Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Yoshikazu Shinchi

Hiroyuki Nakano

Kunihito Mori

Hideo Obata

Wasuke Koseki

Michio Watanabe

Shigeru Kubota

A dishwasher includes a main body having an open front, a washer tub being extracted from and retracted into the main body through the open front, the washer tub having an open top, a lid for closing the open top of the washer tub when the washer tub is fully retracted to be accommodated in the main body, and an extension member extending backward from a top rear portion of the washer tub. When the washer tub is fully extracted from the main body, a rear end of an inner wall of the washer tub is located in front of a front end of the main body and a free end of the extension member is placed under the lid.

Dishwasher

A dishwasher includes a main body being generally of a box shape with an open front, a washer tub being slidably extracted from and retracted into the main body through the open front, the washer tub having an open top, and a covering member for blocking a gap to be opened between the washer tub and the main body when the washer tub is fully extracted from the main body. Therefore, when the washer tub is fully extracted from the main body, a rear end of an inner wall of the washer tub is located in front of a front end of the main body to open the gap and the opened gap is covered by the covering member.

An agitator-type washing machine comprising an axial-airgap motor and a planetary reduction gear means, wherein a reciprocating motion of the axial-airgap motor is transmitted to an agitator via the reduction gear means in a washing action thereby making use of a high rotational speed, hence large torque and high efficiency of the axial-airgap motor.

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Osaka, Japan

Yoshikazu Shinchi