To efficiently dry washing in a spinning tub by providing a partition member for closing a gap between the upper end parts of an outer tub and a spinning tub corresponding to blowing pressure when hot air is supplied from a hot air supply means to the gap between the upper end parts of the outer tub and the spinning tub.
A drying process is started, and hot air 22 generated by the operation of a hot air generator 19 is guided to a clearance space A between a spinning tub 6 and an outer tub 5 through a duct 23. At this time, by the blowing pressure of hot air 22 from the duct 23, the free end of a seal member 103 is pressed to the spinning tub 6 side, and as indicated by a solid line, brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the spinning tub 6 to block up a clearance space B between a waterproof plate 16 and the spinning tub 6, thereby guiding the hot air 22 all to a clearance space A. As a dewatering hole 101 in the upper part of the side wall part of the spinning tub 6 has a small diameter and large air resistance, the hot air 22 does not flow in from this hole, but flow into the spinning tub 6 through a dewatering hole 101 with a large diameter in the lower part of the spinning tub 6.
NAKAMURA SHINICHI
KUKINO MASAJI
ISE SHINSUKE
MANTANI KAZUHIKO
SAITO TAKESHI
INOSE KUNIO
NIPPON KENTETSU CO LTD