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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tooru Kubota, Seto, JP;
Takayoshi Iwai, Seto, JP;
Tsutomu Hatayama, Seto, JP;
Kenji Kojima, Seto, JP;
Tadaaki Koketsu, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 3/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 3/902 ;
Abstract
A washing machine includes a wash tub, a water-supply mechanism for supplying water into the wash tub, and a disposition section in which a solid antimicrobial agent containing an organic compound having a nitrogen-halogen atomic combination is disposed. The disposition section is provided in the water-supply mechanism. The antimicrobial agent is brought into contact with water thereby to release hypohalogenous acid into the water.