Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes: a washing/dewatering drum for accommodating the washings; an electric motor for driving the washing/dewatering drum to rotate; and a microcomputer. In a rinsing process of a washing operation in a water saving mode, the microcomputer continuously performs a dewatering-rinsing process for a plurality of times rather than executing a water-storage rinsing process for rotating a rotating wing while water stored in the washing/dewatering drum reaches a specified water level. The dewatering-rinsing process includes: a water supplying process of supplying water to the washing/dewatering drum so that the washings are saturated by water, and an intermediate dewatering process or a final dewatering process executed immediately after the water supplying process. A maximum rotating speed of the motor in the intermediate dewatering process immediately before the water supplying process is lower than a maximum rotating speed in the final dewatering process.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing machine including: a washing drum which can rotate in a manner of intersecting an axis with an up-down direction; and a strip-shaped part extending from a lower part of the washing drum and connected with a part other than the washing drum. A rotating shaft as a rotating center of the washing drum is located in a position lower than the center of the washing drum in an axial direction of the washing drum or a center of gravity of the washing drum.

Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine. The washing machine includes: a machine housing; a washing tub having an inner tub which accommodates laundry and is rotatable and an outer tub for receiving the inner tub, and being provided inside the machine housing; four supporting members, which are configured to be in a shape of a rod suspended from the machine housing and elastically support the washing tub; and receiving portions, which are mounted at the lower portion of each of the supporting members respectively to connect the supporting members to the washing tub. All the receiving portions are provided at the same height. The length of a pair of front supporting members and that of a pair of rear supporting members are different.

Abstract: Provided is a washing machine which includes: a washing drum having an inner drum capable of rotating around an axis; a agitator capable of rotating in order to agitate the washings in the inner drum; a motor for rotating the inner drum and the agitator; a rotating mechanism; and a microcomputer. The rotating mechanism can rotate the washing drum about the axis in a manner of crossing with an up-down direction, so as to change a rotating angle of the washing drum. The microcomputer controls the motor and the rotating mechanism so as to execute washing operation for rotating the agitator in reverse or rotating the inner drum at multiple rotating angles.

Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes: a washing drum which is rotatable and intersects with an up-down direction; a rotating part having a plurality of concave parts arranged in a rotating direction of the washing drum, and the rotating part is connected with the washing drum so that the rotating part rotates integrally with the washing drum; and a locking part for locking rotation of the rotating part by fitting in the concave parts. In the washing machine, a nut member is in threaded connection with the threaded shaft and connected to the rotating part so that the nut member moves along the threaded shaft along with rotation of the threaded shaft, thereby causing the rotating part to rotate. A backlash between the locking part fitted in the concave parts and the rotating part is smaller than a backlash between the threaded shaft and the nut member.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing, in which a washing drum can rotate in a manner of intersecting a perpendicular direction. A rotating part is connected with the washing drum in a manner of integral rotation. A nut member is connected with the rotating part, and is in threaded connection with a threaded shaft, and moves along a front-rear direction along with rotation of the threaded shaft, so that the rotating part rotates. A supporting part for supporting the threaded shaft in a manner of rotation is fixed to a base part. A detected part arranged on the nut member and configured to detect a rotating angle of the rotating part is detected by a sensor. A rotation-stopping protrusion arranged on the nut member is incorporated into a limiting part formed on the base part and extending along the front-rear direction in a shape of a straight line.

Abstract: A washing machine, including: a washing drum, a stirring component which is rotatable and is for stirring washings, a motor for rotating the stirring component, and a microcomputer for supplying water to the washing drum or controlling rotation of the motor. When a selection of a soft wash mode different from a standard mode and a delicate mode is received, the microcomputer rotates the stirring component intermittently through a washing process of the soft wash mode in operation conditions that volume of water in the washing drum is greater than that in the standard mode, a maximum rotating speed of the motor is lower than that in the standard mode and higher than that in the delicate mode, and a duration, in which the motor is rotated in each period in which the stirring component is rotated intermittently, is longer than that in the standard mode.

Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes: a washing/dewatering drum for accommodating the washings; an electric motor for driving the washing/dewatering drum to rotate; and a microcomputer. In a rinsing process of a washing operation in a water saving mode, the microcomputer continuously performs a dewatering-rinsing process for a plurality of times rather than executing a water-storage rinsing process for rotating a rotating wing while water stored in the washing/dewatering drum reaches a specified water level. The dewatering-rinsing process includes: a water supplying process of supplying water to the washing/dewatering drum so that the washings are saturated by water, and an intermediate dewatering process or a final dewatering process executed immediately after the water supplying process. A maximum rotating speed of the motor in the intermediate dewatering process immediately before the water supplying process is lower than a maximum rotating speed of in the final dewatering process.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing machine capable of sprinkling water on washings contained in a washing tank without dead angle. The washing machine includes an outer tank capable of storing water, a cylindrical washing tank contained in the outer tank, used for containing the washings and capable of rotating, and a water path for absorbing water stored in the outer tank and discharging the water into the washing tank from an upper side. The washing tank is provided with through holes for allowing water to flow between the washing tank and the outer tank. Discharging ports for discharging water into the washing tank from the upper side through the water path are arranged around whole area of the circumferential direction S of the washing tank.

Abstract: The inventive washing machine is capable of hygienically and properly performing a rinsing operation with the use of bathwater. The washing machine includes a bathwater pump (34), so that bathwater can be retained in a washing tub (3). A water circulation passage (42, 43, 44, 45, 15, 55, 25, 57, 26, 58, 59) is provided for circulating laundry water to the washing tub (3). The bathwater retained in the washing tub (3) is circulated through the water circulation passage, and ozone generated by an ozone generator (19) is mixed with the circulated water, whereby the water (bathwater) is cleaned. This water cleaning operation is performed in a rinsing step. When the ozone is supplied in the rinsing step, the ozone is effective to sterilize the bathwater and decompose dirt and odorant of laundry. Therefore, the rinsing operation to be performed in this manner is comparable to a rinsing operation to be performed with the use of tap water.

Abstract: The inventive washing machine is capable of advantageously rinsing laundry with clean water by performing a rinsing operation while cleaning water being used for the rinsing operation in a rinsing step. The washing machine includes a water circulation passage (42, 43, 44, 45, 15, 55, 25, 57, 26, 58, 59) for circulating laundry water to a washing tub (3). Rinsing water retained in the washing tub (3) can be circulated through the water circulation passage. Ozone generated by an ozone generator (19) is mixed with the circulated water, whereby the rinsing water is cleaned. This water cleaning operation is performed only in the rinsing step. Where the ozone is supplied only in the rinsing step, the ozone is effective to decompose dirt and odorant of the laundry. Thus, the rinsing operation is advantageously performed.

Abstract: The inventive washing machine is capable of deodorizing a daily commodity with cleaning air in a shorter period of time. When the daily commodity is deodorized with the cleaning air, a control section (120) causes a heater (100) to heat air in a washing tub (3) to maintain an inside air temperature of the washing tub (3) within a predetermined temperature range. This promotes the deodorization with the cleaning air, as long as the cleaning air is not decomposed by the heating. As a result, the daily commodity can be satisfactorily deodorized irrespective of an operation period set by a timer (122), for example, even if a daily commodity deodorization process is performed with the use of the cleaning air in a shorter period of time (a minimum air-wash process is performed).

Abstract: A washing machine including a treating tub that houses clothes and that has an outer tub and an inner tub rotatably provided in the outer tub; a motor for rotating the inner tub; a circulating air duct for extracting and returning air in the treating tub during drying; a blowing means for circulating the air in the circulating air duct; a heating device for heating the air circulated in the circulating air duct; an ozone generation device connected to the circulating air duct for generating ozone by discharge; a command key for instructing execution of air wash; an air wash execution control device for operating the blowing device, the ozone generation device and the heating device in a predetermined mode in response to command key instruction; and a selection key for selecting whether to rotate the inner tub or to stop the inner tub during execution of the air wash.

Abstract: The inventive washing machine is capable of hygienically and properly performing a rinsing operation with the use of bathwater. The washing machine includes a bathwater pump (34), so that bathwater can be retained in a washing tub (3). A water circulation passage (42, 43, 44, 45, 15, 55, 25, 57, 26, 58, 59) is provided for circulating laundry water to the washing tub (3). The bathwater retained in the washing tub (3) is circulated through the water circulation passage, and ozone generated by an ozone generator (19) is mixed with the circulated water, whereby the water (bathwater) is cleaned. This water cleaning operation is performed in a rinsing step. When the ozone is supplied in the rinsing step, the ozone is effective to sterilize the bathwater and decompose dirt and odorant of laundry. Therefore, the rinsing operation to be performed in this manner is comparable to a rinsing operation to be performed with the use of tap water.

Abstract: The inventive washing machine is capable of advantageously rinsing laundry with clean water by performing a rinsing operation while cleaning water being used for the rinsing operation in a rinsing step. The washing machine includes a water circulation passage (42, 43, 44, 45, 15, 55, 25, 57, 26, 58, 59) for circulating laundry water to a washing tub (3). Rinsing water retained in the washing tub (3) can be circulated through the water circulation passage. Ozone generated by an ozone generator (19) is mixed with the circulated water, whereby the rinsing water is cleaned. This water cleaning operation is performed only in the rinsing step. Where the ozone is supplied only in the rinsing step, the ozone is effective to decompose dirt and odorant of the laundry. Thus, the rinsing operation is advantageously performed.

Abstract: The inventive washing machine is capable of deodorizing a daily commodity with cleaning air in a shorter period of time. When the daily commodity is deodorized with the cleaning air, a control section (120) causes a heater (100) to heat air in a washing tub (3) to maintain an inside air temperature of the washing tub (3) within a predetermined temperature range. This promotes the deodorization with the cleaning air, as long as the cleaning air is not decomposed by the heating. As a result, the daily commodity can be satisfactorily deodorized irrespective of an operation period set by a timer (122), for example, even if a daily commodity deodorization process is performed with the use of the cleaning air in a shorter period of time (a minimum air-wash process is performed).

Abstract: The present invention provides a washing machine configured such that a gas having a cleaning function is prevented from leaking to the outside. The washing machine performs an ozone cleaning step for cleaning dry laundry by supplying ozone to the laundry prior to a washing step. Before the start of the ozone cleaning step, a dehumidification water valve (14) is opened to once retain dehumidification water in a bottom of an outer tub (7). Then, water is retained in an overflow trap (45) by utilizing the dehumidification water, whereby a flow passage extending from the outer tub (7) to the outside is sealed with the water. Further, a detergent valve (55) or a finishing agent valve (56) is opened to retain water in a water supply trap (24), whereby a flow passage extending from the outer tub (7) to the outside is sealed with the water.

Abstract: The present invention provides a clothe drier, a washing machine and a washing machine with a clothes drying function, which are improved in the effects of cleaning, deodorizing and sterilizing clothes with ozone, and permit easy replacement of an ozone generation element or safe control of the ozone. An ozone generator (40) generates ozone by applying silent discharge to air introduced therein. The ozone is sucked into a drying air duct (15) by rotation of a blower (20) and a drum (3) and mixed in air heated by a heater (21), and the resulting mixture is supplied into the drum (3) through an inlet (17). Thus, the ozone is supplied to clothes to be dried, thereby effectively deodorizing and sterilizing the clothes. Since the ozone generator (40) is disposed away from the drying air duct (15), the ozone generation element can be easily replaced.

Abstract: The washing machine (1) of the invention is a washing machine (1) having a drying function. The washing machine (1) has an ozone generator (47) for supplying ozone to a dry air duct (16) and also has an air wash key (77) for instructing the execution of air wash. Operating the air wash key (77) performs the air wash operation as a treatment independent of washing and drying. In the air wash operation, a blower (21) is turned on and the ozone generator (47) is turned on, and air containing ozone is supplied to clothes stored in a drum (3) to sterilize/deodorize the clothes. In this operation, whether to rotate the drum (3) or to perform the air wash operation with the drum (3) stopped can be selected.

Abstract: An electric washing machine according to the present invention performs a washing process with the use of electrolyzed water. When the level of supplied water reaches an electrolyzing water level which is lower than a washing water level, energization of an electrolyzing device (31) is started. At this time, air is supplied into an electrolyzing chamber (32) by an air pump (89), so that water in the electrolyzing chamber (32) is caused to flow, thereby assisting efficient electrolysis of the water. The water thus electrolyzed has an enhanced cleaning capability thereby to improve the washing performance of the washing machine.