Title:
WASHING MACHINE AND WASHER-DRYER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012005552
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a washing machine and a washer-dryer from which a user can hear voice error information when necessary.
In a washing machine including: a main control circuit; various operation buttons for setting a washing operation course; a buzzer for notifying a user of error occurrence; voice generating means for announcing a content of the error with voice; a voice button included in the various operation buttons, the voice button for turning on the voice announcement; and an error cancellation button for canceling the error state, at least a part of the voice button or the vicinity of the button lights or flickers after the buzzer notifies the error and until the error cancellation button is operated.
Inventors:
WATABIKI SHINICHI
TAKANO YUICHI
MATSUMOTO KOJI
TAKANO YUICHI
MATSUMOTO KOJI
Application Number:
JP2010142158A
Publication Date:
January 12, 2012
Filing Date:
June 23, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI APPLIANCES INC
International Classes:
D06F33/02; D06F25/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002011275A | 2002-01-15 | |||
| JPH02240704A | 1990-09-25 | |||
| JP2001145407A | 2001-05-29 | |||
| JP2002346278A | 2002-12-03 | |||
| JP2001293285A | 2001-10-23 | |||
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Manabu Inoue
Yuji Toda
Yuji Toda
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