WASHING MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing machine capable of storing levels or the like of loads such as an impact and vibration generated during transportation when it is not connected to an AC power supply. SOLUTION: This washing machine includes: a drum 3 storing laundry and performing rotational movement; a water tub 2 rotatingly incorporating the drum and elastically supported to the interior of a washing machine body 1; a drum motor 7 rotatingly actuating the drum; rectifying and smoothing circuits 22 and 23 converting an AC power supply 21 into a DC power supply; a motor inverter circuit 24 supplying the AC power to the motor from the DC power supply of the rectifying and smoothing circuits; a controller 29 controlling to actuate the inverter circuit; an acceleration sensor 34 mounted on a predetermined portion in the interior of the washing machine body; a rewritable nonvolatile memory 39; and a storage control section 40 operating using a battery as its power supply and allowing the memory to store the detected value of the acceleration sensor. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT