WASHING MACHINE

• Main Author: YAGI TOMOTAKA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 12.01.2017
• Subjects: FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing machine which finishes an operation at preset time when a reserved operation is performed, while adjusting washing time by detecting the degree of dirt in a washing liquid.SOLUTION: Operation residual time calculation means is provided for calculating operation residual time which is displayed on a control panel 8. The operation residual time calculation means switches calculation algorithm by whether or not a reserved operation is preset by the control panel 8, and in the calculation method of the case where the reserved operation is preset, the operation residual time calculation is started with the case where the degree of dirt in the determination result by washing liquid state detection means for detecting the washing liquid in a water tub 31 is high being a reference. By adjusting washing time based on the result of detecting the degree of dirt in the washing liquid, and in the case where the reserved operation is performed, by starting the calculation of the operation residual time with the case where the degree of dirt is high being a reference, the operation can be finished at the time preset in the reserved operation by setting standby time corresponding to the time in which the washing time is shortened.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】洗濯液の汚れ度合いを検知して洗い時間を加減しつつも、予約運転した場合には設定した時間に運転終了する洗濯機を提供すること。【解決手段】操作パネル８に表示する運転残時間を算出する運転残時間算出手段を設け、運転残時間算出手段は、操作パネル８によって予約運転が設定されているか否かによって算出アルゴリズムを切り替えるものとし、予約運転が設定されている場合の算出方法は、水槽３１内の洗濯液の状態を検知する洗濯液状態検知手段による判定結果で汚れ程度が高い場合を基準として運転残時間の算出を開始するもので、洗濯液の汚れ度合いを検知した結果に基づいて洗い時間を加減しつつ、予約運転した場合には、汚れ程度が高い場合を基準として運転残時間の算出を開始することにより、洗い時間を短縮した時間に相当する待機時間を設けることで予約運転で設定した時間に運転終了することができる。【選択図】図１