Patent ID: 7047770

Claim:
A wash action control system for a washing machine having a wash tub, an agitator disposed within said wash tub, and a motor for operating said agitator comprising: an electrical control circuit connected to said motor; a speed selection control associated with said control circuit, the speed selection control comprising a plurality of discrete speed selections, at least one of said selections comprising an intermittent speed selection enabling said control circuit to cause said motor to operate said agitator at varying, intermittent speeds; an electromechanical timer driven by an electrical timer motor and associated with said control circuit, the electromechanical timer comprising first and second electromechanical timer circuits; the first electromechanical timer circuit adapted to provide power to said speed selection control at predetermined times; and said speed selection control adapted to provide power usable by a second electromechanical timer circuit wherein said second electromechanical timer circuit controls switching of the speed of said motor at predetermined time intervals to provide said intermittent speeds.