DRUM WASHING MACHINE - PANASONIC CORP

Title:

DRUM WASHING MACHINE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/011606

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A drum washing machine is provided with: a water tank for housing a washing tub that is tilted downward towards the rear surface side; a vibration detection unit (16) for detecting the vibration of the water tank; a torque variation detection unit for detecting the magnitude of the torque variation of a drive unit for driving the washing tub; an air blower for blowing circulation air to the washing tub; and a control unit (11a) for controlling steps such as the washing step, rinsing step, draining step, and drying step. The drive unit is operated such that the magnitude of the vibration detected by means of the vibration detection unit (16) reaches the maximum. Then the control unit (11a) modifies the output of a heating unit during the drying step in accordance with the fabric quality detected by means of a fabric quality detection unit (11b) which detects the fabric quality of the laundry from the magnitude of the torque variation while the drive unit is operated as mentioned above.

Inventors:

UCHIYAMA WATARU
YASUI TOSHIHIKO
KIKUKAWA TOMOYUKI
WAKITA KATSUYA

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/001755

Publication Date:

January 24, 2013

Filing Date:

March 14, 2012

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Assignee:

PANASONIC CORP (JP)
UCHIYAMA WATARU
YASUI TOSHIHIKO
KIKUKAWA TOMOYUKI
WAKITA KATSUYA

International Classes:

D06F25/00; D06F33/36; D06F34/18

Domestic Patent References:

WO2010010679A1

2010-01-28

Foreign References:

JP2007185357A	2007-07-26
JPH11114278A	1999-04-27
JPH0880396A	1996-03-26

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

NAITO, Hiroki et al. (JP)
Hiroki Naito (JP)

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