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Title:
LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING INDUCTION HEATER AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/122517
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a laundry machine, more particularly, a laundry machine which may heat a drum by means of an induction heater, and a control method of the same. The laundry machine includes a tub; a drum that is rotatably mounted in the tub and holds laundry; an induction heater that is provided in the tub and configured to heat an outer circumferential surface of the drum located in opposite; a motor that is configured to drive so as to rotate the drum; a temperature sensor that is configured to sense the temperature inside the tub; and a processor that is implemented to control drum RPM in spinning based on a preset spinning target RPM and control heat-spinning based by controlling the drive of the induction heater, wherein the processor controls the drive of the induction heater by setting a heating target temperature that is raised by the drive of the induction heater to be higher as the preset spinning target RPM is set to be lower.

Inventors:
JANG JAEHYUK (KR)
HONG SANGWOOK (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2019/017273
Publication Date:
June 18, 2020
Filing Date:
December 09, 2019
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Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
International Classes:
D06F58/30; D06F58/26; H05B6/10
Foreign References:
US20180057995A12018-03-01
JP2010022497A2010-02-04
EP3034672A12016-06-22
KR20180103515A2018-09-19
JP2009082258A2009-04-23
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KBK & ASSOCIATES (KR)
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