Patent ID: 6032494
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A drum type drying/washing machine, comprising:a drum, adapted to accommodate laundry, including a number of holes on a peripheral wall thereof and a baffle for agitating laundry;a water tank enclosing said drum and supporting said drum rotatably about a horizontal axis;driving means for imparting driving force to rotate said drum in forward and reverse directions;heating means for heating air to be supplied to said drum; andcontrol means for controlling said driving means to rotate said drum at least two levels of low and high rotational rates during a drying operation,wherein after completion of dehydration occurring at the high speed rotation, said control means controls said driving means such that said drum is either stopped for a predetermined period of time, or is stopped for a predetermined period of time and is then rotated in the reverse direction at a low speed, in order to separate laundry sticking to the peripheral wall of said drum.