Global Patent Index - EP 1505190 A2

EP 1505190 A2 20050209 - Method for controlling a drum-type washing machine

Title (en)

Method for controlling a drum-type washing machine

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Steuerung einer Trommelwaschmaschine

Title (fr)

Procédé de control d'une machine à laver à tambour

Publication

EP 1505190 A2 20050209 (EN)

Application

EP 04010610 A 20040504

Priority

KR 20030054628 A 20030807

Abstract (en)

Disclosed is a method for controlling a drum-type washing machine including the steps of switching on a water supply valve to supply wash water into a tub, switching on a circulation pump to circulate the wash water in the tub into a drum, switching off the water supply valve when a first predetermined time(T1) from the switching-on of the water supply valve elapses, and switching off the circulation pump when a second predetermined time (T2) from the switching-off of the water supply valve elapses. The method allows laundry to be effectively cleaned using a small quantity of the wash water(W) and minimizes a power consumption rate required to operate the washing machine through several repetitions of the above steps. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

D06F 39/08; D06F 33/02

IPC 8 full level

D06F 23/02 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 33/46 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 34/08 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 34/28 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/18 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/06 (2020.02 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1505190 A2 20050209; EP 1505190 A3 20050302; CN 100374639 C 20080312; CN 1580357 A 20050216; JP 2005052632 A 20050303; KR 100550543 B1 20060210; KR 20050015691 A 20050221; US 2005028295 A1 20050210

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04010610 A 20040504; CN 200410049252 A 20040608; JP 2004146411 A 20040517; KR 20030054628 A 20030807; US 83310904 A 20040428