WASHING MACHINE - SANYO ELECTRIC CO

Title:

WASHING MACHINE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/138757

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A washing machine capable of preventing any leakage of a gas having a cleansing function to outside. In the washing machine, prior to the washing step, there is carried out the ozone cleansing step of feeding ozone to dry clothes to be washed to thereby cleanse the clothes. Prior to the starting of the ozone cleansing step, dehumidification water valve (14) is opened to thereby temporarily stock dehumidification water in an inferior portion of outer tank (7), and thereafter by the use of the water, water stocking is carried out in overflow water trap (45) to thereby water seal the flow channel between the outer tank (7) and outside. Also, byopening detergent valve (55) or finishing compound valve (56), water stocking is carried out in water supply trap (24) to thereby water seal the flow channel between the outer tank (7) and outside.

Inventors:

SAITO RYOSUKE (JP)
MAMIYA HARUO (JP)
TAKEUCHI HARUMI (JP)
DANNO KAZUMASA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2007/050601

Publication Date:

December 06, 2007

Filing Date:

January 17, 2007

Export Citation:

Click for automatic bibliography generation Help

Assignee:

SANYO ELECTRIC CO (JP)
SAITO RYOSUKE (JP)
MAMIYA HARUO (JP)
TAKEUCHI HARUMI (JP)
DANNO KAZUMASA (JP)

International Classes:

D06F17/12; D06F25/00; D06F33/02; D06F35/00; D06F39/00

Foreign References:

JP2006109886A	2006-04-27
JP2003220292A	2003-08-05
JPH11104397A	1999-04-20
JP2002320792A	2002-11-05

Other References: