WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Title:

WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/020816

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is a washing machine capable of identifying whether laundry of an inner tub includes waterproof clothing. The washing machine includes a cabinet provided with an opening at an upper portion thereof, an outer tub provided in the cabinet, an inner tub provided in the outer tub, a motor configured to rotate the inner tub, a camera configured to capture an image of an inside of the inner tub, and a controller configured to control the motor to increase a rotational speed of the inner tub to a first rotational speed during spinning. The controller is configured to control the motor to set the rotational speed of the inner tub to a second rotational speed, which is less than the first rotational speed, based on the image of the inside of the inner tub captured by the camera during the spinning.

Inventors:

LEE SUNGMO (KR)
PARK JUNHYUN (KR)
CHANG SEOKMO (KR)
KANG JEONGHOON (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2020/009775

Publication Date:

February 04, 2021

Filing Date:

July 24, 2020

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

D06F34/18; D06F34/05; D06F34/28; D06F37/30; D06F37/42; D06F39/02; H04N5/225

Foreign References:

JP2002136793A	2002-05-14
KR20160061696A	2016-06-01
JP2019122535A	2019-07-25
JP2003154191A	2003-05-27
US20110067186A1	2011-03-24
KR20160061696A	2016-06-01
EP3540111A1	2019-09-18

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