摘要 |
Tilted drum type washing machine of a new structure, which can make introduction and take out of laundry easy, reduce water consumption, and enhance washing performance, and effect, and a method for controlling the same. The drum type washing machine includes a tub (2) of plastic having a wall portion for holding washing water and securing a driving unit thereto, and a front side, sloped upward at a predetermined angle from ground, a drum (3) rotatably mounted in the tub (2), a hollow drum shaft (6) passed through the tub (2), and connected to the drum (3) inside of the tub (2) for transmission of driving power from a motor to the drum (3), at least one bearing for supporting the hollow drum shaft (6), a stator (5) fixedly secured to the rear wall portion of the tub (2), a rotor (4) connected to a rear end of the drum shaft (6) to constiute a motor together with the stator (5), a pulsator (7) rotatably mounted in the drum (3), a pulsator shaft (8) mounted to pass through the hollow ofthe drum shaft (6), having a fore end connected to the pulsator (7), and pulsator control means (11) for braking/releasing rotation of the rotation of the pulsator (7). |