(19)
(11) EP 1 967 633 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.12.2009 Bulletin 2009/53

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/37

(21) Application number: 07123822.4

(22) Date of filing: 20.12.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 25/00(2006.01)
D06F 58/28(2006.01)
 D06F 33/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 06.03.2007 KR 20070022211

(71) Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(72) Inventor:
  • Chung, Young Suk
    Paldal-gu, Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) Washing machine detecting condensed water temperature and drying control method of the same


(57) Disclosed herein are a washing machine with a drying unit (40) and a drying control method of the same that is capable of controlling a drying time based on a temperature of condensed water used during a drying operation to accomplish optimum drying efficiency. The drying control method includes detecting the temperature of condensed water supplied during drying the laundry, setting the drying time based on the detected temperature of the condensed water, and operating the drying unit according to the set drying time to perform a drying operation.







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