The first Vietnamese invented a washing machine

The invention of a washing machine is a complex technology, not simple at all, because each washing machine has thousands of extremely small and sophisticated parts inside. Therefore, up to now, almost 100% of washing machines sold in Vietnam market are completely imported goods, assembled from abroad.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Lu is on the ' Made in Cole' washing machine (Dinh Hue). However, there was a car mechanic who repaired bicycles and motorbikes in Co Le town (Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh). washing machine and he is starting to build the 3rd. The reason for Nguyen Quang Lu " invention " to washing machine just because he wanted to free his hands for his wife and girls.

"Making a washing machine because I love my wife and children!"

"I also do washing machines because I love my wife and children too. I remember back then, the cold winter mornings the children sat with their backs and bows filled with tops of clothes. fat, the children are very good at cleaning. If the economy is quite prosperous, Mr. Lu went straight to Nam Dinh City to buy an Elextrolux-branded washing machine because in the early 1990s, washing machines were quite popular in urban areas.

Thank poor scene, available " mechanical blood " in people, Mr. Lu wondered how to create a washing machine according to his style. But it is true that Mr. Lu " makes " washing machines that many people " stunned ", because the washing machine uses automatic technology completely at an extremely high level. Many people complained about his mind and his wife and children also doubted him. Children in Co Le town have given him the nickname " Crazy ". Indeed, 6 years after hearing Lu recounting his concern, thinking about making a washing machine, I still found something incredible. Lu's story with only hammers, pliers, hands and bodies still crooked " washing machine dream " is the people in this rural town often likened to the myths, even the fathers I took it as a lesson to teach my children, do not climb high and fall like a " Lu crazy " man.

The " made in VN " washing machines was born

Wearing the mouth of the world, after more than a year of scratching and beating, knocking, taking the patch and putting it together, in 2001, Mr. Lu launched the first washing machine. Looks rough and lumpy but it has operated basic operations such as taking water, turning clothes, discharging . Every 20-25 minutes the machine reverses 10 times of clothes. Machine with timer, automatic door opening. But the device still hasn't programmed itself, and when it's done, Mr. Lu has to intervene, "remind" him to continue working. In particular, if the washing machine is out of power, the machine forgets all the operations done, washes again from the beginning. Even it " forgot " to the extent of harm: Just put the clothes in the washing and washing nothing, the machine has poured water rushing .

It took another year, until June 2002, a completely new automatic washing machine was completed by Lu, of course, it was not out of defects. Sometimes the device still gets evidence. Running on its own suddenly temporarily suspended; power failure, dehydration restarting the device still forgets the program; parts of the machine did not work well together, sometimes " he did not she ransom ", kicking each other crackling.

Thinking like a child, Mr. Lu graciously took on the role of a father, learning, rectifying, repairing and educating the intellectual child that he had lost for years. Sitting and talking to Mr. Lu, I was amazed to learn that until now when he was about to complete the third washing machine that this bike repairman had never contacted a foreign washing machine. That completely ruled out rumors, that Mr. Lu " operated " on an existing washing machine and reversed, bumped, patched and turned into his washing machine. With the income from car repair, Mr. Lu hardly earns enough money to support his wife and children to buy a foreign washing machine and then " beat " to imitate.

After completing the first washing machine, in 2003 Mr. Lu started to build the second one with many improvements on the machine parts, the working speed of the machine, especially the parts made of iron and machine ludicrous, heavy . gradually replaced."The second child" of Lu was much better looking. However, he never intended to make money with this new job. The first of his family to use, for 5 years "still works well", no damage, Mr. Lu's wife and children escaped from the scene every day. The second one, he told a friend "to use", and the third day we arrived he was on the mold.

'Birth certificate' of the first washing machine produced by Vietnamese people (Dinh Hue)

The latter is more advanced and more complete than the previous one. The abdominal cavity of the machine from only 4kg of laundry each time (the first one) increased to 4.5 - 5kg (the third one). Mr. Lu said, "My machine only takes 20-25 minutes to complete one washing, the foreign machine takes 1 - 1.5 hours, so it saves the maximum power. As for water, the longer the washing, the more water will be wasted. That is the principle. " Mr. Lu's washing machine has a working principle of horizontal axis, rubbing while the advanced foreign washing machine has a vertical shaft, operating according to centrifugal splash. This is the "museum" for Lu's machine to save both electricity and water.

The magic after 6 years

Friends urged forever, to the point of urging them, in 2003 Mr. Lu made a new meal to get him to Hanoi to register his copyright for his washing machine. He thought simply, the washing machine made to use, sold it to anyone who had to register. Some of the men at the National Office of Intellectual Property were " stunned ", because for the first time there was a Vietnamese person, "Hai Hai Lua", the face of the country, went to work to register the patent for the washing machine. After a year of " research ", the Department did not reasonably disapprove of Lu's application for registration because it was clear that in Vietnam someone had ever made a washing machine but agreed to grant it to Lu, it was strange. somehow, something's wrong.

The Department is not yet knowledgeable about washing machines, so if there is any details of Mr. Lu's stolen device from foreign countries, what if they sue again, they will die. Recalculating, the most sure solution is that the Department only agrees to grant a useful solution, ie below the level of intellectual property, so it is safer. The Department wanted to avoid the fact that some foreign men are monopolizing the sale of washing machines in Vietnam, and now he sees a certain Mr. Lu launching a " Made in Cole " washing machine, they will boil blood right away, will remove fur. If you find a trace, the lawsuit will be cumbersome.

Mr. Lu refused, immediately found Pham and the joint venture, and then Banca Company hired them to rewrite the registration file to fight with the Department to grant a patent. A person who only knows the handle, the hammer now falls into the blind spot, the text, sometimes Lu is tired and frustrated. But in the end, joy came to him completely. In early 2006, Mr. Lu officially received a " birth certificate " for his biological child to miss anyone suing, he had legal evidence to prove it was his child.