Washing machine and control method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorPhal Jin Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed are a washing machine capable of preventing the occurrence of an accident related to a child or pet becoming trapped inside a washing tub and a control method thereof. The washing machine according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a sound sensor configured to sense a sound measured at a washing tub, a controller configured to control a door and the washing tub according to a safe mode based on a sound sensed by the sound sensor, and a release signal sensor configured to sense a release signal to switch the door and the washing tub, controlled according to the safe mode by the controller, back to a normal mode.
Claims5
A washing machine comprising:
- a washing tub;
- a door configured to open and close the washing tub;
- a sound sensor configured to sense a sound from the washing tub;
- a controller configured to, based on the sound sensed by the sound sensor, control the door and the washing tub according to a safe mode;
- a release signal sensor configured to, based on the door and the washing tub being controlled according to the safe mode, sense a release signal that is pre-set to be detected by the release signal sensor based on an approach of a user;
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- a sound inducer configured to apply a stimulus to an object accommodated in the washing tub to thereby induce a sound from the object,
- wherein the controller is configured to, based on the release signal sensor sensing the release signal, switch the door and the washing tub from the safe mode to a normal mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.