Control method of laundry machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYoungjin DOH, Hong NAMGOONG, Jihong LEE, Hyunchul CHOI, Kyuhwan LEE, Taewan KIM
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Abstract
A method of controlling steam supply in a laundry machine. The control method includes heating a predetermined space within a duct in communication with a tub and/or drum of the laundry machine to a higher temperature than a temperature of the other space within the duct, directly supplying water to the heated predetermined space to generate steam, and supplying air flow toward the heated predetermined space so as to supply the generated steam into the laundry.
Claims28
A control method of a laundry machine, the laundry machine comprising a duct in communication with a tub and/or drum, a heater installed in the duct to be exposed to air therein, a nozzle and a blower which are each installed within the duct, and a controller, the method comprising:
- activating, via the controller, the heater to produce heat;
- performing a steam generation by directly supplying water to the heater using the nozzle;
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- initiating, via the controller, a steam supply comprising:
- generating air flow within the duct by rotating the blower, and
- supplying the generated steam into the tub and/or drum,
- wherein the steam supply at least includes a duration for which simultaneous actuation of the heater, the nozzle, and the blower is performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.