Abstract: A cleanser feeding mechanism has a cleanser housing portion, a cleanser feeding member for feeding a cleanser housed in the cleanser housing portion, and a synchronous motor for applying a drive force to the cleanser feeding member, and feeds an amount of cleanser corresponding to the number of revolutions of the synchronous motor. A cleanser feeding amount-setting unit sets an amount of cleanser to be fed from the cleanser feeding mechanism. A driving unit applies an AC source voltage of an AC power source to the synchronous motor. A counter counts the number of cycles of the AC source voltage from a timing at which the AC source voltage is applied to the synchronous motor. A reference cycle number-setting unit sets a total cycle number of the AC source voltage which corresponds to a cleanser amount set by the cleanser feeding amount-setting unit.

Abstract: A cleanser feeding mechanism has a cleanser housing portion, a cleanser feeding member for feeding a cleanser housed in the cleanser housing portion, and a synchronous motor for applying a drive force to the cleanser feeding member, and feeds and amount of cleanser corresponding to the number of revolutions of the synchronous motor. A cleanser feeding amount-setting unit sets an amount of cleanser to be fed from the cleanser feeding mechanism. A driving unit applies an AC source voltage of an AC power source to the synchronous motor. A counter counts the number of cycles of the AC source voltage from a timing at which the AC source voltage is applied to the synchronous motor. A reference cycle number-setting unit sets a total cycle number of the AC source voltage which corresponds to a cleanser amount set by the cleanser feeding amount-setting unit.

Abstract: A detergent dispensing system for clothes washing machines consists of a detergent containing hopper having a detergent discharging passageway having the section of approximately semicircular configuration and formed at the bottom portion, a spiral coil arranged in the detergent discharging passageway and discharging the powdered detergent contained in the hopper by screw action caused by its rotation so that the powdered detergent is dispensed to a wash tub of a clothes washing machine, an electric motor for driving the coil, a first manually operated switch for inputting data of a kind of the powdered detergent to be dispensed, a second manually operated switch for inputting data of degree of soil of clothes to be washed, a third manually operated switch for inputting data of a water level to set the water level in the wash tub, and a controller for controlling the rotation speed of the coil so that the amount of the powdered detergent to be dispensed takes a value in accordance with the kind of the powdere

Abstract: A motor load detector detects an electrical value representing a rise characteristic of a motor, which varies in accordance with a load acting on the motor serving as a power source for a series of operations including a wash cycle and a spin-drying cycle executed by an electric washing machine for washing and spin-drying. A determining section receives a value detected by the motor load detector during the spin-drying cycle, and determines a weight of washings contained in the electric washing machine in accordance with a time which has elapsed until the detected value reaches a second reference value from a first reference value. The determined washings weight is used in a cycle subsequent to the spin-drying cycle.

Abstract: In a method of washing clothes by a washing machine having a washing tub including a fixed drum mounted on the upper side of the tub, and a movable drum disposed under the fixed drum so as to rotate horizontally. Small loads are washed by the water flow within the movable drum, while large loads of clothes are washed by water flow and the force of contact friction between the fixed drum and the movable drum to cause a twisting and rubbing wash action.

Abstract: A washing machine having a washing tub including a fixed drum mounted on the upper side thereof, and a movable drum disposed under the fixed drum so as to rotate horizontally. The fixed drum has projection parts for providing clothes with a contact friction force on the inner wall thereof.

Abstract: An electronic driving-type status display apparatus for an electric washing machine comprises a display control circuit for outputting display signals of the progress of the washing operation and abnormalities and a display which has an electronic driving-type display element driven by the display signal from the display control circuit to display the progress of the washing operation and abnormalities. The apparatus is particularly suitable for an electronically-controlled washing machine and can display abnormalities of the washing operation without any errors.

Abstract: A washer-dehydrator comprising a casing, a rotating tub disposed in the casing and resiliently adapted to hold an object of dehydration therein, and a weight detector including a stationary electrode and movable electrode which delivers an output signal indicative of a change of electrostatic capacity corresponding to a change of the weight load of the rotating tub. The rotation of the tub is controlled in accordance with the output signal from the weight detector, thereby regulating the rotation of the rotating tub.

Abstract: An automatic washer of the present invention for automatically carrying out a series of steps of the washing operation comprises a rotary basket provided with a number of holes which permit liquid supplied to the basket to flow therethrough and holding the material to be washed throughout the washing operation, a tub fixed in a manner to surround the basket, and a spraying device mounted to a tub cover and positioned above the upper opening of the basket. During the dehydration-rinsing or centrifugal rinsing step, fresh water is sprayed from the spraying device into the region along the side wall of the rotary basket.

Abstract: With an automatic washer embodying this invention, a stirring blade member is rotatably provided in a basket set in a tub. A torque of a motor is transmitted to the stirring blade member by means of a drive transmission. A water supply control system is set in a central processing unit. Where wash water is filled in the tub to a predetermined or standard level, then a water valve is closed. A number of rotations of the stirring blade member in the wash water in which material of washing is dipped is detected by a rotation detector. A length of time for which the water valve is to be left open is determined from the number of rotations of the stirring blade member. The water valve is left upon for a calculated length of time.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic washing machine of which the washing, the water draining, and the rinsing operations are automatically controlled by an electric control circuit including an electric timer, arithmetic-operation processor circuit and memory. The machine includes a degree-of-rinse detecting unit which detects the degree of rinse involved and, when this degree has reached a specified value, supplies an output signal to the arithmetic-operation processor circuit to carry out a short overflow rinsing step thus to complete this rinsing operation.

Abstract: An automatic washer provided with drive means for rotating a stirring blade member or dehydration tub and control device for successively carrying out the respective steps of the washer by controlling the operation of the drive means, which comprises a detector of a charged quantity of material of washing whose control means is connected to the drive means, detects a length of time actually required for the drive means to be operated in a prescribed number of rotations, determines a quantity of material of washing put in a washing tub from said required length of time and issues a signal denoting said charged quantity of material of washing; and an operation step period presetter for defining the periods of the respective operation steps of the washer from the contents of a signal denoting said charged quantity of material of washing.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic washing machine in which the washing, water-draining/dehydrating and rinsing steps are automatically carried out by an electronic control circuit including an electronic timer, arithmetic-operation processor and memory. The machine further includes a transparency detector for detecting at the initial stage of the washing step the transparency of water used in the washing step and supplying an output signal to the electronic timer so as to set the operating time for the washing and rinsing steps.