Washing a tub or a drum in a washing machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSeok Kyu Park
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for washing a washing tub (120) in a washing machine, and a washing machine having a washing tub washing course provided thereto for enabling washing tub (120) washing by the same, and more particularly, to a method for which makes effective washing tub washing, with a small amount of washing water consumption, a lower power consumption, and high washing effect; and a washing machine having the same applied thereto. A method for washing a tub (120) or a drum (130) in a washing machine having the tub (120), the drum (130) rotatably mounted in the tub (120), and a steam supply unit for supplying steam to the tub (120), includes a steam supply step for supplying steam to the tub by using the steam supply unit.
Claims18
A method of controlling a washing machine, the method comprising:
- generating and supplying steam from a steam generator, which is positioned outside a tub, to the tub to perform a tub washing;
- course, the supplying of steam including supplying steam to the tub or a drum until a temperature of at least one place of the tub reaches a preset range;
- controlling a supply of steam to maintain the temperature within the preset range for a preset time period;
- washing the tub or the drum using steam while rotating the drum when the steam is supplied, no water being introduced to the tub until the steam has washed the tub or drum;
- and
- supplying water to the tub after stopping the steam supplying.
A method for washing a tub or a drum in a washing machine having the tub, the drum rotatably mounted in the tub, and a steam generator for supplying steam to the tub, comprising:
- supplying steam to the tub by using the steam generator and performing a tub washing cycle when a user selects a tub washing course, the steam generator being positioned outside the tub and no water being introduced to the tub until the steam has washed the tub or drum, and the supplying of steam including supplying steam to the tub or the drum until a temperature of at least one place of the tub reaches a preset range and sensing temperature;
- supplying washing water to the tub when the tub washing cycle is finished;
- and
- stopping the steam supply between the performing the tub washing cycle and the supplying washing water to the tub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.