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Control method of washing machine

US8719986B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2011
Grant dateMay 13, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F2105/08
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a control method of a washing machine which minimizes damage to laundry to be washed. The control method includes executing a washing cycle to wash laundry to be washed by supplying wash water, dissolving detergent in wash water and washing the laundry, executing a rinsing cycle to rinse the laundry by draining wash water, spin-drying the laundry, and rinsing the laundry, and executing a spin-drying cycle to spin-dry the laundry by draining wash water and spin-drying the laundry, wherein the dissolving of the detergent is carried out at a water level lower than a predetermined reference water level.

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