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US 2006/0048549 A1Published application
Washing machine
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsToyotsugu Matsukura, Takashi Komatsu, Shigeru Matsuo
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Abstract
A washing machine includes a rotary drum, a water tub, a supporting metallic part, a washing machine base, a motor, a controller, and a vibration detecting unit. The vibration detecting unit, inclusive of a differential transformer having a plurality of coils and a magnetic body, is disposed between the supporting metallic part and the washing machine base and detects a vibration of the water tub.
Claims5
A washing machine comprising:
- a rotary drum having a substantially horizontal or slanted rotational axis, for accommodating laundry therein;
- a water tub movably supported in a washing machine main body, for accommodating the rotary drum therein rotatably;
- a supporting metallic part for supporting the water tub;
- a washing machine base for supporting the washing machine main body;
- a motor for rotating the rotary drum;
- a controller for controlling the motor;
- and
- a vibration detecting unit disposed between the supporting metallic part and the washing machine base, for detecting a vibration of the water tub, wherein the vibration detecting unit includes a differential transformer having a plurality of coils and a magnetic body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.