Title :
Development of the vibration control system "G-Fall Balancer" for a drum type washer/dryer
Author :
Sonoda, Yasuaki ; Yamamoto, Hiroshi ; Yokoi, Yasuhiko
Author_Institution :
Sanyo Electr. Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
Abstract :
A new vibration control system, the G-Fall Balancer, was developed to reduce the vibration and noise caused by the imbalance of clothes during the spin-drying stage in a drum type washer/dryer. The G-Fall Balancer employs balance boxes that contain balance liquid placed at the two ends of the spin drum to correct the imbalance in the spin drum, thus reducing vibration. The G-Fall Balancer can reduce vibration by 70% or more.
Keywords :
control systems; interference suppression; vibration control; vibrations; washing machines; G-fall balancer; balance liquid; clothes; drum type washer/dryer; noise reduction; spin drum; spin drying stage; vibration control system; vibration reduction; Clothing; Gravity; Joining processes; Load management; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Noise reduction; Resonance; Springs; Vibration control;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2003. AIM 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7759-1
DOI :
10.1109/AIM.2003.1225503
