Abstract: A food heating warmer includes a placing section divided into a plurality of divided sub-sections in a warming compartment so that food is placed on the placing section, a plurality of constant temperature heating units located so as to correspond to the divided sub-sections of the placing section, each unit including a heater for heating the divided sub-section, a divided section temperature sensor detecting a temperature in each divided sub-section, and a switching element turning the heater on and off according to the temperature detected by the divided sub-section temperature sensor, a failure detecting unit which detects failures of the constant temperature heating units provided for the respective divided sub-sections of the placing section, and a notifying unit which specifies and notifies the constant temperature. heating unit for which failure has been detected by the failure detecting unit.

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a casing having right-hand and left-hand side walls and two concave portions formed in the lower portions of the side walls, respectively. The concave portions have pipe passing openings formed in walls defining the concave portions, respectively. Each pipe passing opening is contiguous to the interior of the casing. A main feed pipe is disposed in the casing and has two ends. A water supply connecting pipe has a part located in either one of the concave portions and caused to pass through the pipe passing opening in the condition that the part has been located in either concave portion so that one of its two ends is guided into the casing and connected to the end of the main feed pipe located in the casing.

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a washing compartment defined in a cabinet for containing tableware and reserving a predetermined amount of wash liquid on the bottom, a wash pump sucking the wash liquid reserved in the washing compartment and feeding the liquid, a spray nozzle mounted in the washing compartment so as to be vertically moved, to receive the wash liquid fed from the wash pump and to spray the wash liquid to the tableware, and feed liquid pressure changing means for changing a pressure of the wash liquid fed to the spray nozzle during washing the tableware with the wash liquid sprayed from the spray nozzle so that the wash liquid pressure is increased and decreased at a plurality of times, thereby reciprocally driving the spray nozzle vertically at a plurality of times.

Abstract: A washing machine capable of being provided with a water filter device which includes a water inlet port, water outlet port and overflow port. The washing machine includes an operation control console provided with a water intake port and auxiliary intake port at its rear wall in correspondence to the water outlet port and the overflow port of the water filter device respectively, which supports the water filter device. The operation control console is further provided with a water intake opening and access opening at its rear portion, the water intake opening and access opening being respectively covered with a closing member and auxiliary plate when the water filter device is not attached to the control console.

Abstract: A washing machine has an outer casing in which a washing tub and a dryer tub are arranged. A control box with a holding recess is mounted on the outer casing. A filter is removably set in the holding recess. The filter filtrates water supplied from a tap and feeds the filtrated water into the dryer tub.

Abstract: The disclosed intake passage means of an internal combustion engine has an intake port bored through a cylinder head so as to communicate with a combustion chamber, said cylinder head being connected to an intake manifold with a gasket disposed therebetween, a guide plate causing a part of air-fuel mixture flow to swirl in a cylinder of the engine, and an insert holding said guide plate on inner wall surface of said intake port, said guide plate and said insert being integrally formed with said gasket.