公开(公告)号：US11091865B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16275490

申请日：2019-02-14

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Teruo Kamiyama ,  Mariko Nakaso ,  Hiroko Sugimoto

IPC: D06F33/44 ,  G05B15/02 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F34/06 ,  D06F34/05 ,  D06F33/70 ,  D06F34/14 ,  D06F33/50

Abstract: A computer is used to obtain arrival time required for a user of a washing machine to arrive at an installation position of the washing machine based on a position of the user and the installation position, and when it is determined that the washing machine is performing washing based on operation information of the washing machine, when the arrival time is longer than washing completion time required for the washing machine to complete washing, to transmit instruction infomiation for adding a process of soaking laundry in water by the washing machine or for changing time in the process to the washing machine.

公开(公告)号：US10934657B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US15898218

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Teruo Kamiyama ,  Mariko Nakaso ,  Kazuki Sakamoto ,  Hiroko Sugimoto

IPC: D06F37/42 ,  D06F29/00 ,  D06F25/00 ,  D06F33/00 ,  D06F34/18

Abstract: A washing machine includes: a drum that rotates with a washing or drying object contained in the drum; a motor that rotationally drives the drum; a controller that controls rotation of the motor; and an electric current measurer that measures an electric current value representing an electric current flowing in the motor. The controller controls the rotation of the motor to rotate the drum less than one turn, and in accordance with the measured electric current value, detects whether a foreign object that is different from the object and whose mass is greater than an expected mass of the object is inside the drum. In a case where the controller detects the foreign object, the controller stops operation of the washing machine.