Title:
WASHING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/129223
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A washing machine that is provided with: a casing (2); a rotating drum (4) that has a rotational central axis (12) that, from the front of the casing (2) toward the rear, is horizontal or downwardly inclined, and that has a rotating drum opening (4a) provided to the front thereof; and a water tank (1) that houses the rotating drum (4) such that the latter can rotate in both directions, and that is provided with a water tank opening (1a) that is positioned so as to face the rotating drum opening (4a) along the rotational central axis (12). The washing machine is also provided with: a control unit (14) that executes a washing operation that includes a washing step, a rinsing step, a spin step, etc.; and a gap opening (7) that is formed over the entire circumference and that is constituted by a gap that is between a front end (4b) of the rotating drum opening (4a) and a rear end (1b) of the water tank opening (1a). In addition, a covering surface (28) is provided inside the water tank to an outer-circumferential side of the gap opening (7) across the entire circumference thereof. In at least one circumferential-direction part thereof, the covering surface (28) has an inclined part that is inclined in the circumferential direction toward the inner-circumferential side.
Inventors:
MATSUI EIJI
HOSOKAWA AKIHIRO
MATSUOKA SHINJI
FUKUDA TSUYOSHI
HOSOKAWA AKIHIRO
MATSUOKA SHINJI
FUKUDA TSUYOSHI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/000421
Publication Date:
August 18, 2016
Filing Date:
January 28, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
D06F39/14; D06F37/04
Domestic Patent References:
WO2011073443A1 | 2011-06-23 |
Foreign References:
US20100325911A1 | 2010-12-30 | |||
US20090165505A1 | 2009-07-02 | |||
JP2008000253A | 2008-01-10 | |||
JPS5094768A | 1975-07-28 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMATA, Kenji et al. (JP)
Kenji Kamata (JP)
Kenji Kamata (JP)
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