Laundry machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSang Hun Bae, Dong Geun Lee, Yeon Sik Choi, Ju Han Yoon
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Abstract
A laundry machine and a control method thereof are disclosed. The disclosed laundry machine includes a drum rotatably installed in a cabinet, a substance supply device for supplying moisture to the drum, a water supply device separably mounted to the cabinet, to supply water to the substance supply device, a sensor for sensing whether or not water is supplied to the water supply device, and a controller for controlling the substance supply device in accordance with a sensing signal from the sensor.
Claims13
A method for controlling a laundry machine including a drum rotatably provided in a cabinet, a substance supply device supplying a water based substance to the drum, a water supply device detachably provided to the cabinet to be filled with water by a user to supply water to the substance supply device, a sensor provided to sense whether or not the water supply device is correctly mounted in the cabinet, and a controller to generate a warning message, comprising:
- receiving a command input to operate the laundry machine;
- determining whether or not water is supplied to the substance supply device of the laundry machine by the controller, wherein the water supply determining step includes sensing whether or not the water supply device is correctly mounted in the cabinet of the laundry machine by the sensor, and generating a warning message when the water supply device is not correctly mounted or is detached from the laundry machine;
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- executing a drying process of the laundry machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.