US 2021/0262154 A1 · METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS

Abstract

A method controls a laundry treatment apparatus that includes a drum in which a target object to be dried is put, a drum motor to drive the drum, an air duct to guide air into the drum, a heat pump provided in the air duct to dehumidify and heat the air, a blower fan to move the air of the air duct, and a blower motor to drive the blower fan. The method includes a drum driving step for repeatedly driving the drum by accelerating and decelerating the drum, a steam supply step for supplying or stopping steam for a predetermined time during execution of the drum driving step, and an air supply step for circulating internal air of the drum during execution of the drum driving step. The circulation of the internal air of the drum is stopped during execution of the steam supply step.

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Dependent claims

A method for controlling a laundry treatment apparatus, the laundry treatment apparatus including a drum configured to receive a target object to be dried, a drum motor configured to drive the drum, an air duct configured to guide air into the drum, a heat pump disposed in the air duct and configured to dehumidify and heat the air, a blower fan configured to move the air in the air duct, and a blower motor configured to drive the blower fan, the method comprising:

driving the drum, wherein driving drum comprises repetitively accelerating and decelerating rotation of the drum;
supplying steam for a predetermined time while driving the drum;
stopping supply of the steam after the predetermined time while driving the drum;
circulating internal air of the drum while driving the drum;
and
stopping circulation of the internal air of the drum while supplying the steam.

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Method for controlling laundry treatment apparatus

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Method for controlling laundry treatment apparatus

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