EP 2083107 A1 20090729 - Washing machine and rinsing control method thereof
Title (en)
Washing machine and rinsing control method thereof
Title (de)
Waschmaschine und Spülverfahren dafür
Title (fr)
Machine à laver et procédé du rinçage pour celle-ci
Publication
Application
Priority
- KR 20080006797 A 20080122
- KR 20080006798 A 20080122
Abstract (en)
Disclosed herein are a washing machine that performs a rinsing operation while rotating a drum (12) at a predetermined RPM without stopping the drum after spin-drying and a rinsing control method thereof. The washing machine includes a drum to receive laundry and a motor (15) to rotate the drum. The rinsing control method includes rotating the drum to perform spin-drying and decelerating the drum to a predetermined velocity to perform rinsing. Consequently, it is possible to improve rinsing efficiency even using a small amount of water. Also, it is possible to uniformly distribute the laundry in the drum without eccentricity, although a laundry untangling process for spin-drying is performed only once during the rinsing, which is performed several times, thereby reducing the total rinsing time.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 35/006 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- KR 20080006797 A 20080117 - BTC SECU CO LTD [KR]
- KR 20080006798 A 20080117 - DUCKWON INDUSTRY DEV CO LTD [KR]
- KR 20050105681 A 20051108 - LG INNOTEC CO LTD [KR]
Citation (search report)
- [X] DE 4013450 A1 19911031 - LICENTIA GMBH [DE]
- [X] DE 4115776 A1 19921119 - LICENTIA GMBH [DE]
- [X] DE 19641309 A1 19980409 - AEG HAUSGERAETE GMBH [DE]
- [X] GB 2276394 A 19940928 - TOSHIBA KK [JP], et al
- [X] US 5743115 A 19980428 - HASHIMOTO YOSHIMI [JP]
- [X] US 5191668 A 19930309 - EULER JOHN W [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 08172272 A 20081219