Date:
May 01, 2008
Filing Date:
October 20, 2006
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD
International Classes:
D06F25/00; D06F33/62; D06F39/06; D06F39/08; D06F58/02
Domestic Patent References:
JPH02168121A1990-06-28
JPS5336268A1978-04-04
JP2005211394A2005-08-11
JP2006014752A2006-01-19
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ikeuchi, Sato & Partners



 
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