Tumbler type washing/drying machine and method of controlling the same.

摘要

A washing/drying machine including a washtub (9), a feeding device (10,54) for feeding water to the washtub (9), a draining device (11) for draining water from the washtub (9), a tumbling drum (12), rotatably supported by a lateral axis in the washtub, having a plurality of holes (22) through which air and water pass and an opening (27) for introducing the washing, and a lid (4) for closing the opening, a motor (13) for rotating the drum (12) at various speeds, a disc (15) for agitating the washing, disposed in the drum adjacent to a flat end wall of the drum in parallel with the wall, a bearing device (42,43) for rotatably bearing the disc (15), a fixing device for selectively fixing the disc (15), a device (17) for supplying hot air to the drum, and a controller (16) for controlling the fixing device to intermittently fix the disc (15) against the rotation of the drum (12), and a controlling method thereof. <IMAGE>