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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2012
Taketo Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Shinichiro Kobayashi, Osaka, JP;
Taketo Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Shinichiro Kobayashi, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A washing machine includes a washing machine housing having electrical conducting properties and having an earth connection portion, a leaked water tub having electrical insulating properties and installed in a bottom part of the washing machine housing for accumulating leaked water, an electrode for detecting presence or absence of the leaked water in the leaked water tub, a leaked water detection circuit connected to the electrode, the leaked water detection circuit having an electrical insulating function, a retaining member having electrical insulating properties and retaining the electrode, and an attachment member having electrical conducting properties and attaching the electrode to the washing machine housing via the retaining member. The attachment member is electrically connected to the washing machine housing. In the leaked water tub, a lowest end of the attachment member is positioned on the lower side of a lowest end of the electrode. Thereby, a safe and inexpensive washing machine is realized.