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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhei Kabeya, Komaki, JP;
Yoshio Ikeda, Kasugai, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ; D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
68 1202 ; 68 1 / ; 68 232 ; 68208 ;
Abstract
An automatic washing machine includes an outer tub, an inner tub rotatably mounted in the outer tub and having a plurality of dehydration perforations formed in an upper end portion, a drain hole formed in the bottom of the inner tub, a valve mechanism for opening and closing the drain hole, a stopper for stopping the inner tub at a predetermined position, and a drive section mounted in the outer tub for driving the valve mechanism so that the drain hole is opened and closed, in the condition that the inner tub is stopped at the predetermined position.