What Were Early Electric Washing Machines Like

In 1910, Fisher from the United States successfully developed the world's first electric washing machine in Chicago. The emergence of electric washing machines marked the beginning of automation in human household chores.

In 1922, the American company Mataig transformed the washing structure of the washing machine, changing the drag type to the stirring type, fixing the structure of the washing machine, which was the birth of the first stirring type washing machine. This type of washing machine is equipped with a vertical shaft at the center of the cylinder, and a mixing wing is installed at the lower end of the shaft. The electric motor drives the vertical shaft to perform periodic forward and backward swinging, causing clothes and water to continuously roll and rub against each other, thereby washing away dirt. The stirring washing machine has a scientifically reasonable structure and is widely welcomed by people.

In 1932, Bendix Airlines announced that they had successfully developed the first front mounted drum washing machine, which completed washing, rinsing, and dehydration in the same drum. This means that the form of electric washing machines has taken a new step towards automation!

The first automatic washing machine was introduced in 1937. This is a front mounted automatic washing machine. A cylinder driven by a horizontal axis can hold 4000 grams of clothing. The clothes are constantly rolling up and down in a tank filled with water to remove dirt and scale. In the 1940s, modern "top mounted" automatic washing machines emerged. With the acceleration of industrialization, countries around the world have also accelerated the pace of washing machine development. Firstly, a jet washing machine was developed and launched by the UK. It relies on a strong eddy current generated by the operating wave wheel on one side of the cylinder, causing clothes and detergent to continuously roll inside the cylinder to clean clothes.

In 1955, based on the introduction of jet washing machines from the UK, Japan developed a unique and popular wave wheel washing machine. At this point, the situation of three dominant types in the washing machine production field, namely wave wheel, drum, and stirring, has initially taken shape.

In the 1960s, Japan saw the emergence of double drum washing machines with dry buckets, known as semi-automatic washing machines.

In the 1970s, fully automatic washing machines with wave wheel barrels were produced.

In the late 1970s, fully automatic washing machines controlled by computers (actually microprocessors) were introduced in Japan, marking a new stage in the development history of washing machines.

In the 1980s, the application of "fuzzy control" made washing machines easier to operate, more complete in functions, more satisfying in washing procedures, and more fashionable in appearance

In the 1990s, due to the improvement of motor speed control technology, washing machines achieved a wide range of speed changes and adjustments, giving birth to many new water flow washing machines. Subsequently, with the development and improvement of motor drive technology, Japan produced direct motor drive washing machines, eliminating the need for gear transmission and variable speed mechanisms, triggering a huge revolution in the driving methods of washing machines. Afterwards, with the further development of technology, drum washing machines have become a product that everyone has been exposed to. With the further development of technology, we believe that new laundry opportunities that are more suitable for people's use will bring new ways to our lives.