Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120090099 | Control method of washing machine - A control method of a washing machine including receiving purpose data of laundry, determining an operating course based on the purpose data of the laundry, and controlling washing of the laundry according to the determined operating course. The operating course is determined by confirming a material of laundry and predicting kind and amount of contamination of the laundry based on the purpose data of the laundry, thereby performing proper washing according to the purpose of the laundry whenever washing of the laundry is performed. Further, proper washing is performed according to the kind and amount of contamination of the laundry, thereby improving utility of the washing machine. Contamination degrees of wash water and rinse water during washing and rinsing cycles are detected, and a washing time and a frequency of times of the rinsing cycle are adjusted based on the contamination degrees, thereby increasing washing efficiency. | 04-19-2012 |
20120102661 | Washing machine and control method thereof - A control method of a washing machine to supply wash water in stages, generate bubbles and supply the generated bubbles. The control method includes supplying wash water to a tub to a predetermined level in stages one or more times during a washing cycle, generating bubbles at the respective stages at which the wash water is supplied to the tub, and driving a pulsator so that the bubbles are introduced into a wash tub. | 05-03-2012 |
20120167314 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A washing machine and control methods thereof to enhance washing quality, even when using eco-friendly natural soap-based detergent. Controlling a rinse water temperature based on a wash water temperature to reduce a temperature difference therebetween prevents gelation caused by natural soap-based detergent and maximizes washing quality when using this type of detergent. | 07-05-2012 |
20120180227 | WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A washing mode set by a user is changed to a washing mode having a low energy cost and washing effect corresponding to the washing effect of the user-set washing mode, and a washing operation is performed in the changed washing mode. Details of the washing mode change and energy cost change according thereto are displayed on a display such that a user confirms them and determines whether or not to select a washing mode having lower energy cost. Upon completion of the washing operation, an energy cost reduction result is displayed on the display such that the user can directly confirm energy reduction effect, thereby remarkably improving the reliability of the washing machine. | 07-19-2012 |
20120180532 | WASHING MACHINE AND PULSATOR THEREOF - A Washing machine washes laundry in a wobbling fashion to improve washing force and to prevent damage to the laundry. The washing machine includes a pulsator rotatably mounted at the lower part of a rotary tub to generate a water current and to move laundry, a plurality of lifters protruding from the top of the pulsator to raise the laundry during rotation of the pulsator, and a movement changing member formed at the upper end of each of the lifters to drop the laundry raised by a corresponding one of the lifters. The movement changing member includes a roller rotated by friction with the laundry. | 07-19-2012 |
20120192450 | WASHING MACHINE, POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a washing machine, a power management apparatus and a method of controlling the same, washing operation and drying operation commands are input by a user, power rate information for each time period is received from an EMS, a drying operation execution time is confirmed, and power rates corresponding to the drying operation execution time are determined based on the power rate information for each time period. Then, the power rates corresponding to the drying operation execution time are compared with the standard power rates to determine whether the power rates corresponding to the drying operation execution time are higher than the standard power rates, and an algorithm of a final spinning mode in the washing operation is adjusted if the power rates corresponding to the drying operation execution time are higher than the standard power rates. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193985 | WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A washing machine and a method of controlling the same include a motor to rotate a rotary tub including laundry, a heater to heat water contained in the rotary tub, a communication unit to receive an energy saving signal having information regarding an energy saving start time from an energy management system (EMS), and a controller, upon receiving the energy saving signal, to determine which one of the motor and the heater is a load having highest power consumption in a process to be executed at the energy saving start time, and reduce the operation rate of the determined load. Before current power rates exceed reference power rates, the load operation rate of the washing machine is changed so that power consumption is greatly reduced. | 08-02-2012 |
20120197441 | DRYING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a drying machine which includes a drum, a fan to circulate air within the drum, and at least one heater to heat air provided to the drum, and uses the motor and the at least one heater as a load, includes, upon receiving a drying process command from a user, receiving power rate information for each hour from an energy management system (EMS), recognizing current power rates on the basis of the power rate information for each hour, determining whether the current power rates are higher than reference power rates by comparing the current power rates with the reference power rates, and adjusting the operation rate of any one of the motor and the at least one heater when the current power rates are higher than the reference power rates. The drying machine changes the load operation rate before the power rates exceed the reference power rates, resulting in reduction in power consumption. Furthermore, as the drying machine can prevent total power consumption from being rapidly increased, the power plant need not be additionally driven to generate more electricity. As a result, the drying machine reduces environmental impact and prevents power rates from being increased. | 08-02-2012 |
20130167398 | CLOTHES DRYER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A clothes dryer capable of providing a dry course suitable for functional clothes, and a control method thereof, the control method including if a substance accommodated in a dry tub to be dried is functional clothes, performing a first dry process to dry the substance at a first reference dry temperature, and performing a second dry process to dry the substance at a second reference dry temperature higher than the first reference dry temperature. | 07-04-2013 |
20130239337 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A washing machine and a controlling method thereof may automatically set a customized washing cycle according to a wearing environment of laundry. The washing machine includes a user input configured to receive wearing environment information of the laundry from a user, and a controller configured to determine washing characteristics of the laundry based on the wearing environment information of the laundry and automatically set a washing cycle based on the washing characteristics of the laundry. | 09-19-2013 |
20140059881 | DRYING APPARATUS AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A drying apparatus provided with a total care function with respect to a substance such as bedding, a washing machine having the same, and a control method thereof may include a sterilization course, a deodorization course, a pest elimination course, a dust elimination course, and a refreshing course, and may be capable of performing each total care function in an independent manner. By changing a rotation speed of the drum according to the type and the weight of the bedding, the damage of the substance at each of the total care courses is reduced while obtaining optimal effects. By providing a standard course having all the total care functions, the manipulation efficiency is enhanced for a user who is not familiar with the manipulation of the courses and also for a user who is not in favor of the individual manipulation of the courses. | 03-06-2014 |
20140298835 | DEODORIZING FILTER AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A deodorizing filter including at least one deodorizing member to adsorb odor particles contained in fluid. The deodorizing member includes a substrate having plural pass-through pores to allow passage of the fluid, an adherent material applied to a surface of the substrate, and plural porous deodorizer materials fixed to the surface of the substrate by the adherent material to adsorb the odor particles. The deodorizing filter more effectively deodorizes interior air of a refrigerator owing to an increased contact area between interior air of the refrigerator and the deodorizer materials of the deodorizing filter. | 10-09-2014 |