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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Yukio Tobi, Gunma, JP;
Haruo Mamiya, Shiga, JP;
Takayoshi Akagi, Gunma, JP;
Haier Group Corporation, Qingdao, Shandong, CN;
Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd., Qingdao, Shandong, CN;
Abstract
The inventive washing machine is capable of deodorizing a daily commodity with cleaning air in a shorter period of time. When the daily commodity is deodorized with the cleaning air, a control section () causes a heater () to heat air in a washing tub () to maintain an inside air temperature of the washing tub () within a predetermined temperature range. This promotes the deodorization with the cleaning air, as long as the cleaning air is not decomposed by the heating. As a result, the daily commodity can be satisfactorily deodorized irrespective of an operation period set by a timer (), for example, even if a daily commodity deodorization process is performed with the use of the cleaning air in a shorter period of time (a minimum air-wash process is performed).