Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Masahiro Uetsuhara

Tomoyuki Okuno

Minsu Kim

Toshihiro Kamii

Takehiro Nakanishi

Katsuyuki Shimakage

Shigeki Hayashi

Yasushi Urai

Shin Kagami

Kiyonobu Yoshida

Takehiero Nakanishi

Shigetaka Hayashi

Min Su Kim

Disclosed herein is a drum type washing machine capable of obtaining a high-water saving effect. The drum type washing machine comprises at least one processor configured to control a drive device configured to rotate a drum, a water supplier configured to supply water to a tub, and a sprinkler configured to spray water stored in the tub toward laundry accommodated in the drum. The drum comprises a lifter and a plurality of rear through-holes. The at least one processor is configured to perform a water spray process while rotating the drum in a state in which an amount of wash water absorbable by the laundry is maintained in the tub, in a washing cycle. In the water spray process, a waiting process, in which driving a circulation pumpis stopped, is intermittently and repeatedly performed.

Washing machine

Disclosed herein is a top load washing machine having excellent functions while saving water. The washing machine may include a housing having a drain path installed at the bottom, a water collecting tub supported on the housing in the inside of the housing, and a rotating tub rotating on a shaft extending vertically in the inside of the water collecting tub. The rotating tub may include an outlet opening to the lower portion of a body member that can store water independently from the water collecting tub. The water collecting tub may include a first drain hole opening to the inside space of the water collecting tub, and a second drain hole communicating with the outlet. The drain path may include a first path connected to the first drain hole, and a second path connected to the second drain hole.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masahiro Uetsuhara