Control device for washing machine and method therefor
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsMina Suh, Jayoen Kim, Joohyeon Oh
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to: a washing machine capable of washing laundry automatically by a washing method suitable for the laundry; and a control method therefore. A control device for a washing machine according to embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a fabric detection unit for detecting the fabric texture of laundry received in a drum of a washing machine; a detection unit for detecting the weight of the laundry; and a control unit for determining the fabric type of the laundry on the basis of the detected fabric texture, and controlling the washing machine on the basis of the fabric type and the weight of the laundry.
Claims16
A control device for a washing machine, the device comprising:
- a fabric detection unit configured to detect a fabric texture of laundry received in a drum of a washing machine;
- a detection unit configured to detect a weight of the laundry;
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- a control unit configured to determine a fabric type of the laundry based on the detected fabric texture, and configured to control the washing machine based on the fabric type and the weight of the laundry,
- wherein the fabric detection unit detects a frictional resistance value due to contact with the laundry, and outputs the detected frictional resistance value as the fabric texture of the laundry, and
- wherein the control unit selects a same or similar value to the detected frictional resistance value among predecided frictional resistance values corresponding to the fabric texture of each fabric type, and controls a temperature of the laundry to be applied into the drum, a washing level of the laundry, and a dehydrating speed of the laundry based on the fabric type corresponding to the selected frictional resistance value and the detected weight.
A method for controlling a washing machine, the method comprising:
- detecting fabric texture of laundry accommodated in a drum of the washing machine;
- detecting a weight of the laundry;
- deciding a fabric type of the laundry based on the detected fabric texture;
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- washing the laundry based on the fabric type and the weight of the laundry,
- wherein the detecting the fabric texture comprises detecting a frictional resistance value due to contact with the laundry, and outputting the detected frictional resistance value as the fabric texture of the laundry, and
- wherein the washing the laundry comprises:
- selecting a same or similar value to the detected frictional resistance value among predecided frictional resistance values corresponding to the fabric texture of each fabric type;
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- controlling a temperature of the laundry to be applied into the drum, a washing level of the laundry, and a dehydrating speed of the laundry based on the fabric type corresponding to the selected frictional resistance value and the detected weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.