Washing machine and control method thereof
US8950219B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2109
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A washing machine which improves performance of balancers, and a control method thereof. The washing machine includes a drum accommodating laundry and rotated by rotary force transmitted from a drive source, balancer housings mounted on the drum, each of the balancer housings including a disc-shaped channel formed therein, balancing modules movably disposed in the channels of the balancer housings, vibration sensors to sense unbalance applied to the drum during rotation of the drum, position sensors to sense the positions of the balancing modules, and a controller controlling movement of the balancing modules to positions to compensate for the unbalance sensed by the vibration sensors.
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