DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE

A drum type washing machine is provided with: an outer box; a water tub which has a closed-bottomed cylindrical shape having the rear surface side thereof closed and is elastically supported within the outer box in such a manner that the center axis of the water tub is located on an axis extending downward and rearward; a drum which is provided within the water tub so as to be rotatable about the axis, has a closed-bottomed cylindrical shape having the rear surface side thereof closed, and is provided with a large number of holes in the peripheral wall of the drum; a washing machine motor which is provided to the outside of the rear surface of the water tub and drives the drum in the forward direction and the reverse direction; baffles which are provided to the inner peripheral section of the drum and extend in the front-rear direction along the axis; a water intake opening section which is formed in the bottom of the water tub; first and second water discharge opening sections; which are formed on the front surface side of the water tub at positions in the upper part thereof; a circulation path which connects the water intake opening section and the first and second water discharge opening sections; a circulation pump which is provided in the circulation path and discharges water, which is taken out of the water intake opening section of the water tub, from the first and second water discharge opening sections to the inside of the drum; and a control means which controls the washing machine motor and the circulation pump.