Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080250824 | Washing machine - A washing machine includes: a steam generator for generating steam; a circulation pump for pumping circulation water discharged from a tub and re-supplying it into a drum; a spray nozzle for spraying steam generated from the steam generator and the circulation water pumped from the circulation pump into the drum; and a back-current preventing branch unit connected to the steam generator by a steam supply line, connected to the circulation pump by a circulation line, and connected to the spray nozzle. With this structure, circulation water circulated by the circulation unit and steam generated from the steam generator are sprayed to the laundry through one spray nozzle, so that a system can be simplified and a fabrication cost can be reduced. | 10-16-2008 |
20090172892 | Steam washing method for washing machine and washing machine with the same - The present invention relates to a method of a washing machine having a tub ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090249838 | WASHING MACHINE - A circulatory washing machine, in which water stored in the bottom of a tub is circulated and supplied to a drum. The washing machine includes a tub for containing washing water; a drum rotatably installed in the tub; a circulation unit for circulating the washing water stored in the tub to the upper portion of the drum; and a spray nozzle for spraying the washing water, circulated by the circulation unit, to the rear portion of the inside of the drum. | 10-08-2009 |
20100024137 | WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING METHOD THEREFOR - A washing machine and washing method therefor are provided. In the washing method, in which a drum of a drum type washing machine is rotated in a first direction, the method includes applying a first directional torque to the drum so that laundry in the drum is rotated and lifted; braking the drum so that the laundry is dropped; and then again applying the first directional torque to the drum so that the dropped laundry is rotated and lifted again. | 02-04-2010 |
20100050465 | OPERATING METHOD FOR DRUM TYPE LAUNDRY MACHINE - An operating method for a drum type laundry machine including a drum ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100064447 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT MACHINE AND WASHING METHOD THEREFOR - A laundry treatment machine and a washing method therefor are provided During a rinsing operation, the laundry treatment machine may rotate a drum while supplying fluid into the drum. In addition, the laundry treatment machine may control a fluid circulation device to circulate the fluid, and thus, to spray the circulated fluid into the drum during the rotation of the drum. The drum realizes at least one of first through fourth motions. The laundry treatment machine may perform various rinsing operations in consideration of the fluid level in a tub. | 03-18-2010 |
20100064448 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT MACHINE AND WASHING METHOD THEREFOR - A laundry treatment machine and a washing method therefor are provided. The laundry treatment machine may discharge fluid by driving a drainage device, while rotating a drum during a time period between a plurality of rinsing operations. The rotation speed of the drum may be controlled to be lower than a reference speed, which is the rotation speed of the drum when laundry is not uniformly distributed in the drum, and thus, eccentricity of the laundry is high. | 03-18-2010 |
20100139334 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING CLOTHING - The present invention relates to a clothing treating apparatus. The clothing treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a clothing holding unit in the cabinet for holding clothing, and a steam generator for generating steam or superheated steam to supply to the clothing holding space, thereby permitting to remove rumples from the clothing and microbes from the clothing possible to remain thereon. | 06-10-2010 |
20100205753 | WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING METHOD - A washing machine and associated washing method are provided. The washing machine may include a cabinet, a drum rotatably installed in the cabinet, and a spray nozzle provided inside the cabinet to spray washing fluid into the drum. A spraying direction of the spray nozzle may be varied based on a rotation direction of the drum to improve washing performance of the washing machine. | 08-19-2010 |
20100242186 | WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING METHOD - A washing machine and an associated washing method are provided. The method may include supplying washing fluid into a drum containing laundry, repeatedly dropping the laundry while rotating the drum in a predetermined direction, and drawing the laundry towards or separating the laundry from the inner circumferential surface of the drum by repeatedly accelerating and decelerating the drum. | 09-30-2010 |
20100251780 | Laundry Treatment Machine And A Sensor For Sensing the Quality of Water Therefor - A wash water sensing apparatus of a laundry treatment machine is provided. The wash water sensing apparatus includes a sealing cover coupled to the tub by being inserted into a hole of the tub, the sealing cover including a through hole; and a sensor body including a plurality of electrodes for measuring the conductivity of wash water and coupled to the sealing cover by being inserted into the through hole. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the structure of a laundry treatment machine and facilitate the assembly of a laundry treatment machine. | 10-07-2010 |
20100281625 | Method And Apparatus For Treating Laundry - A laundry treatment method and apparatus are provided. The laundry treatment method includes (a) measuring the amount of detergent in wash water in a tub during a rinsing operation; and (b) automatically determining whether to continue performing the rinsing operation based on a plurality of operating variables including the amount of detergent in the wash water. | 11-11-2010 |
20100306927 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING LAUNDRY - A laundry treatment method and apparatus are provided. The laundry treatment method includes (a) choosing one of a first operating course in which a set of operating conditions are determined based on the weight of laundry and a second operating course in which the operating conditions are determined based on a plurality of operating variables; and (b) treating the laundry according to whichever of the first and second operating courses is chosen. | 12-09-2010 |
20110030149 | CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 02-10-2011 |
20110047716 | CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 03-03-2011 |
20110047717 | CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 03-03-2011 |
20110056249 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 03-10-2011 |
20110088172 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, a drum rotatably provided in the tub for receiving laundry, a gasket provided between the cabinet and the tub, a plurality of spray nozzles provided at a lower part of the gasket for spraying wash water upward into the drum, and a pump for pumping wash water to the spray nozzles. | 04-21-2011 |
20110099729 | CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 05-05-2011 |
20110099730 | CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 05-05-2011 |
20110099731 | CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 05-05-2011 |
20110099732 | CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 05-05-2011 |
20120174631 | CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 07-12-2012 |
20120180534 | CONTROL METHOD OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine and a control method thereof are provided in which laundering ability may be improved while also improving efficiency and noise/vibration. The laundry machine employs a plurality of drum motions by varying drum rotational speed, drum rotational direction, and drum starting and stopping point, to provide different motion of laundry items in the drum. | 07-19-2012 |
20140310886 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet, a drum rotatably provided in the tub for receiving laundry, a gasket provided between the cabinet and the tub, a plurality of spray nozzles provided at a lower part of the gasket for spraying wash water upward into the drum, and a pump for pumping wash water to the spray nozzles. | 10-23-2014 |