Washing Machine

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-11-27
SHARP KK
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[0032]Also, since the door is slid vertically, an empty space within a lower portion of the housing can be effectively utilized, allowing a downsizing to be achieved.
[0033]Also, in the case where the accommodating portion is located in a lower portion of the housing, for example, the door makes no obstacle to the provision of the display and operation parts on a top portion of the housing, so that the visibility and operability of the

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Thus, the drum type washing machine cannot be used with a small space provided around the housing 101, disadvantageously.
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[0048]Hereinbelow, the washing machine of the present invention will be described in detail by an embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

[0049]FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a drum type washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention with its first door 3 closed.

[0050]The drum type washing machine includes a housing 1, a bottomed cylindrical-shaped water tank 4 set within the housing 1, a bottomed cylindrical-shaped rotating drum 5 which is set within the water tank 4 and which accommodates washing loads, a motor 7 which is mounted in the rear of the water tank 4 and which drives the rotating drum 5 into rotation, and a transparent, unbendable first door 3 as an example of the door.

[0051]At a top portion of the housing 1, an operation panel 11 having operation keys and a display part is provided. On the rear side (water tank 4 side) of the operation panel 11, a control unit 2 for controlling the operation of the drum type washing machine is place...

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A washing machine which needs almost no space around a housing and which can be improved in workability for putting in and out washing loads. In a housing (1) having an opening portion (1a) is set a water tank (4) having an opening portion (4a) facing the opening portion (1a) of the housing (1). An unbendable first door (3) for opening and closing the first opening portion (1a) of the housing (1) can be accommodated generally entirely in lower portion of the housing (1) and slid vertically against the housing (1). The first door (3) is biased upward by flat spiral springs (10). The flat spiral springs (10) brake downward sliding of the first door (3).

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a washing machine.[0002]Conventionally, there has been provided such a drum type washing machine as shown in FIG. 3 (JP 2001-149689 A). In this drum type washing machine, a load inlet / outlet opening 101a is formed in a front face of a housing 101, and a door 103 for opening / closing the load inlet / outlet opening 101a is pivotably fitted to the housing 101 with hinges. It is noted that reference numeral 111 in FIG. 3 denotes an operation panel.[0003]In the drum type washing machine of having the above construction, the door 103 is opened forward about the hinges so as to allow washing loads to be put in and out through the load inlet / outlet opening 101a. When this is done, the door 103 becomes projected forward from the housing 101. On this account, use of the drum type washing machine involves a need for a space for the forward opening of the door 103 in addition to the space for the placement of the housing 101. Thus,...

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IPC IPC(8): D06F1/00
CPCD06F37/10D06F39/14D06F37/42
Inventor NOGUCHI, TAKEO
Owner SHARP KK
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