DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE - PANASONIC CORP

Title:

DRUM-TYPE WASHING MACHINE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/031047

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A drum-type washing machine (100) is provided with a water tub (2), a washing tub (3), a motor (7), a water supply valve (8), a water circulation channel (11), a circulation pump (12), a fabric quality sensor (18), and a control unit (19). If the fabric quality sensor (18) determines that the water absorbency of articles being washed, which have been placed in the washing tub (3), is low, in a washing step, the control unit (19) increases the amount of washing water to be discharged into the washing tub (3) by the circulation pump (12) to an amount greater than the amount to be discharged if the fabric quality sensor determines that the water absorbency of the articles being washed, which have been placed in the washing tub (3), is high.

Inventors:

WAKITA KATSUYA
YASUI TOSHIHIKO
ASAMI TADASHI
KIKUKAWA TOMOYUKI
UCHIYAMA WATARU
NAKAMA HIROTO

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/001373

Publication Date:

March 07, 2013

Filing Date:

February 29, 2012

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

PANASONIC CORP (JP)
WAKITA KATSUYA
YASUI TOSHIHIKO
ASAMI TADASHI
KIKUKAWA TOMOYUKI
UCHIYAMA WATARU
NAKAMA HIROTO

International Classes:

D06F23/06; D06F33/34; D06F34/18; D06F39/08

Foreign References:

JPH02140197A	1990-05-29
JPH0417898A	1992-01-22
JPH053989A	1993-01-14

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