Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Shunji Imai

Hiroyuki Fujii

Yuko Omura

Fumio Ota

A washing machine having a water supply valve 10 to supply water into a washing spin tank 2. The washing spin tank 2 is rotatably provided inside outer tank 1. The washing machine also has a motor 5, etc., and a controller to control the washing machine as a whole. The controller is provided with a first process of rotating the washing spin tank 2 while supplying water and a second process of sprinkling water into the washing spin tank 2 after raising the washing water in between the outer tank 1 and the washing spin tank 2 by centrifugal force due to the rotation of the washing spin tank 2. The result being reduced damage and tangling of the wash while efficiently utilizing washing time, securing cleansing force, and reducing non-uniformity of washing.

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Osaka, Japan

Shunji Imai