Washing machine and control method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsEun Suk Bang, Hyun Sook Kim, So Jung Yu
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Abstract
A washing machine and a control method thereof to achieve washing performance using bubbles without damage to fiber structures of functional clothes. When a washing course of functional clothes is selected, a motor is frequently rotated at a period of a predetermined time or less, causing the clothes to uniformly adsorb the water. Thereafter, bubbles are generated and applied to the clothes. A drive operation rate of the motor is raised stepwise to wash the clothes to which the bubbles have been applied, so as to effectively remove sweat, contaminants, or the like contained in the clothes.
Claims12
A control method of a washing machine having a drum to receive clothes therein and a motor to rotate the drum, comprising:
- determining whether a washing course of functional clothes is selected;
- after the washing course of the functional clothes is selected, omitting a weight sensing operation and controlling supply of water to a preset amount;
- performing a wetting operation to cause the clothes to adsorb the water by driving the motor at a period of a first time;
- after the wetting operation, generating bubbles from detergent-dissolved water and applying the bubbles to the clothes;
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- performing a washing operation using the bubbles, the washing operation including a first washing duration of driving the motor at a first operation rate and a second washing duration of driving the motor at a second operation rate higher than the first operation rate to wash the clothes having the bubbles applied thereto, wherein the second washing duration is performed after the first washing duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.