Title:
WASHING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/096912
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention comprises: a washing machine main body; a water tank (13) that is supported inside the washing machine main body and that has a drain port in a bottom part thereof; and a heater unit (32) that is disposed below the water tank (13) and that communicates with an inner bottom part of the water tank (13). The heater unit (32) comprises: a heater accommodation container (37) in which a heater (38) that heats washing water is accommodated; a heater that is inserted into the heater accommodation container (37) from an opening (37b) of the heater accommodation container (37), and that heats washing water; and a temperature detection unit (56) that measures the water temperature within the heater accommodation container (37). The water temperature within the water tank (13) is estimated from the water temperature within the heater accommodation container (37) that is measured by the temperature detection unit (56) after a certain amount of time has elapsed from turning OFF the heater.
Inventors:
KIRIYAMA HIROYUKI
NAKAMURA TOSHIYUKI
HIKINO YU
SUGIMOTO TOSHIHIDE
NAKAMURA TOSHIYUKI
HIKINO YU
SUGIMOTO TOSHIHIDE
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/039849
Publication Date:
May 31, 2018
Filing Date:
November 06, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
D06F39/04; D06F33/32
Foreign References:
| JP4581922B2 | 2010-11-17 | |||
| JPH05161781A | 1993-06-29 | |||
| JPH1096254A | 1998-04-14 | |||
| JPH11277036A | 1999-10-12 | |||
| JPH0755277B2 | 1995-06-14 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMATA Kenji et al. (JP)
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