Global Patent Index - EP 3640388 A1

EP 3640388 A1 20200422 - LAUNDRY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Title (en)

LAUNDRY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Title (de)

WÄSCHEVORRICHTUNG UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE BLANCHISSERIE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE

Publication

EP 3640388 A1 20200422 (EN)

Application

EP 19203139 A 20191015

Priority

KR 20180123451 A 20181016

Abstract (en)

Disclosed herein are a laundry apparatus for heating a drum by an induction heater and a control method thereof. According to an embodiment, the method of controlling a laundry apparatus including a tub (10), a drum and an induction heating module (27) mounted on the tub (10) to heat the drum through induction heating includes a water supply step of supplying wash water into the tub (10) through a water supply valve; and a heating step (S40) of performing heating by driving the induction heating module (27) after termination of the water supply step, wherein, in the heating step (S40), driving of the drum and driving of the induction heating module (27) are controlled to be operatively connected to each other, wherein a period for driving the drum comprises a period for driving the induction heating module (27), and the driving of the induction heating module (27) is excluded outside the period for driving the drum.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 33/00 (2020.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

D06F 33/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/34 (2020.02 - KR); D06F 34/22 (2020.02 - US); D06F 34/24 (2020.02 - KR); D06F 35/006 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 37/304 (2013.01 - KR US); D06F 39/04 (2013.01 - KR US); D06F 39/085 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 39/087 (2013.01 - KR US); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - KR); H05B 6/10 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 35/006 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 39/04 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 2103/16 (2020.02 - KR); D06F 2103/18 (2020.02 - KR); D06F 2103/24 (2020.02 - KR); D06F 2105/10 (2020.02 - KR); D06F 2204/04 (2022.02 - EP); D06F 2204/06 (2022.02 - EP); D06F 2220/00 (2022.02 - EP)

Citation (applicant)

KR 20170101332 A 20170906 - KIM YONG SOO [KR]

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3640388 A1 20200422; KR 20200042819 A 20200424; US 2020115838 A1 20200416; WO 2020080750 A1 20200423

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19203139 A 20191015; KR 20180123451 A 20181016; KR 2019013343 W 20191011; US 201916654507 A 20191016