Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd.

Aqua Co., Ltd

Takeya Matsushita

Takayuki Nagai

Shigeharu Nakamoto

Tomohiro Yamauchi

Osamu Tanikoshi

Hiroyuki Kitakawa

A drum-type washing machine includes an outer tub disposed inside a machine housing a drum disposed in the outer tub and capable of rotating about an axis inclined with respect to a horizontal direction as a center; a rotating body disposed in the drum and having a protruding portion on the surface; a driving portion including a driving motor and is configured to transmit a torque of the driving motor to the drum and the rotor so as to rotate the drum and the rotating body at different rotation speeds; and a controlling portion for controlling an operation of the driving portion. The controlling portion is configured to perform a reduction control for reducing a load when a magnitude of the load applied to the rotating body exceeds a predetermined magnitude in a washing process and/or a rinsing process.

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Tokyo, Japan

Takeya Matsushita