US4763493A
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Electronic driving-type display apparatus for an electric washing machine
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1986-12-10
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Granted: 1988-08-16
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Expires: 2006-12-10
Abstract
Abstract An electronic driving-type status display apparatus for an electric washing machine comprises a display control circuit for outputting display signals of the progress of the washing operation and abnormalities and a display which has an electronic driving-type display element driven by the display signal from the display control circuit to display the progress of the washing operation and abnormalities. The apparatus is particularly suitable for an electronically-controlled washing machine and can display abnormalities of the washing operation without any errors.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshitoyo Nishite
- 👤 Fumio Torita
- 👤 Naotaka Ikeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 21:53
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F39/00; D06F39/12; D06F34/00; D06F34/28; D06F34/32; D06F2103/00; D06F2103/14; D06F2105/00; D06F2105/58; D06F2105/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
An electronic driving-type display apparatus for an electric washing machine comprising: display control means for sequentially outputting first display data, during a washing operation by a washing machine main body, for dividing the washing operation into a predetermined number of process cycles and displaying them, and for outputting second display data when an abnormality occurs during said washing operation by the washing machine main body, for displaying said abnormality in correspondence with the process cycles; and display means, which has an electronic driving-type display including a predetermined number of patterns of display having character and figure display patterns for selectively displaying the predetermined number of process cycles and abnormality and for receiving said first and second display data from said display control means and driving the patterns of said display corresponding to said received first and second display data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
An electronic driving-type display apparatus for an electric washing machine comprising: display control means for sequentially outputting first display data, during a washing operation by a washing machine main body, for dividing the washing operation into a predetermined number of process cycles and displaying them, and for outputting second display data when an abnormality occurs during said washing operation by the washing machine main body, for displaying said abnormality in correspondence with the process cycles; and display means, which has an electronic driving-type display including a predetermined number of patterns of display having character and figure display patterns for selectively displaying the predetermined number of process cycles and abnormality and for receiving said first and second display data from said display control means and driving the patterns of said display corresponding to said received first and second display data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display of said display means is a fluorescent display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display of said display means is a liquid crystal display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display control means further outputs third display data, during the washing operation by said washing machine main body, for displaying a remaining time of said washing operation, and said display means further has numeral display patterns for displaying said remaining time in response to said third display data from said display control means, and for driving said numeral display patterns corresponding to said received third display data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
80 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display control means further outputs fourth display data, when an abnormality occurs during the washing operation by said washing machine main body, for displaying how to cope with said abnormality, and said display means further has character display patterns for displaying how to cope with said abnormality responsive to said fourth display data from said display control means, and for driving said character display patterns corresponding to said received fourth display data.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-08-16 | 1992-02-15 | 1992-08-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-08-16 | 1996-02-15 | 1996-08-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-08-16 | 2000-02-15 | 2000-08-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |