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A drum type drying/washing machine performs drying without the flow of cooling water during a predetermined period of time or a period of time determined in accordance with an amount of clothes. After the passage of the period of time, the machine starts the flow of the cooling water so as to perfor

A drum type drying/washing machine performs drying without the flow of cooling water during a predetermined period of time or a period of time determined in accordance with an amount of clothes. After the passage of the period of time, the machine starts the flow of the cooling water so as to perform drying with cooling-dehumidication. The drum type drying/washing machine, at the initial stage of the drying operation, also performs not only the heating of clothing, but also the rotating of a drum at a high speed to dehydrate the clothing. A drum type drying/washing machine rotates a drum at an almost a maximum rotational rate at which, in a low speed rotation, materials to be processed can roll over in the drum; or at a rotational rate above which, in the low speed rotation, the materials to be processed as a whole stick to the inner peripheral wall of the drum. Further, the drum is accelerated to a high speed rotation only when an output from an unbalance detecting device is a predetermined level or less.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A drum type drying/washing machine, comprising:a drum, adapted to accommodate laundry, including a number of holes on a peripheral wall thereof and a baffle for agitating laundry;a water tank enclosing said drum and supporting said drum rotatably about a horizontal axis;d

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A drum type drying/washing machine, comprising:a drum, adapted to accommodate laundry, including a number of holes on a peripheral wall thereof and a baffle for agitating laundry;a water tank enclosing said drum and supporting said drum rotatably about a horizontal axis;driving means for imparting driving force to rotate said drum in forward and reverse directions;heating means for heating air to be supplied to said drum; andcontrol means for controlling said driving means to rotate said drum at least two levels of low and high rotational rates during a drying operation,wherein after completion of dehydration occurring at the high speed rotation, said control means controls said driving means such that said drum is either stopped for a predetermined period of time, or is stopped for a predetermined period of time and is then rotated in the reverse direction at a low speed, in order to separate laundry sticking to the peripheral wall of said drum.