Dishwashing machine and method of controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsEun-Kyung Hong, Da Nim Kang
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a dishwashing machine includes a tub accommodating tableware, a nozzle assembly spraying washing water, a vane assembly changing a traveling direction of the washing water sprayed from the nozzle assembly to move linearly inside the tub, a user interface for receiving a divided washing zone selected by a user, and a control unit controlling movement of the vane assembly to wash the selected divided zone by the washing water including the changed traveling direction.
Claims20
A dishwashing machine, comprising:
- a tub configured to accommodate tableware;
- a nozzle assembly including a plurality of nozzles each configured to spray washing water toward a vane assembly that is separate from the nozzle assembly, the plurality of nozzles including a first nozzle and a second nozzle;
- a distribution valve configured to control a supply of the washing water to the first nozzle and the second nozzle;
- the vane assembly, configured to:
- move linearly inside the tub, and
- deflect the washing water from the nozzle changing a traveling direction of the washing water toward the tableware in the tub;
- a user interface configured to receive a divided washing zone selected by a user, the divided washing zone being one of a first washing zone and a second washing zone;
- and
- a control unit configured to:
- determine a linear movement range of the vane assembly according to the divided washing zone,
- control a movement speed of the vane assembly according to a selected washing method for the linear movement range of the divided washing zone to wash the selected divided washing zone with the deflected washing water,
- based on the user selecting the first washing zone, control the distribution valve to adjust an amount of the washing water distributed through the first nozzle according to the movement speed and the determined linear movement range of the vane assembly for the selected washing method, and
- based on the user selecting the second washing zone, control the distribution valve to adjust an amount of the washing water distributed through the second nozzle according to the movement speed and the determined linear movement range of the vane assembly for the selected washing method.
A method of controlling a dishwashing machine, which includes a tub configured to accommodate tableware, a nozzle assembly that is fixed and immovably fastened to the tub, includes a plurality of nozzles, the plurality of nozzles including a first nozzle and a second nozzle, and the nozzle assembly is configured to not spray washing water toward the tableware in the tub, a distribution valve configured to control a supply of the washing water to the first nozzle and the second nozzle, a vane assembly configured to change a traveling direction of the washing water sprayed from the nozzle assembly and to move linearly inside the tub, and a user interface, the method comprising:
- setting a divided washing zone to be washed by receiving a divided washing zone input by a user through the user interface, the divided washing zone being one of a first washing zone and a second washing zone;
- determining a linear movement range of the vane assembly according to the divided washing zone;
- controlling a movement speed of the vane assembly according to a selected washing method for the linear movement range of the divided washing zone input;
- based on the user selecting the first washing zone, controlling the distribution valve to adjust an amount of washing water distributed through the first nozzle according to the movement speed and the determined linear movement range of the vane assembly for the selected washing method;
- and
- based on the user selecting the second washing zone, controlling the distribution valve to adjust an amount of washing water distributed through the second nozzle according to the movement speed and the determined linear movement range of the vane assembly for the selected washing method,
- wherein a control unit is configured to control a movement of the vane assembly and the amount of washing water distributed through the plurality of nozzles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.