Washing machine and method for controlling the same

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EP 1 772 549 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	04.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/27

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	11.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/15

(21)	Application number: 06010423.9

(22)	Date of filing: 19.05.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

D06F 35/00^(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 NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

06.10.2005 KR 20050093974

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

(72)	Inventors:
	Jung, Jung Ran Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon-Si Gyeonggi-Do (KR) Sa, Mi Hyun Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do (KR)

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

(54)	Washing machine and method for controlling the same

(57) A washing machine which maximally reduces noise generated from a washing process so as to satisfy a low-noise requirement of a user, and a method for controlling the same. The method includes determining whether a calm washing course is selected, and performing low-noise calm washing by controlling a dehydrating operation performed after washing and rinsing operations so that the dehydrating operation is performed at less than a designated speed, when it is determined that the calm washing course is selected.

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