ED1011: Laboratory Exercise:
Title of Experiment:
Date:
Objective:
Product Details
Name: Fully Automatic Washing Machine
Manufacturer: Haier
Model: HMW65-707TNZP
Product Main Function: To wash rinse and dry dirty clothes and fabric.
Report:
A. Product history in brief (evolution in terms of function, form)
In the early days (before 18th century) clothes were pounded, rubbed, and
wrung out manually in rivers or basins.
In the 18th century that is 1782, Henry Sidgier patented a rotating drum washer
where a drum containing clothes was rotated manually using a lever. In 1862,
Richard Lansdale of Pendleton, patented "compound rotary washing machine,
with rollers for wringing or mangling, it was shown at the 1862 London
Exhibition.
In 1908 Alva J. Fisher(often credited, though some debate exists) invented
the first electric washing machine. It was a cylindrical drum made of metal, set
inside a wooden tub It Used an electric motor to rotate an agitator inside the
drum, reducing manual labour. It was the First machine to use an electric
motor for washing. But Clothes still had to be manually wrung out after
washing and it wasn’t safe because the motor was not water proof leading to
fire hazards.
The first fully automatic washing machine was introduced by Bendix
Corporation in 1947. It was the first machine to wash, rinse, and spin-dry
clothes in a single cycle without manual intervention. Featuring a front-loading
design, it used a timer-controlled cycle and required bolting to the floor due
to strong vibrations. This innovation eliminated manual wringing, introduced
"set-and-forget" convenience, and paved the way for modern washing
machines.
The washing machine since then has come a long way by refining their
technology
B. Product Dissection Procedure, Tools needed
After removing the 2 screws from the top lid component, the top lid can be
removed. It contains a lot of parts screwing in The top part has all the sensors,
the power supply and the control panel. The cover of the power supply is
covered with aluminum foil to act as a heat sink. Once all the covers are
removed, the Solenoid valve, pressure sensor, limit switch, circuit breaker and
the control panel are all visible.. Now we disconnect the connections and
remove the top frame completely. Now we unscrew the back cover which
reveals the tub. Now we disconnect the connections of the motor and remove
the tub out of the Cabinet by removing the suspension rods. This reveals the
induction motor and the inner tub along with the balance ring
C. Parts List and functions (Table: Part name, Material, sketch, approx..
dimension, Functions)
No Part Material Sketch Approx. Function of the
Name dimensio part
n
1. Main body Metal The Outer case of
washing machine
2. Top Lid Plasic Houses all the
sensors and control
panel
3. Solenoid - Valve responsible for
valve water inlet
4. Back Plate Plastic Closes the back of
the washing machine
5. Lid sensor - Circuit breaker
6. Inlet pipe Plastic Responsible for
water inlet from tap
to washing machine
7. Vibration Metal Spring loaded lever
lever that moves every
time washing
machine vibrates
8. Vibration Clicks every time
sensor lever moves and cuts
power when there is
too much vibration.
9. Cover plate Encloses the sensors
and control panel
.
10. Pressure Checks how much
sensor water is being filed
up using a pipe.
11. Inner Agitates the clothes,
drum helps in drying and
water outlet
12. Impeller Helps agitate clothes
13. Drum Plastic Holds the impeller,
inner drum and
motors.
14. Bypass valve Plastic Lets water flow out if
it over fills bypassing
everything
15. Suspension Suspends the drum,
rod helps the drum to
float reducing
vibrations
17. Control Contains all buttons
panel which help in
controlling the
washing machine
18. Rectifier Coverts AC to DC to
power the control
panel
19. EMI isolater Isolates the rectifier
form emi increasing
efficiency
20. Drain valve Valve which open
and closes to drain
water in between
cycles
21. Control Controls the drain
motor valve and Spinning
modes
22. Motor Converts electrical
energy to torque
23. Belt Plastic Connects the
impeller and the
inner drum with the
motor
24. Lint filter Plastic Is present in the
inner drum and
collects lint
D. Functional Decomposition using FAST Method
Identify the most important critical path function, all time functions, design objective for
redesign and prepare the functional decomposition using FAST method.
E. Prepare the function tree diagram
