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Title:
WASHING AND DRYING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012070968
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a washing and drying machine capable of preventing the operation finish with laundry being undried by the misjudgement of drying finish due to exhaust failure.

A washing and drying machine S conducts the exhaust drying operation in a drying process comprising: introducing ambient air via an inlet valve 13; and discharging at least all or a portion of air discharged from an inner tub 10 through a drain hose 8. If the washing and drying machine determines the finish of the exhaust drying based on the temperature rise detected by a temperature sensor 64a in the exhaust drying operation and the determined time of the exhaust drying finish is earlier than a predicted finish time of the drying by a prescribed amount of time or more, the exhaust drying operation is switched by a water-cooled dehumidifying and drying operation, which comprises dehumidifying by feeding water to a circulation duct 30 downstream of an outer tank 20 while circulating air in the order of a fan 41, heater 42, outer tank 20 and fan 41.


Inventors:
NEMOTO AKIO
YAMAGUCHI RYUNOSUKE
ISHIKAWA FUMITO
KANEKO AKINORI
KOMATSU TSUNETOSHI
Application Number:
JP2010218453A
Publication Date:
April 12, 2012
Filing Date:
September 29, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HITACHI APPLIANCES INC
International Classes:
D06F25/00; D06F58/02; D06F58/28
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Isono Dozo
Etsuo Tada



 
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